The Sanctifying Consolations of the Holy Spirit
Rev 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of ... Read More
Category: Devotions
17
Apr2018
17
Apr2018
The Importance of a Healthy Love
I John 3:1,"See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it ... Read More
17
Apr2018
God Walking on the Earth
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
To date only 13 human beings ... Read More
17
Apr2018
Beneficial Reasons to Celebrate and to Be Thankful For Life
1 Chronicles 16:34 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
It's true, isn't it, that travelling from theory to reality is a long journey. It is ... Read More
17
Apr2018
How to Have Joy & Happiness in an Unhappy World
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy ... Read More
17
Apr2018
The Spirit of Labor Day
Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…”
Have you ever considered the fact that God has a job?
He does! God Himself worked six days and ... Read More
02
Aug2017
Walking With Christ
“Now, that same day two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each ... Read More
14
Jul2017
Freedom Fighters and Patriots
"Choose you this day whom ye will serve . . . as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15
In America, every July 4th brings with it festivities, fun, food, family and friends, and fireworks—all as ... Read More
13
Jun2017
David & the Secret Cave
1 Samuel 22:1-4
David had become an overnight celebrity and favorite son in Israel after he had killed the Philistine giant, Goliath. Jealous Saul tries unsuccessfully to kill David; but he escapes to the cave of Adulam, where four ... Read More
01
May2017
One of the very first words that a child learns to speak is mommy or mother. The word denotes warmth, protection, devotion and sacrifice. It doesn't matter what the language is, the love and affection represented by this single word remains the ... Read More
24
Apr2017
"...and the angel said to them, 'Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.'" Mark 16.16
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the ... Read More
03
Mar2017
Excellence with Integrity
We of all people should know how God distinguishes right from wrong, and how one should act, as a believer in Christ Jesus. It is only right that all Christians should be concerned about cultural mores, standards in which we all ... Read More
14
Feb2017
A Special Valentine
The earliest known recorded history of the human race was chronicled by the ancient Egyptians utilizing their imaginative and fascinating hieroglyphs. Remarkably, these early writing systems preceded pronounceable alphabets by more than a thousand years. (Of course, their catalogue of the ... Read More
05
Jan2017
The Road of Integrity
Various so-called prophetic voices claiming ‘thus saith the Lord’ are making promises for2017. I heard one the other day say that it would be the year of “supernatural intervention” where God would intervene so quickly when you needed a miracle ... Read More
09
Dec2016
The Christmas Story
Let’s begin our study this Christmas, by looking at one of many well-known verses in the Bible that discusses the words begotten and son in the context of Jesus.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten ... Read More
02
Nov2016
You can tell a lot about a person by looking and listening to see if they express gratitude freely. Gratitude is the spiritual spokesperson for our inner value system, and helps determine the choices we make, and to some extent, our destiny.
According ... Read More
14
Oct2016
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few ... Read More
22
Sep2016
Psalms 63:1 “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”
I see in David’s Psalm a passageway to finding the presence ... Read More
07
Sep2016
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby…'' 1 Peter 2:2
Today, more than ever, Christians must seek to understand political theology, how religion, politics and culture intermix. The scriptures have examples of godly people who were ... Read More
26
Jul2016
On our journey to Heaven it’s clear in Scripture that we’ll encounter trouble along the way. We may not always understand why God allows it or makes use of it, but He does. Could it be that He’s more concerned with the ... Read More
02
Jun2016
MY DAD
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of the oak tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy ... Read More
02
May2016
Romans 13:7 “…give Honor to whom honor is due.”
This month we honor our mothers and those who have died in our nation’s military service, and sadly sometimes they are one and the same, like Spc. Katrina L. Bell-Smith, a devout Christian, wife ... Read More
12
Apr2016
Luke 19:28-38
First, Jesus was "going up to Jerusalem." Making his way to arrive in time for Passover.
Jesus had a purpose and a direction in going. He knew that Jerusalem was where his bitterest enemies had the most power. He knew they wanted ... Read More
01
Mar2016
Salt and Light
Let Christian faith and hope dispel
The fears of guilt and woe;
The Lord Almighty is our friend,
And who can prove a foe?
The Savior died, but rose again
Triumphant from the grave,
If we but be His Salt and ... Read More
02
Feb2016
I have been reflecting on Christ, sleeping, quiet and at peace, in the midst of the storm on the boat with His disciples. Like a child, safe and hidden from harm in His mother’s loving arms. Wild winds showering icy darts ... Read More
08
Jan2016
David had become an overnight celebrity and favorite son in Israel after he killed the Philistine giant, Goliath. Jealous Saul tried unsuccessfully to kill David, but he escaped to the cave of Adulam, where four hundred men who were in debt, ... Read More
03
Dec2015
Rest Little One
The angels keep their ancient ways
The Spirit waits to set hearts ablaze
To guard the midnight sky
A baby wakes to Mary’s lullaby
Christ the Lord -- rest little one
Soon the cross is to be won
While the Father watches over ... Read More
01
Nov2015
Eternally Grateful
Thank you, Lord, for the Life
I have found in Christ,
For it kindled a fire in me.
Not for a moment nor even a day
But for all Eternity.
The joy that is mine
Since you made me thine
No one can take from me;
The grace ... Read More
15
Oct2015
More of Him
I thirst, O Lord, as I travel the journey of life,
As I seek the Rock hewn from Thee in times of strife.
I am the deer that pants for a cup of water to drink,
Guide me O ... Read More
25
Mar2013
Although His birth brought no great fanfare or recognition from the institutions and governments of men, Jesus’ ministry of revealing the Father’s forgiveness of sin changed the course of men’s lives forever. Until Jesus, sin had an ugly permanency that gripped men’s souls like a black ... Read More
18
Mar2013
There are three things I remember about John on the day that I met him. He was a tree trimmer, an alcoholic and almost dead. My wife Anoosh and I were sharing our testimony in a church in Michigan when John’s mother came to the altar ... Read More
11
Mar2013
When you consider the weakness and failing of modern man, is it any wonder that God sent Christ to die for our sins? He saw to it that a Mediator bridged the great divide between the holy and unholy, thus securing our access to Him so ... Read More
04
Mar2013
Nearly everyone has been hurt by the actions or words of another but it is wise to remember that forgiveness can heal individuals, marriages, families and entire communities. Forgiveness is a decision to release thoughts of resentment and revenge. My wife’s sister’s husband, Bishop Haik Hovsepian, ... Read More
25
Feb2013
It is important to know that the Bible bases all its spiritual truths on historical facts. God’s Word, the Bible, does not proliferate ill-defined abstract theoretical ideas but irrefutable historical facts. The evidence in favor of the Resurrection of Jesus is as strong and conclusive as ... Read More
18
Feb2013
Not long ago most of the major television news channels ran an incredible story about a young child named Don who lost his eyesight to cancer. Ultimately, he learned how to do a backflip on a trampoline, to play cutinsight video games, ride a ... Read More
11
Feb2013
The Apostle Peter was far from perfect, especially when he first began to follow the Lord. I suppose of all the New Testament Apostles Peter wouldn’t be allowed to register grievances at the Customer Service Counter of Christianity. Peter’s darkest hour came when he denied the ... Read More
04
Feb2013
When the Christian’s mind turns to nature, his heart turns toward God in faith, awe and wonder. The Bible says in Psalm 24:1, “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it, for He has founded it upon ... Read More
28
Jan2013
When my wife Anoosh and I lived in Alaska there was a pair of eagles who had a nest not far from our camp in the wilderness. I used to watch them for hours through my high-powered binoculars. Do you know that Bald Eagles mate ... Read More
21
Jan2013
As Christians we often wonder what it would have been like to have walked along the shore of Galilee with Jesus and hear him teach, heal the leper, open the eyes of the blind and turn five loaves and two fish into enough food to feed ... Read More
14
Jan2013
Will the Real You Please Stand Up!
The use of masks in ancient Greek theater was common. Those in the chorus wore masks, but their masks were completely different from ... Read More
07
Jan2013
Steven Gallahan, a naval architect and avid sailor, survived for seventy-six days adrift in a small life raft in the Atlantic Ocean. His bestselling book, Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea, was on the New York Times best-seller list for more than thirty-six weeks.
Callahan departed from ... Read More
31
Dec2012
Since the dawn of mankind, we have always wondered what happens after we die. Buddhists, for example, believe a living being is somehow connected to a chain of other living beings, and when they pass away, they will begin another life be it human or a ... Read More
24
Dec2012
Audie Murphy was the most decorated hero in WWII. Though a war hero and then subsequently a movie star, he died broke and destitute in a plane crash on Memorial Day weekend in 1971. Audie Murphy squandered millions of dollars on gambling, [pullquote4 align="right" style="width:300px;"]Little ... Read More
17
Dec2012
We know precious little about Jesus as a child. There are only a few sentences in scripture about his early life with the most interesting found in Luke 2:48-51. His parents missed him after several days of travel and finally found him in the temple. ... Read More
10
Dec2012
Almost everyone has a photo album of friends, family and far-away lands they’ve visited. My favorite photo of our children, David and Talitha, was taken by their baby- sitter at a Wal-Mart in West Virginia when they were just four and five years of age. ... Read More
03
Dec2012
The ocean water was warm, the sand moved gently beneath my feet and the tide rushed towards the dry and thirsty beach, catching the tiny fiddler crabs and carrying them places they didn’t necessarily want to go. The sun was hot, the warm salt air ... Read More
26
Nov2012
Jehovah (God) gave Moses two of the highest compliments that any human could ever hope to receive. Exodus 33:11 said, “The Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend,” and in Deuteronomy 34:10, the Lord said , “There ... Read More
19
Nov2012
A friend of mine came to me recently and asked me to interpret a dream for her. The Lord revealed that soon a trusted friend would belittle her and challenge her authority. The next day it came to pass. Right in front of ... Read More
12
Nov2012
I believe if we listen carefully we can learn some life-lessons from the conversation between a canary in a cage and a lark on the window sill. [pullquote4 align="right" style="width:300px;"]Little Country Church
I once found a wise man who claimed he knew it all
Walking on rose pedals ... Read More
05
Nov2012
There’s nothing more beautiful than spring. It’s that glorious time of the year when the earth experiences a joyful period of rebirth and renewal. Flowers bloom, trees blossom and suddenly butterflies, birds and many of God’s smallest creatures reappear after a long cold winter. The trees ... Read More
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