Morning Devotional 8.21.26

โ€œKnow therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.โ€โ€ญโ€ญDeuteronomyโ€ฌ โ€ญ7โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Faithful.Keeping a covenant of love to a thousand generations.Wow. Thatโ€™s love.Thanks be to God. Image from the web may be subject …

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โ€œFor I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ41โ€ฌ:โ€ญ13โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ This oneโ€™s simple.DONOTFEAR.Dassit, as my buddy says. Thatโ€™s the lesson. God, taking hold of our right hand (powerful for me since I am PROFOUNDLY right-handed).Therein endeth the lesson. …

Morning Devotional 9.10.26

โ€œSow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHoseaโ€ฌ โ€ญ10โ€ฌ:โ€ญ12โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ This is our guidanceโ€ฆSow righteousness;Reap steadfast love;Break up your fallow ground.If we do these things, diligently seeking God as we go about our …

Morning Devotional 8.21.26

โ€œDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be …

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โ€œBut I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ44โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ As the world becomes increasingly contentious, Iโ€™m doing my best to be authentically me and a faithful child of God.Itโ€™s not easy, but Iโ€™m committed. Lately, Iโ€™m feeling that "South Side of the Kingdom" energy, where Grace and โ€œI …

Morning Devotional 8.3.26

โ€œThe righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all; The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ34โ€ฌ:โ€ญ19โ€ฌ, โ€ญ22โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ We are delivered.Following God does not mean that we live free from pain or heartache.Following God means that we are never …

Morning Devotional 8.3.26

โ€œThen he said to them, โ€œWatch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.โ€โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ15โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Life is not the pursuit of stuff. Having grieved so many loved ones throughout the years, I am amazed at the amount of stuff we accumulate, only to …

Morning Devotional 8.1.26

โ€œbut those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ40โ€ฌ:โ€ญ31โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Hope in God is powerful. Trusting God as the Author and Finisher of our lives forever changes the way we walk …