Category: Gems from Pastor Jim

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 42:1-2 As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When do deer pant for water? It could be when they are running away from trouble and know they can’t safely stop for a drink. It… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/17/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 40:8 I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your law is written on my heart. Do you take joy in doing God’s will for your life? Do you see what God has given you to do as a blessing or a curse? Does living in Christ… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/10/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 37:27-28a Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever. For the LORD loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. Want to know the secret to a long life? Here it is. Turn away from sin and do what is good in… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/3/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 37:7 Be still in the presence of the LORD and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Be still in the presence of the Lord. For some of us, this may seem nearly impossible to do. We… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 3/13/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 37:5-6 Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence as clear as the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. It’s hard, isn’t it, to commit everything to the Lord? When was… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/27/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 37:3-4 Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desire. If you are really trusting in the Lord, what you are doing will be good. You cannot be… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/20/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 36:1-2 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God to restrain them. In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. Have you ever noticed how subtle Satan really is? He entices us to sin in a very quiet… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/13/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 34:19 The righteous face many troubles, but the LORD rescues them from each and every one. Anyone who says that the righteous can live trouble free lives is not reading their Bible. God’s Word is full of accounts where the godly endure all kinds of trouble. The way to… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 2/6/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 18:28 LORD, you have brought light to my life; my God, you light up my darkness. Without Christ the soul resides in darkness. This darkness resists the light. It does everything it can to keep the light out. It will not entertain the thought that Light exists. It will… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 1/30/2023

by Jim Hughes  Ps. 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit. Some who are reading this today are brokenhearted. Someone you love may have broken your heart by leaving you. Perhaps someone has said or done something that absolutely crushed your spirit. Perhaps you… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 1/23/2023