Oct 29 2025… Honor To Christ …

Oct 29 2025… Honor To Christ  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Carrie Underwood,  singing Because He Lives … showing all that our lives honor the One Who dies that we might live forever by honoring The Lord with our lives.

A time to honor and remember our Lord ... 

Highlight Passage: … Joshua 4:6-7 … [NLT] … 

6 We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 7 Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.”

… Joshua and one man from each of the 12 tribes of Israel build an alter of 12 stones to remember how God’s power, provision, and presence had brought His people to and through the Promised Land.   

Highlight Passage in Context:  Joshua 4:1-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…Joshua builds an altar to remember God’s faithfulness.  

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Reference Passage: …Mark 22:21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus instructs His followers to give to God the honor that is due to The Lord.

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

… Jesus instructs (commands) His Disciples that following and honoring HIM is the only way to God’s glory.

Reference Passage: …Acts 5:29  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…When challenged by the authorities, Jesus’ disciples declared their allegiance and honor would go to The Lord..

Reference Passage: … Romans 13:7-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to pay their taxes but to ALWAYS honor God’s law by the way they live their (our) live.

Reference Passage: …  1Corinthians 11:23-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches fellow Christians how they (we) must honor and remember God’s faithfulness thru sharing God’s communion regularly to honor the Lord (SEE PHOTO).

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 2:15-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   And the Apostle Peter also teaches believers to live honorable lives, honoring God by the way we honor human authority and live to be ambassadors of The Lord.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Alyson Kieda  …  USE THS LNK -       …  wrote about a young man, named Aaron, who, with his sister, put together a poster-sized photo of a number of items which, when viewed by their mother, honored the life of her husband and their father, who refashioned himself, defeating addiction, to become a loving and resourceful leader of their family.

And the author, in today’s ODB blog, showed how Joshua fashioned an altar out of 12 stones, chosen by one from each of the 12 tribes of Israel, to honor how God’s power, provision, and presence as He brought God’s people through 40 years of wandering to establish themselves in God’s Promised land.  

And God’s word, shared above, shows all Christians that we, who call Jesus our Lord, should live lives which honor and remember God’s faithfulness and His glory as we honor Him…  just as we do when we come together to take communion at His table (see photo).  Personally I pray every day that my life will be an altar as I live my life to honor my Lord.   Oh how I fall way too short all too often.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for calling me to honor You with my life.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... we live our lives as an altar of purpose to remember and honor You today … and tomorrow.    … 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. 

Oct 28 2025 … Christ - Our Sure Foundation …

Oct 28 2025 … Christ - Our Sure Foundation  …

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Cody Carnes,  singing Sure Foundation:… showing all that Christ is our sure foundation in the storms of life.

Highlight Passage: … Matthew 7:25 … [NLT] … 

24 “Anyone who listens to My teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

… Jesus shows His followers that building their (our) lives on faith in Him, as Lord, is like building a house on a solid rock.    

Highlight Passage in Context:  Matthew 7:24-27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Jesus teaches in His sermon on the mount of building our lives on Him as our sure foundation to weather the storms of life.  

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 118:22 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Psalmist, likely King David, refers to faith in the Lord as being a cornerstone for our faith and our lives.

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 28:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… God, thru Isaiah, prophesies of a coming Messiah, who will be the foundation and cornerstone on which  God’s people can - and will - build their (our) lives.

Reference Passage: … Luke 6:46-49  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…Luke also tells of Jesus calling for His disciples to build there lives on the solid rock of their (our) faith in Him as they (we) face the storms of life.

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 3:11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about building our lives on faith in Jesus Christ.   

Reference Passage: …  2Timothy 2: 19-21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches Timothy and all Christians about becoming serviceable tools in the house of God by living lives of faith by following Christ. 

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 2:4-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   And the Apostle Peter also teaches believers how we will become powerful tools in service to the Lord by our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Arthur Jackson  …  USE THS LNK - …  tells about C.J. Stroud, a young and talented Quarterback in the NFL, where the average professional player only has a career of 3.3 years.   But Stroud stands strong in the foundation of his life, which lies in his faith in Jesus Christ; where Stroud has declared, … “Football has a lot of . . . twists and turns. But, at the end of the day, it’s all about your foundation. And something that’s set my foundation is my faith.”  

And this ODB entry today, along with the assurance of the linked song and the Scriptures shared above, helped me to reinforce my faith and life foundation, which is, like C.J. Stroud, built on my faith in Jesus as my Lord.   How about you?   What is your foundation?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord …for being my firm foundation.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... we build our lives on the firm foundation of our faith in You as our Messiah.   … 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.

Oct 27 2025 … Worshipping Our Creator …

Oct 27 2025 … Worshipping Our Creator  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Brian Doerksen,  singing Creation Calls … showing all that God’s creation calls us to worship The Creator.

Creation is a call to worship ... 

Highlight Passage: … Genesis 1:31  … [NLT] … 

31 Then God looked over all He had made, and He saw that it was very good!. 

… God, thru Moses’ musing, declares all that He created as VERY GOOD.     

Highlight Passage in Context:  Genesis 1:1-8, 31a [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Moses shows how God declares all that He created as good and worthy of worship.    

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 8:1, 3-4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of seeing God’s glory in what He created. 

Reference Passage: … Psalms 19:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Again, King David sings of how God’s glory is known by seeing it in His creation.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 100:3  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Psalmist, likely David, calls on God’s faithful to acknowledge in worship that God is our maker. 

Reference Passage: … Romans 1:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Mankind is called by seeing God’s creation to worship Him.   

Reference Passage: …  Colossians 1:15-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches truth about Jesus being our Creator and worthy of our worship.

Reference Passage: …  Philippians 2:9-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…   And the Apostle Paul writes of seeing God’s glory by seeing and worshipping Jesus as Lord of all He has created.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Kristen Holmberg  …  USE THS LNK    …  wrote about William Shatner, the Star Wars star, being allowed to fly into outer space in 2021.   And upon his return, Shatner reflected that he had thought it would be majestic and glorious; but actually, Shatner felt the flight gave him a sense of coldness and emptiness, which in turn gave him deeper appreciation of all that he knew and loved about earth.

What Shatner sensed, by being in space and seeing earth, was a call to worship God Who created, not only earth but all we now can see in God’s universe.   It’s what God’s word, shared above, declares.   The question for us today is whether we worship the God Who created all we see around us.   I definitely do!   How about You.  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord …for showing us Your glory  by what we see You have created.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... Thank You, Lord, for giving us the opportunity to appreciate and worship what You have created in all we see around us.  .   … 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.

Oct 26 2025 … Kindness to Others …

Oct 26 2025 … Kindness to Others  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Jason Gray,  singing Be Kind, … calling on Christians to show kindness to one another.

Be kind to one another ... 

Highlight Passage: … 2Samuel 9:13  … [NLT] … 

13 And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king’s table. 

… David shows kindness to the last remain heir to the house of Saul, the son of Jonathan, David’s beloved friend.   

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Samuel 1-7. 13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David shows Godly kindness to Mephibosheth, the crippled son of Jonathan.    

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 17:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon calls on all believers to reach out and help another who is in need of help..

Reference Passage: … Micah 6:8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Micah, calls on all who follow the ways of the Lord to reach out in kindness and help those in need. 

Reference Passage: … Luke 6:31  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus declares to HIs followers what we call His “Golden Rule” of reaching out to help others as we would desire for others to help us if we were in need.

Reference Passage: … John 13:34-35 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus commands His disciples in the upper room to love others as He has demonstrated His love for them, which would show the world of God’s love.   

Reference Passage: …  Romans 12:9-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…   Paul teaches and exhorts Christians to show kindness in helping fellow Christians and others.

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 4:32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   And the Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to reach out in kindness and help each other as our Lord has helped them (us).

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  John Blase  …  USE THS LNK -        …  relates a scene from Frederick Buechner’s historical novel Brendan, where the character Gildas, is an amputee.  And during his interaction with Brendan, the main character, Gildas falls and is saved from injury by Brendan, who declares, in doing so to save Gildas from injury, … “To lend each other a hand when we’re falling. Perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.”

And this reference to the character Brendan helping Gildas in the novel reminded the ODB author today of the true Bible story of King David’s kindness in sparing his friend Jonathan’s crippled son, Mephibosheth, found in today’s highlight passage.   In David’s era, that kind of kindness was a highly unusual outreach of kindness, illustrating what is taught in the Scriptures above as the way all Christians should act to one another, showing Godly when other need it … ALWAYS.  

Personally I could do more to show Christlike kindness to others; …how about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord …for showing me how I should be kind to others ALWAYS.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... Thank You, Lord, for being our model of kindness to others.   … 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.