Tag Archives: God’s children

July 2 – Fruitless and Faithless: A Tale of Two Curses

Posted on 07/02/2019 by rockyfort

Mark 11:15-33; 1 Kings 2; Hosea 5:5-15 “And Peter, remembering, said to Him, ‘Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.’” (Mark 11:21 NKJV) Sometimes the strangest stories have a background that clears things up. The story … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged background, cleansing the Temple, commitments, conditions, curse, curse David, cuse Israel, empty worship, faithless, fig tree, fruitful, fruitless, God’s children, Israel, Jesus, Joy, joyless, lifeless, Old Testament, punish, rules and regulations, Shimei, Solomon, stay true, symbolic | Leave a comment

November 21 – Let’s Not Make the Fires Worse

Posted on 11/21/2018 by rockyfort

Ezekiel 16-17 James 3 “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged anger, angry, arsonist, careful with words, causes division, constructive, corrupts the whole body, destructive, division or harmony, fire, God’s children, great boasts, great forest, healing or harm, hell, human condition, James, keeps talking, mediators, mess of trouble, nature of a person, part of the problem, peacemakers, quality of a person, reconcilers, small spark, social media, tongue, world of evil

November 14 – Learning to Encourage and Love Each Other

Posted on 11/14/2018 by rockyfort

Lamentations 3-5 Hebrews 10:19-39 “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged assembling ourselves together, brothers and sisters in Christ, chemo, Church, compete, consider one another, criticize, disciples, encouragement, evangelize, exhorting each other, fellowship, gifts from God, God, God’s children, good news, good works, Hebrews, in this together, legalistic, love, minister, miss church, music, physical weakness, salvation, spiritual strength, stir up love, strength, Sunday, wife, work together

October 6 – The Destruction of Social Media

Posted on 10/08/2018 by rockyfort

Isaiah 26-27 Philippians 2 “Do everything without complaining or arguing. Then you will be innocent and without any wrong. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with crooked and mean people all around you, among whom … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged acts of love, arguing, Christ, collapse, command, complaining, crooked people, dark world, debating skill, derisive laughter, God's love, God’s children, goodness of God, innocent, light in the darkness, light of Christ, mean people, negativity, Paul, Philippians, radical, social media, stars, suggestion, without fault

June 2 – Privileged

Posted on 06/02/2017 by rockyfort

Romans 8; 1 Samuel 17:1-54; Psalm 62 Many years ago, American Express ran an ad campaign that appealed to people’s desire to be thought of in the best way. The slogan that drove that campaign was “Membership has its privileges.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged ad campaigns, adoption, Africa, American Express, belonging, eternal life, free from law, God, God’s children, God’s family, higher costs, Holy Spirit, house cleaning, Jesus, life, living in the flesh, living in the Spirit, membership has its privileges, mind governed by flesh, mind governed by Spirit, more than conquerors, no condemnation, Olympic Games, peace, price, privileges, righteous, Rwanda, say the right words, submit to God

November 6 – Heavenly Marriage?

Posted on 11/06/2016 by rockyfort

Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 Harry and Jeannette de Lange had been married 63 years. Their love continued through difficulties and in later years they were placed in separate living facilities. They were finally able … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged afterlife, angels, big family reunion, Cubs, die together, faith in God, God, God's plan, God’s children, Grace, Harry de Lange, heaven, heaven on earth, Jeannette de Lange, Jesus, married, mercy, Pearly Gates, praising God, remarriage, resurrection, Sadducees, sinful, weak, widow, wife in heaven, worship

March 13 – Nameless, Faceless, Voiceless

Posted on 03/13/2015 by rockyfort

Matthew 14:22-36; Leviticus 22-23; Proverbs 31 They lurk in the shadows of society. If they are noticed, it’s usually with disdain because they keep getting help. Silently, most of the time, we look at them and think, “Get a job” … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged advocate, faceless, financial poverty, God's love, God’s children, ignored, nameless, outcasts, poverty, rich faith, speaking out, voiceless, vulnerable

Tag Archives: God’s children

July 2 – Fruitless and Faithless: A Tale of Two Curses

November 14 – Learning to Encourage and Love Each Other

June 2 – Privileged

November 6 – Heavenly Marriage?

March 13 – Nameless, Faceless, Voiceless

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