“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD — and […]
Advent Devotion – Dec. 3: From the tribe of Judah
“The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between His feet, until He comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is His.” Genesis 49:10 What is so fun and amazing about this series of devotions on Messianic prophecies is that it is all from the Old Testament. […]
Advent Devotion – Dec. 2: A promise to the world
“I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:3 “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north, and to the south. All […]
Advent Devotion – Dec. 1: The promises begin
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15, NIV84 This Advent devotional series is on Old Testament prophecies. It is amazing to consider that the Jesus we love and worship was promised from the […]
12/31/19 Daily Devotion – ‘Forgetting what lies behind!’
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining […]
12/30/19 Daily Devotion – Let the joy of the Lord be your strength!
“Nehemiah said, ‘Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’” — Nehemiah 8:10 The Israelites were going through some very tough times. They were captive in a foreign […]
12/29/19 Daily Devotion – God wants us to have JOY!
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, JOY, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” — Galatians 5:22 There is that word again. Joy. Do you think it is important to God that we experience joy? I am getting the message loud and clear. Not only does Jesus promise it to us as we […]
12/28/19 Daily Devotion – Where does joy come from?
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” — John 15:11 As I promised, we are focusing on joy. It is my desire to understand more fully what the shepherds and the wise men felt when they saw the fulfillment of the promises they […]
12/27/19 Daily Devotion – The secret to JOY!
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” — Philippians 4:4 So yesterday’s devotion focused on the “exceeding great joy” we can and should experience over the message of Christmas. The angels proclaimed it and shepherds and wise men felt it. We, too, are to live in and feel that same joy. Easily […]
12/26/19 Daily Devotion – Exceeding Great Joy!
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” — Matthew 2:10 NASB This verse is describing the reaction of the Wise Men as they left Jerusalem and once again saw the star they had been following for 2 years but had lost sight of when they entered into Jerusalem. How disappointed they must […]
