Tag Archives: complaints

December 3 – Continue Doing Good to All People

Posted on 12/03/2017 by rockyfort

This was yesterday’s post. I had it all ready to post when I came home from church and didn’t remember to post it. Sorry! Galatians 6; Ezekiel 2-3; Psalm 149 Wedding dresses are expensive and, even though they’re only used … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged all people, bankrupt, complaints, Denise Simmons, doing good, doing good things, family of believers, Galatians, Glen Burnie, God's presence, ice cream truck, live by the Spirit, material payoff, Mike Rowe, Paul, reap a harvest, satisfaction, too big, too cold, too hard, too hot, too small, too soft, weary, wedding dreses, worth it, you are somebody

March 25 – Self Incrimination

Posted on 03/25/2017 by rockyfort

Matthew 21:28-46; Numbers 19-20; Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:14 The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution prevents a person from having to incriminate themselves. Police must stop questioning a suspect when they invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and ask for a lawyer. That doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged adultery, Bathsheba, complaints, confession, Constitution, Craig Crego, criminals brag, David, dysfunction, eive nough rope, execution, Fifth Amendment, Forgiveness, God, Jesus, lawyer, mercy, Nathan, parables, Pharisees, Police, rebellion, self-incrimination, social media, Son, tenant farmers, wretched end

March 1 – Ministry Costs

Posted on 03/01/2017 by rockyfort

Matthew 8:14-34; Leviticus 1-2; Proverbs 19 Mother Teresa became convinced at the age of 12 that she was called to religious life. She left her home in Macedonia at the age of 18 and joined a convent in Ireland, never … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged care for the fatherless, care for the poor, care for the widow, comfort, complaints, conditions, convent, dedication, financial cost, follow Jesus, God loves, Grace, heal the sick, Jesus, Joy, Macedonia, mercy, ministry, Ministry costs, money, Mother Teresa, no place to lay his head, obedience, permanent sacrifice, personal sacrifice, poorest of the poor, popular, poverty, prestige, religious life, right people, Son of Man, temporary sacrifice, time, visit those in prison

December 12 – Praise Him!

Posted on 12/12/2016 by rockyfort

Isaiah 12:2-6; Amos 8:4-12; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 One of the greatest things about Christmas is the music. Whether it’s people singing, or humming, songs about the birth of Jesus or a church musical, songs of praise ring through the air. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged amazing gift, birth of Jesus, breathing, Christmas, Christmas music, Christmas season, Church, church musical, complaints, creation, depression around Christmas, God, God's provision, Grace, health, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love of Jesus, music, persecuted church, praise, praise God all year, protection, salvation, secular songs, shelter, songs of praise, Tom Lehrer

October 9 – Gratitude

Posted on 10/09/2016 by rockyfort

2 Kings 5:1-3 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 The story is told that New Yorkers, during a strike by sanitation workers, would wrap up their garbage like Christmas presents and leave those packages in unlocked cars hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged accustomed, church staff, complaints, cook, education minister, food, fresh air, healing, housing, Jesus, M*A*S*H, miraculous, mundane, music minister, New Yorkers, Pastor, roof, Samaritan, sanitation workers, strike, take for granted, thankless, trash collection, wake up | 1 Comment

May 5 – In the Face of Persecution

Posted on 05/05/2015 by rockyfort

Acts 16:16-40; Judges 4-5; Job 35 It’s interesting what people will put up with from followers of Christ, until we affect their financial status. Paul and his companions were preaching in Philippi. While there, a slave girl, who had an … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged complaints, economic issues, faith, Paul, persecution, Philippian jail, praise in difficult times, praising God, rights, Romans, Silas

January 13 – The Key to Faith

Posted on 01/13/2015 by rockyfort

Luke 11:29-54; Genesis 20; Psalm 13 God has an amazing way of revealing Himself to me – often in the middle of my complaints. You know how it is, I’ll cry out to God, wondering why He’s forgotten me, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged complaints, disappointments, faith, God, God forgets, God is with me, God's presence, Grace, key to faith, praise, Psalm 13, rejoicing

December 4 – The Praise Challenge

Posted on 12/04/2014 by rockyfort

Ephesians 1; Ezekiel 4-5; Psalm 150 It’s time to get rid of the excuses and delays. Just praise the Lord! How often do we get so caught up in the monotony of daily life that we fail to take time … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged complaining, complaints, daily life, God, monotony, praise, Praise God, praising God, problems, Psalm 150, The Lord | 1 Comment

November 30 – Faithful in Difficulties

Posted on 11/30/2014 by rockyfort

Galatians 4:21-31; Lamentations 3-4; Psalm 146 The cries of anguish from God’s people filled the air. Jeremiah, that great prophet of God, is said to have written a whole book with a number of poems of the complaints and anguish. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged anguish, book of Lamentations, compassion, complaints, difficulties, faithfulness of God, forget God, God, Grace, Great is thy Faithfulness, Lamentations, mercy

October 26 – Gaining Strength for Today

Posted on 10/27/2014 by rockyfort

1 Thessalonians 5; Isaiah 23-24; Psalm 116 Does God really understand what we go through here on earth? Troubles hit us from every side. We endure sickness and pain. We face constant persecution for our faith. (Ok, maybe not us, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged breath, Christ Jesus, complaints, deprivation, give thanks, God, God is in control, Jesus, Paul, pray constantly, problems, rejoice, strength for today, troubles

Tag Archives: complaints

December 3 – Continue Doing Good to All People

March 1 – Ministry Costs

December 12 – Praise Him!

October 9 – Gratitude

May 5 – In the Face of Persecution

January 13 – The Key to Faith

December 4 – The Praise Challenge

November 30 – Faithful in Difficulties

October 26 – Gaining Strength for Today

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