Devot. True Freedom

Dear Friends,

I pray you had a blessed weekend! 

This devot. stood out to me and spoke to my heart in many ways.  It is honest and speaks to the condition of our nation and yet reminds us that what the world needs to hear is about Jesus and how we can go to Heaven through accepting Him and Saviour and Lord.   It's the only hope our world has. 

 

I remember teaching a song to my former church's kids choir that said, "What the world needs is Jesus, just a glimpse of Him. There is no other Savior, He can change men's behavior; What the  world needs is Jesus, He alone can save."   (Words/music by B.J. Baur.  Taken from Majesty Hymns, Majesty Music Inc.)

 

If you read the Gospel, when Jesus healed someone of their infirmity, He healed completely-physically and spiritually. He gave hope to the hopeless and changed people around totally. 

 

That is what we need desperately today.  A change of heart and behavior towards God's Word.  That change can start with us reflecting HIM in our lives.  You may be the only "Bible" someone may see this week.  We need to live it through God's grace and strength..  Lord bless and keep you and your families this week.

 

Devot. http://www.icr.org/article/true-freedom  Used by permission. Taken from http://www.icr.org/)

Devot. The Law of Liberty

Dear Friends,

I hope you have had a good weekend!

This devot. is a reminder that we can be free from sin in our lives and live free because of the strength that God has promised to give us through reading HIs Word.  Pray it is a blessing!   Lord bless you and yours this week!

Devot http://www.icr.org/article/law-liberty (Used by permission.  Taken from http://www.icr.org/)

Devot. Liberty and the Word of God

Dear Friends,

I hope you have had a blessed week!  Since it is still July, I am going to share an "Independence Day" devotional. 

 

While it describes the liberty that the US is known for, and thankfully we still have up to this point, it points out the liberty that God's Word has given us.  The food for thought on my church's bulletin on Sunday was a quote by George Washington.  He said, "It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible."

Very poignant and very true-then and now.  

 I would like you to do something for yourself that I think would be good. My pastor showed us a 7 1/2 minute video clip on the history of the Star Spangled Banner.  It is produced by a organization  that promotes our nations history and also preserving it's Christian roots. 

I was spellbound by the narration, drama and it spoke deeply to my heart.   I am including the clip that I watched and would highly encourage you to watch  this week.

FYI: Did you know that the first verse of the Star Spangled Banner was written as a poem and the 4th verse was intended as a prayer? We get our motto "In God We Trust" from that verse.

 

I pray that the devot. and video clip are a blessing from the Lord to your weekend.  May the Lord watch over you and yours.  Clip/devot. below

Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKfw8nysLA

Devot. http://www.icr.org/article/liberty-word-god  (Used by permission.  Taken from http://www.icr.org/)

Devot. Genuine Liberty

Dear Friends,

I hope you had a blessed Memorial Day weekend!

 

The devot. for today encompasses 3 areas of liberty-political, personal and religious.

I think http://www.icr.org/  did an awesome job of giving a brief description of each area of liberty.   It gives some of the history of the country as well.  

 

My pastor reminded our church this weekend that as we celebrate our Independence, it is also a reminder of our Dependence on God and how we need to rely on God right now.   Holding onto our faith in Christ right now is more needful than never.   It is our only anchor in this turbulent world.   

 

Psalm 33:12 says, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; "  Think for a moment if a nation doesn't acknowledge God as LORD? (This title being caps is Hebrew is Jehovah and it is God's personal name to His people Israel)   The nation will not be blessed by God. 

A sobering but realistic thought. 

 

 Each day that we still have of our political, personal and religious liberty is a gift from God and should not be taken for granted. 

 

Pray this devot. leads us to gratefulness for what we still have.   Have a very blessed, Christ focused week!

 

Devot. http://www.icr.org/article/genuine-liberty  (Used by permission.  Taken from http://www.icr.org/)