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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” Revelation 21:5 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Words have meaning” I want to emphasize again that words have meaning, and God chooses His words carefully, intentionally. The descriptive words and phrasesContinue reading “Words have meaning”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.” Revelation 21:1 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Similar but different” It’s important to remember that when we speak of heaven there are two differentContinue reading “Similar but different”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I, myself!” Luke 24:39 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Will you be you in heaven?” Will you be you in heaven? Buddhism teaches that the ultimate goal in the afterlife is for our lifeforce toContinue reading “Will you be you in heaven?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.” John 12:24 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Give up who you are to become who you canContinue reading “Give up who you are to become who you can be”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “… and the dead in Christ will rise first.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (CSB) Our thought for today: “The intermediate heaven” In yesterday’s devotional I had some fun with the cartoonish notion some people have of existence after death as a disembodied spirit with angel-like wings,Continue reading “The intermediate heaven”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “The Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” Philippians 3:20-21 (NIV) Our thought for today: “That new body is sounding prettyContinue reading “That new body is sounding pretty good”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”      1 Corinthians 15:55 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Getting old isn’t for sissies.” So far in this series we have learned several important truths regarding heaven and our journey towards it. First, heavenContinue reading “Getting old isn’t for sissies”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Show me, O Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man’s life isContinue reading “Life is short; eternity is long; we have to get this right”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” Our Bible verse for today: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And ifContinue reading “You have Jesus’ word on it”

(Note: Very early Monday morning I have to take my sister to Chattanooga for open-heart surgery. For that reason, I’m sending you Monday’s devotional on Sunday evening. I would appreciate your prayers for my sister, Helen. This will be here second open-heart surgery in less than two years) Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Heaven” OurContinue reading “Welcome to paradise”