Today’s Truth “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain” (1 Chronicles 4:10 NIV). Friend to Friend Most likely you have heard about one man’s little prayer tucked in 1 Chronicles 4. His name is Jabez, and his name …
Pay Attention
Today’s Truth “Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say” (Isaiah 28:23 NIV). Friend to Friend Every weekday morning my husband’s alarm clock goes off at 5:30. He gets up, showers, shaves, brushes his teeth, gets dressed, and places his jingling keys in his pocket. He clears his throat, blows his nose, and well, other …
The Battle of the Flesh
Today’s Truth 1 Corinthians 10:13 “And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it” (NIV). Friend To Friend My devotion yesterday looked at our battle with the influence of an ungodly world. But …
More than a Conqueror
Today’s Truth “But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33 NIV). Friend To Friend My brother was about four years old when he decided to grab a box of matches and a handful of sparklers to see how they worked. He had heard that sparklers worked best in the dark, so he went into the darkest place at …
No More Stinkin Thinkin
Today’s Truth “Finally, brothers (and sisters), whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me–put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you” (Philippians 4:8-9 …
The Savior’s Plan
June 17, 2009 The Savior’s Plan Today’s Truth “For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17 NIV). Friend To Friend Yesterday, we looked …
A Daddy Who Loves Me
Today’s Truth “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.” (2 Corinthians 6:18 NIV) Friend to Friend One of my favorite retreat topics is from my book, Dreams of a Woman – God’s Plans for Fulfilling Your Dreams. In this book I talk about five dreams every little girl has: to have …
The Consequences of Sin
June 16, 2009 The Consequence of Sin Sharon Jaynes Today’s Truth “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned …” (Romans 5:12 NIV). Friend To Friend After Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they …
The Enemy’s Lies
The Enemy’s Lies Today’s Truth “The thief (Satan) comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10 NIV emphasis added). Friend To Friend “Now the serpent…” The great deceiver clothed himself as a serpent and slithered up to Eve with a game plan …
God’s Mirror
June 1, 2009 God’s Mirror Today’s Truth “For as he (a man or woman) thinks within himself, so he is” (Proverbs 23:7 NASB emphases added) Friend to Friend Amazingly, when God created man in His own image, He gave us the power of words. He didn’t entrust words with monkeys, zebras, or elephants. He gave words to man. Our …
