Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. Romans 13:7 I wanted to write a devotion that would show great respect and honor to our Veterans. The more I researched the history behind the day and tried to put my thoughts down on paper, the more inadequate I felt. Oh, I understand honor. I was raised to honor and respect my elders and to honor and respect the House of God. In our house, deep admirat

As we prepared for this coming week with our youth students, we focused on a passage from Romans 10:12-15. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ”How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And

“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.” James 5:17 NASB I love this verse for a simple reason, it says “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours…” according to this word he’s a person like anyone else. Yet we see him walk in a life full of supernatural power. This tells us a lot, it’s available for all who are willing to press in and take hold of the word by fa

No turning back...Spread your wings! Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God. The butterfly does not return to the caterpillar state. When the butterfly emerges from its chrysalis it flies which is something it couldn’t do before! The butterfly also drinks sweet nectar instead of gorging on leaves. Are you a new creation in Christ still trying to g

It’s God’s victory that defines our future. Most know my sweet daughter Raelynn. She inspired me to write this. On 5th Sunday fellowship she says. “ Mother I’m interested in baptism “. I was excited and with her love of butterflies I began to explain. Of course in terms she would understand. 2Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold the new has come. One of nature’s most fascinating transformations is the process