ENCOURAGEMENT
IN TROUBLED TIMES
During this time of uncertainty, worry, and stress we are trying to be a non-anxious presence in our community. One way we are doing this is by providing daily devotions to help ground us in the encouragement we find in the Word of God, the presence of the Holy Spirit and connection to our community.
Woven
VerseColossians 2:2“I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery.” DevotionHave you ever looked at the strength of woven fabric? It...
Rooted
Verse“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought...
Are You Grateful?
Verses1Th5:16 Be joyful always: pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.DevotionWith all that is going on now with the social distancing and constant news about the virus, the last thing you may feel is...
Caught by His Goodness
Verse: Psalm 23:6 (ESV)Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Message Version:Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life.I’m back home in the house of God for the...
Good News
VersesIsaiah 61:10I delight greatly in the Lord;my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvationand arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,and as a bride adorns herself with her...
Joy and Patience
VersesConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces patience. Let patience finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James...
Deep Breath
VersePsalm 23:3 (The Message)"True to your word,you let me catch my breathand send me in the right direction."DevotionI love Psalm 23, I mean who doesn't? God is described as a Shepherd taking care of his sheep, and us, as his sheep, content and comforted by his care....
Treasure
VerseMatthew 6:21“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”DevotionWhat does the word treasure mean to you?Meriam-Webster defines the word treasure as wealth (such as money, jewels or precious metals stored up or hoarded). I’d like to challenge us to...
Faithful
VersesDeuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.Leviticus 25:38I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the...
Shine Your Light
Verse Ephesians 5:8 – For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. Devotion A couple of nights ago we had a wind storm blow through which woke me up. Before I could go back to sleep, the storm knocked out the power in our...