Category: Daily Devotional

Deut 31:6 Be strong & courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will NEVER leave you nor forsake you. John 14:16-17 I will ask the Father, & He will GIVE you another Helper, to be with you FOREVER, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you & will be in you.
Matt 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I will be also. Matt 28:20 And surely I AM with you ALWAYS, to the very end of the age. Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the LOVE of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Have you ever felt as you were all alone? I have some good news! He is ALWAYS with us! No matter what. He Gives, He Never Leaves, & He is a Forever God who Loves us! Love Mel

Hebr 9:24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal, kill & destroy. I came that they may have life & have it more abundantly. Hebr 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, & the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. —The life He came to give us, is an abundant life! A life that provides a way to the Father! A Saving Grace Life, divinely prepared thru the mercy & love of Jesus Christ. You see grace opens doors to the things that we don’t deserve! That is the tru beauty & character of our loving Father! You see our God did nothing less than give Himself for our redemption! How awesome is that! Love Mel

Some things worth pondering in Ephesians 1&2 We are God’s handiwork. He chose us. He predestined us for adoption. We have redemption through His blood. We have forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. In Him we were chosen. He Himself is our peace. Through Him we have access to the Father by one Spirit. It is by grace that we have been saved, through faith—and it is the gift of God! Because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ. Now that is GOOD NEWS! Love Mel

1 Tim 2:5 For there is one God, & one mediator between God & men, the man Christ Jesus. — This is good news, because our mediator has paid the full price for our freedom! —Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Hebr 8:6 Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. Hebr 7:22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. — Jesus is the guarantee for the better covenant! Now that is good news! We have a mediator that not only rose from the grave, but made a way for us to have eternal life. —Hebr 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. — We are redeemed! Love Mel

From Bill— How do we develop the eulogy virtues or the Christ-like virtues. I read a great book called “Chop Wood Carry Water”. In it the author tells of a young man seeking to learn the art of Samurai archery from a master. For the first several years his job, to his sadness, was only to chop wood and carry water at the masters house. When the day finally came to try archery he was told to stand a few feet away from the target and practice the draw for hours on end. There was no great revelation from the master. He decided to quit and told the master he was frustrated at never learning to shoot the bow and arrow as the Samurai could. The master finally placed him far away from the target. The young boy, to his happy surprise, drew the powerful bow back easily and aimed with muscle imbedded precision. He found that he had great strength and great skill borne of chopping wood and carrying water and practicing process. The message? Are you saddened by events in life? Do you believe that pain, suffering and boredom are a curse? Perhaps not, if your goal is to become like The Master, ask if during those experiences you developed eulogy traits like Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, meekness, self control. If so, you have been blessed, not cursed. It is in the valley that we look up. “It was good that I was afflicted…”.  Love Mel