Scripture:  Isaiah 43:2 - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you...and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you."Batter up."  "All hands on deck!"  "Line down. Set. Hut. Hut. Hut.!"  "Battle stations!" "On your mark, get set, ready go!" "Kumite!" "Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"  "Charge!" "Okay...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!I know, I know, You told me to waitIt just seems easier to control my own fateI prayed for the hour, day, and dateI’m on time, but the Lord is always lateObviously, I am in disarrayYet, I was promised that You would make a waySo, I took matters into my own handsNot to expect up...  Read More

Scripture:  Deuteronomy 28:13 – I am the head and not the tail, and I only go up and not down in life as I trust and obey God.Ephesians 1:7 – I am redeemed – forgiven of all my sins and made clean through the blood of Christ.Colossians 1:13 – I have been rescued from the domain and the power of darkness and brought into God’s kingdom.Colossians 2:7 – My life is rooted in my faith in Christ and I o...  Read More

Scripture:  And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mig...  Read More

Scripture: John 20:31 (NASB) - “ ….but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.”  Have you ever suspected that for many people the words of Scripture are merely lofty sounding words?  Words that don’t ignite any enduring hope or powerful encouragement in their lives at all?  To view God’s word as one’s ...  Read More

The GBFC Devotional (DVO) Team is taking a short break for the month of February. Daily Devotionals will resume on March 1st, 2022  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.Let’s examine the popular phrase, Wont He do It!Are all implications properly considered...  Read More

Scripture:  Proverbs 4:23 NKJV) - Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.Matthew 6:21 NKJV - For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.You ever heard the term GIGO – garbage in, garbage out? It simply means what you put in, you get out. Now it may come out in a different form but it comes out. Think about putting a piece of meat through a grinde...  Read More

Scripture:  I Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Ephesians 2:10 – For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.When we have private property or...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 119:10-11 - With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.Matthew 28:19-20 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: an...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: Philippians 4:7 (TLB) -   “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand.”               As a part-time movie buff, I occasionally look up a favorite film to examine what has been termed “favorite ...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which translated means, God with us.One of my favorite holiday movies is, Miracle on 34th Street. The movie is about a gentleman claiming to be Santa Claus, a young girl who doesn’t believe in Santa, and a group of people determined to discredit him. Every year, I look ...  Read More

Scripture:  Luke 19:10 NKJV - “… for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”Imagine your life without God … I can’t! I know that without Him, I am lost! Here’s another thought: what if The Father never sent His Son to die in our place? Oh! What a (worse) mess we would be! God’s Holy Word tells us more than once just how much God loved us. He loved us so much (no matter ho...  Read More

Scripture: (Ephesians 4:4 NKJ) There is one body and one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all, and in you all.I love outdoor landscapes, from the rolling hills, valleys, and plains. Included are the forests. During early to late Autumn days in the eastern United states-the color of the forest trees are amazingly beautif...  Read More

Scripture:  Joshua 1:9 – Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid: do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.Ephesians 6:13 – Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm...  Read More

Title:  Having a Made-Up MindScripture:  Romans 12:1-2 -  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.Proverb...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 14:7-8 -  “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.  For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord.  Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”  A renowned gospel preacher once declared that if he was ever marooned on a tropical island and could have only one book of the Bible with him, it would be that of Romans.  One does...  Read More

Scripture: Jeremiah 36The foundation of our faith is the Word of GodAn exchange from God’s mind to our mind’s from the startA commitment to man that provides divine informationSpeaking to His chosen people with righteous inspirationSo, specific servants are chosen to convey biblical sentimentsDeliverers of messages used as His personal instrumentsHis Word reveals how He saves, delivers, and forgiv...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 11: 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”A young medical student was told by her doctor, “You need to get some rest”. She reminded her doctor that she was in medical school ...  Read More

Scripture:  I John 4:6 -  We are from God, Anyone who knows God listen to us…God is trying to tell us something.  Do you believe this?  With the pandemic moving all around the world, what do you think?  I think that we really aren’t listening, are we?  As believers in Christ, we need to be getting the Word out to this lost world.  It doesn’t seem as if people are listening.  I’m waiting with antic...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 103:1-2 NKJV - Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:Some of us don’t know the real meaning of friend. We use the term so loosely. We selfishly use our so-called friends for personal gain, we mistreat them, we see them as someone we can take from … never pouring back into them and thei...  Read More

Scripture: II Corinthians 12:9 NKJ  …." My grace is sufficient for you,  for My strength is made perfect in weakness."Many Christians often fall into thinking that ministry is our work for the Lord and His people. We often call Christian work "our ministry." The truth of the matter lies in false thinking. We in every life's situation can not live this Christian life on our own-neither can we be im...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 41:10 – So do not fear, for I am with; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.When we nourish our heart, mind and body with the Word of God, we enforce the knowledge of God’s love and faithfulness. We are NOT easily offended; we do not stray or separate ourselves from what we know the Lord has ca...  Read More