DEVO. 01.24.26 “Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.” ‭‭(Matthew‬ ‭8:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Here is a remarkable cause and effect! - Jesus said, “Because you believed, it has happened.” - Those are Jesus’ words not mine. - There is a direct correlation between what you receive due to what you believe. - You cannot receive something if you first don’t believe it. - In essence

DEVO. 01.23.26 “Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.” (Genesis‬ ‭21‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Do you have dreams and promises of God stored up in your heart? - Are your promises so big that if God fulfilled it, you would literally laugh? - If not, then I believe that you need to get away with God and spend enough time where you get some laughable promises! - Things that are outlandish! - Promises where people would call you ridiculous

DEVO. 01.22.26 “He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.” (‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT) - One of the rewards for the person who sets out to obey and follow the Lord is that He will shield.you and protect you from danger. - He promises to give you a treasure of common sense or sound wisdom. - That is something that we all need! - If you decide to search for wisdom from the Lord then wisdom will come searching for

DEVO. 01.21.26 “Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭18‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - The Lord had just visited Abraham and told him that his wife Sarah would have a child in her old age. She was 90 yrs old! - Yes, 90! - We rarely even see people who are 90 yrs old, who are healthy and well, let alone see them have a baby! - It seems ridiculous! - It sounds crazy! - But that’s how our God works! - 90 i

DEVO. 01.06.26 “But the serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die!” (‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭4‬ ‭AMP‬‬) - Whose voice are you listening to? - In this scripture, Eve clearly stopped and took a moment to listen to the voice of the serpent. - He didn’t speak long, he presented a question. - The serpent said, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”” (Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬) - “Did God really say?” - This whole sin problem could hav

DEVO. 12.26.25 “But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,” ‭‭ (Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬) - Five beautiful and amazing words! - “God has heard your prayer.” - This scripture is about the message given through the angel who appeared before Zechariah. - Zechariah’s son was John the Baptist.

DEVO. 12.22.25 “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7 NKJV) - It was time! - Time for the birth of Jesus and the city was overcrowded. - A decree had gone out from Caesar Augustus that everyone needed to be registered. - Luke 2:3 says, "So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city." - Verse 4-5 says, “And because Joseph was a descenda

DEVO. 12.15.25 "For nothing is impossible with God.” (Luke 1:37 NLT) - What are the things that you have labeled, "Impossible!"? - What have you said, in your heart, "God can't do that." - Is it because you've made your excuses bigger than your God? - Is it because you can't see God's greatness through your own weakness? - When an angel came and told Mary, "You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus." (Luke 1:31 NLT) - Mary asked the angel,

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