Category: Daily Devotional

Scripture Luke 3:22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Observation: I don’t expect or are worthy of the Holy Spirit coming down and hearing God’s voice say that I’m His beloved son that He is well pleased with. However, I do want to learn to live each day in a way that will please God to know in my spirit that I did something during the course of the day that pleased my Lord. God has filled me with the Holy Spirit and if I would just be quiet long enough, I could hear His directions for my life.

Application: I need to seek and hear the directions of the Holy Spirit and follow them. God gave me the Holy Spirit for just that to do the will of my Father. He doesn’t ask a lot from me and gives me simple tasks to perform that will please Him I just need to get out of my own way so that I may follow His.

Prayer Dear Holy Spirit dwell within me that I may know what it is You are calling me to do. Put people in my path that I may be able to help and encourage with Your love. I’m your bondservant and desire to please and at the end of the day know that I was well pleasing to You.

Scripture Luke 2:27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law,

Observation: When I read this verse, I thought about all of the moments I was led to go somewhere. My daily walks remind me that I’m walking with the spirit and how God has arranged the meetings I have with others. People have told me how amazed they were when they saw me in my shirt and how they were just praying and there I was. These are all encounters the Holy Spirit arranged to make sure we got together.

Application: To continue to be led by the Holy Spirit and go wherever He calls me. To make myself available to others so that the spirit can talk through me. To stay humble knowing this has nothing to do with me, but simply being a vessel God can use as He desires.

Prayer My Lord continue to guide me wherever You desire. Humble me before You and allow me to be used as You desire. May I always give You the glory for which You deserve.

Scripture Luke 1:37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”

Observation: The world is totally engulfed in evil and so many of us have given up hope that it will get any better, but we forget we serve a God that can do the impossible. God is not surprised in what is happening today and can turn it around in an instant if that was His will. We are covered by the blood of Jesus and have to remember when we received Jesus as Lord and Savior, we also received a new home that we will be in forever. We need to trust in God with all of our hearts and minds and stay close to our Savior.

Application: I need to walk confident in God’s promise and tell others about Him and our new home. May I be a good host and invite others to the homecoming that they too may enjoy the benefits of being one of God’s children.

Prayer My Lord thank you for your sacrifice and loving me so much that You want me with You forever. Guide me on my walk today and put anyone that You want me to meet in my path and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to them.

Scripture Mark 16:16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Observation: Why is it so hard to believe that Jesus died for us? Maybe because we know we are not worth such a sacrifice or that anyone can love us that much. Faith pleases God and His word tells us that we can’t please Him without it, but He has made it clear in His word what was going to happen and what our part was to be. He proved it with prophesies throughout the bible to assure us His word is true.

Application: I believe totally in God’s word and have seen it unfold in my life. My job is to go out to tell others about this great blessing and if anyone tells me that they are not worthy I will simply agree that we’re not, but the love of our Father is great and He wants us home.

Prayer My Lord thank you for guiding my life to know and love You. Be with me today on the journey you have set before me and put anyone that You desire me to speak to in my path and may we have fun talking about the love of our Dad.

Scripture Mark 15:11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.

Observation: That is what the devil is doing today, stirring up the crowd. He continues to deceive by false accusations pointing one direction while injustice is being done in the other. The devil knows what to do and he has his dominions are well trained for deceiving. By the time some of us realize we’ve been deceived by him it will be too late and we will spend all eternity with him.

Application: I need to stay focused on God’s word and will for my life. I need to stay away from what I’m being told in this world and trust in God. God has given me a purpose for this time and place and I need to be working on accomplishing that for His glory. Time is coming when I will be in a place where none of what is going on will matter and I get to live with the one I love forever.

Prayer Dear Lord help me each day to be on the path You have chosen for me. Help me take this life a day at a time and that each day I do something that will bring a smile to your face.

Scripture Mark 14:62 Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

Observation: Jesus told us He was coming back and this time with the Power. Each day I pray for the rapture and the coming of Jesus. I look around and it appears to me that this must be the end by the way evil is dominating everything. It’s not for me to decide but be busy until He comes. Can’t wait to meet Him and tell Him how grateful I am for His love and sacrifice.

Application: This is the time to be busy fulfilling the purpose God has given me. Instead of slacking off thinking He’ll be here any moment I need to be even busier doing His will in my life. I need to live this life focused on the next keeping in mind the wonders I will see and to live a holy life until then.

Prayer Dear Lord thank you for saving me so that eventually I will be with You. Keep guiding me through this life and strengthen your servant that I may accomplish all that You desire of me. I love You Lord can’t wait to feel your loving arms around me.

Scripture Mark 13:11 But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Observation: God has allowed me to hear the Holy Spirit speak through me. As I pray for others down at the beach I’ve gotten better to get out of His way and allow Him to speak to His children. Most of the times I’m in awe of the words that come out and get goosebumps as I see the face of those He talks to. As I grow closer to God, I feel that the Holy Spirit can speak more freely through me and what greater honor is there, then to be a vessel God can use.

Application: To continue to obey God in all that He commands me and rejoice in the fact that He can use me. Give Him every opportunity to use me to speak to His children and to be that vessel that will honor Him.

Prayer My Lord I thank you for using me. I enjoy our daily walks down at the beach and all of the wonderful people You put in my path. Keep me humble so that You may continue to use your servant and thank You for walking along side me each day.