Devotionals

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘LORD, LORD,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father, who is in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, ‘LORD, LORD, did we not »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with a fervent heat; both the earth and the works that »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:46 On July 4th, 1776, the Continental Congress voted with 13 colony delegations, 9-2-2, to pass the Declaration of Independence. Nine colonies voted for it, »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44 C.S. Lewis said we could fall into one of two errors concerning devils: First is, do not believe »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. June is the month for many weddings and for most graduations. In two days, I am flying to New York City with my son and grandson, accompanying/assisting me with my granddaughter’s graduation from high school. Graduations are milestones that »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, »

By Stephen Leonard “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.” Matthew 10:29 “Where shall I go from Your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are »

By Stephen Leonard “Be enthusiastic to serve the Lord, keeping your passion toward Him boiling hot! Radiate with the glow of the Holy Spirit and let Him fill you with excitement as you serve Him.” Romans 12:11 TPT We have all experienced the emotion of excitement. A man is »