Have you ever had a passage be so familiar to you that, in the “knowing”, you lose the meaning and the purpose for which the passage was written? That was the case for me as I read 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 this morning in one of the devotional plans I have been reading. I think that as humans, we sometimes tend … Read More
Faith has a Tattletale
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.” ~~Galatians 5:6~~ In a devotional that was part of a YouVersion reading plan I did recently (Letters of Paul: 30-day Reading Plan) a comment was made that hit me hard. “Grace sounds too good to be true; so we go back to trying to earn … Read More
Loud and Clear
As I was studying this morning, I heard from God LOUD and CLEAR. You know, I have always wanted to do “God’s will for my life”, yet the concept of “God’s will for me” has remained such an elusive mystery, despite the many times I’ve asked God to reveal it to me. The “not knowing” has left me feeling rather … Read More
Where’s Your Joy Now?
In a reading plan I’m currently doing with my niece, I’ve been reading through the Letters of Paul. Today I was to read Galatians 4. After I initially read that chapter in the NASB, l was prompted by the Spirit to read it again in The International Children’s Bible. As I read, God used this version to really shine a … Read More
You Got a New Outfit!
Something I read in David Platt’s book Follow Me set my mind to thinking. His statement was: “The fruit of following Jesus is a new heart with a new mind, new desires, a new will, a new way of relating to people around you, and a new purpose.” Well, I’ve been in the church long enough that I wasn’t surprised … Read More
Define Beauty
“Your adornment must not be merely the external–braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel;but it should be the hidden person of the heart,with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is precious in the sight of God.”~~1 Peter 3:3-4~~ As I read this passage this morning about Peter saying beauty isn’t just external, my first … Read More
Comfort
“3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so … Read More
Clothes
What is the first thing you notice in this picture? If you’re anything like me, it’s the bride’s stunning dress. This morning I was reading a devotional which included Galatians 3:27 in the Amplified Version. A part of that verse REALLY struck me. — “…in Christ [into a spiritual union with the Christ, the Anointed] . . .have clothed yourselves with … Read More
Called…Now Serve
“But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.” ~~Galatians 1:15-16~~ Not long ago, this passage really drew me in. As usual, I started out by defining some … Read More
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