April 14 2026 … He Lives In Me …

Apr 14 2026 …  He Lives In Me … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from David Crowder leading in worship and singing Because He Lives … declaring the reality of being able to live, worshipping a God Who lives, because of what Jesus did on the cross.

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Highlight Passage: … Leviticus 26:11 … [NLT] 

 …  11 I will live among you, and I will not despise you.  

… God’s promise for those who’re who’re faithful and willing to follow and live by His commands.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Leviticus 26:3-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s promise thru Moses to live with His faithful people who obey His decrees. 

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

… Jesus teaches truth to Nicodemus about God, The Father being willing to sacrifice His Son to save mankind from their (our) sin.

Reference Passage: … John 14:21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus calls on HIs disciples to be willing to follow Him by keeping His commandments.  

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

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about being able to fruitfully follow Christ because He suffered the cross and was resurrected to give His disciples life in/for Him. 

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 5:17  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul also teaches fellow Christians that they (we) become new - and Spirit-led - people when we surrender to follow His grace.  

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

… Paul gives witness to the transformation in his life when he surrendered to follow Christ.

Reference Passage: … 1John 1:8-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John writes of the transformation which will happen in the lives of those who faithfully follow Christ.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Karen Pimpo …  USE THIS LINK    …related a true story of Mark, a fifth-generation fruit tree farmer, whose family, over the years, had developed many ways to promote and bring in a good harvest of cherry, peach, and apple trees.  Mark and his family realized that they were always dependent on God’s grace to bring in a harvest.  However, they knew that given that reality, they could - and would - bring in a good harvest of fruit if they followed and surrendered to God’s will and His ways. 

And if my readers have taken in the linked, Bill Gaither song, sung by David Crowder, and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, we all can be - and will be - fruitful in this life if we’re willing to faithfully live under the reality of God’s amazing grace.  That’s where I am today, living by and under God’s love and most certainly by His grace.   How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for being able to live by Your grace.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for extending Your grace, thru Christ, to be able to live for You today.  … Amen

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