Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
The Example Of Moses
Moses was one of the mightiest vessels of the Lord. He was indeed a man of faith, but he was also a man of fruit. However, like Elijah, he was a man subject to the passions and temptations in life like every one of us. For example, he had a problem with anger, as...
At The Second Time!
Just as Joseph was not known and accepted by His brothers until the second time they saw him in Egypt, Jesus Christ will not be recognized and accepted as Messiah by the nation of Israel as a whole until His Second Coming. Scripture is filled with prophecies...
Whose Servant Are You?
Psalm 116:16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. This unnamed author declares that he is the servant of The Lord. He not only declares, “I am Thy servant”, but he emphasizes it with the words,...
Faith In Fruitless Times
We are ever being taught by God’s Spirit to walk by faith, and not by sight. Faith sees what the natural eye doesn’t. How important it is for us to grasp this key to a steady walk with Jesus. I was reminded of this again when one of the lines sung during a worship...
The Battle Belongs to the Lord
2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. Joshua 10 is an...
Don’t Forget Heaven
The promise to those persecuted for Christ's name sake is that their reward would be great in heaven. Jesus said that ìthe kingdom of heaven is at hand, or near. Our citizenship as Christians is in heaven. Our passports have been eternally stamped by the blood of...
The Eye Of The Lord
God is forever watching over us. Forget about hiding from Him. The Bible says Noah found grace 'in the eyes of the Lord'. Righteous living, by the grace of God, always catches the Lord's eye. God told Israel to walk in obedience to Him and do that which was right in...
Jesus Has Triumphed Gloriously!
Defeat is not an option for the child of God who walks by faith and not by sight. We have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the testimony that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Turning Your Defeats into Victory
Romans 8:33,34 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. There is no...
Useless Religion
The faith that is given to us as Christians is more than empty words. Israel had all of the religious routine (and then some) down pat, but it was lip service only. Jesus used the religious Pharisees as an example of how not to pray, fast or give unto the Lord!...
Preparing For Eternity
Are you making preparations for eternity? Is your life a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God? Are you feeding daily on the Holy Scriptures? Are you walking in holiness? Are you growing in your most holy faith? The time to start is NOW!
Delightfully Diligent
God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Diligence begins by keeping our heart in the love of God. Never settle for the nominal Christian life that is nothing more than going to a church building and occasional times of reading Scripture and worship. There...
A Willing Vessel
The Lord’s heart is towards those who willingly offer themselves unto Him.
The Destruction of Jericho
Hebrews 11:30,31 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. The story of how God destroyed the city of Jericho is...
Choices
When our children were younger, we would often tell them about the importance of making prayerful, Biblical choices. We took a line from a Christian video, "You win or lose by the way you choose." The ability to choose is given to every human being. You have chosen to...
Love The Savior, Not Silver
Ecclesiastes 5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. Let's be clear about this: a person does not need to have lots of money to love it. Even if you do not have money, your mind...
The Heart of God for Sinners
Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly...
What is Your Worldview?
Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Psalm 2 is the first of the Messianic psalms. It is a psalm that...
Who is in Control?
Ephesians 1:11 … according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: Dear reader, how would you answer this question? Who is in control of the affairs and events on planet earth, including your own life? In our study of Daniel...
Good News, God Reigns!
Beloved, as you begin your day, be sure to shod your feet with the gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15), and do not forget that in spite of everything that is going on that would seem to indicate that the wicked triumph over good, God reigns! Do not lose heart!
Living with a Holy Purpose
Lord, put a holy purpose in each of our hearts.
Intimate Abiding
When the writer to the Hebrews exhorted them to draw near to God "with a true heart in full assurance of faith" (Hebrews 10:22), he was communicating the very heart of God. How easy it is to drift away from that precious truth! Out of all the commandments, the most...
Are You Choking?
What things choke the truth of God’s Word from bearing fruit in our lives? Worry, and the pursuit of riches and pleasures.
Fervent Faith
As we have been studying Jesus' teaching on signs leading up to His return (Matthew 24), I'm sure that we have been challenged to walk closer to Him. A word that is used in Scripture that could label the kind of faith needed for these last days is fervent. Paul tells...
Sovereign Protection
I am glad that I do not know everything that lies ahead. I'd much rather walk by faith than by sight. A couple of days ago in the book of Acts, we saw Jesus encouraging Paul to be of good cheer. Not only were those words of Jesus spoken to encourage Paul because of...
Sowing Seeds
Sow love. Sow compassion. Sow understanding. Sow kindness. Sow mercy. Sow forgiveness. Bathe each day in prayer and let Jesus use your life as a conduit to bless others. If you sow iniquity you’ll reap sorrow, but if you sow righteousness you’ll have a sure reward.
The Gift of The Holy Ghost
Those who have been brought into the body of Christ by The Spirit are given the promise of the power of The Spirit to live for Christ and bring glory to the Father.
Be Encouraged!
Paul had probably gone through one of the most frustrating ministry times in his life when Jesus appeared to him and told him, 'Be of good cheer'. In other words, what Jesus was saying was: 'Don't condemn yourself, Paul, because things did not go the way you thought...
Useless Religion
The faith that is given to us as Christians is more than empty words. Israel had all of the religious routine (and then some) down pat, but it was lip service only. Jesus used the religious Pharisees as an example of how not to pray, fast or give unto the Lord!...
Guess Who’s Looking?
Scripture reveals an amazing audience observing the activity of man upon the earth. Hebrews speaks about a great cloud of witnesses. The unequally yoked wife is being observed by her unsaved husband. Our employers, both saved and unsaved, are watching. The devil is...
Guidance Through Prayer
If Paul was left to minister according to his own understanding, I doubt he would have been as fruitful as he was. Paul was convinced that if anybody could reach his fellow Jews, it was he. After all he had the top notch Rabbinic Scholar as his mentor. Nobody could...
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.