Devotional Thoughts

1 Corinthians 10:10-13    “Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it .” How often do we stop to be thankful for the simple blessings of God in our lives? Instead of thanking God that He sends us the preaching of His word, we wish the vessel He sent would hurry and finish. After all, we are going to miss kick-off at the very best we can do. Rather than thank God for the hymns or praise and adoration that are sung, we murmur that they never sing the song we like; or maybe it’s that they sing the sa...

Psalm 118:10-14    "All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.  (11)  They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  (12)  They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  (13)  Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.  (14)  The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation." I want my words this morning to be directed directly into our hearts, minds, and circumstances. Have you ever felt like the world was against you? Or, have you ever felt like every way you turned was a dead end and there was no way out? Have you ever felt all alone and then your mind began having thoughts that took you into an even darker place? Have you ever felt like nothing was going right and your life was in a downward spiral? Or maybe, you let yours...

1 Corinthians 10:6-9    “Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as   were   some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.” Paul has just told the brethren about the journeying of the fathers in the wilderness. He reminded them (and us) that they all ate the same spiritual meat. They all drank the same spiritual water from the Rock, which was Christ. Yet, because they did not believe God in all things, many of them died in the wilderness having never received the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey. All these things were left for us as examples or models of how we should  not  behave before our God. ...

Psalm 118:8-9    "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.  (9)  It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes." The words, "It is better," are written twice in these verses. I'm of the generation that looked forward each year to the Sears, Roebuck Catalog. I especially looked forward to wearing out the Christmas Catalog by turning the pages so many times. I bring that in because Sears had three levels of products that were sold - "Good, Better, and Best". Each one was supposed to be a little more reliable than the other. God's way of seeing things is quite the opposite. Psalm 39:5 tells us that "... every man at his BEST state is altogether vanity. Selah." The word, "better," as used in today's verse is looking from man's viewpoint, meaning we are prone to look for help in places that are not so good. But the word, "good," is used when we are told of God's good...