DEVO. 11.29.25 "For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end. He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth." (Daniel 6:26, 27 NLT) - This is a quote from King Darius after witnessing God's protection of Daniel when he was thrown in the Lion's den. - When the King had come to check on Daniel, Daniel said, "My God has sent His angel and has sh

DEVO. 11.28.25 “You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭114‬ ‭AMP‬‬) - The Lord is your hiding place. - He is your place of safety! - Psalm 32:7 says, “He protects you from trouble and He “surrounds you with songs and shouts of deliverance.” - To protect means that He stands in between the trouble and keeps it from harming you. - So He protects you from harmful things but that’s not all. He surrounds you with shouts of delivera

DEVO. 11.25.25 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭33‬ ‭NIV‬‬) - Jesus says to you this morning, “In Me you will have peace.” - In me, not in money. - In me, not in relationships. - In me, not in a title or a position. - In me, not in all your accomplishments. - In me. - So the question is, are you “In Him” and is He “In you?" - “In me” speaks

DEVO 11.24.25 “By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith. [Gen 6:13-22]” (‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭7‬ ‭AMP‬‬) - It was by Faith that Noah saved his family! - His faith was rooted in a healthy fear of God and obedience to His Word! - Noah valued God's

DEVO. 11.21.25 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. (Psalms 119:11 ESV) - What kind of things do you store up? - Things that you will need later and things that you can't live without. - If you find out that there is going to be a shortage of water, it would be wise for you to store up jugs of water so that there are available when you need it. - That's what God's Word is like. - We should all be regularly memorizing God's Word and stor

DEVO. 11.20.25 “Blessed is the one …whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬) - Do you know that the blessing of the Lord is just one choice away? - If you want the Lord's blessing, all you have to do is delight in the Law of the Lord or “God’s Word.” - The Amplified says, “He [habitually] meditates day and night.” - It’s the person who makes a daily habit out of diving into God's Word! - Not a o

DEVO. 11.17.25 “Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” (‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭16‬ ‭AMP‬‬) - Above all, lift up and hold up your Shield of Faith. - In other words, faith is your covering! - Faith covers and protects you against the lies of the enemy! - Faith is both an offensive weapon and a defensive weapon. - You are saved by grace through faith. - Ephesians 2.8-9 says, “For it is by grace

DEVO. 11.15.25 “It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,” (Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - How important is your faith? - Remember Hebrews 11:1 tells us that “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” - ‭‭Faith is both confidence and assurance! - Faith is foundational! - Here are a few examples from Hebrews 11

DEVO. 11.10.25 ““Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; He snapped their chains.” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - When Gods people find themselves in trouble and bound in chains, the Lord is the true chain-breaker! - Actually, this translation says that He snaps them! - Chains are seen as the strongest way to lock something up and secure it. - Chains can trap and secure someone

DEVO. 11.03.25 “…Let all that I am praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” (Psalms‬ ‭104‬:‭35‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Have you praised the Lord today? - What did it sound like? - What did it look like? - We can praise Him with our mouth and our words but we can also Praise Him with our attitude and actions! - The Psalmist says, “Let all that I am Praise.” - The Amplified version says it like this, “Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)” -

HALLOWED EVE “A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.” (‭‭Genesis‬ ‭7‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - In Genesis 7:1 “ The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.” - That’s clearly an open door! - But then we have a closed door in Gen. 7:16, where it says, “Then the Lord closed the door behin

DEVO. 10.27.25 “Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” (‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - “Put on...” - These first two words are very important. - Imagine for a moment, getting up and going throughout your day without putting your clothes on! - That would be unthinkable! - You would be embarrassed - You would be shy - You wouldn’t have any confidence. - You would try to hide certain parts of your body with a

DEVO. 10.24.25 “Teach us to number our days, That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.” ‭‭(Psalm‬ ‭90:12‬ ‭AMP‬‬) - A good prayer to pray would be, "Lord, teach me to number my days!" - The NLT says it this way, “Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.” - ‭ln other words, life is short, make the most of what you have! - When you think of our days on earth, they are short and few when compared to eternity. - James 4:14 says, “For

DEVO. 10.22.25 “Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses.” (‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - The Apostle Paul is telling Timothy to “Hold tightly” to eternal life! - The same is true for us. - Not a loose grip, but we need to “hold tightly.” - We can’t treat it as a casual stroll through the park. - This Christian life is a race. - Think of your faith as the

DEVO. 10.15.25 “Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you? Show us your unfailing love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭85‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Here is a good prayer to pray every morning - “Show us your unfailing love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.” - Show us & grant us! - Ask the Lord to “show you.” In other words, there are some things that we don’t see. - We need the revelation by the Spirit of God, so that our eyes can beh

DEVO. 10.14.25 “At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him.” (Luke‬ ‭2:25‬ ‭NLT) - He eagerly waited! - It was a time of darkness, where the children of God had not heard from God in a long time. - And the children of God reflected that in their actions and morals. - They reflected a fatherless generation. Not that He had left them

"So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of His call. May He give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with Him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ." (2 Thessalonians 1:11, 12 NLT) - We serve a God who is limitless in power! - He can

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