Devotions by JB
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Keep Believing
In spite of everything around us, God has a message… Keep Believing. Continue reading
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The Hermit Within
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 And this includes things you do for youself and by yourself to refresh your spirit. I’ve had a struggle with my “inner hermit,” thinking everything I did had to directly benefit someone. It’s been… Continue reading
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I Confess, I Love My Life
Year after year, after visiting everyone over the holidays, I return with a strange contentment. Our families’ lives aren’t terrible, or worthy criticism, but I come back thanking God for the life He has allowed me to live. Continue reading
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How Far Does Christmas Go?
Christmas is much more than a sweet, wonderful story. It has and provides real power! Continue reading
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You Knew, But You
You knew all this, yet you… how much like our lives. Sometimes how we treat each other, or how we act ignores what we say we believe about God. A study of Daniel 5:22. Continue reading
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Keep Me From Lying to Myself
God, Keep me from lying to myself when life isn’t just what I want it to be. Yet help me remain positive, helpful to others, and not fall into despair as someone without hope and your strength to counterbalance the realities of life. Continue reading
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Who Knew What When
What does it mean to be a watchman for God? hmmm… Ezekiel 33 : 3-7. Continue reading
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Filling Places
When God began to show me there is a better way to live than in worry and fear, I learned some things about myself….. Continue reading
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Covenant Marriage
I’ve been interested in the ‘new’ covenant marriage idea people are beginning to practice. It dawned on me the difference between friendship and the covenant marriage is a good description of the difference between the old and new new covenants the writer talks about. Does ‘mutual servanthood’ scare you? Love has to come first. (Hebrews… Continue reading
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