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Jesus Walked on Water

Diane Reid

 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. Matthew 14:25 Jesus had sent the disciples out in a boat to cross to the other side of the lake and then He took off to spend time in prayer. The wind and the waves start rocking the boat and darkness surrounded them and the disciples became more fearful. Finally, after what must have seemed like a long wait, Jesus comes to them. Walking calmly on the very thing that was causing them to fear for their lives. Jesus got in the boat and the waves and the … Continue reading Jesus Walked on Water

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Business as Usual

Diane Reid

 “Never, never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill I have been tempted to throw in the towel on writing these devotions.  I was in pain and tired and quite frankly, becoming convinced that they were a waste of time.   Time I could better spend some other way.  I also have thought lately that they serve little purpose, in the sea of blogs and posts and books and written words, this is a plankton, who would miss it if I stopped writing?  Why not leave writing to the others who write so much better? Sometime during this time of contemplating quitting, … Continue reading Business as Usual

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The Work of His Hand

Diane Reid

But now, O Lord, You are our Father,We are the clay, and You our potter;And all of us are the work of Your hand. Isaiah 64:8 My husband was a potter. The evidence of this is all over my home. He has gone to be with the Lord but the pottery remains and honors the hands and the heart that formed them. Creating pottery from clay is messy. And time consuming. Not all the time is spent hands on -, sculpting or throwing clay on the wheel or glazing, a lot of time is spent waiting. Waiting for the clay to dry enough to … Continue reading The Work of His Hand

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Don’t You Care

Diane Reid

Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” Mark 4:38 The disciples were in the boat along with Jesus when a storm arose. They were following Jesus. He said for them to get in the boat and they did. Then He apparently went to sleep. And along comes the storm. Fierce wind and waves so big that the boat was filling up with water. The disciples woke up Jesus. But then, these disciples who had followed Him and seen Him perform miracles of healings … Continue reading Don’t You Care

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The Olive Tree

Diane Reid

But I am like an olive tree    flourishing in the house of God;I trust in God’s unfailing love    for ever and ever. For what you have done I will always praise you    in the presence of your faithful people.And I will hope in your name,    for your name is good. Psalm 52:8-9 Recently at church, we had a potluck send-off for a 98-year-old woman who was moving to another state to live with a daughter. People got to come up one at a time and share their memories of her. Everyone who spoke mentioned the love and grace that flowed from her. Some spoke about how … Continue reading The Olive Tree

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Promised Land

Diane Reid

He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers. Deuteronomy 6:23 God brought the Israelites out of Egypt just as He promised. He didn’t however, bring them out just to bring them out although being freed from bondage would have been a tremendous blessing in and of itself. The full promise included bringing them in. He brought them out to bring them in. Into what? Into a land of abundance, freedom, a land of blessing where He would be their God and they would be … Continue reading Promised Land

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The Lord is with You

Diane Reid

David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him.   I Samuel 18:14 David was being pursued by Saul – his enemy.  Not because any fault of David’s, but because his enemy knew he had favor with God. But God was with David every step of the way and the victory was won. Saul was defeated. What is the enemy that is pursuing you?  Pain, sickness, disease, lingering illness? These things don’t come because of some failing of ours but because we have a very real enemy whose purpose is to steal, kill and destroy and if … Continue reading The Lord is with You

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Stand Firm

Diane Reid

 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 Kids I work with will come at times and tell me that some kid won’t stop chasing him/her. I usually reply that no one can chase you if you don’t run. I suggest that they just stand still and the other kid will realize that the game has ended and go away. They are seldom able to do this. I must have said that dozens of times in the years I have worked with kids but the other … Continue reading Stand Firm

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Our

Diane Reid

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.  Isaiah 53:5 In my Bible reading I have been in the book of Leviticus. This book describes in detail the process one must go through to receive atonement for their sins. Atonement was necessary to restore and reconcile one to God and it had to be done in keeping with the instructions given by God. Atonement involved the shedding blood of unblemished animals, not just any animal but very specific ones and … Continue reading Our

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And By Faith…

Diane Reid

And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. Hebrews 11:11 Twenty-five years! That’s how many years passed between the making of the promise to Sarah and the fulfillment of the promise. I can’t imagine waiting twenty-five years for anything! But Sarah held onto her faith in the One who promised because she knew Him to be faithful. I like how the Passion Translation renders this: Sarah’s faith embraced God’s miracle power to conceive even though she was barren and was past the age of childbearing, for the … Continue reading And By Faith…