“Then Peter said, Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with themwalking, leaping, and praising God. (Acts 3:6-8)

Many times we try to give what we think others might need, but as we see in this story, Peter didn’t have any money on him, he had something better.  He had the power of the Name of Jesus, and with that Name he was able to see a miracle happen. 

So don’t always look for what you don’t have, look for what you do have.  What’s that in your hand?  You might say, well I don’t have a hundred dollars to give to the work of my church, but God will always say “what do you have?”  If you’ve got five and you’re willing to give that with a cheerful heart, God sees it just like it was a hundred.

You might say, well I don’t have the time to help in the children or teen ministry.  Yet maybe you can help on special events or once and a while.  “Give What You Have” and give it from your heart.  God our Father doesn’t look at the outside, He looks at the heart.

Do you remember the poor widow who gave the two pennies?  She had so little but Jesus said she gave so much.  Many try to say, so all I have to do is give a little like that poor widow did?  Well, no!  The scripture said she gave all that she had.  So what do you have today?  Give that and watch God give you such an increase that it will just amaze you.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, Today, I give what I have and I give it from my heart. You were never looking for us to give what we don’t have,  just to give what we do have. I have learned that as I give (not out of obligation, but wanting to give) more of my time, my talents, and my treasure, You God, always reward me with blessings much greater then what I freely gave to further Your Kingdom. You always amaze me Lord. Thank You for teaching me to give in this way..

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Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)

Ever go through a day or a week when you’re discouraged and it seems like nothing’s going right?  Well, be of good cheer, you’re not the only one.  When we look through the Bible we see many of the great men of faith having times of discouragement. 

Moses had it right to the top of his head with the children of Israel, yet he got through it.  Elijah, after his great victory on Mount Carmel, had to fight a great bout of depression when Jezebel said that she wanted to take his life.  He said (1 Kings 19:4)”… And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, LORD, take my life, for I am no better than my father’s!”

Here is this great man of God, who just had this great victory over the prophets of Baal, and one lady, Jezebel, so intimidates him that he wants to die. 

And it can be the same with us, we forget what the Lord did yesterday and we look at today and see this problem or this situation and we get discouraged.  But this verse tells us to “Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.”

God will sustain us as we make a decision to give it over to Him.  So today, try it.  Give it to God.  His shoulders are a lot bigger than yours and He is a loving and caring Father.  Trust Him and He will see you through.  Remember, He did it in the past and He will do it today and in the future.

Prayer

Heavenly  Father, I put my trust in You Lord and I know that today,  You will get me through what I’m going through.  Your living word has told me to cast my cares on You Alord and that’s what I’m going to do, trust and obey. Thank you for always being there do e me. I love and Praise You. In Jesus Holy Name, Amen

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Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“And pray in the Spirt on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With all this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18)

The last part of this great armor that the Lord has given to us, is our prayer life.  As we take time to pray each day it again, is a protection in our lives.  It might not be one specifically mentioned as a piece of armor but it is still so important.

Here it says to pray always.  In (1 Thessalonians 5:17) it says “Pray without ceasing”.  Well you might say, how in the world do I do that?  How do I go to work and all the other things I have to do in the course of a day and pray without stopping?   What I believe these verses are saying is to have an attitude of prayer.  There are so many types and ways to pray and we can use them throughout the day.  Let me give you a few.

There is the prayer of praise and worship, the prayer of petition and supplication, the prayer of faith, and the prayer of intercession.  There is the prayer of agreement and the prayer of commitment or casting our cares on the Lord.  There is the prayer of praying in tongues and the prayer of dedication.  These are just a few, but you can see that there are so many ways to pray.

During the day, you can say within you, “Father, I love You and I’m so glad I’m saved and on my way to heaven”.  You can also have a time where the Holy Spirit will put someone on your heart and you can lift them up under your breath.  You see prayer doesn’t have to be only when we’re alone and on our knees. We can use walks to pray or even when you’re driving. (Please keep your eyes open when you’re driving!)

So today, look for different ways and times that you can lift up different things to the Lord.  Just watch, by the end of the day, how much time you spent in prayer.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, Today I make a decision to pray without ceasing.  As Your Holy Spirit directs me during the course of this day, I will lift up many things to you my Lord. I will stand strong in Your name for I am your child and you are my Father. Please shield our lives from the temptations of Sin, Help us to detect Satan’s schemes, resist them and give him no stronghold in our lives. I thank You for for saving me and always being there for mw. I love You and praise You. In Jesus’ precious and glorious name Amen..

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“above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” (Ephesians 6:16)

Our next piece of the armor of God is our shield of faith.  This is such an important piece of armor that we need each and every day.  You see the enemy is coming at us with fiery darts, and if we don’t have our shield held up, they will get through and can cause problems in our lives.

So what is this shield?  The shield that God wants us to have each day is our strong faith.  We see from the Word of God that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17).  Our faith is such a major part of our Christian life.  Over and over we see in the gospels that Jesus said it was faith that brought forth miracles. 

And now that we see where faith comes from, we need to be in the Word and keeping our shield held high with the power of God.  When the enemy comes against us with thought bombs like “you’re no good”,”nobody loves you”, you can hold your shield up high and say that, greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.  When a thought bomb comes at you that says “God doesn’t accept you”, you can come right back with your shield lifted high and state that you are accepted in the Beloved.

When sickness comes against you, again you can hold your shield up high and quench that fiery dart of the enemy and state that by the stripes of Jesus you are healed.  This is why it is so important to get the Word of God in us.  Your shield that comes through faith, comes by the Word of God.

So today, go ahead and get your shield out.  Make sure it is ready for battle by putting God’s Word on.  Go ahead say it.  Confess it over yourself and watch those fiery darts go out as they hit your shield.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, with your strengh and mighty powerful word, I have the shield of faith and it quenches all of the fiery darts of the wicked one.  Today, I will keep my faith sharp by reading the Word of God. Please continue to walk with me and guide me Lord. We love you. In your precious name Amen

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Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;” (Ephesians 6:15)

Our next piece of armor is for our feet.  Here this verse says to have our feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.  The Gospel is GOOD NEWS.  We are to proclaim this good news that Jesus gave us to share.  Again, it is the Word of God that is good news.

Jesus said in (Luke 4:18-19) that “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

Jesus brought out that the gospel was to heal the sick, help the poor, bring liberty to the captive and to proclaim God’s Year of Jubilee.  The true Gospel of Jesus Christ must be a Gospel of good news.  In this great Gospel we are to pray for the sick, preach God’s goodness to all mankind and tell others that Jesus is coming back.

Here in this verse it states that our feet are protected by having the Gospel of peace, and that is exactly what the message to the world is.  Hey world! God’s not mad at us anymore.  He has sent a Savior and His name is Jesus.  As we remind ourselves that God has forgiven us and accepts us, it causes us to live a life of peace.

In (Romans 5:1) It says, “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Do you see it?  We have peace with God because of what Jesus did for us.  His sacrifice on the cross has taken the wrath of God from every person that will accept this free gift.

So today, get those marching boots on.  Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Proclaim that He is risen and that He has come to set us free.  When you do, you will see this peace that He promises us.

Prayer

Jesus You are my peace.  You have taken down the wall that separated me from the Father.  I have peace with God today because of You Lord Jesus. I praise you for guiding my every footstep and for showing me the way to the kingdom of heaven.  You paid the ultimate price for my ticket. I am so undeserving of it, but You are my father and You love me unconditional.

I love you Lord so very much. Thank you. In Your precious name. Amen.

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Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Ephesians 6:13-14)

God wants us to take His armor so that we may be able to stand in the evil day.  When is the evil day? Well, I would say it is today.  So let’s get started by getting this armor on. There is an interesting statement here when it says, “having done all to stand, stand therefore”. This is an old military phrase that means after you have won a battle be ready to go into battle again.  In other words, never let your guard down.  Always be ready for the enemy to come at you.

Another piece of the armor that He talks about is to have our waist girded with truth.  To do this I need to know what truth is and the Bible makes that very clear. Jesus said in (John 17:17) “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your Word is truth.” The Word of God is truth so to have on this piece of the armor I need to get His Word within me.

Each day as I wake up and get dressed, I need to get spiritually dressed also and the way I do this is to get His Word in my heart.  I can do this in so many ways.  I could read His Word or meditate on it.  I can listen to it as I’m driving or let it roll in my mind while I’m still in bed.  Whichever way works best for you, do it and let it become so real within you.

As you do this the truth of God’s Word will be on you to protect you.  Here it says that it girds your waist.  It holds the other pieces of the armor together and protects you from the arrows of the enemy.  So today, get into the Word in whichever way is best for you and see His protection.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, Today I have taken time to get Your Word within me and I know that I have girded my waist with Yourtruth.  I am holding all of my armor together with His Word deep in my heart. We love and praise You. In your precious name, Amen.

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Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness” (Ephesians 6:13-14)

Yesterday we looked at At the helmet of salvation.  Today, let’s look at the next piece of our armor which is the breastplate of righteousness.  The breastplate was the piece of armor that protected all of the vital organs.  This piece of the armor protected the soldier’s heart, lungs, stomach, liver, etc.  Without this piece of armor the soldier was open to a quick hit by a sword, arrow, or stone.  But with his breastplate on, when the enemy brought an attack to his chest area, it would bounce off.

Now for us Christians, when we have on our breastplate we are protected from the enemy’s attack.  So what is this piece of armor for us?  It is the righteousness of Jesus.  The Scripture states in (1 Corinthians 1:30) But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God–and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.

We know that once we ask Jesus into our heart we have this righteousness.  God made Jesus sin for me so that I can be made righteous in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21) “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

Righteousness is the ability to stand in the presence of a Holy God and be accepted as if we have never sinned.  Now remember, we have to put on our armor.  Today, say out loud, Jesus you are my righteousness.  Because of your blood, shed on the cross of Calvary, and because of your death and resurrection, I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

When the enemy comes against your heart and mind, fight him with what the truth of the Word declares.  I am accepted by God, I am loved by God and all because of what Jesus did for me.  What a great Savior we serve.

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Prayer

Heavenly Father, my righteousness comes from You Lord. Today, I put on the breastplate of righteousness, Thank You Jesus, for providing this piece of armor. We praise and love you. IN your precious name. Amen

Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God;” (Ephesians 6:17)

Here we are with a offensive weapon.  It is for protection The sword of the Spirit.  The Bible tells us what this weapon is, it is the Word of God.

As we get the Word into our heart and speak it with our mouth, as we take God’s Word and make it sharp within us, it causes the enemy to flee. Look at how it states it in (Hebrews 4:12-13) “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”

God’s Word on our lips in faith will destroy the works of the enemy in our lives and the lives of the people that we are praying for.  God’s Word does not return void, it always accomplishes what it was set out to do.  When we pick up this powerful weapon, the Word, we need to believe it in our hearts and say it with our mouths and we will see the manifestation of what we are saying. 

This is the way we got saved.  Look with me at (Romans 10:8-10)  “But what does it say? ‘The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart ‘ (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

So today, get His Word within you and then release it with your mouth.  You will see the devil and his demons flee as you use your sword in a powerful way.

Heavenly Father, I praise you for Your living word you gave us in the Holy Bible. As I speak Your Word and I watch the devil flees.  Your Word never returns without doing what it set out to do when I speak it by faith.I thank you for leaving these tools for us to defend ourselves against the enemy. I love and praise You! In Your precious Name. Amen!

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Scriptural Seeds Ministries

“My people are destroyed (perish) for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.” (Hosea 4:6)

Too many Christians go through life not living in the blessing of God, yet they are available to everyone.  You might say, “Why is that?”  Well, this verse in the Old Testament tells us pretty clearly in the first part, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”.  You see, when we don’t take time to dig into the Word of God and see the many promises that God our loving Father has given to us, then we live only in this world system, and this world system is passing away.

Think about it.  How would I know about salvation unless I read it in the Bible or heard someone preach this truth from the Bible?  It’s the same with the fruits of the Spirit or healing or provision or any other benefit that the Bible has for us.  Also, too many Christians are living on second hand knowledge, and this is OK, but there is something very special when you open your own Bible and have the Holy Spirit speak to your heart.  At that point it becomes so real that no devil can take it from you.

Try it and you will see that God’s Word truly doesn’t return void but it will accomplish what it was sent out to do.  Read His Word for yourself.  Don’t say, “I don’t understand it”.  That’s a lie from the devil.  The Bible is God’s love letter to you.  Read it that way, read it over and over.  See what it says about you.

You will find a treasure like never before.  You will find bushels of blessings that will last you throughout all your life.  Think of all the time that you spent watching a show on TV that you won’t even remember in a week.  You could have taken some of that time and read His Word that will last you for eternity.  So go ahead, make that decision to read His Word and you will not lack in any good thing.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we come to you Lord with praise and love for you. Please forgive us for getting caught up in all of the distractions of this world. I confess to make a quality decision today to read the Word and to be a doer of it.  Today, I am going for a treasure that will last for all eternity and not just a television season. Today, I chose to make a decision to seek more holy spirit fellowship with you and not the internet search engines. Your Holy Word will last us an eternity. Thank you for loving me. In your precious name, Amen.

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Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

Yesterday I received a call from my friend, He had just received the news that his grandma had suddenly passed away.  She had a intrgral part in his life, at one point his grandmother had even stepped in and raised him. I had no words to say to him that could change the fact that she was gone. However I did tell him that I would pray for him and his family. I am greatful to have found out that his Grandma loved Jesus and had asked Jesus into her heart many years ago. We know that she is now with Jesus.

So today’s devotion outlines how we to can have Eternal Life after accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Scripture

“And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. (1 John 5:11-13)

When we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, everything changed.  Before being born again we were living dead men.  We might have had breath and been able to walk around, but inside we were spiritually dead.  We didn’t have the life of God within us, we were living but dead.

But once we received God’s great gift of salvation, we received His life, the life of God, eternal life.  So many believe that we will receive eternal life when we get to heaven, but according to this verse we have eternal life now.  The way we received it, is believing in the Son.

It says in (John 1:4) ” In Him was life, and the life was the light of men”.  Jesus is the light of the world and He is our light.  When we look to Him there is no darkness at all.  He has the words of life, and he gives eternal life to all that would come to Him. This eternal life will last forever, for it is eternal.  You might say well, yes, I see that, but do you?

When the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit took up residence within us, it changed us from the inside out. No longer are we just a sinner and glad that when we die we will get to go to heaven.  No, now He dwells within us and has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.  He has filled us up with Himself and has given to each of us eternal life.

So today, don’t see yourself as a sinner, see yourself as raised up with Christ and sitting with Him in heavenly places.  See His eternal life abiding in you, healing you, restoring whatever this world has tried to steal from you.  If you do this, you will see a change on the outside too.

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If you have received Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, in doing this you have within you today, the life of God.  You have eternal life within you and it sets you free in all areas of life.

Prayer

My precious Lord!I come to You with a broken heart for my friend that recently lost his grandmother. Please be with him and his family, comfort them, provide them with supernatural peace that surpasses all understanding. In this time of grievance, I ask that you would reveal yourself personally to my friend, may he feel your overwhelming love and presence in his life. I thank you that he is seeking you in this time of loss. Thank you for the promise that with you we will see our loved ones again in heaven “Eternally”. We praise You and love You Lord in all situations. In Your precious name..Amen.

Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries