OVERCOME EVIL!

Romans 12:21 – Devotional

Romans 12:21

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.“

While it seems as if the world is getting worse each day, the truth is that this old fallen world has been filled with agony and pain since the day Adam and Eve tasted the forbidden fruit.

The enemy of our souls never stops temping and enticing people to reject the truth of God’s Word and taste the forbidden fruit of human desire. Satan’s plan has never changed. It worked then and it is still working in our day.

The way we can overcome evil is to spend quality time in the Word of God. God has inspired His servants across the ages to record the wonderful truth that He loves us and that Jesus died that we might live with Him forever!

The way for us to overcome evil is to read what God has inspired, do what His Word says we are to do, and live with the confident assurance that we have eternity in our heart, and His love leading us to overcome evil with His eternal good!

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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REASONABLE SERVICE!

Romans 12:1 – Devotional

Romans 12:1

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.“

In this crazy, mixed up, and sin sick world it is sometimes difficult to determine what is reasonable. What was once abhorrent is now the norm and what was once the norm is now narrow minded, provincial, and mean spirited. I wonder who could be behind this point of view. Could it be Satan? RIGHT!

God calls us to His living examples even when it hurts. I recall hearing of a young brother, who had a rare blood type, who was asked to donate some of his blood to save the life of his sister who had the same rare blood type.

At first the brother was hesitant, but he loved his sister and even though he was fearful, he finally agreed. As he lay on the table waiting for the doctor to draw his blood and transfuse it into his sister, he asked; “Doctor, how long before I die?”

I wonder what it would be like if we as believers in Jesus were willing to put our fear aside and begin to live a life in which we were prepared to die for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Give Christ our reasonable service!

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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FILL ME UP!

Romans 15:13 – Devotional

Romans 15:13

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.“

Back in my teen age years I worked at a gas station. Those were the days when the gas station attendant would not only pump your gas, but clean the windows check the oil and radiator levels. It was after all a service station.

I was always glad when a customer asked that I fill her up. That meant I was not required to keep an eye on the pump if a customer only wanted a few dollars worth of gas.

All too often we approach the Lord’s filling station and ask for only a partial filling. We are not committed to receiving all that He has prepared to fill our spiritual tanks with. As a result we frequently find ourselves running on empty.

I don’t know about you, but it seems like we live in perilous times when we need to keep our spiritual tanks filled. That means spending quality time in God’s Word and communing with Him in prayer. FILL ME UP LORD!

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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MORE THAN CONQUERORS!

Romans 8:37 – Devotional

Romans 8:37

“In all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us.”

Perhaps you have heard the story of a man asking his friend, “How are you doing?” The friend responds, “Pretty good, under the circumstances.” The first man then asks, “What are you doing under there?”

It is safe to say that we are all going to be faced with the circumstances of life. It may be financial, social, physical, or any other type of circumstance. You may have already encountered adverse circumstances in the past, or they may be waiting for you in the future.

Please do not feel depressed or hopeless. We serve a God who not only knows our every pain, but He has suffered infinitely more than we will ever have to endure. Our hope is expressed in today’s Scripture: “In all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

Look up, dear hearts … our redemption draws near! Trust in Him with all your heart and keep on praising Him for our eternal reward that awaits us in eternity!

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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SHOW THE LOVE OF JESUS!​​

Romans 12:10 – Devotional

Romans 12:10

“Be kindly affectionate to each other with brotherly love. In honor showing preference to one another.”

As a pastor, I have frequently confronted adults who still carried the trauma of their early years. My precious wife carried some of those scars. She often recalled a boy who treated her very cruelly. Ironically, when I became a pastor in Burns, Oregon, that boy, now a man, was a member of our church.

Joyce had a difficult time overcoming the memories of the things he had said and the way he had mistreated her. One of the things that perplexed her was that he did not recall his harmful actions and acted nonchalant about it.

It is also true that sometimes people do not actually say the hurtful words, but laugh when belittling words are spoken. Their laugh has the effect of bringing that person into the area of guilt. We might say guilt by association.

God calls each of us to show a spirit of blessing and praise. We do that by our actions as well as by our words. Look for God-given opportunities to show forth the love of Jesus to those hurting hearts we encounter.

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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GREET ONE ANOTHER WITH JOY!

Romans 8:16 – Devotional

Romans 8:16

“Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.”

During the dark days of disease and pandemic, social distancing has created a sense of isolation and hopelessness. I think this delights Satan and gives him a way to separate us from those who would give us hope in the Lord.

Thank God we live in a time when we can contact each other easily by telephone, e-mail, and numerous gidgets, gadgets, and gizmos. When all else fails we get up off our do nothing and meet in person.

I am thrilled to open my home each week to our small home church. But that is not enough. All throughout the week there is contact between members by means of the devices I have just mentioned.

The device we may use to touch the life of those around us is not the important thing. It is the joy of Jesus that bubbles up within us and gives us the reality that as part of the family of God, we have deep and abiding joy that satisfies the deepest longing within our heart. I want to encourage each of us (me included), to greet one another with joy as often as possible!

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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