Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
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...
Do Not Forget!
1 Timothy 1.15-17 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a...
God is love
1 John 4.8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love. The fallen world system has taken the sacred things of God and twisted their meanings. In the Greek language, there are two different words that are translated into the English word love....
Happy New Year!
I want to take a moment to say thank you to each and every one of my Daily Devotional subscribers. I was gently "pushed" by a couple of men in our church family to write some spiritual insights to bless God's people. I reluctantly accepted their admonition and have...
Unfeigned Faith
2 Tim 1.5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. What does it mean to have an unfeigned faith? It means to have a faith that is...
Wonderful Grace
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. When we were born again it was not a reward for good behavior. It was a free gift bestowed upon us through the Lord...
Christ is Christmas
We just celebrated the first coming of Jesus at Christmas. Let's not forget that Jesus is coming again. And may we never forget that man’s salvation was not man’s idea! From the beginning of human history, God alluded to the redemptive work of the Lamb of God. His...
Angels We Have Heard On High
Holiness at once breeds in our hearts a deep attractiveness and a trembling horror. We find in it something that our souls crave, and yet something that we inherently know we will never have of our own accord. That perfection and purity is something we desire acutely,...
Christ IS our joy!
Luke 2.10,11 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. The shepherds were told that the good tidings...
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.