Devotional Thoughts

1 Corinthians 12:15-18    “If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.” Have you ever felt useless or that your talents were so lowly and insignificant as to be unnecessary? The foot is the lowest part of the body. It is the part that gets to walk through the mud, bear the weight, and feel the initial pain of that coffee table leg in the darkened room. No one has ever written a love song about gazing at the foot. Yet, the body would be unable to move or to avoid danger or even to stand without the foot. While not the part most glorified in poetry or song, the foot is a vital member of the body. It may not seem as...

Psalm 119:137-138    "Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.  (138)  Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful." "I know the Bible says..... But I believe....." How many times have we ever heard that? Quite honestly, the truth of the matter is that God's Word has the final authority and trumps what I believe. If my belief does not align with God's Word, then I am wrong. That's the absolute truth. "Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments." How much more plainly can it be spoken? God is right in all matters of life and His Word is always correct. If I think there are some things in the Bible that are in disagreement, then the error is in my understanding, not God's Word. If I do not open my Bible with the understanding that God has great truths to reveal to me, then I may as well look at it as simply a history book. Even at that, people seem so very surprised that archeologi...

1 Corinthians 12:12-14    “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many.” As David pointed out in the 139 th Psalm, we are wonderfully made. Scientists estimate that the average human body is made up of 37.2 trillion cells. There are multiple main organs that control bodily function in harmony with each other including moving blood through the body, supplying oxygen, motor control, reproduction, and the list goes on. We have appendages that allow us to grasp objects, walk upright (physically), and defend ourselves. Yet, we can and will (as individuals) come to demise at some point as long as time stands. We all know that our body can survive without some of its members. It is possible to...

Psalm 119:129-132    "Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.  (130)  The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.  (131)  I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.  (132)  Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name." I remember when the Lord was first making me aware of my call into the ministry. I wish I could tell you that from a small child, I have loved the Word of God, but that would not be truthful. I had to look for a Bible on the night that the Lord began speaking distinctly to my heart. I knew I had one (somewhere), but I could only find the "table top" model. You know, the huge white Bible that people used to have laying on the coffee table. I finally found my personal size Bible, but didn't know where to start reading. I just opened it and began reading. God is so good! We know that, don't we? It isn't...

1 Corinthians 12:7-11    “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.” Although the Spirit is gives a diversity of gifts, and the Lord gives differences of administrations, and God gives diversities of operations, there is a oneness of purpose. The expression (manifestation) of the Spirit is for the profit (benefit), not only of the individual, but also of those with whom we come into contact. Whether we are blessed with the word of wisdom or the word of knowledge, it comes by the same Hol...