Are we Spiritual Rocks, or just Slurry and Mud?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Denying our Faith

We hear the story of Peter denying Jesus three times before the cock crowed, and we think to ourselves that this man was weak of character, but do we ever look at our own lives and count our own denials? Denying can be blatant like in the case of Peter, or it can be subtle. Do you speak out when the subject of faith comes up in a group, or do you deny Jesus with your silence? When you are at a social event and someone belittles Christ do you defend Him or walk away... thus denying who He is? How about the witness you didn’t give someone when the opportunity arose, and you were afraid? Denial comes in many forms… can we overcome it by humbling ourselves and becoming strong like Jesus?

Three Sabbaths, and their Holiness throughout Eternity

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Sabbath Rest

What does the Sabbath mean to you, is it simply a day of rest, a day off from work, or is there much more to this day than sleeping a little longer than usual, and going to church for a couple of hours? The Sabbath is the only day of the week that is called holy. God blessed it, and set it apart from all the rest, but did you know that there were three Sabbaths celebrated during the first Holy Week of Passover?

God, and Jesus, My Best Friends through Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Friends With God

Do you read the Bible each day, diligently adhere to the commandments, and perform acts of mercy as a matter of daily routine? Do you pray that God will forgive you of your sins as you prepare to walk out the door in the morning, and place a checkmark beside that on your list of righteous things to do? Well, all these things are good, even great, but God doesn’t want to be reduced to a checklist; he wants to be your closest friend, your most trusted confidant, the one you come to with everything that excites or upsets you in life... he wants a relationship that places Him at the true center of who you are... He wants to be your BFF (Best Friend Forever), and we can’t do this without constant prayer.

A Lesson in Trimming Bushes... the Vision and Will of God

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Pleasing God

When we are serving God do we seek to further perfect what He has given us to do? If He tells us to build a neighborhood church do we go a step further and build a parsonage as well? We hear the voice of God, we hear what He would have us do and then presume we know what comes next. Have we been guilty of this? Did it seem innocent as we placed words in the mouth of the Lord?

The Meaning Hidden Within Communion for each of Us

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Seder and Communion

What do we think of during communion? The Meaning Hidden Within Communion for each of UsWhat was happening on that day of the first communion in which Jesus offered the bread of His body and the cup of His blood to the disciples? On that day they were celebrating the Passover feast, eating the Seder meal, and it has a certain order and meaning to all of its parts. Every movement, every food, each cup of wine has meaning and timing. When did Jesus offer Himself to His disciples? What did it bring to their minds? What did He ask them to remember?

The Greatest Fishing Adventure of all Time

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Fishers of Men

Do you win souls to Jesus Christ, and by doing so fill the nets of heaven for God Himself? How long did it take for you to follow Jesus once you heard His voice calling you?  Did you drop whatever you were doing and follow Him, or did you look away and think about it for a while? When Jesus calls us, His presence can be so overpowering that we immediately abandon our old life and begin a new and righteous journey with Him at once, but at that moment... do we really understand the entirety of who He is?

Holy, Humble, and Removing the Five “I”s from our Eye

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Humility and Holiness

How do you view holiness? Are you a humble and holy person? Are you humble simply because you say you are, or is it because others see this in you and say “this person is humble, and holy indeed”? If you think you have achieved a certain degree of humility and holiness before God do you use it to separate yourself from those who you believe are not?  In Isaiah 65 we hear God speaking of such actions and He calls them rebellious.

Living for God, and Recycling the Garbage in Our Lives

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Focusing on God

Do we really live our lives for God? Do we order our days to please Him, and follow Jesus with everything that is within us? Or do we live our lives from one act of repentance to the next asking for forgiveness over and over again for sins that we believe are unavoidable wounds that we receive each day as we live our lives in the world? Friends, a price has been paid for us, and this wasn’t done so that we should almost accept the transaction; nor was it paid so that we would remain the property of the world.

Wine, Sea Creatures, Prayers, and Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Keep Praying

Have you given up on certain desires because you prayed for them once, twice, three times, and they were not given to you? Have you resolved yourself to the fact that God just doesn’t want you to have this thing, or that He might not hear you?  Well, if you are praying rightly in the will of God and not asking Him to go against His character, promises, and Word, then neither of these assumptions are correct. Persistent prayer leads us into the very crux of faith and answers a question posed to us in the book of Luke… “when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

A Place Called Mahanaim, and Camping with God

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Mahanaim

Do you suffer, or cry in this life? Are you hungry or thirsty in your days here in this world? Do you long spiritually for fulfillment, and yearn to see the face of God? Well, take heart, for those who are washed in the blood of Jesus Christ have a heavenly existence awaiting them in which there will be no suffering, hunger, thirst, tears, nor longing to see the face of God. The blood of Jesus is preparing us for the glorious eternity of heaven, and to be encamped with God.

From Weakness to Strength God Calls Us to Serve

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Spiritual Excuses

Has God placed something on your heart, or called you to do a work for Him that you are not doing? Have you listened to his voice speaking within you and made excuses to avoid performing what He has asked? Well, we make lots of excuses when God speaks, sometimes because what He asks sounds hard, sometimes because it requires sacrifice, and sometimes because we doubt our ability. Are you in the midst of making excuses right now?

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