We continue looking at the Holy Spirit today by looking at the fact that he teaches us to hide in plain sight. This does not mean that we do or say nothing, actually, it is the exact opposite. We are to be very visible and God helps us to always strive to do that better! Instead, he teaches us to be hidden in Christ so that we are never promoting ourselves but we are always promoting Christ so that he alone receives all of the glory in everything. Thank you for sharing some of your time with me and for the privilege of sharing God’s Word with you!
In today’s devotion, we continue our look at the Holy Spirit’s Work, specifically, one way that he changes our hearts through the power of God’s Word. We will see how he causes us to view others, no matter how different, as fellow heirs of the same promise and how he unifies us in Christ. Please share some of your time with me and thank you for the privilege of sharing God’s Word with you!
What do you know? In all honesty, it is far less than we would like to think. Yet as we continue to look at the Holy Spirit it is important to know he lives in us by faith. It is important to know what the Spirit knows about you and about your neighbor and about all humanity. It is important to know what God knows about you as he sent his Son to the cross for all people. May we embrace the fact that we have much to learn and love the opportunities we have to go to our God who knows the truth. Thank you so much for the privilege of sharing God’s Word with you!
Today, we begin a look at the work of the Holy Spirit. We begin this look by focusing on sorrow over sin. This is something the Holy Spirit works in our hearts. But what does it look like and how does it show itself? To answer these questions we will look to the very place in which the Holy Spirit works – the Word of God. Please share some of your time with me as we look at this important topic. Thank you so much!
To have a successful future, many say it is important to stay focused on what you want. While that may be helpful advice, it isn’t foolproof advice. Today, we finish up our look at Jesus’ sermon on the mount and Jesus tells us how to stay confident about our future and the outcome of it no matter what. He does this by telling us it is important how we start and what we start on. Your future is important, so please, share some of your time with me as we listen to Jesus as he speaks with authority on the subject of our futures! Thank you so much for the privilege of sharing God’s Word with you!
It is flooding the news. Reactions are everywhere on both sides of the story. A social injustice has taken place. People are obviously hurting and tempers are flaring. Love is the obvious answer. Love for people regardless of race. But is the response to injustice up to us? Today, please press the pause button with me and may we let the words of God in Psalm 37 fill our hearts and minds. Thank you.
Do unto others…we talk about the “Golden Rule” and we teach it to our children. But how well do we live it? Sometimes it might be more like “Do unto others as long as they think the same way as me.” It is an easy rule to learn but a hard rule to master. Keeping all this in mind, please join me as we go to God’s Word and hear him teach us about the part he plays in this process. Thank you so much for your time!
Judge Not! It is a phrase used often among us. Sometimes it is used to basically say “mind your own business”! Sometimes it is used because we don’t want to offend others. Sometimes it is used because we don’t want to create the idea in someone else’s mind that we are better than others. But what does the Bible really say about judging? Please, share some of your time with me as we hear what God has to tell us about judging. Thank you!
We looked at the Lord’s Prayer not to long ago, but we didn’t touch on our attitude as much as the words themselves. Today, as we go to God’s Word we hear God address our attitude going into and during our prayers. May we all be blessed with a heart that yearns to talk with our God and finds comfort in knowing great joy in he is the only one who needs to hear! Thank you for a few minutes of your time as well as the opportunity to share God’s Word with you!
Giving to the needy is important and good. Just about everyone knows that. But have you ever thought about how we should give to the needy? That is something that we might not think about as much and it is something we could be doing with improper motivation. Please share some of your time with me as we go to God’s Word and hear what God has to say about this topic. Thank you so much for the privilege to share God’s Word with you!
How do I love those who do not only give me a reason not to but, really, give me a reason to hate them? God demands to much from me! You are right, in fact God demands perfection from me and from you. Is that fair? Is that loving? Please share a few minutes of your day with me as we go to God’s Word to look at this topic. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share God’s Word with you!
Payback. Right your wrongs. These are the first responses for us when we are wronged. Additionally, we can easily and quickly look down on those who seem to just be looking for handouts and we can quickly and easily turn some away when we have made that determination. That is why I encourage you to join me in God’s Word and see how God challenges those thoughts as he guides us in Christian living. Thank you for the privilege of sharing God’s Word with you!
How important are our words? How do they reflect on God? How do they reflect on us? How are we to talk and how are we to make promises in an uncertain climate? Today, we go to God’s Word and hear him talk to us about these very things. Please spare a few minutes of your day and join me. Thank you so much for this privilege!
Divorces are popular today, but that is nothing new. They were an item of discussion in Jesus’ time as well. But Jesus’ view on them was the same then as it is today. He takes the marriage promise seriously. Please, share some time with me as we go to God’s Word and see why we should take that promise just as seriously. Thank you so much!
Murder is serious. That is a fact we all know. Because of this, I am sure few of us feel as though we may have little to nothing to fear when it comes to the 5th Commandment. But here in Matthew 5, God turns those thoughts upside down. Please share some of your time with me as we go to God’s Word and have our hearts convicted but also lifted back up by our God. Thank you for the opportunity to share God’s Word with you!
Do not commit adultery. Like the 5th commandment, we want to sooth our conscience. We want to play the compare game and see others have messed up more and far worse than we. But again, God lets us know that all have sinned. Please share some of your time with me and may we be cut to the heart and healed by the word of God. Thank you so much!
How much do we need to do to make God happy? Can I or should I be comparing myself to others? What is it about Jesus’ life that has anything to do with my own? Please share a few minutes of your day with me as we go to God’s Word and look at these questions. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share God’s Word with you!
Today Jesus talks to us about who we are. You are salt. You are light. If you are a Christian, then it is that simple, it is part of our existence. The times we currently find ourselves in be seen as a challenge to that, OR they can simply make it that much more important. Please, share some of your time with me as we go to God’s Word and may the later be our response. Thank you so much!