Morning Devotional May 15, 2022

 

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

“1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”

So many today are looking for signs and wonders of the Lord's return for His Bride and His people. I encourage you all to read this in it's context. So many will read verses 1-3 and stop and then base their whole theology of endtimes on those three verses. But notice 4 & 5. We who are children of light and children of the day, will not see His coming as a thief in the night. Why? Because the Lord's Bride is expecting His coming. Are we not told to watch and wait? Though we know not the day or the hour, it should be no surprise to us when Jesus does return in the clouds to call His Bride and her family unto Himself to go prepare for the wedding.

This weekend we are supposed to see another Blood Moon. And once again, the false prophets are out there making all kinds of predictions and preaching, writing books, and articles to fill their pocket books. And yes, once again many of God's people will naively follow the doctrines of devils instead of going to God's Word to see the truth.

In verse 1 Paul makes it clear that we are not to be concerned with the times or the seasons. Why? Because we are to always be ready to go. Have your bags packed and ready for when the Master calleth the Bride must be ready.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional May 8, 2022

 

1 Chronicles 16:24

“Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.”

God has blessed us with the technology to reach others all over the world with Facebook live and YouTube and sermonaudio.com. Our prayer is that we are a blessing to those others and that God will see fit to save some of His elect and teach truth to some of His people in other places and lands through this little flock at King's Addition Baptist Church.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional May 7, 2022

 

Psalm 96:3

“Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.”

And do we do this? When we go to the Book of Acts we see Missionaries. Men called of God, sent out by local New Testament churches to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in places we cannot physically go ourselves. What a blessing to be able to provide financial support to such men!

Today we will have such a man called of God to go to the wilderness of Wyoming come and preach for us from God's Word and then present the mission work God has called him too.

You may ask “How wild is Wyoming?” Study the history of our nation and in particular the western expansion in the 1800s and early 1900s. A lot of the people who moved from the east to the west left behind their “Christianity”. Much of the western states and territories were settled by men and women who were not as religious as their forefathers who settled the eastern part of our country a few generations before.

Is it any wonder there is so much of a show of ungodliness in places like California, Oregon, Washington, etc?

Pray for those men who God calls to the mission fields around the world. Pray for their families and for the people they preach the Gospel to.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional May 1st, 2022

 

John 4:19-26

“19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.”

Praise God God's people are no longer required to follow the sacrifices and the other modes of worship given to Israel in the Law!!! Jesus Christ, the Son of God, fulfilled all those while here on this earth. We no longer are required to go to the Temple or a Synagogue to worship our Heavenly Father.

“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional April 30, 2022

 Isaiah 45:12

“I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.”

Lest we forget, our God is Sovereign over all!!! I incourage you to read the rest of Isaiah chapter 45 and see more of the glory of God. I pray you find comfort in these words.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional April 24, 2022

 James 1:5-8

“5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional April 23, 2022

 Matthew 6:5-8

“5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”

Have you prayed to our Heavenly Father today? We should wake every morning with words of gratitude on our lips and in our hearts that He has given us another day to witness for Him. We should be excited to spend that time in our prayer closet, that sweet time alone, with no interruptions with the One who loves us more than any other.

Praise ye the Lord!!!