I have watched children around water and heard their parents say, “You have to watch them, they aren’t afraid of anything.” I’ve seen children climbing places that you shouldn’t be climbing heard parents say “They will try anything.” I wonder how many times our Heavenly Father looks down at His children and speaks these words? […]

I was born in the rural part of St. Clair County in Alabama. I started to school in 1960 at Iola Roberts Elementary School in Pell City. Every morning before our class started we read the Bible, prayed a pray, and Pledged Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. We prayed for […]

People have a hard time making a decision and standing by that decision. Too often we are yes with this group of people and no with another group. Decision making should be as simple as saying yes or no. When pressed on their double mindedness, they choose to swear by various things that they are […]

How often have we quickly volunteered to do something without thinking and later regretted our decision? Then, we try to make excuses to get out of the commitment we’ve made, in order to do something we had rather do. The Bible tells us the importance of keeping our word. Our integrity is what people respect […]

I met my son-in-law in Greenville, Alabama to swap vehicles for a few days. I was leaving there and going to UAB hospital to visit a new born baby who is going to have open heart surgery on Monday. As I was sitting at the gas pump filling the vehicle up, I was approached by […]

How many times in life have we said “Lord I wish you would get me out of this mess I am in”? Just this week a man told me that the Lord was going to have to help him through what he was going through. Life would be so much easier if God removed all […]

What a wonderful experience we have had this week with Harvest Church of God and Bethlehem Baptist Church coming together to have revival. YES, Baptist and Church of God!! Two groups of people who united and worshiped God for one reason, to lift up Jesus. My devotional verses this morning talked about the importance of […]

Pastor Cobb talked about prayer last night in the revival meeting. He talked about having a time each day to communicate with God and he talked about taking brief moments during to day to whisper a prayer over the happenings in your life. Most of us have been taught to say a blessing before we […]

We face many challenges, hard times, difficulties, and decisions in our lifetime. Many times these mountains in our lives come with no warning. We have two choices when we face these issues, we can let them defeat us or we can overcome them by the grace of God. My devotion this morning is from Joshua […]

I have watched the marathons being run in record times and wonder how does a man keep up that pace for that length of time. Then, I saw a documentary on one of the runners and vigorous training they put their bodies through. They remove everything that would slow them down as they prepare to […]

How many times have we asked our self questions to avoid something we just really want to do? What am I going to wear? I don’t have anything to wear to that event was an excuse you used because you just didn’t really want to go. Many times the questions we ask ourselves to bring […]

How many things in life would you not have done if you had just taken time to think things through? It’s so easy to jump at first thought, but, it makes more sense to sit down and think things out. Regardless of what your desires in life may be, it is smart to count the […]

I know people who can tell you a story today that happened to them 20 years ago and still be just as angry and hurt as the day it happened. Holding grudges and not being willing to forgive others for their wrong doings will still the very life out of you. It is like trying […]

How many times have you gotten up in the morning with something hurting us and it bother us all day long. It could be a headache, stomach, knee, elbow, back, etc. We tell everyone we meet that day that we got up with the pain and it’s been with us all day long. We tell […]

I have enjoyed swimming since I was just a young boy. There is nothing like being able to move your hands and feet and your body simply glide through the water. I have never been able to swim as fast as other people, but, I could always swim as long distances because I learned to […]

I will be the first to admit that I do not understand depression very well. It is something I have not had to deal with very often in my life, but, I meet people on a routine basis that struggle with it daily. My devotion today talked about God giving us a garment of praise […]

My devotion this morning talked about our value to God. It’s something many of us struggle to see is our value to God. The verse talks about how God takes care of the birds of the air and how much more He will care for us because He place such high value on us. (Matthew […]

I hope most fathers have or will hear the words, HAPPY FATHER’S DAY on this special day. The key word for me in that phrase is the word happy. I have so much to be happy about in my life. I have a great family, a great church, great friends, and a comfortable place to […]

I live in a house that my wife makes certain it is clean, things in place, and ready for unexpected guests. We seldom had people stopped by that our house is not ready to receive them, even though we may think it is not perfect. We are encouraged by my morning devotion to keep our […]

How often have you heard someone say they heard from God? I have felt many times that God was speaking directly to my spirit directing me to go one direction or another, or do something particular. It is important for you to know what God’s Word says because God will never direct your life outside […]

I had a friend bring me the first fresh vegetables of the year. They came from a garden he had planted. As I read my devotion this morning, I was reminded how the seeds we sow produce the plants that grow and produce the vegetables we eat. The plants are the result of a good […]

I remember my parents telling me that discipline was for my own good. They even so that the discipline hurt them just like it hurt me. I often wondered about that last statement. The Bible states that discipline comes out of the heart of someone who cares about you. The desire to see you become […]

I’ve seen many trophies during my life. They range from one end of sports to the other. Mounts of trophy animals taken during a hunt, medals for competition, and trophies for being top athletes in their sport. Trophies are there to do one thing, remind us of our successes. The children of Israel often took […]

Every athlete takes time to warm up and stretch before entering into competition. It stretches and loosens the muscles they are going to be using. The stretching does exactly what it says, it stretches out the muscles in order to not do them harm when exerted harshly in the sport. Our walk with God asks […]

I’ve talked with many people who want to talk about church and God one minute and then use language that is inappropriate the next. Living a life that is pleasing to God only happens when you made a conscious decision to do what’s right and aggressively shut out what is wrong. Peter addressed this behavior […]