Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
The Centrality of Christ
Ephesians 4.11-13 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith,...
You get what you give away
Luke 6.38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. This world system is governed by...
The Yielded Life
The narrow path that leads unto life (Matthew 7:13,14) is a life that is yielded to the Lord Jesus. Webster tells us that to be yielded means “to surrender; to give way; not to oppose.” God would never give us commands that we were unable to obey. The lie of the...
Eternal Life!
What we deserve as sinners is death. What God offers to us through His Son Jesus Christ is eternal life (Romans 6:23). While the world is vainly seeking for the mythical “Fountain of Youth”, God is proclaiming a message of eternal life to all who believe in His...
David's "I Wills"
Psalm 61 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy...
Lust makes the world go round
1 John 2.15-17 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. The...
Longing for the presence of God
1 Chronicles 13.6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. David was the man after God's own heart....
Holy Addiction
1 Corinthians 16:15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) What an amazing testimony of Jesus Christ was the household of Stephanas. Paul...
The Cloud of God
Acts 1.9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. In Rochester, New York, overcast and cloudy days are pretty much the norm. As I was reading Acts 1 this morning, the weather outside was...
The Mission of Jesus
Luke 4:17-21 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to...
There is Power in the Blood of Jesus
Colossians 1:14 In Whom we have redemption through His blood (Does your bible say through His blood?), even the forgiveness of sins.” Why is blood so important to God? To us? “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make...
The Choice is Yours
John 5:27-28 ...for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. It is not a question...
The spirit of Hamaan
Esther 5.11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. Like the religious fraud in the temple in Luke...
God's meticulous Providence
Esther 4.14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a...
Missing the presence of God
Genesis 28.16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. This is that incredible chapter where Jacob experiences the ladder that joins heaven and earth. A picture, of course, of Jesus Christ, The One Mediator...
Living with a Good Conscience
Acts 23.1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. How wonderful it is to walk with Jesus in spirit and in truth. Despite the chaos and spiritual warfare that the apostle Paul...
God's counsel never changes
Isa 25.1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. A common word used during any political campaign is change. Every politician and political party promises...
A Faith that works
James 2.26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Just as money can be genuine or counterfeit, so too faith can be the real thing or just an imitation of the real thing. If it's a faith that fails to produce good deeds, it is...
The congregation of the Dead
Proverbs 21.16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. There are two congregations on planet earth. There is the congregation of the twice born followers of The Lord Jesus Christ. And there is the...
Isaac: A portrait of faith and submission
Genesis 22.6- 8 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I,...
With The Lord
One thing that can so easily be overlooked in our curiosity to rightly divide eschatology (the timing and mechanics of end time events) is this one most certain promise: we shall be with The Lord! Paul told the saints in Corinth: “We are confident, I say, and willing...
True Greatness
Mark 10.42-45 42 But Jesus called them [to him], and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever...
Magnifying God inspires Joy
Philippians 1.21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. The Bible says, “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Jesus Christ has bought us at the price of His own death, which means...
Thy Faith
Mark 9.22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. Jesus spoke these words of our devotional title to many people in the gospels. He was...
God does not Forget
Hebrews 6.10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. Why should we not be weary in well doing, beloved? Because God does not forget the things...
The Freeness of God's Grace
Acts 15.11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Religion and legalism has great difficulty with the freeness of the grace of the gospel. Inevitably, rules or conditions are made necessary for one to get right...
Sanctification: A Work in Progress
Philippians 1.6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. In Nehemiah 4, the adversaries of the Jews looked at their work and mocked it as feeble. Often when the world looks at the...
Moved with Compassion
Matthew 14.14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. When Jesus Christ sees the hurting and needy, He moves towards them, not away from them. Same holds true of you this morning, beloved....
The Living Spirit
Acts 8.29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. The Holy Spirit is more than a doctrine, He is a Living Person Who speaks to His people and directs their steps. Of course, as The Author of Scripture, The Holy Spirit has given to...
He Saw Their Faith
Our faith is expressed in both noun and verb form. In the noun form, it is what we call our "Statement of Faith", or doctrinal beliefs. God wants us to have sound doctrine for obvious reasons. However, in day-to-day living, it is the verb faith that is needed. Noun...
He is Not Here, But He is Risen
Luke 24:1-7 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they (Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome) came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled...
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.