Daily Devotionals

Diligence Rules – Motivational

Diligence Rules – Motivational

God values diligence in His people, as is shown by the numerous references to diligence in the book of Proverbs. Here are a few examples: Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. (12:24) All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (14:2)3 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. (13:4) TWO EXAMPLES OF DILIGENCE The Proverbs 31 Woman In the last chapter of Proverbs, King Lemuel describes a godly woman whose life is characterized by diligence.This is a description of a type of woman and not necessarily a specific individual. Many of the descriptors refer to her investment of her time and energy. She se... »

Finding Out Why You Were Born

Finding Out Why You Were Born

Why were you made? Have you ever wondered? Let’s see… God’s Word says you are a solution. You are God’s solution. When your room is looking littered, what do you do? Of course you would go out and get a broom, and use it to tidy it up, right? Well, when God has something that He doesn’t like, He does the same thing. The broom is a solution. He gets a solution to solve His challenge. However, God does not need to get anything from anyone or anyplace. He CREATES one. When God sees a challenge in the world, He CREATES a solution. He saw a PARTICULAR type of challenge on the earth, and He made YOU, hallelujah! You are a solution to the nations. You are a product of ... »

Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart

Follow your heart Believe in your heart Be yourself Don’t try to be no one else You cannot be them So don’t try to be them You were made to be better Don’t put yourself in fetters Stand out Don’t blend in Challenges can come Don’t be afraid You would never be great If you give in. You have two choices: Give up Or break in! Into your dreams Into your future Into your greatness What would you give in to? Fear or courage? Timidity, cowardice Or faith and greatness? Believe in yourself, Follow your heart. Find out what you are afraid of doing That’s keeping you from your dream Then do it. Decide to give anything it takes. Don’t let ANYONE Or ANYTHING Tel... »

Stay On The Word!

Stay On The Word!

The Bible says we are more than conquerors in all things that come against us. No matter how you are feeling today, I want you to know that the Lord is by your side, thinking good thoughts about you, and planning great things that would come your way. You see, the Lord might not come at exactly the time you expected, or do it the exactly the way you wanted Him to, but He has you in mind, and He would SURELY be there on time. He would never let you down. When you think, think on His Word. It brings down His power. When you speak, speak on His Word. Take out time every single day to study His Word. It prepares you against the evil day, sheilds you against the attacks of the devil, and keeps yo... »

Grace Makes You Work More

Grace Makes You Work More

1 Corinthians 15:10, NRSV 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I WORKED HARDER than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.   In this passage of scripture, Paul says he worked MORE than everybody else because of the graceof God that was given to him.   This shows us a key fact that people miss about grace: Grace gives you the strength to work more, and gives us a call to work more – because the connection between more work and results is permanent. Also it blesses our work so our work would produce more results than normal – but we would still have to work!   Grace does NOT mean... »