DEVO. 10.31.26 “Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the LORD had left him.” ‭‭Judges‬ ‭16‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - This is such a sad verse in the Bible! - Samson said, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” - An angel appeared to both Samson’s mother and Mary the Mother of Jesus to prophesy their birth! - Both of these pregnancies were unex

DEVO. 10.29.26 ““Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day.” (‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭39‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - These are Jesus words to you and me, “Come and see” - The first part is “Come” - These are two of John’s disciplines. - They were following John and then they meet Jesus and immediately start following Him. - The interesting thing is that John does not say, “N

‭DEVO. 10.27.26 “From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.” ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - John 1:16 says, from his abundance we have received! - The definition of abundance is “An ample quantity or plentiful” - It means that there is no worry of using it up or running out of it. - John is saying that Jesus has an ample supply of His gracious blessing available for you! - It will never run out! - The Amplified Translation says, “Out of His fullne

DEVO. 10.24.26 “There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.” (‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - There is a path set before you that seems right! - Just because something seems right doesn’t mean it is right! - Your enemy, the Devil, who is known as a liar! - In John 8:44 Jesus says, “He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.” - ‭‭He k

DEVO. 10.20.26 “The LORD told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home.”” (‭‭Judges‬ ‭7‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Sometimes more is not better! - One of the most dangerous place to be as a Christian. Is when you can trust in your own strength, power and wisdom and don’t need God. - We have a “Need” to be dependent on God. - Don’t ever let Gods blessings of finances or resources pull you away from dependence o

DEVO. 10.16.26 “He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”” (Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Look at what Jesus did with his body! - He takes the bread and he thanks God for it! - Jesus is sitting down with his disciples and sharing this Passover meal with them. - He knows, fully well, what is going to happen to his body in the day

“The LORD was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots.” ‭‭Judges‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - The children of Israel were commanded to drive out all of the inhabitants of the land. - This might seem cruel to us, but these were pagan Idol worshipers. - They did not know God or worship God. - They were opposed to God and this was God‘s land. - God was establishing a pure la

DEVO. 10.05.26 “So be very careful to love the LORD your God.” (‭‭Joshua‬ ‭23‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Joshua is very old and at the end of his life. - That means that this is the most important thing that he can pass on to the children of Israel, who he has just led into the promise land and helped conquer the land. - He is saying “Love the Lord your God” or let me put it this way, “Stay in love” - We all know how important it is to love Him in our head but are you “In Love

DEVO. 10.03.26 “Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.” (‭‭Joshua‬ ‭21‬:‭45‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - You can hold onto Gods promises! - His word is His oath! - Even in 2Timothy 2:13 it says, “If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.” - ‭He IS Faithful! That’s who He is! - So when you see a promise in the Word of God, you can grab ahold of that pro

DEVO. 09.22.26 “I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” (Luke‬ ‭18‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Jesus asks the question, “How Many?” - How many will He find when He returns who still have faith? - Faith like the woman that He just described. - This woman was a widow who had been wronged. - This widow was demanding justice! - Verse 3 says that she came to a judge repeatedly, saying, ‘Giv

YOM KIPPUR “You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins.” ‭‭(Psalms‬ ‭85:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Today is Yom Kippur. It ends at sundown. This is the holiest day of the year! - It’s a day to pause, reflect and inspect your life. - Is there anything unclean. - Anything that shouldn’t be there in the presence of a Holy God. - It’s a day to repent, receive his forgiveness and thank Him for doing what we could not do. - Because it’s more than just an inspectio

DEVO. 09.18.26 “On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said, “Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.” ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭10‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - Joshua and his army was fight a huge battle. - But scripture says that he prayed before the battle and he prayed in front of all the people of Israel. - This was the secret to his success and if we can learn

DEVO. 09.17.26 “Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel.” ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭7‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - Sin always has consequences. - As I look at the story of Achan’s sin, the thing that stands out is that he says, “…I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon…I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent...” (Joshua‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬) - First he saw the robe. - Then he let what he saw create a desire. - That desire led him to tak

DEVO. 09.16.26 “But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.” (Psalms‬ ‭81‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Have you been through difficulties or hardship? - Maybe you’ve walked through some times where you have questioned God or the way that He does things. - Maybe you’ve walked away and have left God. - Well, I want you to know that we have a God who redeems and restores. - You may have left Him but He has not left you! - In Deuteronomy 13:6

DEVO. 09.15.26 “Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. (‭‭Joshua‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬) - The children of Israel, were stepping into uncharted territory. - Scripture says “you have never been this way before!” - It wasn’t a familiar path! - It wasn’t steps that they had previously taken. - They were heading into the promises of God! - But how did they know when? - The previous verse says, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your

DEVO. 09.10.26 “Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!” (‭‭Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - All you need today is just a touch from Jesus! - Here is a woman who had been bent over for 18 years and was unable to stand straight. - 18 years! Think about that! - 18 years of pain! 18 years of being identified with her condition. - 18 years of not just a broken back, but broken spirit. - 18 years of hope that had been broke.n - 18 years of being

DEVO. 09.09.26 ““Be dressed and ready for active service, and keep your lamps continuously burning.” (‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭35‬ ‭AMP‬‬) - Jesus says that we are to be dressed and ready and to keep our lamps burning! - He says continually! - We must always be prepared and ready, spiritually, to share our faith, our love for Jesus or to serve others. - We must keep our hearts pure, our minds pure and love others unconditionally! - “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will co

DEVO. 09.08.26 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”” (Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Calling someone a fool is a pretty harsh statement, but Jesus does say it! - So wouldn’t you like to know who Jesus calls a fool? - He says that the person who is rich in this world and does not have a rich relationship with Jesus. - So, how do you have a rich relationship with Jesus? - The answer is pretty easy. - The basic question is “h

DEVO. 09.05.26 “Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters— a pathway no one knew was there!” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭77‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Are you on Gods road following his ways or are you on your road and asking Him to bless it? - Gods road is a road that is not obvious. - Sometimes Gods road does not even make sense. - Many times Gods path that He is taking you on doesn’t even look like a path at all, like Psalm 77 :19 says, it’s a “pathway no one knew was the

DEVO. 08.31.26 “But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.” (Luke‬ ‭11‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - When it comes to your prayer life, do you show shameless persistence when you ask? - Or do you ask and then give up after a few days! - Jesus gives us this example of being shameless and being persistent. - This example is something that he expects