Spirit and Life Devotional: Our UNCondemning Messiah

Someone sang, "Thank God man no be God, for if man be God I for don die." In other words, he was thankful that God isn't like man because if He were, we would have all been dead by now.

Why are we so quick to condemn and judge ourselves? Why are we so quick to throw stones at each other? Why is it so easy for us to see the tiny specks in the eyes of others ignoring the logs in our own? Why is it convenient and interesting for us to talk about the sins of others as if we have never sinned? Thank God man no be God o!

Spirit and Life Devotional: O LORD, Command Victories For Me!

"We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, the deeds You did in their days, in days of old: You drove out the nations with Your hand, but them You planted; You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You favoured them. You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob." Psalm 44:1-4

Spirit and Life Devotional: FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

"And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: 'Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king's palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?'" Esther 4:13-14

Spirit and Life Devotional: Count Them As Rubbish

Following Jesus costs something; sometimes it's very costly, and at other times it's not so costly. And it depends on the stage of your walk with Him; when you are about entering a new level, there's usually a new demand for you to give up something else.

You really can't follow Christ without making a sacrifice. For Peter and the other disciples, it was giving up their jobs and businesses; they abandoned everything and followed Christ. For some others, their most cherished habits are what they'll need to sacrifice; and others their comfort.

Spirit and Life Devotional: Double Portions

Shame is a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace. It is also a condition of disgrace or dishonour. David said, "In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me." Psalm 25:1-2.

There are several things that cause shame; and there are people who want to put us to shame. Shame could also be a result of our past conditions and experiences. Whatever the case, shame is not our portion. Psalm 25:3 says that no one who hopes in God will ever be put to shame. Hallelujah!