All in Daily Devotion

Are You an “Indian Giver” in the Eyes of God?

Richard Forbes
God, Word, Christian, Commitment, Truth, Daily Devotion

Do you devote time and other things in your life to God? If you do, then are you giving these things to Him forever, or just until you need them again? Perhaps you don’t understand what devoting means when taken in this context. What I am referring to here are those things which you commit to God, or Jesus Christ. For many of us it probably begins with a morning time of prayer each day. Have you given Him 15 minutes? 30 minutes? An hour? Have you truly dedicated it to Him, or just loaned it to Him? If you have made this a promise, Have you lived up to that commitment or just prayed when it was convenient? 

Men and Women; are we Lost in our Natures Today?

Richard Forbes
Sexuality, Human Nature, God’s Will, Christian, Daily Devotion, Character

I have never done this before, but my devotional message yesterday contained a gem that our society today seems to have lost. I received a nice email from Lou, a wonderful friend, a wife, mother, woman that has worked a lifetime alongside her husband, and a lady in her 80s; I want to share it with you, along with my reply to her. Here is her email regarding my grandfather’s saying that I shared briefly in yesterday’s devotional “The Revelation of Answered Prayer.”

Do You Worship One, Two, Three, or More Gods?

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Salvation, Christian, One God, Fear, Trust

As Christians we claim that Jesus Christ is Lord, but so many of us continue to fret over the world as if it still reigns supreme in our lives... and when we do this, it does. Are you one of those who says he trusts in God, and then busily works at trying to solve the world’s problems for Him? Are national and world politics more than casual interests? Do you worry yourself sick about your health and dying despite knowing that you are already dead to this world, and are eternally secure in the next? Well let’s revisit our faith.

Morning Prayers, and Kneeling with Jesus

Richard Forbes
Peace, Christian, Prayer, Stillness, Daily Devotion

Are you in the habit of beginning each day in prayer, contemplation, and reading scripture? Do you offer this as a time dedicated to the Lord, and in which the two of you can be alone together? Do you rise early and go into your prayer closet where you call His name and wait upon Him? If so you already know how spiritually refreshing that time is, but if not, I would encourage you to do so... mornings are a special time with the Lord, and of new beginning.

Holy Spirit - The Purveyor of God’s Gifts in Us to Himself

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Holy Spirit, Gifts, Christian

You have professed your faith in God, and accepted Jesus Christ as your savior, but now you are asking yourself... “what is the Holy Spirit, will I receive it, and how will I know when I do?” Let’s explore the breath of Jesus and the Spirit He breathes onto us. Let’s ask our Lord to give us His comforter, and teacher to be with us as we journey, and to provided us through His Spirit those things we need along the way.

Jesus, the Spigot of God’s Love and Joy

Richard Forbes
Newness, Daily Devotion, Joy, Christian, Forgiveness, Grace

Today is the beginning of a brand new year, and as such, let’s contemplate the true source of our joy. Personally, I do not look to the world, but to my Lord Jesus for joy, because the world has failed me often, but My Redeemer, and Savior has never disappointed or abandoned me. The joy of Christ is steadfast, and unfailing... do you see this truth in your walk with Him? Are you prepared to be united with Him this coming year? If you are then you will find that His joy isn’t the only one you will receive.

Its New Year’s Eve; Listen To God’s Voice Today

Richard Forbes
Obey, Christian, Trust, Daily Devotion, Listen, New Year

Today is the last day of the year, and typically one in which we take stock of our accomplishments and failures over the past twelve months. This is also a time when we make plans for the coming year, and determine the condition of our present life. As you do so, do you have regrets that haunt you, and fears that give you tribulation as you look towards the coming new year? Well, fear not because our Lord uses what is past to prepare us for what lies ahead, and He helps us face today with a firm faith in His goodness and mercy. 

Forks in the Road of Faith

Richard Forbes
Faith, Choice, Belief, Jesus, Daily Devotion

Has God called you to serve Him in a way that requires you to sacrifice something you own, or of yourself? Are you at a place in your faith that requires you to make a choice between believing and having faith in Him, and Jesus, or returning to where you once were in faithlessness? Well every believer comes through this fork in the road, and it separates the believers who go to the right, from the nonbelievers who turn back to the left.

Though I Hurt, Home Awaits the Child of God

Richard Forbes
Faith, Child of God, Daily Devotion, Christian

Are you like a child before God, or are you walking in your own independent self-righteousness? Do you say “I believe” and yet act like you are in control of your life? Maybe you had trusted God with your life once, but have since taken those reins back from Him, and slowly, over time, found you were walking apart from Him. Do you see where you are? Are you uncertain how, and if, you can come home? Well you can.

Christmas Eve; the Anticipation of a Child, the Birth of a Star

Richard Forbes
Jesus Christ, Birth, Redemption, Christian, Daily Devotion, Christmas

On this day, Christmas Eve, we are in great expectation of a tiny baby’s arrival into the lineage of David... the Christ Child, Jesus, Emanuel, the Son of God. He will be born in Bethlehem, and a star will shine bright inside each of us to show the way to where He will be held to His mother’s breast. Are you ready to make the journey to where He will be born into the world; into each of us? Is the anticipation of His coming calling you even now to where Angels announce Him?

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