Proverbs 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Do not be afraid to discipline your children in love. Good and proper discipline will show your love to your children.
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June 19 2010 | Daily Devos | No Comments »
Proverbs 9:7-9 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
If you reprove the wrong person you will only get embarrassed, hated, and become a marked man.
If you rebuke a wise man he loves you, gets wiser and increases in learning.
The question here is how do you take instruction and correction. Do you get angry and mad? Do you strike back?
The next question is are you learning who to correct as you disciple people. Some people are a waste of time. Did you know that?
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June 18 2010 | Daily Devos | No Comments »
Proverbs 2:1-5 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Most of us take our Bible reading and study too lightly. We skim over the Bible, do little comparisons and research. We pray little as we read. We wonder why we do not get much out of the Bible. Will you check out these verses about how to seek wisdom and then compare that to what you do in the Word of God.
I marked some key words in the verses for you to consider but I think that maybe the strongest words are: Seek her as silver and search for her as for hid treasure.
Many things in the Bible are not going to be understood in a simple read through. You will need to look up words in the dictionary. You will need to look up parallel passages. You will need to pray. The Bible was meant to be discussed with others so find someone who knows a little more than you and discuss the passage.
Dig in the Word. Do not just call words and hurry through your time in God’s Word and you will find the Word to be much more fulfilling and what you are looking for!
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June 17 2010 | Daily Devos | No Comments »
Psalm 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
David is in trouble in this psalm. He has problems. He is getting very discouraged. Psalm 143:7. He knows better than to ask God for what He deserves because no one is right on his own in the eyes of God Psalm 143:2. His enemies are attacking him.
David asks the Lord to remind him of His love for him in the morning. He is trusting God even in the midst of his problems. He is asking God to show him where to go and what to do. He is lifting his soul up to God.
This is exactly what we should do every time we are in trouble. David even knows that he doesn’t deserve help but he still turns to the Lord. He humbles himself and seeks the Lord’s face. He begs for mercy and reminds the Lord that he is His servant.
I want to do the same and so should you!
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June 16 2010 | Daily Devos | No Comments »
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends,
Jesus told us in Matthew 16:18 that He would build His church and the gates of Hell would not prevail against it. We have see the Lord build His church numerically and spiritually over the last several weeks.
Though we had a few families leave our churches recently for various reasons, the Lord has blessed the folks that have stayed and given us a great spirit in the churches. The people are getting more and more involved in evangelism. We just had a bunch of new tracts printed, and everyone has been pitching in to get them out and to witness to new people.
On Sunday, May 30, we had a Baptism Service in the ocean with one lady named Caroline Doherty following the Lord in believer’s baptism and joining Roe Valley Baptist Church. Caroline came to the church six months ago at the invitation of a friend. That night, she prayed and asked God to save her. She has slowly been growing in her walk with God. What a blessing it was to see this lady take this step of obedience to Christ. Also, seven of her friends came to see her get baptised!
We had several groups of visitors over the course of about three weeks. Pastor and Mrs. Wayne Cofield came over and preached our Family Conference. This was a great blessing to our people. Pastor Cofield also preached our two year anniversary service on May 23 for Northwest Baptist Church. You can watch a video of what God has done in our church on our church website at www.northwestbc.com. We were also blessed to have Stephen and April Baker visit with us, as well as a group of ten students from Maranatha Baptist Bible College and the Scott Seigman family from Defiance, Ohio. If you are interested in coming on a mission trip or doing an internship with us, let us know at snode@intoalltheworld.net.
The group from Maranatha was a big help with some work on our buildings and our youth revival. We are so excited about how God is raising up some young people who have a desire to serve God.
Please continue to pray for the following requests: 1) $2000 that is still needed for our printer, 2) $1000/month new support that is needed for the ministry, 3) Sam Quinn’s visa to get approved to come over and help us, 4) God to bless the two camps and Vacation Bible schools that we will have summer, and 5) the following people that we are witnessing to right now: Jay, Jim, and Nuala.
Thank you for your faithful prayers and support. We are so blessed to have such a great team behind us. To stay more up-to-date with our ministry, go to www.travissnode.com to follow our blog and ministry calendar.
God bless,
Travis & Teri Snode
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June 16 2010 | General and Missions | No Comments »
Psalm 119:112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
The word inclined here means: to stretch out, to extend, to pay attention. It is used to speak of turning your heart and mind in a certain direction. It means to show love to someone.
Notice the psalmist turns his heart to perform the statutes. He doesn’t wait on a feeling. He doesn’t serve God because today he feels like it.
He made a conscious decision. He took steps. He loved instead of feeling love.
Have you inclined your heart to serve the God who saved you?
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June 15 2010 | Daily Devos | No Comments »
Psalm 119:9-11 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
So many talk to me about how to have victory in their Christian life. Here is an answer to you. It is the Spirit of God working through you with the Word of God that gets into you! Get into the Word. Get the Word into you. As you just focus on the Lord and trust Him, relax and He will work and you will have victory.
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June 13 2010 | General | No Comments »
Psalm 107:6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
When we get in trouble we need to learn where to go. We should go straight to the Lord and cry out to Him to do a work in our hearts and lives. We have not because we ask not. We spend all of our money on doctors without going to the Lord in prayer. We exhaust all of our own means before we consider going to Him. He has become the last resort. When nothing else works we pray.
What an indictment! We should cry out to Him in our troubles and we will find that God will meet our needs.
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June 13 2010 | Daily Devos | No Comments »
