Devotions

Worship God Anyway!

Study of Judges 13 part 3 “(15)And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.(16)And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt …

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The priceless guidance of the Lord

Study on Judges 13, Part 2 As I continue reading and studying Judges 13, the Lord reminds me of things I must keep in mind in verses 4-14. For sake of space I will not type all these verses out here. But I do recommend you read through them in your Bible. I will highlight …

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God sends blessings even in trials

Study of Judges chapter 13: Part 1 During my personal Bible study time recently I read through the book of Judges. I got to chapter 13 and had to read through it a few times, because it was so good. Every time I would read it again, the Holy Spirit showed me a couple more …

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Take a Look In the Mirror!

Do you ever just take a good look at yourself in the mirror? I mean just stop what you’re doing and look? I’ll be honest, sometimes it is very hard to look at myself, see blemishes and not try to cover up or justify them. I don’t want others to see my faults or failures. …

Random Thoughts

He Will Lift You Up

Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’S house…. Ezekiel 11:1 There are going to be valleys in life. Difficult times happen to us all. Sometimes we will be weak, and have to rely on the Holy Spirit to lift us from where we are. We have …

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Does strength matter to God?

This week has been a heavy week for our Church. It seems burdens weigh us down on all sides, coming at our Church family from all angles. It becomes a lot to carry. Typically our Ladies’ Bible Study is held the last Thursday of each month. This topic of strength was what the Lord laid …

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The qualities of a GOOD Church

Today’s blog post comes from Acts 20 and 21. While doing my studies this morning about the way Paul and others behaved themselves in the early Church, I noticed many wonderful qualities. Qualities of a loving Pastor, a faithful community of believers, and behaviors characteristic of both. I want to share these with you. If …

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How’s your joy?

Are you lacking in the joy department? I’m not talking about temporal happiness, as the world would define it. The world finds its happiness in things, people, and situations. The world would have you believe if you don’t have things, you cannot be happy. Time and again the Bible tells us if we are a …

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Trust

It’s something every person struggles with. But why? Sin… When Eve allowed the lies of the serpent to taint her trust in what God had said about eating of the fruit of the tree in the midst of the garden, she ceased to trust. Before then she had perfect trust. She knew who God was. …

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Tempting, but no thank you!

When I was a child “Just Say No!” was the “catch phrase” for how to handle temptations. Drugs, strangers enticing you to come with them, etc. I still remember D.A.R.E. (drug abuse resistance education) and later G.R.E.A.T. (gang resistance education and training) classes teaching us how to say NO to things that would harm us …