Category: Daily Devotional

From Bill– “In the absence of a cause, circumstances will prevail”. This is a quotation from Bishop TD Jakes. He continues: “Your calling must eclipse your circumstance or you will always be who you were. When what is in front of you becomes more important than what is behind you, you will escape. Find the thing that eclipses what you are afraid of.” Search for this calling today. And realize that you and God are enough to accomplish it. As David essentially told Saul when he was offered Saul’s heavy armor, “i don’t  need that, I have enough for this task”. And the last point to ensure victory is to act. Exert some effort. These three steps complete the victory. Decide your purpose no matter how grand or small. Realize with God, you have enough. And exert the effort to accomplish it without fear. Maybe only a few reading this will believe it applies to them. Talk to the Lord about it. “The more we get to know our Creator and the more we love Him (Matthew 22:37–38), the better we understand who we are and what our purpose is. We were created to bring Him glory. God has unique plans and purposes for each person (Psalm 139:13–16), but we can know that, whatever those plans look like, they will ultimately result in His glory (Proverbs 3:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31).” Don’t be under your circumstances, be over them because you have a purpose. — Love Mel

Romans 8:29 For God knew his people in advance, & He chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers & sisters. Matthew 25:40 The King shall answer & say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me. —So many hurting people in this world! And hurting people hurt people & God! We are His brothers & sisters! We are His children! Think about that just for a moment! — John 1:12 To all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. Romans 8:1 There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Colossians 2:6 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him. —  If our faith is based on human performance then it is destined to fail. We must learn to walk in Him! We will learn this when we realize who’s we belong to! For as little children, we learn to love & not hurt! Because the hurt with Him no longer hurts, for we know with Him we are safe! Love Mel

From Bill— Romans 4:5 (NKJV) “But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.”  In other words, you cannot make God accept you because of something you do. God accepts sinners only because they have faith in Him. Robert Jeffress considers this the most important verse in the Bible. Remember it. Does the religious person gain entry to heaven? Does the gospel worker impress God unto salvation? Does the martyr gain entry into heaven by virtue of the sacrifice? The Bible teaches us that if salvation could be gained by the works of the law then Christ came and died in vain. Not even 1 percent of salvation is contributed by the believer. Who can be saved then? Those who admit they are ungodly even on their best day. They realize they cannot earn their salvation, and they realize they must trust in Christ to be saved. Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him as righteousness. Believe means to cling to and trust in what God did for us in Christ. Do you believe the chair can hold you? Then sit in it! Do you believe in Gods salvation in Christ? Then put your full weight on Him.  — Love Mel

Phil 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind & straining forward to what lies ahead. Isaiah 43:18 Forget what happened in the past, & do not dwell on events from long ago. 2 Cor 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  Isaiah 40:31 Those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run & not grow weary; they will walk & not faint. —In life We make a lot of mistakes, the key is always choose to move forward & not repeat them! Our God is the wind beneath our wings, He renews our strength, when we choose to walk hand n hand with the Lord! 
Quote, Elliott’s Commentary, “For the faithful there is no failure, and faith knows no weariness.” Love Mel

Ex 34:6 The Lord, the Lord God, merciful & gracious, longsuffering, & abounding in goodness & truth. Psalm 145:9 The Lord is good to all, & His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 34:8 Oh, taste & see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him. Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. 1 Chron 16:34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. — Forever is the Love & Mercies of our God! Now if that isn’t good, I don’t know what is! When we put our trust in Him we will find His blessings that are truly out of this world! Taste & see! Love Mel