Morning Devotional August 28, 2022

 

Psalm 3:8

“Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.”

What greater blessing can there be than salvation in Jesus Christ?

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 21, 2022

 

Hebrews 4:16

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

Oh what a blessing to know our Heavenly Father is willing and wanting to hear from us!!! So much so that He has made a way through prayer for His children to come before His throne of grace anytime day or night. No matter how great or small our request may be He is always there listening and when it is His time He provides the answers we need or gives comfort when His answer is not what we wanted.

We are to “come boldly unto the throne of grace”. Another words, without fear. Through Jesus Christ and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit we are permitted to bring our petitions before our Heavenly Father. As His children He encourages us to spend our days in continuous communion with Him. Our very thoughts should be engulfed with our praises for Him and His love for us.

If we will only “come boldly unto the throne of grace,” God will give mercy and grace in whatever our time of need may be.

Oh what a glorious God we serve!!! How merciful and gracious He has been unto His children!!! His blessings are more numerous than we can fathom!!!

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 20, 2022

 

Romans 8:28

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

What seemingly easy words to understand. Yet, how often we forget. If we are His elect, oh what love He has bestowed upon us!!!

Notice Paul writes “And we know”. But if we know why do we live as though we don't know?

God promises “all things work together for good to them that love God”. Do we really know and understand how deep the love of God is for His children? We sure don't show it much of the time.

We worry and fret over everything that comes before us in this life. Yet, we are told “all things work together for” our good.

We often quote this verse for thoughts of comfort. Comfort in knowing our God will bring us through whatever trial or tribulation is before us. But do we live it?

Lastly, we must not forget all these things that are working together for our good are according to His purpose. How often we seem to forget that last part. The trials and tribulations in our life here are meant to purge us of our sin and strengthen our faith in God and to draw us closer to Him.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional August 14, 2022

 

Mark 13:32

“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”

Can you imagine the chaos that would be going on around us if God's people knew the day and the hour of our Lord's return? I wonder how many of us would leave the churches and follow after every earthly lust imaginable only to then return a few short days or hours before His return to repent and seek His face?

We like to think we would go about preaching the gospel to the lost and living a holy life. But would we really? As sinful men, it is best for us that we do not know the return of the Bridegroom for His Bride. We are instructed to work till He comes. We are commanded to prepare ourselves for His coming. These things we are to do as if His coming were to be at any moment.

Are you living like there is no tomorrow? Are you a faithful member of one of the Lord's Churches? If our Lord were to return today, this very hour, would He find us faithful?

Though we know not the day nor the hour, we must be prepared. If we expect to be in His Bride, we must have our bags packed and ready to go, in the blink of an eye. Our work for the Lord on this earth does not stop till He takes us through death or till He comes to take us to the wedding.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional July 31, 2022

 

John 16:33

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

If you want peace in this life look to Christ in all things. If you are looking to the world, expect tribulations. It's that simple folks!

You will never have true peace of mind or peace of heart in this life if you are looking to world. Even a mixture of Christ and the world will not give you complete peace. It must be all or nothing.

Flee the lusts of this life, the worries of this life, and seek after Christ and Christ alone. He is the only way to true peace. He is the only one who can give true peace.

The worries and the cares of this life will drag you down and ruin your witness for Christ.

If you love Him, follow His commandments. If you will follow, He will give you peace.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional July 30, 2022

 

Luke 1:37

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

Oh how often we forget this promise!!! Or is it denial? We read of God's promises in our daily readings, we hear them preached from His pulpits, we even see them posted on social media. So is it forgetfulness or denial that we live our lives in such a way that it appears we have never heard or read of God's promises to His people?

Forgetfulness is one thing. In 1Timothy Paul instructs the young preacher, soon to be pastor, to remind the brethren of things. This is why a good minister will preach certain things over and over again. It is good for us to be reminded of the things of God. Especially His promises. That's why we preach the gospel over and over. Even when we feel certain the ones we are preaching to are already saved. We need to be reminded of the gospel and other doctrines from time to time.

But what about denial? How is denial different from forgetfulness? Denial of God and His Word is nothing less than rebellion against God Himself. When we refuse to follow the Lord but still seek His promises for His people, what kind of witness is this for those watching us? When God promises to take care of us in this life and we still worry and fret and seek counsel from everyone but from God's Word and yet we still expect Him to bless us and show mercy on us in difficult times. How is it we claim to love the Lord but we refuse to follow His commandments?

Jesus said “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” If we truly believe this our lives should reflect this. If not, do we truly love Him as we should?

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional July 24, 2022

 

Hebrews 2:1-4

“1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”

Praise ye the Lord!!!