Category Archives: Devotionals

Renew Your Strength

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Mark Shields

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. – Isaiah 40:31 Applying our faith from lessons learned … Continue reading →

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Lead and Achieve

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Mark Shields

Show me Your ways, Lord, teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long. – Psalm 25:4-5 The Lord is our leader … Continue reading →

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Forgive and Be Forgiven

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Mark Shields

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. – Luke 6:37 A quality of David we noted in “Stream of Grace” is how he … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Mark Shields

The Lord foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, The purposes of his heart through all generations. – Ps 33:10-12 A thought from “Direction from … Continue reading →

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Bring Good from the Good Stored Up in the Heart

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Mark Shields

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full … Continue reading →

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