June 20, 2025b … Our God Provides …

June 20, 2025b … Our God Provides …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Brian Doerksen singing… Creation Calls,  declares how God cares and provides for His creation.    

Highlight Passage: … Matthew 6:26 … [NLT] …  

26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?            

…  Jesus assures His followers that God will provide all they need in life. 

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Matthew 6:25-34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul teaches fellow Christians that we all - though different - are unified into one body of Christ by our faith in Jesus as Lord.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 18:2 (NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God as our provider and protector. 

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 10:3a [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Solomon, promises that God will never let the Godly go hungry. 

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

…   God, thru Jeremiah, promises to take care of His chosen people. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:33 NLT) …  USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus assures His followers that God will provide for those who seek God’s kingdom above all else. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul assures fellow Christians that our God will provide all their (our) needs.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Adam R Holz …  AT THIS LINK    … told of an annual migration of moths to his area which caused his family and others of his neighbors to see them as pests; but they turned out to be a feast for many birds in the region where the ODB author lived.  

The moth migration illustrated how God provides for all in His creation, and certainly for mankind, God’s glorious creation.  Therefore, as today’s linked song and all the scriptures shared above attest, God provides ALL  our needs. And I, for one, praise Him today.   How about you? 

\My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for providing for our needs, … today and ALWAYS. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again today, Lord. … as we come to praise You, LORD, for being our protector and  provider.    … 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. 

June 19, 2025 … Unity In Christ …

June 19, 2025 … Unity In Christ  …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with the groups The Potter’s House and The Planetshakers singing… We Are One, joined to call Christians to become one to show the world we are in Christ.  

Highlight Passage: … Galatians 3:28 … [NLT] … 

28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one by our faith in Christ Jesus.            

…  Writing to fellow Christians, …  The Apostle Paul shows that we are all joined together in Christ. 

           

Highlight Passage (in context)  … Galatians 3:26-29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul teaches fellow Christians that we all - though different - are unified into one body of Christ by our faith in Jesus as Lord.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 133:1 (NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of all of God’s people join and live together in unity. 

Reference Passage: … John 17:23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus prays that all those who His Father brings to Him (i.e., born-again Christians) will band together to show the world that they are following the Lord. 

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:5, 16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…   Paul teaches that fellow Christians should ALWAYS live and work TOGETHER in the unity of God’s Spirit. 

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:3 NLT) …  USE THIS LINK …

… The Apostle Paull also exhorts fellow Christians to keep themselves (ourselves) unified by following God’s Spirit. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 4:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul keeps extolling fellow Christians to be gracious in responding to others.  

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter, writing to oppressed Christians, calls on them (us) to be of one mind, living and working TOGETHER in God’s Spirit.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Lisa M Samra … AT THIS LINK         … wrote about Phillis Wheatley, the earliest published African-American poet, who was freed from slavery in 1773; … and  fighting for abolition of slavery, she wrote, … ”In every human Breast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; … It is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance; and . . . the same Principle lives in us.” 

And that principle is espoused strongly by God’s word, some references of which are shared above in the Highlight and Reference Scriptures.   Please take the time to take in …  and meditate on … the linked song and the Scriptures shared above and see if, like I am, you are convicted to do more in our lives to show the world that - ALL TOGETHER - we, who are truly in Christ,  can do more to show that Christ lives in all who’ve surrendered to receive God’s saving grace.  I have!   How about you?

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for providing Your love to share with the world … TOGETHER.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again today, Lord. … as we all come TOGETHER to share Your love with the world.   … 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.

June 18, 2025 … Courteous Like Christ …

June 18, 2025 … Courteous Like Christ  …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Tim McGraw singing… Humble and Kind, calling Christians to ALWAYS treat others with kindness and courtesy, … like Christ would.  

Courtesy ... Like Christ ... 

Highlight Passage: … Titus 3:2 … [NLT] … 

2 They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone..           

…  Writing to fellow Christians to show humility and gentleness to all, … especially to government officials.  .       

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Titus 3:1-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul teaches Titus (and fellow Christians) to treat others with Christlike humility and kindness. 

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Reference Passage: … Acts 20:35 (NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul quotes Jesus in calling on Christians to be willing to give more than they (we) receive. 

Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul reaches that fulfilling God’s Law can be summarized in loving others as we love ourselves. 

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches that fellow Christians should ALWAYS speak to lift others up with encouragement. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 2:3-5 NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paull also exhorts fellow Christians to take on the attitude of Christ to look out for the interests of others before self. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 4:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul keeps extolling fellow Christians to be gracious in responding to others.  

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter, writing to oppressed Christians, calls on them (us) to be tenderhearted to one another with a humble attitude. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Bill Crowder … AT THIS LINK        … made reference to a statement on the wall of the ODB author’s bank declaring that all the values of the bank can be summarized in one word … Courtesy. And our ODB author today wrote that the bank valuing courtesy was exemplified by the bank tellers as they handled customers EVERY day.

If my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures I’ve shared above, were you, as was I, convicted to do more to treat others the way Jesus would treat each one us, … and that is …  with courteous humility and kindness?  I can do much more to live as the linked song sings; … how about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for being our Model of humility and kindness.

My Prayer Today:: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again today, Lord. … as I seek seek to treat others as You have treated 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. 

June 17, 2025 … God Is ALWAYS Faithful …

June 17, 2025 … God Is ALWAYS Faithful  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Chris Tomlin singing… Faithful, assuring Christians that our God is ALWAYS faithful 

Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 55:9 … [NLT] … 

9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.            

…  Even tho we may not always understand God’s ways, we can ALWAYS rely on God to be faithful to His promises.       

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Isaiah 55:1-3, 8-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru Isaiah, assures believers that they (we) can we can ALWAYS follow God’s will and His ways..   

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… We can always rely on God’s faithfulness to show His way for us in life.  

Reference Passage: … Habakkuk 3:17-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Habakkuk sings of God’s faithfulness and strength in times of struggle.

Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:20b [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Jesus promises to ALWAYS be with those who take up His great commission to spread the Gospel to the world.   

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28, 31 NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paull also shows that we can rely on God in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. 

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 10:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul teaches truth that God is faithful to show Christians His way in times of struggle.

Reference Passage: … 2Thessalonians 3:3  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also teaches truth about God’s faithfulness to provide His strength when Christians are weak.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Leslie Koh … AT THIS LINK    … related a story of a friend, named Wendy, at work who felt left out when her boss passed out chocolates at work to all but Wendy.  She felt down about the matter until she learned that the boss left her out because she was pregnant and he felt that the chocolates would be difficult to digest in her condition.  

Sometimes, in life, there are circumstances we just don’t understand, … aren’t there?  Well, today’s ODB entry, and most certainly the linked song and the Reference Scriptures show us that even tho we may not fully understand our life at times, God is ALWAYS faithful to be with us and ALWAYS provide the strength we need from HIs faithfulness and His promises.  I need that faithful strength today; … how about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for ALWAYS being there for me.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again today, Lord. … as I seek Your strength and faithfulness.   … 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.