Guest Post by Author Lauri Thompson “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist.” Isaiah 44:22a (NIV). When we lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, my husband and I visited the Smoky Mountains often. Even when our goal was not to spend time in the mountains themselves, our …
Category Archives: Devotion
That One Thing
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything …
Who Controls Your Mind?
Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 I have a hate/love relationship with social media. While it allows me to remain in contact with family and friends all over …
Wanted: Hearty Laborers
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Colossians 3:23 (ESV) A man once walked by a building site and saw three stone masons side by side, sweating over their work in the hot sun. He asked the first, “What are you doing?” “Laying bricks,” came the …
He’s Not a Part-Time God
“They (ancestors) did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us safely out of Egypt?” Jeremiah 2: 6,8 (NLT) Jeremiah’s message from God began, “I remember how eager you were to please me.” Alas, the Israelites quickly strayed, forsaking the Lord and His commandments to worship worthless idols. “They became so comfortable with …
But My Work Seems So Useless!
“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 …
Comfort Zones
The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. Jonah 1:1-3 (NLT) Jonah had …
Never Stop Praying
Because I love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I cannot keep silent. I will not stop praying for her… I have posted watchmen on your walls; They will pray day and night, continually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD. Isaiah 62:1, 6 Isaiah’s …
Army of Angels
“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. …
Set Apart
You can be sure of this: The LORD set apart the godly for himself. The LORD will answer when I call to him. Psalm 4:3 (NLT) Set apart – my status the godly – my identity for himself – my purpose I am not a ‘mistake.’ I was chosen long before the foundations of …