Seeds of Faith (Weekly Devotional) RSS

SCRIPTURE The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually) Numbers 6:25-26 AMPC   THOUGHT Looking at seemingly successful people and thinking, Oh I wish I was like them, wastes much time. We don't know their problems or flaws. Everyone has trials, and we should thank God for our own, because if we didn't have problems, we wouldn't need Jesus anymore. You can reveal to others the glory of God's presence in your...

SCRIPTURE All these [gifts, achievements, abilities] are inspired and brought to pass by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, Who apportions to each person individually [exactly] as He chooses1 Corinthians 12:11 (AMPC)   THOUGHT In 2 Corinthians 4:7, Paul says, "We possess this precious treasure (the divine Light of the Gospel) in (frail, human) vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves."God uses frail (flawed) people, to proclaim the power of His gospel.He could send angels to preach the gospel, but He uses plain, ordinary,...

SCRIPTURE In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive.”Acts 20:35 (NIV)   THOUGHT To have a healthy love walk today, spend time this morning thinking about what you can do for somebody else.Don't wait for God to ask you to do something; take initiative and say "Okay God, what can I do to be a blessing on Your behalf today?"The best days you live, are the ones you spend loving other people.Choose...

SCRIPTURE Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be cleanMatthew 23:25-26 (NIV)   THOUGHT God cares more about the QUALITY of what you learn or do, than the QUANTITY.In this week's scripture, Jesus is saying that even though people may appear to be giving with their hands (the action), it is what’s in their heart that matters most.Jesus would much rather you...

SCRIPTURE Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect willRomans 12:2 NIV   THOUGHT If you are feeling compelled to do so much that you are physically worn out, you may be driven instead of led.Remember, you have to come apart from a busy routine, before you end up coming apart yourself. You have to get away from everything before you come apart physically, mentally and emotionally. For starters, give yourself time to get...