Devotionals & Poems

Monthly archives for November, 2024

Thanks be to God

Thanks be to God

  “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift” 2 Corinthians 9:15. When we are given a gift of extraordinary value we return the appropriate action and give sincere thanks to the donor. The fact is that God has given us the greatest gift we mankind could ever wish for or receive when “He gave […]

Joyful and thankful

Joyful and thankful

Philippians 4:4 says “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” The Greek word here for rejoice according to the original Greek is to be filled with cheerfulness and happiness.  And the word “always” means just that, being defined as “every when” or “at all times”; the importance of this in the Christian’s […]

Thankfulness

Thankfulness

The Bible says “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness…” Psalm 24:1.Then Colossians 1:16 says “All things were created through Him and for Him, with Psalm 115:11 telling us “…But the earth He has given to the children of men.” We see in Genesis 1:29 that the fruit of the earth is for […]

Troubled or thankful

Troubled or thankful

Are you troubled and cast down in your mind and spirit? Has the darkness and gloom of this present world around us engulfed you in its hopelessness? Is the turmoil of society troubling you? Are you cast down because you are going through a time of personal difficulty like feeling rejected by one that was […]

The role of leaven (Parables of Jesu...

The role of leaven  (Parables of Jesus part Forty)

In the light of Scripture, Perhaps taking root in rabbinic literature, leaven is often viewed as being symbolic of corruption and evil. There are Scriptures that appear to support this such as Matthew 16:6, 12 where it refers to erroneous teaching and legalism, and 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 where it represents fleshly corruption, and Galatians 5:9 […]