Think on these things (Philippians 4:8-9)
My weekly or routine devotionals.
Sunday is Flag Day, a day to recognize and honor the adoption of Old Glory on June 14, 1777. This day became an annual observance by Presidential proclamation since June 14, 1916 by all but 2 Presidents, and by official Act of Congress on August 3, 1949. Flag Day is …
Have you ever noticed how people run for cover when it rains? When someone doesn’t have an umbrella, they run hard to get under cover somewhere. If someone has an umbrella, they seem to walk just as they would normally walk. The other day it was raining very hard, and …
In 1 Samuel 20:3, David is worn down in warfare to the point he said, “there is but a step between me and death.” 1 Samuel 19 shows what brought him to this point, where King Saul was set out to destroy him. In 19:1-7, Jonathan soothed his father’s feelings …
In James 1:1-20, James deals with many issues in the church prevalent in our lives today ─ attitude, mind, will, heart, temptation, desires, deception, disobedience, self-control of our tongue, our ears, and our anger. James’ answer to overcoming these issues and being blessed of God is the “engrafted word.” engrafted …
Servants in the church are held to a high standard, not by virtue of their position but that the maturing in their Christian walk is able to guide those whom they serve into the image of Christ. No one is perfect nor expected to be perfect, but servants are required …
Unacceptable worship comes in various ways — worshiping false gods or worshiping the true God in false ways. Today’s believers have come to think they have liberty to worship God as they “feel,” simply because of God’s grace. Nonetheless, God gave His people rules to follow, and He had severe …
Godly mothers have a major impact on our world through their children. A Godly mother’s love, devotion and desire for her children’s best helps them reach their fullest potential in this world. Matthew 20:20-23 reveals such a mother who was interested in her boys’ success both in this present life …
In Proverbs 1:8 and 6:20, fathers give commandments and instruction, while mother’s lay down the law. This is how God wired us as parents! Mothers are instinctive at teaching, while fathers are instinctive at providing. This does not mean fathers have no influence, but it does mean that mothers have …
Last week we saw the suffix “-ship” in words like friendship showing the quality of being a friend. The word “worship” is the quality of being “worthy.” When we worship God, we say He is worthy. Our approach in worship should reflect this. We do not live in the day …
The Bible gives no formal definition of worship, so we must find it by studying the words God gave to us. Old English does this well, preserved to us in the King James Version. The word worship comes from two Old English words: “weorth” which means worth, and “scipe” which …
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