“Isaiah replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the LORD’s hand, I will trust God for my reward.” Isaiah 49:4 (NLT) Discouragement: such a bane in our spiritual walk. Our efforts in furthering the Kingdom of God can …
Category Archives: Devotion
Platitudes
Your platitudes are as valuable as ashes. Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot. Job 13:12 (NLT) You’ve heard them; phrases such as “It was mean to be,” “Such is life,” “Everything happens for a reason,” or “God never gives us more than we can handle.” By the way, that’s not in the …
God’s Ways
“My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 “Why?” At some point, we all feel confused or forsaken, and our heart’s cry is, …
Honey From the Rock
“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways,how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes!Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Psalm 81:13-16 (NIV) Who …
Let Your Light Shine
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Lately, I have seen a plethora of disparaging memes and derisive jibes on social media aimed at discrediting and mocking those of different backgrounds, those less fortunate, and anyone who does not align …
My Portion and My Cup
“Lord, You have assigned me my portion and my cup and have made my lot secure.” Psalm 16:5 NIV In her book Keep a Quiet Heart, Elisabeth Elliot states, “I know of no greater simplifier for all of life. Whatever happens is assigned. Does the intellect balk at that? Can we say there are things …
My Portion and My Cup
“Lord, You have assigned me my portion and my cup and have made my lot secure.” Psalm 16:5 NIV In her book Keep a Quiet Heart, Elisabeth Elliot states, “I know of no greater simplifier for all of life. Whatever happens is assigned. Does the intellect balk at that? Can we say there are things …
The God Who Has Been My Shepherd
Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked—the God who has been my shepherd all my life, to this very day,the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may he bless these boys.May they preserve my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac.And may their descendants …
SALTED: PURE & HOLY
Guest post by author C.A. Simonson Exodus 30:35,36 – “…make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be SALTED, PURE, and SACRED. Grind some of it into a powder…most holy to you. Consider it holy to the Lord.” The incense the Israelites used is symbolic of our prayers to …
The Good Shepherd
Guest Post by Author Nancy Lewis-Shelton “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep…I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know …