Day 14

“He who has My Commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me (Jesus) and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

– John 14:21

· Jesus is the Savior to those who receive and declare Him to be their Savior. Continue reading →

Day 13

“You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord Your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep my commandments.”

– Exodus 20:3-6

Additional reading: Isaiah 44:6-9,10-13,14-18,19-23

Even though God has said numerous times that He comes first and is a jealous God, the Israelites had a difficult time following those first couple of commandments. Continue reading →

Day 12

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits…”

– Psalms 68:19

Additional reading: Psalms 103:1-4,5-8,9-14

A few years ago I bought myself a new camera and I couldn’t wait to start using it. I took it out of the box, put some batteries in it, and immediately started taking pictures. I seemed to be getting by Continue reading →

Day 11

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”

– Proverbs 18:21

Words are serious business. As believers we need to get serious about learning how to use them. Continue reading →

Day 10

“…You have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

– 1 Peter 1:6-7

I believe we will sometimes be put into places or circumstances where we will have to stand on God’s Word Continue reading →

Day 09

 “. . . He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him out.”

– Hebrews 11:6

I especially like this verse because it leaves no room for question; if we seek Him, He will reward our efforts. Continue reading →

Day 08

 “So, my dear friends, listen carefully; those who embrace My ways are most blessed. Mark a life of discipline and live wisely; don’t squander your precious life. Blessed is the man, blessed is the woman, who listens to Me, awake and ready for Me each morning, alert and responsive as I start My day’s work. When you find Me, you find life, real life, to say nothing of God’s good pleasure. But if you wrong Me, you damage your very soul; when you reject Me, you’re flirting with death.”

– Proverbs 8:32-36

There are always going to be two voices we can follow: the voice of wisdom or the voice of folly. Continue reading →

Day 07

 “I have taken refuge in the Lord. How can You say to me, ‘Escape to the mountains like a bird!’ For look, the wicked string bows; they put their arrows on bowstrings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? Continue reading →

Day 06

“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived.”

– 1 Corinthians 6:9

Additional reading: Matthew 24:1-4, 5-8

In part two of “Do Not Be Deceived,” I am twisting things around and clarifying something very important. This is something that God showed me when I wasn’t exactly doing everything right. Continue reading →