Devotionals

Acts 17:27-18, Hebrews 11:1 God claims He is close (closer than a brother), and His spirit lives within us. But all too often there are predicaments wherein it feels and seems as though He saw something horrible coming, and took off! Our devotional today is a wonderful reminder just how close He was, is, and will always be. Now, the keyword in my opening sentence is 'feels', right? We enjoy a spiritual fellowship with our Lord because our connection to Him is invisible, it is intangible, it...

I know... the normal title we have all heard through our lives is "Life Everlasting", which is mentioned many times in scripture passages. The one thing we seem to overlook is that death is everlasting, too. Every person will face eternity, but Scripture teaches that not all eternities are the same. The Bible speaks soberly about “death everlasting”—a final separation from God that stands in contrast to the gift of eternal life offered through Christ. This devotional explores what that...

Anytime there is a 'big event', there is typically a dress rehearsal, or at least a dry-run pass for it. As you know, this process allows all parties/participants involved to 'pre-experience' how the event may go. But it also helps to expose and work out any kinks, errors, timing quirks, and it especially helps the participants to 'shake off' the fear of the unknown (where do I stand, what's my line, what's my role). Our devotional today helps us focus on something very similar in our lives...

Now , not that everyone ' gets ' Him, as-in understands; it's a ' gets ' Him, as-in accepts. Both are actually very true statements, however hard it may be to actually prove either. But, the core point is that we consider how odd it is that God has made Himself wholly available to everyone... well... sort of everyone. OK, not everyone... actually a 'select few', or more in keeping with scripture, 'those that select/choose/accept' Him. See, Romans 10:13 states; " For whosoever shall call upon...

I ride a bicycle back-n-forth to work... have done it daily since 2001... missing some days, but typically covering some 4,500 miles a year. As I ride that bike lane each day, each way, I encounter many obstacles. No... nothing large at all... nothing all that 'lane blocking'... just... tire-flattening obstacles! As I snap along at a pretty brisk speed, it is tough to keep an eye on all the things in the roadway. Over the years, I have noticed that the more I concentrate on NOT running over...

When others slander or wound you, pause and consider the source. A short devotional on patience, forgiveness, and trusting God’s perspective.

The devil cannot 'make' you do anything, neither can Jesus for that matter. Why then DO you do things you do not want to do?

G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr provides a reflection on releasing harmful patterns and embracing God-led discernment and freedom.

Our devotional today gets right into the middle of our feelings. Not in a hurtful or exciting way, but to help us expose how they directly impact our lives with the Lord. See, feelings are such a grey-area gateway between our spiritual lives and physical lives, and therein tend to provide confusing signals and perceptions to the world around us (our horizontal experiences) and the leading of the Lord Himself (our vertical experiences). One of the clearest descriptions for 'feelings', is; "...

G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr presents a practical encouragement for calming frazzled hearts through prayer, rest, and simple practices.

I, for one, am a fan of predictably calm and peaceful days in my life. It may be a lofty quest, but when the timing is right, I thoroughly soak-up and savor the experience. All too often though, the day's path gets derailed, changes course, and once in a while can be found a crumpled mess on the side of the road... a horrifying crash, turmoil, sorrow, disappointment, and quite a bit of self-pity! OK, I'm being over-dramatic here, but wanted to spend today's devotional by giving time, thought,...

G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr carefully provides a reflection on the inseparable presence of God and what that means for daily life and trust.

Destruction, calamity, brokenness, failure, mourning... these 'bad things' actually have great qualities for our lives. No, I am not declaring that we should seek them out, strive to obtain them, ensure we experience at least one of these each week. But, when you do review the last 3+ months of your life, you'll find these scattered throughout more than you may initially think, or like! Today's devotional is about 'going it alone' through these times, which is so very hard... and not how the...

As I walk around, most of the time I hold my head up and my eyes are on my path, my course, and the 'road ahead', as it were. Rarely do I look down and watch my feet as I walk... I don't need to make sure they are following the commands of my nervous-system... I trust they will obey my wishes and commands for them... even better, I have a vast life of experience walking, which only instills my trust and belief that my steps will rarely falter. Unless it is dark! Then, I am not at all so...