Daily Devotionals
These daily devotionals are brought to you by EXW Contributor Terri Pettyjohn.
Unworthy
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Nov 16, 2009
| | Job 42:3 “You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?’, Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.”
If you want to get a small insight into the mind of God, read Job38-42, He had listened to Job and his cronies for about as long as he could stand it. When He finally had listened long enough, He leaves no doubt as to who is God and who is a mere man. May God grant us the ability to say as Job, “I am unworthy - how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.” Perhaps its time to put our...read more |
Change the Song
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Nov 10, 2009
| | Psalm 100:2 “Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.”
Have you ever tried to get the victory over your thought life by changing the song on your lips? I’ve learned a little trick that helps me get into a worshipful state of mind, and that is singing a joyful, happy song. Don’t get my wrong, I don’t always feel joyful and happy when I start, but somewhere things begin to change in my heart when I get the right words on my lips. When I get the focus off of myself and my problems, the situation seems to change. Maybe that’s not c...read more |
Life-Vest
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Nov 05, 2009
| | Philippians 4 :8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.”
The Apostle Paul encourages us to find a new level of thinking. Sometimes, as Christians, we become obsessed with the world around us and the sin that is so prevalent that we forget to keep our focus on the good, not the bad. The political scandals of the past few years have seared the depravity of man deep in our minds and we have t...read more |
Children of God
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Oct 29, 2009
| | Isaiah 58:15 “For this is what the high and lofty One says - he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”
What gives us the right to be called the children of God, to have access to the God of the Universe, the King of Glory? Stop and think about it, how blessed we are to be saved from destruction, but not just saved, we are the children of God. We’ve not the hired help or the destitute relative...read more |
Balance
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Oct 26, 2009
| | Psalm 122:1 “I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
How can you begin to put words to the feeling you experience when your spirit becomes one with the One to whom you’re worshipping? Maybe the word indescribable comes to mind, perhaps just a feeling of rightness, or is it beyond the scope of human vocabulary? A feeling so out of the ordinary for mere humans that to try to classify it with a word demeans the glory? Why do we crave what we cannot understand? It’s like the proverbial empty cup - the more we give to...read more |
Babbling
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Oct 22, 2009
| | James 1: 19- 20 “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.”
Is there anything more intolerable in life than listening to “vain babblings”? Paul worded it accurately in 1 Timothy 6:20 when he said, “Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge....” I’m sure you’ve sat in on intellectual discussions about religious controversies and have been turned off by the pompou...read more |
Awesome
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Oct 19, 2009
| | Psalm 66:3-4 “Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!” So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.”
A favorite song of Christians everywhere is “Our God Is An Awesome God” as it speaks to the grandeur and reverence of God, but yet talks about the wrath of God. One cannot equate God with love without recognizing the fact that above all He reigns in supreme justice and thereby had no choice but to send His Son to satisfy His own judicial system. I wa...read more |
Pray and Wait
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Sep 29, 2009
| | Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Consider a scale - on one side you have your worries wrapped in prayer and laid at the feet of Jesus. On the other side you have all your anxiety raviaged by your attempts to control your destiny. It’s a no-brainer to realize which decision we should make. How often we rob ourselves and those arou...read more |
At the Name
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Sep 26, 2009
| | Philippians 2:9-11 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
We associate many things with a name - personality, prestige, an image - but there is only one name given to us that has the power to save. Jesus. Such a simple name, common and without distinction, but it is the One who carries the name that makes the differenc...read more |
Consuming Fire
By Terri Pettyjohn - Devotionals - Sep 21, 2009
| | Hebrews 12:28-29 “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
Our worship cannot be what we decide it will be. Our Lord asks for a certain kind of worship - it must be from the heart, it must be done with reverence and awe, and it is what He wants from us more than empty words and vain promises. God is not some touchy-feely entity to whom we can address glibly, you better make sure you’re prepared to enter His presence. Re...read more |
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