by jbrackbill | Feb 5, 2015 | Devotional Thoughts
Peace. It is something that we crave, but left to ourselves we seek to find in all the wrong places, according to all the wrong methods, and for all the wrong reasons. What is peace? The natural mind doesn’t even understand what true peace is. It is not just...
by jbrackbill | Jan 7, 2015 | Devotional Thoughts
Joy, true joy, is a supernatural work of God in the soul of a believer. To be truly joyful is to have a deep-seated satisfaction in God alone, irrespective of the various circumstantial storms that may be raging. It is a moral imperative that we be satisfied in God...
by jbrackbill | Dec 2, 2014 | Devotional Thoughts
Recently we took our new kitten to be spayed. In preparation for the surgery she was not supposed to eat or drink from 7 pm the night before until the surgery. Once we brought her back home she was obviously a bit out of it and very hungry. However, we were instructed...
by jbrackbill | Oct 28, 2014 | Devotional Thoughts
One of the great passages in Scripture that gives a before and after picture of God’s people is Ephesians 2:1-10: And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the...
by jbrackbill | Oct 21, 2014 | Devotional Thoughts
I have been reading through the minor prophets and Amos 3:8 really struck me: A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy? The context is the LORD explaining the guilt of all the tribes of Israel. In fact, the preceding verses...
by jbrackbill | May 6, 2014 | Devotional Thoughts
As I have written about previously the house that we live in had something going on unknown to us. For years and years tree roots were growing under the ground, growing ever closer to the outgoing sewer pipe of our house. No one living in this house over the years...
