Devotional 8/9/14

9-August        Choose Your Behavior   Matthew 7:13-14   Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. But the gate is narrow (contracted by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and … Read More

Devotional 8/8/14

8-August     Choose Your Training John 16:7   Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. (NKJV)   In all the years I spent growing up in the church I was … Read More

Devotional 8/7/14

7-August    Choose Your Pay   Psalm 24:10   Those that seek the Lord lack no good thing.   Right now you may be wondering how this scripture can possibly be true. Perhaps you are lacking some good things in your life so you’re thinking the Word must be wrong somehow. But the requirement for success here is clear — “seek … Read More

Devotional 8/6/14

6-August      Choose Your Work Ephesians 6:7   Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. (NLT)   How can job seekers work with enthusiasm when they’re not working? Don’t be fooled. Looking for a job is work. Completing the projects and assignments you are given outside of the workplace is work too.  So maybe … Read More

Devotional 8/5/14

5-August   Choose Your Benefits John 8:36   Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.   When we get bogged down in the world’s systems and way of thinking we become ensnared by the devil. Those who don’t know Jesus have no other option, they are stuck — but believers are not. Jesus offers us a radically … Read More

Devotional 8/4/14

4-Augusr    Choose Your Boss Deuteronomy 3:24   ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?   As Moses stood at the edge of the Jordan river, after all … Read More

Devotional 8/3/14

3-August    Choose Your Future   Matthew 5:44   But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven;   Love your enemies, including those who fired you, let you go … Read More

Devotional 8/2/14

2-August   Choose Your Thoughts Luke 5:38-39   New wine must be stored in new wineskins. But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.” (NLT) Does this sound like anyone you know? “My old job wasn’t great but I could have lived with it” or, “I know this isn’t where … Read More

Devotional 8/24/14

24- August      Knock and Bring Gifts Matthew 5:15    No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.   Sometimes we think giving only applies to money and things. That’s not true. We have love, time, energy, prayers and wisdom to share. … Read More

Devotional 7/31/14

31- July    Knock and Be At Peace   Psalm 29:11   The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.   You might feel like you have no strength left and you might be right. Maybe you don’t. But the Lord always has the strength we need and He will give it to us. When we receive His strength, … Read More