Daily Devotional from Pastor Mary
“I’m the answer to your prayer. That’s why I was sent down here.”—Clarence, the angel, after George tells him “I got bust in the jaw
Pastor Mary’s Advent Devotions are here.
The devotion series is based on the movie
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
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“I’m the answer to your prayer. That’s why I was sent down here.”—Clarence, the angel, after George tells him “I got bust in the jaw
Every relationship will need to be guarded, because we will face times of disagreement or even intense arguments. It is important to be realistic about what we WILL face as two very different personalities making our individual journeys in life. We are unique people no matter how many things we
God is never indifferent to human need. In the Bible, indifference is described as lukewarmness, joylessness, weariness, or a state of spiritual apathy. This can happen when believers become weary in doing good or even by allowing an attitude of hypocrisy to secretly rise up in us—pretending to be righteous
Sometimes when I get angry about something, I need to remember even God gets angry. The emotion of anger is not a sin [making a judgment about something] but acting out in anger to harm another person becomes one. God has created us with a healthy form of anger, as
Placing our confidence in this world’s leaders to do what is right before God seems foolish although I pray to see some godly wisdom all the time. Unless we seek God, we cannot make decisions that lead to godliness, because it is not innate in human nature to do so.
Love should be the atmosphere of the whole world since heaven and earth was created by God who is perfect Love. Yet, love without boundaries and obedience is not based on the Truth [Jesus]. Believers cannot proclaim and teach about genuine love without staying within the boundaries of God’s authority.
The Bible speaks of salvation in terms of the past, present, and future and it is all completely God’s doing. We cannot do anything to save ourselves or earn salvation. The Old Testament prophets brought God’s Word to His people to help them understand salvation was not just something he