ALWAYS THANK GOD! – Psalm 30:4 Devotional

by | Feb 10, 2025 | Psalm

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ALWAYS THANK GOD!

Psalm 30:4 – Devotional

Psalm 30:4

“Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.”

Years ago I heard an illustration about a little boy who had climbed on the roof of his house to retrieve his ball. It was one of the cedar shingle roofs that had been weathered for many years. As he reached for his ball, he suddenly began to slowly slide down the steep pitched roof. He knew that there was nothing to stop him, and without Divine intervention, he was in for a very bad fall.

He began to pray as loud as he could for the Lord to save him. Just before reaching the edge of the roof, a rusty old shingle nail was sticking up and snagged the seat of his pants. He looked toward heaven and shouted out, “Forget it Lord, this nail has saved me!”

Are you are able to visualize those times when God touched us in a special way, but we failed to give Him the thanks and praise He so rightly deserved? We need to start paying on what we owe in the way of exaltation and rejoicing.

In our hectic world we all too often are caught up with our own concerns that we fail to thank God for all He does for us. Without Him all we do and all we hope to do amounts to nothing. It is only what is done for Christ that matters!

Blessings dear hearts! Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

The Bible in One Year & Prayer

February 10th: Exodus 30:11-31:18, Matthew 26:47-68, Psalm 32:1-11, and Proverbs 8:27-32

New Testament Scripture & Prayer

February 10th: Matthew 26:47-68, Psalm 32:1-11, and Proverbs 8:27-32

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AN ALL-IN LOVE! – Deuteronomy 6:5 Devotional

by | Feb 9, 2025 | Deuteronomy

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AN ALL-IN LOVE!

Deuteronomy 6:5 – Devotional

Deuteronomy 6:5

“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your might.”

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Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

The Bible in One Year & Prayer

February 9th: Exodus 29:1-30:10, Matthew 26:14-46, Psalm 31:19-24, and Proverbs 8:14-26

New Testament Scripture & Prayer

February 9th: Matthew 26:14-46, Psalm 31:19-24, and Proverbs 8:14-26

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PLACE YOUR TRUST IN THE LORD! – Psalm 31:24 Devotional

by | Feb 8, 2025 | Psalm

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PLACE YOUR TRUST IN THE LORD!

Psalm 31:24 – Devotional

Psalm 31:24

“Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart,
all ye that hope in the LORD.”

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Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

The Bible in One Year & Prayer

February 8th: Exodus 28:1-43, Matthew 25:31-26:13, Psalm 31:9-18, and Proverbs 8:12-13

New Testament Scripture & Prayer

February 8th: Matthew 25:31-26:13, Psalm 31:9-18, and Proverbs 8:12-13

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LORD, YOU KNOW BEST! – John 14:1 Devotional

by | Feb 7, 2025 | John

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LORD, YOU KNOW BEST!

John 14:1​ – Devotional

John 14:1

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.”

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D. L. Moody tells a heart warming story/lesson that his young daughter learned and in turn he did too . . .

“One of the sweetest lessons that I have learned since I have been in Christ’s school is just to be submissive, and let him choose for me. I tell him what I want, but when I get through, I like to say, “Now, Lord, You know best, Thy will be done.”

I learned a lesson once from my little girl. She was always teasing me for a great big doll. She had a lot of dolls around the house without heads, some without arms, some without legs, but she wanted a great big doll.

You know if a man has an only daughter he is rather soft and they find it out … so she was determined to get that big doll. One day I had a good streak come over me, and I took her to a toy shop to get her a doll, but as we went in the door she saw a basket of little China dolls. “Oh Papa, isn’t that the cutest little doll you ever saw?”

“Yes, yes.”

“Well, won’t you buy it?”

“Well, now, Emma, let me choose this time.”

“Oh, no, Papa; I just want this little doll.”

I paid a nickel for the doll and took her home.

After the newness had worn off, the doll was left with all the others.

I said, “Emma, do you know what I was going to do that day when I took you into the toy shop, and you selected that little China doll?”

“No, Papa.”

“Well, I was going to buy you one of those great big ones.”

“You were? Why didn’t you do it?”

“Because you wouldn’t let me. You remember that you wanted that little doll, and you would have it.”

The little thing saw the point, and she bit her lips and did not say anything more. From that day to this I cannot get her to say what she wants. When I was going to Europe the last time, I asked her what she wanted me to bring her, and she said, “Anything you like.”

It is far better to let God choose for us then to choose for ourselves. “Thy will, not mine, be done.”

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

 

The Bible in One Year & Prayer

February 7th: Exodus 26:1-27-21, Matthew 25:1-30, Psalm 31:1-8, and Proverbs 8:1-11

New Testament Scripture & Prayer

February 7th: Matthew 25:1-30, Psalm 31:1-8, and Proverbs 8:1-11

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SUFFERING! – Philippians 1:12 Devotional

by | Feb 6, 2025 | Philippians

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SUFFERING!

Philippians 1:12 – Devotional

Philippians 1:12

But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.

In February 2011, I was lying in a hospital bed attached to tubes and gadgets that emitted strange beeping sounds all around; I had just undergone triple by-pass heart surgery. Lying there helpless, I recall thinking I needed to be about the work of the Lord. Why am I here? Does God know what He is doing?

Yes! God did know what He was doing, and the lessons I learned during that medical emergency remain with me today. God places us in difficult situations to give us the opportunity to shine brightly with His love and grace.

The apostle Paul was one of the greatest champions of the faith the world has ever known. We might be tempted to feel that God would make the way easier for such a faithful servant. Instead, Paul endured beating, stoning, lashing, shipwreck, and imprisonment in prison after prison. In fact, he wrote the letter to the Philippians from a prison cell.

We need to look around us and use our circumstances to be a good witness for Jesus. Do others see Jesus in you when you suffer?!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

The Bible in One Year & Prayer

February 6th: Exodus 23:14-25:40, Matthew 24:29-51, Psalm 30:1-12, and Proverbs 7:24-27

New Testament Scripture & Prayer

February 6th: Matthew 24:29-51, Psalm 30:1-12, and Proverbs 7:24-27

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