Devotions (Page 56)

1 Corinthians 2: 1-5 (NLT) Paul’s Message of WisdomWhen I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan.[b] 2 For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling. 4 And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches,…

Philippians 3:7-9: “These things were my assets, but I wrote them off as a loss for the sake of Christ. But even beyond that, I consider everything a loss in comparison with the superior value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have lost everything for him, but what I lost I think of as sewer trash, so that I might gain Christ and be found in him.” Before meeting Jesus, Paul had a lot of good things going for…

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,And the young men shall utterly fall,31 But those who wait on the LORDShall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:30-31) And being assembled together with them,He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem,but to wait for the Promise of the Father (Acts 1:4) Waiting on God is a command that is found in both Old Testament…

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink;or about your body, what you will wear.Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?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 6:25-27 To say…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Last week Dorothy and I spent 2 1/2 days at our P2C’s staff conference. We wanted to share with you what one speaker spoke about. The speaker from our sister organization, CRU US, challenged us on how we are living out our lives for our Lord Jesus Christ. Heather Hollerman spoke on Ephesians 2:1-10 and Hebrews 10:11-14. Ephesians 2:1-10 – ESV2 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following…

Romans 2: 17-29The Jews and the Law17 You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him. 18 You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law. 19 You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness. 20 You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of…

They say adversity can either make you better or bitter. What makes the difference? Three things are helpful to propel us into the better. Be aware of God’s purposes.It doesn’t take a prophet to know that God has a plan in this period of Covid-19. All believers agree that He is re-setting the world. Hebrews 12:26-27 – At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This week, Dorothy and I will be “attending” Power To Change’s Staff Conference. I say “attending” because it is obviously over Zoom and not face to face as we normally do for our Staff Conferences. Dorothy and I will be “attending” our Staff Conference over Zoom for two and a half days. We are looking forward to the experience of learning and fellowshipping with fellow staff and many friends over the virtual world. I wanted to share…

Genesis 12:1-3: The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing.I will bless those who bless you,those who curse you I will curse;all the families of the earthwill be blessed because of you.” During the pandemic, one of the things that God has…

This past week at KidzHarbour we looked at the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Some of the kids had heard the story before and as I was giving them some of the context (“Remember how Jesus LOVED to tell stories?! One day, Jesus was telling people about his Father, God, and talking about how he is kinda like a dad who had two boys… yeah, kinda like Blake and Wyatt! …only older.”) they were looking up from their snacks and…

Acts 18 – Paul Meets Priscilla and Aquila in Corinth18 Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.[a] 2 There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. 3 Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers[b] just as he was. 4 Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the…

James 1:2-4: “My brothers and sisters, think of the various tests you encounter as occasions for joy. After all, you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let this endurance complete its work so that you may be fully mature, complete, and lacking in nothing.” The book of James starts off with this encouragement to stand firm during the tests of life. Probably like many of you, I don’t like the idea of being tested. Just the thought…