Category Archives: Devotionals

Get the Mind in the Right Frame of Mind

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Mark Shields

Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The Israelites had witnessed great miracles but … Continue reading →

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Refuse not to Move

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Mark Shields

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth? – Proverbs 19:24 Brought out in the post “Setting Out Along the Journey”, was the complacency of the Israelites as they remained … Continue reading →

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Following the Lord’s Prompting

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Mark Shields

A person’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way? – Proverbs 20:24 Brought out in the post “Guided by His Word”, the Lord wanted the Israelites to celebrate their deliverance from Egypt with … Continue reading →

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Together as One

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Mark Shields

So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. – Romans 12:5 A take away from the post “All People Working Together“ is that all age groups are needed in any … Continue reading →

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Building Faith Muscles

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Mark Shields

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your … Continue reading →

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