Deuteronomy 7:9 – Know 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. If there is one thing I have learned in life, it is that people will let you down. People will disappoint …
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Devotional | Holding up your hands
By Jodie McCarthy So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it …
DEVOTIONAL: Look up, child.
Look up, child. This may sound silly, but a lot of time when I am praying alone, I tend to look upwards. I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one that does it. But it doesn’t matter if I’m indoors or outside, I find myself tilting my head back and looking heavenward as I …
DEVOTIONS: He will do a new thing.
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 Many years ago, I was in a prayer meeting pleading with God to pull me …
Holy Fire, a devotion by Keona J. Tann
On the 16th of February 2021 I had a dream which prompted me to do some research about fire in the Bible. Dream Let me unpack my dream first…. in my dream Trav (my husband) and I were helping out some firefighters and we went to a caravan park that was at the base of …
Devotional | On Trust, Rest and Uncertainty
This devotion was originally written for my newsletter subscribers. But I felt God called me to share it on this blog, in our current times, with a good part of the country in lockdown.I hope it speaks to you whatever your circumstances,Jodie McCarthy The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. …
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DEVOTIONAL: Comparison is the thief of joy.
”Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt. If there is one thing that waiting and trials have taught me about myself, it’s that I can get easily distracted. At times, my mind is like that of a little puppy; a thought pops into my head and instantly, I’m chasing it down the rabbit …
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The Interim Of Greatness.
By Wendy Parker Greatness is one of those elusive things in life that can leave as quickly as it came. It only rests on a person for an allotted time and then it is gone again. The interim of greatness reminds us that it’s only provisional and the length of time you can walk in …
It’s a new day, a new dawn…. a devotion by Keona J. Tann
Earlier in the year, on the 8th of February 2021, I wrote…..Today I’m struggling. I really tried to do all the housework and I got quite a bit done but now I’m in bed, its only lunchtime, and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to get up again. I’m exhausted on all levels –• …
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Devotional | You can’t rush balance
By Jodie McCarthy I extend my arms and move slowly through my exercise routine. As I come up on to my toes my instructor says, “You can’t rush balance.” I exhale and lower arms and legs slowly for the next rotation, holding the words tight in my mind for they speak not just to my …