What Will You Give? 4

I Chronicles 16:23-29 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation. (24) Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. (25) For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. (26) For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. (27) Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place. (28) Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. (29) Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

GIVE THE LORD THE GLORY DUE HIS NAME

You can give the Lord the glory due His name by your lifestyle. Try to conform it to the teachings in God's Word. Over the past years there has been a lot of debate over different translations of the Bible. One man said that he liked his mother's translation better than any of them. When asked what his mother's translation was he answered, "She read it faithfully and then translated into the way she lived so others could see it." I think that is a pretty good translation that surely gives the Lord the glory due His name.

We can give Him glory through our conversation. It is sad that whenever you hear the name of the Lord on TV it is usually either taken in vain or those who believe are being criticized for their faith.
We should talk freely about God but we should be reverent about it.

We can give the Lord our hearts in worship. Many people are not even sure exactly what worship is. The best definition I have ever heard was, worship is an overflowing adoration. That means our hearts are so full of love for God that it is spilling over so that it effects those around us. We don't have to wait until we meet together on Sunday morning to worship God.

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If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

What Will You Give?

I Chronicles 16:23-29 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation. (24) Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. (25) For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. (26) For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. (27) Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place. (28) Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. (29) Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

So many times we feel like if we show up at Church, sing a few hymns, give our tithes and listen to a sermon we have done all we need to do. There is so much more we should do if we are truly to enjoy the fullness of the blessings God has for us. One of the greatest lessons we need to learn is that God wants to give us his very best but we must prepare ourselves to receive it. We can't just go through the motions and dare God to bless us if He can.

During this week we will be discussing some things we should do so that we might truly enjoy the blessings God wants to give us. I hope you enjoy the devotionals.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.


If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

Convicted of Sin 4

Heb 4:12-13 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (13) Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

WE ARE CONVICTED BY JESUS, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

John 3:19-20 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved DARKNESS rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved

Jesus is the Light of the World. His perfection sheds light on our sins. When we are not living as we should and we know we have sin in our life it causes us to shun church or other spiritual situations. We are convicted of our sins when we are in the prescence of the Light.

Did you ever notice that the nights are more filled with crime, violence and even accidents caused by sin. Evil loves darkness. When we let the Light of the World shine in our lives it drives the sin from us.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.


If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

Convicted of Sin 3

Romans 2:14-15 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: {15} Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;

I once read of an Indian who was asked how he would describe the conscience. He said it was like a triangle in the heart that would spin when you did wrong and would cut your heart with each turn.
I don't know about you but I have felt the cutting edge of that triangle in my heart many times.

The truth is that most of the time when we do wrong we know it is wrong without having to be told. There is something inside us that lets us know that what we did was wrong. If you never have that feeling then you have a serious spiritual problem. God has instilled in us that conscience to help us avoid the pitfalls of sin. It is for our own protection that God uses our conscience to convict us. It lets us know when we are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.


Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.


If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

STUDY OUTLINE ON HUMILITY

HUMILITY James 4:6-10
INTRODUCTION;
HUMILITY-means low-lying, of low degree.In the context of the Bible I firmly believe it means recognizing who we are in comparison to almighty God. It is the opposite of being filled with pride and self-righteousness.

The best illustration is of the Publican and the Pharisee.
Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather thanthe other: for every one that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

I. GOD RESISTS THE PROUD-

Matt:23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased: And he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

II. SUBMISSION TO GOD IS IMPORTANT Vs. 7

I Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

III.RESIST THE DEVIL VS.7

You are not being humble when you fail to resist the devil and those things which are evil. SATAN IS A ROARING LION AND WE MUST STAND FAST BY HUMBLING OURSELVES TO GOD.

IV. WE MUST STAND BEFORE GOD AS LITTLE CHILDREN

Matthew 18:4 Whosoever therefoer shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
CONCLUSION: We can be lifted up. vs.10 

HE IS ABLE TO KEEP US FROM FALLING

Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Sometimes I don't feel as spiritual as I know I should. Sometimes I don't feel as close to the Lord as I know I should. There I have confessed, I have said and I have put it on the internet for the whole world to see if they want to.
I know that I don't deserve the blessings that He has given me and only I know what type of person I really am. I guess that should be a frightening thought but it is really not all that scary. The reason is that I have not been depending on my feelings, or my actions, or my emotions.
I trust completely in Jesus, in His atoning death, in His miraculous resurrection and in His promises. I trust in His blood to cleanse me from all unrighteousness and know that outside of faith in Him I would have no hope.
When I remember Him I have to think of the song, "Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe, Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow."
I know that He is able to keep me from falling and someday He will present me faultless before our Heavenly Father. When I think of this and become thankful I can't help but feel a little closer to Him.

HE IS ABLE TO CHANGE US

Philippians 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

That is just the way I am. How many times have you heard or said that, or "That's just the way he or she is."? We learn to accept people, especially ourselves, as being less than what we ought to be.God is still able to change lives. He is still able to help people conform to the image of Christ.
So many times we will pray for someone with a serious sin problem and yet we fear that they will never change. Maybe we are praying more that God will just take away the sin and the problems it cause them (and us) instead of praying that God will transform their lives into a beautiful vessel for His service.
Sometimes the process of change is not a pleasant experience. Sometimes we have to be broken and then be remolded into a different person. Sometimes we have to hit bottom before we look up and are willing to give all the pieces of our broken lives to the one who can mend them. We don't want to go through it and we don't want those we pray for to go through a painful transition but we have to realize that God is able to fashion each and everyone, and to subdue all things unto Himself.

HE IS ABLE TO DO MORE THAN WE ASK OR THINK

Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Most of us think and ask too small. We go to our Heavenly Father in prayer asking as if we believe He rations our blessings. When Jesus encountered a blind man and asked him what he really wanted the blind man answered that he wanted to see. Jesus gave him is sight.
I have often thought that today so many would have asked for so much less. They might have asked for a dog or a cane to help them get around. They might have asked for someone to help them to take care of themselves. It took a lot of boldness to ask for his sight but he learned a valuable lesson that we too should learn. He is able to do even more than we think or ask.
Are you a little shy about asking God for what you really need? Sometimes even when we pray for something specific that we really need we do not really expect God to grant it.
Believe that God wants to bless us. He is able to do more than we think or ask. Increase your faith by increasing your expectations.

HE IS ABLE TO KEEP HIS PROMISES

Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
It is an honorable thing for a man to keep his word. It is especially important for him to keep his promises. I can remember many times when my children were growing up I could not make certain promises because I knew that I might not be able to keep those promises. What I could do was tell them I would try. If for some reason then I could not keep our plans I still needed a very good explanation of why not but at least I did not break a promise to them.
The children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and the older generation died, (without entering the promised land) simply because they did not believe God could keep His promise. Joshua and Caleb entered in and received the promises because they trusted God to deliver.
Man may fail. He may not be able to deliver on his promises. That is not true with God. Whatever He has promised us in His Word, He is able to deliver.

8-16-09 STUDY OUTLINE

The Light of The Gospel
II Corinthians 4:1-10 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; (2) But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.(3) But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: (4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.(5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. (6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; (9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; (10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
INTRODUCTION: Paul in writing this letter to the Church ofCorinth is reminding them of the obligation of ministry. Jesus spoke of us as the light of the world. Not that we have any light of our own but instead we have the light ofJesus Christ in us. It is our responsibility to let that light so shine before men that they will see the love of Jesus and come to a knowledge of his saving grace.
I. WE MUST NOT FAINT VS 1

THE MESSAGE IS TOO IMPORTANT

THE COST IS TOO GREAT VS 3

II. WE MUST MANIFEST THE TRUTH VS 2

THE WHOLE TRUTH IS THE ONLY TRUTH

THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRUTH

III. WE MUST PREACH JESUS VS.5

NOT OURSELVES

NOT OUR OWN IDEAS

NOT OUR OWN OPINIONS

NOT OUR OWN DESIRES

IV. WE MUST LET THAT LIGHT SHINE EVEN MORE SO AS THE WORLD BECOMES DARKER VS. 6.

V. WE MUST REALIZE THAT WE ARE THE EARTHEN VESSELS AND JESUS IS THE TREASURE VERSE 7

VI. WE MUST LET THAT LIGHT SHINE EVEN IN THE HARD TIMES, REALIZING THAT WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS. VERSES 8 AND 9

TROUBLED BUT NOT DISTRESSED

PERPLEXED BUT NOT IN DESPAIR

PERSECUTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN

CAST DOWN BUT NOT DESTROYED

THE MESSAGE Is TRUE

THE MESSAGE IS IMPERATIVE

THE NEED IS CLEAR VS. 3


EVERY DAY I WILL OFFER MYSELF TO THE LORD

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

If you are going to have a great day you need to start by offering yourself as a living sacrifice unto the Lord. Someone once said that the problem with living sacrifices is they keep crawling off the altar. Sometimes we let problems or difficulties crowd us off the altar and sometimes we just get so caught up in the worldly activities that we crawl right off on our own.
This verse tells us exactly what it means to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice. It is our reasonable service. What is reasonable?One hour a week, 6 hours a week or is it reasonable to say "My life is not my own but I belong to the One who created me."
What is reasonable to offer to our creator? What is reasonable to offer to the One who sustains us daily? What is reasonable to offer to one who has shown us His marvelous grace and saved us for all eternity? Isn't it reasonable to give Him our very best?
I hope you have a great day! If you offer yourself to the Lord as a Living sacrifice that is a great start.