ABC devotions A

While traveling this month I did a devotion on H - happy  happy happy.
I had no idea at the time I would follow it with a devotion every day alphabetically.
It just sort of happened.  So, I promised that I would go back and do the first  letters.
SO here we go...

 A words  for today are:
Ability
Attitude
Action

Availability is
all you need
Ability and opportunity
all provided by God

"All gifts come from
Above from the Father "

"And God will provide
all your  needs
and then you will have
all you need
and plenty left over, so
also share with others"

"Ask
and it will be given
____________________

Attitude not
Aptitude determines
Altitude in life

Attitude of gratitude
Always effects those
around you today

Are you in need?
Ask God to sustain you
Are you worried?
All you do is take
all worries to God in prayer
Are you weary?
Ask God for strength
Ask and receive

Answers from
a God who is
all Love
Always improves
Attitude in life
___________________

Action
Always speaks louder than
all words together

Acts of kindness
always pleases God

Act
according to
all you hear in the word
and be doers of the word
and not hearers only
according to James

Any need wisdom
and want to Know what to do?
Ask God
and He will gladly
answer and guide
and you will be blessed
and others will be blessed
and God will be glorified
______________________________

Ability that comes from God
and the right
Attitude given to us by God  
always produces
Action that makes this world
a better place

About time we try
a new day with
a new
attitude
and use our
abilities to
act  Like Jesus
A WWJD kind of day
All day

XYZ

XYZ
Xi = Greek  Letter
Ex will have to do
Examine
Your heart and mind
Youth, let no man despise
your
youth
You be an
example of believers in
your word
your conversation
your charity
your spirit
your faith
your purity
Your can be a leader in
your group and lead
your friends to Jesus
Zany as it sounds
Yesterdays
youth are todays  hope
Young people are our  future

 

Valiant Warrior

VW
Valiant
Warrior
Very
Valuable
Vibrant
Valiant
Warrior of God
We are at
War
with
wicked Devil
Valleys
will come
Worry not
Verge of
Victory in Jesus
When
We
Work
Witness
Worship
Wisdom comes from
Voice of God
When
we
 wake-up and
We
wear
Whole Armour of God
We will be able
win over the
wiles of Satan
With Belt of Truth
With breastplate of righteousness
With shoes on
with gospel prepared
With shield of Faith
which
will extinguish flaming arrows
With helmet of salvation
With sword of Spirit
which is the
Word of God
With Prayer
Very important for
Victory over
Wicked
World forces
Valiant
Warriors prayers =
Valiant
Warriors
Victory in Jesus

USA

USA
US
Unique country that
Ultimately began
Under God's authority
using the Bible to
uphold laws
urging  citizens to
Unite
Under God to
Utilize
useful words to
uphold
uplift
Utopia like
universe

Usually
Upbeat
Upsetting
Update
Uplifting
Useful
Ultimate truth is
underused today
Ugly truth
Utmost for most High
unique message is
undervalued today

Ultimate GOD
update
Urgent message for
USA...LOOK
UP and return for
Ultimate forgiveness
unique opportunity to be
Utopia like nation
USA has been blessed
Ultimately
USA needs mercy
Under God's Authority
USA can be GOD's
Unique nation  again
USA

Time and talents

There are lots of great T words
Today
Time & Talent
Two valuable gifts from God
Time is
too important
to waste
Talents are
to be developed
to be used
to serve others and
to  honor God

Testimony
The Spirit of
Truth will come and
teach
truth
Then we
Teach
the
Truth in love
to all
those around
Testimony
Talking about God
Telling others
truth of God in your Life
Today Preach the Gospel
through words and deeds
The only Bible
that some will ever read

The Son of God is
The way
The truth
The life
The only way
to
the Father

The Father is
the same yesterday
today and
tomorrow
to the end of
Time

Trust God so
That you will be able
to stand up to
the wiles of
the devil

Thank God for
the priceless gifts of
Time
Talents
Truth
The Spirit
Teachers
The salvation
through Jesus
that we can not earn
The blessing of life eternal
Thank  you God

S words and Psalms 18 review

Serving God by
Serving Others
Sharing
Showing you care
Satisfies the
Soul and  brings
Spiritual growth
Shows up in our
Speech and actions
So start  tapping into
Source of
Strength and
Soar
Serving God by
Serving other

Scripture in Devotion
PSalms 18
Servant of the Lord David
Sang this
Song the day his
Savior
Saved him from
Saul and other enemies
So, I
simplified and
shortened using
S words to review
Scripture today
So, enjoy and then read
Scripture Psalms 18

Sovereign
Savior
Strengthen
Shield
Salvation
Stronghold
So
Shall I be
Saved from my enemy

Surrounded by
Snares of death
Swept up in destruction
So distressed, cried out
Savior in His
Sanctuary heard me
Shook earth to foundation
Smoke poured out
Storm clouds
Soaring winds
Shrouded in darkness
Skies filled with clouds
Shout from Heaven
Shot arrows
Scattered enemies
Shout commanded
Sea opened up
Saved from the deep
Savior rescued
Safe place

See, He delights in me
So, He rewards me
Sees us avoiding
Sin and
Staying in His way
Show yourself faithful
Show integrity
Show yourself pure
Stay humble
Stay hostile to wickedness

Strength in God crushes enemy
Same strength available to
Scale any wall
So, God's way is perfect
Shields and protects
Solid rock
Strength
Safe way
Surefooted as a deer
Safely along the mountains
Strengthen for battle
Subdued enemies
Swept them away
Success victory
Serve as leader
Soon, enemy will
Submit
Strength & courage gone
Salvation of my God
Safe, beyond enemy reach
Saved from violent opponent

Sing and praise His name
Success and Victory
Showing unfailing love
Sovereign Savior

New Devotional Book

So, I called the Church in Central Florida that gave me the devotional book  that I used last  year and they sent me another one.  I began this book in June with the January devotion just like I did last year and I love it. The Introduction and first week  of devotions are by Johnny M. Hunt pastor, Woodstock Ga.

Here, I give you  the positive side of Psalms 1:1-6 and will let you go back and read what happens to the ungodly sinners.

"Blessed is the man who delights in the law of the Lord
 and in His law he mediates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.
 That brings forth its fruit in its season,
 Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper
For the Lord  knows the way of the righteous"

God wants to Bless his people
 To direct their lives
To make  them faithful and fruitful
To truly bless them, and then
To make them channels of His blessings

In Proverbs 4:23 we find:
"Keep you heart with all diligence,
 for out of it springs the issues of life"

He tells us how to benefit
from our Bible study time
and  how to protect our heart:

To personalize God's truth
To reflect on the word in the light of our heart.
To  seek to  understand the depth of His truth.
To humble ourselves and seek  His rule in our lives
To be wise and serve  the Lord
To  trust in Him and be blessed

The end of Chapter one of Phillipians

Watching my Mom and Mother-in-law die with dignity and grace,  these  last verses of  chapter one of Philippians are very poignant to me.

My hope is that Christ  is exalted  by my body, whether in death or life.  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.  If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.  I do no know which to choose.  But am  torn between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
 But it is more needful for you that  I remain and continue with you for your progress and joy in faith...... Whatever happens, conduct yourself in a manner worthy of the Good News of Christ.

 God looked at these  special ladies and said, "Your work here is done, come home to your reward"

Philippians 1:12-20A Letter/blog

I am no Paul
He wrote letters that became scripture
I post Blogs
Big difference
I found similarities between His letter and Blogs
So, with apologies to Paul,  I post  this blog loosely based on
Philippians 1:12-20A

Now,  my hope is that  posting  my  circumstances will help to advance the Good News. That as a result of my sharing,  it has  become clear to all, that I belong to Christ. And that others have been encouraged to speak the word of truth boldly.  When you look at what folks post on Facebook, some cause envy and strive, while others create goodwill.  The latter does it out of love,  knowing that we have been appointed to defend  the Good News. The former post out of selfish ambition, rather than pure motives, causing distress.  But what does it matter, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. In this, I rejoice and will continue to rejoice.  For I  know that through prayer and the Holy Spirit, deliverance will happen.  My hope is that I will not be put to shame , that with all boldness, Christ will always be exalted.

Philippians Prayer

I am still reading, studying, and  trying to memorize Philippians
In the first eleven verses of the first chapter, we  find a greeting  and a  prayer.

Grace and peace to you from our Father and the Lord Jesus. I thank my God  in every remembrance of you. Always praying with  joy, in every prayer for you all, because of the fellowship in the good news   from the first day until now. Being confident of this very thing.  That he who began a good work in you will  perform  it until the day of Christ Jesus.  For it is right for me to feel this way about you all, because you are in my heart.
All of you can share in God's grace with me, defending and confirming the good news.  For God is my Witness, how I long for all of you with affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer. That your love abound more and more in real  knowledge and all discernment.  So that you may discern what is excellent  in order to be sincere and blameless until the Day of Christ. Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ and the glory and praise of God