Tag Archives: despair

June 12 – Seeing Is Believing, and They’re Looking at Us

Posted on 06/12/2018 by rockyfort

Ezra 3-5 John 20 “A week later the followers were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but Jesus came in and stood right in the middle of them. He said, ‘Peace be with … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged belief, Church, compassion, crucified, despair, disciples, followers, Forgiveness, Grace, holiness, Jesus, Jewish, locked doors, love, New Testament, peace, presence of Jesus, resolve, resurrection, Romans, rose from the dead, stubborn, Thomas, unbelief

February 15 – We Can Choose Our Reaction

Posted on 02/15/2018 by rockyfort

Leviticus 17-18 Matthew 27:27-50 “But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice and died.” (Matthew 27:50 NCV) He had endured the kangaroo court of the Sanhedrin. He’d been used as a pawn in the struggle between Pilate and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged attacks, beaten, choice, Christ, crucified, despair, died, disciples, flogged, followers of Jesus, Forgiveness, goals, God's love, Grace, insults, Jesus, Jewish leaders, kangaroo court, love people, mocked, not the end, pawn, Pharisees, Pilate, problem solved, react, relationship with Jesus, Sanhedrin

October 28 – Christian, Christian, Wherefore Art Thou, Christian

Posted on 10/28/2017 by rockyfort

2 Thessalonians 2; Isaiah 27-28; Psalm 118 Teen love can be a terrible thing to watch. Shakespeare showed us that in the classic play of Romeo and Juliet. According to Shakespeare, Juliet was 13 and Romeo was just a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Christians, confusion, date setters, Day of the Lord, despair, discouraged, drama, encouragement, eternal encouragement, failure to communicate, fake news, false teaching, family feud, feud, forbidden love, God loves, God our Father, God's purpose, good deed, good hope, good word, Grace, Jesus, Juliet, Lord Jesus Christ, lose focus on God, parents, Paul, plots, purpose, Rapture, rapture warning, Romeo, Shakespeare, suicide, Teen love, Thessalonians, you missed it, young love

August 2 – Troubles Come

Posted on 08/02/2017 by rockyfort

2 Corinthians 1:1-2:4; 2 Kings 14; Micah 4:1-5:1 My dad had a friend named Bill the last years of his life. Bill W made a great change in his life and the funny thing is that Bill had died years … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged addiction, afflictions, Alcoholics Anonymous, Asia, been through it, Bill W, cancer, care provider, chemo, comfort, compassion, Corinthians, despair, discouragement, empathize, faith, Father, God's provision, help others, imprisoned, Lord Jesus Christ, Paul, Praise God, treatment center, trials, troubles

June 5 – The Grace-full Remnant

Posted on 06/05/2017 by rockyfort

Romans 11:1-24; 1 Samuel 20; Psalm 65 One of the popular themes in literature used in novels today is survival after the apocalypse. Post-apocalyptical literature includes a group of people who survive the war, most likely nuclear, or the great … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Apocalypse, Christian value, despair, Elijah, Forgiveness, give up salvation, God, good enough, Grace, hope, Israel, Jesus, Jews, King Ahab, Law, mercy, prophet, reject Jesus, Relationship with God, remnant, Romans, survival, works

December 9 – Is It Worth It?

Posted on 12/09/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 126; Isaiah 35:3-7; Luke 7:18-30 “Was it worth it?” I think many of us ask that question as we come to the end of a long project. Was it worth the time and the effort? We look at how … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged despair, disciples, doubts, earthquake, End, execution, expectations, gentle love, God, Grace, Jesus, John the Baptist, Judgment, King, lightning, long life, long project, mercy, messiah, prison, religious leaders, Repentance, Roman Soldiers, special protection from God, tax collectors, true to God, wavering faith, Wookie, worth it

November 9 – Word

Posted on 11/09/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 123; Job 25:1—26:14; John 5:19-29 A lot of words have been spoken in recent days about our election. Pundits chimed in. People commented on social media. Television advertisements flooded the airways. A lot of words have been spoken since … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged advertisements, blessing, Christians, Death, despair, election, eternal life, Father, fullness, gloating, good news, Grace, hateful, healing, hopeful, hopeless, hurt, Jesus Christ, Joy, life, people, Power, President Obama, President-elect Trump, pundits, social media, television, words

September 16 – The Lawyer

Posted on 09/16/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 113; Ezekiel 22:17-31; Romans 8:31-39 There’s an old joke about an engineer who dies, arrives at the Pearly Gates, and is told by Peter that he can’t find the engineer’s name in the book of life so he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged approval, cancer, Court of the Supreme, defeat, despair, engineer, Forgiveness, freedom, God, God is for us, God is on our side, Grace, hell, Jesus, joke, Joy, lawyer, lose battles, love, mercy, more than conquerors, our Advocate, Pearly Gates, Peter, Romans 8, Satan, to die is gain, to live is Christ, victory, win the war

June 18 – Politics and Christians

Posted on 06/18/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 22:19-28; Isaiah 59:1-8; Matthew 9:27-34 Science Fiction usually uses one of two themes. The first is that technology has made everything so much better that the world is an awesome place. Somehow, trouble arises even in this idyllic land … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged attorneys, Christ, despair, dystopia, evil overlords, God, government, Grace, hope, idyllic land, integrity, Isaiah, Jesus, Justice, mercy, politics, Science Fiction, society, technology, truth to power, ungodly, utopia

June 3 – Spiritual Droughts

Posted on 06/03/2014 by rockyfort

Romans 9:1-29; 1 Samuel 17:55-18:30; Psalm 63 Saul and David had an interesting relationship. David originally began meeting with Saul to play music when a troubling spirit came over Saul. The music would soothe him. Then came Goliath and Saul … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Dark Night of the Soul, desert, despair, discouragement, drought, dry times, God is present, God seems absent, hope, living in the desert, Psalm of David, Relationship with God, spiritual drought

Tag Archives: despair

June 12 – Seeing Is Believing, and They’re Looking at Us

February 15 – We Can Choose Our Reaction

October 28 – Christian, Christian, Wherefore Art Thou, Christian

August 2 – Troubles Come

June 5 – The Grace-full Remnant

December 9 – Is It Worth It?

September 16 – The Lawyer

June 18 – Politics and Christians

June 3 – Spiritual Droughts

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