Category Archives: Christian Devotional

Excerpt: “The world wants to change your mind, so it exerts pressure from without. But the Holy Spirit changes your mind by releasing power within. If the world controls your thinking, you are a conformer; if God controls your thinking, you are a transformer.” Warren W. Wiersbe.

“But it is necessary to understand that God is not going to replace suffering with glory, rather he will transform suffering into glory. Jesus used the illustration of a woman giving birth (John 16:20-22). The same baby that gave her pain also gave her joy.” Warren W. Wiersbe.

Have you enjoyed sitting down and watching a sunset lately? We just did that last weekend while visiting our friends Jim and Debby Bolt, in Paso Robles. The various shades of orange, gold, and pink, magnificently reflects on the creator who created this for us all to enjoy. It is a visual picture of God’s glory.

The hope we have is not a vague feeling that the future will be free from trouble, but it is a complete assurance of certain victory through God. He invites you to sit, take a seat, at His table.

“Your enemy the devil knows anyone who is shaken up will only last so long. He terrorizes us by intimidation.” Beth Moore.

“If we put ourselves in the place of the psalmist, right into his world, we will see that the enemies he faced, are the same enemies we face today. People are not our enemies. Rather the principles of evil, the philosophies of the world, and the attitudes of the flesh are the real enemies within us. Whenever you read “enemy” in the Psalms, think of those temptations toward covetousness or jealousy or pride or ambition within yourself as the enemy that is spoken of in the Psalms.” Ray Steadman.

“The work God wants to accomplish is not going to take place while you sit here reading. It’s going to take place when the pressure of impossibility rests upon your shoulders. God specializes in things we think are totally impossible. But being a Gentleman, He won’t grab them out of your hands if you insist on holding on to them.” “Three Steps Forward Two Steps Back,” Chuck Swindoll.

Celebrate today, by valiantly living in God’s faithful love and mercy and expect to see victory. Have bold and determined courage in knowing that God is fighting your battles behind the scenes. “It is he that will tread down our foes.” Psalm 108:13b.

“The more you practice giving your mental burdens to the Lord, the more exciting it gets to see how God will handle the things that are impossible for you to do anything about. And as a result – you guessed it – you will begin to laugh again.” Charles Swindoll, “Laugh Again. Experience Outrageous Joy.”

Corrie Ten Boom: “We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work in behalf of the people for whom we pray.”