GEMs

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Our third Olympics parallel is that behind each Olympic Hopeful is a contingent of Olympic Helpfuls. Today’s scripture, 1 Corinthians 12:22‭-‬24 (NLT) says…In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Our second Olympics parallel is that each athlete focuses on competing in the event for which they were chosen. Today’s scripture, Hebrews 12:1 (NLT) exhorts us…Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) This week’s posts are inspired by the Olympics. As I have watched them, I have thought of some spiritual parallels we can explore. Our first parallel is that it’s a rare privilege to be chosen to represent…

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”Psalms 122:1 (NLT) Today’s song is…You Hold It All Together Blessings 4HG (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Today let’s close out the week looking at God’s muscle restoration. Today’s scripture, Ezekiel 37:4‭-‬10 (NLT) says…Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Today let’s examine our thinking muscle. Today’s scripture, Proverbs 4:23 (ERV), instructs…Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life. Consider…In 1971 singer Jean Knight sang… Mr. Big Stuff, tell me, tell meWho…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Today let’s examine the love muscle. Today’s scripture, Colossians 3:12‭-‬14 (NLT), exhorts…Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Today let’s examine our faith muscle. Today’s scripture, Hebrews 11:5‭-‬6 (NLT), testifies…It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) Today let’s pay attention to spiritual muscle development that comes from our thinking transformation. Today’s scripture, Romans 12:1‭-‬3 (NLT), exhorts us…And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because…

Welcome to another day the Lord has made that we should rejoice and be glad in. (Psalms 118:24) This week’s focus from the Holy Spirit is muscles. We will seek His wisdom on identifying, developing and using our spiritual muscles. Today we’ll begin with a working definition of spiritual muscles. A definition I found on…