by lighthouse | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:17 “Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.” Is this a statement you can say in regard to your own life? We all pray that God make this the purpose of our lives also.
by lighthouse | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Hope is defined as an absolute confident expectation of what God has promised. God has made promises to you and me. Those promises give us a joy and peace which override the human traits of doubt, anxiety or depression. The Holy Spirit, which thrives within each of us is beyond amazing and overrides our human nature. He gives us a strength and joy found nowhere else. We thank you, God, for this fantastic gift! May we always keep it at the forefront of our thinking.
by lighthouse | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:5 “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,” We all know the acronym WWJD. We have bracelets, tattoo’s, necklaces and sometimes clothing which display these letters—or should we say the thought these letters project. Isn’t WWJD a constant thought every Christian has as his/her walk on this earth continues? Each one of us wants our Savior’s thinking to constantly dominate our thinking.
by lighthouse | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 15:17 “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of rightrousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” A Christian’s heart is focused on serving His Savior and bringing His Spirit into our very shallow minded world. What you eat today is immaterial. How you live and who you represent in your daily walk in of utmost importance. As the child of our God we represent Him every second of the day. That is quite a responsibility–we need His help. We pray for our Holy Spirit to guide us. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 14:8 “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” If you are reading this devotion you are breathing and therefore living. Some day neither you nor I will be breathing or living on this earth, but we will be living with the Lord. Breathing or not you and I belong to the Lord. Doesn’t that statement dictate our being and our joy and comfort in being children of our Heavenly Father? We live to serve our Savior.
by lighthouse | Jun 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 13:14 “Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.” You and I have to continually fight against our own thinking. We have to constantly ask our Savior to help us do His will and not our own. That sounds like a simple concept, however, our human nature makes it an absolutely necessary mindset. We pray that our minds always follow His will and not our own.
by lighthouse | Jun 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:12 “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Christians thrive with a confident mentality of absolute trust in God and His promises. Even though being a Christian will not eliminate heartache and disappointment on this earth, yet a strong, loving relationship with our God will include conversing with Him very regularly. What a marvel it is to communicate with God with the absolute assurance He carefully listens and responds.
by lighthouse | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Do you ever get tired of encouraging others? Does it seem at times encouragement is difficult and and seemingly without positive results? Our author and our God knows that to be discouraged is a human trait one has to avoid. When you get down try and think of our Savior and how He must have become discouraged when His own people, whom He was dying to save, treated Him so terribly, yet He persevered and won. Always be enthusiastic in serving your precious Savior.
by lighthouse | Jun 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:9 “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Love, hate and cling— All three are character traits of a Christian. Fake nothing—-rather, follow the example of our Savior. How do we know what and whom to love? How do we know what and whom to hate? How do we know what truth to tightly hang on to? Study the Scripture for therein is truth and eternal life. Pray for a person who receives these devotional thoughts who suffers from an addiction involving pornography. He asks all of us to pray for him as he knows God answers prayers. Enjoy your weekend.
by lighthouse | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:4-5 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” God is the Creator of our extremely intricate, complicated wonderfully interactive body with each part of its amazing cooperative functions serving each other part from nano to larger organ. That is the way God alone functions. He has done the same process within His family of believers. Each of us has His intended purpose or function. What is your purpose or function within the body of glorifying our Savior?
by lighthouse | Jun 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:3 “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.” A leadership team has been formed which I am a part of works with those who have suffered from various addictions. Not one member of that leadership team think themselves better than anyone else. We all understand we are covered with a blanket of grace provided by our Savior and each of us, whether client or mentor, all need and appreciate that wonderful blanket. You also enjoy the comfort of that blanket–it keeps you wonderfully warm.
by lighthouse | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Conforming to the pattern of society is a major mistake. Society does not ask itself–is what I am doing or is what I am thinking according to God’s will or according to my will? Society does not ask—who am I living for-myself or God? Two very easy examples are societies response to couples living together without beig married and mothers aborting their children. Both are against God’s will while being favored by man’s will. Which do you live by—-man’s will or God’s will? Have a reat weekend.
