Tag Archives: Judah

February 25 – A Necessary Step When Pursuing Peace

Posted on 02/24/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 6:1-18; Exodus 33; Exodus 34; Proverbs 15 “A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.” (Proverbs 15:1-2 NKJV) … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged advisors, anger, arrogance, bitter, character, Civil War, decisions, followers of christ, fool, foolishness, harsh, harsh word, Jereboam, Judah, knowledge, love of God, make peace, Northern Kingdom, Rehoboam, road rage, sins, social media, soft answer, Solomon, Southern Kingdom, tongue, wise, wrath

November 10 – Our Great High Priest Paid the Price in Full

Posted on 11/10/2018 by rockyfort

Jeremiah 48-49 Hebrews 7 “Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy, sinless, pure, not influenced by sinners, and he is raised above the heavens. He is not like the other priests who had to offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged above the heavens, Abraham, Christ, daily sacrifices, Eternal High Priest, Hebrews, High Priest, holy, invite others, Jesus, Judah, Levi, Melchizedek, not influenced by sinners, once for all, ordained by God, own sins, pick up the check, priestly order, pure, resurrection, sinless, sins of others, tell others

October 28 – Showing Love, Grace, and Forgiveness All the Time

Posted on 10/28/2018 by rockyfort

Jeremiah 15-17 2 Timothy 2 “And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, a good teacher, and patient. The Lord’s servant must gently teach those who disagree. Then maybe God will let them … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged accept the truth, avoid quarrels, change their minds, cry, demonstrating in the streets, disagree, Facebook, follow Christ, Forgiveness, gentle, God hates, God's judgment, Good Teacher, Grace, Israel, Judah, kind, love, New Testament, Old Testament Prophets, patient, Paul, politics, respect, send people to hell, servant of the Lord, submission, Timothy, today's environment, Twitter

January 17 – “Is It Right To Heal On The Sabbath?”

Posted on 01/17/2018 by rockyfort

Genesis 41-42 Matthew 12:1-23 “Jesus left there and went into their synagogue, where there was a man with a crippled hand. They were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they asked him, ‘Is it right to heal on … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged all belongs to God, break the spirit, career, confrontation, desecrate the Sabbaths, exile, false gods, glass wall, God of the Sabbath, God's real intention, healing, honor the Sabbath, Jesus, Judah, live for God every day, man with crippled hand, money, more important than God, offering of money, offering of time, Old Testament, Pharisees, protect it, rules, Sabbath, Sabbath made for man, synagogue, tithe, wall around the Sabbath, workarounds

August 21 – What Would You Do?

Posted on 08/21/2017 by rockyfort

John 4:43-54; 1 Chronicles 17; Zechariah 6 An advertising slogan that really caught on was a certain company asking what you would do for one of their products. (The name of course isn’t mentioned because they don’t need free publicity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged advertising, big bucks, care for children, children's ministers, Children's workers, commercials, cure, fail, Galilee, helicopter parent, Jesus heals, Judah, Klondike Bar, love, miracles, never believe, no shame, perform ridiculous stunts, royal official, royal official begging Jesus, sick child, signs, slogans, succeed, teach your children well, teapot, travel, wonders

August 17 – Gone But Not Forgotten

Posted on 08/17/2017 by rockyfort

John 3:1-21; 1 Chronicles 12; Zechariah2 Someone once asked me why Baptists don’t observe Lent. I gave them a funny look and said, with a smile of course, “Baptists don’t have anything left to give up.” We laughed. They took … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged baptism. reminder, Baptists, bronze snake, burial, Christ, Christ is the goal, Christians, cult, Death, Exodus, focus on God, giving up things, Hezekiah, Holy Spirit, Israel, Jesus, Jews, John 3:16, Judah, landmarks, Lent, Nehushtan, Nicodemus, remember what God has done, resurrection, serpents, snake, son of Man lifted up, worship the created, worship the Creator

August 13 – Grace and Truth

Posted on 08/13/2017 by rockyfort

John 1:1-18; 1 Chronicles 5-6; Zephaniah 2 It was one of those days. I had to run some errands before I got to the airport to travel overseas for a mission trip. Everyone else decided that this day was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged 613 laws, apologies, contrite, cop, excuses, exile, favor with God, God, Grace, Israel, Jesus, John, Judah, Law, love, Old Testament, Pharisees, pulled over, Relationship with God, religious elite, return from exile, separation from God, sin, sinners, slow, speeding, the gods, Torah, travel overseas, warning

July 11 – Breaking Up is Easy – Comparatively

Posted on 07/11/2017 by rockyfort

Mark 16; 1 Kings 12:1-31; Hosea 14 Forming a new country isn’t easy. When South Sudan became an independent country in 2011, certain steps needed to be followed. One of the first things they needed to do was to declare … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged caliphate, Church, Civil War, commitment, computer, convenient, divide, Egypt, false worship, golden calves, government, inconvenient, independence, ISIS, Israel, Jereboam, Judah, new country, Nothern Kingdom, phone, President Obama, recognition, Rehoboam, religion, Solomon, South Sudan, Southern Kingdom, Sudan, TV, unite, United States, wisdom

November 17 – God Our Refuge

Posted on 11/17/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 46; 2 Chronicles 18:12-22; Hebrews 9:23-28 What are you afraid of? Society has many identified phobias that affect people. I believe it was Hawkeye in M*A*S*H who described his claustrophobia by saying that the idea that the walls were … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Assyrians, Babylonia, breast cancer, claustrophobia, fear, fear of death, God, God's got this, Hawkeye, help in trouble, Indiana Jones, Israel, Judah, M*A*S*H, Northern Kingdom, Philistines, phobias, refuge, snakes, strength, unknown, world destroyed

October 3 – When God Answers Prayers Wrong

Posted on 10/03/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 3; Habakkuk 1:5-17; James 1:2-11 There is a saying among experienced Christians: don’t ask God for patience. The reason for that is that when we ask for patience, God doesn’t open our minds and pour a couple of ounces … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Babylonians, Christians, corruption, evil, expectations in prayer, experienced Christians, Habakkuk, injustice, Job, Judah, oppression, patience, pray, trials, tribulations, unimaginable wealth, wrong answer

Tag Archives: Judah

November 10 – Our Great High Priest Paid the Price in Full

October 28 – Showing Love, Grace, and Forgiveness All the Time

January 17 – “Is It Right To Heal On The Sabbath?”

August 21 – What Would You Do?

August 17 – Gone But Not Forgotten

August 13 – Grace and Truth

July 11 – Breaking Up is Easy – Comparatively

November 17 – God Our Refuge

October 3 – When God Answers Prayers Wrong

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