1 John 3:2 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/11/2014)...

NOTE - Twelve particular Bible passages are presently being featured. Their significance will be revealed in the twelfth devotion in this series.

Suppose God took you on a crystal ball trip into your future and you saw with indubitable certainty that despite everything—your sin, your smallness, your stupidity—you could have free for the asking your whole crazy heart's deepest desire: heaven, eternal joy. Would you not return fearless and singing? What can earth do to you, if you are guaranteed heaven? To fear the worst earthly loss would be like a millionaire fearing the loss of a penny—less, a scratch on a penny.

- Tullian Tchividjian, Glorious Ruin (David C. Cook, 2012), page 175

#4: 1 John 3:2 (NLT) Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 

Psalm 46:1 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/10/2014)...

NOTE - Twelve particular Bible passages are presently being featured. Their significance will be revealed in the twelfth devotion in this series.

An atheist professor stood before his class and said, "If anyone can tell me where God is, I will give that person a hundred dollars." One student said, "Sir, I will give you a hundred dollars if you can tell me where God is not."

- Pastor Mark Roper

#3: Psalm 46:1 (NLT) God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. 

Ephesians 5:19-20 (NIV)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/7/2014)...

NOTE - Twelve particular Bible passages are presently being featured. Their significance will be revealed in the twelfth devotion in this series.

The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

– Henry Ward Beecher

#2: Ephesians 5:19-20 (NIV) ...Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Romans 8:1 (ESV)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/6/2014)...

NOTE - Twelve particular Bible passages are presently being featured. Their significance will be revealed in the twelfth devotion in this series.

A little boy and his father visited the country store. Upon leaving the store the owner of the store offered the little boy some free candy. "Get a handful of candy", the merchant said to the boy. The boy just stood there looking up at his father. The owner repeated himself, "Son, get a handful of candy; it’s free." Again the boy did not move, continuing to look up in the face of his father. Finally, the father reached into the candy jar and got a handful of candy and gave it to his son. As they walked back home, the father stopped and asked his son why he did not grab a handful of the free candy. The boy, with a big smile on his face, looked into the face of his father and said, "Because I know that your hand is bigger than mine." 

- unknown

#1: Romans 8:1 (ESV) There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 

Proverbs 4:20-27 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/5/2014)...

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

- Zig Ziglar

Proverbs 4:20-27 (NLT) My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body. Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. (Proverbs 4:20-27 NLT)

Psalm 121:1-8 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/4/2014)...

Sometimes the journey is longer than we have anticipated, but in the end we realize it was worth the travel and the distance travelled was actually very short.

- unknown 

Psalm 121:1-8 (NLT) I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.

James 1:22-25 (NLT)...

FROM TODAY'S READING (3/4/2014)...

"Disobeying God rarely benefits in the short-term and will never benefit us in the long-term."

- Kevin A. Thompson

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. (James 1:22-25 NLT)