PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: ”GOD’S DEPENDABLE PEOPLE!” Isaiah 29:13 GOD’S DEPENDABLE PEOPLE! Isaiah 29:13 – Devotional Isaiah 29:13 “These people come near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is made up only of rules taught by men.” It seems that in our modern world, people are searching for someone who will be faithful regardless of the circumstances. It seems that such dependable people are becoming harder and harder to find. If that is true for our relationships, think about what God is confronted with. Sadly God has many wishy-washy believers who are more interested in their own welfare than in faithfully serving Him. Their attitude seems to be: “What’s in it for me?” In today’s Scripture, Isaiah, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit writes about such double-minded people. They talk a good talk, but when it comes to putting their life on the line for the Lord, they fall short. God wants
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PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: “GRACE AND PEACE!” Philippians 1:2 GRACE AND PEACE! Philippians 1:2 – Devotional Philippians 1:2 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” In a world that increasingly is filled with turmoil, strife and blatant sinfulness, we need to discover a place in which to amerce ourselves in that which is sacred and holy. That place is in the sure haven of God’s Word. It seems that celebrates in our modern culture feel that they are the ones determining our acceptable conduct. That conduct is increasingly crude and an affront to what God desires for His people. I may seem to be a prude, but I refuse to spend my time watching the godless programs that the major networks spew into the world. Whether I am labeled a prude or not does not matter one iota to me. I would rather have the peace of God than anything this world can offer. I want to always be remembered as a simple servant of the Lord who was used in a simple wa
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: “GOD’S (IF) CONDITIONS!” Leviticus 26:12 GOD’S (IF) CONDITIONS! Leviticus 26:12 – Devotional Leviticus 26:12 “I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be My people.” All too often we read the promises of God and neglect the conditions that He gives us in order to receive the promises. Like excited children at the sight of candy, we jump up and down in anticipation without considering the conditions. Leviticus 26:3 provides the conditions that must be met before we can count on the promised reward. “If you walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them.” If we walk the aisles of a grocery store and fill our basket with various items, we know that there will come a moment when we stand at the checkout stand and are presented with the cost of our selections. As we walk the pathways of life we also are making selections. Some may be small and look insignificant, but at the checkout counter we realize the cost is
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: WHAT REALLY MATTERS? Philippians 3:7 WHAT REALLY MATTERS? Philippians 3:7 – Devotional Philippians 3:7 “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.” There are many burial sites in Egypt left by the former mighty rulers of that ancient nation. Most of these self-proclaimed gods or goddesses wanted to be buried with masses of gold and precious stones that were meant to provide for their afterlife. In the majority of cases, however, tomb robbers discovered the burial sites and plundered everything of value. We may shake our heads at the foolish idea that we can take anything with us when we depart this life. In Job 1:21 that righteous man gives us wonderful words of wisdom: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there.” Jesus shared the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, and we see that the rich man had absolutely nothing of this world’s goods with him — not even a drop of cool water. That
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: “BELIEVERS ALWAYS WIN!” Philippians 1:21 BELIEVERS ALWAYS WIN! Philippians 1:21 – Devotional Philippians 1:21 “For to the believer, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Listen to today’s Message of the Week by Pastor Cecil by clicking above on the play button. Blessings dear hearts! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! – – – Pastor Cecil Subscribe to Daily Evotional Share a blessing by inviting your friends and family to subscribe to Pastor Cecil’s Daily E-Votional by clicking on the Subscribe button above. Share the Lord with someone by directing them to https://PastorCecil.com .
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: “BE AN OVERCOMER!” Romans 12:21 BE AN OVERCOMER! Romans 12:21 – Devotional Romans 12:21 “Do not be overcome by evil, rather overcome evil by good.” Listen to today’s Message of the Week by Pastor Cecil by clicking above on the play button. Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today and be a blessing! – – – Pastor Cecil Subscribe to Daily Evotional Share a blessing by inviting your friends and family to subscribe to Pastor Cecil’s Daily E-Votional by clicking on the Subscribe button above. Share the Lord with someone by directing them to https://PastorCecil.com .
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: “DRAW ME NEARER!” Luke 15:19-20 DRAW ME NEARER! Luke 15:19-20 – Devotional Luke 15:19-20 “So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” One of my most pleasurable jobs as a pastor is helping families restore broken relationships. I once was called upon to officiate at a funeral service. The son of the deceased told me that he had not spoken to his sister for years and wanted me to reconcile them before the service. Right! Just like that! Less than an hour before the service I met with the two and their families. Each of them had children, spouses and others on their side. This son and his family were on one side of the aisle and his sister and her family on the other side. I had prayed for just the right words. I just started reading a Scripture. To this day cannot recall what I used. I ha
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: “BE STANDOUT DOERS!” Luke 6:28 BE STANDOUT DOERS! Luke 6:28 – Devotional Luke 6:28 “Bless the ones who curse you and pray for the ones who hurt you.” It is honorable to do good to those around us. We can probably recall times when we exchanged gifts and pleasantries with friends and co-workers. The sun shone and the birds sang. What a wonderful world! Back to reality! Life is not usually lived in such glorious conditions. More often we find ourselves in disputes and conflicts that seem to arise from nowhere. Actually we know where their source comes from. The enemy of our souls has determined to make God’s children miserable. He uses his weapons of hate and deceit to cause strife and division. As born-again believers of Christ, we have been delivered from the curse of eternal punishment, but that does not mean we will not be subject to the attacks of the enemy of our souls. Satan wants us to believe that he is in control, but Christ won
PASTOR CECIL · Pastor Cecil's Devotional: "LET THERE BE PEACE!" Psalm 57:5 LET THERE BE PEACE! Psalm 57:5 – Devotional Psalm 57:5 “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Have you ever had people return from a trip and comment that God was with them and they had no trouble coming or going? Does that imply that if something had gone wrong that God was not with them? That’s something to think about, isn’t it? I have had trips where I encountered unexpected difficulties. I didn’t relish those difficult times, but I could see the hand of God working. Pain and turmoil does not necessarily mean that God is not using us. Job went through tremendous suffering and pain. The loss of all of his children, his wealth, and his health did not mean that God was not using him. Job has become the example for all of us that in the midst of the pain God is at work. Joseph was an