Daily Devotion: December 26, 2024

As we read God's word we can’t stop at Ephesians 5:2 (quoted below), we have to continue reading the entire 5th Chapter of Ephesians. There it is explained to us what is the type of person God wants us to be and what He views as appropriate and inappropriate behavior. It's made clear for us. It's given to us not as rules but as protection. Given to us as guidelines so we can enjoy the benefits and blessings from following God's word on appropriate behaviors and so we are k

Daily Devotion: December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas Day

Luke 2:7 tells us about Mary laying sweet baby Jesus into a manger because there was no room for them. Everywhere you look during the Christmas season we see the portrayal of Jesus in a manger. Cards, nativity scenes, and images give us a sweet spiritual feeling, almost tranquil but in truth the experience for Mary and Joseph was not a pleasant one. 

Imagine traveling how they had to in those days on foot or upon a camel or donkey and to do so while in th

Daily Devotion: December 24, 2024

Today is Christmas Eve. For most of us this day will bring up many memories from our childhood and years growing up. So many things from years gone by that we connect to on this day is often now considered something of the past. Families have stopped many traditions that previous generations held so dear. Life sure has changed. One example is the catalogs from Sears, J.C. Penney, many can remember referring to them as “wish books”. We would turn the pages, circling items m

Daily Devotion: December 23, 2024

Bible Study On Etiquette and Manners

The basic standard for Christian behavior is 1 Corinthians 10:31 which says, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” When our goal is to honor the Lord in every way, we remain aware that we represent Him everywhere we go. Whether sitting in a church service, shopping at the mall, or working at our jobs, we can do so for the glory of God. When we carry the reputation of Jesus with us, our behavior

Daily Devotion: December 22, 2024

There are times when tough decisions are forced upon us. We may not want to make those decisions but life lessons teaches us that there is no alternative. When facing difficult situations we often spend so much time trying to research, fix and resolve the situation ourselves that we don't realize that the best thing we can do is to let go and give it to The Lord. This would be the best decision for us to make up front. Understandably letting go is a hard task when you are

Daily Devotion: December 21, 2024

Do you ever choose not to share the gospel or talk about what Jesus has done for you with others due to a fear of someone being offended? We’ve all been there. We have all done this in our life, perhaps more often than we wish to admit. Have you also not felt like getting into it with certain people? God would be urging us to speak to them but we chose not to for whatever reason. Often because we were having a good time and we didn’t want to chance making that turn to a

Daily Devotion: December 20, 2024

Are we too busy to read our bible, too busy to pray on a regular basis? Do we find every excuse to not go to church, Do we only make time for God when we are in need or when tragedy and trials strike? Do we too often when given the option choose, sports, fun at the lake, time with friends, shopping or sleep instead of giving God the praise, worship and devotion that He so deserves? We all have done this to some degree or another. With how we all put God on our back burner,

Daily Devotion: December 19, 2024

Lamentations 3:22-24 “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him."

To reach every mountain top you must travel through a valley. It is easy to be grateful to God when you are shouting from the mountain tops. The valley that we all endure at some point in life are what we call adversities. It is during those t

Daily Devotion: December 18, 2024

The Water’s Edge

Have you ever sat by the water’s edge and felt the peaceful surroundings? You can feel serenity when being near the rushing waves along an oceans beach, lying by the sunny seaside, boating in a lake cove, sitting along a bank beside a lake or just watching the water run across the pebbles in a creek bed. It is easy to sense the tranquility that the water brings if you open your heart to its glistening qualities.

In John 7:37-39 Jesus spoke about “living wate

Daily Devotion: December 17, 2024

Good Morning. Let's all agree together and pray as we thank God for our blessings today in the Mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. My Heavenly Father, I thank you for lending all of us another day of life. Please Lord help us to use this day you’ve given us to bring honor, praise and glory to your name  Thank You Jesus Christ for this wonderful and blessed new morning. Holy One may You bless us all today and keep us, make Your face to shine upon us and grant us Your peac

Daily Devotion: December 16, 2024

We all face trials in life and sometimes those trials may bring us battles we are afraid to face. Life’s trials may bring with it many temptations to go against God’s truth. We have choices, we can give into those fears, let the battle consume us, let the temptations break us or...we can run to God and allow Him to lead the battle and trust Him to arm us with what we need to win. 

We must beware of those who cheer us on as we travel down paths that differ from God’s word. W

Daily Devotion: December 15, 2024

We are the branches, Jesus is The Vine

What is our relationship with Jesus really like? What is it supposed to be like? We are given a clear example in John 15:1-17. "I am the true vine, you are the branches" Grape orchards were quite common in the hills and valleys of Israel back in biblical days. Give this thought for a moment. Jesus is the source of what we need as nutrients. He is The Vine He sinks His roots into the ground to gather all we need. Water, nutrients, etc a

Daily Devotion: December 14, 2024

Every year we often say “I can’t believe it is already Christmas time again”. Here we are again with Christmas just around the corner.  Thinking about this time of the year brought forth a thought of when we have our children. With each birth we think that child is different from other babies, extra special. Once there was a baby born who truly was different from all other babies ever birthed. His name wasn’t chosen by His parents because God named Him. An angel appeared t

Daily Devotion: December 13, 2024

Tasting Life

We have annual festivals in many areas and oftentimes local restaurants will have a booth or set up a table offering tastes of their specialities. The owners of those restaurants and their Chefs hope that by tasting their food it will entice us to try more of their recipes. They invite us to come, taste and see for ourselves how good their food is. In Psalms 34:8 David said “O taste and see that the Lord is good…” He continues to express how he sought the Lord

Daily Devotion: December 12, 2024

Let us Pray and Continue Always To Pray

We are encouraged to pray for others in church, for missionaries and different people from our lives. Often we are asked to commit to a prayer vigil for a person, a missionary, a situation and many churches have a prayer list. Sometimes we hesitate to make prayer commitments because we are not sure that we will be able to live up to it. We ask ourselves will we remember to pray every day? It isn’t that we don’t want to, we’re obviousl