Category: Devotionals

Poverty and riches 1

June 11.       Job ch 19-20 POVERTY AND RICHES 1 ““What happiness comes to you when you feel your spiritual poverty! For yours is the realm of heaven’s kingdom.” Matthew 5:3 TPT GOOD DAY: This is heavy on my spirit now. Yesterday was someone’s birthday and one person special to you did not…

The only sure thing

June 10.          Job 15-18 THE ONLY SURE THING.  “And the Lord answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”” Exodus 33:14 BSB GOOD DAY: After having many trials myself and listening to devoted Christians narrating their own challenges, I asked God for what the pleasures of walking with Christ are. I connect …

Talking with God

June 6.       Esther ch 5-10 TALKING WITH GOD “At that time Hezekiah became so sick he almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and told him, “This is what the Lord says: Make arrangements because you are not going to live, but die.” Hezekiah turned toward the…

Rejoice

June 5.         Esther 1-4 REJOICE “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My…

Is this the time?

June 4.              Nehemiah ch 11-13 IS THIS THE TIME? “But Elisha said to him, “Was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or to accept clothe’s or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and…

Compassionate governance

June 2.         Nehemiah ch 7-8 COMPASSIONATE GOVERNANCE “Every day I served one beef, six of the best sheep, and many chickens, and every ten days I provided a fresh supply of wine. But I knew what heavy burdens the people had to bear, and so I did not claim the allowance that the governor…

In pursuit of everlasting value

June 1.             Nehemiah ch 4-6 IN PURSUIT OF EVERLASTING VALUE “For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”  1 Timothy ch 4-8 AMP GOOD DAY: Congratulations for being…

The word has energy

May 31.    Nehemiah ch 1-3 THE WORD HAS ENERGY “who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;” Hebrews 1:3 KJV…

Walk with understanding

May 30.                   Ezra ch 8-10 WALK WITH UNDERSTANDING.  “Brothers and sisters, will it help you if I come to you speaking in different languages? No! It will help you only if I bring you a new truth or some new knowledge, or prophecy, or teaching. It is the same as with lifeless…

While still a child

May 29.        Ezra ch 4-7 WHILE STILL A CHILD.  “Let me illustrate: As long as an heir is a minor, he’s not really much different than a servant, although he’s the master over all of them. For until the time appointed by the father, the child is under the domestic supervision of…