Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
Seeking God is good for your heart
1 Chronicles 16.10,11 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. Proverbs tells us that a merry heart does good like medicine. God's "pharmacy" is the best medicine for man....
The Privilege And Power Of Prayer
Scripture is filled with promises that relate to the prayers of God’s people. James 5:16 tells us that “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” One of the means that God uses in bringing about His purposes upon the earth is the prayers of the...
The evil eye of envy
1 Samuel 18.9-11 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in...
The Age of The Spirit
Acts 2.16-21 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old...
Pour me, not poor me
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Therefore, behold, the Therefore, behold,...
Separation, not isolation
2 Cor 6.13-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?...
Unspeakable Joy!
2 Samuel 6.16 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. The account of David worshipping before The Ark of The Lord...
The Depravity Of Man
One of the foundational doctrines of Scripture is the depravity of man (Genesis 6:5). What this means is that, as a result of the fall of Adam in the garden, every single human being is now born with a sin nature (Romans 7:18) that falls short of the glory of our...
Serving Christ with Fervent Praying
Col 4.12,13 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in...
The witness of God
Philippians 1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. Romans 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers. 2 Corinthians...
Don’t Let Your Faith Be Hijacked!
Revelation 22.20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 12.4-7 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there...
The disaster of disobedience
Ezek 14.23 And ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. The Sovereign Lord has told Ezekiel that because of the idolatry of His people, instead of answered prayer, they would be facing severe consequences of...
Bitter And Sweet
In Revelation chapter 10, John is told to eat the scroll containing the prophetic word of the coming judgment of God. The net effect it had upon him was that it was both bitter and sweet (verses 9,10). The Old Testament prophet Ezekiel had almost the same experience...
Looking to Jesus, Running to Win
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Salvation is a gift from God. It is not of works, lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9). But any alleged salvation that is void of works or good fruit is a counterfeit faith. This morning in...
Jesus is Risen!
Acts 2.23,24 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it....
A tale of two branches
John 15.1,2 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Jesus is the True Vine. He is the Source of human and...
Do miracles change your heart?
1 Kings 13:6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as [it was]...
Keep Walking
Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk ye in him: The Colossians church was being assaulted by many false doctrines concerning the Person of Jesus Christ and His gospel they we're being told that faith in Jesus Christ's sacrifice...
The cure for an anxious heart
Proverbs 12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. Let me give you a couple of other ways that this passage can be understood. Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. Anxiety in a man's heart...
Reading and agreeing or Believing and doing?
James 1.21-25 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the...
Sober Up!
1 Peter 4.7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. Now there's a title for an early morning devotion; sober up. Peter is writing to brothers and sisters in Christ. They are going through a season of fiery trials and...
Read the whole verse
Psalm 18.30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Following Jesus is not some kind of a pie in the sky experience that is free of effort or opposition. There are those whose concept of grace is...
Prayer for the Saints
This morning we will be looking at the first of two Spirit-filled prayers that Paul prays for the saints at Ephesus (Ephesians 1:15-20). These prayers, like all the prayers in the bible, can be used to help us in our prayer lives. In fact, I would say that one reason...
My testimony is not the Gospel
1 Cor 15.1-8 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered...
The mirror that talks
James 1.22-25 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway...
The gifts and callings of God; handle with prayer
John 3.27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Charles a Spurgeon wrote: "The truth stated in this verse should act as an effectual cure for envy and emulation.” It should also be a warning about boasting and spiritual...
Not for Sale!
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. When the Scripture tells us that we have been bought with a price, it is important that we understand what it means to God and to us. For in understanding the...
Giving Glory to God
Daniel 5.21 "but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified." We must reject the thinking that giving glory to God is "just for Christians." How dangerous it is for any human being to think this way. The passage above is...
The need for divine illumination
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. We by nature choose things that seem right, but lead to death. That is why we need divine illumination in life. Repeatedly we read in the proverbs warnings about...
Mercy in Life's Dungeons
I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast...
Glorious Freedom
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1 KJV) Every human being has this basic desire to be free. The key is how you define freedom. Freedom is the purpose of...
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.