All Devotions

Take it to heart ~

  Who do you need to encourage and come along side?  It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman, someone needs your encouragement. If someone encourages you, accept it.  Let encouragement increase and build your faith in God. (NASB) 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build up one another…”

By Faith ~ Barak needed encouragement

(NASB) Hebrews 11:32 “And what more shall I say?  For time will fail me if I tell…of Barak…”   In the days of the judges, God called a woman named Deborah to lead Israel.  Not only was she a judge she was also a prophetess and a wife.  She summoned Barak to head up an […]

By Faith ~ Gideon became…

  Fear and anxieties and cowardice – all could describe Gideon.  Does that describe you? The Lord took Gideon’s fears, anxieties and cowardice and developed him into a valiant warrior.  God led Gideon against enemies which greatly outnumbered Israel. From fear, anxieties and cowardice the Lord God grows and develops us to become valiant against […]

Take it to heart ~

(NASB) Matthew 17:20 “…if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Your faith may be as small as a mustard seed…but faith in the living God is required.  You too can […]

Take it to heart ~

The courageous faith of a woman counts with the living God. (NIV) Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” By faith ~ are you courageously trusting the God of the Bible?

By Faith ~ Rahab acted in faith

  The Israelites were encamped near Jericho’s mighty walls.  Joshua sent two spies into Jericho to scout it out.  They stayed in a house of a harlot which was built on the walls.  Her name was Rahab. The king heard that spies were there and her house was searched.  She misdirected the soldiers to the […]

By Faith ~ walls fall down

By obeying God’s words, walls fell down. The walls of Jericho were strong against an enemies attack.  They were built to protect and to withstand wars.  Yet, they fell down without an arrow shot, without a spear thrown or a battering ram pounding the gates. The Lord God has unlimited ways to conquer and He […]

Take it to heart ~

What is God asking you to do that seems unspectacular and even weak? (NIV) Romans 1:17 “…‘The righteous will live by faith.’” The righteous will live by faith in God to work and walls will fall. By faith ~ believe God today. By faith ~ trust God to work in your life today. By faith […]

By Faith ~ Go forward

  Moses led by the living God, guided the people of Israel out of Egyptian slavery.   Leaving Egypt, this multitude of well over a million, was led to an impossible place.  The Red Sea was at flood stage and the Egyptian army of chariots was in hot pursuit.  (Exodus 14:13-14) Moses’ faith was in the […]

Take it to heart ~

(NASB) 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” (NASB) Psalm 100:5 “For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.” No matter your circumstances, emotions or other people, by faith in God ~ go forward as He leads you. […]