Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Attitudes of Service February 4, 2024 Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. ~ Matthew 20:26b-28 NLT ~ I stopped into a local fast-food restaurant for a late lunch. The teenager who too ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Recognizing Them by Their Fruits February 2, 2024 You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ~ Matthew 7:16 AMP ~ Classic Illustrator "You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?" (Matt 7:16 AMP) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Looking for Light January 31, 2024 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. ~ Psalms 119:195 NKJV ~ "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105 NKJV) I never really wondered why bananas are shaped the way that they are until I saw a children's program about them on television. I was intrigue ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Green Candy January 29, 2024 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. ~ Proverbs 14:30 NIV ~ "A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones." (Proverbs 14:30 NIV) Whenever I walked up to the main house in the morning to look after my granddaughters while my daughter went to work, I alw ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Right Focus January 28, 2024 Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. ~ Hebrews 12:1b-2a NLT ~ "One, two, three, eyes on me!" I would sing to my Grade One class. I needed to get their attention at the beginning of the lesson to give them instructions a ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Scottish Bonnet January 26, 2024 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. ~ James 4:10 NIV ~ "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." (James 4:10 NIV) I love spicy food. When we go out for Thai or Chinese or Indian food, I always ask for my food to be prepared with full spice. The spicier, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Change With a Purpose January 22, 2024 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. ~ Hebrews 7:18 NLT ~ "Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless." (Hebrews 7:18 NLT) Change isn't easy for most folks, but when it has a purpose, w ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR New Again January 21, 2024 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. ~ Isaiah 41:15 KJV ~ “Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Anchor of Truth January 19, 2024 Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. ~ Isaiah 8:20 NIV ~ When I was asked this morning what to make the subject of my next devotional, my thoughts immediately jumped to the Bible. There are many ...Continue Reading

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