Tag Archives: trust God

August 8 – Your Hard Work Won’t Help You

Posted on 08/08/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 74-76 Romans 9:16-33 “So what does all this mean? Those who are not Jews were not trying to make themselves right with God, but they were made right with God because of their faith. The people of Israel tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged American Dream, attitude, believe, blessing from God, faith, favor from God, follow the law, formula for mercy, Gentiles, giving, gospel message, hard work, helping the poor, human effort, Israel, Jesus, Jews, juman rationality, manipulate God, mercy, obligate God, Pharisees, poor, pride, right with God, sovereignty of God, transactional faith, trust, trust God, work hard enough

June 20 – Dealing With Fake Faith

Posted on 06/20/2018 by rockyfort

Esther 1-2 Acts 5:1-21 “Peter said, ‘Ananias, why did you let Satan rule your thoughts to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep for yourself part of the money you received for the land? Before you sold the land, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Ananias, Bible, blot on the church, Fake Faith, gift, give to God, glory, head scratcher, Holy Spirit, honor, lie to God, personal glory, Peter, Power, power over life and death, praise, Sapphira, Satan, sincere faith, trust God | 1 Comment

January 8 – Dealing With Desires and Needs

Posted on 01/08/2018 by rockyfort

Genesis 20-22 Matthew 6:19-34 “Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.” (Matthew 6:33 NCV) As Jesus moves on in the Sermon on the Mount, trust becomes the issue. Where … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged beauty, Birds, clothing, corruption, daily provisions, evil desires, flowers, food, future, God's kingdom, God's wants, greed, Matthew, needs, pursue God, pursuit of wealth, right with God, see and believe, seek first, sensuality, Sermon on the Mount, stolen, trust, trust God, wealth, worry wort

December 2 – Always Appeal to Higher Instincts

Posted on 12/02/2017 by rockyfort

Galatians 5:16-26; Ezekiel 1; Psalm 148 “Don’t throw me in the briar patch!” Most of us have heard and understood the purpose of these words uttered by Br’er Rabbit after Br’er Fox had tricked and caught him. Br’er Fox’s ears … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Br'er Fox, Br'er Rabbit, briar patch, change behavior, controlled by the Spirit, desires, faithfulness, focus on the good, followers of christ, forbearance, fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, gentleness, God, God working in us, goodness, higher instincts, Holy Spirit, Joy, kindness, leaders, lives changed by work of the Spirit, love, manipulation, no one is perfect, only solution for sin, origins, Paul, peace, reverse psychology, seek God, self-control, trade one bad behavior for another, trust God, truth, works of the flesh

June 26 – The Last Judgment

Posted on 06/26/2017 by rockyfort

Mark 8:1-21; 2 Samuel 19; Daniel 12 One Christian argume…er…discussion revolves around the end times. We have those, uhm, discussions that revolve around the question of whether or not Jesus returns before the millennium, and if so whether that happens … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged arguments, Christian, contempt, Daniel, discussion, end times, everlasting contempt, everlasting life, final judgment, God, Jesus Christ, last judgment, light, millennium, pan-millennial, pro-millennial, reincarnation, religions, Righteousness, salvation, shame, tribulation, trust God

June 9 – About That Judging Thing…

Posted on 06/09/2017 by rockyfort

Romans 14; 1 Samuel 26; Psalm 69 As the story goes, a Baptist preacher and a Catholic priest were seated next to each other on a flight. They were having a calm discussion about their beliefs differed and how they … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged adultery, alcohol, Baptist preacher, brothers and sisters in Christ, Catholic priest, Christ, eating meat, faith, idols, Jesus, Judgment, love each other, Paul, Romans, smug about faith, strong faith, stronger church, stumbling block, support, tee-totaler, temptation, trust God, weak faith, whiskey

May 1 – Growth of the Church

Posted on 05/01/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 14; Joshua 22; Job 31 When I was younger, traveling with my parents, around meal times my dad would start scanning for places to eat. He’d look for billboards advertising local restaurants. When he had found a possible place … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Barnabas, Bible study, busy parking lot, committed to the Lord, decent meal, duplication, eary saints, fasting, finding restaurants, followers of Jesus, franchises, Gentiles, God, Jesus, Jewish leaders, leaders, messiah, new, nurtured in faith, ordination, Paul, physical punishment, plant churches, plant the gospel, political leaders, prayer, seminary degree, Sunday School, synagogue, traveling, trust God, work with committees

April 29 – Humble Beginnings

Posted on 04/29/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 13:1-25; Joshua 18-19; Job 29 It was in the mid 1970’s that a young Steve Jobs showed up at that electronics store asking for credit to buy the parts to assemble what became known as the Apple 1 computer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Antioch, Apple Computer, available, Baptists, Barnabas, cash, change the world, Does God still act today?, equip, fasting, fear, follow, frail, Gentile world, God's will, humble beginnings, Jerusalem, mission work, missionary movement, obey, responsibility, sacrifices, Saul, seek God, seek His will, serving God, sinful, Steve Jobs, teach, trust God, worshiping

January 29 – Facing Persecution

Posted on 01/29/2015 by rockyfort

Luke 21; Genesis 38; Psalm 29 I’ve got to admit that I’ve never been persecuted for my faith. I can’t say that I’ve even been harassed. I have been fortunate so far while brothers and sisters in Christ are being … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged blogs, brothers and sisters, complain, depend on God, end of times, end times, Facebook, Jesus, moan, persecution, social media, Temple destruction, trust God, whine, witness

November 1 – Dealing With Blasphemers

Posted on 11/02/2014 by rockyfort

1 Timothy 3; Isaiah 36-37; Psalm 119:97-120 Times were tense in Judah. Assyria had conquered Israel and just about everyone else in its quest for world conquest. Many cities of Judah had been captured and now the army was at … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Assyria, Assyrian Army, Assyrians, blasphemers, Blasphemy, discouragement, fear, God, Hezekiah, Israel, Judah, Relationship with God, trust God

Tag Archives: trust God

August 8 – Your Hard Work Won’t Help You

June 20 – Dealing With Fake Faith

January 8 – Dealing With Desires and Needs

December 2 – Always Appeal to Higher Instincts

June 26 – The Last Judgment

June 9 – About That Judging Thing…

May 1 – Growth of the Church

April 29 – Humble Beginnings

November 1 – Dealing With Blasphemers

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