Pastor Tom's Daily Devotional

Psalms 16:11 (NKJV) You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. God, our Father, has shown us the path to true life.  True life can only come through a relationship with the Father, through Jesus.  This life is so full and so rich, yet so many born-again Christians lose out on it by getting so caught up in the lower life of this world.  This verse says that in God’s presence is fullness of joy.  As we take time to hang out in His presence, it brings such joy and fullness to our being.  God is the One who created us, and He knows what makes us tick. I have found out that what makes me tick is knowing Him, and the only way I can get to know Him is by spending time with Him. Our Heavenly Father yearns for that.  As He came down in the cool of the day to hang out with Adam and Eve, so He wants to come down and spend time with us.  Jesus showed us that the Father now li...

Psalms 34:4 (NKJV) I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. As we take time to seek the Lord and look to His face, our Father delivers us from our fears.  There are so many fears in this life, and without the Lord’s goodness and His being true to His Word, we would live in torment in our lives.  As we look at this verse today, we see that God did not deliver us out of some of our fears, but He wants to free us from all of our fears.  There are some who would say that this is not possible.  Well, why would God put it in His Word if it were not possible?   For those who say that it is not possible to live without fear, it is not possible for them, because Jesus said that all things are possible to them that believe .  It says in 1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.  But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”  A...

Haggai 2:5-9 (NKJV) “’According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!' 6 "For thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; 7 and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the LORD of hosts. 8 'The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the LORD of hosts. 9 The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the LORD of hosts.” God, our Heavenly Father, is such a good God.  In these verses, He tells us not to fear, and that He will give us peace.  In these last of the last days that we are living in, God’s glory is going to shine brighter and brighter in those who stay close to Him.  He says that the glory of the latter temple will be g...

2 Corinthians 9:6-9 (NKJV) But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." God, our Heavenly Father, is a Father of generosity.  He has given to us not just what we need, but an overabundance.  He has given to us so much food, so much beauty, so many stars, so many birds, and the list goes on and on.  God wants us to be a generous people.  As we let a spirit of generosity guide our life, it is truly amazing how everything comes together, and we have an overflow of abundance. The Scripture is clear that if we hoard u...

Matthew 22:35-40 (NKJV) 35   Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36   “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37   Jesus said to him, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38   “This is the first and great commandment. 39   “And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40   “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Love God!  It sounds easy, until we think of what that means. God tells us that if we love Him, then we will love people.  Now that is where it gets hard!  Oh, it is easy to wake up and say, “Oh Father, I love you.  I love you so much , and my life is yours.  Anything that you ask , I will do.”  Then we hear His still small voice saying, “Ok, go and love so-and-so,” and that is when the challenge begins! You see , people are made in the image ...

Psalms 20:7 (NKJV) Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God. Too many times, we put our trust in the arm of flesh, but God is looking for us to put our trust in Him.  It is easy to do this, because we can see people and things, but we cannot see God.  Yet the Bible, and even past experiences in our lives, proves to us that when we put our trust in the Word of the Lord, He never lets us down. In Hebrews 13:5 it says, “…for He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”   This verse does not say, “I will not leave you unless what you are going through is just too big for Me,” or, “I will not leave you unless you get yourself into a mess.”  No!  It says that He will not leave us or forsake us. I do not know about you, but I have gotten myself into many jams, and if it had been left up to my ability to get out of them, it never would have worked.  But God , our Father , ...