โญThis is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Romans 13:11 NLTโฌ Considering the urgency of the hour, it's time for the Church to wake up from her slumber. โญImitate God, therefore, in everything … Continue reading It’s Time To Wake Up
Author: Dennis Foote
Come Back Home
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. โญ1 John 1:9 NASB2020โฌ If we confess, He will forgive. If we do not confess, how can we receive forgiveness? If we confess, He will cleanse us. If we do not … Continue reading Come Back Home
Only One
โญThere is one body [of believers] and one Spirit โ just as you were called to one hope when called [to salvation] โ one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all. Ephesians 4:4-6 AMPโฌ How many Holy … Continue reading Only One
I Can’t Abide In Darkness
โญIf you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 NLTโฌ Forgiveness is an act of will, not an emotion, nor a fleeting thought. We choose to forgive. Why? Because we have been freely forgiven … Continue reading I Can’t Abide In Darkness
New Neighbors
I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. โญ2 John 1:5 NLTโฌ It is well and good to do as the Lord commands us to. If He says to rest, then rest. This is good … Continue reading New Neighbors
Living According To The Truth
โญThis letter is from John, the elder. I am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the truth โ as does everyone else who knows the truth โ because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever. Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the … Continue reading Living According To The Truth
Hold On
โญLove is to be sincere and active [the real thing โ without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good. Romans 12:9 AMPโฌ God is stirring up the world, like a finger in a drinking glass. Hold on to God, not the … Continue reading Hold On
Saved By Faith
โญI will hear what God the Lord will say; for He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; and may they not turn back to foolishness. Psalms 85:8 NASB2020โฌ Have faith. I have rescued you from foolishness, says the Lord. Now, don't return back to it. Peace comes from knowing the Lord. … Continue reading Saved By Faith
All My Children
โญFor you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26 NLTโฌ The lines that divide the Church are merely illusions in the mind. Vanity is what wants to distinguish itself. We are called to humble ourselves. There is only One Body of Christ. Everyone who is united with Christ belongs. โญAnd … Continue reading All My Children
Aim For Harmony
โญFor the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. So then, let us aim for harmony … Continue reading Aim For Harmony
Yoked With Christ
โญFor My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light. Matthew 11:30 NASB Walking with Christ just feels right. It's like you're working hand in glove with the Lord. He's the hand and you're the glove. Whatever He leads you to do, people will feel the love. That's what it's like to be yoked with … Continue reading Yoked With Christ
I Will Revive You Again
โญTake my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 NLTโฌ God invites us to come to Him by faith and to remain in Him. He invites us to walk with Him by faith by keeping in step … Continue reading I Will Revive You Again
I Will Give You Rest
โญThen Jesus said, โCome to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.โ Matthew 11:28 NLTโฌ Are you weary? Have you been carrying heavy burdens for too long? Is everything you're doing just an exercise in frustration? One more thing to be endured? Are you weary … Continue reading I Will Give You Rest
Learning To Walk
โญTrust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Proverbs 3:5-7 NASB Do you trust in the Lord with all your heart?
Go & Sin No More
Jesus answered them, โTruly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.โ John 8:34โญ-โฌ36 NASB Chapter 8 of the Gospel of John begins … Continue reading Go & Sin No More
Love Is The Service
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of Godโs love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God … Continue reading Love Is The Service
Face The Music
If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. โญ1 John 1:10 NLTโฌ If we claim we have not sinned, then we are liars. โญFor everyone has sinned; we all fall short of Godโs glorious standard. Romans 3:23 NLTโฌ We're … Continue reading Face The Music
United In Spirit
โญSo you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received Godโs Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, โAbba, Father.โ For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are Godโs children. Romans 8:15-16 NLTโฌ No longer slaves to our sinful nature, … Continue reading United In Spirit
Stand In The Son
โญโBut stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.โ Luke 21:36 NASB2020โฌ Being led by the Spirit is the definition of sonship. Jesus modelled sonship for us. Now it's our turn. Walk in … Continue reading Stand In The Son
Walk Towards The Son
God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. โญ1 Corinthians 1:9 NASB2020โฌ If I were to ask you who a disciple of Jesus is, what would you say? The way we envision who a disciple is determines the way we try to build them up. A … Continue reading Walk Towards The Son
The Father of Contentment
โญMake sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, โI will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,โ so that we confidently say, โThe Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?โ … Continue reading The Father of Contentment
I’d Like To Speak To The Manager
โญSeek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 NLTโฌ What's your ultimate goal in life? What's the most important thing to you? I think all the possibilities can be boiled down into two options: the glorification of self or the glory of … Continue reading I’d Like To Speak To The Manager
Run To The Son
โญโI am the Alpha and the Omega โ the beginning and the end,โ says the Lord God. โI am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come โ the Almighty One.โ Revelation 1:8 NLTโฌ No one knows when the end will come. We just know that it will. So be … Continue reading Run To The Son
Heaven & Earth
โญThe earth is the Lordโs, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. Psalms 24:1 NLTโฌ I have come to the conclusion that God is who He says He is. He is the Lord of Heaven and Earth. His house is bigger than any man-made temple. His temple isn't made … Continue reading Heaven & Earth
Home Is Where The Heart Is
โญBy this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit. 1 John 4:13 NASB2020โฌ Do you ever doubt your salvation? Do you ever wonder if you can lose your relationship with God? Let me ask you, once you're born, can you be unborn? … Continue reading Home Is Where The Heart Is