Welcome to the Nugget December 17, 2019 Joy: To be Received...To be Given! By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The focus of this December's devotionals has been on joy. Joy! That emotion that seems so elusive, so fleeting.... "Hey, could you guys pray for us? We just had a hard night. Had to deal with a suicidal kid...." As I read this text just two weeks before Christmas, my heart went out to my son and daughter-in-law, youth pastors in Western Canada. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 14, 2019 Where is YOUR Joy? By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us     I'll cut right to the chase. What in your life brings you joy? If I were to ask you this question, I might expect these typical responses; family, a wonderful vacation, a comfortable bank account, a delicious meal. Or perhaps it's a new car in the driveway or a walk in the park with songbirds flitting about. Maybe it's a fresh cup of coffee in the morning and a fie ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 12, 2019 Afraid to Sing By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us     "Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation." (Ps. 95:1 NLT) It was the day after Thanksgiving. I wanted to take it easy and nap off the extra turkey I had eaten the day before, but my son wanted to put up the Christmas tree. To him the day after Thanksgiving always meant the beginning of Christmas. He had struggled with ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 10, 2019 Receiving Joy... Jesus Joy! Restoring the Joy of the Christ child--All Year Long! Part 3 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Last Saturday, we discovered that Jesus' Joy, the Joy of the Christ Child, is available simply by believing in Jesus, and that we access it by being in His presence, by allowing Him to console us, and by making God's precepts our number one priority. The problem is, the moments we feel the least j ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." (Philippians 4:11 KJV) By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Is That All There Is? The nine-year-old sat with his substantial pile of opened Christmas presents, gazed up at the adults around him, and asked, "Is that all there is?" That's also the title of a song by the same name. The verses ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 7, 2019 Accessing Joy... Jesus Joy! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child --All Year Long! Part 2 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    Last Thursday we saw that the difference between joy and its emotional cousin, happiness, is that while happiness may fade away when its source is removed; but joy lasts forever, for it is rooted in God's eternal love, grace and faithfulness! This is JESUS JOY, the Joy of the Christ Child, the Joy that ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 5, 2019 What IS Joy, anyway? JESUS JOY! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child--All Year Long! Part 1 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The Bible speaks of everlasting joy that will never fail. Why is it, then, that the joy we experience on earth never seems to last? Is it possible that we do not truly understand what joy is? In our search for a definition of joy, perhaps it would be easiest to start with what joy is not: Joy is no ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget December 3, 2019 Great Joy to ALL the People... JESUS JOY! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child--All Year Long! Intro By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    The Christmas season is a season of joy. Why? Because Jesus, the Christ Child, came to this earth to bring: "great joy to all the people" (See Luke 2:11)! It's great news, isn't it? And Jesus Joy--along with His other Christmas gifts to us (salvation, joy, peace, etc. See Isai ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget November 26, 2019 Thanksgiving...All the Way! Part 3 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    In the concluding part of our series on Thanksgiving, let's look at the "evangelistic" dimension of a thankful demeanor. Rope-in... "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30 ESV) We all know that souls are won-over by power-packed, Spirit-filled sermons. Remember the response of those who heard the soul-stirring sermon of the Ap ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget November 28, 2019 Thanksgiving...All the Way! Part 2 By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us    "Then Jesus answered, 'Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?'" (Luke 17:17 ESV) Some Christians, whilst reflecting on Genesis 1:27 of God making man "in His own image", inadvertently limit their understanding of the physical dimension of it all. However, this shouldn't be the case. We don't necessarily know from this that God has ...Continue Reading