Devotions (Page 54)

This past Sunday we continued our series on suffering. Below are 4 additional purposes in suffering – its not a formula – but sometimes God needs to get our attention or adjust our character for the assignment he truly has for us. Take a moment and read through the 4 purposes. Just prayerfully ask the Lord to speak to you as you read it – to grab your spirit’s attention if He wants to speak to you through it. Purpose…

2 Peter 1:5-11(NIV) 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness;…

So when Jesus had received the sour wine,He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30 (NKJ) Someone said, ‘Consider the work of Calvary. A perfect work, perfect in every respect, perfect in every aspect.’ One of the last utterances of Jesus on the cross was: ‘It is finished.’ In Greek, it’s just one word: tetelestai. But it’s the perfect tense of a verb that means to do something perfectly. It could be…

Lifespring is called to be the Huios (mature sons) and in a Kingdom Family. As we pursue the purposes God has has for our individual lives and the church family, something we will not be able to avoid is suffering and trials. Jesus, who was the example of the huios suffered much. He felt hungry, was anxious, oppressed… yet He was found to have no sin. Jesus shows us how the mature son is to align and endure suffering when…

“…and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Romans 5:5 In Finland during the winters, people will create something called a ‘lumilyhty’ which directly translates into English as a ‘snow lantern’. You make a whole bunch of snowballs, all the same size, and then pile them up to build what looks like a mini fort or tower. Once you have built…

Hi LifeSpring Family, As I was spending time with the Lord today and thinking about 2020. We all can agree that it has been challenging for all of us and very challenging for some of us. Dealing with the feelings of isolation. And trying to do a good job at work under pandemic circumstances can tire me out emotionally. I thank God for today’s Bible Study Fellowship lesson on Noah and the flood. Noah and his family spent 1 year…

Romans 5:1-5 NIVTherefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured…

Scripture: Hebrews 11 (NIV)  As I spent my time reading Hebrews 11, titled “Faith in Action,” I was inspired by the many acts of faith and with the help of the Holy Spirit I was able to extract some “gems” of faith. I’d like to share these “gems” that stood out to me and hopefully they will help you in your faith journey. Let’s start with what faith is: In Hebrews 11:1 it says, “Now faith is confidence in what…

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s…

The topic of suffering is not one that we talk about often in the church. Part of the reason for this might be because there are some assumptions that the more pious or righteous we are, the less we suffer. This simply isn’t true! The story of Job illustrates this well. Job is a righteous man (Job 1:1) who goes through some tremendous suffering. He loses all his wealth, children, and health in a short time, and is so broken…

Spend some time reading and reflecting on this poem by Hanna Glover: OUR JOURNEYBy Hanna Glover We meet again,in the stillness of my soul.I hear a door openand footsteps come toward me. Here we are again,here I have come again,waiting for you. In beds of flowers and leaves,I rest.I am choosing to remember thatI was made to be lovedand I was made to just be. I followed you across fields,mountains and lakes.I have never tasted anythinglike this valley I have…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Sunday we were blessed to have Fern Chapman preaching to us. She reminded us to be obedient Christians. She also encouraged us to hear the voice of God. This reminded me of the words of our Lord Jesus Christ in the book of John Chapter 10 – I Am the Good Shepherd. 1“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that…