Devotionals

Devotional messages written by Peter for Seeds of the Kingdom from Ellel Ministries

Lift Up Your Eyes

Isaiah 40:26, NIV
“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?”

I recently heard a TV presenter talking about the amazing number of stars in the sky and saying that we don’t look up often enough. How true that is, both physicall…

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The Wonder of the Season

John 1:14, NIV
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us.”

I saw a video clip recently explaining how vast the universe is. It went into great detail about the sun, stars and planets, as well as our milky way in relation to the rest of the known …

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The view from the top of the mountain

Exodus 3:12 NIV
“When you bring the people out of Egypt, you and they will serve God on this mountain.”

What is it about mountains? From below they can be either a daunting challenge or else just part of a beautiful view, but once you’re at the top…

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Our Cornerstone

1 Peter 2:6, Amplified
“For this is contained in Scripture: ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen stone, a precious (honoured) cornerstone, and he who believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will never be disappointed [in hi…

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Hidden Dangers

Psalm 140:5, NLT
“The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way.”

We were returning from Ellel Netherlands, having taught a course there, and it had snowed hard during the last day of t…

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God-given Burdens

Revelation 2:24-25, NIV
“Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.”…

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Sow Anyway

Ecclesiastes 11:4, Amplified
“He who observes the wind [and waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.”

As human beings, we like to know that our efforts will succeed. We like to sow into vent…

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God Who Knows My Way Ahead

Psalm 142:3, NIV
“When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way.”

When I came across this verse, it brought to mind a strange story a member of my family told me a few years back about his son.

The teenage son in the family had i…

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Roadblock!

1 Thessalonians 2:18, 3:5,6, NLT
“We wanted very much to come to you, I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us. … That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong.” … Timoth…

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A Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1, NIVUK
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship.”

How do I offer my body as a living sacrifice to God…

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