Our study continued last Tuesday with a look at the significance of the grain offerings covered with oil, and we saw that whatever it is we are giving as our offering to the Lord, we need to acknowledge our total dependency upon Him. We need to receive the anointing...
"And David said [to Saul], 'The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul said to David, 'Go, and the Lord be with you.'" (1 Samuel 17:37 )This devotion pairs with this...
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us." (Romans 8:37 NKJ)"And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 1:14 NKJ)There's a song called "Eight Hundred Pound Jesus" by...
I wasn't going to write a devotional this morning. I didn't feel motivated, and besides, I didn't know what to write about (and as I begin this, I still don't!). But God had different ideas. He appears to want to give me a lesson in total submission and dependence,...
"For by you I can run through a troop and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God , his way is perfect; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him." (Psalm 18:29-30 ESV)"But they who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with...
"For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." (Luke 12:12 ESV)"When the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to...
"On that day, when evening had come, [Jesus] said to them, 'Let us go across to the other side.' And leaving the crowd, they took Him with them in the boat, just as He was...And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat ... But He was in the...
"For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; 'he will lead them to springs of living water.' 'And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'" (Revelation 7:17 NIV) I remembered my oldest daughter wrote an essay in her City College course on...
When the clock struck midnight and ended an era in 2019, we reveled in the endless possibilities and the marvel that 2020 could bring. There we were in 2020 with all our plans on hold as this world wanders around in uncertainty. Uncertainty over life, health,...
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and...