"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33...
"We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first," (Hebrews 3:14) With Frances baring down on Florida as a level...
"Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed." (Acts 5:16 NIV) ...
"Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean'."(Mark 7:15 NIV)" One of my...
"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and...
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the LORD, because you know that your labor in the...
"Blessed is she who has believed that what the LORD has said to her will be accomplished!" (Luke 1:45) None of us have been called as Mary was to carry the...
"As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at...
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who, by the power that enables him to bring every thing...
"In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." Romans 8:37 NIV How many of you remember Mister Rogers and his reminder that there...
"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 NIV I can't do happy. I can't do peace. I can't do joy. I can't do contented. I can only be those things. And I ...
"Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, `Why did you make me like this?'"(Romans 9:20b, NIV). Sam owned a bookstore. It wasn't doing as well as he...
Rest Ministries regrets that a devotional was not posted today. Our devotional coordinator, Kay, has not been feeling very well lately, she has been extremely...
"PAIN IS INEVITABLE, BUT MISERY IS OPTIONAL" "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many...
"You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you." (Said by Jesus in John 15:3, NIV) One of my favorite commercials to watch lately is the Mr....
"In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It...
"Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And...
"You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat" (Isaiah 25:4 NIV). My mother...
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.' The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our...
"A champion named Goliath.... came out of the Philistine camp.... When the Israelites saw the man, they all ran in fear" (1 Samuel 17:4,24, NIV). Everybody has...
"I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of wild beasts so that they may live in the desert and sleep in the forest in safety. I will send...
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.'...
"I cry to you, O LORD ; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'" ( Psalm 142:5 NIV) YOU ARE MY PORTION I know I fail you my LORD but...
"The Lord is my shepherd He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul." (Psalm 23: 1-3a NIV). Several weeks ago...
"I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way" (Mark 1:2b NIV) Living with chronic illness is often like pushing against a mountain, you...
"The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deuteronomy 33:27, NIV). About a week ago, it was a warm and lovely October evening....
"The LORD watches over you- the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from...
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the LORD, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a...
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, Who went before us, has entered...
Our Confidence "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots...