Morning Devotionals January 25, 2013

Proverbs 16: 24

 

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

As children of God we should be speaking pleasant words to our brothers and sisters. It has always amazed me to see someone who claims the name of Jesus but has nothing good to say about their brothers and sisters.

Oh how the love of our Lord can show through us when we express that love to our brothers and sisters. Also when we show a similar compassion on those in the world around us. Are we not then showing them the love of Christ and sharing with them the Grace bestowed upon us through His salvation. Thus preaching the Gospel by example of Him living in us and working through us.

Morning Devotional January 22, 2013

John1:1

 

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

What a wonderful thought, The Word. This verse is referring to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Living Word of God. We commonly think of the Word of God as the Bible or His written Word. But as we read in this verse the Word of God is much more than words written in a book. The Word is alive and the Word has always been and always will be.

Thinking on the Holy Scripture: we see the Word, or Jesus Christ, from the beginning in Genesis to the end of Revelations and every place in between. He is the Holy Scripture, the Holy Scripture tell us about Him, and the Holy Scripture was written for us, His people.

 

Morning Devotional January 21, 2013

I John 5:4,5

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God.”

 

What wonderful words! What a blessing from our Lord to know that if we believe on His Son Jesus Christ we have a hope that the world does not have. What a blessing to know that the faith He has given us will show us that hope. It is that faith in our Lord Jesus Christ that helps us make it in our every day lives here in this world. It is that same faith that gives us an intimate relationship with our Lord. A relationship so close that we can go before the King of kings at anytime, day or night, and He will comfort our fears, heal our wounds, and Spiritually feed us from the Kings table.

My prayer this morning is that if you are His child He will bless you and allow you to be a blessing to those around you this week.

If you are not His child I pray He sends His Holy Spirit to convict your heart and save your soul.  

Morning Devotional January 20, 2013

Psalm 122:1

“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

I pray you all are able and willing to go worship God today in one of His true churches. What a joy it is to go where God's people meet and to hear the true message of His Word. Praise God for His Holy Word!

Morning Devotional January 19, 2013

Psalm 143:2

 

“And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.”

 

In the first part of this verse David is begging God not judge him. David is seeking mercy from the Lord. David knows he is a sinful man as we all are and that we deserve God's judgment but is seeking mercy instead of judgment for his sin. Lastly, David admits that no man is innocent in the eyes of  God. Romans 3:23 “For we all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

I John 1:8-10 “ If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

Yes we are sinners, yes we sin, and yes if we will repent our Lord is just and will forgive us.

 

Praise the Lord for His loving kindness and grace!!!

Morning Devotional January 18, 2013

Psalm 112:1

 

“Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”

 

“Praise ye the Lord.” What wonderful words to the child of God! And yet so many today seem to think it a burden to praise our Lord. We see, in our every day walk in this life, people who claim the name of our Lord but have no “want to” to praise Him. It has been a burden on my heart for such people. So many of our families, friends, and co-workers will find it burdensome to praise the Lord or to take the time to praise the Lord. This world is full of all kinds of traps set by the devil to draw us away from thse times of praise but we are commanded by our Heavenly Father to praise Him.

I John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”

For the child of God, His commandments are not “grievous” or burdensome. It is a delight to our very soul to follow the commandments of our Lord. It is the love He has bestowed upon us that causes us to want to follow His commandments.

 

So if you truly love Him: “Praise ye the Lord.”

 

I pray you all have a blessed weekend!

Morning Devotional January 11, 2013

Psalm 23:5

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”

Oh the table He has prepared for us! In the very presence of our enemies our Lord has provided the very spiritual food that we need to sustain us for our walk through this life. As the world surrounds us on every side and we think all is lost, our Lord shows us the table he has prepared for us. He allows us to sup in peace with our King as the spiritual battle rages all around us. We can always go to Him for the spiritual nourishment we need.

He anoints our heads with the finest and the sweetest smelling of oils. That is to say the blessings he bestows upon us are much more than we could ever imagine.

“My cup runneth over”! With all the many blessing our Lord has given us we cannot contain them all. We are over flowing with blessings.

 

May the Lord overflow your cup as we enter into another blessed weekend.

 

Morning Devotional January 10, 2013

Psalm 23:4

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” 

 

Though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death! And oh what a valley it is we walk through every day! Our lives in this old sinful world is one long valley with the shadow of death all around us. I have heard it said that if we could see the spiritual world instead of the physical we would see dead souls all around us everyday. The souls of the unsaved are dead to our Lord. I would dare say in most cases we would see very few alive souls. Most interestingly I think we would see a similar sight in most churches today. As sad as that sounds we as the sheep of the Most High Shepherd have much to be thankful for in the blessings bestowed upon us by our Lord and Savior.

David tells us “I will fear no evil”. Why? Because we are a sheep with a shepherd, The Great Shepherd. II Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” As His children we have no need to fear the dangers of this world but only to trust Him for our protection as we walk about in our daily lives.

He tells us here in the last part of this verse of His rod and staff and their comfort to us. A shepherd uses a rod and a staff to protect his sheep form the dangers that are out there. He will use them to chase off or kill the wolves or bears or what ever danger would befall his sheep. But he will also us those same instruments to correct a sheep that has gone astray. With the rod he will spank the unruly sheep and with the crook of the staff he will draw those that have tried to wander off back into the fold.

It is such a blessing to know we have The Great Shepherd, Jesus Christ who loves us and protects us as we walk through the valley of life. For with out Him we would be as those unsaved souls out there walking around with no hope and no protection from the great wolf satan.

 

Praise God for His Son Jesus Christ!