Sept 18, 2025 … God’s Overwhelming Greatness …

Sept 18, 2025  …  God’s Overwhelming Greatness   … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Brian Doerksen singing… Creation Calls,  … Revealing God’s greatness in His creation.  

 Magalodon's Tooth ... 

Highlight Passage: …Job 41:11 … [NLT] … 

11b … Everything under heaven is Mine.  .…  

… Everything in heaven and earth attests to the greatness of our Lord, God . 

Highlight Passage (in context): …  Job 41:1-5, 10-14  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  God reveals His greatness in some of the biggest creatures His had created, … the leviathans.   

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Reference Passage: …  1Chronicles 29:11  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David, in prayer and song, sings of God’s greatness, power, and glory.  

Reference Passage:…  Psalms 145:3  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… King David sings praise for God’s greatness.

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 40:28  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Prophet Isaiah writes of the unmeasurable depth of understanding of God.

Reference Passage: … John 14:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus declares to HIs disciples - and all Christians - that the only way God’s kingdom (i.e., Heaven) is thru Him.

Reference Passage: …Galatians 2:20  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul shows that he had to die to self to be reborn into life by an eternally surrendered relationship with Christ.    

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 3:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches fellow Christians of God’s mighty power at work within the hearts of born-again Christians.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Unpublished online - Adam R Holz  … AT THIS LINK       … told of receiving a gift in the mail from a friend of a fossilized tooth of a prehistoric sea creature, called a “Megalodon,”  by scientists, the tooth (see likeness in photo) which the ODB author placed on his desk at work to continually remind him of God’s greatness, … Our Lord having created such great creatures.  

And that’s really the point of today’s ODB entry and devotional, … to help us realize, recognize, live in awe and wonder of God’s greatness, … as Brian Doerksen sings about in the linked song and God’s word proclaims in the Scriptures shared above.  Personally, i needed the reminder God’s word, which truthfully declares that all of us, who claim Christ as our Lord and Savior, need to continually be in awe of Christ, Who saved us, for His wondrous acts of glory of which we, who know Him as Lord, will share one day. … Will you join me, my readers and fellow Christians, in a glorious “HALLELUJAH” and praise to our God for HIs greatness.

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … in Your greatness for opening the way for me to join You in Your enteral glory.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for leading us to join You in Heaven.  … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

Sept 17, 2025 … Relying On God’s Strength …

Sept 17, 2025 …  Relying On God’s Strength   …

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Steven Curtis Chapman singing… His Strength Is Perfect,  … Calling on Christians to rely on God’s strength out of their (our) reliance on God’s Spirit when they (we) feel weak.

Highlight Passage : …Jidges 3:10a … [NLT] … 

9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge. .…  

… When God’s people became weak, they cried out to God and He gave His Spirit and strength to a Judge to lift them up. . 

Highlight Passage (in context): …  Judges 3:7-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  God’s Spirit gives the rebellious Israelites His strength thru a JUDGE to bring them (and us) back to His covenant protection.  

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Reference Passage: …  Exodus 15:2  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Moses and God’s people sing of God giving them His strength and giving them victory. 

<b><u>Reference Passage:</u> …  Psalms 27:1  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b> 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms%2027%3A1&version=NLT

… King David sings of God being his strength and protection.

Reference Passage: … Matthew 29:20b [NLT] …  … 

20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

… Jesus promises His chosen and faithful disciples, as they (we) serve Him,  to be with them (us) ALWAYS.

Reference Passage: … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus promises HIs Spirit to strengthen those who serve and witness for Him.

Reference Passage: …Ephesians 6:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul calls on fellow Christians to be strong in serving the Lord, relying on His mighty strength.  

Reference Passage: …  Philippians 4:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul shows his confidence in God’s strength. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Unpublished online - Karen Huang  … AT THIS LINK      … wrote about a friend, Nora, whose husband died and she had to take over the family hardware business and take care of her three children … on her own.   Her friends would often say, “Be strong;” .but Nora didn’t know exactly how to do that.   … 

Sometimes life circumstance can be overwhelming and we feel weak to take them on.  That’s what the ODB author wrote about today, making reference to how God’s people had become weak in following God’s ways; and when they cried out for help (see the Highlight passage), God’s strength - and His Spirit - fell upon a Judge to show them God’s way and His strength.   

And that is what we must do; … and that is to seek and rely on God’s strength as Steven Curtis Chapman sings and God’s word proclaims and assures in the Scriptures provided above.  Take them in and be lifted up like I was this morning.

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for affirming Your strength when I’m feeling weak.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for ALWAYS being there for us when we need Your strength.  … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

Sept 16, 2025 … Shining His Light …

Sept 16, 2025  …  Shining His Light   … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with the group, Elevation Worship’s,  singing… Snine A Light,  … Calling on Christians to shine God’s light in to a dark world.

Highlight Passage: … Romans 12:21 … [NLT] … 

21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good..  

… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to overcome evil by doing good. 

<b><u>Highlight Passage (in context) </u> …  Romans 12:14-21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b>  

…  Paul teaches fellow Christians how they (we) must live to shine the light of Christ into a very dark world. 

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 119:105 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David poetically writes of God’s work lighting the way to go in life. 

Reference Passage: …  Matthew 5:14-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, calls on His faithful followers to become the light of Christ shining into a dark world.

Reference Passage: …John 8:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

  Jesus charges His faithful followers - i.e., those who believe in Him as Lord - to be His lighthouse <b>(see photo),</b> in this dark world. 

Reference Passage: … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus calls ALL faithful followers to be His witnesses of light to the world …to those who need to reflect His purpose (hear the linked song).    .

Reference Passage: …Ephesians 5:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul calls on fellow Christians to live as “people of light.”  

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 2:9  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  declares that Christians become ambassadors of God’s goodness and light a dark world. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Unpublished online - Winn Collier  … AT THIS LINK… wrote of how Hugh Lofting, the author of the whimsical and joyful Doctor Doolittle tales  to give children some light as the world emerged from WW1.  It was a good example of what the linked song and the Scriptures shine forth in God’s word shared above. 

And if my readers here today have invested a few minutes to take in the linked song and meditate a bit on god’s word, I think you will see, as I did, that we Christians are to become lighthouses of God’s  direction in life, rather than become lost in the darkness of this world or drown in our own selfish desires.   Personally, i’m trying - right here - as I write these words to shine God’s light for all to see  His His direction to follow.   Do you see God’s light shining on the path ahead?   Let’s all follow His light!

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for shining the light of Your truth for me to follow today … and then again tomorrow.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for shining Your light thru  us to become Your lighthouses of your purpose in the darkness which surrounds us.  … Amen

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Passtor Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog viaemail at that site.

Sept 15, 2025 … Taking The Shot …

Sept 15, 2025  …  Taking The Shot   … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...     Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Steve Green singing… People Need The Lord,  … Calling Christians to share Christ’s saving grace with many who need Salvation.

Highlight Passage: … Matthew 28:19 … [NLT] … 

19 Therefore, <b>go and make disciples of all the nations,</b> baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  … 

… Jesus calls all faithful believers in Christ as Messiah and Lord to GO and make new disciples with His authority and God’s Spirit to guide them.

Highlight Passage (in context): …  Matthew 28:16-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Jesus, before He re-enters heaven, after the Resurrection, commissions His disciples and faithful followers to GO and make more disciples in the Name and Authority of Christ.

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Reference Passage: … Isaiah 52:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Isaiah, declares His blessing on those who share the good news of His peace and His glory with others.   

Reference Passage: …  Mark 16:14-15  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus appears to His disciples after the resurrection and calls them to go and share the good news of His salvation to EVERYONE…

Reference Passage: …John 15:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, in the upper room, the night before His death, calls on His Disciples to go and be fruitful in His Name and for His glory. 

Reference Passage: … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus calls ALL faithful followers to be His witnesses to the world …to those who need salvation (hear the linked song).  .

Reference Passage: … Romans 10:14-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul quotes from Isaiah 52:7 (cited above) that God blesses those who’re willing to go and share God’s saving grace with others.

Reference Passage: …  1Corinthians 11:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul confidently calls all to imitate him because he imitates Christ.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Unpublished online - Patricia Raybon  … AT THIS LINK   … related a delightful story of how the coach of the local middle-school basketball team had to strongly and receptively had to call his player to overcome their fear of shooting the ball.  They would willingly pass and dribble the ball but were hesitant to “go for it” and shoot.  And when they finally did it, of course, made all the difference, allowing them to win a few games.   

The story, the ODB author, felt illustrates what is brought out in the linked song and the Scriptures shared above; … that people need the Lord and His saving grace; but they will not hear of God’s love unless we, His disciples, are willing to “go for it” and share the Gospel with those who need The Lord,  … and that, of course, is EVERYONE.   I - for one - am going to take “the shot” today when I get the ball to shoot.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for passing the Gospel ball to me to take the sharing shot today.      

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for calling us to share Your saving grace with any/all who need You today.   … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.