Acorns and Oaks

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

God has given us His Word and it has something to say about every essential thing concerning our relationship with God. It focuses on the theme of the salvation of mankind with an underlying theme of the redemption of the earth.  The Word of God is God revealing Himself to mankind.  The Word is a seed.  Luke 8:11 tells us …

Write What You See

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

There is incredible potential and value in the spiritual discipline of journaling.  Some, when they hear the term “journaling” they are immediately turned off.  Why would I want to write?  I am not a writer.  I don’t have anything to say.  Praying is hard enough, writing to God, that is just out of my comfort zone.  Well, these may be …

Let Us Bow Down

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

William Temple (archbishop of Canterbury) said, “For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of mind with His truth; the purifying of imagination by His beauty; the opening of the heart to His love; the surrender of will to His purpose—and all of this gathered up …

Close The Door

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

As God’s people, we are to be people of prayer and our prayer life begins with our private devotions.  Jesus made it clear to all of us in Mathew 6:6 NIV, “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, …

Weighty Words

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

In John 1:1, the word ‘word’ is translated from the original Greek word LOGOS, which means “the sayings of God, a decree, a mandate or the order of the moral precepts of God, a thought, declaration, a weighty saying, or a recitation.” Look at the description of LOGOS as a weighty saying. God’s word should hold tremendous weight in your life.  When we’re …

The 5 Keys to Your Devotional Life

Pastor Jay Nicoson Life Devotions

  God wants us to be devoted people with hearts that are sold out to Him.  The latter part of  2 Chronicles 6:14 in the New American Standard says that He keeps covenant and shows lovingkindness to His servants that walk before Him with all their heart!  Devotion is a heart issue!  God wants to move in our lives in such a way …