Morning Devotional August 24, 2025

 

Revelation 1:17-18

“¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”

 

The disciple whom Jesus loved! John the Apostle. At the time of the writing of the Book of Revelation would have been the last living Apostle. I don’t believe any of us could come close to imagining what all the Lord permitted John to see of the things to come. The very first thing John heard on that day was the voice of Jesus Christ. The very first thing he saw after hearing that voice was Jesus walking among the golden candlesticks. The one whom John had laid his head on His breast.

In all of the books John wrote he always expressed the love Jesus had toward His people and especially to His bride the churches. John taught us all to love one another as Jesus loved us. Oh, the knowledge and wisdom we could learn from this dear brother about the example of love our Lord and Savior has for us and we should have for Him and for each other.

I encourage you to study the words John was so inspired to write.

 

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 23, 2025

 

Parable of the Wheat and Tares

Matthew 13:24-30

“²⁴ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

²⁵ But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

²⁶ But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

²⁷ So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

²⁸ He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

²⁹ But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”

 

Matthew 13:36-43

“³⁶ Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

³⁷ He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

³⁸ The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

³⁹ The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

⁴⁰ As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

⁴¹ The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

⁴² And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁴³ Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

 

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 18, 2025

 

Luke 12:4-5

“⁴ And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

⁵ But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.”

 

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 17, 2025

 

1 Chronicles 29:10-19

“¹⁰ Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

11 Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

16 O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.”

 

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 16, 2025

 

1 Peter 3:15

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”

 

In this verse the Apostle Peter encourages God’s people to always be ready to answer for our faith in Jesus Christ. When we encounter those unsaved in this world how are we to account for our faith in Christ? Do they recognize we live differently than they do?

Also notice Peter says, “with meekness and fear”. Getting in someone’s face or being loud and obnoxious or being puffed up with pride is not the way to witness to those we hope will see Christ through us. We must be meek and mild but also show a fear or reverence for our Lord when presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Preach the Gospel and remember it is the Lord who will give the increase. He is the Lord of the harvest. We are only the workers in the field. All we can do is plant and/or water. The amount of the harvest is in the hands of the Lord. It may be much, or it may be little, or it may even be a drought. But we are still commanded to plant and/or to water no matter the outcome.

 

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 12, 2025

 

Proverbs 3:13-18

“¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

¹⁷ Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”

 

Praise ye the Lord!!!