Nov 11 2025 …“Flashbulb Memories” …

Nov 11 2025 …“Flashbulb Memories”  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Alan Jackson,  singing Precious Memories … reflecting on precious memories which kindle and build our faith in Jesus Christ.

Where were you on 9/11? ... 

Highlight Passage: … John 20:20  … [NLT] … 

20 As He spoke, He showed them the wounds in His hands and His side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! 

… A moment creating great joy for Jesus’ disciples.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  John 20:18-20, 30-31 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… After Jesus’ death, His disciples, in fear for their lives, gathered in a locked room; and suddenly Jesus was there with them, creating great joy among His faithful followers.

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Reference Passage: … Luke 23:43 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…And eternal moment of joy and faith for one of the two thieves on the cross with Jesus.  

Reference Passage: … John 3:16  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus relates to Nicodemus the ultimate point of faith, which God, The Father, would create for all who believe in Jesus as Messiah by giving up His Son.   

Reference Passage: … John 11:25-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus confronts Martha after her brother, Lazarus, had died, challenging her faith in Jesus to be able to raise the dead.

Reference Passage:… 2Corinthians 5:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul witnesses to his confident faith that he, like all true born-again Christians, would be with the Lord FOREVER when he (they) died.

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

… Paul also witnesses to dying to self in order to live with Christ FOREVER.   

Reference Passage: … 1Thessalonians 4:13-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about what happens when believers die.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Tim Gustafson  …  USE THS LNK  -   …  recalled and wrote about recalling his dad remembering and telling of being with his brothers in December, 1941, recalling what had just happened then, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. That kind of memory, acceding to ODB author, is called a “Flashbulb Memory.” because it is like that time is caught in a moment we’ll always remember where we were, … like it was caught in a flash photo.

Where were you on “9/11,” when the twin towers came down in NYC?  Many of us (as in the photo) remember exactly where we were at that moment, which became a “flashbulb memory” for us.  And the Apostle John and other biblical figures relate their “flashbulb memories” in God’s word (see Scriptures shared above), showing us moments of truth, involving our Lord, that were faith-building memories in their lives.

Personally, I’ll never forget where I was when God showed me the reality of His pursuit of my soul.   Perhaps you too have your “flashbulb memory” of when you were saved.   I sure hope so!  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for giving me that memory of when I surrendered my life to follow You.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... giving us the memories of when You became our Messiah and Savior.   … Amen

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