When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses. (NLT) -Exodus 14:31 Time and time again, God performed many miracles for the Israelites in order to free them from Egypt. Yet again and again, their hearts were skeptical and failed to put their trust in Him. Is our faith so weak that we expect a miracle first before we place our faith in the Lord? Surely we can recognize the face of our Heavenly Father when He works in our lives without expecting an act of God to occur. Download this app to get your daily devotions: http://bit.ly/16uZrQ5

And my message and my preaching were very plain.  Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. (NLT) -1 Corinthians 2:4 We all can get carried away with ourselves when we want to impress others. One way we do this is by using elegant words and highly strategic thoughts. However, when speaking of faith to others it is much more important for other people to understand God and Jesus Christ than it is to impress them. What a wonderful reward to know you opened someone's eyes to eternal life than the temporal reward of pride. Download this app to get your daily devotions: http://bit.ly/16uZrQ5

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. -Proverbs 10:20

Faith's Checkbook: Precious Things Deut 33:13 - And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. Source: Daily Faith - http://www.youdevotion.com/faith/december/23

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. -Psalms 62:5-8

http://bible.com/1/luk.2.6-7.kjv And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.