I cannot cling to my worries and cling to God at the same time. Either I hold onto my struggles and ignore God’s outstretched hands or I hand them over to God so I’m free to cling to Him.
Category Archives: Devotion
What Do You Want Me To Do
This exchange between the blind men and Jesus reflects prayer in its simplest form: two men, recognizing their need, asking Jesus to heal them. Their plea was short, simple, but it was enough to catch His ear: “Lord, have mercy on us.”
Freed!
God reveals that we too were once slaves. Unable to work ourselves free from the bondage of sin, we needed a savior. Jesus is the only One who can ever pay that debt. When He died on the cross, He took our sins upon Himself. As he died, He cried out “Tetelestai” (John 19:30). In ancient Greek, “Tetelestai” was used on receipts to indicate a debt had been paid in full. Nothing remained to be paid. Jesus’s declaration on the cross, highlights the complete payment for the sins of humanity.
Wisdom – Not For Everyone
When it comes to life, we have a creator who fashioned every part of our being. If anyone knows how we operate and what our purpose is, God does. So why do we tend to go looking for answers elsewhere?
My Soul Finds Rest
What you pour – or God pours – into your vessel each morning will determine your frame of mind and how your day unfolds.
Defiance or Compliance
All too often, we find ourselves in a similar situation. We skip over certain verses that make us uncomfortable. We try to ignore God’s leading or the Spirit’s prompting. But discipleship isn’t about cherry-picking verses, embracing those verses that promise blessings while ignoring those Scriptures that challenge or question our personal beliefs.
Free from Fear
We dwell at ease because we know the One who holds our future in His hands. Our focus is not as much on the What as on the Who. We can say with confidence, “It is well with my soul.”
Don’t You Care?
Does God care about my storm? Absolutely. Does His heart hurt when I hurt? You can be sure of it. Does He worry about the storm? Not one bit. Because He is in the midst and He knows the outcome. He cares about our pain, our troubles, our sorrows, but He doesn’t stay awake at night fretting about them – because they are all under His control.
You Are . . .
On those days when you feel less-than, claim your worth in Christ: You are forgiven (Ephesians 1:7) You are redeemed (Psalm 107:2-3) You are God’s child (John 1:12; Galatians 3:26) You are Spirit-filled and Spirit-led (Romans 8:14-15) You are a masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10) You are God’s beloved (1 John 3:1) You are the son/daughter and …
Renewed
“…be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:24 ESV A couple of days ago, my husband picked a handful of wildflowers from our fields and arranged them in vases for me to enjoy. This morning, when I changed the …