Inside Out Devotionals

 God was with Joshua.  He became famous all over the land. Joshua 6:27 Every person faces situations that are big challenges in their lives. But we are usually not aware that those things which were meant to destroy our lives are the very things which will promote us.  We are spiritual beings, therefore our fight is not against things or people (Ephesians 6:12). There is an invisible battle constantly going on that tries to stop us and keep us from living the amazing life God has planned for us. Most of time our Opponent will try to trouble us with things that God meant to bring glory to our lives. When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. Exodus 15:19 The walls in Jericho were not meant to stop Joshua from advancing towards the promised land, they were there rather to promote him. The red sea before Moses was not meant to

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. Psalm 23:1 If we look closely to our lives we will realize that we don´t have everything we need to accomplish the things we want! People spend years of their lives wishing that they would see things in a different way, with good eyes; in their minds, the reason for not succeeding in certain areas of their lives is this lack of vision.  Sacrifice and offering you did not desire     but my ears you have opened  Psalm 40:6 Last week I read an article about an English blind man who has travelled to over 100 countries totally by himself. Most of us would feel limited by such disability and would use it as the great excuse for not enjoying life as we wished. Well, this guy says that it does take him much longer to get to places and to get around there if compared to other people. The fact is that he has probably experienced much more than all of us did inspite of all his limitations. In the article, this guy describes ho

In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 It is no news that believers and non-believers go through hardships. Jesus warned us that we would experience difficulties that would cause us to feel like there was no way to scape, or we were without options.  People pressure us. Life in community pressures us. And most of time we will give up projects and dreams because of how we feel about such pressures, for we wish things didn´t happen that way. Before a word is on my tongue     you, Lord, know it completely. Psalm 139:4 ... all the days ordained for me were written in your book     before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 But we should not forget that NONE of these happenings is unknown or unseen by our Father in Heaven. Nothing catches Him by surprise! All our days pass before and through Him first before we get to live each one of them! This is the kind of thought that caused Jesus, Paul, and othe

  I sought the Lord, and he heard me,  and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 Have you ever wondered why people lie? The bible tells us the story of Abraham that told pharaoh that Sarah was his sister, although she was his wife (Genesis 12:11-19). Why did he do that? It says that Abraham was afraid that pharaoh would kill him in order to take his wife for himself. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,  because fear has to do with punishment.  The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1John 4:18 The root of all lie is: fear! Once a mother complained to me about this habit of lying that her son had and how much she wished he would tell her the truth. She said he would tell her he was going to school but in fact he was going to play with his friends. So I asked her... what would happen if he told her the truth, and she replied he would be in big trouble! No wonder he wouldn´t tell her the truth! So we can see that when peop