Recent Devotions
Proverbs 17:9 “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” We women tend to dwell on things, and I can honestly say that I am guilty as charged. My mind wanders and before long I have made up an entire, and quite ridiculous, scenario in my mind that will never happen. Am I the only one who does this? Surely it has to be a “woman” thing. Arguments and past disagreements have a way of suddenly popping into my mind, and I’m frustrated all over again.. about something that happened 6 years ago. We…
Romans 12:4 “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.” How boring would life be if we all fit into one mold? We need…
Lamentations 3:22-24 MSG “God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.” Have you ever felt utterly hopeless and like you had…
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“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:” (2 Corinthians 3:2 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible).
The city of Corinth was an exceedingly immoral and abandoned place according to Barnes’ Commentary. In spite of the condition of this city a large number had been converted to Christianity and a church was organized. The news had spread abroad. Paul was proud of them and wanted the Corinthians to know their conversions had made a difference. There is nothing better than being a testimony of what God has done in your life. A testimony is not what is said necessarily but what is lived out in our lives. Regardless of how rough your neighborhood is someone is reading your life page by page and deciding if they want to embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ; it’s the Gospel according to you! Don’t forget, actions speak louder than words!
Prayer: Lord, let my life be a testimony that others are drawn to by my actions. Let others see Jesus in me. My city needs You and I can lead them to You.
Devotion by Kaye Singleton
“Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law” (Romans 13:8, New English Translation). In conversation, when the story is rather complicated or involved, the person relating the event will often say, “To make a long story short.” In other words, they are going to give us the abbreviated version. Romans 13:8 is the “short version” of the Ten Commandments. The law can be summed up in one sentence . . . actually, in just one word: love. Loving My Neighbor Verses 9 and 10 go on to…
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.” Ecclesiastes 6:9 We have all heard the old saying, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” I presume that the saying originally referred to animals breaking through fences because they thought there was better pasture on the other side. We use this proverb to say that the things other people possess, or their situations always look better than your own, even when that is not true. Someone has added the following to this quote:…
“Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member, so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another. If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.” (I Corinthians 12:24-26, New English Translation). I’ve never been a real sports fan, but I know how important the crowd’s cheering is to those playing the game. Clapping, shouting, whistling, chanting—the roar of the crowd can lift flagging spirits and help them push on to victory. Everyone, whether in…
