Devotions (Page 50)

Last week, my roommate’s dog pooped in our apartment. Gross, I know. My first thoughts, after “OH COME ON!!” were about if she was okay! The only other time Shy had pooped in the apartment, she had been sick and I was concerned she wasn’t feeling well again… I found out later, she had been rushed in the morning and simply couldn’t hold it any longer. (I promise this is going somewhere!!) As ridiculous as it might sound, I feel…

Dear LifeSpring Family As Pastor Gabe shared with us the prayer requests this past Sunday, it reminded me of what I read in my BSF notes on prayer. Allow me to share excerpts from my BSF noted on the Doctrine of Prayer. “The Doctrine of Prayer” When we draw near to Him, He draws near to us (James 4:8). We cannot overestimate the amazing privilege and responsibility of prayer. Prayer is equally simple and complex. Most simply, prayer is talking…

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. Genesis 6:9 In December 2020, Gabe challenged us all at Lifespring to fast and seek God’s will during the month of January 2021. It didn’t take too long for me to recognize that I was spending too much time watching Netflix. It started out as something for me to do together with Brenda. But I knew it was getting out of hand…

Genesis 22:1-18 (NLT)Abraham’s Faith Tested 22 Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.” 2 “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” 3 The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along…

Back when I was in Overflow (youth ministry), we used to have intercession meetings on Friday nights in the church office. In some ways, having intercession meetings together was a good excuse for the young people to get together on a Friday night. But more importantly, intercession was a huge part of who we were as a youth group. Though we didn’t call it “listening prayer” at the time, that’s what we spent most of our time doing. We’d sit…

We live in a very challenging times. Many are reasoning from what is good for them, and not for the good of the whole. We see that in the pandemic, we see that in the recent US elections, and this has divided the nation right down the middle. However, Jesus heart is for UNITY and Purpose. When Jesus prays for his disciples in John 17, he knew his mission on earth was coming to an end. Within 24 hours, Jesus…

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance;a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones…

Dear Life-Spring Family, As Gabe preached on why and how to persevere, let us continue to persevere by “thinking about these things” in Philippians 4:8. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (ESV) As we persevere in prayer for the following 3 requests: Alex Soon’s dad in hospital in Kalua Lumpur,…

The last 2 weeks we have talked Why we need to persevere and How to Persevere. The emphasis in both is that maturity requires perseverance. The calling God has for the house of Lifespring requires perseverance. Let us keep our eyes on Jesus and run the race… all the way until the end. Consider the cloud of witnessesSometimes we take privilege and spit on it. We need to recognize that we have truly been blessed. When much is given, much…

Genesis 4:4-16(NLT) Cain and Abel4 Now Adam[a] had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced[b] a man!” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground. 3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4…

Over the course of 2020, we did 3 memory verses together as a church (10 commandments, fruit of the Spirit, 2 Peter 1: 5-8). The pastoral team also did a few extra verses together. Here are some highlights: Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace… gentleness and self-control.2 Peter 1:5-8: For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness… and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance.2 Timothy 1:7: For God…

I’m not quite sure how we already got back to the first day of a new year… or how it took SO LONG all at the same time! With 2020 finally in the rearview mirror, there seems to be a certain amount of closure taking place – a certain type of relief. We’ve made it through one of, if not THE most difficult year, many of us have known in our lifetime. As challenging as it has been, I really…