Category - Devotionals

09/14          1 John 5:4-5

⁴ But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. ⁵ Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.

FOCUS

Focus your mind and heart on Jesus. 

He will guide you and bring light to your life. 

Do not be disappointed that the world ignores you,

And will often persecute you for believing in Jesus. 

Trust in the Lord and He will guide you home.

09/13          Luke 1:37

³⁷ For the word of God will never fail.

STUDY

Study God’s Word, the Bible. 

There are 7,000 plus promises to us in it.

Wisdom for living speaks out to us. 

The Holy Spirit brings it into our heart and minds,

The Bible is a living book. 

Study it, remember it, use it for daily living and guidance. 

The Word of God will never fail. 

09/12          Joshua 1:9

⁹ This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

CONFIDENCE

Jesus is our Savior.

We trust Him. 

He calls us to be strong and courageous.

We can be because Jesus is with us.

Focus your life on Him and He will guide our every step. 

09/11          Romans 12:19

¹⁹ Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,

“I will take revenge;
    I will pay them back,”^[a]
    says the Lord.

STAY

Stay your hand from vengeance. 

The Lord is the Righteous One and He will avenge evil.

Neither you nor I have the wisdom to know how to right wrong.

We focus on Jesus and trust Him.

He will care for us and right all wrongs. 

Do not take matters into your own hand. 

Love one another and do good. 

Jesus is Lord. 

09/10          Exodus 15:6

⁶ “Your right hand, O Lord,
    is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O Lord,
    smashes the enemy

TRUST

Trust in the Lord God Almighty.

He will fight your battles for you.

Trust in Him with all your heart, and HE will do it. 

Trust in the Lord God Almighty. 

09/09          2 Thessalonians 3:3
³ But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

SPIRITUAL

There is a war going on in the spiritual realm.

Satan is waging and all-out campaign to destroy us.

Jesus is more powerful than Satan and all of his minions. 

The Lord Jesus offers us His protection against evil. 

Claim that gift from Almighty God,

Life in Christ, family of God membership and victory over death. 

It is a free gift, and we can claim that gift from Jesus.

Believe in Him and He will give you life and light for living. 

His salvation is complete.

Jesus is Lord. 

09/08          Ephesians 6:10

¹⁰ A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

CHOICE

I choose.

Will I claim my right to be strong in the Lord?

Or, will I fail and be overrun by evil?

His power is mighty, victorious and always wins.

I am weak and often heavily burdened,

But I can choose the Lord’s power,

And claim my victory in Jesus. 

9/07          2 Corinthians 10:3-5

³ We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. ^4 [a]We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. ⁵ We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.

SPIRITUAL

We are in a spiritual battle,

And on our own cannot deal with it-we will lose every time.

The Lord Jesus prepares us for the battle-

We fight by faith in Him, claiming God’s power in the Holy Spirit.  

Every day He renews our grace and mercy, overflowing,

And amazingly able to renew us for today’s battle. 

Be ready.

Stand with Jesus.

Trust Him.

All of our hope is in Jesus.  He is Lord.    

09/06          Ephesians 6:11-12

¹¹ Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. ¹² For we^[a] are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

CHAOS

We face chaos and evil in the heavenly places in this world’s spiritual realm.

Stand fast, in Jesus, He is God’s everything.

Rely on the blood of Christ that cleanses us and

The armor of God to protect us in life’s daily battle. 

The Word, the power of the Holy Spirit and time with Jesus protects us.

The Lord will not leave us, He is here walking through the darkness with us. 

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09/05          2 Corinthians 11:14

¹⁴ But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

CAREFUL

We are called to be careful.

Careful about what we think.

Careful about what we say.

Careful about what we read or watch.

Careful in our daily life.

Careful about the people we follow. 

Be careful.