Vignettes Devotional

Vignettes Bigger and Better Always! But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”  I Corinthians 2:9 What Do You Think Of Yourself?  Examine your thoughts this morning. Ask yourself what you truly think of yourself. Have you made up your mind that this, what you are living now, is all there is for you? Are most of your thoughts about yourself for good, or are your thoughts of you steeped in negativity, basically given up hope already, definitely not focused on God's best for your life? Or is there a hope in your heart that God has Bigger and Better Plans for you? What You Think Matters What you think of yourself truly matters. Your dominant thoughts about yourself will become reality in your life. If you think you can't make it, that this is too hard, that good things never come your way, then you will have what you say! You will think Murphy's Law was written especi...

Vignettes Murphy's Law Will Kill You! And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.  Romans 8:28 Murphy's Law Strange thought but, from numerous conversations, it struck me that many Christian's faith is based on Murphy's Law and not God's Law, the Bible! Murphy's Law emphatically states that Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong! And that's how most Christians live, it seems, with the belief and the negative opinion that Nothing will go right; something will inevitably go wrong; things always go from bad to worse for me!  God and Murphy's Law If you do not know this yet, know this truth from this day forward: God does not like, subscribe to, rule the Universe by, nor does He ever want you to live according to Murphy's Law! When we pray to or petition God,  He does not turn and say to Jesus, They asked Me for something. That blesses My heart. All things are possibl...

Vignettes Who Do You Say I Am? He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Matthew 16:15  Who Was Jesus To His Disciples? Who do you say I Am? When Jesus asked His disciples this question, the Spirit-led answer Peter gave was,  Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.  (Matthew 16:16 KJV). The disciples had enjoyed a closer walk with Jesus for three years and had come to know Him intimately and intuitively .   Intimately  because when Holy Spirit came to live in them to lead them through life and ministry at Pentecost/Shavuot, they were able to recognize Him and easily discern that the Spirit which lived in them was the Spirit of the Lord Himself, allos , the same as the Lord, of whom they had detailed knowledge, and whom they had come to know from spending time with Him every day in a close and personal way. The disciples also knew Jesus intuitively because they knew by the witness of the Spirit in them that Jesus was the promised Messiah of God, the...

Vignettes Imitate The Father Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. Ephesians 5:1 In a dream I had many years ago, God the Holy Spirit gave me insight into Ephesians 5:1   that taught me the important Kingdom Principle of Imitating the Father . In the dream I saw many children, sons and daughters, with their fathers. My attention was drawn specifically to a father and his son. The father led his son by the hand. The father was constantly aware of the fact that wherever he went and whatever he did, his son was watching him, imitating his every move, learning from him,  and doing his best to be just like his father.  The son, clinging tightly to his father's hand, looked often at his dad with admiration and love in his eyes as they talked, walked and worked together. Whatever the father did, the son did, too. When the father respectfully greeted another father and his child, the son did so, too. The mannerisms, style, attitude and body movements the father employe...

Vignettes Till The End Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come , it will not tarry. Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith . Jesus promised each generation of Believers since Adam that He would never leave nor forsake them. Jesus has been faithful. He has not left the side of those who Believe in Him and in the power of His name. It takes faith to know that God will be with you till the end. Till the end of what, you ask? Till the end of the age,  till the end of the world,  till the end of the devil's reign on the earth; till the end of what you are believing Him to perform in your life.  Till  the end  of your days on earth, too.  God is not a man that He should indulge in lies, saying one thing yet doing nothing. If God has said He will do something, you can rest assured it w...

Vignettes For By Strength of Hand The Lord Brought You Out From This Place And Moses said unto the people. Remember this day , in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; For by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place. There shall no leavened bread be eaten.    Exodus 13:3 What has God brought you out from recently and in the past? We must put ourselves in remembrance of every incident God has delivered us or brought us out from . That way we will remain both grateful and hopeful. Grateful for what He has done, and hopeful that He will do it again. ☐ Has God ever  removed you from  bad situations, addictions, bad choices , or tight places you thought you could never get out from? If yes, praise the Lord today and never become entangled again with that bondage!  If you are in such a situation, give it to God, believe in your God and expect your deliverance!  Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My ...

Vignettes Restore My Soul He restores my soul.  Psalms 23:3 TLV Days come when we feel drained emotionally, physically and even spiritually. That's when we need to restore our souls . But how do we do that? Prosperity Is A God Idea  Apostle John, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote: Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.  3 John 1:2 KJV Could be that branch of the church John wrote these words to were feeling the seemingly endless persecution and malice from walking in the truth only to be mocked, ridiculed and threatened with excommunication by those who claimed to love God more than they, who felt it their life's mission to 'fix their faith,' who wanted to be in charge over everyone, but who only possessed a shallow me-focused relationship with God. Perhaps they felt pressed out of measure by the oppression and attacks of the Devil which never seemed to let up.  Maybe, like us, they wer...