Sept 30, 2025 … Leap Of Faith …

Sept 30, 2025  … Leap Of Faith … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   PLEASE take in music and lyrics, from Martin Smith singing … A Leap of Faith,  …   showing Christians that they (we) must take a leap of faith to be saved from certain death.

Taking a LEAP OF FAITH ... 

  

Highlight Passage: … John 11:43-44 … [NLT] … 

8 God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.,  

… Salvation is God’s gift to mankind through HIS works on the cross and our faith in Him dying for our sins.  

Highlight Passage (in context): … Ephesians 2:1-10  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  As Christians Paul shows that it is our faith in God’s mercy and grace which allows us to follow Him to Glory.   

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Solomon shares God’s promise to show His way to any who will trust in and follow His way.

Reference Passage: … Romans 6:23  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… We would die in our sin if God had not, through faith in HIs Son given us a way to be saved thru HIs death on a cross.

Reference Passage: … Romans 11:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…  Paul also teaches truth that God’s saving grace is His gift of mercy to sinful mankind.  

Reference Passage: …  Acts 22:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul calls for fellow Christians to step forward in faith and witness to their faith in Christ by being baptized.

Reference Passage: … Titus 2:11, 3:5-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches truth to Titus and all Christians that God calls them (us) all to faithfully follow the Lord as He gave us - thru His grace - a way to follow Him in faith all the way to glory.

Reference Passage: …  Hebrews 11:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…  The Author of Hebrews shows that Noah took a “leap of faith” in following God’s commands to build an ark to save Noah and his family.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Marvin Williams … AT THIS LINK       … reported on the saga of a Frenchman and his cat on a sailing vessel, going from an island off Alaska, bound for a harbor in San Diego, CA.  But along the way, his boat was capsized by an enormous storm and he had to call for the Coast Guard, who arranged for the sailor to be saved by an oil ship which was nearby.   But when the oil vessel came near the capsized boat, the frenchman and his cat had to take a leap of faith into the ocean for the oil boat to save them.    

And the story, according to the ODB author, Marvn Williams, was an apt illustration of what all Christians must do - by taking a leap of faith - to believe in what Jesus did on the cross and to receive God’s wondrous gift of grace to save us from Spiritual death in our sinful condition.  Personally, that’s a “leap of faith” I, most certainly, have taken to be saved by God’s grace.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for sending Your Son, Lord, to die, … for me, … on that cross.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … giving all of us, who believe in Your saving grace, and You giving us a way to be saved by our faith in You.   … Amen

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Sept 29, 2025 … God’s Power In Me …

Sept 29, 2025  … God’s Power In Me … 

Devotional Song:... GO TO THIS LINK ...    PLEASE take the time to hear music and lyrics, from Carrie Underwood singing … Because He Lives ,  …   showing Christians that they can live in this world 

Highlight Passage: … John 11:43-44 … [NLT] … 

43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in grave clothes, his face wrapped in a head cloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”   

… Jesus calls out Lazarus from death to walk in life again.  

Highlight Passage (in context)  … John 11:38-44  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead to show His power over death.    

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shares God’s promise to show His way to any who will trust in and follow His way.

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

… Jesus promises His faithful followers (i.e., disciples)  that they (we) will receive His resurrection power and become His witnesses on earth.

Reference Passage: …1Corinthians 6:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Paul teaches truth that God will raise all born-again Christians from the dead just as Jesus was raised from the dead.  

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

…   Paul assures fellow Christians that they (we) will be able to accomplish, thru Christ’s power, far more than we could ever image. 

Reference Passage: … 2Timothy 1:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul also teaches truth to Timothy and all Christians that a spirit of fear never comes from God, but only His power of love and grace.

Reference Passage: …  2Peter 1:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter teaches oppressed Christians that God has given, thru His power, all we need to serve Him

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Nancy Gavilanes … AT THIS LINK      … told of football fans in an NFL game, involving the Buffalo Bills team, one of their players, Lamar Hamlin, collapsed on routine tackle; and had to be resuscitated from death to life and months later was cleared to play again.  The incident reminded the ODB author of Jesus, In the Highlight passage  raising His friend Lazarus from the dead, show Christ’s power and victory over death.    

Really, … after I took in the ODB entry today, and listening to the linked song by Carrie Underwood, … and also meditating on the Scriptures i uncovered today, I’m reminded that I have God’s resurrection power - in me - thru my faith in Jesus’ resurrection, to live and serve Him throughout my life and onward into eternity with Him.  That’s enough for me today.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for giving me Your resurrection power to live my life for You.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for overcoming death and giving me Your power to live for You, . FOEVER !! …   … 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 28, 2025 … Lost And Found …

Sept 28, 2025 … Lost And Found … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    PLEASE take the time to hear music and lyrics, by Don Moen singing … God Will Make A Way,  …   showing Christians that no matter how lost we feel in life, our God can - and WILL - show us the way home.

Highlight Passage: … Luke 15: 23-24 … [NLT] … 

23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, 24 for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.   

… Jesus’ parable of the “prodigal” son finding his way home from the darkness of sin.  

Highlight Passage (in context)  … Luke 11-13, 17-24  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Jesus’ parable of the “prodigal” son, who was lost and then found.    

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

… King David sings of God shining a light on his patch thru God’s word.

Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shares God’s promise to show His way to any who will trust in and follow His way. 

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Isaiah, promises to provide His strength when His faithful followers feel weak.

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

…  Jesus promises a doubting Thomas and His confused disciples, in the upper room, that following Him is the way to the Light and out of the darkness of fear and despair.  

Reference Passage: …  Romans 12:2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul warns fellow Christians to avoid the ways of the world and to ALWAYS follow God’s will and His ways. 

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

…   Paul also shows that The Lord will ALWAYS show fellow Christians the way to follow His light out from the darkness of temptation, trials, or trouble.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Katara Patton … AT THIS LINK      … told of driving into dark parking building which she had been previously and, finding the way through the dark structure as opposed to thr fear of being there before, not knowing where to go.  

We all feel more secure following a way that we’ve been before, don’t we? … And that is the lesson which was taught in the ODB entry today … as well as the joy and confidence conveyed in the linked song and the Scriptures shared above.   And personally, …  everyday, … I seek to follow God’s light and His perfect “GPS” when I follow God’s word.   Will you go with me today - and maybe tomorrow?  

. My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for shining Your light on my path with Your word. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for singing Your light for us fo follow today … and ALWAYS.   … 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 27, 2025 … Always With Us …

Sept 27, 2025  … Always With Us … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    Please take the time to hear music and lyrics, by the group, The Afters, singing … God Is With Us,  …   showing Christians that no matter what we face in life, God is ALWAYS with us.

Highlight Passage: … Joshua 1:5 … [NLT] … 

5 No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. 

… God reminds Joshua of His covenant promise that He will ALWAYS be with His people as they enter and claim the Promised Land as heir own.  

Highlight Passage (in context): … Joshua 1:1-9  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God assures Joshua that He will be with Joshua and God’s people as Joshua leads them into the Promised land.    

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 23:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God being his (and our) Good Shepherd, leading and protecting His sheep even in the valley of the shadow of death.

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Isaiah, promises to always be with God’s people and to provide His strength when they (we) feel weak or oppressed.  

Reference Passage: …Matthew 28:20b [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 all who’ve surrendered to follow and serve the Lord, that HE will NEVErR leave them (us).  

Reference Passage: …John 14:16-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus promises His disciples (and that’s us, too) to give them (us) His Spirit to be your advocate and live within us.

Reference Passage: …  Romans 8:38-39 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that NOTHING can separate them (us) from God’s love. 

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 13:5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   The Author of Hebrews quotes from Deut 31:6 … God’s promise to NEVER fail or abandon His people.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Am Boucher Pie … AT THIS LINK     … related a personal experience of being in the Holy Land and returning home with aching joints and feet from walking where Jesus had waled in the hills of Jerusalem; but feeling the closeness of our Lord in the aches she experienced.  And that experience helped the ODB author to realize the truth of the promises of  God’s word, … shared above, … showing all believers of God’s promise to ALWAYS be with those who love, serve, and follow The Lord..

As I journal here this morning, I’m praying that all who hear the linked song and meditate on the Scriptures linked above, can feel what the ODB author felt, even through the aches and pains from a Holy Land experience, …even thru the aches and pains of our personal challenges, that God IS - and will always be - with those of us who love the Lord and have chosen to follow and serve Him.  I’m certainly uplifted and comforted by His presence today.   How about you?   

.My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for being with me today ..and ALWA’yS!  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for Your promise to be with us ALWAYS. … 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.