Posts By: Carol Dietz

The Wise Man – Part 1

Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”   Hebrews 10:24 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”   When my two oldest grandsons were teenagers I helped to invest in an IPhone with the challenge that the three of us would go… Read more »

God Wants Justice

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS VS. BIBLICAL CORRECTNESS   Isaiah 59:4 “No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.   So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all… Read more »

Daily Devotional

Do you remember what it was like the first time you did something that you knew was wrong? Your conscience convicted you that you should not be doing it. When you kept on doing it, your conscience no longer convicted you because your conscience became seared, and you became no longer sensitive to truth and… Read more »

Let The Fire Fall!

1 Kings 18:36-38 “At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: ‘O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, O Lord, answer me,… Read more »

Abraham and Lot

Continuing on with my quiet time in Genesis – Abraham and Lot.   “With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying ‘Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished. When Lot hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the… Read more »

Daily Devotional

I just finished reading the book of Nehemiah, and noted all the attacks he faced. Evil always uses the same method of attacking any work of God.   Scoffing – Nehemiah 2:19 Mocking – Nehemiah 4:1 Physical harm – Nehemiah 4:7-9 Slander – Nehemiah 5:6-7 Gain access to our leadership – Nehemiah 6:19 Infiltrate our… Read more »

Daily Devotional

One definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over but expecting a different result. For example: The people of America have a very low opinion of Congress, but we keep voting in the same people or the same types of people, and expecting a different result.   It is easy to want… Read more »

Awakening

Matthew 24:11-14 “And many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations,… Read more »

FEAR – Like a Mountain

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”   1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”   In one of… Read more »

Daily Devotional

This morning I was reading 2 Chronicles 29:31-36. What stood out to me was the people consecrated themselves and then they gave to the Lord.   So what does it mean to “consecrate” ourselves?  Consecrated: pure in heart, dedicated to the Lord.    The result of their personal consecration was that they had an abundance…. Read more »