We sometimes make too big a deal about prayer. We think we have to have complete silence and bow our heads and formulate just the right words in our minds before we begin. Sometimes we think really important prayers require “professional” prayers. We need to […]
Month: July 2011
Representing Jesus – Devotional for July 13, 2011
“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:17 NLT How has your representation of Jesus been today? Did folks look at you and see Jesus or did […]
The Trap of Discouragement
How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? Habakkuk 1:2 When my son was in high school he went out for football. He hadn’t been involved much in athletics […]
God’s Special Time – Devotional for Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday Pastor discussed God’s Special Time and the difference between Chronos and Kairos. I like this illustration. When a doctor tells a woman she is pregnant and that her due date is September 25; that’s chronos time. But if on the 15th of September, ten […]
Constant Conversation – Devotional for Sunday, July 10, 2011
Brother Lawrence talks of a continuous sense of God’s presence. Such a sense involves a constant communication or conversation with God. What would that sound like? Any worthwhile conversation involves two entities with a clear understanding of each other. There is no doubt that God […]
Perfect Resignation – Devotional for Saturday, July 9, 2011
In the game of chess, there comes a point when one player realizes that further maneuvers are useless and the game is loss. At this point, if he has any class, the eventual loser “resigns.” It’s an interesting term. It means to give up one’s […]
Devotional for Friday, July 8, 2011
When dealing with worry I have often suggested that the worrier consider the “worst case scenario.” For almost all worries, the worst that could happen is that we could die and, for the Christian, that is not loss but gain. It is interesting to consider […]
Sanctification or Doing All for God – Devotional for Thursday, July 7, 2011
VBS is next week. Many kids have signed up and we are still short of volunteers. I will not try to guilt you into signing up as a volunteer. I know that each of you greatly loves the Lord and that working on VBS is […]