Devotional Life With Paul and Jeanne

#370 Torn Between Two Desires      Who remembers that old song; Should I stay or should I go?  Today we have a great opportunity to turn our thoughts toward heaven and as well, get a peek into the heart and thinking of the Apostle Paul regarding his desire for a heavenly home.

#369 Our Real Home.    We enjoy looking at homes, seeing the location and considering all that is being offered.  Well, have we got a home for you to consider today.  It's Heaven, is our real home, and how might that affect us today? You see heaven is more than a destination it is our daily motivation as well! It affects how we live today, right now, let's talk about...

#368 Stand In The Battle and Finish Your Race.    Years ago we sang a song at church with the words; “heaven is a wonderful place, filled with His glory and grace, I want to see my Saviors face, Heaven is a wonderful place…”.  The best place ever imaginable awaits the Believer in Jesus Christ.  the Bible goes as far as to call it, the place of our citizenship  It is h...

Taking a closer look at the importance of individual and corporate prayer and of how the Holy Spirit works in us and through us.  

#367 Giving Thanks In Advance.    Here is a thought; isn’t giving thanks done after a kindness is received?  Well in our relationship with God, our good Father, who is always working on our behalf, what’s to stops our giving continually thanks, now, and later and always?  Answer to that question is, there is nothing to hold us back from being thankful to our Father in heav...

#366 Trees Bearing Fruit.    Who loves fruit trees?  Few things are as enjoyable as walking up to a favorite fruit tree in summer and picking a ripe and delicious piece of fruit.  In a like manner our Lord has made it possible for fruit to come from our lives.  Let’s consider and take to heart the words of Jesus; I am the vine and you are the branches.  Let’s do...

#365 Honoring God With Your Life      When someone is wearing a uniform, they are a reflection of who and what that uniform represents.  In like manner shouldn’t it be our desire to represent God and to live to please Him, since we are His own in this world?   Let’s look further into this right now….

#364 The Hope and The Power     Oh that we could firmly take hold of all the goodness that God has for us today!  That is the sense I get as I read from Ephesians 1.  And knowing that we want this not only for ourselves but for those around us, let’s consider how to understand and to pray for these things, shall we?

#363 Give This Blessing To Those You Love.    Our Good Father has good blessings for us, and here is spelled out for us just what to be Praying for the people in our lives.  It is time to get our prayers going for those we have been given to love.  So let’s get going. 

#362 Praying For Others To Be Saved     What would you say is the best thing that could happen to anyone, absolutely anyone?  In my thinking it is that they would come into a loving relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ.  That their sins would be washed away, that heaven would be their forever home.  Can our prayers help that to happen, can we play a part thr...

#361 How To Pray For Your Enemies  Relationships can be difficult and there are even those times when friends can seem like enemies. A somewhat popular term has been coined for this which is Frenemy, someone who is part friend and part enemy perhaps even a rival. So when enemies arise, how might we pray for them? Are their examples in the Bible, let’s talk about that now….

#360 Who's On Your Prayer List.    How does it make you feel when you know someone is praying for you?  I know for me, it is a relief, in the sense  that I am not alone in a pressing matter or need that I may have at that time. I receive prayers from others as an act of love, a joining of forces as will.  So, my friend who is on your prayer list, let’s talk about that...

#359 Standing Up For Others.      Did you know someone is praying for you? The ministry of Jesus right now in heaven is intercessory prayer.   He is bringing our needs to the Father.  And did you also know that you can go to work with Jesus and bring others and their circumstances right into the throne room of God?  Let’s talk about it right now.

#358 Stay Alert.    There is an open line available to us that we are to wisely maintain, that we to take care over.  Can you guess what open line that is?  It is our prayer line to God.  It is like placing a call from which you never hang up.  It is the believers great privilege, let’s talk about it now, shall we?

#357 Pray Aways.    Hello there, sons and daughters of God, wondering if you havre spoken to your Father lately, your Heavenly Father?  We are speaking today about the capper to the Spiritual armor, the great privilege of direct communications with heaven.  It’s the long distance call that is never turned away.  Let’s talk about it now….

356 I Wont Back Down.    What is your fuel to keep going?  And what is it that you are going for?  When we take a stand for the Lord, for rightness and service to God, what nourishment do you pull from?  These are good questions for all of us, so let’s see what the living word of God has for us today….

#355 Where To Go With Our Needs.    No doubt, no controversy , that we all have needs and that would be from cradle to grave.  Someone might say we are a living, walking, bundle of needs.  The question then comes, where and how do we get those needs met.  Is there a best and proper way to fulfill what we lack?  Let’s consider that now….

#354 The Mirror Of The Word      Years ago there was a song with the lyrics; I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way…. To a great degree that is good cause to take in, to read, and listen to the Word of God. As we are looking into the Word of God, know this, that the Word of God is looking into us, with love and restoration….

#353 Alive And Powerful.    When God speaks what exactly can happen?  The word describes God speaking as being Alive.  His words are not only letters on a page, but there is incomimg power when God speaks.  Let's put some thought into what we have in the Word of God.    Shall we? 

#352 Pick Up That Sword     When we determine to learn the Word of God, we are taking up something powerful, serious, something that changes our lives and impacts the lives of those around us.  What we are picking up is a sword., the sword of the spirit, which is is the word of God. Have you picked up your sword today?  Let’s take up our swords together right now.

#351 No Spiritual AWOL     Are you familiar with the term AWOL, it is used when a soldier leaves without discharge or excuse.  We are called to serve the Lord, and that without time off, or skipping days, or vacation from God, or indulging in some kind of spiritual AWOL.  Which is for our own blessing and safety.  Sadly though some do, and some more frequent than others. &...

#350 Choose What You Think About.    Choices in life can be very powerful.  Especially when it comes to spiritual matters.  We are to pro-actively  decide where we put our thoughts, because the end results can be wonderful or dreadful.  Looks like we need to step up and make those right choices as to where we put our minds.  Let’s think on that together, rig...

#349 Access To The Mind of Christ.    Ever been handed binoculars and as you look through them you find a whole new view before you. Things start looking very different.  Same with taking on the Helmet of Salvation as we do our perspective changes and now we see the way Jesus sees.  Let’s take advantage of that new view right now together…

#348 No Longer Dating God.    It is one thing to know about a person, and another thing altogether actually knowing that person.  A good friend of yours could tell a number of things about you to a stranger, giving them a good idea about who you are.  But to actually introduce you to that stranger and to engage with them in conversation brings a whole new light to who you are....

#347 Got Your Helmet On?     Imagine someone playing in a football game without a helmet, our worse someone in combat without a Helmet.  Scary thought, but no less scary for the Believer wanting to live in spiritual victory with out wearing the Helmet of Salvation, let’s talk about that now… Oh and make sure your helmet is on….