RESPONDING Judy Fisher What was the response of the 120 waiting? This promised Gift was poured out and exuberant joy and praise filled them and they filled the streets. In Acts 2:39 Peter made it abundantly clear that this Gift of Holy Spirit is for ALL who believe. Shortly after Dean and I received the …
Trusting God in the Waiting Eva Kingsley In 2005, during a morning devotion, God gave me a vision of a ship. I immediately assumed this meant He was calling me to work on a cruise ship, but the years that followed taught me otherwise. I kept the vision in my heart, sometimes sharing it with …
Single But Satisfied Ps. Ellis Newman Well if you read yesterday’s devotion, you know it didn’t end there. No, there were many more tears that evening and a new level of trusting God in the midst of the struggle. I knew that Jesus loved me, and I was quite sure that singleness was not my …
Single, & Salty About It! Ps. Ellis Newman It was a crisp winter evening in Kentucky. The sun had set about three hours earlier and the ground was white with a blanket snow. Little flurries of crystal fell, as my shoes crunched beneath my feet and my breath left a trail of steam as I …
QAVAH Nicole Mitchell I was in the middle of a successful basketball season, coaching at a division 1 university in New York with aspirations to become a head coach in the not too distant future when I heard Holy Spirit say as clear as day, “We are going in a different direction. I’m breaking basketball …
THE REFRESHING Judy Fisher The Church was birthed by the gift of the Father’s Promise – The Holy Spirit. Jesus had a life-changing encounter with Holy Spirit to begin His Kingdom ministry. And the church had that same life-changing encounter. Peter speaks to onlookers of a miracle, “repent and turn to God so that your …
Focus in the Waiting Ps. Melinda Newman In August of 2022 when we sold our home, the Lord made a way for us to rent a property around the corner from our old house and we put a tiny house on it, along with a camper. So we went from almost 4000 square feet to …
Changing our Desires Ps. Melinda Newman In 2020 Ellis and I felt the Lord stirring in us about getting out of debt. We knew that could happen if we sold our house. All the kids had moved out, Granny (Ellis’s mom) had moved back to Odessa Texas, so it was just the two of us …
MARY – THE VOICE Judy Fisher I was saved for about two years when the Lord brought someone into my life who glowed with the Spirit. She gave me teaching cassettes on HolySpirit and one of the teachings ended in prayer to receive Holy Spirit. And just like that, I was filled; and His Word …
MARY – EXPECTANT Judy Fisher My great-grandmother – Judy – laid hands on my mother’s tummy who was expecting, and prayed for me, not yet born. Though she didn’t live longenough to see or hold me, I believe her prayer marked me for God. And my mom named me Judy, which means “Praise.” Mary – …