Scripture:  Matthew 6:20-21 (NASB) - But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.The Oxford American Dictionary defines treasure as “something of value-especially a long-kept possession.”  What do you include on your list of most valued treasures?  Costly j...  Read More

Scripture:  Genesis 1:26-27 - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.Ephesians ...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 37:23-24 – The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,And He delights in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;For the LORD upholds him with His hand.The semicolon is a period on top of a comma. In writing, the semicolon is used to connect two independent but relatable thoughts. The semicolon represents a decision by the writer to continue the sentence...  Read More

Scripture: (Psalm 15:1-3b NKJ) -  Lord, who may abide in Your Tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks upright, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart; Nor does evil to his neighbor. (Exodus 20:16  NKJ)  “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”I can still recall how I felt when a co-worker spoke a lie concerning me at an open departmental meeti...  Read More

Scripture: Proverbs 21:2 - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.    Who would read the title Scripture and dismiss it with a cavalier “So WHAT?”  Still, isn’t that what we do sometimes, with our Bible in hand, we run by a verse overlooking the opportunity to dig deeper, to be still and ponder HOW we can sharpen its application in our daily doings?   Meditating...  Read More

Scripture:  John 15:16 –  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.    Romans 8:17 – And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified togeth...  Read More

Scripture: Psalms 1:1-3 - "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf shall also not wither, a...  Read More

Scripture:  Mark 9:36-37- "And He [Jesus]took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in His arms, He said to the disciples, 'Whosoever receives one of such children in my name, receives me: and whosoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me.'"During a trip to Disneyland nearing 30 years ago, all being wonderful, amazing, and did I say 'wonderful?', there ...  Read More

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