Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.” – Ezekiel 36:26-27 NKJ We are coming to a new year and 2025 will be the beginning of changes. Many people voted last month looking for change. Well, change will happen, but not in the way expected, unfortunately. Most Americans voted with...
Author’s Note: This is the tenth in a series of from Psalm 146. “The LORD loves the righteous...” – Psalm 146:8c Continuing our look at Psalm 146 we find in the last part of verse 8 one more reason to put our trust and hope in the Lord God of Jacob, shifting our trust and hope away from a “prince,” or a “son of man” or “we the people.” The sixth reason we are to put our trust and hope in the Lord God of Jacob is because “the Lord loves the righteous...” How is this even possible, since God say...
Author’s Note: This is the eighth of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;...” – Psalm 146:8a We are living in a time when it seems that lies and deceptive notions are flooding every form of media – both conservative and liberal, Christian and non-Christian. The sad part is that there are many people believing the lies, the false narratives and ideologies that are leading this nation and even the world down the path of bondage, corruption and sexual pe...
Author’s Note: This is the seventh of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.” – Psalm 146:7c Freedom is on the minds of people everywhere; not just here in the United States, where certain freedoms are granted under the Constitution; however, freedom is what people desire no matter what country they live in or the circumstances they find themselves in. Sadly, looking to others for freedom oftentimes result in disappointment, leading to deeper bondage...
Author’s Note: This is the sixth of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “Who gives food to the hungry.” – Psalm 146:7b In this series of articles from Psalm 146, we are finding that our hope and trust cannot be in a “prince,” or a “son of man” or “we the people.” So we are finding that we need to shift our hope and trust to the Lord God, our Creator, who is also our amazing provider for all our needs, both of body and soul; who “gives food to the hungry.” More importantly, the Lord G...
Author’s Note: This is the fifth of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “Who executes justice for the oppressed, ...” – Psalm 146:7a As we continue our look at Psalm 146, we are finding our hope and trust cannot be in a “prince,” or a “son of man” or “we the people.” The solutions offered by man are temporary, self-defeating and oftentimes, self-destructive. Our hope and trust can only be in the Lord God, our Creator, who keeps truth forever. Further, our hope and trust can only be in the...
Author’s Note: This is the fourth of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “Who keeps truth forever, ...” ” – Psalm 146:6b As we continue our look at Psalm 146, we are finding our hope and trust cannot be in a “prince,” or a “son of man” or “we the people.” The solutions offered by man are temporary, self-defeating and oftentimes, self-destructive. Our hope and trust can only be in the Lord God, Jesus Christ, our Creator (John 1:1-5). Further, the Lord God is worthy of our hope and trust is in...
Author’s Note: This is the third of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; . . .” – Psalm 146:6a From Psalm 146, verses 3-6, we learn putting our hope and trust in a “prince,” or a “son of man” or “we the people,” merely offer temporary, self-defeating and oftentimes, self-destructive help. There is only one person that we can put our trust and hope in; that is, the “God of Jacob,” the “LORD”; that is, YHWH; the self-existing, et...
Author’s Note: This is the second of a series of devotionals from Psalm 146. “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God” – Psalm 146:5 In putting our hope and trust in a “prince,” or a “son of man,” or “we the people,” we have learned they can only offer temporary help and oftentimes, self-defeating or destructive help. There is only one person that we can put our trust and hope in and that is Jesus the Christ. In verse 5 of this psalm, He is referr...
Author’s Note: This is first of a series of devotion from Psalm 146. Each devotional will cover one or more verses of this Psalm, beginning with verse 3 to the end of the Psalm. “Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; in that very day his plans perish.” – Psalm 146:3-4 Our nation is in much trouble; and the people of this country are looking for solutions to the many problems they are facing. In their search t...
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 'Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!'" (Luke 2:13-14) For many people this is the busiest time of the year; shopping for the right Christmas gifts, then going to Christmas parties, making sure Christmas decorations are put up, and so on. The focus of the Christmas season seems to be on the festivities and various activities, and on all the preparations rather than on...
“’Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.’ So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us.’ ” (Matthew 1:20-2...
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2Timothy 3:16-17) October is a time of when farmers are harvesting their crops, kids are at school and many people are preparing for the holidays, including the birth of Jesus Christ. However, there is one other event in history that took place that is rarely celebrated. On...
