Devotions (Page 60)

Dear LifeSpring, I was saying my evening prayers which included the verses below from Psalm 34. I found it to be very reassuring as Dorothy and I continue to pray for our children and especially, our grandchildren living outside of Canada. While we are far away from them, God is so close to them. When life circumstances do not allow us to be close to our family, take comfort that God is ever-present in all our lives.  Psalm 34:15-22 New International Version (NIV) 15 The…

Dear LifeSpring, I was saying my evening prayers which included the verses below from Psalm 34. I found it to be very reassuring as Dorothy and I continue to pray for our children and especially, our grandchildren living outside of Canada. While we are far away from them, God is so close to them. When life circumstances do not allow us to be close to our family, take comfort that God is ever-present in all our lives.  Psalm 34:15-22 New International Version (NIV) 15 The…

This morning the Lord highlighted to me these verses in Luke 8 (NLT): 11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. 12 The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. 13 The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep…

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. CONTEXT – Paul’s claim is that God had given him a “thorn in his flesh” (2 Cor 12:7) in order to prevent him from becoming conceited because of his powerful experiences and revelations from God (verses 1-4).…

It seems like everything demands our attention these days. We do our best and work hard in many areas! We work long hours to grow in our jobs, we push ourselves to be amazing parents, we work hard to keep the house clean… God has given us an amazing ability to accomplish much. But God really wanted to get my attention in this. As hard as we work and push for all the areas in our lives – do we…

We’ve been talking about making our homes into a place of God’s presence, and I thought to share a short testimony for this update. A few days ago I was in the kitchen washing a load of dishes. I sometimes like to play music when I’m in the kitchen, and this time, worship music was playing. In remembering that we talked about prayer and God’s presence a few weeks ago, I felt a tug on my heart to pray, even…

Author: Eric Wee This morning (May 6) I woke up with a dream fresh in my mind. I was standing on a moving bus with many people. In the middle of the aisle was an ice cream bar. I had bought some ice cream for my grand kids and myself. We were standing and eating while the bus was moving. Everyone was seated but we didn’t know and continued eating. Suddenly a young girl who served us ice cream shouted…

Mark 12:41-45The Widow’s Offering41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave…

Mark 12:41-45The Widow’s Offering41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave…

“…if you had been here…” John 11:1-44 A few weeks ago, in Kidz Harbour, we talked about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. As fun as it was to watch their eyes widen when they heard about a mummy-wrapped man coming out of a grave, I couldn’t help but think about some of the other things also taking place in this story.  Because when Jesus performs a miracle, there are always multiple levels of healing and ministry taking place. Lazarus…

Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,  2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The first word “Therefore” indicates a link to the previous chapter. Chapter 11 is the…

Dear Church Family, I have been in more prayer meetings in the last 5 weeks then in the last 12 months. And I am sure some of you have similar experiences.  2 Chronicles 7:13-14 (ESV) has been mentioned a few times in the prayer meetings. 13 When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, 14 if my people who are called by my…