Devotions by Meredith

Enter the Rest of God Hebrews 4:1-3 TPT 1 Now God has offered to us the same promise of entering into His realm of resting in confident faith. So we must be extremely careful to ensure that we all embrace the fullness of that promise and not fail to experience it. 2 For we have heard the good news of deliverance just as they did, yet they didn’t join their faith with the Word. Instead, what they h...

Who Are You Mentoring?   John 17:11, 12 TPT 11 Holy Father, I am about to leave this world to return and be with You, but My disciples will remain here. So, I ask that by the power of Your Name, protect each one that you have given Me, and watch over them so that they will be united as one, even as we are one. 12 While I was with these that you have given me, I have kept them safe by You Name that...

Whatever Is in Your Heart   I Chronicles 17:2 Then Nathan replied to David, ‘Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.”   David had it in his heart to build a house for the Lord and for the Ark of the Covenant. David always loved and appreciated the Presence of the Lord and had even at one point in his life, had set up a tent where he had singers, musicians, intercessors and worshippe...

Labor Into the Rest   Hebrews 4:1-3 TPT 4:1 Now God has offered to us the same promise of entering into His realm of resting in confident faith. So, we must be extremely careful to ensure that we all embrace the fullness of that promise and not fail to experience it. 2 For we have heard the good news of deliverance just as they did, yet they didn’t join their faith with the Word. Instead, what the...

A Good Reputation   Acts 5:13 AMPC The people (outside the church) held them in high regard and praised and made much of them.    What is the reason that the church was held in such high regard and respect? I believe it was because they had a higher lifestyle. The church were Kingdom-level thinkers and lived according to Kingdom principles. Here’s the usual question—are we to compromise kingdom pr...

Joy Comes in the Morning   Psalm 30:5b Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.   As much as we don’t like weeping, we all have seasons that have caused us to weep. Weeping is the reality of living in a fallen, sorrowful, sinful world. As much as we all would like to escape it, there is sadness in on earth. Things are not all as they should be. We could name a whole long list...

Live By Every Word   Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’   This verse is a very strategic and powerful verse. This is admonition and strength given to us how to live each and every day. The word “Word,” rhema means that which is said or spoken, an utterance. Logos is the message; rhema is...

Waiting Hopefully   Lamentations 3:20-21, 25 20 My soul still remembers and sinks within me. 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. 25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.   Another phrase for “sinks” is “bowed down. Do you remember when you have felt this way? I do. The Lord will speak something fantastic to you that He is going to do and you think i...

The Lasting Bond   I Thessalonians 1:1 TPT From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We send our greetings to you, the congregation of believers in Thessaloniki, which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God’s delightful grace and peace rest upon you.   It began when I was in my thirties, my first ministry trip to another nation. It was to the nation of India. Our ministry was to pastors and...

Filled to the Brim   Jeremiah 31:13b-14 13b For I will turn their mourning to joy, will comfort them, and make them rejoice rather than sorrow. 14 I will satiate (fill to the full) the soul of the priests with abundance. And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness says the Lord.    When we cry out to the Lord, He will comfort us and console us for He sees our heart and knows every concern an...

The Temptation Luke 4:4, 8 TPT 4 Jesus replied, “I will not! For it is written in the Scriptures, ‘Life does not come only from eating bread but from God. Life flows from every revelation from His mouth.’” 8 Jesus rebuked him and said, “Satan, get behind me! For it is written in the Scriptures, ‘Only one is worthy of your adoration. You will worship before the Lord your God and love Him supremely....

Cast Your Care   Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret.    When we cast our burden on the Lord, we are making a conscious choice to act on what God tells us is true, not just some ritualistic thing to do as a Christian in certain situations of life. Fa...

Can You Trace God?   Psalm 105:17 TPT God had already sent a man ahead of His people to Egypt; it was Joseph, who was sold as a slave.    I’ve often felt sorry for Joseph, and yet admired him as an example of one having a deep, lasting trust in God. Psalm 105:18 tells us that “His feet were bruised by strong shackles and his soul was held by iron.” This doesn’t sound like an easy time. Yet, someho...

In the Secret Place   Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”   There are three titles for God in these verses besides the personal name of the Lord, (Yaweh), ‘Elyon, (the Most High), Shaddai, (the Almighty), and ‘Elohim (here meaning “the Su...

Stoop Down   Galatians 6:1-3 TPT 1 My beloved friends, if you see a believer who is overtaken with a fault, may the one who overflows with the Spirit seek to restore him. Win him over with gentle words, which will open his heart to you and will keep you from exalting yourself over him. 2 Love empowers us to fulfill the law of the Anointed One as we carry each other’s troubles. 3 If you think you a...

If You Don’t Go with Me   Exodus 33:12-15 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. You have said ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with Me.’ If You are pleased with me, teach me Your ways so I may know You and continue to find favor with You. Remember that this nation is Your people.” The Lord replie...

Help Me, I’m Stuck   2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.    There are those pesky thought patterns that begin as little buzzing flies in our minds, that eventually form lasting life pathways. These patterns can literally become walls of hindrance limiting our...

Attacking and Judging   2 Corinthians 7:10  “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”   When there is something we are battling within ourselves it is often one can take a posture of degrading, attacking and judging ourselves. This is the way of man’s thinking. We do it with others we see struggling many times with “bad” things...

Father’s Great Love For the Nations   Psalm 72:8-11 TPT 8 May He subdue and take dominion from sea to sea; may He rule from the river to the rim. 9 Desert nomads are bowing at His feet, every enemy falling facedown, biting the dust! 10 Distant kings will surrender and come with their gifts from every continent and coastland; they will offer their tribute to You. 11 O King of kings, they will all b...

A Fresh Start Psalm 85:6-9 TPT 6 Revive us again, O God! I know You will! Give us a fresh start! Then all Your people will taste Your joy and gladness. 7 Pour out even more of Your love on us! Reveal more of Your kindness and restore us back to You! 8 Now I’ll listen carefully for Your voice and wait to hear whatever You say. Let me hear Your promise of peace—the message every one of Your godly lo...

Be Careful Who You Listen To   Proverbs 5:3-5 TPT 3 Remember this: The lies of a seductress seem sweet like honey, and her smooth words are like music in your ears, 4 But I promise you this: In the end all you’ll be left with is a bitter conscience. For the sting of your sin will pierce your soul like a sword. 5 She will ruin your life, drag you down to death, and lead you straight to hell.   Obvi...

What Kind of Friend Are You? Proverb 27:9, 10 9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart, and the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel. 10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.    There are two very special friends who have graduated on to heaven. ...

The Next Generation   Psalm 71:17, 18 17 O God, You have taught me from my youth; and to this day I declare Your wondrous works. 18 Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, your power to everyone who is to come.    It was my privilege to be raised in a family that loved the Lord with all their hearts. They always kept me in...

What to Do with the Overflow   Deuteronomy 8:18 And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.    The word “power” means capacity, ability. The ability to obtain wealth. Prospered to bless. Wealth given to establish and verify the covenant. What can be done with the surp...