Be Like a Tree…

  The last day of 2014…it is time for you and me to plant a new tree!  Trees   Trees need established roots to thrive.  When trees are planted in the middle of a yard or berm, deep root feeding is required for the roots to establish themselves and support the life of the tree.  […]

The Infinite Gift of God

The Ocean   Even though the ocean is limited in its breadth and scope, it appears limitless.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), water covers 71% of the earth.  When standing on the boulders on the Oregon coast (USA) and looking out to sea, water stretches to the horizon and beyond.  It […]

God’s Full Life

  What is your perspective of a full abundant life?    On the surface, the full life looks like happiness all the time with the cup that “runneth over”.  A perpetual smile indicates all is well with the world and with life in general because Jesus fills us up to the brim and then that […]

Prayer of the Week

The prayer of the week is based on John 10:10    Father, God of the Holy Bible, hear my prayer.   Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, said “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy.  I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to […]

Why was Jesus Christ born?

  Followers of Christ…the following Scriptures are a reminder of who you were before Jesus was your Savior.  The following Scriptures are the reason you needed Him to redeem you from the slavery of sin.  Perhaps you are not a committed follower of Christ…then the following Scriptures are for you also.  This devotional will use the […]

Merry Christmas! Rejoice!

Merry Christmas! Rejoice, Jesus Christ has been born! When was the last time you read the Christmas story as told by Luke, aloud?  (NIV) Luke 2:1-20 “IN THOSE days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius […]

Jesus…Miraculous Savior

Prophecy – God the Son (NASB) Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” (NASB) Matthew 1:20-23 “But when he (Joseph) had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in […]

Rejoice!

Rejoice!   The apostles were arrested, imprisoned and the next day stood before the Council of Seventy…the religious ruling authorities in Jerusalem.  Gamaliel had cautioned the Council “…I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown; but if […]

Prayer of the Week

The prayer of the week is based on Isaiah 9:6b   Jesus, the name that is above all names.  Father, Your Son…it is in His blessed name I pray…   He is the Christ, the Messiah; the Anointed One of God Who has come to this earth as a baby.  I cannot understand why God […]

Fighting Against God

  Peter and the apostles were brought before the Council and they said, in part, “We must obey God rather than men.”  (Acts 5:29)    How did men on that Council react? (NASB) Acts 5:33 “But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.”    Hot-headed reaction to […]