Category Archives: Devotional

Isaiah 1:3 The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. Jeremiah 8:7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirementsContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: COME HOME”

Psalm 16:5-11 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will notContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: ENJOYING OR ENDURING”

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. I Corinthians 2:9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard,and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— 2 KingsContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: IF ONLY WE COULD SEE”

Jeremiah 29:5-11 Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to whichContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: EXILE”

I wrote this devotional for our Ladies’ Ministry Bible Study a little while back. We have some wonderful times together studying God’s word, and I think that God wants us to have fun when studying His word. I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off since 5:00 am making spinach quiches,Continue reading “Give me a word, Lord: SOUTHERN SAYINGS AND SIMPLE RULES FOR CHRISTIAN SOUTHERN GALS”

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. John 16:33  “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains be shakenContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: PERFECT PEACE”

Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. John 1:12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— Who am I? Why am I here? Those questions have been askedContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: WHO AM I?”

I John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. John 15:7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever youContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: LET US PRAY”

Romans 10:14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of theContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: SECRET SERVICE CHRISTIAN”

Psalm 139: 23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Colossians 4:2-6 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too,Continue reading “Give me a word, Lord: UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL”