SCRIPTURE:   “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind…..I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”   Philippians 3:13, 14 (NKJV)    A young woman in her early thirties was asked to say a few words at a wake, in tribute to her uncle who had just died.  She got up and shared a heart-felt ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.  For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.”  1 Corinthians 15:20 (NASB)      In most social settings, when the topic of death is mentioned, folks get uncomfortable.  The speaker may be accused of being maudlin, a “killjoy,” or even a “mood-buster.”  While many ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “So that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. “    Colossians 1:10 The description of character is presented in the Bible;My behaviors should resemble and imitate who I follow.Beyond what I say, walking in the spirit is the proof;Exhibiting Galatians 5 will attract others to His fr...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.”     Psalms 1:1-2 I am a child of God;I desire to have a servant’s heart.There’s no way I can keep His love to myself;His favor is seen through me for someone else....  Read More

Weekends in the month of December will be devoted to scripture and prayer! Weekly devotions will resume Mondays through Fridays.  Join us in  Word and Prayer! Scripture:  Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth [b]through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, th...  Read More

Weekends in the month of December will be devoted to scripture and prayer! Weekly devotions will resume Mondays through Fridays in December. Join us in  Word and Prayer! Scripture: For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and  lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.  It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.”    Proverbs 3:5-8 I need to consider what I am thinking about;What’s going on in my mind may come out.Settli...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:   “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. “    Philippians 4:13 Mentally and physically I encouraged myself to accomplish tasks;However, the spiritual option of encouragement is overlooked, or last.So, I seek the resources around me to withstand the challenges I see;The Lord’s truth and promises are available, yet disregarded by me.Day after day I count on my limited abi...  Read More

Scripture: 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the [c]oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the [d]dominion forever and ever. Amen.1 Peter 4:7-...  Read More

Type your new text here. Scripture: And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Chris...  Read More

Scripture: 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling...  Read More

Scripture: 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:11-12 The Holy Spirit works in each Christian and give us one or more Spiritual gifts. Why are these gifts necessary? For the proper fu...  Read More

Scripture: "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:” 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 As a believer, each one of us has been given the Holy Spirit as a guarantee. In addit...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be thankful to Him,     and bless His name.  For the LORD is good.”  Ps. 100:4        Have you ever had the pleasure of working with someone whose natural inclination seemed to be unending thankfulness?  I have.  There was a woman with whom I worked several years ago; she seemed to enter each day with a spirit of tha...  Read More

Scripture: Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed,“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord?[c]20 “What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  12”… rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.  14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.  16B…Do not be wise in your own opinion.  17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18  If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel:  ‘I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!  Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.’”   Isaiah 48:17-18.      What does it take to get you and me to act right?  What will it take fo...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 (NASB)    My husband recently confessed having glossed over the instructions to an important apparatus needed for our home.  Humbly, he told me that he had to go back and redo this entire project because he had too hur...  Read More