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December Devotionals (Page 3)

December 21:The Righteousness of God

“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you….” – Exodus 12:13 Read: Ephesians 2:4-10 When God looks at us, He does not see our errors or failings from the past if we’ve…

December 22: Destined and Anointed to Flourish

“But my head shalt Thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.” – Psalms 92:10 Read: Psalms 84:4-11 To flourish is to blossom; to grow vigorously, succeed, thrive, prosper; to be at one’s peak performance, activity, influence, production; to be in one’s prime. All believers are not only destined to flourish in life, living in…

December 23: The Cedar of Lebanon

“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.” – Psalms 92: 12 Read: Genesis 49:22-26; Ephesians 1:3-12 The Bible promises that the righteous will flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar of Lebanon. That’s where the best, tallest, largest, and strongest cedars grow. There’s just an indescribable glory that surrounds every…

December 24:The Covenant Makes the Difference

“Henceforth I call you not servants….but I have called you friends.”   –  John 15:15 Read: Genesis 12:1-9; John 15:14-15 The father of faith, Abraham, was just like everyone else in his day until he had an encounter with God that changed his life forever. He worshipped the moon god ‘sin’ just like everyone else because he did not know any better. But when…

December 25: The Key that Unlocks the Covenant

“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.”   – Isaiah 1:19 Read: Deuteronomy 28:1-14 The Word of God is loaded with benefits and they are available to His children everyday. It’s no surprise that the Psalmist said, “Blessed be God that daily loadeth us with benefits.” That means if we know how to access them, God has…

December 26:The Covenant Package

“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed…and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.”   – Genesis 22:17 Read: Ephesians 2:11-22 When we are initiated into a relationship with God, we automatically gain access to everything that belongs to our Father. That’s why after God created the heavens and the earth and everything else…

December 27: Fruits Glorify the Father

“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit….” John 15:8 Read: Mark 11:12-20 Can you imagine how upset Jesus must have been when He pronounced judgment on a fig tree that was barren? He was on the road and had been going for a while with His disciples. They were all hungry and the only thing in sight that seemed…

December 28: The Fruit of the Righteous

“…I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain….” Isaiah 45: 19 Read: Colossians 1:9-13; Proverbs 11:30-31 Apostle Paul prayed for the New Testament saints in Colosse that they would walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, and be fruitful in every good work. The original translation of the word fruitful is fertile or to bring forth…

December 29: You Shall Not Go Out Empty!

“And I will give this people favor…..And it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.” –  Exodus 3: 21 Read: Ecclesiastes 2:17-26; Exodus 3:20-22 We all hear stories with tragic endings from time to time; people with a good beginning, some lucky breaks here and there, enviable progress, quick successive promotions on the ladder of success,…

December 30: From Empty to Plenty

“Jesus Christ the Messiah is always the same yesterday, today (yes) and to all ages. ” – Hebrews 13:8 (AMP) Read: John 6:1-13 There are many stories in the scriptures where we see God take people out from empty into plenty. God is truly a specialist in the miracle of multiplication. He took a small boy’s five loaves and two fishes, and…