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Today we reference the account of Mary and Martha found in Luke 10: 38-42. Esp. vs. 41, 42:  “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one.”” In this passage we are confronted with our tendencies to be performance based “doers.” In fact, if we are honest […]

Today we looked at Psalm 104:33 “I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” This week as I was preparing for today’s devotional time I was struggling on a topic! As many or you know I drive a lot for work and […]

Today we’re looking at the story of John the Baptist, as the Jewish leaders come to question his identity. They wanted to know if John claimed to be the Messiah, or was he one of the great prophets who was expected to return at the coming of the Messiah.  I love how John answers.  He knew […]

Words have the power to bless or to wound.  When we speak carelessly or negatively, we damage others as well as ourselves.  Proverbs 12: 18 sees it as a stabbing of the heart with a sword.  It’s reckless, and in some cases brutal.  But it also talks of words having the ability to heal on […]

I recently had a discussion with a few folks regarding the reasons Jesus came to earth.  Great conversation.  In our devotions today we see that one of those reasons was to help us see “The Father.”  Jesus came to earth, according to John 1: 18, to make the Father known.  Why?  Why did He need […]

Hebrews 12:1. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. The writer of Hebrews may have had an idea of what it meant to participate in the […]

John 1: 11-13 says: “He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born […]

It’s an election year.  There’s frustration, anger, yelling, hate, finger pointing…etc.  It’s been going on for a while now, and it’s getting as crazy as ever.  We all have our opinions…and those opinions are important.  It’s important to vote on our convictions.  But we also need to calm down some and understand some truth from […]

(from IF:Gathering) At the beginning of Jesus ministry, one of the first things He did was call His disciples. Matthew 4:19 “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” Discipleship starts with following Jesus!  Matthew 4:20 “Immediately they left their nets and followed Him” Their decision was immediate! Jesus lived a compelling life, […]

Genesis 18:16-33, where Abraham pleads with God for the city of Sodom. First we see that true prayer begins with God, vs 17, where God reveals to Abraham that he is going to go down and see if the sin in Sodom is grievous.  God engages with Abraham “a friend of God” and tells him […]

John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The question today is, why did He do this? Or, why did He become flesh?  Or why did Jesus come […]