HOW CAN YOU SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS? BIBLE PASSAGE: Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. (Psalm 100:2) MEDITATION: One day I attended a special program at an elementary school with my grandkids to recognize the veterans of our community. There were many other veterans attending as well (some … Continue reading
SECTION 3-2: *** Satan Distorts The Word Of God *** If Satan can entice us to question the Word, he can cause us to lose trust in the message of God. (2 Timothy 3:16) God’s Word is: – God-breathed (inspired). – Useful for teaching (the source for God’s principles). – Useful for … Continue reading
HAVE YOU UNLOCKED THE DOOR FOR RECEIVING GOD’S BLESSINGS? BIBLE PASSAGE: Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. (Matthew 5:1-2) MEDITATION: Do you feel blessed? I mean, do you feel like you are receiving God’s blessings? … Continue reading
ARE YOU MISSING OUT ON THE BLESSINGS FROM GOD? COMMENT: When you see how scriptures from various parts of the Bible “paint a picture” for us, you can understand why I am convinced that God provides the content for these devotionals, and not me. BIBLE PASSAGE: But if from there you seek the Lord your … Continue reading
HAS SATAN BLINDED YOU FROM ENJOYING GOD’S BLESSINGS? BIBLE PASSAGE: Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law. (Psalm 119:18) MEDITATION: There are many who assume God’s rules and guidelines for humanity will jeopardize their happiness and destroy their joy. Of course nothing could be further from the truth. God’s boundaries … Continue reading
GOD HAS GIVEN US AN INCREDIBLE GIFT FOR BLESSING OTHERS! BIBLE PASSAGE: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26) MEDITATION: Have you ever suddenly thought about someone and felt … Continue reading
ENJOYING GOD, HIS BLESSINGS, AND HIS PLANS FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE BIBLE PASSAGE: May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant. (Psalm 119:76) MEDITATION: There are two important concerns for every person: (1) our relationship with others and, (2) our relationship with God. Most will readily … Continue reading
BLESSINGS AND PROSPERITY ARE AVAILABLE, IF YOU QUALIFY BIBLE PASSAGE: Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. (Proverbs 16:20) MEDITATION: If someone told you that you could prosper and be blessed, you would be interested in listening to them, right? The truth is, there is a formula … Continue reading
HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE BLESSINGS FROM GOD’S GRACE? BIBLE PASSAGE: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. (Ephesians 4:7) MEDITATION: Grace is described as “the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings”. We receive grace through the … Continue reading
Satan’s Schemes For Individuals *** Satan Has Plans And Schemes For Each And Every Believer *** SECTION 3-1: *** Satan Uses The Sinful Nature Within Us *** Question: Who is the worst enemy of a believer? – Most would say its Satan, but is it? (James 1:14-15) – The process of how people … Continue reading