Grow Devotes

“Come out from among them and be separate…” II Corinthians 6:17 When God is restoring you, it is wise to ask the Lord to set up boundaries for you to respect while He is strengthening you to wholeness. Even as you come back to a healthy position, there is wisdom in setting boundaries that keep you from becoming unhealthy again. We don’t want to become Christians that exclude ourselves from...

“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross …” Hebrews 12:2 I believe there is something on the inside of each one of us that tells us that we have value and significance. It’s a knowing that causes us to search for answers to questions about who we are. It’s only natural that we would look...

“Behold, you are fair, my love! …” Song of Solomon 1:15 When a person has gone through a soul injury, they are often aware of their pain and impaired heart condition. If a person feels damaged, lost, failed, rejected, abandoned, or the like, it can warp their self-image of who God created him or her to be. Instead of being realizing the beautiful and valuable person that he or she...

“Be of good courage. He will strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 Everyone has experienced inner wounds to the soul and the spirit. Some wounds are deeper than others. Some of those inner wounds could be compared to a scratch, others to being paralyzed. Some are left wondering, “Will I ever be able to function normally again?” I believe that when God restores a...

“…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (respect); for it is God who works in you….” Philippians 2:12-13 Sin took us away from our life in God; salvation returns us back to life in God. Sin brought lack, deformity, sickness and death. Salvation made us whole, complete, aligned, healed and alive. We weren’t saved just to receive eternal life; we were saved to be whole in every area...

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I John 1:9 There are two kinds of righteousness mentioned in the Bible. There is the righteous that God gives and there is the righteousness that we live. It’s never one-sided with God; our choice to participate is a factor in our relationship with Him. God’s side of...

“I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.” II Corinthians 2:8 In II Corinthians 2, the Apostle Paul is encouraging the church to restore a brother who had repented of his sin. It sounds as if they excommunicated a rebellious man, isolating him from the church. Paul tells the believers not to be too severe in their correction. In verse 7 Paul writes, “rather to forgive and comfort him,...

“Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness…” Galatians 6:1 Before reconciling with someone in a relationship there has to be repentance. Repentance means, “to turn around” or “to change.” Repentance involves humility, bringing one’s self low in surrender, asking for forgiveness. Repentance is about being sorry for making the choice to do wrong against a...

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 The term “broken heart” is referring to the inside person that has been wounded. Similar to the way the body can feel pain, the heart can ache; it can grieve. Emotions may express or not express our heartache, but a broken heart is more than emotional. It is damage or loss to the heart, the person that you are...