Oct 31 2025 … Redemption Thru His Blood …

Oct 31 2025 … Redemption Thru His Blood  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Big Daddy Weave,  singing I’m Redeemed: … showing that God’s blood redeems the heart of any sinner who believes in the shed blood of Jesus to redeem sinners FOREVER.

Redeemed by His blood!!! 

Highlight Passage: … Ephesians 1:6-7 … [NLT] … 

6 So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son.  7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins.  

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about God giving up His Son on the cross for the redemption of the sin of mankind.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Ephesians 1:5-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches of Jesus’ shedding His blood on the cross for the redemption of mankind’s sin.

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Reference Passage: … Leviticus 17:10-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Moses reveals that only the shedding of blood can make purification from sin possible.

Reference Passage: …Matthew 26:26-28  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…In the Upper Room, Jesus initiates the “last supper,” for the remembrance of what He was about to do on the cross.

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

… Jesus declares to Thomas and His disciples in the Upper Room that HE is the only way to a relationship with the (our) Heavenly Father.

Reference Passage: … Acts 4:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter declares to a council of religious Elders in Jerusalem that there is no way to salvation except thru faith in the shed blood of Jesus as The Messiah.

Reference Passage: … Romans 3:23-25 {NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… The Apostle Paul preaches truth to fellow Christians that Jesus, thru His death on the cross provided the way for sinners to be redeemed for their sin.

Reference Passage: …Revelation 1:4-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John writes to seven churches in Asia… teaching of the blood of Jesus being shed for the redemption of man’s sin.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Karen Huang …  USE THS LNK        …  told of Andres, the owner of a successful electronics company who gave a special vacation for employees who had high sales rates for the company.   And Andres brought his young son along on the vacation; and one of the sales reps asked the son, jokingly, how much sales he had done to be on the vacation, … to which the son replied, … “None; … (pointing to his dad) … He’s letting me join!” 

Hey!  My fellow Christian readers.  Can you, like me, identify with the reply of the son in the ODB story?   I definitely can.  I have done NOTHING to warrant the redemption I have received from my Savior.  But, my faith in the shed blood of my Messiah on His cross has given me freedom from my sin ... FOREVER.   How about you?  Will you share a glorious HALLELUJAH with me, … just as Big Daddy Weave sings in the linked song?!  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for dying to redeem me from my sin.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... for the grace of Your shed blood to redeem us from our sin.    … 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 30 2025 … Made Over By God …

Oct 30 2025 … Made Over By God  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Don Moen,  singing God Will Make A Way … showing God can - and will - make Christians over into God’s image.

Refashioned ... Remade ... Remarketed ... into "Play-Doh" 

Highlight Passage: … Genesis 45:15 … [NLT] … 

15 Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him. 

… Joseph’s brothers see that Joseph is a new person, reflecting God’s grace upon them.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Genesis  45:12-15. 21-27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Joseph shows grace to His brothers instead of revenge. 

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Reference Passage: … Genesis 1:26-27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God originally created mankind in His image.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 139:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… King David thanks God in song for making him into a reflection of the image of God. 

Reference Passage:…1Corinthians 15:49  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul teaches truth about Christians being “made over” into the image of God.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul shows fellow Christians that they (we) are made over to carry out HIs good works for which we were created.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul also exhorts fellow Christians to put on the nature of Christ, made over into his images.

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

…   Finally, Paul also shows that God’s Spirit is remaking Christians into the image of Christ.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Kenneth Petersen …  USE THS LNK  …  wrote about a young inventor, Cleo McVicker, in the 1930s, who came up with a new product, … a clay compound which could help home owners remove the soot from their walls as most homes then were heated by coal which produced the soot.  The product was not very successful; but decades later the same compound was refashioned and remarked as a children’s toy …  that we now know of as “Play-Doh.” (see photo)

The story of something being remade and repurposed apparently reminded the ODB author today of the story of Joseph, who was sold into slavery as a young boy by his brothers.  However, years later Joseph was remade into the operational leader of Egypt and was reunited by God’s design to give God’s grace to His brothers (see Highlight passage).

And that story reminded this old Christian how God took me from an atheist sex addict to become a refashioned/ordained minister of the Gospel, called to lesd a ministry, for over 25 years, to help many men refashion their lives by God’s grace.  God has remade  me for His glory.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for making me over, … more every day, … into Your image.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... for those who love and follow You, we are made over into Your image.    … 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 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.