One Verse Devotional

What is God's will for my life? It's kind of a big question, right? But the Bible lays out several ways that we can live in God's will. Today's One Verse makes it clear: Being thankful is God's will for your life.

Being thankful is easy to put on the back burner and only focus on once a year. But the Bible lays out another way: living "with thanksgiving" in every situation of life.

[Week of Thanksgiving] We are weak, but He is strong. This is the power of God's grace in our lives, and His grace is reaching more and more people. It is this Grace that allows Thanksgiving to overflow in our lives.

God is the Rock of our salvation, a firm foundation in the middle of life's shifting sands. When life is unsure and we feel like we are walking on shifting sands, God is the foundation and the Rock that stands firm. When the wind is blowing and the storm is raging around us, we can take comfort and safety near the Rock. I encourage you to find the Rock. Find your safety in God. Then, grow closer to Him and build your life on HIs solid foundation.

"May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace…" -Romans 15:13

Today, we think of a minister as a pastor. But the original meaning of the word, minister, was servant of the king. As followers of Jesus, we are ALL called to be ministers of the Gospel. Servants of the Most High King.

As much as we want all the answers, we are simply called to go until God shows us the future He has for us

The greatest "wealth" we can achieve is growing deeper in our relationship with Jesus and being content with the blessing He has given us.

The closer we get to Jesus, the more we will realize and understand our gifts, passions, and purpose in this world!

Yesterday, our One Verse was from Colossians 2 and reminded us that all of the power, glory, might, and fullness of God was in Jesus. That means we serve an awesome Savior! Well, today's One Verse is a continuation of that thought. It is Colossians 2:10 and it says, "and in Christ you have been brought to fullness." Wow! Christ is the fullness of God and then He passes that on to us! In other words, the closer we get to Jesus and the deeper we engage with Him in authentic relationship means the greater we will understand our gifts, skills, passion, and purpose in this world! Grow close to Jesus and He will show you amazing and wonderful things!

A simple reminder: Jesus is the TOTAL fullness of God in human form.

In the Book of Colossians, Paul teaches us something simple, yet very critical: All the fullness of God was in Jesus in human form. For many of us, that is simply a reminder. Yes, we know Jesus is God. But there can be a big difference between "head knowledge" and "heart knowledge." My desire is for you to have heart knowledge of Jesus and Who He is. Remember the stories of the Old Testament that we grew up with? When God parted the Red Sea through Moses or defeated Goliath through David? What about when He provided manna to the people of Israel when they were in the desert? Over and over again, God shows us His power. And it is THIS power that lives in Jesus. We serve a mighty God who loves us. We follow a powerful Savior who provides for us. I simply want to remind you, today, that Jesus IS God and God IS BIG!