Simple Devotions

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  • no longer a slave

    Sharing a journal entry from March of 2021.

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    I should walk in the newness of life.

    According to Romans 6 ~ I am no longer a slave to sin.

    Living as a new creation saved by grace through Jesus Christ.

    Sin shall have no dominion over me because I am no longer under the law but under grace.

    To be obedient to this word so I may be lead to ” right living” righteousness. My life – body – mind – spirit needs to be a willing vessel to right living, instead of wrong living which makes one under the penalty of sin.

    Galatians 4

    No longer a slave to sin ~I am a child of God!

    By grace = saved through faith not of myself but a Gift from God, not by works. However created new in Christ for good works which God prepared beforehand that I should walk in them.

    Ephesians 2

    And like Jesus sweet spirit I need to walk in His will to serve in love & faithfulness. He shared PEACE. I need to also reflect this likeness.

    Only when we love Jesus will there be a spring of action in our steps. This is the action of love – serving for God’s glory. Not self.

    1 Peter 4

    The end is near ( at hand) therefore I need to be serious and watchful in prayers.

    When prompted to pray..do it.

    And above all things have love for one another for love will cover a multitude of sins. Love of family in their weakness – love of friends in their own “lost sense” because we know love heals.

    Love is powerful & divine

    “A soft answer turns away wrath” Proverbs 15

    1 Corinthians 13

    Love suffers long and is still kind.

    This a foretaste of Heaven, if love was used this way.

    Be hospitable towards others without grumbling.

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    I just shared the working out of the scriptures in study. Did you notice how one layer of truth builds upon another and another giving a firm foundation? This helps us to understand better the way the Lord is wanting us to walk.

    This is why it is so vital to study to understand. Acts 17:11

    The only way I can speak about the Word is by the ability He gives me in bringing it forward to my mind, my part is to study to put it there so that I will be able to see and testify to His glory.

    In this, He creates within us the gift of life to share with others freely. Being tender hearted, compassionate and courteous, this is what He calls us to do so that HE may be blessed and seen.

    Better is the end of a thing than its beginning and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Ecc 7:8

    I encourage you to journal your study times to see how He leads you in understanding, it only takes willingness.

    In Christ Love, Amen

  • God’s glory

    Christ is the reflection of God’s glory, the visible expression of God’s thought and the exact copy of God’s inmost nature. {Heb 1: 1-3}

    To deny Christ Jesus, is to deny God.

    Jesus made Himself of no reputation {Phil 2:6} but honored the Father as a servant, because of the great emergency in Heaven and then the fall of man in the garden of Eden, through the deceptive power of Satan.

    God did not ordain that sin exist but He foresaw it’s existence and made provision to meet this terrible emergency. He covenanted that He give His only, begotten son a sacrifice for sin.

    Psalms 110 is telling us about Gods assignment to Jesus His son.

    Saying Jesus will be priest forever.

    His name is more excellent than the angles. He was written about in the Old and New Testament. He was manifested to the patriarchs, and in the sanctuary His life’s work a symbol of the sacrificial service. He is the law and way revealed by the prophets, He came here to fulfill all the Word – when He said it was finished – It’s because He fulfilled the whole word of God. {John 17}

    Jesus Christ our Savior IS God’s Glory.

    Friends, believe on Him and live.

    In Christ love, Amen

  • ministry spoken in love

    When the message of Salvation is shared those hearing will see and know by the Holy Spirits convicting presence.

    We are not able to do what God does.

    There will be signs like “God drops” given by purity of knowledge from those who live it. They will be patient, kind and love all people everywhere, because of the power of the Holy Spirit in them.

    It is not because of the messengers, but by the love of Christ found in them. Sinful lives will be converted by the presence of God’s power to heal and forgive. 2 Thess 3:3 And the Lord is faithful who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. That you will not be tempted beyond what you are able, He will comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work.

    Don’t be discouraged when you see often that the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, remember to those who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corth 1:18

    Self wisdom will fail. But those who become wise unto salvation, receiving the light and knowledge that He alone can give. 1 Corth 2: 13-14 This comes only to the spiritually discerned which are those of the mind of Christ. John 15:15

    Read, pray and look to the Lord!

    In Christ Love, Amen

  • devoted

    What is something you are devoted to?

    What are the benefits of you being devoted to it?

    It would be nice to read your first thoughts about each question asked, but once you finish this short post you may have a new answer. But your always welcomed to leave me a comment.

    Here’s my answers to these questions. My life was wrapped up as a parent to two boys and a girl, who are now young adults. Devoted to their needs. It was my first ministry and mission to give them a home that loved Jesus.

    And now that they are grown it became obvious that I had a void that needed filling. I remember telling the family one evening jokingly, “I’m going to write a devotional book and call it “cooking with God- recipes for a healthy relationship with God.” They all said “do it.”

    Then I started praying more purposely about it, and one night after prayer I was impressed to look up in the scripture what it means to be devoted. This is when I came across Leviticus 27:28 and here’s what became obvious to me, if you devote something totally to God’s service, you are not allowed to redeem it or buy it back. Whoever or whatever it is belongs to God and is most holy; nothing can be substituted for it. Never to be sold or traded, because it is holy. So if I was going to do this devotional book, I knew it would not become a published book for sell, but a lifestyle.

    I am still learning how to be devoted to His call, it’s a daily surrender in the process of trial and error. I really like to ask Him to help me to abide in Him and I love when He gives me a task to do because it feeds my soul. I have a thirst for the knowledge of His word and I thank Him for filling my days now with opportunities to minister and give His word to those who are seeking. His truths set us free, and to live devoted to Him is to be set free from guilt and shame.

    Here’s something I also learned while seeking for directions.

    “Our Father who is in Heaven, HOLY is your name.”

    Think on this..if His name is Holy, and He tells us that He makes things Holy that are devoted to Him, then His name must also mean this:

    “Our Father who is in Heaven, DEVOTED is your name.”

    All through the Word of God – He is totally devoted to us, and He longs to have us for Himself.

    Today, He devotedly stands at the door of your heart knocking, let Him come in. He will make all things work together for your good.

    In Christ Love, Amen

  • restoration

    Have you heard the story about the young women who was given everything she needed by a very devoted Father, who happened to be very well known throughout the World ? By His word alone He was able to make things happen. Having Him as her Father gave her favor and because of this she was honored wherever she went. But as she grew older the company she begin to keep ended up causing her to lose everything, only to become a slave, again. How quickly life can go from good to bad. Oh yes! I forgot to mention she was notorious for getting herself in these situations.

    Have you heard this story before?

    It’s in the bible starts in the old testament. Actually it really started in the book of Genius, literally in the garden of eden. But kinda keeps repeating itself throughout..the. whole. bible. (big sigh..)

    Some believe this to be a true story, some don’t. Either way, let me ask you a question.

    What caused her to lose everything?

    If you said choices, you’d be right. And if you said “the company you keep..” you are also right.

    In the book of Jeremiah we learn that he was appointed by God to be His prophet in the womb, a messenger to God’s people “the remnant” (aka the woman) the ones He told Abraham about under the stars.. anyways, Jeremiah was to tell them to not go back to Egypt again, where He brought them out of freeing them from slavery, giving them a promised land that would have all the milk and honey needed. Meaning, want for nothing. A sweet life, with no wants.

    So like the young woman everything was provided for, under His care in exchange they would be careful how they used their liberty. Being obedient and trusting Him. Not keeping company with sin.

    Through the prophet the Lord warns what would happen and eventually does step back, His blessings are no longer over them because they chose their way. To their own detriment they lost it all. You can read how badly this went in Lamentations.

    We are given free will, and one life to live it, so the choices we make will shape the future we have.

    This sin filled world is a sorrowful place, misery is a constant companion, hardships are a daily reality and hope is lost because most will not surrender to the will of God.

    Our souls were created to be in unison with the Heavenly Father, He created us in His image and only His love can satisfy our souls needs.

    When Christ abides in us, our hearts will be full of divine sympathy. His likeness will teach us how to walk, talk and live.

    We need Jesus, we need His Word, we need His healing and we need His salvation!

    He is the Restorer, always was and always has been. (Acts 3:21)

    There’s a prayer of repentance in Psalm 51 write it out, like it was written by you to Him. Allow the Heavenly Father give you the spirit of restoration.. because it is always right to say:

    ‘Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

    And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.’ Psalms 51:12

    In Christ Love, Amen