Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
The Right Perspective
“And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many water and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, ‘Allelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!’ ” The young body of saints in Thessalonica had endured severe persecution because of...
A God-Ordered Life
Psalm 37.23,24 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. We see in our passages this morning one of the undeniable mysteries of...
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...
The Power of Hope
Hebrews 6.11,12 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. Faith in Jesus Christ gives unto us a full...
The deceitful power of sin
Hebrews 3.13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. The most wicked, defiling entity in the universe is sin. Sin kills, steals and destroys. Sin deceives and cheats. Sin is a thing that...
A cat scan of fallen man
2 Timothy 3.1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers,...
Liberty or Legalism?
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Mankind seems to have this flawed thinking that there is something that we must do before God can accept us....
Marriage is like cake!
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31 Now you may be wondering, ‘How is marriage like cake?’ It is in the sense that when we have all the proper ingredients and follow...
Reflecting On Redemption
The dictionary definition of “reflect” means to realize, consider or think. Read that again. This is the mindset that we need to have when we partake of The Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthinans 11:27,28). We need to reflect on what the elements mean in order to realize and...
The New Morality
Isa 5.20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Dear follower of the precious Lord Jesus, we are living in an upside down world that was spoken about here...
Divine Anointing
Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together. Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who...
“In Wrath Remember Mercy”
As we work our way through this period of time known in Revelation as the “great tribulation” (Matthew 24:21; Revelation 2:22, 7:14), it is very easy to get caught up with the incredible displays of demonic powers (Revelation 9) and catastrophes of nature (Revelation...
The purpose of redemption
1 Corinthians 1.9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. We were redeemed by God through Christ to have fellowship with Him. Let that thought sink down deep into your very souls this morning. God Himself has...
Who are you married to?
Romans 7.4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. One of the easiest things to do is profess faith in...
Secular society and the Lord's Day
Heb 10.25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Secular society is at war with God. John calls the spirit of this world "antichrist". This war...
Endued With Divine Power
There are those unmistakable places in Scripture where God, in His providence and design, empowers certain individuals to perform incredible things as a display of His glory and power. Such was true of the 10 plagues that God performed through Moses in the book of...
Peace with God
Rom 5.1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. What a wonderful truth we have in our text this morning. We are justified by faith and have peace with God through Our Lord Jesus Christ. Once again we see that the...
Jesus Christ, Holy and Anointed One
When Jesus went to the synagogue in Nazareth (Luke 4:16-24), the Scripture tells us that it as the sabbath day or day of rest for the Jews. On this particular sabbath, Jesus stood up and read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah 61:1,2. It was then that He made the...
Faith works by love
The title today is found in Galatians 5.6. The Greek word for works here is a word that means to operate or to put on display. It also could be translated energy. In other words, it is love that energizes, or puts faith on display. Faith and love are "twin pillars" of...
Serving The Lord without distraction
In 1 Corinthians 7, the apostle Paul was addressing critical issues that the church was facing. There was confusion about how to balance marital relationships, singleness, slavery and vocation as a Christian in a fallen world. Paul admonition to them was simply...
Living For The Glory Of God
In the Book of Acts, chapter 12, we find an unsaved man, Herod, smitten by an angel of God because he did not give glory to God but allowed the people to worship him as a god. If this man was struck down for not giving God glory, what about you and me? After all, the...
Fear Not
The Lord spoke to Abraham in a vision these exceeding great and precious promises. "Fear not, I am thy shield and exceeding great reward." May The Holy Spirit cause us to lay hold of those words today. What dispels fear and anxiety in our lives beloved is an awareness...
Fellowship
A while back, another saint asked me my view on fellowship in light of the Internet and the trend of "organized" fellowship in small groups. The gist of my answer is that true fellowship is birthed by The Holy Spirit, is usually "organic" rather than planned, but...
Don’t Quit!
Salvation is a gift from God that costs you nothing; but discipleship will cost you everything. Regeneration is that work of the Spirit of God that occurs in a moment. Discipleship is a moment by moment, day by day decision that takes a lifetime. Salvation is...
Redeemed to Worship
Our focus today turns from earth to heaven. Oh what a contrast we see at the end of the book of Revelation in the language of those on earth compared with those who are dwellers in heaven! While on earth there is weeping and wailing (Revelation 18:15,19), the saints...
The Coming King
Reader, I have news for you…The King of kings, Jesus Christ, is coming back to this earth one day (Revelation 19:11-16). The Jesus that I am speaking of is the very same Jesus who ascended up into heaven nearly 2,000 years ago (Acts 1:9-11). This event is one of the...
Spiritual Warfare
There is a real personage known as the devil. His name means “Destruction” (“Abaddon”), or “Destroyer” (“Apollyon”). Jesus described him as a thief who comes “to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” He also stated that the devil is a murderer and liar, and the father...
Ministering Unto Jesus
We find in Acts 13:1-5, a wonderful picture of fellowship between the Spirit of God and man. How beautiful to see these saints united in ministering unto the Lord Jesus. It is interesting to note that, although there are several Greek words which are translated as...
Filthy Rags or God’s Righteousness?
Man is by nature filled with pride and self righteousness. When you talk to the average person about going to heaven, the usual response is, “I am sure that I am going to heaven because I have never murdered anyone or…..” You know the rest of the story. But God sees...
The Former Things Are Passed Away
The Scripture declares that “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5) You and I are presently living in the long night of the age of “former things” (Revelation 21:4). Tears, sorrow, crying, pain, and death are common to all of us....
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
Luke 9:16,17 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them...
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.