Our Strong Hold ~
By Deborah Ann Belka
By Deborah Ann Belka
Are you willing to go wherever God calls you? 2 Kings 8:1 2 Kings 8:2 .
PSALM 95:1 PSALM 95:2 It is funny to me how many churches that abhor doctrine take Psalm 95:1 and make it a doctrine unto itself. First, let me be clear I firmly believe in congregational singing. Nothing in my mind makes a more joyful noise unto the Lord than a group of his saints proclaiming … More Devotional Thought – 11/20/2023
ISAIAH 1:18 . Chapter One CONTEXT: Judah’s sins, 1–4; her judgments, 5–9; her worship is rejected, 10–15. Exhortations to repentance; promises of grace and mercy; threatenings of sore judgments; and complaints by reason of their backsliding, 16–31. Matthew Poole, Annotations upon the Holy Bible, vol. 2 (New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1853), 326. At … More Sunday Sermon Series – 11/19/2023
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Ephesians 6:11 Ephesians 6:13 . The Spiritual Battle 1 Kings 18:1–46, Mark 10:17–52, Proverbs 4:8–17 Sometimes our work for God requires severe actions. In these times—ones that we can’t possibly prepare for—we need to rely on the Spirit and its work to empower us. I have always admired Elijah the prophet because … More Saturdays Soldiers Devotional-Plus – 11/18/2023
A new creature has . . . a new judgment, a new will, new affections, new thoughts, new company, new choices, new laws, new ways, new works, etc.A new creature is a changed creature throughout. (Thomas Brooks, “Paradise Opened” 1675) A man of new principles “If any man is in Christ, he is a new … More Friday’s Feature Quote – 11/17/2023
PS 103:3 PS 103:13 . A good friend sent me this, I think you will be blessed: For those of you who are fathers or grandfathers, this is a devotion a friend gave at prayer breakfast this morning. It is convicting. LP
Jeremiah 4:22 I really like the AMP version of this verse “For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the LORD to Jeremiah]; “They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are shrewd [enough] to do evil, But they do not know [how] to do good.” It clearly says what we … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/14/2023
1 John 1:3-4 declares that joy (cheer) in the lives of true Christians comes from fellowship with the triune God and like-minded believers.
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