Do You Know The Art Of Waiting?    Good Morning Friends,  Today's Scripture prods us to look forward in an expectant and joyful anticipation of what God would do next in us and specifically to look forward eagerly in our belief that Jesus is coming back. When the Holy Spirit puts power in our belief and steel in our … Continue reading Do You Know The Art Of Waiting? →

 Will Your Faith Anchor Hold Fast?  Good Morning Friends,  Here in Southwest Florida, themes of the sea abound. Even some churches are named in a way that plays on the imagery of life and water. Chapel by the Sea, Trinity by the Cove and the Moorings are all places of worship here on the Gulf … Continue reading Will Your Faith Anchor Hold Fast? →

Do You Understand the Unlikely Gift of the Suffering Servant?  Good Morning Friends,  Last week one of the devotionals was on Servant Leadership with text from Mark 10 and today's scripture from Isaiah really connects with that theme. The beauty and glory of it is that Jesus fills the typical image of suffering and serving … Continue reading Do You Understand the Unlikely Gift of the Suffering Servant? →

Do You Have Patient Endurance?  Good Morning Friends,  When we receive the compassion and mercy of the Lord in our life it acts as a foundation for our faith to grow and with our faith, patience that the Lord will complete the work He has started in us. This perspective, this foundation, changes everything. It impacts us and others when … Continue reading Do You Have Patient Endurance? →

"Did You Get My Message?" Good Morning Friends, Let us consider this morning how Jesus communicates with us in a way that astounds us with His amazing greatness that gives us the peace of a soul anchored in Him when we face life's storms. Let us consider how God is involved in our lives and is personally present in every … Continue reading “Did You Get My Message?” →

Do You Not Understand that It Is All About God's Glory? Good Morning Friends, Today's devotional combines the directions Jesus gave us on how to pray with the power of, the awe and wonder of His creation. Yes we begin to understand the creator through His creation... the spiritual journey and growth of relationships through … Continue reading Do You Not Understand that It Is All About God’s Glory? →

Do You Know How To Have Victory Over The Enemy?  Good Morning Friends,  Pope Francis had a homily not too long ago about the great evil of an anesthetized conscience. He pointed out that the evil in the world dulls our awareness to the point of enslaving our behavior. It made me think of those … Continue reading Do You Know How To Have Victory Over The Enemy? →

Are You A Servant Leader And If Not Why Not?  Good Morning Friends,  In the passages just before today's text Jesus is walking ahead of the disciples and telling them what is going to happen in Jerusalem during his passion. They do not get it. As the text pictures...Jesus was walking way of ahead of … Continue reading Are You A Servant Leader And If Not Why Not? →

Do You Have the Resilience to Bounce Back?  Good Morning Friends,  Job's so called friends called him stupid and sinful but he bounced back from that and painful diseases and the loss of property and family too. Sampson bounced back after being tricked by a woman and blinded. David bounced back after being a murderer … Continue reading Do You Have the Resilience to Bounce Back? →

Are We Prepared Spiritually?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we explore the process of preparing a Passover Feast turned into a Wedding Banquet. Today we explore the power of being in the Spirit while still thinking before we act. There are a lot of things the Christian is to prepare for: death, temptation, success and the … Continue reading Are We Prepared Spiritually? →