WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Quench Your Thirst • John 7:38

Are you thirsty? Are you going through a dry spell in your life? Jesus Christ tells us in John 7:37-38, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” All we need to do is go to Jesus to have our thirst quenched. Ask the Lord to fill you with His Holy Spirit. If we ask Him, He will come though. Luke 11:13. There is no need to go through dry and empty. Jesus is willing and wanting to quench your thirst.
Daniel Vázquez, Ministry Assistant

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Where is Your Trust? • Psalm 44:6

It’s always interesting (and rather needed) to look at ourselves and ask, “What am I trusting in?” We find many characters in the Word who have meditated on that same question. David, throughout his life shaking experiences learned a valuable lesson; “Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend” (Psalm 5:11a). Also in the Psalms we find, “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” (Psalm 118:8). Also check out Psalm 146:3-6.
Marvin Luna, Ministry Assistant

Death Greater Than Life • Ecclesiastes 7:1

“A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1). Freedom is one of the most amazing things that we receive once we devote our lives to Christ, not only freedom from sin and countless things that entrap us but also freedom from death itself. This freedom is what makes our last day on earth so much sweeter than the day we were born into it. Instead of being born into a world of sin and damnation, you are born into the original plan of God, living a perfect life with Him.
Zak Vázquez, Ministry Assistant

Life Translation • Colossians 3:1

An old English word was used for the work of salvation that God has done in our hearts in Colossians 3:1 – it says that God has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. That word deserves our attention. Job yearned all his life for the day that ‘his change would come.’ David longs in Psalm 17:15 for the day that he would ‘awake’ in the likeness of God. Like a word that is translated, carrying with it the same significance, so God has translated us into the glorious state of being transformed into the likeness of Christ!
Christopher Rodríguez, Singles’ Pastor

The Rock • 2 Samuel 22:32

Geologists, petrologists, and all the other kinds of earth surface scientists tell us of the many sorts of interesting rocks found in abundance within our diverse home. Believers in Christ have a special privilege in knowing THE ROCK; unbreakable, unbeatable, ever faithful, ever secure, forever ours. (2 Samuel 22:2-3, 47; Psalm 31:3, Psalm 62:1-2, 1 Corinthians 10:4).
Marvin Luna, Ministry Assistant