Monthly Archives: January 2017

January 31 – The Look

Posted on 01/31/2017 by rockyfort

(Finally catching up after I missed that day while my wife was in the hospital) Luke 22:39-71; Genesis 40; Psalm 31 The scene was set. The wedding was to take place on a Hawaiian Beach. In an hour she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Adam, adulterer, arrest of Jesus, David, deny Jesus three times, disaster, Eve, fail, Garden, go back on word, God, Jesus, left at the altar, mercy, murderer, Paul, persecution, Peter, remorse, Repentance, rooster, sin, stay true, wedding Hawaii

January 30 – Your Serve

Posted on 01/31/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 22:1-38; Genesis 39; Psalm 30 It’s a theme used in many detective stories. The detective gathers all the suspects in one room and before he or she begins the explanation of the case that leads to the apprehension of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged betrayal, care for the poor, clothe the naked, communion, detective stories, evidence, feed the hungry, greatest, heal the sick, I'm right, innocence, Jesus, Judas, killer, Last Supper, murderer, one of our own, outsider, serve others, service, shocking statement, surprising statement, suspects, visit those in prison, worst of these, You're wrong

January 29 – What Really Matters

Posted on 01/30/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 21; Genesis 38; Psalm 29 How many times have you heard the old adage that “There’s no such thing as a stupid question?” Countless times. In the education field we repeat this constantly so our students will not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged accumulating stuff, ask questions, Bible, community organizations, compassion, education, financial help, financially wealthy, gift cards, giving, giving heart, giving is fun, Go-Pro, God, help others, Jesus, Joy, Kindle, meet needs, Pastor, pastors give, poverty, spread the gospel, stuff, stupid questions, wealth, what our church does matters, widow, widow's mite

January 28 – God’s Got This

Posted on 01/29/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 20:27-47; Genesis 37; Psalm 28 Have you ever wanted to run away and hide? Maybe it’s personal troubles and you just don’t want to be around people. Maybe relationships in the family aren’t going so well and it’s time … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged adulting, blanket fort, brother against brother, David, family troubles, God, God's got this, Grace, help, hide, Israel, Lord, love, mercy, minister, Nabal, name of Jesus, persecution, personal troubles, physical difficulties, praise, refuge, rest, run away, Saul, shield, strength, time with God, troubles of the world, trust

January 27 – A Taxing Response

Posted on 01/28/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 20:1-26; Genesis 35:1-36:43; Psalm 27 It’s tax season again. Let’s see a show of hands. How many of you really love paying taxes? Hmmm. I’m not seeing many hands. The frustrating thing about preparing and paying taxes for many … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Caesar, church functions, frustrating, God, government functions, Herodians, IRS, IRS advice, Jesus, Jews, money, oppressive, pay the penalty, paying taxes, Pharisees, preparing taxes, religious leaders, support God's work, support government, taxes, trip Jesus up, Washington D.C.

January 26 – Power and Truth

Posted on 01/27/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 19:28-48; Genesis 34; Psalm 26 We all know that “children should be seen and not heard” because after all, what do they really know? I remember a story that culminated in a parade. As everyone watched the parade and … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Bible, Child, common people, crowds cheering, crucify, Emperor, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jerusalem, Jesus, love, Loved by God, mercy, New Clothes, parade, Pharisees, Power, scattered, seen and not heard, sin, sinners, stones cry out, truth, worst nightmare

January 25 – When Stories Become Real

Posted on 01/26/2017 by rockyfort

Just a note: this should have been done and posted yesterday. It wasn’t because of a family emergency. I will catch up with today’s post later. Luke 19:1-27; Genesis 32-33; Psalm 25 There is a video of a stunt for … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged attitude, crawls out of TV, customers, exalted, give it away, humbled, Jesus, lucky to have me, Luke, parable comes to life, parables, Paul, rich young ruler, Rings. video, saved by grace, social media, story becomes real, tax collector and Pharisee, terrorize customers, TV sales, worst sinner, Zacchaeus

FYI

Posted on 01/25/2017 by rockyfort

I did not post a devotional today because I have been with my wife in the hospital since the time I posted yesterday. (Got the call as I was getting ready to publish) I will catch up. Wife is doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Issues | Tagged hospital, wife

January 24 – What’s the Roadblock?

Posted on 01/24/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 18:18-43; Genesis 31; Psalm 24 Alex was a real entrepreneur! At the age of four, she started a lemonade stand. Alex has made a lot of money with her lemonade stand. Only Alex was a bit different from most … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Alex, Alex's Lemonade Stand, childhood cancer, Commandments, Death, give it all away, God, God's golden child, gospel, hearse, help others, Jesus, life, make America great again, neuroblastoma, nicest everything, rich, roadblock to relationship with God, something missing, too much money, wealth

January 23 – A Tale of Two Prayers

Posted on 01/23/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 18:1-17; Genesis 29:31-30:43; Psalm 23 You can divide society in many ways. I’ve seen people do that. They want to pit the rich against the poor; skin color against skin color; “my” primary language against “your” primary language; male … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged atheists, divide, fast, female, followers of christ, Forgiveness, give ten percent, humility, Jesus, Jews, labels, language, male, mercy, others, Pharisees, poor, pray, rich, sinners, skin color, society, Tax collector, Temple, them, us

Monthly Archives: January 2017

January 31 – The Look

January 30 – Your Serve

January 29 – What Really Matters

January 28 – God’s Got This

January 27 – A Taxing Response

January 26 – Power and Truth

FYI

January 24 – What’s the Roadblock?

January 23 – A Tale of Two Prayers

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