UNLOCK THE FLOODGATES HOLDING BACK THE BLESSINGS GOD HAS FOR YOU BIBLE PASSAGE: Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. (Malachi 3:10b) MEDITATION: Is there anyone … Continue reading
SHOWING APPRECIATION FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS BIBLE PASSAGE: Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. (1 Corinthians 9:19) MEDITATION: There are three basic reasons for obedience. 1. A slave obeys because he has to. 2. An employee obeys … Continue reading
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL TO MEDITATION, WHICH RESULTS IN BLESSINGS! BIBLE PASSAGE: “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” (Revelation 22:7) MEDITATION: Another word for “keep” is “possess”. When the scriptures say, “keep the words of the prophecy”, it means we should “possess”, … Continue reading
OTHERS RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS, BUT WHERE ARE MINE? BIBLE PASSAGE: The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” (Jeremiah 31:3) MEDITATION: Have you ever stopped and meditated about the love of God? His love is baffling and beyond our understanding. … Continue reading
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES BIBLE PASSAGE: Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:9) MEDITATION: Have you ever gotten into a situation … Continue reading
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