Reveration: First Cause Weekly Devotional

If our salvation hinges on anything but the finished work of Christ on the cross, we are in trouble.—Charles Stanley in  Eternal Security Can You Be Sure? Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Out of the future that is not yet, into the present that is just becoming, back to the past that no longer is.—Saint Augustine Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Silently a small figure sat shivering on the soft pine-covered earth tucked away from the wind in a grove of blue spruce.  His tear-filled eyes gazed out across a small meadow where remnants of snow from the last storm lingered. He opened his knapsack and took out the curved white candle and remembered the last words of his frail mother.  “Johnny, I love you so much. &nbsp...

"People are only joyful when they fulfill the design of God's creation of them, and that is a joy that can never be quenched."--Oswald Chambers in He Shall Glorify Me Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Proverbs 18:1—One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

God often speaks to people in visions. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Psalm 34:1--I will praise the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Proverbs 15:30--Bright eyes cheer the heart; good news strengthens the bones. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Essentialism, is not about how to get more things done; it’s about how to get the right things done.—Greg McKeown in  essentialism Visit us at www.firstcause.org

"Without integrity and honor, having everything means nothing."--Robin Sharma Visit us at www.firstcause.org  

"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior."--John R.W. Stott Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Do you think when you have served Satan with your prime years, to satisfy God with your senility?--Lewis Bayly in The Practice of Piety Visit us at www.firstcause.org

When God establishes the work of our hands, He makes us steadfast! Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Matthew 5:13--You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Prospecting for gems has value; prospecting for wisdom is priceless! Visit us at www.firstcause.org

We have to show people what God will do for us, not in our words and teaching, but in our life.  God help us to do it!--Andrew Murray in Absolute Surrender Visit us at www.firstcause.org 

"Most people are like an octopus on roller skates . . ."--John Addison

Job 36:32--He covers His hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

The green light for most of us is a clear signal to go. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.—George Washington Carver Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Gratitude fulfills attitude! Visit us at www.firstcause.org

It is harder to lead a family than to rule a nation.--Chinese proverb Visit us at www.firstcause.org

As I read Psalm 23 for my devotions I was struck in a new way by verse one.  What David declares is very powerful for several reasons. Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Remember, there's no such thing as a small act of kindness . . . Visit us at www.firstcause.org

Have you ever wondered, What do I have to do to live a stable life, to not be twisted with every fierce wind of opposition or pulled from what is right to what is ultimately degrading? Visit us at www.firstcause.org