Category: Daily Devotional

Col 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. Prov 13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Prov 14:23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. Prov 16:3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Prov 12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. 2 Tim 2:6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. Jer 29:5 Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Prov 16:11 A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work. 1Cor 3:8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. — Just wanted to share some thoughts on the four letter word WORK from Scripture. FYI, God is on the side of working! Love Mel

2 Tim 1:7 For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of POWER and love and self-control. Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you POWER to tread on serpents & scorpions, & over ALL the power of the enemy: & nothing shall by any means shall hurt you. Acts 1:8 You will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, & you will be my witnesses ……to the end of the earth. Matt 17:10 ….For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ & it will move, & NOTHING will be impossible for you. —As people of God we truly have more power than we can imagine, we just need to use it. Our power is found in our surrender to the Holy Spirit! When we finally surrender & are willing to be “all in” with our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will move mountains & Heaven will move mountains on our behalf! NOTHING will be impossible for us!P.U.S.H. —Pray Until Something Happens! —Never underestimate the power of prayer! Love Mel

Prov 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, & do not lean on your own understanding. Prov 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flows the springs of life. Jer 17:10 I the Lord search the heart & test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. Q: Ralph Waldo Emerson, “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — It is all a heart matter! We must always trust Him! Love Mel

1 John 3:8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. — Satans work is to tempt us to sin, to ensure our final destruction, but Jesus paid the price so that our sin no longer has the stronghold of spiritual death! That is, —when we repent & move away from our sins! We can do this when we seek God! —John 12:31-33 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die. Matt 6:33 Seek first the kingdom of God & His righteousness, & all these things will be added unto you. 1Tim 4:8 For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. — Now you know what holds true value in this world & the next! Love Mel

Matt 18:2-4 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change & become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Mark 10:13-15 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, & the disciples rebuked those who brought them. When Jesus saw this, He was indignant & told them, “Let the little children come to Me, & do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”…—Have you ever pondered why we strive so hard to make life so difficult? We try so hard to be grown up, so afraid that someone will have more, or just plain old envy & jealousy! When all the time, we should all be striving to be have the innocence of a child! Laugh a little, play a little, sing a little, & love a lot! Do everything you can to save yourself from self! Humility is key! Love Mel