Morning Devotional October 29, 2017

Psalm 57:8-11

“Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.”


Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 28, 2017

Psalm 139:17-18

“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.”


O how we ought to praise our Lord from our waking to our laying down for all His many blessing!!! What an ungrateful people we are!!! What a shame is our failure to honor and praise the one who gives us the very breath we breathe. Fore without Him we have nothing!!!


Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 22, 2017

Psalm 150

“Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.”


O what a glorious day our Lord has given us to praise Him!!!
As we enter into a new week let us rejoice and praise our Heavenly Father for all He has given us. Let us praise Him for the greatest gift ever given. Salvation by His marvelous grace through the faith He instill in us. What a glorious gift!!! What a love like no other!!! Praise God for His Sovereign Grace!!!
“O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!”


Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 21, 2017

2 Corinthians 12:10

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”


Read this verse carefully. Notice Paul says all these things “for Christ's sake”. Today we see many who want to claim the problems in their lives are brought on by their claiming the name of Christ. They fret and worry and wonder why God would allow such to happen to them. No thought at all that God may have them in a trial to strengthen their faith. Or possibly that it may be God's chastisement on His child for failure to follow His commandments.
How often we fail to recognize what God is truly doing with our life. Or is it because we are in self-denial of what He is doing?
Paul says he took pleasure in knowing that the problems in his life were because of his work for Christ's sake. Paul understood that because he was taking a stand for the truth and was following the commandments of our Lord that he would and was suffering these things he lists in this verse. All because of his stand for Christ. Paul also knew that when these things got him down physically that was when the Lord would strengthen him spiritually.
O how we should heed the words of Paul. If we are living according to the ways of our Lord we will suffer for that. This world and the one who is ruling this world me has a deep hatred for the things of God and the people of God. Especially for those who take a stand for the truth and will live their life according to God's Word.
O child of God take pleasure in the persecutions thrown you're way by our great advisory and his followers. Fore they do so because of you're faithfulness to the God of Heaven.
Also take pleasure in that our Heavenly Father sees fit to try our faith at times all for the purpose to strengthen us and to teach us to be better witnesses for Him. And all this is for His honor and glory!!!
Praise ye the Lord!!! 

Morning Devotional October 15, 2017

Mark 1:35

“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”


O what a great example our Lord set for us in this verse. The first thing on our minds every morning should be communion with our Heavenly Father. The first words on our lips should be a prayer to Him. Thanking and praising Him for all.


Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 14, 2017

Malachi 2:17

“Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”


O how we see this in our day! Remember the context of this verse? Who was the Prophet speaking to and of? Was it not God's own people?
O child of God do your words weary the Lord? Are you calling evil good and good evil? Have you fallen in with the lust of the world? Come out from among them! Follow Christ and His commandments!


Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 12, 2017

1 John 5:19

“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”


If we are of God then why are we so quick to follow the world? If the world lieth in wickedness like the Lord tells us then why do we follow the world and not our Lord and Savior?
Yesterday I spoke on the unholy day of Halloween and God's churches seeming so willing to follow after that most evil day/night of the year. But it doesn't stop there. God's people have always followed after the world. The lust of the flesh and the pride of life is a tool used by satan and his fallen angels to ruin the witness for Christ in many a child of God. And it seems God's people are so willing to follow.
The temptation is great and when we are to preoccupied with the things of the world to stay in communion with our Heavenly Father we become spiritually weak and tend to follow what seems to be the easy path through life. Satan will use these times to tempt us with what seems to be harmless and innocent idols. Our attention can be drawn by the latest Hollywood movie/TV show or our favorite sports star/team or our children's extracurricular activities or social media. The list is endless.
God told Jeremiah to tell the people in Jerusalem that their spiritual adultery was nothing new. God said it started when their fathers left Egypt. As with God's churches today. We can read in the New Testament where God's first century churches were following the ways of the world in their day. Paul, Peter, James, John and others warned of this. Yet we do exactly as they warned us not to do.
Our Lord made it clear many times in His Word. If we love Him we will follow His commandments. But today we hear preachers tell us that if we follow God's Word for our life we are being legalistic or hard-shell. Some will go as far to say that we have “soul liberty” or because we are saved by God's Grace we are free to do as we please. But what saith the Lord?
Remember God tells us that if we love Him His commandments will not be grievous to us. Another words, if we love Him we will want to follow His commandments. His commandments will become the norm in our life. But only if we love Him.
O child of God, where is you're love for God today? Are you more in love with the world and the idols you have created in this life than you are with you're Lord and Savior? So much more that you find His commandments grievous? Have you found the world easier to follow than Christ? Where is you're witness for the Lord? Follow Him!!! Leave the things of the world and follow Christ!!! Set the example for all those around you.


Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 11, 2017

Ephesians 5:11

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

In this devotional I will only be speaking of/to those in the Lord's true churches.

Once again we are at the time of year when most of those who claim the name of Christ will leave the Word of God behind and follow the ways of the world. The month of October has become a time of open rebellion by many in the Lord's churches.

Verse after verse can be easily found in God's Word warning His people and particularly His Bride of following after the devil. Yet every year for several generations now we have seen the churches follow the way of the world and the ways of Catholicism. And every year the celebrations become more dark and demented and evil. Many who celebrate this unholy day have not been taught the truth on this. Others have been taught the truth and are in open rebellion against our Lord. They honestly believe it is all for fun or we hear them say “well we do it for the children”. Then there is the age-old answer “We did it when we were children so it can't be all that bad.”

But what saith the Lord? Everything we do we are to prove by His Word are we not? The Word of God is to be the final authority on what we say and do. So why do so many rebel when it comes to the spiritually darkest time of the year? Why are so many of the Lord's Pastors refusing to preach the truth on this matter?

I know some who honestly think they can delve in darkness for a short time and come out unscathed and somehow have their faith strengthened because of it. And there are even some who think they can play the game and be a good “witness for Christ” while if they were to admit the truth they are really just rebelling against our Lord because they seek the lust of the flesh.

God wrote much about witches and wizards and evil spirits in His Word. Every time He warned His people to stay away from them and not to follow after them. Yet today whole congregations celebrate the most holy day of the year for the darkness of this world.

Jeremiah 5:31 “The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 10, 2017

James 2:14-26

14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”





We hear many today quote this passage as a reminder to help the poor in our communities and around the world. But have you noticed James says in verse 15 “brother or sister”? Are we not to help our brothers and sisters in Christ before helping those in the world? Are we not to take care of the saints of God when they are in need rather than the children of the devil? Would this not be a great witness and testimony to the lost of how the saints in the Lord's churches take care of one another as though they were blood kin. Even closer than blood kin. They are our family for all eternity!

Please understand I am not saying we should not help others. But I believe the Word of God is clear here and in other places that God's people are to help each other in their time of need before helping the world. It is a way for the world to see our love for one another. It should be a draw for them to want to be like us and a part of us. It should cause them to ask why we do these things for our brothers and sisters. Which should lead us to show them the gospel of Christ through our love for our brethren.

O but are we too busy arguing and fighting amongst ourselves for the world to see the love of Christ in His churches? What example are we setting for those young Christians growing in the faith? Instead of following the truths of God's Word are we fighting to have things our own way? Do we refuse to submit to our Sovereign God and follow His commandments?

O child of God, if you love the Lord as you claim follow His commandments. Love one another. Show the world(without bragging) your love for your brothers and sisters in Christ. If a brother or sister is in need and God has blessed you with the means to help then do so.





Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional October 5, 2017

Romans 12:3-21

“3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”



Some very wise instruction for the Lord's churches.



Praise ye the Lord!!!