- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2308
Psalm 81:10 I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
We do only have one God. He is loving but just, merciful are fair. He is always ready and always willing. But, He does ask some things of us…
We need to open our mouths wide in prayer, praise and being ready to receive what He gives us back. The more we commune with Him, the more we are able to receive from His constant supply.
Being willing to live out our lives with Christ means being able to fill our lives with Him as well.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2379
Luke 13:34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
We may look at the animal kingdom and marvel at the way parents take care of their children often forgetting how much man is willing to do for mankind…
But, far too often, we see mankind dealing out death and destruction instead of Christ’s love!
God’s love continues to allow Him to forgive us time and time again; are we willing to show that level of love toward others so they can begin to understand Christ’s love to everyone?
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2406
Isaiah 27:5 Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.
Mercy and forgiveness are traits which are central to our Christian ways and something Christ Himself showed in abundance throughout His life on earth.
These are not things introduced by Christ but things demonstrated by Him which God has been trying to get into our heads for quite a while!
We may not want people who have wronged us to come back into our lives; Christ is using us to reach out to them and allow them to see how great His forgiveness can be!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2420
Romans 5:3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
This may sound masochistic to some, but that is not what Paul had in mind here; rather that he was willing to take whatever life dealt him so long as he could continue to receive Christ’s gifts.
Always looking on the bright side of life can be very difficult when life is getting on top of you, but that is what Paul is telling the Romans.
Do not let the big issues in life overcome our faith and our beliefs because each trial will strengthen us in some way for the fight ahead of us.
Christ will comfort you every step of the way.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2279
1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed.
When you read up about how much heat and abuse ore has to go through to bring forward gold or steel, you will begin to see this statement in a different light.
God will allow things to come our way which we may not agree with and which we will not like – but how else is He going to allow us to see how important He is in our lives.
If we keep our eyes closed and our heart hard, then He has to use stronger and hotter environments before we weaken and let the ‘gold’ out!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2205
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How often do you hear people asking not to be led into temptation? I fear that in this world today we ask for the opposite, begging temptation to come along so we can go out and enjoy ourselves!
God taught His people to ask for the strength to resist temptation and transgressions; He still expects the same because He has not changed!
It is the spiritual power in temptations which gets us off track because we are spiritually weak to fight against such things – but God can give us the power to resist.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2443
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
How often do you hear people asking not to be led into temptation? I fear that in this world today we ask for the opposite, begging temptation to come along so we can go out and enjoy ourselves!
God taught His people to ask for the strength to resist temptation and transgressions; He still expects the same because He has not changed!
It is the spiritual power in temptations which gets us off track because we are spiritually weak to fight against such things – but God can give us the power to resist.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2401
Revelation 3:10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
Revelation is the book of futures, the one which looks forward to what is still to come and what we need to watch out for!
There are going to be massive temptations which many of us will have to face in our lives, but God is promising to be with us every step of the way.
If we are willing to rely on His strength to carry us through our temptations, then we will be able to make it with Him. Do not try and go it alone otherwise the temptations will cover your life and drown you.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2280
Zechariah 13:8 In the whole land,” declares the Lord, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.
Scholars tell us this section of verse is talking about the people who have taken to religion for religions sake and not to having a right and proper relationship with God.
What I don’t like is the sound of the odds – two thirds of people in this passage will be relying on religion instead of on God, and they do not get eternal life with God!
We have to make sure we do not get caught up in the religious side of things but stay focused on God and all He stands for – that is why Christians should look to Jesus as the fulfilment of God’s Word.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2141
Amos 7:14 Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.
How many excuses have you made like “God won’t choose me because I have not been to college…”
God is not in the habit of choosing the most professional people He can find to do His bidding; God chooses the least to make the most of!
Amos was a shepherd boy and a gardener; there is no reference of Him going to any school to learn about God. God chose Him to make a difference – just like He can choose you!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2364
John 7:15 The Jews there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning without having been taught?”
Two things jump out at me, the fact Jesus did not go to bible collage or university to learn about the bible and, secondly, they knew it!
How did they know it? Was it that much of a closed community that every scholar knew the others? If that is so, this verse makes me extremely sad!
We must never exclude others just because they don’t come to our church or go to a specific school or college. Be open to everyone just a Christ was!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2291
Acts 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Do you know what it is like to have a young child tell you exactly how something works, or someone who you think knows nothing about a subject recite knowledge about that subject?
I am always amazed at the knowledge some people pick up about things which we do not associate them with; the Apostles picked up a lot of knowledge from Christ.
When we show we are willing to tell people all we know about Christ, they will most likely stop and listen – just because they hear something different.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2432
2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
What gives us the boldness to go forward and talk to someone about Christ or to share the gospel – it is certainly not in my normal nature to do anything like this!
But God gives us the wherewithal to step up and talk to people. Don’t trust on you own abilities or your own knowledge, otherwise you will fall over!
It is God’s light shining in us, showing us the hope, expanding our faith and giving us the courage to step forward and talk to others. Trust fully in God!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2186
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
It is not us who have created this light to shine for God, but Christ who has enabled us to receive the light.
This light should repel sin. It should reject secretive and scandalous actions by its very essence – the light of God shining in us.
God is our Creator and it is He who continues to make this light shine – as long as we do not cover it and extinguish it with our continued rebellious actions.
Let us share this light with others so, together, we may shine for God’s glory!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2323
Proverbs 20:27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
Who is it who put the innermost being inside of us? I cannot believe that was inserted somehow through learning because it is there before we are born.
God is the one who lit that candle in the first place and the one who wants to see it shine above all else for Him.
We are the ones who will dampen it and even extinguish it through our actions and our sin.
Allow God’s light to shine brighter every day in you!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2137
Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
God made us from the earth He had just created. First, He made man and breathed life into His soul after He had fashioned us from the dust.
Then God created woman from a man’s rib; as a memory that we are part of each other.
Mankind has been made to be together, not a social experiment, but a social gathering of beings who are willing to know God as being creator & God of all.
Let us show God the respect He deserves!
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2123
Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Have you ever wondered why we are the ones who stand up straight whilst no other mammals or animals do? Because that is the way God made us to be!
Sometimes I do wonder how people can think we came from chimps when all I can make out is ‘evolution’ tending toward chaos instead of toward order as people would try and make me believe!
God created us to be different so we could be with Him and commune with Him in a very special way. Yes all the other animals and mammals were made as they are so we could know how special God is and how special we are to Him.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2270
Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
I can remember learning this for a children’s bible club we had when we were impressing on children just why we do what we do as Christians.
We don’t do things to be better than others, to get prizes from God, or other selfish things; we do what we do because we have got to know God and what He is capable of.
We have a God who loves us and shares this world with us. A God who shares His love with us, freely and openly.
We should be imitators of His actions and not just with words.
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2369
Jonah 2:7 When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
Don’t be a Jonah and wait until the last second before you make a decision to call on God; make it now and call out to Him!
God does not want you to wait until there is nothing left of you before you make the decision to follow Him; He would rather see you make the decision when you are on a high – that way He sees how confident you are of making the right choice.
The worse our lives get the less we do tend to think about God for help, so we may well lose out on a lot of help along the way – until we hit rock bottom and call out to Him in desperation…
- Details
- Written by: DJ Dave
- Category: Devotionals
- Hits: 2400
Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
No matter where you are on this planet, or off of it if you’re an astronaut, God will always hear your prayers!
We can see how God hears and answers prayer in many parts of the bible, from Jesus praying alone on top of the mountain to David calling out in the depths of a cave – God still hears and answers.
Do not be afraid that God is not going to listen; rather, have absolute faith He hears and is going to answer – that is what we are taught, but far too often forget!