The Knotted Cord

Feed your spirit— Bible rich devotions & daily encouragement.

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  • The Holy Spirit is not Conscientious

    The Holy Spirit is not Conscientious

    Don’t confuse your Christian minded convictions to always be the perfect will of God; your gut feeling is not the Holy Spirit. “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God,…

  • Get out of Your Head & Into the Word

    Get out of Your Head & Into the Word

    Feelings change, people change, we change, but the word of God never changes. “Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in Heaven.”- Psalm 119:89 I made a phone call to a friend one morning, seeking advice. I told them how yesterday I felt strong and confident but that morning I felt like I was failing….

  • Feed Your Spirit

    Feed Your Spirit

    If you want to be full, start starving. “Blessed are thye which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” – Matthew 5:6 There’s two kinds of people, people that can’t finish a plate of food and people that follow up their meal with “are you gonna’ finish that?” Unfortunately I fall…

  • Position of Purity

    Position of Purity

    [2/2 series] The position of purity isn’t a place of arrival or a specific distance away from sin but rather a state of mind, heart, and spirit. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” – Psalm 51:10 God wants us to be pure. [Matthew 5:8] Whether or…

  • Hard to Offend

    Hard to Offend

    You can’t move on if you’re still holding onto offense. “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteosuness of God.” – James 1:19-20 Woe is me and my over-analytical brain, working like a dog; 168 hours…

  • Don’t Send Jesus to Voicemail

    Don’t Send Jesus to Voicemail

    Leave a message at the beep *beep* The Bible tells us that God speaks once, twice, yet man doesn’t perceive it. [Job 33:14] Could it be that in late July of 2018 God is speaking yet we, the people of God, “perceive it not”? We know God doesn’t change.[Hebrews 13:8] We know God still speaks…

  • When the Path is Dark

    Life can be dark, so how do we see? My grandmas property that her house sits on has several acres most of which is covered by trees, brush, and overgrown grasses. Prior to my grandfathers passing, to conveniently get around the place paved paths through all of the brush. Just some old dirt trails, some…