Devotions

The Word for December 2002

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."
John 1:14

The Word of God is Jesus Christ, the One whose birth we celebrate each December. He is full of grace and truth and all that He has and all that He is and all that He desires for your life is available to you. Call on His name this season as we celebrate His birth. May we all know the price He paid for us by coming into this world and living among us only to die on a cross for our sins! May we all know the One who is now resurrected and sitting at the right hand of the Father making intercession for you and me. Jesus is still alive my friends and His love, mercy and grace are waiting for you. Call on His name, share His gift with others this season and let us all walk in the Light of His love toward one another.

The Word for November 2002

"Now, Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest the faint on the way." Then His disciples said to Him, " Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?" Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fish." So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat and come to the region of Magdala."
Matthew 15:32:39

This month we celebrate Thanksgiving and many will pray over their food before eating. Some will have much others may have little. As we can see from the Scripture, whether we have much or little we should always give thanks to God, for even Jesus Himself when He desired to feed the multitude, He took what He had and He gave thanks. If Jesus Himself, humbled Himself to offer thanks for the little they had, how much more should we. When Jesus did give thanks and when He broke that bread many were fed and there was even leftovers. Some of us may feel as if we have nothing to give to the Lord, but we do, we have a heart and a mouth to speak praises and thanksgiving to the ONE who's body was broken for us and who's blood was shed for us that we might have forgiveness of sins and access to the throne room of God. Let us give thanks this day my friends, no matter what you have in your hands, You have the King of Kings living in Your heart and that my friend is worth all the thanksgiving we can offer. Let us thank Him this day, so just as the bread and fishes were multiplied so let us pray many souls for the kingdom will be multiplied. We thank You Father God for Your Son Jesus!

The Word for October 2002

"Love suffers long, and is kind, love does not envy, love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, done not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail, whether there are tongues, they will cease, whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. "
1st Corinthians 13:4-8

LOVE, the most powerful emotion and act of sharing we have on this earth and the only one that will continue in eternity.

Lord help us to love with Your love, Lord create a heart within us that loves with Your grace, Your mercy, Your forgiveness. Lord make us perfect in love, as You are perfect in love. Lord we thank you that perfect love casts out all fear. Lord let us receive from you today perfect love that we might be at total peace in You. Thank You Father in Jesus name I pray.

The Word for September 2002
	“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 2:5

The Word for May 2002

"But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel Fear not, for I have redeemed you I have called you by name, You are Mine When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you When you walk through the fire you shall not be burned Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord Your God The Holy one of Israel, your Savior"

Isaiah 43 1-3

The Word for January 2002

"Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, rejoice. Let you gentleness be known to all men, "the Lord is at hand." Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplications with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God, and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. "

Rejoicing, gentleness, prayer, and thanksgiving are all things we can do that we might walk in the peace of God and that will allow that peace to guard our hearts and minds. There is a peace this world cannot give and can only be found through Christ Jesus. Let us follow Paul's instructions and let us walk in this perfect peace throughout this year.

Philippians 4:4-7

Jesus is the only way to heaven. He is the door which we must enter by. There is no other way and if someone tells you there is please do not listen to them. It is only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ that we can enter into His kingdom both in this life and in eternity. The thief steals, Jesus gives life. Turn to Jesus today and walk through the door that is open for You where His love awaits.

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