THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIARevelation 3:7-13 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you … Read More
The Church at Sardis
THE CHURCH AT SARDISRevelation 3:1-6 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write:He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are dead. ‘Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not … Read More
The Church at Thyatira
The Church at THYATIRA Let me start off by saying that I know this is a lengthy passage of Scripture, but please take the time to read it so what follows makes sense. “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like burnished … Read More
A Lesson from Caleb
This morning as I was reading, Joshua 14:8 jumped out at me. “but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.” I was struck by a phrase that described Caleb, “followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.” A couple questions ran through my mind. What does … Read More
Compassion Like Jesus
I was reading Matthew 9 this morning and something “popped out” to me. It was as though God was saying, “Pay attention daughter. I want to teach you something.” Have you ever wondered about compassion? In Matthew 9:35-38 it says, “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom … Read More
Tychicus (Colossians 4:7-8)
Did you ever read a name in Scripture and think, man I’m glad my parents didn’t name me that? Or when you see someone’s name mentioned, do you ever wonder what they were like? Yeah, me too. Well, this morning God took the guesswork out of my questions about a man named Tychicus. “Tychicus will tell you all the news … Read More
How God Works
So I was finishing up the last day of a week-long devotional plan on YouVersion called Confessing the Hebrew Scriptures. It was teaching about God as the Good Shepherd. Today, the Scripture was “He is My shepherd, and he shall fulfill all My purpose” while saying to Jerusalem, “You will be built” and to the Temple, “Your foundation will be … Read More