• Devotions

    Joyful!

    Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.  Roman 12:12                 God is honored when we put our hope and trust in him.  He is glorified when we rejoice in our hope.  Be joyful in one hope can be found when we are serving God. As we go through affliction, we should be patient.  God will allow us to suffer as Jesus suffered, and in that suffering, we need to be patient with God.  When we rejoice in our hope, we can then be patient in our sufferings.  We must patiently endure it. Then we need to be faithful in our prayer.…

  • Devotions

    Seeking Him

     The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control against such things there is no law.  Galatians 5:22-23 When the Holy Spirit lives in us, he produces fruit in our lives. The fruit of the Spirit is a description of Jesus.  When we are under the control of the Spirit, these characteristics are evident in our life. Let’s take some time and look at each of the fruit of the Spirit and see what scripture has to say. Love – Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  does not behave rudely, does…