Devotions (Page 44)

It’s always a blessing when Donna comes to speak to us! At our worship service yesterday, Donna came to encourage Lifespring with some of the words she’s been hearing from God. She reminded us that amidst all that is going on around us, we need to remember that Jesus is still with us. In the difficult circumstances we face and the very real challenges of daily life, we can continue to have hope stirred up in us because Jesus is here.…

During this week’s pastoral team meeting the Lord reminded me of John 13:35. “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” As my family expands to include two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, and two grandsons, there are many more relationships to navigate. With the increased number of relationships comes an increased number of opinions and approaches to life. While I am thankful that we all subscribe to the Lordship of Jesus…

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”Matthew 6:26-27 Now that we have had two weeks of teaching about faith, I feel like each of us have many questions to ask ourselves! We’ve been asked to consider what it is that…

Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please God… What is Faith?  Kingdom Faith is hope and assurance that something will happen, though we cannot see it. Kingdom Faith is trusting the one making the promise Kingdom Faith comes from hearing God Kingdom Faith demands obedience Kingdom Faith ventures out though it cannot see Kingdom faith knows that prayer is essential Kingdom faith submits in obedience Kingdom faith pleases God Personally, faith was always just a big word Christians…

During Intercession this past Wednesday, Rochelle led us in a time of reflection to refocus our thoughts onto God and share a testimony of what God has done in our lives. In my group there were many testimonies being shared of God’s goodness, His favour and blessings, breakthrough and His impeccable timing. But one thing that stood out to me during our time of sharing was this phrase that kept being repeated, “ONLY GOD.” With every testimony, with every breakthrough,…

Dear LifeSpring Family, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Being your brother’s and sister’s keeper doesn’t mean you have to be a blood relative, it just means you have to have compassion and empathy for your fellow man. … By being your ‘brother’s/sister’s keeper’ you are taking a responsibility in their life. Are we our brother’s keeper? Jesus himself said that whatever we do to the needy, the helpless, the oppressed, and the marginalized we do to him. We are our…

What is Faith? It is a term we use in our walk with the Lord, we know that it is important… but do we actually know what Kingdom Faith means? Hebrews 11:6Without faith it is impossible to please God… As a church family – in our call to maturity – it will be impossible without Faith! We must throw off wrong understanding and begin to know and recognize true Kingdom Faith. This week we will explore some misconceptions and next…

Luke 11:11-12–“Which father among you would give a snake to your child if the child asked for a fish? If a child asked for an egg, what father would give the child a scorpion?” A few weeks ago, I spoke about the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22. In this story, God calls out to Abraham and asks him to take his son Isaac and give him up as an offering to God. Abraham obeys–he travels with Isaac…

Earlier this spring I told WildFire that the thing I’m looking forward to most/hoping for this summer is to watch the massive fireworks display on Canada Day at Ashbridges Bay with my friends. It’s been a tradition for ages and has always meant a lot to me! But now, tomorrow is Canada Day and I’m finding myself in a very different place. In light of Making Every Effort and maturing in our faith; understanding the need to be open to…

This journey of growing in maturity that we’re on continues to bring us more and more into a place of dying to self and living for Christ! We’ve moved from learning about the Fear of God into Humility and then into being open for God to change us… naturally, correction is part of this journey of maturity. Last week Ryan preached about change. He encouraged us to truly pray the prayer we memorized from Psalm 134:23-24 “Search me, O God,…

Upon reading Gabe’s devotional on Naioth – God’s dwelling, I was reminded of how important it is for us to run to the Father, to run to Him in our busiest and stressful times. I’ve noticed in myself the bittersweet feeling of everything opening up again. Yes, we get to do more and see more people but it also comes with its fair share of business, accompanied by more stress life has to offer. After a careful examination of my…

There was a place in the times of David called Naioth. It was home to prophets and prophets in training. The literal meaning of Naioth is God’s dwelling. David was a man whom God loved, yet David was a man who faced great trials throughout his entire life. He was rejected as a youth, was a victim of attempted murder in his adult years, and even a victim of adultery in his senior years. Yet the bible says that David…