Grow Devotes

Proverbs 13:20 “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.” We have different levels of association. We have friends that we closely associate with, there are others that we are distantly are connected to, and then there are associations that are somewhere in between. When choosing those friends that are closest to us, we need to take into consideration that our...

“And being let go, they went to their own companions…” Acts 4:23 God created us to have a relationship with Him, and He created us to have relationships with one another. Some relationships are closer than others. Some relationships go deeper than others. Our inner circle is the closest and deepest of our relationships. Those relationships are relationships of our choosing, and we must choose carefully. The Inner Circle is...

“Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 1:13   One translation of the Greek word for whole is sound. When something is sound it is “stable, sturdy, firm, flawless, thorough, entire.” God wants our understanding of Him to be correct. God wants our understanding of the things of His Holy Spirit to be...

“You will keep him in perfect (complete) peace…” Isaiah 26:3   The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. Shalom is a word derived from a root word meaning, “to be whole.” The definition of shalom includes peace, but it also means “completeness.” Peace describes our salvation in every area and covers our health, wellbeing, safety, prosperity, tranquility and rest.  Shalom means that there is nothing missing and there is nothing...

“…by Him this man stands here before you whole.” Acts 4:10   God’s salvation makes us whole, whole in spirit, whole in soul and whole in body. The Greek word sozo and it is used to describe the saving from sin and the effects of sin, including the salvation from sickness. The word is sometimes rendered, “to make whole.” Our redemption through Jesus’ blood paid for us to be made...

“May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Thessalonians 5:23 NIV   In I Thessalonians 5:23 there is a Greek word used, “holoteles,” which means whole or complete. More specifically, it means “through and through.” The expression “through and through” in the English language describes one object...

 “Wilt thou be made whole?” John 5:6 KJV   In John 5 Jesus asked a deformed man, “Do you want to be made whole?” Jesus noticed the imperfection in the man, the part that was causing him disability, and asked if the man wanted wholeness for that part that was lacking. The man wanted the ability to walk. He gave Jesus his imperfection, and Jesus transformed that wanting part of...