Daily Devotional - Northstar

If Only…

October 17, 2014

If only I had a little more ________? If I took an impromptu poll, I believe most people would write “money” in the blank. Some might have written in love, others Jesus, still others wisdom. While those are all good…

Lord, give me patience, but please hurry

October 16, 2014

“…For when your patience is finally in full bloom, then you will be ready for anything, strong in character, full and complete.”- James 1:4 (TLB) We are in the second week of our Be Rich series at Northstar. We have…

Too much money. Too much dependence.

October 15, 2014

“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil,…

I can’t get no satisfaction

October 14, 2014

Are you satisfied? Not just in a “I just ate a big lunch” sort of way. But truly satisfied? Or does it seem like you’re always longing for something more? As if there’s something “out there” that you know will…

How Well Do we Depend on God?

October 13, 2014

If you have watched even a small amount of TV, you have experienced an interesting phenomenon. It seems to me that the majority of advertisements on all forms of media are designed to bring to the surface, and then exploit,…

Fiscal Responsibility

October 10, 2014

“…everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” – Luke 12:48. Money is a necessary part of life and is certainly not intrinsically…

Eyes On The Prize

October 9, 2014

“Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless..” – Ecclesiastes 5:10 Life is complicated in 2014. So much so that the thought of simplifying your life may seem completely…

Money and Dependency On God

October 8, 2014

“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” – Colossians 3:2 C.S. Lewis writes: “One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can…

We Are Blessed

October 7, 2014

It is hard to argue that Americans are rich? But maybe you don’t agree. Maybe you look around and from your vantage point you don’t have that much because you see people that have even more. That’s because being rich…

We Are Rich

October 6, 2014

One of the more popular bumper stickers you see on cars everywhere reads, “God Bless America.” My immediate reaction to seeing that bumper sticker is to say, God has blessed America. We are being pretty naive when we start to…

Your Role In The Daily Devotional

October 3, 2014

Proverbs 1:1-6 says, “for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the…

Drawing Near To God

October 2, 2014

“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you….” – James 4:8 The command we are given in this passage is to draw near to God. The reason and the main goal for writing this devotional is that…

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