Category: Daily Devotional

Acts 9:3-8 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground & heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. “Now get up & go into the city, & you will be told what you must do.” The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. — God has a definite way of getting our attention! — Acts 17:11 Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness & examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true. — The question is are we willing to receive with great eagerness? —Prov 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, & he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, & he will increase in learning. — Listening & learning from God are critical to our becoming wiser! —James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, & it will be given to you. James 3:17 The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy & good fruit, impartial & sincere. Examine it! Love Mel

Eph 2:4-5 Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. —And Don’t Forget! — Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth & a new life through the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. — The Gift — A New life & A living hope! —This is the expectation that we should have! Our hope should be alive with great expectation! Our hope is in the resurrection of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ! It is “an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, & unfading, kept in heaven for us”! Hope is the one thing worth holding on to! Love Mel

Romans 12:3 God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. — What is faith? faith is the decision to believe in God, no matter the circumstances! To believe what He said & believe His promises even when they don’t happen as we are believing for! That is what Abraham did, what Moses did, what job did & what Noah did!We must plant these scriptures in our hearts! —John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal, kill & destroy; I have come that they may have life, & have it to the full. James 4:7–8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, & he will flee from you. Come near to God & he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, & purify your hearts, you double-minded.  — To Resist takes work! It is a choice! A literal fight! Then we must draw near to our God by purifying our hearts! I like this quote by F. F. Bosworth, “Most Christians feed their body three hot meals a day and their spirit one cold snack a week. And they wonder why they’re so weak in faith.” We live in a microwave world, wanting instant gratification, & when we don’t get it or feel good, we open the door to doubt & unbelief! Stop that! We serve an awesome God! Don’t forget that word SERVE! To serve is to love big! Fill your heart with His truths & learn to love big! Don’t forget It all starts at home, mostly! Loving those that are closest to you in the everyday struggles will eventually flow to those around you! Remember do it big & satan will flee! Love Mel

Romans 12:3 God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. — What is faith? faith is the decision to believe in God, no matter the circumstances! To believe what He said & believe His promises even when they don’t happen as we are believing for! That is what Abraham did, what Moses did, what job did & what Noah did!We must plant these scriptures in our hearts! —John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal, kill & destroy; I have come that they may have life, & have it to the full. James 4:7–8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, & he will flee from you. Come near to God & he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, & purify your hearts, you double-minded.  — To Resist takes work! It is a choice! A literal fight! Then we must draw near to our God by purifying our hearts! I like this quote by F. F. Bosworth, “Most Christians feed their body three hot meals a day and their spirit one cold snack a week. And they wonder why they’re so weak in faith.” We live in a microwave world, wanting instant gratification, & when we don’t get it or feel good, we open the door to doubt & unbelief! Stop that! We serve an awesome God! Don’t forget that word SERVE! To serve is to love big! Fill your heart with His truths & learn to love big! Don’t forget It all starts at home, mostly! Loving those that are closest to you in the everyday struggles will eventually flow to those around you! Remember do it big & satan will flee! Love Mel

2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a a leper. 2 Kings 5:9-10 So Naaman came with his horses & with his chariot, & stood at the door of the house of Elisha. & Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go & awash in Jordan seven times, & thy flesh shall come again to thee, & thou shalt be clean. — What if you needed help like Naaman needed, would you be willing to do the things required by God? — 2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, & went away, & said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, & stand, & call on the name of the Lord his God, & strike his hand over the place, & recover the leper.— Have you ever had an “I Thought” moment? This is where so many miss their God moment! —2kings5:13-14 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some agreat thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, & be clean? Then went he down, & dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: & his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, & he was clean.— Thank the Lord that we are able to surround ourselves with people that help us see past ourselves in times like these! Love Mel