Rev. 3:20 ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. Rev. 4:1 ¶ After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which […]
After these things, I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, like the sound of the trumpet speaking with me, saying “Come up here…” I have been contemplating these words from Rev. 4:1 for sometime now, and its message blows me away. Our God is God
Today I will preside over a funeral for an old friend, who died before anyone expected her to. I had the privilege to see her husband come to Christ many years ago, and to participate their both being nurtured in their early days together in Christ. They moved away about twenty years ago and I
Psa. 36:8 They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. Is. 4:2 ¶ In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the
Rev. 4:1 ¶ After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” Rev. 4:2 Immediately I was in
Acts 7:6 “But God spoke to this effect, that his DESCENDANTS WOULD BE ALIENS IN A FOREIGN LAND, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ENSLAVED AND MISTREATED FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS. Acts 7:7 “‘AND WHATEVER NATION TO WHICH THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGE I MYSELF WILL JUDGE,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT
Col. 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Col. 3:2 Set your affection (some translations use the word “mind” here) on things above, not on things on the earth. Psa. 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD,
Please,forgive the devotionals being a little spotty. We are on a two week vacation. Will get them out when I can.
Many times over the years I have attended funerals when afterward someone would say to me something like, “I don’t know how people who aren’t Christians deal with things like death.” I totally agree with what they were saying. Death is such a difficult thing to deal with on many levels, and the thought of
I left today to go on a family vacation. The first one in many years that wasn’t connected to some kind of ministry responsibility. I kind of got talked into it by caring people who convinced me that we needed a real vacation like normal people. I finally came to the place where I believed
