Devotions
What You Compromise to Keep, You Lose
"Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips" (Ps. 141:3). Did you know that the devil can't do anything to you if you won't give him any place? That's right. If you won't speak words of doubt and unbelief, but instead speak words of faith, he...
I Believe God
"Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me." (Acts 27:25) Paul said this to the men that were with him in a boat in the middle of a storm, in the middle of the sea, when it was a sure thing that the boat was going...
Believe With the Inward Man
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (Mark...
Locate Your Faith
"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh" (Luke 6:45). You can locate your...
Hidden in Christ
"They…consulted against thy hidden ones" (Ps. 83:3). The hidden ones (in our times) are believers who make up the bride of Christ. This verse refers to more than concealment. It has to do with watchful care and protection. This word hidden in the original Hebrew is...
A True Worshipper
"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him" (John 4:23 KJV). One way to receive the blessings of God is to be a true worshiper of God and a lover of His...
No Tresspassing!
"Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him]" (Eph. 4:27 AMP). I remember reading in Reader's Digest about a lovely little patch of grass that people were prone to cut across. So the gardener built a small fence around this beautiful...
Change the Image
"For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it" (Rom. 8:24-25). According to Romans, hope is actually looking at something that...
Cares, Anxieties, and Distractions
A great deal of time, anxiety, and money could be saved if we began our day waiting expectantly on the Lord to show us and teach us His ways. We may reason in our minds, however, that spending time waiting or doing nothing would only add pressure and stress to our...
Be Courageous!
"Be strong and of a good courage…. Only be thou strong and very courageous…. Be strong and of a good courage" (Josh. 1:6-7,9). After reading the book of Joshua many times, I'm convinced that, as God began to give Joshua his instructions (Chapter 1), Joshua was...