Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
Manna or The Master?
Proverbs 18.10,11 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. There are two sources of confidence here. The Name of The Lord and the rich man's...
THIS IS WAR!
Romans 13.11-14 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour...
Be of Good Cheer
In the second chapter of Mark, we find Jesus ministering forgiveness and healing to a man who was unable to walk. Man, by natural birth, is lame, dead in trespasses and sins. Christians can truly rejoice because, through Jesus' atoning work on Calvary, our names are...
For Those Who Are Overwhelmed
Psalm 61 is God’s prescription for those who are overwhelmed. Face it, life tends to be quite overwhelming in and of itself, apart from all of the added difficulties that we encounter along the way. My question for you today is this: should there not be a significant...
Everyone is “Wholly”
There is no such thing as neutrality when it comes to spiritual things.
Being a "Put On"
In the world, a person who is a “put on” is a phony. To be a “put on” is a saying that is used to describe someone who is trying to be something or someone that they are not. And while that saying may indeed be true in many cases, it obviously is not a term that The...
He Who Began a Good Work in You
Other than verses 13 and 19 in Philippians 4, perhaps one of the most often quoted passage from this epistle is: “Being confident of this very thing, that He Who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6) What a...
Are you waiting or wallowing?
Hebrews 9.27,28 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.One of the assurances of our new...
The Transfiguration of Jesus (and You)
2 Peter 1:16-18 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to...
Divine Resources
Psalms 115:9 "O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he [is] their help and their shield." Many times we are...
Spiritual Nourishment
1 Timothy 4:6 (KJV) "If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." Paul instructs Timothy to be nourished up in the words...
The heart of the matter
Proverbs 17:3 "The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts." It is a new day. A gift from our marvelous Lord God. Let us understand that we do not live our lives in a vacuum or without purpose. We have been bought with a...
God’s Word, God’s GPS
PSALM 17.4 "Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not." There are only two paths for us to choose to walk upon in life today. One is the path of...
Ritual or Resurrection?
Let me ask you a question. What motivates you to be in church today? Is there something different that has compelled you to come to service this morning but not last week or next week? Why would you believe that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is important to...
The Life That Is Blessed
What does a blessed life look like? Or let me put it this way: What does God say that a life that is blessed looks like? The answer is found in the Holy Scriptures. In beginning a teaching in what has been called “The Sermon on the Mount”, The Lord Jesus Christ opens...
The God of all Comfort
The apostle Paul opened his second epistle to the church in Corinth with the words, "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort...
The Blood of the Lamb
We will be pondering the passages from Revelation 5 today. The scene of course is in heaven. In the right hand of The Father Who is seated on His throne, there is a sealed book (Revelation 5:1). Not only has the unfolding of the rest of the book of Revelation, but in...
I Will Sing!
I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt...
The cure for bitterness
Oh, how human we are! Praising one day and grumbling and bitter the next. The children of Israel were gloriously delivered out of Egypt by the mighty hand of God. There was singing and dancing and celebration. They even made the most wonderful proclamation, Who is...
A Virtuous Woman
Ladies, on this day that we honor our mothers,1 may we give glory to Jesus who is the true women’s liberator.2 In a day and age when women are being pressured to conform to the mold of this fallen world, daughters of Abraham3 are being changed from glory to glory by...
Resting Or Restless?
Jeremiah 50:6 tells us that God’s people, Israel, were like lost sheep. They were led astray by their shepherds; they forgot their resting place. In a nutshell, Israel strayed because their shepherds did not give the people the Word of God. However, even where the...
Let your light shine
I am reminded of the many places in Scripture where we are told to be zealous of good works. I'd like to pass along a brief reminder today in regards to the connection between good works and the glory of God. Jesus said in Mt 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men...
Saturday Men’s Prayer
As I sat with other brothers from our church family for prayer, my heart was warmly stirred with a sense of the presence of The Lord. I didn't get any goose bumps or chills up and down my spine, just a sense of God's presence and approval of what He was observing....
Created for community
The body of Christ is a living organism, with Jesus being the Head. This is a picture that God gives to us throughout the New Testament. Among the many lessons that could be written about what it means to be a body; one sure conclusion is drawn. There is no room for...
When, not If
In the book of James, we learn that the normal Christian life is one that includes both testing and temptation. Brother James makes it very clear that testing and temptation is not a matter of "if", but when. In other words, every single follower of Jesus can expect...
Today and Daily
The writer to the Hebrews urges us to exhort one another daily, lest any of us be hardened by the deceitfulness, or delusion, of sin. But note that he adds the word, today. Thus, exhorting one another in the faith is something that must be done daily. Please note the...
Faith in the Power of God
Corinth was a city that prided itself as being a center of eloquent orators. That was a typical notion of the Greek and Roman world of the time. Like Corinth, our day and age is captivated by mesmerizing orators and motivational speakers. The "mantra" of the day is...
Dealing with doubtful things
In Romans 14, we are given much needed guidance on how to deal with others in the body who have different convictions on non-salvation issues. The subjects dealt with specifically were the keeping of the sabbath and the eating of meats. They may not be big deals for...
Blessed Indeed!
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Three times in one verse we find the word blessed or blessings. The Source of these blessings is our Blessed God and...
My soul doth magnify The Lord
The title of my blog today is taken from Mary's beautiful declaration found in Luke 1.46-53. Upon hearing that she is going to bear The Son of God in her womb, Mary humbly submits to the will of God, in spite of the human impossibility of what the angel declared God...
Sweet Hour of Prayer
One of the most beloved hymns is entitled sweet hour of prayer. That is theme of my meditation today. I find it interesting how the words prayer and incense are found together in Scripture. The Psalmist David wrote, "Let my prayer be set forth before thee [as]...
About Me
I am the Lead Pastor of Koinonia Fellowship, a husband, father and grandfather. I also serve on the worship team as one of the drummers.