“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”) – Matthew 1:23 I love the name Immanuel. It’s one of the names of Jesus and means ‘God with us’. And we never hear Immanuel more than at Christmas, when we’re reminded in Matthew …
Author Archives: Leila Armstrong
DEVOTIONS: There is hope in the hurting
There are a lot of hurting people around. The last few weeks, as I’ve looked around, I have seen so much hurt and pain. I see my own hurt and pain. I see the pain of those around me. I see the pain of those that I don’t even know personally. If we’re honest, we …
DEVOTIONS: Intentionally Listening to His Voice
Do you ever feel like someone is calling you or trying to get your attention? How often do we stop to intentionally listen to His voice? Every now and then I find myself stopping to listen to what’s happening around. I slow down and try to listen as hard as I can. One day I …
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DEVOTIONS: The Purpose is His Glory
What is the purpose of this, Lord? The other morning as I was driving I was listening to Rend Collectives song Live Alive. As I listening and hummed along to a song I’ve heard countless times before, one line captured my attention: There’s a purpose in the furnace flame. This one line held my attention …
DEVOTIONS: Remembering Jesus is our reason for the season
And just like that, Christmas is only a few sleeps away. Christmas trees are flickering their bright lights. Tinsel is hung up all over the place and all the old family recipes are being retrieved from drawers to be used on Christmas day. And let’s not forget about the last minute manic Christmas shopping that …
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DEVOTIONS: Reaching out to touch Jesus
Our healing can be found by reaching out to Jesus. I have always loved the story of woman with the issue of blood. A woman who had an issue of blood for 12 years, desperately seeking healing. Reading this story, I can almost feel the despair and desperation of this woman; years of going to …
DEVOTIONS: Loving God with all our heart and soul and might
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might – Deuteronomy 6:5 Have you ever had seasons where you felt like you were loving God with your heart but not your mind? Or you were loving God with your thoughts, but your heart …
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DEVOTIONS: God loves us as He finds us
God loves us as He finds us, just as we are. Have you ever found yourself listening to a song only to have the lyrics take your breath away? When lyrics hit home so deeply that you feel like someone has taken your journal and turned it into a song? The other day as I …
DEVOTIONAL: God wants us to sing louder
Have you ever felt that God is trying to get you to just stop and give praise? The other day, as I was going about my day, the song ‘Raise a hallelujah’ by Bethel popped into my head: I raise a hallelujah, with everything inside of meI raise a hallelujah, I will watch the darkness …
DEVOTIONS: Running to the arms of the Father.
I’m a flawed person. This revelation likely isn’t a surprise to anyone, except maybe my mamma, who happens to think I’m the most amazing woman to ever walk the earth (thanks, Ma!) Like most people, I have many flaws and faults. I’ve said and done things that have left me questioning my own sanity. I’ve …
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