Abide
by Amy Smalley on June 28th, 2022
John 15:4 KJVAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.In this chapter, Jesus tells us that he expects us to bring forth fruit. What is fruit? Fruit is evidence of our relationship with Christ. It should be sweet, nourishing, beautiful, and beneficial to others.Throughout this chapter, Jesus ups the expe... Read More
God's Provision
by Amy Smalley on June 21st, 2022
Psalm 37:25 KJVI have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.As our economy suffers from inflation and recession is on the horizon if not already here, money fears grip us all. Will I lose my job? Will have more month left at the end of the money? Will I be able to pay my bills?God’s word tells us not to fear and gives us many promises to... Read More
A Mature Christian Walk
by Amy Smalley on June 21st, 2022
Scripture tells us when we first get saved we are a babe in Christ (1 Cor. 3:1), but we are not meant to stay that way. Paul says,1 Corinthians 13:11 KJVWhen I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.The same is true spiritually. We are to grow in the faith and become a man or woman of God. People who stay ... Read More
Clean Out Your Shoes
by Amy Smalley on June 7th, 2022
Matthew 11:30 KJVFor my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.My family goes for walks on a fairly regular basis. Our neighborhood streets often have tiny rocks on them, especially at the corners. Now Abbi is to the point where she is miss independent and wants to walk by herself rather than being pushed in the stroller. There’s just one problem with that - she’s slow!I like to walk fast, but that’... Read More
The Grand Finale
by Amy Smalley on June 7th, 2022
The Grand FinaleActs 2:17 KJVAnd it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:We’re quickly approaching the Fourth of July, and if you asked most people what they think of when they think of the Fourth, you’ll get one common a... Read More
Setting Up a Memorial
by Amy Smalley on May 31st, 2022
Joshua 4:5-6 KJVAnd Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?Joshua takes the time to set... Read More
When God Says No
by Amy Smalley on May 31st, 2022
Genesis 2:17 KJVBut of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.The Bible tells us that God cannot lie (Titus 1:2), so we know that this statement is 100% truthful. Satan directly contradicts this statement in the next chapter when he says, “Ye shall not surely die” (Gen. 3:4).Eve was facing temptation. The ... Read More
The Power to Get Free
by Amy Smalley on May 24th, 2022
John 8:3-4 KJVAnd the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.The woman in this sin was trapped. First, she was trapped by a legal system that condemned her to death. Second, she was trapped in sin. This was likely not the first time she had committed adult... Read More
The Soldier, the Athlete, and the Farmer
by Amy Smalley on May 24th, 2022
2 Timothy 2:4 KJVNo man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.We’re on the battlefield for our Lord. Are we the soldier armed and ready to meet the enemy or are we the soldier looking behind him longing for our past life? If we look back, like Lot’s wife (Gen. 19:26), things don’t turn out well.Christian soldiers m... Read More
When Darkness Is All Around
by Amy Smalley on May 17th, 2022
When Darkness is All AroundActs 27:29 KJVThen fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.When things in life go wrong, it can seem like we’re surrounded by the darkness. Darkness makes it difficult to see. It makes it hard to discern how close you are to both others and objects.Paul had been in a storm for a fortnight. He and the ... Read More
Keep Pouring
by Amy Smalley on May 17th, 2022
1 Samuel 16:1 KJVAnd the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.As ministers of God, small and great, we are tasked to pour into others. Some of us that task is limited to our children, friends, and fami... Read More
Time
by Amy Smalley on April 12th, 2022
Here is your "Tuesday Morning Tuneup" to help you meditate on God's Word from Sunday. Read More
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