“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 Years ago, I took Kira, then seven, to American Girl Place in Chicago. While there, we had tea in the cafe’. Reading from the box of conversation starters on…
Tag: Living for God
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Mary, Part I
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. Luke 1:38 How many of us receive commands and unquestioningly do as told? Please read Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town…
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Moses, Part I
“When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.” Exodus 2:15 This week we will study Moses. You may notice this study will be posted in a different format. Instead of posting the entire week’s devotions in…
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Jonah
“But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed to Tarshish.” Jonah 1:3a Have you ever “run away” from the Lord? Maybe God was leading you to a different geographical location, but you didn’t want to uproot yourself or your family. Maybe He was not leading you into something in particular, but you reasoned yourself…
Prayer: Praying Like Jesus, Part I
“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:16 When you reflect on Jesus’ time on earth, how do you picture him? Calling His disciples? Performing miracles in common place moments? Loving the unlovely? When you consider his life, living as a Christian, or Christ-like, believer is rather overwhelming! Yet Christ left us many instructions…
Obedience Part II, Disobedience Defined
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness, I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel.” Jeremiah 31:3-4a Last week we began examining obedience. Sometimes we can learn more about a subject by studying its’ direct opposite. Disobedience is a subject most…
Book Study: James, Part IV
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22 How easy it is to attend church on Sunday, sit there in the pew, feeling rather righteous. “I’m here, I’ve done what I should”, mentality. How easy it is to get back to doing things my way on…
Does He Still Feel The Nails?
“If you love me you will obey what I command.” John 14:15 “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind.’ this is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘ Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22: 37-39 Easter services…