Devotional – Page 2 – Jason Pensa

Thankfulness Leads us to Worship

April 16, 2020November 28, 2014 by Jason Pensa

We’re to rejoice over another day to breathe. We’re to give thanks to God because His steadfast love is enduring and will continue to be so forever. We’re to rejoice and be glad because God alone does great wonders.

Let it go…let it Grow.

April 16, 2020November 15, 2014 by Jason Pensa

You see, maybe in order to do the Lord’s work, to produce the fruit of the Spirit, we must stop trying in our own strength. We must make the conditions right for growth. Is it possible that in order to see God grow what He desires for us to produce we must let it go and stay out of His way?

When God Speaks

April 16, 2020August 19, 2014 by Jason Pensa

Do you recognize when God speaks? If He were speaking to you right now would you have ears to hear what He was saying to you? We sit in Church, read our Bible and think we know what God’s voice sounds like but do we really know how to recognize when Jesus is speaking to us?

My Security in Jesus Part Two

April 16, 2020August 16, 2014 by Jason Pensa

You and I can rest assured that God is always at work behind the scenes, working things together for the good of those who are called by Him according to His purposes. Notice that doesn’t mean that we will always be comfortable and happy or that life will always smell like roses.

My Security in Jesus Part One

April 21, 2020August 15, 2014 by Jason Pensa

Before someone can search for happiness or purpose or fulfillment, they need to have a certain amount of security in their life. Much the same way before I can really be free to pursue joy in Jesus or rest in my Savior, I need to be at peace regarding my security in my place in Him.

My Identity in Jesus

April 21, 2020July 16, 2014 by Jason Pensa

We let our faith and belief be shaped by what we see around us and what we feel as well as whether this whole “doing” thing is working. We’re Americans after all. If it doesn’t work, why bother to keep trying? But being a Christian is far more than what you do. In fact, I’d argue that being a Christian has far more to do with your identity in Jesus than with what you’ve done.

Behold the Glory of the Lord

April 21, 2020May 17, 2014 by Jason Pensa

When was the last time you let yourself be silent and in awe of who God is? When was the last time you were struck by the complete unfathomable and incomprehensible awesomeness of God? When was the last time you fell prostrate on your face before the Lord realizing how small you were and how awesome He really is?? When was the last time you trembled before our God?

You Only Live Once

April 21, 2020April 28, 2014 by Jason Pensa

I look around and I see many Christians who are living with little or no joy. We’re all so caught up in our goals and mental checklists that we’ve lost all happiness or appetite for this moment right now. We’re either trying so hard to make it to the next rung on the ladder or to make tonight the “best night of our lives” that we’re secretly depressed on the inside.

We are Clay on the Potter’s Wheel

April 21, 2020April 15, 2014 by Jason Pensa

The truth is that God is God and we are not. He is the one who has made us. He is the one who calls the shots. He knows what He wants to do with us. He is the one who is in charge. He is the one who loves us. He is the one who knows the number of hairs on our heads. He is the one who was there at the beginning and He is the only one guaranteed to be there at the end.

We all Need Encouragement

April 21, 2020March 1, 2014 by Jason Pensa

Who is someone you could go out and encourage today? What random stranger could you give an unexpected, unknown encouragement to? Your encouragement to them today will mean a lot coming from you. You could give a random friend a hug and tell them you’re happy that the two of you are friends. You could call up a random friend and tell them you miss them and are praying for them.