Tag Archives: presence of god

August 12 – Don’t Just Wait, Get Busy!

Posted on 08/12/2019 by rockyfort

2 Corinthians 13; 1 Chronicles 3-4; Zephaniah 1 “Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.” (Zephaniah 1:7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Day of the Lord, God's love, God's people, guests, Jesus, Judah, mad, no safe space, presence of god, repent, return of Jesus, sacrifice, Second Coming, silent, utter destruction, vindication, Zephaniah

November 9 – Living With Enduring Hope

Posted on 11/09/2018 by rockyfort

Jeremiah 46-47 Hebrews 6 “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and strong. It enters behind the curtain in the Most Holy Place in heaven, where Jesus has gone ahead of us and for us. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged anchor for our soul, astray, campaign ads, divine power, God, heaven, Hebrews, high priest forever, hope, Jesus, lose our relationship with God, losing it all, Melchizidek, Most Holy Place, never forsake, never leave, political platforms, politics, presence of god, stay true, strong, sure, wealth, whims

November 7 – Overcoming Temptation in a World of Sin

Posted on 11/07/2018 by rockyfort

Jeremiah 40-42 Hebrews 4 “For our high priest is able to understand our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he did not sin. Let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged allure of sin, anger, Bible Belt, Day of Atonement, Forgiveness, God's throne, Grace, great high priest, greed, Hebrews, High Priest, lust, merciful, mercy, point to Jesus, Porn, presence of god, relationship, sacrifices, separation from God, social media, take away sin, tempted, understand, weaknesses, without sin, Yom Kippur

September 13 – How Will People Know That You Follow Christ?

Posted on 09/13/2018 by rockyfort

Proverbs 16-18 2 Corinthians 6 “We show we are servants of God by our pure lives, our understanding, patience, and kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by true love, by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bothers and sisters in Christ, Church, defense, draw people to Jesus, follower of Jesus Christ, God's power, gospel, Gossip, holy ones, Holy Spirit, How do people know?, kindness, make a difference, mean, not perfect, ornery, patience, Paul, presence of god, problems, proof, pure lives, purity of life, redemptively, right living, servants of God, speaking the truth, testimony, true love, understanding, working for Christ | 2 Comments

July 22 – Loving Self-Important People Who Are Never Wrong

Posted on 07/22/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 31-32 Acts 23:16-35 “Some of the Jews had taken this man and planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and saved him.” (Acts 23:27 NCV) Paul’s nephew … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged arrest without charges, blur the truth, Caesarea, commander, correcting others, cover letter, Grace, half-truths, internet, Jews, lies, look better than I am, love, making him look good, mistruths, omitting facts, padded resumes, Paul, Paul's nephew, presence of god, roman citizen, Roman garrison, soldiers

May 13 – Lighting The Way In A Dark World

Posted on 05/13/2018 by rockyfort

2 Kings 17-18 John 3:19-36 “They are judged by this fact: The Light has come into the world, but they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things. All who do evil hate the light … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged absence of God, cleansing, darkness, darkness covers, don't follow Him, evil, follow Him, Forgiveness, God working, good, Grace, hate Jesus, hate the light, healing, hidden, John, judged, light, loves, past, presence of god, reject, religion, scurry away, sins

December 30 – Shut The Door!

Posted on 12/30/2017 by rockyfort

Luke 4:31-44; Ezekiel 46-47; Isaiah 65 I have a friend whose son asked him, “Dad, what takes you so long in the bathroom?” The friend laughed and told his son, “Wait until you become a parent. Then you’ll know.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged alone, alone time, bathroom, buy a clue, conversation, Death, demons, desert, difficulties, drachma, five minutes, following Jesus, get away from it all, gospel faith, healing, healings, Jesus, journey, music, one more, parenting, Peter, presence of god, privacy, proclaim good news, Sabbath, shut the door, silence, synagogue, tough decision, vacation

October 21 – Religion? We Don’t Need No Steenkin’ Religion!

Posted on 10/21/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 21-22; Isaiah 9-10; Psalm 111 Religion, down through the ages, is the record of man’s attempt to establish a relationship with the Almighty God. Most religions have sought to find a way to appease their god, or gods, having … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged acceptable in the god's eyes, Adam Christ, Almighty God, appease the gods, child sacrifice, Christianity, crazy, desire to please god or gods, eternity, fertility, final judgment, God loves us, God walks among us, God with us, good news, His Son, horrify, human sacrifice, Immanuel, infected by sin, Jerusalem, John, Lamb, laugh, legalism, man's attempts, more to be done, never enough, new earth, new heaven, no death, no mourning, no pain, no sorro, Old Testament, one true god, penalty for our sins, presence of god, prostitutes, religion, religion infiltrates faith, religious obligations, risen Savior, rules and regulations

October 9 – Amazing Reactions

Posted on 10/09/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 9; Nehemiah 12; Psalm 104:1-23 One of the character tropes that stories like to use tells of a character who’s a plain, ordinary, everyday person who’s plodding through life until that one day when something sets him on the … Continue reading →

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September 30 – Finding Joy

Posted on 10/02/2015 by rockyfort

Jude 1; Ezra 9-10; Psalm 95 A friend of mine recently talked about her child who had given a rundown on all the bad news in the area where she lived. She decided that she needed to stop watching the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bad news, brothers and sisters in Christ, circumstances, Joy, Lord, marred by sin, Oregon shooting, persecution, presence of god, Relationship with God, Rock of our salvation, tragedy, World

Tag Archives: presence of god

August 12 – Don’t Just Wait, Get Busy!

November 9 – Living With Enduring Hope

September 13 – How Will People Know That You Follow Christ?

July 22 – Loving Self-Important People Who Are Never Wrong

May 13 – Lighting The Way In A Dark World

December 30 – Shut The Door!

October 21 – Religion? We Don’t Need No Steenkin’ Religion!

October 9 – Amazing Reactions

September 30 – Finding Joy

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