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Thu, 27 May 2021 01:31:15 +0000

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May 26, 2021 at 12:36 AM CST Topic: +DEV+ God’s Simplicity, Pt. 2 God’s Simplicity, Pt. 2 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 Scripture Focus: Hebrews 6:13-20 Our promises are unreliable. We say, “I’ll see you at 11:00” or “I’ll drop the kids off tomorrow,” and then we forget, show up late, or cancel. Our word isn’t very good because we’re not very good. No wonder so many of us struggle just to keep appointments, let alone keep the high standard of faithfulness we’re called to in our marriages, friendships, parenting, and work relationships. When we look closely at ourselves, we find the problem is our self-conflicted nature, our sinful hearts. The good news of God’s simplicity is that since there is no sin in Him and since His attributes are never conflicted, His promises to be gracious to us are certain (as today’s Hebrews 6 reading tells us). In Jesus, God has gone “all in” to save you. There is no part of Him that second guesses the love He has for you. This is why He has not only given a firm promise in the gospel to forgive us and grant us eternal life, but He also has sworn “by himself ” (vs. 13) to show us the absolute certainty of the promise. It’s that simple! Insight: Standing on the promises of God our King… It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord. If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you feel led to become a prayer partner or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=lVWtcmOoaZ9GZpaB-NmPMcxGFZNKEHz614BebUf4sI4vcg_jAcYtF6_524IQDwRGUw29G7CCHjK-bLKw Or contact us by replying to this email. Michael D. Inman

Wed, 26 May 2021 05:47:14 +0000

May 26, 2021 at 12:36 AM CST
Topic: +DEV+ God’s Simplicity, Pt. 2

God’s Simplicity, Pt. 2

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17

Scripture Focus: Hebrews 6:13-20

Our promises are unreliable. We say, “I’ll see you at 11:0…Read More

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YAY! Missouri finally did something right for a change! https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2021/05/to-the-governor-missouri-passes-2nd-amendment-preservation-act/

Sat, 15 May 2021 01:43:38 +0000

YAY! Missouri finally did something right for a change!
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2021/05/to-the-governor-missouri-passes-2nd-amendment-preservation-act/

I am looking for an old copy of Mechanix Illustrated June 1977 issue. If you have one to sell or have one I could get a photocoy of, it would be appreciated. https://oldmags.com/WishList.do?wishID=10183_624af3a83b8ed00513dbee0c49323bdc

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 03:53:43 +0000

I am looking for an old copy of Mechanix Illustrated June 1977 issue. If you have one to sell or have one I could get a photocoy of, it would be appreciated. https://oldmags.com/WishList.do?wishID=10183_624af3a83b8ed00513dbee0c49323bdc

I would encourage everyone to watch this 2 hour video and pass it on to all you know.... https://michaeljlindell.com/

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 23:54:12 +0000

I would encourage everyone to watch this 2 hour video and pass it on to all you know….
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All cities that "defund" their police by ANY amount that law enforcement should "DECREASE" the protection of the defunders neighborhoods by the same percentage! https://thecontinentaldaily.com/city-sets-record-for-police-defunding/

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:03:52 +0000

All cities that “defund” their police by ANY amount that law enforcement should “DECREASE” the protection of the defunders neighborhoods by the same percentage!

https://thecontinentaldaily.com/city-sets-record-for-police-defunding/

Want a good laugh? read this article: https://www.libertybugle.com/aoc-offended-that-trump-referred-to-her-as-aoc-he-called-joe-biden-joe-get-over-yourself/

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:31:51 +0000

Want a good laugh? read this article:
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Screw you Mr Cuomo! We will not follow your "State Rules" when they conflict with our Religious beliefs!

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 04:50:39 +0000

Screw you Mr Cuomo!
We will not follow your “State Rules” when they conflict with our Religious beliefs!

Cuomo ‘I Don’t Care About Your Religion, You Have To Follow The Rules of the State’

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This is the "shortened" version from CBN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4C5-q-j-IM

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:46:01 +0000

This is the “shortened” version from CBN

This is the full TBN broadcast version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPKR0pB_NEY

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:45:01 +0000

This is the full TBN broadcast version

This is the full version (it's 11 hours long!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw3QbqvXqVc

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:43:58 +0000

This is the full version (it’s 11 hours long!)

Sorry that it is long, but good!! GOD’S WARNING By Billy Graham ( Year 1957) Sounds like the days we are living in today! Recently I have been studying the Book of Jeremiah. My heart has been stirred as I sense the burden of this devout, young, sensitive prophet, and read again his fearless warning to a faithless, idolatrous and wayward nation. My tears were mingled with the weeping prophet’s as he pleaded with an apathetic people. My heart ached because I saw a striking parallel between the erring nation of Judah and our own beloved country. Jeremiah prophesied to a people with a glorious heritage. Their history was the wonder of the world. Under God they had broken the bonds of Pharaoh. They had risen to be one of the major world powers, and the nations of the earth had honored them for their skills and their prowess. They boasted such names as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David and Solomon. They produced great poets, kinds, judges and musicians. Their architects, their masons and their silversmiths were among the greatest in the world. They had given the existing nations codes of living and statutes of law that have never been excelled to this day. And when Jeremiah preached in the streets of Jerusalem, the nation was experiencing a great era of prosperity. Gold flowed freely in the marketplace. Tributes swelled the governmental coffers. Silver was brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. God does not judge people by a monetary standard. He weighs them upon the scales of justice and integrity. He looks deep into their hearts for underlying motives, for proper attitudes and inner purity. Judah’s outward prosperity was merely a thin, gilded coat hiding her inner depravity and poverty. Her outward show of strength was a mask that camouflaged her spirit of weakness and shame. Religiously she had become apostate; militarily she was vulnerable; morally she was destroying herself with her lust and her greed. Yet this nation felt smug, complacent, self-satisfied. Do you see the parallel between Judah then and our country now? We have a glorious heritage in America - the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock; Washington at Valley Forge on his knees; our Founding Fathers on their knees at the first Continental Congress; the gaunt Lincoln praying in an hour of crisis; the great historical awakenings that marked the spiritual life of our nation. All these are part and parcel of our great American heritage. We have grown to a first-rate power among the world’s family of nations. Our skills, our prowess and our know-how are the envy of the world. We are drunk with prosperity. Did ever so many in the history of the world have so much? Yet our prosperity has not brought the things we need most. Man needs security, but in spite of our money we are more insecure than ever. Man needs inner peace, but our money has not brought peace of heart and mind. Man longs for freedom from fear, but in spite of our prosperity fear stalks the earth. Man longs for accord with God, but to millions God is far away. The words of James are appropriate for these times, “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your Miseries that are coming upon you!” James 5:1 Jeremiah’s message to Judah befits these times in which we live. The truth that he uttered goes straight to the core of our needs today. When God called him, He said, “Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations” Jeremiah 1:5 And this weeping, compassionate prophet, crushed by the godlessness of a renegade world, is still pleading through the pages of Holy Scripture for repentance and a RETURN to a merciful and forgiving God. History is recorded so that we may avoid the errors of the past. Judah fell and was led into Babylonian captivity because she ignored the voice of history as well as the voice of Jeremiah the prophet who was speaking, “Thus saith the Lord.” Today we are in the precise position of Judah in Jeremiah’s day. If we turn a deaf ear to Almighty god and shut our eyes to the truths of history, disaster is in store for us it was for them. The only alternative to destruction is repentance. That was true then, and it is true now. God spoke through the lips of Jeremiah saying, “But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up And destroy that nation” Jeremiah 12:17 What would Jeremiah say to us? First, he would say something about our idolatry. The Word of God thunders forth as it did through the lips of Jeremiah, “According to the number of your Cities are your gods, O Judah” Jeremiah 2:28 What a picture of America today - worshiping other gods while giving lip service to the true and the living God! I tell you, God is sick of it! I tell you that our false pretenses and our hypocrisy is a stench in the nostrils of God. Of course, most people are not conscious idolaters, but they are bowed down to the god of pleasure. Others, whose “Bible” is the stock market report, are bowed down to the god of gold. Still others engage in what may be called self-worship - they are all wrapped up in themselves. Jeremiah had a word for these idolaters. He said, “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes” Jeremiah 17:5-6 Wherever your chief interest is, that is where your god is. Whatever you love most, be it sports, pleasure, business or God, that is your god! Second, I think Jeremiah would say something about entangling alliances. Jeremiah scourged his nation for making entangling alliances with godless nations. “Now why take the road to Egypt. . . Or why take the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the River? Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backsliding will rebuke you. Jeremiah 2:18-19 Egypt and Assyria were enemies of Judah, and yet her leaders sought to buy favor with gold and tribute. Instead of Israel strengthening her spiritual fortification, she sought to buy friendship with enemy nations with gold. Today we are in danger of doing the same thing. We’ve gone all over the world trying to buy friendships, but our policy has failed. Third, I think Jeremiah would say something about our moral degeneration. Jeremiah minced no words about his nation’s moral corruption. He knew that God abhorred lust and moral filth. He said, “When I had fed them to the full, then they Committed adultery and assembled themselves By troops in the harlot’s houses. They were like Well-fed lusty stallions; every one neighed after His neighbor’s wife. Shall I not punish them for These things? Says the Lord. ‘And shall I not Avenge Myself on such a nation as this?” Jeremiah 5:7-9). Today our literature, films and our everyday lives are riddled with sexual filth. Obscenity and profanity are everywhere. We have fallen down before the god Aphrodite, and the seventh commandment has been shattered into a thousand pieces - immorality among rich and poor, perversion upon the educated and the illiterate, divorce rates climbing annually, homes collapsing because of the unfaithfulness of husband or wife, children running the streets as sheep with no shepherd. These are the products of moral declination. And above the din can be heard the voice of God’s judgment. “Shall I not punish them for these things? Says the Lord. “Shall I not avenge Myself On such a nation as this?” Jeremiah 5:29 Fourth, I think Jeremiah would speak about our spiritual apostasy. There were priests in Jeremiah’s day - plenty of them. But Jeremiah stood at the temple entrance and cried, “An astonishing and horrible thing has been Committed in the land: The prophets prophecy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” Jeremiah 5:30-31 The error that Judah’s false prophets made was in telling the people that all was well, and that God would not judge them for their evils. “They have lied about the Lord, And said, ‘It is not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine’” Jeremiah 5:12) They said, “Peace, Peace! When there is no peace” Jeremiah 6:14 The preaching of judgment has never been popular. For Jeremiah’s boldness they threw him in prison, but when they released him he continued with renewed vigor and passion. He didn’t do it just to be antagonistic. God’s Word was like a fire in his bones, he said. He could see the hand of God’s judgment, and he warned the people to flee from the wrath to come. I believe that unless America repents, God will judge her. I believe that judgment in sear. Judah was judged by the unholy, ungodly nation of Assyria. God used the wrath of men to work out His purpose with His people. There is no reason to believe that He will not let the ax of judgment fall on our heads if we, like Judah, refuse to repent of our sins and turn to His Son, Jesus Christ. Fifth, if Jeremiah were here today, I believe he would talk about the lost sense of sin in America. The people of Judah had forgotten what sin was. The word sin was seldom mentioned in the temple. The priests spoke soft phrases to the people, but they were never challenged to face up to the evil of their hearts and repent. Hasn’t the word sin become almost taboo in America? And as a result, haven’t we all but forgotten the meaning of it? Many burdened ministers have told me with tears that their people seem to have forgotten what sin is, and that many of their members have become embroiled in the most grievous sins imaginable. They are distressed and concerned that their people have ignored the fact of sin and its consequences. The Bible says, “Behold, I will bring you to judgment for saying, ‘I have not sinned.’ How lightly you gad about, Changing your way! You shall be put to shame” Jeremiah 2:35-36 My friends, the Bible says, “The wages of sin is death” Romans 6:23 That is just as true today as it was in Jeremiah’s day. You cannot break God’s laws and get away with it. “The soul who sins shall die” Ezekiel 18:4 God is saying today to individuals and nations, “Today, if you hear His voice, Do not Harden your hearts” Hebrew 3:15 “How shall we escape if we neglect So great a salvation?” Hebrews 2:3 I ask you today to give your life to Jesus Christ. If you have never come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, repent of your sins right now. Receive Him, and the same Christ who changed lives 2,000 years ago can change your life at this moment, and you can start in a new direction. ~1957 BGEA~ from Decision Magazine September 2020 pgs 32-35~

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:38:45 +0000

Sorry that it is long, but good!!

GOD’S WARNING
By Billy Graham
( Year 1957)
Sounds like the days we are living in today!

Recently I have been studying the Book of Jeremiah. My heart has been stirred as I sense the burden of this devout, young, sensitive prophet, and read again his fearless warning to a faithless, idolatrous and w…Read More

Been a while, I am looking for someone in the Rolla area to do camouflage painting of rifles? I have an AR that I want spray painted with the OCP multicam design. If you do, how much would it be?

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:12:10 +0000

Been a while, I am looking for someone in the Rolla area to do camouflage painting of rifles? I have an AR that I want spray painted with the OCP multicam design. If you do, how much would it be?

My ISP’s email server has been down, Sorry for being late on this devotional. Date: August 10, 2020 at 12:24 PM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Faithfulness Fruit Faithfulness Fruit "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Scripture Focus: Galatians 5:22-23 Our heavenly Father has demonstrated faithfulness to us and then called us to live in faithfulness. This is not about compulsion of the law. When we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us, the result is fruit, evidence of His presence and work in us. Paul wanted the believers at Galatia to understand and experience the freedom Christ purchased for them. He warned them that the goal of Christ-likeness was not obtained by human effort, but by the glorious mystery of the indwelling Christ. Even after many years on my journey of faith, I still need this message. I'm one of those people who find acceptance and affirmation by helping, working, and serving. But I have to be watchful when pride and self-righteousness slip into my heart. I need to listen to the Spirit whispering, "What do you have that you have not received?" The fruit that I bear is a testimony to God's faithfulness to me, not a testimony to my usefulness to others. My righteousness is as filthy rags, but I have been born anew and am a new creation in Jesus. Insight: "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare [his] praises...." (1 Peter 2:9) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 20:42:09 +0000

My ISP’s email server has been down, Sorry for being late on this devotional.

Date: August 10, 2020 at 12:24 PM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Faithfulness Fruit

Faithfulness Fruit

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”…Read More

How did he know??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=DNXGAxGJgQI&feature=emb_title

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:16:44 +0000

How did he know???

Date: August 4, 2020 at 1:08 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ The Gift of Tomorrow The Gift of Tomorrow "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." Scripture Focus: James 4:14 A few times in my life I have had the opportunity to awaken to freshly fallen snow. The little boy in me still enjoys making that first set of footprints in the perfect, white wonderland. It's like a blank canvas I claim to create on however I choose. The New Year is a bit like that. The freshness God gives us as each year rolls around is exciting. What do we want to do differently, better, more of? It's as if all the regrets, failures, and griefs of 2019 will be covered in a blanket of pure white so we can start over come tomorrow morning. People around the world will be ringing in the New Year with parties, champagne, and kisses at midnight. Let's bring it in with the acknowledgement that this year belongs to God. Daily let’s equip ourselves to be who He has called us to be. Our time on this earth may vanish in 2020, so let's run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-2). Swing open wide the front door and run out into the freshly fallen snow to tread where God takes you. Insight: Lord, the year ahead is a gift from You. Nothing that happens in it will surprise You. Prepare us to honor You to the fullest! Amen If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:09:53 +0000

Date: August 4, 2020 at 1:08 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ The Gift of Tomorrow

The Gift of Tomorrow

“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

Scripture Focus: James 4:14

A few times in my life I have had the opportunity to awaken to freshly…Read More

Date: August 3, 2020 at 12:00 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Gift of Reflection Gift of Reflection "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on." Scripture Focus: Philippians 3:13 Something feels significant about ending a year and embarking on a new one. It has that feeling of crossing a finish line, of completing a degree, of reaching the top. Yet at the same time we know clearly there are more races to run and more mountains to climb. Reflect back on what this past year has held. Have you been changed and shaped in some way by all that has transpired? Did you tackle the impossible? Did you make a difference at all? Did you give up too soon? When we start to inventory the year, it becomes evident for many of us that we didn't change the world. Things may have remained pretty much status quo. There is much we can learn by reflecting on our shortcomings. Our mistakes teach us a lot. God is refining us. What looks like the crumbs or broken remains of our failures is the very stuff God uses. From the beginning of time, He has been making something out of nothing. He will surely do the same with the year that is behind you. Now watch and see what He has in store for the year ahead! Insight: Father, thank You for another year of serving You. Continue to sharpen me for Your kingdom and Your purpose. Amen If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 06:00:31 +0000

Date: August 3, 2020 at 12:00 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Gift of Reflection

Gift of Reflection

“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on.”

Scripture Focus: Philippians 3:13

Something feels significant about ending a year…Read More

Date: July 30, 2020 at 2:01 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ The Gift of Plugging In The Gift of Plugging In "And I pray that you, may have power, to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Scripture Focus: Ephesians 3:17b-19 Power runs mightily through an extension cord, if it is plugged in. It's of very little use, though, without the power source. When you plug the cord into a power source on one side, power comes out the other side. You might think of our life in Christ in these terms. You and I were created to be plugged into God, our power source. Only when we're plugged into Him do we release purpose and His power into those around us. Each day we plug into Him and then pour His power, love, grace, forgiveness, freedom, and encouragement into others. If we don't utilize the source of power God has freely given us, we are wasting His birth, His life, His death, and His resurrection. How can you plug into God more today? Take time to pray, to read His Word, to extend yourself to those around you, and to feel the powerful presence of Jesus coursing through you. That power will make known to you how "wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ" (vs. 18). With that power surging through, you'll light up each day for Jesus. Insight: Jesus, You are my source of power and of all things good. Let your love flow through me and into the lives of others today. Amen If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:23:08 +0000

Date: July 30, 2020 at 2:01 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ The Gift of Plugging In

The Gift of Plugging In

“And I pray that you, may have power, to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

Scripture Focus: Ephesians 3:17b-19

Power runs mightily through an extension cord, if it…Read More

Date: July 20, 2020 at 3:31 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Increasing Faith Increasing Faith "[Jesus] replied, If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, Be uprooted and planted in the sea, and it will obey you." Luke 17:6 Scripture Focus: James 1:2-18 As Christians, our faith in Jesus is our foundation (Ephesians 2:8-9). It is how we are justified or made right with God (Romans 3:28). Faith is so powerful it can move mountains (Matthew 21:21) or plant an uprooted tree in the sea (Luke 17:6). We know that without faith we cannot please God (Hebrews 11:6), and whatever is done without faith is sin (Romans 14:23). So of course we would like God to increase our faith. But few things increase our faith like suffering, and none of us longs for that. We find ourselves begging as the disciples did, "Increase our faith!" (Luke 17:5) Pastor and author John Piper says, "One of the primary purposes of being shaken by suffering is to make our faith unshakable." He explains how this happens. "Faith is like a muscle tissue; if you stress it to the limit, it gets stronger." However, as I know, having your faith pushed to the limits is difficult and cannot be faced without God's strength. Turn to Jesus in your pain, and let the hardships of your life cause your faith to increase. Insight: When our faith is tested, we can pray like the father of the demon-possessed boy, "I do believe. Help me overcome my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:43:43 +0000

Date: July 20, 2020 at 3:31 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Increasing Faith

Increasing Faith

“[Jesus] replied, If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, Be uprooted and planted in the sea, and it will obey you.” Luke 17:6

Scripture Focus: James 1:2-18

As Christians, our faith in Jesus is our…Read More

A Pastor has had a few dreams that I think you should watch and consider. As a pastor myself my spirit agrees with what Pastor Dana says. !. "Three Prophetic Dreams from Pastor Dana”: youtube.com/watch?v=6TdpMSMP9x4&t=1s 2. “Coming Persecution Dream": youtube.com/watch?v=wyIt8uTbfbk

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:50:38 +0000

A Pastor has had a few dreams that I think you should watch and consider. As a pastor myself my spirit agrees with what Pastor Dana says.

!. “Three Prophetic Dreams from Pastor Dana”: youtube.com/watch?v=6TdpMSMP9x4&t=1s

2. “Coming Persecution Dream”: youtube.com/watch?v=wyIt8uTbfbk

Date: July 7, 2020 at 1:59 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Prerequisite: Suffering Prerequisite: Suffering "Praise be to, God, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received." Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 A widow can understand the challenges of another woman whose husband has recently passed away. Someone who has lost a loved one to a long battle with cancer knows the difficulties of another family facing that terrible disease. Since my stroke, I have seen my wife, who herself has suffered, encourage spouses and caregivers of traumatic brain injury survivors-once after seeing a stroke survivor attempting to walk along the edge of a busy road. Throughout our journey of loss, my children also have been a blessing to others experiencing suffering of many kinds. It turns out that often the agonies we have faced are the prerequisites to our helping someone else in their suffering. Have you felt that nothing good could come from your suffering? Have you felt alone in your pit of despair? Paul directs us to the truth that as God helps us through our darkest times, He is uniquely equipping us to help fellow sufferers. God is teaching you. Your suffering is the prerequisite you need so that you can minister to others. Insight: You can trust Him as your education in the school of suffering drags on because Jesus has passed the final test for you! If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:49:45 +0000

Date: July 7, 2020 at 1:59 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Prerequisite: Suffering

Prerequisite: Suffering

“Praise be to, God, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received.”

Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians…Read More

A "prophecy" (may be or not) that was given to me.... We will have to see if it is true or not. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10222850647764541&id=1527064913

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:45:07 +0000

A “prophecy” (may be or not) that was given to me…. We will have to see if it is true or not.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10222850647764541&id=1527064913

Date: June 26, 2020 at 1:42 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Forever Forever "And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23:6b Scripture Focus: Matthew 19:13-15 To conclude this month's meditations on Psalm 23, let's read a version of the psalm written especially for children. Jesus beckoned the little children to come to Him. Read through the psalm with the ordinary, unadorned faith of a child, and let the simple words of comfort speak deeply to you. “The Lord is my Shepherd. And I am his little lamb. He feeds me. He guides me. He looks after me. I have everything I need. Inside, my heart is very quiet. As quiet as lying still in soft green grass in a meadow by a little stream. Even when I walk through the dark, scary, lonely places, I won't be afraid. Because my Shepherd knows where I am. He is here with me. He keeps me safe. He rescues me. He makes me strong and brave. He is getting wonderful things ready for me. Especially for me. Everything I ever dreamed of ! He fills my heart so full of happiness I can't hold it all inside. Wherever I go I know God's never stopping never giving up, unbreaking, always and forever love will go, too!" (Sally Lloyd-Jones, 2007, Zonderkidz) Insight: "Forever" is a long time. There is none other but my Lord with whom I should ever desire to spend eternity! If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:07:38 +0000

Date: June 26, 2020 at 1:42 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Forever

Forever

“And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” Psalm 23:6b

Scripture Focus: Matthew 19:13-15

To conclude this month’s meditations on Psalm 23, let’s read a version of the psalm written especially for children. Jesus beckoned the little children to come to Him.…Read More

Date: June 18, 2020 at 12:04 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Will Follow Me Will Follow Me "Surely goodness and love will follow me," Psalm 23:6a Scripture Focus: Psalm 18:1-19 The word "pursue" would be a better translation than the word "follow" in the passage above. Often David was being chased down by his enemies. He must have written with great relief about the reality that the greater thing he was pursued by was God's love. How wonderful to be pursued relentlessly by the Shepherd-King who came with goodness and unfailing love! Images may come to mind of the loving, dogged pursuit of one person for another. You think of parents coming after their grown child again and again to pull him out of the grip of drug or alcohol addictions; you think of the teacher who keeps pushing the wayward student to do the work; you think of the woman chasing after her friend who is headed down the path of destruction yet another time. Perhaps you have been the one pursing another, or perhaps you were the one being chased down. If you were the latter, you may not have wanted the help at all. God knows what is best for you, and He already went to the cross for you to fight off Satan, evil, and death. Insight: Our heavenly Father does more than just follow us; He has pursued us and saved us! If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:35:14 +0000

Date: June 18, 2020 at 12:04 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Will Follow Me

Will Follow Me

“Surely goodness and love will follow me,” Psalm 23:6a

Scripture Focus: Psalm 18:1-19

The word “pursue” would be a better translation than the word “follow” in the passage above. Often David was being chased down by his enemies. He must have written…Read More

Date: June 16, 2020 at 12:37 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Overflows Overflows "Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.' The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." Scripture Focus: Psalm 126: 2-3 Continuing the story of David's returning of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem from yesterday's devotional, we read that in time the processional with the precious ark resumed. This time not only was there enthusiasm and joy, there also was sacrificing and prayer nearly each step of the way. There was singing and shouting and sounding of trumpets until the ark was placed in the tabernacle David had set up for it. As David approached the city, his wife Michal observed him through an upper window, and she despised his exulting joy. Her first words to him upon his return were of sharp criticism (see 2 Samuel 6:20). But his response was sincere and single-minded: "I will celebrate before the LORD" (v. 21). He let her know he was accountable to the Lord alone, and he intended to give every ounce of his being in elated delight over the Lord's blessings. David's heart simply overflowed with gladness in his Savior. Does your cup overflow with your delight in how He has loved you, redeemed you, and made you His own? Insight: "Fill my cup, Lord;/ I lift it up, Lord;/ Come and quench this thirsting of my soul." (Richard Blanchard, 1959) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:54:23 +0000

Date: June 16, 2020 at 12:37 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Overflows

Overflows

“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, ‘The LORD has done great things for them.’ The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”

Scripture Focus: Psalm 126: 2-3

Continuing…Read More

Date: June 10, 2020 at 1:39 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ For You Are With Me For You Are With Me "You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." Psalm 32:7 Scripture Focus: Mark 6:32-34 What a comforting thought! I am never alone, for He is with me, surrounding me with songs-like a mother singing a lullaby to a child or like a shepherd humming a calming song to the flock. In ancient Israel a flock was never unattended. The shepherd, often the owner or the one having at least part ownership, stayed with the sheep and cared for them. A hireling, after all, might not be entirely trustworthy since the sheep didn't belong to him. But as the protector of and provider for the flock, the owner-shepherd faithfully, committedly cared for his sheep. One day Jesus saw the multitudes of people on a mountainside before Him. Through His owner- shepherd's eyes, He saw them growing weary and scattering as shepherdless sheep. He was moved with compassion, feeling immediate love for them because He not only was leading them, but He also "owned" them. Your Shepherd and heavenly Father is filled with compassion for you, too. He feeds you, guards you, and guides you. He purchased you with His life and will be with you always. Insight: "As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him." (Psalm 103:13) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 06:43:07 +0000

Date: June 10, 2020 at 1:39 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ For You Are With Me

For You Are With Me

“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7

Scripture Focus: Mark 6:32-34

What a comforting thought! I am never alone, for He is with me, surrounding me with songs-like a…Read More

Date: June 5, 2020 at 12:55 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ For His Name's Sake For His Name's Sake "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end." Isaiah 9:6b-7a Scripture Focus: Isaiah 9:6-7 It has been said often that God does not need to defend His name. True. But God is jealous of how His name is used on earth. Consider the beauty, the honor, and the majesty of the name God gave His Son. He receives titles of utmost honor. God wants us all to attribute to Him the worship and esteem befitting so exalted a name. It is a truly overwhelming thought that He whose very name is Mighty God became a servant in a world of sinners, humbled Himself, and obediently faced death on a cross. One day everyone on earth will drop down on bended knee in reverence at the mention of His great name, confessing Him as Lord of all. He saves us "for his name's sake to make his mighty power known" (Psalm 106:8). His name won't be cheapened by using it to swear or to call out inanely, "Oh, my God!" We sin against our Lord when we denigrate His name and when we walk in paths other than the righteous ones He has planned for us. May your daily walk with Him and the way you choose to use His name bring glory and praise to Him! Insight: "Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake." (Psalm 79:9) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 06:22:37 +0000

Date: June 5, 2020 at 12:55 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ For His Name’s Sake

For His Name’s Sake

“And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.” Isaiah 9:6b-7a

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 9:6-7

It has been said often that God does not…Read More

Date: June 4, 2020 at 12:05 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ In Paths of Righteousness In Paths of Righteousness "I will raise up, a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely,. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness." Jeremiah 23:5-6 Scripture Focus: Isaiah 4:2-6 You might as well give up! Have you ever heard a discouraging little voice like that in your head? Or maybe it has been this one: The Christian life is too hard. You'll never measure up. I suspect that all of us have felt so accused at one time or another. The prophet Jeremiah once indicted the shepherds of the Lord's flock for failure and for bearing the responsibility of scattering the people. But he also promised fruitfulness and increase, freedom from fear and want. How would God accomplish this? Not difficult at all for Him! It is a discouraging prospect, indeed, if all depends on us and our righteousness. How could we ever gain God's kingdom on the merits of our own unworthy efforts? The little voice whispering, You'll never measure up, sounds convicting. Praise God that He who is our righteous Branch and King at the same time is certain to answer our failure with His own perfect record on our behalf. Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, will lead you in all the paths of righteousness because of Himself. Insight: If you "feel" Him "leading" down a path pointing to destruction, that is not the leading of Jesus. Run the other way! If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 05:07:21 +0000

Date: June 4, 2020 at 12:05 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ In Paths of Righteousness

In Paths of Righteousness

“I will raise up, a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely,. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.” Jeremiah 23:5-6

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 4:2-6

You might as well give up! Have you ever…Read More

To all my Hero friends that were ever in the Military of any branch!

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:02:52 +0000

To all my Hero friends that were ever in the Military of any branch!

Date: June 3, 2020 at 1:50 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ Beside the Still Waters Beside the Still Waters "When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well's mouth and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well." Genesis 29:3 Scripture Focus: Genesis 29:1-14 The shepherd was always thinking of the care of his sheep-especially for water to quench his flock's thirst. Many ancient wells were kept carefully sealed by their owners until high noon, the hour of watering. When the stone was removed, those entitled to the water could approach the well. A crowd had gathered at the well in Paddan Aram when Jacob arrived. He was just inquiring for his uncle when the beautiful shepherdess Rachel came to water her sheep. Jacob was smitten by her, and later she would indeed become his wife. He had found the love of his life at the well. Praise be to our God that the well of salvation is never sealed for us. We need not wait till "high noon" to approach Him and drink deeply of His compassion and forgiveness. "With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you" (Isaiah 12:3, 6). Jesus, our life-giving water, freely gives to all His flock, His chosen ones. In Him you will find true satisfaction for your life's thirst. Seek Him today! Insight: Come to Jesus and find the treasure of your life. There will never be greater comfort than alongside the still waters where He leads. If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:55:13 +0000

Date: June 3, 2020 at 1:50 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ Beside the Still Waters

Beside the Still Waters

“When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s mouth and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.” Genesis 29:3

Scripture Focus: Genesis…Read More

Date: May 29, 2020 at 1:34 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ In Green Pastures In Green Pastures "Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass." Mark 6:3 Scripture Focus: Psalm 25:4-10 Until I was twelve, I lived on a small farm along the Dry Fork creek, 8 miles north of Salem Missouri. We loved to sit on the front porch in the evening, hear stories, and eat a bite or two of food. We tended Cattle, sometimes they would be lying close around the fences. When grazing was sparse, we led them to better pastures. The shepherds of ancient Israel often contended with one another for the best grazing land. David's psalm references green pastures because that's what a shepherd was looking for a place that would bring sustenance and comfort to his flock. David's words help us think of God, our Shepherd, as doing something similar for us. Generations after David wrote the "Shepherd's Psalm," the Good Shepherd Himself went out to a hillside, and thousands flocked around Him. He had them sit down in the green grass so He could not only feed them that day, but also could impress upon them that He was the Bread of Life, the very nourishment their souls were looking for. Insight: If you are to have the strength for life's rugged journey, come to the green pastures of God's sustaining Word. Feed from it daily! If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Fri, 29 May 2020 17:30:23 +0000

Date: May 29, 2020 at 1:34 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ In Green Pastures

In Green Pastures

“Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.” Mark 6:3

Scripture Focus: Psalm 25:4-10

Until I was twelve, I lived on a small farm along the Dry Fork creek, 8 miles north of Salem Missouri. We loved to sit…Read More

Date: May 19, 2020 at 12:06 AM CDT Topic: +DEV+ A Still, Quiet Soul A Still, Quiet Soul "I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me." Psalm 131:2 Scripture Focus: Psalm 131 We live in a frantic, demanding world. Our souls are continually stirred up with desire, ambition, and needs- some real, some false, some good, some bad. We spin, run, tumble, fall, push, pull, scroll, and swipe just to get through each day. Though our souls can barely keep up, we often push them on-through the depression, through the guilt, through the constant conflicts with family members, friends, and God. We hope that if we reach hard enough and grab the next best thing, peace will finally settle in. But what if peace is not found in moving forward, but by pausing right where you are? What if you stopped reaching for something more, different, or better and simply put your hope in God? If you learned to trust God like a weaned child trusts its mother, you would find peace. Instead of crying, complaining, and groping for Him every time you are hungry, scared, or wet, simply wait on the Lord. We tend to think that peace is found in the things God gives. True peace is found in the God who gives them. Insight: "May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all." (2 Thessalonians 3:16) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 19 May 2020 05:08:19 +0000

Date: May 19, 2020 at 12:06 AM CDT
Topic: +DEV+ A Still, Quiet Soul

A Still, Quiet Soul

“I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.” Psalm 131:2

Scripture Focus: Psalm 131

We live in a frantic, demanding world. Our souls are continually stirred up with desire,…Read More

Date: May 18, 2020 at 12:17 AM Topic: +DEV+ Delight of the Word Delight of the Word "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Psalm 119:103 Scripture Focus: Psalm 119:97-104 Throughout the Psalms we read that there is delight in knowing God. "Sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant" (135:3). "In your name I will hope, for your name is good" (52:9). "As for God, his way is perfect" (18:30). When we come to Psalm 119, the longest of the psalms, we find many passages that speak of love for and awe of God's Word. In verse 103, God's Word is sweeter than honey in our mouth. Loving the Lord and loving His Word go hand in hand. How can it be, then, that often those who claim to love God care very little for His Word? If a man says he is in love with a woman yet treats her love letters as if they were junk mail, would you think his love was real? If we are to love God, we will love His Word. Though our love ebbs and flows, His love remains steadfast. Where our love changes daily, His is from everlasting to everlasting. That perfect love reached down when Jesus gave His life for us. This good news of the gospel is the sugar added to the entire Word of God. Taste and see that it is good! Insight: "Amazing grace! How sweet the sound/ that saved a wretch like me!" (John Newton, 1779) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 18 May 2020 05:57:09 +0000

Date: May 18, 2020 at 12:17 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Delight of the Word

Delight of the Word

“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103

Scripture Focus: Psalm 119:97-104

Throughout the Psalms we read that there is delight in knowing God. “Sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant” (135:3).…Read More

Collaborators! They should get the death penalty just as if it were in wartime! http://forliberty.news/2020/05/06/taking-tattlers-public-rs-nl/ #comment-7493

Sun, 10 May 2020 01:53:20 +0000

Collaborators! They should get the death penalty just as if it were in wartime!

http://forliberty.news/2020/05/06/taking-tattlers-public-rs-nl/ #comment-7493

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/report-says-cellphone-data-suggests-october-shutdown-wuhan-lab-experts-n1202716

Sat, 09 May 2020 05:04:22 +0000

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/report-says-cellphone-data-suggests-october-shutdown-wuhan-lab-experts-n1202716

Report says data suggests shutdown at China lab, but experts skeptical

U.S. and U.K. intel agencies are reviewing the private report, but intel analysts examined and couldn't confirm a similar theory previously.

www.nbcnews.com

Date: May 4, 2020 at 12:48 AM Topic: +DEV+ Joy in Judgment? Joy in Judgment? "The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked." Psalm 58:10 Scripture Focus: Psalm 58 The righteous people of God are sometimes compared to meek creatures like sheep, especially when they are being persecuted by the wicked. Still at other times, the righteous are compared to mighty, conquering warriors. Psalm 58 speaks of God's people as warriors. Life in this world often does take on the feel of a battlefield, doesn't it? More and more we look forward to the time when Jesus, "called Faithful and True," returns to "judge and make war" (Revelation 19:11), sending His angel to swing "his sickle across the earth," preparing the wicked for the great "winepress of the wrath of God" (Revelation 14:19). The saints are said to participate in this holy judgment: when the blood of the martyrs is avenged, when evil is defanged, when the safety of the righteous is secured forever. Psalm 58 looks forward to that time. And if you belong to Christ, you will hope for it too. The judgment of Christ is real. But so is His mercy. Those who find forgiveness in the blood of the Lamb will be conquerors (Revelation 12:11). Insight: "The damnation of sinners shall not mar the happiness of saints." (Charles Spurgeon) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 04 May 2020 05:51:57 +0000

Date: May 4, 2020 at 12:48 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Joy in Judgment?

Joy in Judgment?

“The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.” Psalm 58:10

Scripture Focus: Psalm 58

The righteous people of God are sometimes compared to meek creatures like sheep, especially when they are…Read More

Date: May 1, 2020 at 12:10 AM Topic: +DEV+ God Will Not Betray You God Will Not Betray You "His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords." Psalm 55:21 Scripture Focus: Psalm 55 Every once in a while you run across an old photo that makes you feel uneasy. The one-time scrapbook memory is now a picture you'd like to tear in half. Betrayal. It's destabilizing. It throws us off-center. It reminds us that not everything is as certain as we think. Not everyone is who they once said they were. That's what David is describing in Psalm 55 when he discovers that his friend has betrayed him. David remembers when he used to walk among the crowds of the temple with his friend. They would "take sweet counsel together," or so he thought. In hindsight he realizes that his friend's words were deceptive, as "smooth as butter." What he once thought was camaraderie, he sees now is war. If it had been an enemy taunting him, he could have borne it. But a friend? In times like this, remember that God is different. His own Son came to live on this earth where one of His good friends would betray Him for 30 pieces of silver. Yet He will never betray you. Be assured, as David was, that you can trust in your God. Insight: "Friends may fail me, foes assail me; He, my Savior, makes me whole." (J. Wilbur Chapman, 1910) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Fri, 01 May 2020 05:15:12 +0000

Date: May 1, 2020 at 12:10 AM
Topic: +DEV+ God Will Not Betray You

God Will Not Betray You

“His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.” Psalm 55:21

Scripture Focus: Psalm 55

Every once in a while you run across an old photo that makes you feel uneasy.…Read More

Date: April 29, 2020 at 1:38 AM Topic: +DEV+ Wash Me Wash Me "Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." Psalm 51:7 Scripture Focus: Psalm 51:7 The first time I saw freshly fallen snow, I was amazed at how everything changed. The world, once marked by litter and dirty cars, had been transformed into shimmering white. But within a few hours, the beauty disappeared. In fact, everything looked worse than before. As the snow melted, the filth that remained under the snow reappeared and was mixed into a wet, slushy grime. Think about this when you sin. David doesn't say, "Hide my sin, and I will be whiter than snow," but "Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow." To be truly purified, your sin must be expunged, not just covered over. The filth of sin in us is so deep and so widespread that we need a complete cleansing of body and soul. But we can't achieve that ourselves. If we try, we just spread the dirt. Purification and forgiveness must come from God: a baptism of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. That's why David says to God, "Wash me." And when God washes us, we are cleansed even whiter than the newly fallen snow! Repent and believe in Him today. Insight: "It would be better to be defiled with unclean mud than with sins. A person who is defiled with mud can wash it off." (Chrysostom) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:45:25 +0000

Date: April 29, 2020 at 1:38 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Wash Me

Wash Me

“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:7

Scripture Focus: Psalm 51:7

The first time I saw freshly fallen snow, I was amazed at how everything changed. The world, once marked by litter and dirty cars, had been…Read More

Date: April 28, 2020 at 1:27 AM Topic: +DEV+ Who Is Your Shepherd? Who Is Your Shepherd? "Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them." Psalm 49:14a Scripture Focus: Psalm 49 In a memorable image from Psalm 49, we see a flock of sheep being led into the underworld, to Sheol, the place of the dead. And it is Death himself who leads these passive animals into the grave. For these sheep, the Grim Reaper's bony hands hold the shepherd's crook. But who are these unfortunate, hopeless sheep? The psalm says they are the kings and princes of this world. They are those-rich and poor alike-who believe they are masters of their own destiny, powerful to save their own souls. They all have put their trust in themselves. Psalm 49 pictures their pompous parade for what it is: a death march. Their glory and power will not last. And we dare not join that flock. Instead, follow Jesus whom we know as the Good Shepherd. Instead of leading us to death, He Himself was the lamb silently led to the slaughter (see Isaiah 53:7). Jesus gave His life to ransom His sheep from death. When we follow Jesus, we will not walk into our grave. Rather, He will lead us into the green fields and still waters of Heaven. Insight: "Do you really want to have eyes only for present things, and no more?" (Augustine, 354-430 B.C.) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:40:53 +0000

Date: April 28, 2020 at 1:27 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Who Is Your Shepherd?

Who Is Your Shepherd?

“Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them.” Psalm 49:14a

Scripture Focus: Psalm 49

In a memorable image from Psalm 49, we see a flock of sheep being led into the underworld, to Sheol, the place of the dead. And…Read More

Date: April 27, 2020 at 1:17 AM Topic: +DEV+ Excellence of Christ Excellence of Christ "All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia." Psalm 45:8a Scripture Focus: Psalm 45 I usually can't smell things other people can smell. But sometimes a strong aroma will surprise me. I'll find gardenias blooming nearby, or get a whiff of Turkey cooking in the oven, or-not as nice-I'll pick up the scent of some dog's business under my shoe. Through our sense of smell, we can be warned of a gas leak or be drawn into love. Oh, God's wonderful, odorous world! Psalm 45 is all about the sweet smell of love. Here the mysterious marriage of Christ and His church is pictured in vivid and even aromatic detail. Jesus, the bridegroom of the church, is Prince Charming. He stands in an ivory palace, holds a sword at his side, and is clothed with splendor. The sound of music fills the halls. He is "the most excellent of men," and as His bride draws close, she smells His fragrant robes. Do you delight in the beauty of the Lord? Are you falling in love with Him? God's gift of faith, like our sense of smell, can be like a spiritual sense (see 1 Corinthians 2:10-16). Through it He charms us and draws us into the grace of Jesus. Insight: "The excellencies of Jesus are all most precious, comparable to the rarest spices." (Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-1892) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:28:03 +0000

Date: April 27, 2020 at 1:17 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Excellence of Christ

Excellence of Christ

“All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.” Psalm 45:8a

Scripture Focus: Psalm 45

I usually can’t smell things other people can smell. But sometimes a strong aroma will surprise me. I’ll find gardenias blooming nearby, or get a…Read More

Date: April 21, 2020 at 1:42 AM Topic: +DEV+ The Beginning of Sin The Beginning of Sin "He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment." Psalm 7:14 Scripture Focus: Psalm 7 I remember hearing years ago about a woman who gave birth to a baby and claimed it to be a total surprise. She said she had no idea she was pregnant those 40 weeks and even in the hours before the baby was born. As hard as that story is to believe, it's just about as confounding as people who act surprised when their sins come kicking and screaming into the world. Some people like to disconnect themselves from their sin, acting as though it has come upon them rather than from them. But Psalm 7 teaches us that sin begins inside. It is conceived by desire and then warmed, incubated, and fed until it is born in action. And this is how it is for each and every one of us. In Matthew 5 Jesus teaches that even the desire for sin counts as sin. That's because God doesn't only want your actions, He also wants your heart. Knowing, however, that we cannot fully and blamelessly give it to Him, He gave Himself to us and died for all our sins-from the day we came kicking and screaming into this world until the moment life ends. Insight: Do not excuse or ignore your sin. Repent of it instead, and your righteous Lord and Father will deliver you. If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:44:19 +0000

Date: April 21, 2020 at 1:42 AM
Topic: +DEV+ The Beginning of Sin

The Beginning of Sin

“He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.” Psalm 7:14

Scripture Focus: Psalm 7

I remember hearing years ago about a woman who gave birth to a baby and claimed it to be a total surprise. She said she had…Read More

Date: April 20, 2020 at 2:02 AM Topic: +DEV+ Not Saved? Not Saved? "The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved." Jeremiah 8:20 Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 8 These are sobering words from the prophet Jeremiah, and they cause me to reflect on the many people I know and of the multitudes beyond my knowing who are not saved. Whether because they have never heard of the love of Christ, or because they simply have rejected Him, they do not belong to the family of God. Jeremiah was crushed as he realized the judgment of God was beginning to come down on Judah. His people had grown comfortable in their own wickedness, and they needed to wake up. It tore Jeremiah apart to see God's people reject the One who had saved them. Do you too carry that weight with you as you see friends and family members reject Christ? We are called to pursue others with Jesus' love before it's too late. How do we do this? First, confirm your own relationship with Christ. Second, pray for ways to offer your faith to those who need this message. Third, ask God for the courage to deliver His words to them. Fourth, believe God will bless your efforts and that the Holy Spirit will work in His time. Insight: "Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;/ the clouds you so much dread/ are big with mercy and shall break/ in blessings on your head." (William Cowper, 1774) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:07:15 +0000

Date: April 20, 2020 at 2:02 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Not Saved?

Not Saved?

“The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.” Jeremiah 8:20

Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 8

These are sobering words from the prophet Jeremiah, and they cause me to reflect on the many people I know and of the multitudes beyond my knowing who are…Read More

Date: April 17, 2020 at 1:23 AM Topic: +DEV+ Greatest Commandment Greatest Commandment "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30 Scripture Focus: Mark 12 All of us would probably agree that the clearer and simpler a story is, the easier it is for us to learn, understand, and apply. Jesus tells us to recognize the uniqueness of God as the one true God. We are commanded to love Him with our total being. When we do, we will have what it takes to love our fellow human beings. I can grasp this. It's not complicated! But the Pharisees of that day made following God extremely complicated. They had a code of laws and regulations that was burdensome and overwhelming. Jesus challenged them with the commandment to simply love God and their neighbor. The heart relates to our affections, the soul to our spiritual life, the mind to our intellectual considerations, and the strength to our actions and will. Nothing is left out. Then to "love your neighbor as yourself " (vs. 31) becomes a reality. So, do we really love God with the totality of our being? If not, what idols or counterfeit faith must be removed to allow God to do His work of love and mercy, and prepare us to love others? Insight: "The reality of God's presence both comforts our hearts and restrains our behavior." (Robert J. Morgan, 2001) If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:10:11 +0000

Date: April 17, 2020 at 1:23 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Greatest Commandment

Greatest Commandment

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30

Scripture Focus: Mark 12

All of us would probably agree that the clearer and simpler a story is, the easier it is…Read More

Date: April 14, 2020 at 12:47 AM Topic: +DEV+ Jesus Is Lord Jesus Is Lord "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9 Scripture Focus: Romans 10 Receiving and enjoying God's salvation is not complicated. It's been said that salvation is as close as your mouth and heart. When we believe in our hearts and openly tell others that Christ is our risen Lord, we have the assurance of our salvation. Think how far-reaching this is. Whatever nation you are from, whatever language you speak, whatever your upbringing, the confession of Jesus as Lord documents you as a child of God. Christ's death and resurrection validate His claims and the Father's statements that He is God. While we live in a tangled mess of confusion and misinformation, we admit that there is not much security in our world or in our lives today. So being rightly related to God is vital. He is our security! You could start with a simple prayer asking God to forgive your sin and rebellion. Tell Him you want Him to be Lord of your life. Know that the decisions you make will either bring you closer to or further from Him. With your confession of Him as your Savior today, your future is not uncertain. Insight: Be sensitive to God's nearness. He's closer than you think. If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:48:37 +0000

Date: April 14, 2020 at 12:47 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Jesus Is Lord

Jesus Is Lord

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

Scripture Focus: Romans 10

Receiving and enjoying God’s salvation is not complicated. It’s been said that salvation is…Read More

Date: April 13, 2020 at 12:34 AM Topic: +DEV+ A Heart for God A Heart for God "You have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes." 1 Kings 14:8 Scripture Focus: 1 Kings 14 In 1 Kings the prophet Ahijah confronts Jeroboam, ruler of the Northern Kingdom. Jeroboam did more evil than all who lived before him, and the Lord would bring disaster on his house (v. 9-10). I wonder if Jeroboam shuddered to be told God would not stand to be thrust behind his back. We also may wonder at Ahijah's glowing reference to David. Years before Jeroboam, David ruled in Israel. His life, with its high and low points, is told of in 1 and 2 Samuel. How is it that the Lord can declare someone who deceived, murdered, and committed adultery to be one who "kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right"? The simple truth is that when God washes away our iniquity and cleanses us from our sin (Psalm 51), we stand before Him blameless. He creates a pure heart in us as He did with David. Isn't that good news? It doesn't have to be complicated. The difference between Jeroboam and David was not their list of sins; the difference was their hearts, only one of which chased hard after the Lord. Insight: Put all your heart into following Jesus. Corrie ten Boom said we need "never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:44:51 +0000

Date: April 13, 2020 at 12:34 AM
Topic: +DEV+ A Heart for God

A Heart for God

“You have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes.” 1 Kings 14:8

Scripture Focus: 1 Kings 14

In 1 Kings the prophet Ahijah confronts Jeroboam, ruler of the Northern…Read More

9 months after Virus quarantine

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:29:11 +0000

9 months after Virus quarantine

Date: March 31, 2020 at 1:23 AM Topic: +DEV+ Salt and Light Salt and Light "You are the salt of the earth. ,You are the light of the world. ,Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:13-14&16 Scripture Focus: Matthew 5 Again, it's not complicated. There are volumes that describe our life of faith, yet here Jesus simply says that we are salt and light, proclaiming the good news in the way we live. Think of salt as that which provides flavor, brings healing, fights corruption, preserves, and creates thirst. And then think of light, that which floods in and illuminates the dark. Jesus is telling us that when we follow Him, our lives of faith offer flavor, lead to healing, preserve the spirit of others, and provide light in an otherwise dark, hopeless world. In such situations a friend may say, "Your love for Christ is contagious," or "I've learned God's truth from you. It's guiding my life," or "Your life of faith shines bright in the dark hole I'm in." These metaphors of salt and light indicate the powerful Christian influence we can have on hurting, searching souls around us. Our message is fresh, positive, exciting, constructive, and full of life. When the reality of Christ can be seen in our lives, our Heavenly Father is honored. Insight: We are vessels for the Spirit of God to work and shine through. He has accomplished this in us! If you have prayer requests for anything please email us and we will pray for them. Please feel free to use this devotional to send on to your friends or share with your church fellowship and Bible study groups. We are in need of Prayer and financial partners, If you would like to become a prayer partner and or a financial partner with monthly or one time gifts. A freewill offering to Restoration Ministry may be made via PayPal at our web site: http://www.rollanet.org/~restore/donations.htm Michael D. Inman

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:50:27 +0000

Date: March 31, 2020 at 1:23 AM
Topic: +DEV+ Salt and Light

Salt and Light

“You are the salt of the earth. ,You are the light of the world. ,Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-14&16

Scripture Focus: Matthew 5

Again, it’s not complicated. There are…Read More