The latest at Deep Waters Tabernacle
Stay up to date with the happenings of Deep Waters Tabernacle by visiting our blog. Here you'l find encouraging and challenging devotionals from the Word of God by our Senior Pastor and staff! May they bless you on your journey with the Lord in Jesus' name!
New Beginnings
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/29/2022
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John 12:24 (NLT) I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.
From a biblical perspective, endings always lead to beginnings. If you go back to the creation of the world, you see this biblical perspective at work. According to Genesis 1:5, we don't read that there was morning and there was evening, the first day. Instead, we read that there was
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Returning to the Normal
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/27/2022
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Luke 2:39 (NIV) When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
After the glorious birth of Jesus and after the shepherds left praising and glorifying God after having seen the Messiah, what was left was for Joseph and Mary to have Baby Jesus circumcised and then to have Him dedicated to the Lord at the Temple. There they met a man named Simeon who immediately knew who the baby was. The Lord
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Waiting for the Messiah
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/22/2022
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Luke 2:4-6 (NLT) And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.
What an amazing season it is when you are expecting a baby! While the experience for a soon-to-be mother and father are completely different, the an
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The Unshakeable
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/20/2022
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Hebrews 12:26-27 (NIV) At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
If you have ever been in an earthquake, you know exactly what it feels like to be on shaky ground. There are parts of our country, like California, that have a lot of ground that can be shake
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Being Careful with What God Has Anointed
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/15/2022
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1 Samuel 24:6 (NIV) He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”
Once King Saul became jealous of David and afraid that he would take over his kingdom, he resolved in his heart to murder him. David was nothing but loyal to King Saul and did absolutely nothing to deserve his wrath. On the contrary, David had been a great blessing to the king, even helping him
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Enter In!
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/13/2022
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Hebrews 10:19 (NLT) And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
One of the most amazing things about our faith in God is that we have access into His very throne room. I believe that many Christians are not consciously aware of this truth. They may know it in their minds, but they do not know it experientially. One of the reasons that many don't enter in is because they do not take the time to do it. Unfort
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Being Careful What You Use Your Money For
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/07/2022
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2 Chronicles 25:9 (NLT) Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?” The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this!”
When Amaziah became king of Judah, he took a census to find out how many men he had for his army. It turned out that Judah had 300,000 fighting men. Not seeing this as enough, Amaziah paid 7500 pounds of silver to hire an addition 100,000 men from Israel (the ten northern tribes
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Preparing for the Answer
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/06/2022
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Philemon 1:22 (NLT) One more thing-please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon.
I wonder how many times you and I have prayed without really expecting God to answer. If you have been around church for a while, you can make the mistake of doing things because that's what you are supposed to do. If you have a need, you are supposed to pray and ask the Lord to meet that need. If you know someone who is i
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Follow the Spirit
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/01/2022
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Galatians 5:25 (NLT) Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.
One of the things that you learn sooner or later as a follower of Christ is that it's extremely beneficial to be led by God. The way to be led by Him is to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit, known as the third person of the Trinity, is simply the Spirt of God. The Holy Spirit is the One who indwells us when we receive Jesus as our Lord
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Don't Ever Ask God to Leave
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/29/2022
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1 Samuel 6:19-21 (NLT) But the Lord killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the Lord. And the people mourned greatly because of what the Lord had done. “Who is able to stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?” So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, “The Philistines have returned the Ark of the Lord. Come here and get it!”
The Israelites had lost
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The Reason to Be Thankful No Matter What
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/24/2022
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1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
This Thanksgiving Day, I would like to suggest a novel idea: be thankful. Be thankful not just in theory or just because you're supposed to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day, but because you are thankful in your heart, no matter what your circumstances are. The verse above is actually a command, and it's one that aligns with the very will of God. But how can you be th
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No Good Luck Charm
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/22/2022
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1 Samuel 4:21 (NIV) She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The Glory has departed from Israel”—because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
Back in the days of the Prophet Samuel, the people of Israel were living sinful lives and worshipping other gods. The priest in office at the time, Eli, had put his sons Hophni and Phinehas in charge of the Temple duties. They were very sinful as well, seducing the women who would go to the
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Our Eternal Refuge
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/17/2022
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Deuteronomy 33:27 (NLT) The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
Everyone needs a place of refuge. A refuge is a place of protection from danger and trouble and is also a place of escape. Many people consider their home to be a refuge. It's where you can get away from the strife of work, from the dangers that lurk outside and from the people that don't have your best interests
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The Way That Faith Expresses Itself
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/15/2022
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Galatians 5:6 (NLT) For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.
Many people claim to have faith in God and that is something that is between the people who claim it and God. Nobody really knows what's in a person's heart and mind but that person and God. But there are clues and hints for us to get a general sense of where someone is in their relationship
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Beauty from Ashes
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/09/2022
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2 Samuel 12:24-25 (NLT) Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah (which means “beloved of the Lord”), as the Lord had commanded.
King David is one of the great heroes of the Bible, having been the most successful king in the history of Israel. Yet he has the very horrible blemish
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