Devotionals
Basic Training // Day 17
Read: 2 Timothy 2:3-5 Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. When I left for Air Force basic training in March of 1973 I was a skinny 17-year-old child...
Joined // Day 16
Read: 2 Timothy 1:5-7 Memory Verse: 1 John 5:12-13 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that...
Going On the Offensive // Day 15
Read: Ephesians 6:10-18 Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Not all elements of the armor of God are defensive. In addition to the elements for personal protection God gave us an...
Protected Feet // Day 14
Read: Ephesians 6:10-18 Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. When we moved to the windward side all the neighbors came out to meet us, which was a fun time. There is a ginger farm across the street. When the old...
Breastplate of Righteousness // Day 13
Read: Ephesians 6:10-18 Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, I grew up around motorcycles and it’s something many of the men in my family share an interest in. So, when...
Gird the Loins // Day 12
Read: Ephesians 6:10-18 Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, Girding the loins… How do we do this? I often think of Roman soldiers when this idea is mentioned in...
Stand! // Day 11
Read: Ephesians 6:10-18 Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, When I was considering learning Koine Greek (the language the New Testament was written in), I asked a...
Strongholds // Day 10
Read: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:27 Neither give place to the devil. Strongholds are areas of our life where we allow Satan to have a place. They can take many different forms. It could be wrong thinking because we have believed lies. Those lies...
Satan’s Lie #3 // Day 9
Read: Genesis 3:1-7 Memory Verse: 1 John 2:15-16 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride...
Satan’s Lie #2 // Day 8
Read: Genesis 3:1-7 Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, This lie actually started with Eve rather than with Satan. God didn’t say if you...