LifeLink Devotions
By Pastor John van Gorkom
LifeLink DevotionsFeb 02, 2024
WISDOM FOR RELATIONSHIPS
How can we allow the influence of faith to overcome the influence of anger?
DELIBERATE SACRIFICE
Don't be foolish as you make sacrifices. Be deliberate.
DELIBERATE SACRIFICE
What would it take for you to make a deliberate sacrifice to build a lasting relationshiop?
WISDOM IS SELF-SACRIFICING
wisdom that comes from above and transforms our hearts will make us a sacrificial servant like Jesus.
TRANSFER YOUR TRUST
Wisdom will bring you to transferring your trust from self to God, which will bring true security and contentment.
WISDOM TRANSPOSES SPEECH
It's not always what we say but how we say it. Wisdom will help us speak well.
WISDOM TRANSFORMS US
It's not enough to live according to your knowledge. Wisdom will transform your heart.
PAY ATTENTION
Are you a good listener? Listening is a prerequisite to wisdom.
BECOMING PEOPLE OF WISDOM
As knowledge increases wisdom is decreasing. Why is that. I think it's because the world's knowledge is not based on absolute truth, and without absolute truth wisdom is impossible.
COMMITMENT PRODUCES DETERMINATION
The final growth principle of faith is determination. How determined are you to finish the race of life for the glory of God?
FAITH REQUIRES COMMITMENT
Is your faith so strong that you will follow Jesus Christ no matter what the cost of the cross you must bear?
FAITH MAKE A FEW POWERFUL
Prayers of faith release the power of God.
FAITH MINIMIZES RISK
e confident of God's mercy, grace, and love, trials are not viewed as risks but are seen for their coming reward.
TESTING OUR FAITH
Do you have the faith of Diane?
MY FAITH COMMITMENT
God is working to grow our faith.
HE HAS DONE IT!
Jesus Christ accomplished your redemption once-and-for-all!
HE RESTED
When we talk to God why do we do all the talking? Take a break and listen!
ETERNAL VICTORS
In Christ you have absolutely no reason to live a defeated life. We are eternal victors.
IN HIS PRESENCE
Draw near to God. He cares more about your love than your labor.
GOD HAS NOT MOVED
If you feel distant from God, it's not because He has moved. You have.
CHEER FOR OTHERS
Do we value friendships so much that we will assist others to get ahead of us and cheer them on?
ONE WORD. MANY APPLICATIONS.
I hope this one word reminds you of the priority of purity before God.
LOSE YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST
The Gospel is not about adding God to our lives, but rather it is losing our life in Christ.
OTHERS, NOT SELF
The pursuit of personal worth has only one source of fulfillment - Jesus Christ.
PONDERING PRIORITIES
Do the priorities of your life reflect eternal values of personal happiness?
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Proper management of what we already have will provide us with more resources for what we really need.
THE PROPER RESPONSE
Does the sin-sicked world hear the love of Jesus in how we respond to them?
FULLER'S SOAP
What can wash away the stain of sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
LIVE WITH NO REGRETS
The past is a powerful joy-killer. But you are not defined by your past. Live in the present reality of Christ.
TRUE BEAUTY
There's only one thing that makes a person truly beautiful - the joy of the Lord.
SEEING THE INVISIBLE
With Christ's light shining in you, you help others see the invisible.
YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT
How's your confidence level? Maybe it's low because you're listening to the wrong words.
DON'T BE A FOOL
Everyone who rejects the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is a fool.
THIS IS THE DAY
Today we celebrate the one day in all human history that God chose to solve man's sin problem.
THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST
Jesus will not break you or extinguish whatever fire remains in you. With compassion He will lift you up and give you hope.
THE CROSS BRINGS US PEACE
We are saved equally and completely by the cross.
THE CROSS MAKES US ONE
There can be no division between people who have been untied in the cross of Jesus Christ.
ONLY THE CROSS MATTERS
W dare not boast about anything spiritual EXCEPT the power of the cross to save us from sin.
NO COMPROMISE OF THE CROSS
The cross will be offensive to those who choose sin, but it is also the power of God to save them from sin.
VICTORY OVER SIN AND DEATH
The resurrection power of Jesus lives in you!
IS THERE PROOF OF WHO JESUS IS?
You are the proof that Jesus is alive.
I NEVER WANT TO GET TIRED OF THIS
Helping someone discover the thrill of forgiveness is the greatest experience of life.
PERSEVERANCE IS MOTIVATED BY LOVE
Loving self produces quitters. Loving God produces winners.
THROW OFF THE HINDRANCES
What is keeping you from reaching your goals? You may not like the answer.
PERSEVERANCE
Don't give up. God is preparing you for something of eternal significance.
NO REGRETS
The past has no power over you when you are living in the forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
PUT FORGIVENESS INTO ACTION
Forgiveness is not complete until we take action to restore the relationship.
ONLY ONE SACRIFICE REQUIRED
We no longer live under man's sacrificial system of religion. Jesus has made the only sacrifice needed for forgiveness.
FORGIVE WITHOUT REQUIREMENTS
Jesus put no requirements on asking the Father to forgive those who killed Him.
GREAT LOVE PRODUCES GREAT FORGIVENESS
The degree to which you believe you have been forgiven determines how much you will forgive others.