Daily Devotional – Taking the Next Step
Taking the Next Step from Utmost.org March 6, 2016 …in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses. —2 Corinthians 6:4 When you have no vision from God, no enthusiasm left in your life, and no one watching and encouraging you, it requires the grace of Almighty God to take the next step in your devotion to Him, in the reading and studying of His Word, in your family life, or in your duty to Him. It takes much more…
Verse of the Day – Matthew 19:26 KJV
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
God is Great!
We had a great turn out for the Men’s Breakfast this morning! Nineteen men were present to fellowship one with another, enjoy a good meal, praise the Lord in song and hear his word. God is so good to us each and every day.
Daily Devotional – Is He Really My Lord?
Is He Really My Lord? – From Utmost.org March 5, 2016 …so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus… —Acts 20:24 Joy comes from seeing the complete fulfillment of the specific purpose for which I was created and born again, not from successfully doing something of my own choosing. The joy our Lord experienced came from doing what the Father sent Him to do. And He says to us,…
Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 4:16 KJV
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
Daily Devotional – Is This True of Me?
Is This True of Me? – From Utmost.org March 4, 2016 None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself… —Acts 20:24 It is easier to serve or work for God without a vision and without a call, because then you are not bothered by what He requires. Common sense, covered with a layer of Christian emotion, becomes your guide. You may be more prosperous and successful from the world’s perspective, and will have…
Verse of the Day – Psalms 56:4 KJV
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Daily Devotional – His Commision to Us
His Commission to Us from Utmost.org March 3, 2016 Feed My sheep. —John 21:17 This is love in the making. The love of God is not created— it is His nature. When we receive the life of Christ through the Holy Spirit, He unites us with God so that His love is demonstrated in us. The goal of the indwelling Holy Spirit is not just to unite us with God, but to do it in such a way that we…
Verse of the Day – John 6:37 KJV
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Daily Devotional – Have You Felt the Pain inflicted by the Lord?
Have You Felt the Pain Inflicted by the Lord? From Utmost.org March 2, 2016 He said to him the third time, “…do you love Me?” —John 21:17 Have you ever felt the pain, inflicted by the Lord, at the very center of your being, deep down in the most sensitive area of your life? The devil never inflicts pain there, and neither can sin nor human emotions. Nothing can cut through to that part of our being but the Word…
Verse of the Day – Romans 8:35 KJV
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Daily Devotional – The Piercing Question
The Piercing Question from Utmost.org March 1, 2016 Do you love Me? —John 21:17 Peter’s response to this piercing question is considerably different from the bold defiance he exhibited only a few days before when he declared, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” (Matthew 26:35; also see Matthew 26:33-34). Our natural individuality, or our natural self, boldly speaks out and declares its feelings. But the true love within our inner spiritual self can be…