"But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt." (Genesis 19:26) The story of Lot's wife was a Sunday school staple when I was growing up. In my...
"But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him," (Genesis 29:20-21 NIV). When our bodies do not cooperate we can easily feel as though we are...
A TIME OF REFRESHMENT, our special Wednesday chat room ministry takes place this Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific (2:00 p.m. Eastern) It's an enjoyable and...
... TODAY'S TIDBIT: Books for attitude adjustments in the new year! + Why Can't I Make People Understand? http://www.restministries.org/comfortzone/item2.htm +...
"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is...
"He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer." (Mark 9:29 NIV) Recently, our heating system went "out of service" at church. It wasn't discovered until...
... TODAY'S TIDBIT: Have you checked out our new program where you can shop online and Rest Ministries gets a percentage of the sale? It's everywhere from...
"There is surely a future hope for you and your hope will not be cut off." Proverbs 23:18 NIV When I was a little boy, my mother used to embroider a great...
"Yet this I call to mind and therefore have hope; because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassion's never fail. They are new every...
Hi, friends! Just a few things of interest. (1) Jan/March HopeKeepers magazine is at print and should ship in 1 week or so. Some of you have been told it was...
"I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD." Isaiah 45:3 (NIV) I had to leave before...
A TIME OF REFRESHMENT, our special Wednesday chat room ministry takes place this Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific (2:00 p.m. Eastern) It's an enjoyable and...
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;" (1 Cor. 6:19 NIV) A...
... TODAY'S TIDBIT: HAVE YOU READ OUR NEW "HopeKeepers" MAGAZINE? Please let us know what you liked, what you'd want to have changed, and any testimonial about...
"We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But...
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet My unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor My covenant of peace be removed, says the LORD."...
"Praise be to the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort," (2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV). There is a loneliness...
"Jesus commanded Peter, "Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?" (John 18:11 NIV) The story of Jesus' arrest in the garden...
"`One thing you lack,' (Jesus) said. `Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.'" At...
Lisa Copen, founder and director of Rest Ministries, Kay DeCarlo, devotional coordinator and Lisa's staff, all pray that you have a very blessed Easter as we ...
A TIME OF REFRESHMENT, our special Wednesday chat room ministry takes place this Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific (2:00 p.m. Eastern) It's an enjoyable and...
"Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day...was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD." Ezekiel 1:28 (NIV) "I am with...
"Out of the goodness of Your Love, O LORD, deliver me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. ~~Psalm 109:21,22 NIV~~ Have you ever felt...
"Great is our LORD and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit….Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is everlasting God, the Creator of the...
Hello Everyone! I have heard many of you say that you often drop in to the chat room but no one else is there. Well, Rest Ministries wants to help you better...
"So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked Him, "LORD, who is it?" Jesus answered, 'It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in...
"For nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37) NIV. "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."...
Rest Ministries regrets that there is no devotion for today. Kay, our devotional coordinator spent several hours in the emergency room last night due to an...
"Jesus said: `A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him, and went...