Posts by GSUMC Devotional (Page 7)
Daily Devotional: January 22nd, 2020
Have All of God You Want Originally posted on Love Worth Finding, view original post here Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10 We live in a day that confuses luxuries and necessities. Material things can never bring contentment, for they can never satisfy the deepest need of your heart. Either you can’t get enough of them, or when you get them, you find out they…
Daily Devotional: January 21st, 2020
A Prayer to Know God’s Will for Your Life Originally posted on crosswalk.com, view original post here For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 Whenever I want something so badly that I can’t trust my own heart, I ask God for a Brick Wall. We tend to seek God’s will in a way that implies we need to take…
Daily Devotional: January 20th, 2020
Setting Expectations We’re all guilty of setting expectations too high and find ourselves falling short, making a promise that we know we’re going to be unable to keep, or exaggerating our abilities knowing full and well that we are ill equipped to live up to. We also find ourselves “swearing” on things that we hold near and dear to our hearts. Part of this is our nature, part of this is also that we forget what Jesus said about oaths/promises:…
Daily Devotional: January 19th, 2020
Be a Lamp For Jesus AN AMAZING FACT: Most biblical lamps were made of clay pottery and were oval-shaped or round and were squeezed on one end to form a channel for the wick, which was normally made from flax. Oil lamps were often engraved with symbols. The most commonly used fuel was olive oil, although nut oil, fish oil, and other types of oil were sometimes used.Jesus advised His disciples to keep their lamps burning, to keep the light shining.…
Daily Devotional: January 18th, 2020
AN AMAZING FACT: Running The 100-meter dash is one of the most popular running sports at the Olympics. It is also the shortest. The reigning 100m Olympic champion is thought of as the fastest man or woman in the world. Historically, the 10-second barrier has been a measurement of men’s performances, while the best female sprinters take eleven seconds or less to complete the race. Currently, the men’s world record is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, while American…
Daily Devotional: January 17th, 2020
Truth Originally Posted on billygraham.org, view original post here Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 Ours is an age of philosophical uncertainty, and we no longer know what we believe. We stand uncommitted. Everywhere I go, I ask students, “What is controlling you?” When I was a student, I had to face Christ. Who was He? He had made the astounding claim, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.…
Daily Devotional: January 16th, 2020
One Hour of Time 1 hour. 60 minutes. 3,600 seconds. No matter how you define an hour of time, it can be one of the most valuable and impactful hours each day if you spend it right. But the real question is where do you spend that hour? Some of us spend it in our phones playing Candy Crush or scrolling Facebook, for others it’s binge watching the latest tv show on Netflix. What if instead of spending an hour…
Daily Devotional: January 15th, 2020
Living With Faith A lot of us welcomed Jesus into our hearts at a young age and were even baptized or confirmed before high school and were filled to the brim with faith. Thinking back to how we were feeling in the days following we mostly wanted to shout out a proclamation of our faith to the world. Once we started in high school we learned fast that the world typically doesn’t look kindly on this enthusiastic faith, even at…
Daily Devotional: January 14th, 2020
Doing Your Part to DEfuse You My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20 The struggle with anger is something that most people encounter at least once in their lives, and some deal with it on a daily basis. Some individuals handle their anger in an unacceptable manner, causing fallout that can emotionally, and sometimes…
Daily Devotional: January 13th, 2020
The Feeling of Stupid If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 john 1:9 Ever wake up in the morning and start getting ready for your day only to end up messing up or misplacing something, leaving you feeling completely and utterly stupid? What about looking back at your day, week, month, year, etc. and replay moments when you have made stupid mistakes, and let those…
Daily Devotional: January 12th, 2020
The Competitor Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, Colossians 3:23 Playing Chutes and Ladders or Candyland with a child is pure joy. Whether they win or they lose, the act of playing the game causes them equal delight. Once a child grows up, they make a change, the act of playing the game no longer is the focus or the piece that causes joy, but winning becomes…
Daily Devotional: January 11th, 2020
From Fear to Hope Originally Posted on The Upper Room For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Depression has afflicted my life in different ways over the years. One constant was fear — the persistent catch in my chest that made it difficult to ever be completely at ease. It felt as if everything had the potential to fill me with fear. Often I would awake in a…
