The latest devotionals at Deep Waters Tabernacle
Here you'll find devotionals and encouraging words from the Word of God from our Senior Pastor and staff to help draw you closer to our beautiful Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Be blessed in Jesus' name!
When God Says “Don’t Go”
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
08/20/2026
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Acts 16:6 (NIV) Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
In the Book of Acts, we read about the different missionary trips that the Apostle Paul took with Barnabas and later on, with Silas. They went through different regions as the Holy Spirit led them and their trips were very fruitful in bringing many people into a relationship with Jesus. As your re
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He Doesn’t Forget
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
08/18/2026
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Jeremiah 39:16-17 (NIV) “Go and tell Ebed-Melek the Cushite, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against this city—words concerning disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes. But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear.”
Jeremiah was a prophet during a very bad time in the history of Judah. The people of Judah were very s
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What is Truth?
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
08/13/2026
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John 18:37-38 (NIV) “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” retorted Pilate.
Everyone wants to know what truth is. Not everyone believes the same truth. Some people believe that everyone has their own truth. But there are not multiple versions of the truth. There is only one truth. Something
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Surrounded by Deliverance
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
08/11/2026
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Psalm 32:7 (NIV) You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
When trouble comes, sometimes you feel like hiding someplace until it blows over. But you find out in life that there is no hiding from trouble. It will find you wherever you try to hide...except in one place. That place is in Jesus. Whenever trouble comes to find you, Jesus is right there with you when you have made Him your Lord and Savior. Not only is He
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Safe in the Tower
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
08/06/2026
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Proverbs 18:10 (NIV) The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
We’ve had a lot of storms lately and when they are coming, warnings can be heard on television, on the radio and through text messages to find shelter until the storm passes. It is good to have a shelter to run into when the weather gets violent. In the same way, it is also good to have a shelter to run into during spiritual storms and battles. The Word of God points to
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Caring From the Cross
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
08/04/2026
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John 19:26-27 (NIV) When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
I love the fact that Jesus not only came to rescue us from our fatal condition of sin and death, but that He also put a face on God for us. Even though people know in their minds that Jesus is the Son of God, sometimes they have a to
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Ensuring That God is With You
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/30/2026
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2 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
If you have learned what is valuable as a follower of Christ, then you have learned to seek to have God’s presence with you always. The only reason to not want His presence with you at all times is when you would rather do your own thing and go your own way, which would indicate t
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Reaching Caesar’s Household
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/28/2026
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Philippians 4:22 (NIV) All God’s people here send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household.
The Apostle Paul was in a prison in Rome when he wrote the Book of Philippians. He was put in prison for preaching the gospel. But Paul was not one to throw a pity-party and start complaining. Instead, he used his situation to encourage believers to not be afraid and to continue to spread the good news about Jesus no matter what. Christians took courage from P
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Living in God's Presence
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/23/2026
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Psalm 140:13 (NIV) Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
When you get to know the Lord in a more intimate way that is so much deeper than religion can take you, you begin to love being in the presence of God. You learn to love Him so much that you want to not only come into His presence, but you desire to live in His presence. Not everyone wants to live in God’s presence because some people feel that it would be very intimid
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Something That Brings Joy to God
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/21/2026
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Psalm 147:10-11 (NIV) His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
I don’t think that many of us ever stop to think about what brings joy to God. After all, He is God, so what could we possibly do to make someone joyful who is all-sufficient and who is complete in Himself without anyone’s input? The Word of God tells us what we can do. It tells
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Be Careful What You Value
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/16/2026
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Luke 16:15b (NIV) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Jesus was teaching the people about money and what our attitude towards it should be. He finished up the lesson by teaching that people cannot serve two masters. He said that they would love the one and hate the other, or that they would be devoted to one and despise the other. Then He said that you cannot love both God and money. If you love money, you will not love God and if you love God, you will n
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Finding What's Missing
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/14/2026
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2 Peter 1:5-8 (NIV) For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The passage of scripture above m
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He's Always There
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/09/2026
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Psalm 139:7-8 (NIV) Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
I have spoken to many believers who lament the fact that they feel that God is far away from them. I used to feel the same way until the Lord enlightened my understanding of His presence. Because of our fallen state, our feelings and emotions many times are not stable. Sometimes our thoughts and ou
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How You Can Love Jesus
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/07/2026
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John 14:26 (ESV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
The Word of God commands us to love God and many people never figure out how to do that. Many who are sincere about their relationship with Jesus do their best to obey His Word because they believe that He is the Son of God who came into the world to die for our sins. But to love Jesus from the heart
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Celebrating Freedom
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
07/02/2026
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2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
In a couple of days, we will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country's freedom. That may sound like a lot of time, but compared to other countries that have been around for well over a thousand years, we are still in the baby stages as a country. The question is, are we truly free in the United States of America? Based on the scripture verse above, I would
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