Devotions (Page 58)

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) “Forget the former things;    do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing!    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness    and streams in the wasteland. The past could stop you from moving forward. Don’t dwell on it! Whether failure or glory. To dwell on something is to think or talk about it for a long time, and repetitively. (adapted from merriam-webster.com) This signifies a fixation or inability to…

Hey Lifespring, I really wanted to write you guys a note of encouragement for today’s devotional. I feel like the Lord simply wants to cheer you up today. To lift up your eyes and have you look upon his loving smile. To pause for a moment and hear him call your name; to receive the short and sweet, “I love you, Child!” In times of accelerated growth and excessive changes it can seem counterintuitive to slow down or to shift…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Every Monday evening I “attend” BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) with a group of about 200 men. And every Wednesday evening Dorothy attends a bible study by Precept Ministries Canada with a group of women. As I was reading the newsletter from Precept Ministries Canada’s National Director, Mark Sheldrake, it reminded me of Pastor Gabe’s sermon this past Sunday. When we are well equipped in God’s Word we will recognize when Truth is under attack. As Christians, we…

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…