The Knotted Cord

Feed your spirit— Bible rich devotions & daily encouragement.

Category: Family & Relationships

  • When it’s all on You

    When it’s all on You

    Afraid, bound up, feeling condemned, then it was like all the sudden a breeze came upon me and I felt..well, free. Do you hear the whispers? The whispers you hear all day. The ones that don’t leave you any sleep, lead you to walk around with your head down; the ones that make you want to…

  • Escape Your Prison of Loneliness

    Escape Your Prison of Loneliness

    Escape your prison of loneliness; the door is wide open. There are some things in life that you just don’t have much control over; however what you make out of that is a personal decision. You can choose what store you want to go to but you can’t guarentee you’ll get the best parking spot….

  • Not so Distant Love

    Not so Distant Love

    God I pray that you will give us a true, agape love for those that oppose us; not an irritated, unforgiving, distant love but a brotherly, non envious love. Agape [Ah-gah-pay]  love is true love; like God, unconditional, and unselfish. ” This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” -John…

  • He Said Nothing

    He Said Nothing

    “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” -Job 13:15 “Be still and know that I am God.“ – Psalm 46:10 Have you ever been through something you never thought you could get through? Maybe you are going through a time like that now? Now i’m not referring to the anger you feel…

  • The Situation of Sin

    The Situation of Sin

    [1/2 series] Sin is born a time after its conception. To win over sin, we have to stop waiting to kill off sin in it’s fully developed state and start nipping it in the bud of its creation. “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil…

  • Medication for a Lustful Spirit

    Medication for a Lustful Spirit

    To choose to love lust is to choose not to love. “The greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians Lust is a counterfeit. Lust is an actor.  Lust is a liar, and lust is a thief; an imposter. Lust is loved by many. We live in a time where lust is  not just prevalent but…

  • 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…