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Scripture-rooted encouragement by Frank Mann Jr., written every weekday morning since 2018. Browse by topic, scripture, or the message you need today.
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June 24, 2020
The Old Me Belongs to the Past
So, like you most likely, I enjoy music and pretty much have it on whenever and whatever I’m doing. It keeps my mind occupied and it really enjoy it. Sometimes, I will hear a line that sticks in my head or has enough impact that it causes me to think on it for a while. Well, there is a line in Ja...
loveJune 23, 2020
Love One Another: The Mark of True Disciples
I have stopped watching the news now for over a week...I know what it is and it’s awful. I’m not talking about the Virus or the economy,I’m talking about how WE are treating one another. Look, bad things happen and we shouldn’t let them go unnoticed, but how we treat one another, especially today...
purposeJune 22, 2020
Finding Your God-Given Purpose Beyond Career Plans
Well, yesterday day was a tough one. It was another “first” without my dad. Yup, Father’s Day. But what was kind of cool is a took off early yesterday and flew around the mountains for 2.5 hours and got to spend a little time with him. It was peaceful. But the whole experience got me thinking abo...
evangelismJune 19, 2020
Planting Seeds: Faith in God's Unseen Work
So will we always see the result of the work we’ve done by witnessing to others and being there when they need us the most? Most certainly not. But that shouldn’t discourage us from being there and sharing the Gospel. You see, we never really know how God is using us, we just need to have faith t...
blessingsJune 18, 2020
Using Your Blessings to Share the Gospel
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”Matthew 28:19 So, let talk about these blessing we’ve been given. I got to thinking more about why, at certain times, we feel we are blessed more than others. And by “o...
prayerJune 17, 2020
Prayer: Your First Line of Defense, Not Last Resort
20How many times a day do we see and hear people ask for prayer, say they prayed or given the response after something bad happens, “my thoughts and prayers are with you”? I’d say it happens a lot and I’m guilty of saying it too. While clearly nothing is wrong with it and prayer is a good thing,...
grace-vs-worksJune 16, 2020
Christianity: A Calling, Not a Cause
I was reading last night and came across an idea that I though was worth sharping. It’s about not treating Christianity like a “cause”. You know the one causes, they’re are thousands; #metoo, #blacklivesmatter, #livestrong, #standforamerica, etc. You see following Jesus isn’t a cause, it’s a call...
self-sufficiencyJune 15, 2020
Surrendering Self-Sufficiency to Find Rest in Jesus
I’m pretty independent when it comes to feeling like “I can do it”. In fact, I kind of grew up with the attitude of, “if you want it some right, do it yourself!” Maybe you share some of these traits? Come to think of it, I’d say our whole society has become a DIY (do it yourself) society. Think a...
devotionJune 12, 2020
Give God Your Whole Heart, Not Just Part of It
Well, we’ve come to the end of another week. But as we close out this week, I can’t help but think about how “our” world seems to be in such a mess lately. With so much civil unrest it makes you wonder where God is in all of this? Well, I got to thinking about it and He is here, He’s just waiting...
prayerJune 11, 2020
God Hears Your Prayers - Keep Praying with Faith
Have you ever just cried out to the Lord in need and wonder if he “got the message”? I’m sure you have, I know I have. It’s funny though, even through we have faith that God hears us, we still have the human inclination to wonder if He heard us and if He’s got it. “And this is the confidence that...
patienceJune 10, 2020
Slow Down: God's Ways Are Higher Than Ours
Slow it down folks! We obsessed with instant gratification. Americans find themselves in debt because they need to have the latest iPhone, television, car, or house by getting loans and credit cards to pay for them. No one wants to save the money to buy anything so companies make it possible to g...
peaceJune 9, 2020
Finding Peace Through God's Love for All People
Okay, so I wasn’t going to comment on the current racial tensions going on in America currently, but I can’t sit by and not say something so here it my take. Jesus died for us ALL, not just whites, not just black, not just brown or yellow people. ALL of us. And while all people have the right to...
graceJune 8, 2020
Stop Making Excuses and Find Rest in Forgiveness
Y’all…I’m so sorry for sending it late yesterday. I was traveling yesterday, got up extra early to have this done. Well, I finished it, prepared it to send and forgot to send. Thanks to some of you who checked in on me to make sure I was ok. It makes me feel good knowing you look forward to these...
opportunityJune 4, 2020
Seize God's Daily Opportunities for Service
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about some of my habits, but good and bad, and how I’ve been using the talents God has blessed me with. More specifically, am I taking about the opportunities He’s put before me and if I’m using them? Well, I hope so and I hope you are too. But understand, opportun...
changeJune 3, 2020
Seasons of Change - God's Creative Power at Work
Man, times sure have changed. I think about it almost daily. Maybe it’s a sign over my getting older reflecting back on how things “use to be”, or maybe it’s just a natural response to the changing seasons of a life. You see, I think that like the changing seasons of our planet, life is like that...
prayerJune 2, 2020
God Hears Your Prayers - Just Trust His Timing
You ever get frustrated when you’re talking to someone and it seems like you’re wasting your breath? Like they’re not listening or couldn’t care less? Well, if you married like me, you’ve been accused of it by your wife and I’m sure if you have kids you know what I’m talking about...Well, it easy...
gods-graceJune 1, 2020
God's Goodness - He Really Likes You
It’s amazing how much we rely on God’s Grace and understanding that He intends for Good for us. It’s so hard to find that goodness in today’s world with what we are being fed by the media and others, but “good” exists. Our frequently guilty consciences make us afraid that our first meeting with G...
gods-presenceMay 29, 2020
God's Unchanging Love Through Life's Storms
You know it easy sometimes to think that God isn’t present when things are going bad for us. The feeling that maybe He isn’t there when we deviate from what we think is His plan for us. Well, it is simply not true. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father...
worshipMay 27, 2020
Worship the One Who Died: Victory Over Death
You know, we are all pushed in many ways by others in directions that can alter our relationship with Christ. I read a quote yesterday that said, “don’t let someone who didn’t die for affect the way you worship someone who did.” Wow, I love it. We read in Revelations, “When I saw him, I fell at h...
god-as-fatherMay 26, 2020
God Our Father: Adopted Through Faith
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend (I can almost feel spring!) and is ready to get back to work with our daily walk with Christ. Today is Presidents Day, and while I admit, outside of acknowledging the existence of past leaders of our county, it means nothing to me. But it does give me pause...
gods-giftsMay 22, 2020
Taking Inventory of God's Good Gifts
So to take us into the weekend, I thought I’d have a little fun but ask a serious question too. First, I grabbed a verse from James. I grabbed 1:17, because my race number is 117. Why not right? “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with who...
peaceMay 21, 2020
True Peace: God's Gift vs. World's Temporary Comfort
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”John 14:27 Do you really know what true Peace is? Generally speaking, we would say it’s a life absent of conflict, war, bad relationships, etc. Wh...
gods-timingMay 20, 2020
Trusting God's Perfect Timing and Plan
So at the race this weekend, I got into a conversation with a good friend about what God’s plans may and may not be for him, etc.For those of you who have been on this devotional for a long time, you know I tend to go back to discussing “God’s plan” and His timing for you a lot. I do it because,...
humilityMay 19, 2020
Look Up to God, Not Inward at Yourself
You ever slowed down enough to take a look at how self obsessed our culture has become today? Man, I have. Everywhere you turn it’s another “be the better you” or whatever. We hardly notice anymore how self-obsessed we’re encouraged to be, how self-absorbed we really are. We’re so bent on improvi...