Corona Devotionals

I have to give faith-credit to our daughter: She prays with her soccer team before every game.   It's hard (and often "uncool") to stand up for Jesus in the ever-changing/cliquish/"popularity"-seeking teenage years.  But when God has touched your heart and changed your life...you honor Him. Those who honor me I will honor,  but those who despise  me will be disdained.  ~I Samuel 2:30 ~~~ I have to give faith-credit to our cousin in Arkansas who started prayer meetings with the employees at his place of work.   It can feel awkward or forced to share the Good News of Jesus with employees and team members, but when your eyes and heart have been opened by the Lord, you can't help but want others to experience that same love and freedom from God. Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ( 29) “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” ( 30) They came out of the town and ma...

Aaaaahhhhh.  Lean back today.  Lean back into the arms of the Lord.  He holds us.  He comforts us.  He rejuvenates us.  He shepherds us.   He loves us, Y'all. We are His sheep .  We might not relate to the term of endearment and protection that God calling us His sheep is...but God calls us His sheep repeatedly throughout the Bible, and it's a compliment and a comfort to us.   Sheep are pretty helpless on their own.  They need  a shepherd to feed them, to lead them to new food (provision), and to keep them safe.  When sheep get separated or lost from the group, they need the shepherd to shepherd  them back to safety and community. Is any of this striking a chord in our heart today?   We feel pretty helpless on our own sometimes.  We  need  our (Heavenly) Shepherd to feed us.  To lead us to new provision, and to keep us safe.  When we get separated or lost from a community of ...

Ezekiel Chapter 33 .  Step up today.  Be bold today.   Speak to someone about Jesus today! We must do our job of sounding the alarm for You, God.  People will choose their own way...but  our responsibility  is to share Your Truth and to give  Your message .  We must.  “Son of man, give your people this message..."  ~Ezekiel 33:2 We are God's sons  and daughters here on earth.  His Word (the Bible) is  speaking to us today.  We must give our people this message .  God's message. Once again a message came to me from the  Lord :  ( 2)  “Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman.  ( 3)  When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.   ~Ezekiel 33:1-3 I don't know about you, but I see the enemy coming .   We have to sound the alarm to warn...

As I looked out my back door this morning, a new bird caught my eye,.  A gorgeous, eye-catching bird.  Tan with dark brown "V's" going down her back and wings, and a bright red "V" christening the back of her neck.  I don't recall ever seeing a Northern Flicker before, but I loved seeing one today.  I didn't just do a double take, I stopped and stared.  Her markings and the jolt of red "V" on her neck was so startling that I had to stare.  She: her appearance, her presence... her : she drew my attention and my affinity all at once. Common(?), or was this a rare bird?  I found out that the Northern Flicker is a common bird in my area, but not to me.  And I could not help but notice this lovely (feathered) lady today.  She stood out. ~~~   Brothers and Sisters in Christ: although we  are common and there is nothing special or stand-outish about us...the fact that we know Jesus  and love God separates us.  This distingu...

Have you ever been in charge of a team?  For work, or a project, with a volunteer group, or even within our family or home?   When we have people working under us, and with us...it is such a blessing to have people who work , but not only work...it is a gamechanger when we have people who care  about their work, who work hard, and who protect their employer's interests . When we have these people on our team...it changes everything, and it changes us.  We are grateful for them, and (don't you agree:) We want to reward  them. I've managed people (and I have my own little people), and when we find those who are not only willing  to work, but who are willing to work with care and concern for our cause ...then look out.  We want to take care  of those workers . Whether it is leave time, pay increases, reward-gifts, words-of-affirmation, or a combination of these: an employer's  response to good work is (understandably) to reward  that e...

When the Israelites escaped from Egypt— when the family of Jacob left that foreign land—( 2)  the land of Judah became God’s sanctuary,  and Israel became his kingdom.  ~Psalm 114:1-2 Then and now...G od's heart and love for Israel and its people is age-old.    God has graciously opened the door to His heart and His Kingdom to every person and all peoples, but He will always keep his promise, and affinity  for Israel and her people... His people .  ~~~ I am not a news anchor (but: Fun Fact! : One of my Majors in college was Speech Communications and I studied and interned to be a news anchor).  And I am also not a newspaper journalist  (but:  Fun Fact! : My other Major in college  was English, and I studied Journalism, wrote for the college newspaper, and wanted to be a journalist).  Today I am neither a news anchor nor a news journalist, but I see Israel and her people in the written and screen news all the time.  I ...