June 30

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
To be found, you must admit you're lost.
(Our Daily Bread)

SCRIPTURE:
Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which was lost.
Luke 15:9

One of the hardest things for us humans to do, is admit we're
lost, rather  then stop and ask for directions, we wander around.
(not everyone has an electronic guide in their car) It's the same
with admitting we're lost in sin, pride keeps us from repentance!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 29

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Trust God for your shortcomings; sometimes we're our own
worst critics. Recognize that God is not always worried about
or surprised by, or in a rush to fix some of our weaknesses which
concern us so much. We need to be honest, be open and willing to
be obedient. The Lord will be faithful to complete the work he began,
because Jesus is always working. (Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
(Jesus speaking) "My Father is working until now, and I myself am
working. John 5:17

Sometimes. we're our own worst enemies. Know that God is still
working on you and He can be glorified through your weaknesses!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 28

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
As Christians, we know that we are supposed to love and forgive
those who sin against us, but truly doing that in our hearts does not
come easy. The Holy Spirit is the One who fills us with God's love
and only God's love can forgive those who hurt us or betray us.
Instead of waiting until something happens to us personally, we need
to be proactive and ask for the Love of Christ to fill us.
(Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Stephen speaking, cried, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
Acts 7:60

Well, I've not progressed as far as Stephen, If I'm being stoned to death,
I don't think I could ask God not to hold it against them? I'd probably yell,
"God will get you for this!" Thankfully God is still working on me!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 27

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Human character: All of us are formed by life's experiences
and our practiced response. Through pleasant days and unpleasant
days, we are formed. Then the crisis moments puts us into the
fire and we emerge refined and matured or embittered and brittle.
(Rubel Shelly-Christian Voices)

SCRIPTURE:
You know that the testing of your faith brings about perseverance.
James 1:3

Refined and matured-embittered and brittle... The choice is ours!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 26,

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Reassurance comes as we doubt our doubts and believe
our beliefs. (Our Daily Bread)

SCRIPTURE:
I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief. Mark 9:24

Doubt comes to us all, at times. Prayer is a good antidote
to doubt!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 25

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you are in a situation today where you need to see the
Lord on your side, get on your knees and start asking for
His help. God is willing to show His power, no matter what
circumstances we are facing. (Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Be strong and do not be discouraged 2 Chronicles 32:7

Never have we need God on our side more than we do today!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 24

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Put your faith in the Rock... not your job, your pension or
world peace. No matter what happens to the nation or your
personal life, you can always count on God in Christ. Put
your hope in Him. (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
For God alone, O my soul, waits in silence, for my hope is from him.
Psalm 62:5

Sometimes when the world seems to be falling around your feet, it is
hard to focus, but God is still there... waiting!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 23

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
 Unlike the potter who takes something and reshapes it,
God took nothing and created something. God created
everything that exists. (Max Lucado)

SCRIPTURE:
I praise you (God) for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139: 14

Man/woman is God's crowning creation! He did not send His son to
die for any of the other things He created!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 22

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We want to serve God our way, please God our way and live
for God our way. Ask God the Lord to make you sensitive to
His will and that you can be willing to do things His way. The
end results just might reveal heavenly things to you.
(Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
If I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe;
how will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? John 3:12

It's sometimes hard to get ME out of the way and to move ME off the
throne, so I can put Jesus there!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 21

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Going through a tough time in your life? You can still be a
leader. In fact, God may have allowed your  circumstances
just so you can more effectively reach others and bring them
to a saving knowledge of Christ. Perhaps this is your time...
even your hiding place. (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
Psalm 119:114

There are times when we all need a hiding place. Make yours
beneath the  shielding, wings of of God!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 20

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We lose faith, hope and eternal perspective because our focus
shifts to ourselves. Grace, however steps in and says that the
Lord has granted unmerited favor in His sight. He chose us.
He loved us first. He called us to do His work. He gifted us
for His purpose. Not of us, but of HIm, by His grace.
(Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19

The above Scripture is a simple statement, with a profound meaning.
The Great God of the universe, that created everything, loves even
me!

Know I prayed fr you today. Blessings-Freda

June 19

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We have to remember that nothing is ours. We are just stewards
entrusted with the Master's gifts. Our calling is to be obedient. Our
hearts are to have nothing above God, including His ministries. We
are to align ourselves up with Jesus, to rest at His feet and have a
relationship with Him. Jesus wants you, not what you can do.
(Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before Me.
Exodus 20 :2-3

There are a couple of statements in the thought that may sound odd.
First ... we want to think what we have we own, but it does all belong
to God. Second... put nothing above God, including His ministries,
that seems an odd statement, but we can become so wrapped up in
serving that we forget whom we serve!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 18

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you need to ask forgiveness from someone, ask the Lord to give
you a humble heart and a spirit willing to change. If you are being
asked to forgive, ask the Lord to help you look to Him for help to
restore that person back in your heart without bitterness. The Lord
will help you. He is on both sides. (Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
"Lord how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins
against me? Up to seven?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven,
but seventy seven times." Matthew 18: 12-22


The last line of the thought came as a shock to me. When I'm right, I should
think God would be on MY side? It doesn't work that way. God sent His
son to died for all... even those who may wrong or hurt me!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 17

Greetings: God bless you this special Lord's Day!
Happy Father's Day to all you fathers!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
No child ever leaves God's sight. A child may turn his back on God
or try to hide from His sight. But leave God's view? Impossible. God
has His eye on every child of His. The Holy Spirit will follow your
child down every back road, every dark alley, every dead-end and
always remind him of the foundation of belief you showed him. Show
him the path back home? Yes, force him to take it? No. Mom and dad
soften hearts, but can't control them. (Max Lucado)

SCRIPTURE:
Train up a child in the way he should go. Proverbs 22:6

Train has no part of force in it. You train, you pray, you hope, you pray,
but force never works!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 16

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Dear ones, do not be ashamed that Jesus is your hope. Pray
that the Lord will enable you to represent  Him well. Be careful
to not damage His reputation. (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Let not those who hope in you be put to shame. Psalm 69:6

I had a friend, when she was living, always said her dad told her
and her sisters, when they left the house, "Remember who you are!"
I think that's good advice for Christians as well. We need to remember
who we are and as the thought says: Be careful not to damage the
reputation of Jesus !

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 15

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Your hope as a Christian today is wrapped up in Jesus. He
works your present transformation. His future return will
bring both the resurrection of the body and full expression
of eternal glory in heaven. Hoping in Him means that you
never need be overcome by disappointment, but can be filled
with patience, encouragement and enthusiasm.
(Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and
more. Psalm 71:14

I seem to be writing a lot about hope lately, but again, we can not have
too much hope in a hopeless world!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 14

Greetings: God bless you this day!
Since this is Flag Day, be sure to fly your flag.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
To know who holds the future is to know God. And to know God
is to have a relationship with the One who gives you confidence to
face whatever comes your way. He can be trusted completely.
(Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1

As I have said before, He has given us each other to add to the
confidence and hope we find in Him!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 13

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
God's faithful to His promises. He is our only Hope... the
only One in whom we can place all our trust and confidence.
He can give peace in the midst of tribulation. He will never
disappoint us, after all He is the God of our salvation!
(Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and the
farthest seas. Psalm 65:5

There is a song we sing at church "O God, you are my God... and
there is no one else!" How true! We can't find what we're looking
for in pleasure, drugs, money, jobs and man made institutions... it
can only be found in God... there is no one else!

Know I prayed for you today.. Blessings-Freda

June 12

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Spread the gospel; it's contagious!
(Our Daily Bread)

SCRIPTURE:
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
Romans 10:15

You know that a smile is contagious... If as Christians, our gospel
is not contagious, perhaps we're not smiling enough?

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 11

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you are feeling down or afraid due to national or personal
circumstances, make a daily habit to look to the Lord. Meditate
on scriptures that describe who God is, such as, God is love
(1 John 4:8) and dwell in that love. Record answered prayers
and the things you are thankful for.  (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Hope in God, for I shall again praise him; my salvation.
Psalm 42:5

One of the best faith building exercises is keeping a prayer and
praise journal. About once a month, go back and read through
it and see how many prayers God has answered!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 10

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
What do you care about being loved for your success, when you're
loved as a person and a child of God. (Touched by an Angel)

SCRIPTURE:
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should
be called children of God. 1 John 3:1

Even if we're not loved by an earthly source... we are all loved by God!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 9

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Wisdom is understanding what's really important.
(Our Daily Bread)

SCRIPTURE:
A man of understanding delights in wisdom.
Proverbs 10:23

Sometimes it takes an illness or loss or some destructive
act of nature to remind us of what is really important!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 8

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If your soul is longing for relief, pray today to the Lord
to give you a thirst for Him. And once you have that thirst,
act on the things that will bring you closer to Him. Spend
time with Him each day. (Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Matthew 5:6

The way you get to know a person is to spend time with him or her,
that's also the way you get to know God and His Son, Jesus Christ!

Know I prayed foe you today. Blessings-Freda

June 7

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Give what you have, to someone, it may be better than you
dare think. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

SCRIPTURE:
I tell you the truth, anyone that gives a cup of cold water in my
name because you belong to Christ, will certainly not lose his
reward. Matthew 10:42

The above Scripture proves that the size of the gift is not what matters,
but the condition of the heart of the giver!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 6

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When we repent of our sins and become a child of God, we begin a
time of corporation with God. Being obedient from the heart is a
change in our primary love. The Holy Spirit dwelling in us will work
to give us power to overcome temptations and enticements of sin.
Responding with Christ-likeness in all situations is a process that
continues throughout life! (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Not that I have already obtained all this, or that I have already been
made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that which Christ took
hold of me. Philippians 3:12

And sometimes Satan will whisper, "You blew it... give up!" don't
listen to him. Like Paul, press on, it is a lifetime process and God
has already won the battle!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 5

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Does your life reflect more victories or more defeats? where
do you spend your time and what are you seeking after? We
must decide today which way we want to live then start acting
on faith given to us through Jesus. (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
For whoever is born of God overcomes the world and this the
victory that overcomes the world-our faith. 1 John 5:4

Defeats does not necessarily mean that we're not following Jesus.
We will have defeats, disappointments, sorrows, failures and pain,
that's part of being human. It is how we react to these that counts,
so don't give up... keep plugging along, God is with you!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 4

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
How often do you overlook the good deeds of others? Have you
ever promised to return a favor, but for some reason, never did it?
When we are in trouble or need help, we tend to pledge whatever
someone wants in return for helping us. Bargaining is not always
a requirement or a necessity for getting help. But sometimes in
desperation we try to bargain. Have you ever tried to bargained with
God and promised him something in return? God is gracious in how
He answers our prayers, as most of us can never keep our end of the
bargain. (Vantage Point Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
But the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him
Genesis 40:23

The chief butler eventually remembered Joseph, when Pharaoh had
a dream. Bargaining with God does not work, but I think all of us
have tried it!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 3

Greetings: God bless you this Lord's Day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It may be that God gives us stars in their beauty to cause us
to look up-up and away from ourselves and our daily frustrations
and fear, to take a far look away from ourselves and better still,
let us look beyond the stars to the God who created them.
(Majorie Parker-Bread from My Oven)

SCRIPTURE:
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the
stars, how high they are. Job 22:12

If you've not done any star-gazing lately, I would like to suggest you go
out tonight  and look up and see the glory God has prepared for you!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 2

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY!
What does it take for you to believe? For some, we want small
things, like a peaceful day. For others, we want our bodies healed.
And others want God to appear to them and give them directions.
All the request fall in line of appeasing the flesh. Our flesh does not
want to struggle. God doesn't need to prove He is God as much as
we need to prove we believe He is God. In the midst of a hassled
day and in the hurts from life's circumstances, faith is believing
without seeing. (Daily Disciples Devotional)

SCRIPTURE:
Now faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what
you do not see. Hebrews 11:1

As long as we're in the flesh we will struggle with faith without seeing,
because we're humans that live on a visual level. Just keep struggling.
We have an understanding Savior!

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda

June 1

Greetings: God bless you this day!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Not many of us will find ourselves listed in "who's who." Biographies
will be found on outstanding Americans who have made some contribution
to the cultural or economic life of our country. God has His own "who's who."
The Scripture terms it "The Book of LIfe." One need not earn a doctor's degree
or even a bachelor's degree, to be listed there. One does not need to belong to
any particular  race or color nor be rich or poor. But there is one definite
requirement"You must be born again." John 3:7
(Majorie Parker-Bread from My Oven)

SCRIPTURE:
Whoever believes and is baptized shall be saved. Mark 16:16

The above Scripture in the thought is one requirement, but the first requirement
is that you must believe.

Know I prayed for you today. Blessings-Freda