Devotionals
A daily word of encouragement, exhortation and edification, drawn from the Scriptures.
Patience And The Last Days
Five times we are going to hear James referencing the virtue of patience in our study this morning (James 5:7,8,10,11). He uses it in the context of living in the last days (James 5:3,8). (1 Peter 5:7). When Jesus gave His last days discourse as recorded in Luke’s...
Glorious Reconciliation
I never tire hearing the gospel message. I look forward to Communion services in a very special way, because of how the Lord has used them so many times to get my heart refocused on the eternal and off the temporal. As we read today about Paul’s heart in reaching the...
Not of This World
Philippians 1:1-2 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul’s letter to the Philippians...
Divine Counting
This morning we begin a study in the book of James. Every single chapter and verse is tailor-made to challenge us in our faith. Brother James is writing to the Jewish believers scattered because of their belief that Jesus (Yeshua) is their Messiah (James 1:1). So he...
Faith – Dead Or Alive?
Saving faith is a faith that is in the heart, not just the head (Romans 10:8-10). It indeed is vocal about what it believes, but it is not just a bunch of words with no fruit or evidence of new life (1 Corinthians 4:19,20). James tells us today that believing in God...
Rejoice!
Philippians 4.4 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Too often the Christian loses sight of this most important truth. We seem to find ourselves regularly in the slough of despair. I cannot always rejoice in the circumstances, but I can rejoice in...
An ugly condition in a beautiful place
Acts 3.1,2 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that...
Come near, saith The Lord
Isaiah 48.15,16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy...
Just What The Doctor Ordered!
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed...
Displeasure with God’s goodness
Jonah 4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. What was it that displeased Jonah? The fact that God was gracious, merciful, slow to anger and kind towards the repentant Ninevites. Jonah had expected the Ninevites to reject God’s message and...
The power of waiting on God
Psalm 62.1 Truly (Only) my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. The original is, "only to God is my soul silence." The emphatic word in this Psalm is only (vs.1,...
The Wells Of Salvation
The Hebrew word for the English word “salvation” is “yeshuw`ah”, which in the New Testament is translated, “Jesus”. Jesus, of course, is more literally “Yeshua”, being a Hebrew name (Matthew 1:21). This morning we will be looking at a text that speaks of “the wells of...
A Word About Wisdom
Our study in James this morning brings us to the subject of wisdom. The Scriptures, however, clearly reveal to us that not all wisdom is godly wisdom. There is a wisdom of this world that is devastating in its effect upon others. In contrast, there is wisdom from...
Watch Your Tongue!
This morning James introduces us to a topic that hits home, and that is, the power of the human tongue and the words that we speak (James 3:1-12). Our speech has the capacity to bless others (Ecclesiastes 10:12a) or hurt them terribly (Proverbs 26:22). The unruly...
Whose Friend Are You?
James 2:23 … Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. James tells us that Abraham believed God, and was called God’s friend. He then tells us that to be a friend of the world is equivalent to being an...
What Does Theology Look Like?
The most important aspect of all theology or Bible study is obedience and practical application (Matthew 7:24-27). The Scriptures not only tell us what to believe, but they also tell us how to behave (2 Timothy 3:16- 17). The only valid expression of conversion is...
Presumptuous sin and God’s timing
Deuteronomy 1.41-43 Then you said to me, We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight, as the Lord our God commanded us. And you girded on every man his battle weapons, and thought it a simple matter to go up into the hill country. And the Lord said to me,...
Wisdom is a Verb
Proverbs 8:20-21 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. Scripture gives much place to the importance of walking in wisdom. Far too often,...
The Resurrection of Jesus… The Great Commission
Matthew 12:39-40 …there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah: For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The bodily resurrection of The...
Listening for God
Psalm 68:33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. Of course we know that as followers of The Lord Jesus we are commanded to listen to God. But my thought for you to ponder today,...
Bearing the Fruit of The Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Note that the fruit in the life of the believer is not self made; it comes from The Spirit of God Who...
Beware of Intruders
Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. This proverb does not suggest, but commands us to keep or guard our hearts with all diligence. The word keep can also be translated guard. Think of a soldier or armed officer...
Who's slave are you?
Romans 6.18-21 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield...
Imitating God
What a merciful and gracious God we serve! Listen... Ex 34.6-7 And the LORD passed by before him (Moses), and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity...
Our daily pursuit
Isa 26.8,9 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early. What precious...
Grace Alone
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, ... Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) I have heard it said that the definition of grace is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Mark 15 would certainly affirm...
Knowing God
John 17.3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Eternal life is knowing God personally. This knowledge of God is real and certain. According to the apostle John, the crux of the test is a spirit’s...
The Godly Response To Adversity
You and I are living in the perilous times prophesied about in Scripture (2 Timothy 3:1). Unwise decisions made by our leaders have caused great anxiety and strain on common people like you and me. How shall we respond to this bad news? Adversity is an inevitable part...
Blotted Out!
The book of Colossians was penned to offset the heretical teaching that denied the deity of The Lord Jesus Christ and the gospel of grace, and replaced it with a man-based system of earning salvation by works and metaphysical exercises (2:8,20-22). That Jesus Christ...
The Will Of God
James, as the half brother of Jesus, lived with the will of God Incarnate (John 1:1,14). There is no doubt in my mind that when James wrote his epistle, he remembered what Jesus said and did around the house. Jesus Christ, as Son of Man, lived in submission not only...
God Reigns
This universe that you and I live in was created by the Sovereign, Almighty God (Genesis 1:1), who reigns upon His throne (Psalm 47:8; Revelation 19:6). When John was taken into heaven, he saw God sitting upon His throne (Revelation 4:2). Let’s look at what the Bible...
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.