Matthew 25:35-40 As we discussed in our last devotion, church is a recharging place much like a pit stop at an auto race. Sometimes the cars go into the pit stop not just for recharging but because there is an engine problem. Do we as a church sometimes slack in this area? When people come to […]
1 John 2:3-11 If anyone knows anything about auto racing, they know that during a race, the cars have to go into the pit stop for gas, tires, adjustments, and to give the driver a drink. Then they are back on the race track to run a good race until the end. If we use […]
Acts 1:1-15 God gave us “church”: a gathering of fellow believers. It is demonstrated many times in the bible that we are not meant to be alone on this earth; that we have brothers and sisters in Christ to help encourage and inspire us. Some examples are: Jesus had 12 disciples that spread the gospel […]
1 Samuel 16:7 Sometimes in this world, our self-worth is dictated by organizations or individuals based on our knowledge, skills, personality, gender, or even our ethnicity. I know we need structure and order; however, sometimes others’ structure makes us feel less than adequate or perhaps less valuable as humans. Because we are put into groups […]
James 2:14-17 I was recently in line getting coffee when an older gentleman spilled his coffee all over the counter and floor. He and his companion jumped back and instead of getting napkins and proceeding to clean up the mess, they automatically started yelling for the staff workers to clean it up. In today’s scripture we […]
“6 Simple Words” I love to read and one of my favorite authors is Dean Koontz. If you’ve ever read one of his novels, you wouldn’t expect to find words that would be useful in your daily walk with God. I sure didn’t, until now. The main character in the book “Odd Apocalypse” starts every […]
Ephesians 6:1-4 We are told as fathers not to exasperate our children. The definition of “exasperate” according to freedictionary.com: Make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly. Wow! That sounds like what our children do to us! Our kids do things and say things that just make us want to pull our hair out, scream, yell, […]
Romans 8:26-30 Have you ever heard the saying, “You can bring a horse to water but you can’t make him drink”? Which means you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to. I have been that horse many times, but the most […]
Let Us Encourage One Another – By Missy Lundy When faced with challenging circumstances or just when having a bad day, it is nice to receive encouragement from others. Positive words can be heard from whomever you cross paths with in your social network; a neighbor, a co-worker, a family member, a friend, a teacher, […]
Ephesians 6:1-4 I think that most of us can remember the famous phrase uttered by Rodney King before the 1991 LA riots; “Can’t we all just get along?” I know many times within a family environment; those words can be heard or thought of by someone trying to keep the peace. Just like each one […]