The Chaplains Chest of Devotions

I could not say this myself as well as Dion Todd has written this:  So mirrors my life and others: Lord, Do You Not Care? Share on Facebook - Posted by Dion Todd 6 hours ago - Filed in Devotional - 3,505 views For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8 WEB There were many times in my life that I worked something out in my mind, planned the way that it should go, and then watched it as it went the other way. As a business owner, at times it was frustrating. I needed to be in control. Sometimes I became angry because I felt that it could have been a good break for us. Like Martha, I would ask God 'Lord, don't You care?' Time and time again I saw that God had other plans for me. Many times He just kept me from making a bad choice, though it looked really good at the time. He could see further down th...

“ The fundamental basis of this nation’s laws was given to Moses on the Mount.  The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and Saint Matthew, from Isaiah and Saint Paul…. If we don’t have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State! ”  –  Harry Truman , Thirty third President Isaiah 40:31   but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Whatever your challenge is this upcoming week. I am hoping you soar ! Have a blessed week. Chaplain Mark

Who are we as disciples of Jesus Christ? First we must be believers:    Romans 10:9   If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified , and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.  Comforters:   2 Corinthians: 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. Anointed & Firm believers:   2 Corinthians 1:21-22   New International Version (NIV) 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts a s a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Ministers: 2 Corinthians 2:17 New...