Everyday Devotions by an Ordinary Christian

Everyday Devotions by an Ordinary Christian

Sunday, 21 October 2012

The Good Shepherd

Behold your God!  He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:9-11 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the...

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

It's Stormy Now, Doesn't Mean It Will End That Way

You may not see the beauty while in the midst of the storm, but God knows what lies behind. All you need is faith and strength provided by God to get through the bumpy and muddy path that is holding you back. Your destination will be worth it. :) ...

Just Cast Your Burdens on HIM, He Will Carry Them For You

"For I have satiated(satisfied) the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul." (Jeremiah 31:25) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28) So cast your burdens upon HIM and he will exchange your depression, sadness, sorrow, hurt and any negative feeling, with comfort. :...

Monday, 15 October 2012

Compare and See

Zechariah: Written between 520 and 480 B.C. Says: Chapter 11: 12-14 {Then I said, "If you want to pay me, pay me. If not, then don't." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. The Lord said to me, "Throw the money to the potter." That is how little they thought I was worth. (about the price paid for a slave) So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the Temple of...

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Your Beautiful Child

You look at me and say, you are my beautiful child and I love you.  You look past my wrongs and my mistakes.  You tell me that there is still hope and a way.  You encourage me and support me to do what is right and give me the wisdom and strength to know and avoid what is wrong.  when I am weary and stressed and want to give up,  you tell me to just throw all that is...

You are Precious to Me and I Love You

Now this is what the Lord says. He created you, people of Jacob; he formed you, people of Israel. He says, "Don't be afraid, because I have saved you. I have called you by name, and you are mine. (Isaiah 43:1) Now Jacob(Israel) was a cheater his whole life. He cheated his father, his brother, and his uncle. But this is what the Lord says: "Because you are precious to me, because I will...