tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71662142024-03-18T09:57:27.069-05:00Berry Patch BlogThe Berry Patch is a place in TN where the Berry Family dwell, abiding in Christ and aspiring to become more like Him day-by-day.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-68280978016130755802024-03-18T07:46:00.006-05:002024-03-18T07:46:53.373-05:00March 18, 2024 … “I AM Who I Am” … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 18, 2024 … “I AM Who I Am” …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2nuvk8pa">GO TO THIS LINK </a>... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the group Phillips, Craig, and Dean<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>singing <b>… <i>The Great I AM …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Powerfully singing</i> of God as the great “I AM,” becoming Who He is in our heats … forever!!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NPMQJKPwCelBdYGuclEzZQZxM63Hs7aF_h5z634u5WnSyxLkdOuvxhJBS6GbtH5bT7Iqb8oNhpvYpzea77KTGF3SZVZOsETvplDFRE64p_2d9aJByp0AN14ToG3i5fnYW4-59LiCRVDPWRE68XmEbEoD63bVIsSJBfhzlV6mhPe-crxljphueQ/s400/Great-I-Am.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NPMQJKPwCelBdYGuclEzZQZxM63Hs7aF_h5z634u5WnSyxLkdOuvxhJBS6GbtH5bT7Iqb8oNhpvYpzea77KTGF3SZVZOsETvplDFRE64p_2d9aJByp0AN14ToG3i5fnYW4-59LiCRVDPWRE68XmEbEoD63bVIsSJBfhzlV6mhPe-crxljphueQ/s320/Great-I-Am.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Numbers 11:29 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>14 </i></b></span><i>God replied to Moses, </i><b><i>“I am who i am.</i></b><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>”</i></b></span><b><i> </i></b><i> Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God declares His name to and thru Moses to identify The Lord to God’s people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Exodus 3:11-15 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+3%3A11-15&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Moses confronts God in the burning bush … who declares who His Name is to be is to the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>Don’t be afraid, for I AM with you.</i><span class="s6" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>Don’t be discouraged, for I AM your God.I will strengthen you and help you.</i><span class="s6" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru Isaiah, shows His people whom He is … snd will always be … to them. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 8:12, 15 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A12%2C+58&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus declared to His followers in Disciple Who He is as the Great “I AM.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 15:1, 5 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+15%3A1%2C+5&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus, in the Upper Room, declares to His disciples Whom He is to them and to all who believe in Him. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Corinthians 5:17 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>17 </i></b></span><i>This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul strongly teaches truth that to believe in Christ is to become a new person. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Galatians 2:20 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>20 </i></b></span><i>My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul shows fellow Christians that he has been transformed by His faith in Jesus.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Revelation 1:8, 17-18 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A8%2C+17-18&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… reveals Himself to John to be the beginning and the end to all His chosen people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Kenneth Petersen -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/18/i-am-2">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </b>tells of how C.S. (Jack) Lewis, a British professor and declared atheist who read Exodus and was finally convinced that God was real and who He, the Lord, was - and is - whom He declared Himself to be … the great “I AM.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">That realization brought C.S. Lewis to saving faith, as it did for me in 1983, … as an angry atheist myself, who was changed and transformed when I surrendered my life to faith in Christ.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And oh how I pray that any/all who read with me here today have experienced the great I AM for whom He is … and for Whom He becomes for ANYONE who comes to Christ and believes on Him as the LORD of all.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Believe in Christ as Lord and you too will be transformed by His love and grace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for becoming my Lord and Savior thru my faith in You.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to be transformed by You, Lord, … the great “I AM.” … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-79886414465889273672024-03-17T07:38:00.000-05:002024-03-17T07:38:03.201-05:00March 17, 2024 … Serving God TOGETHER … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 17, 2024 … Serving God TOGETHER …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4swfufvb">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... </b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Alay Artist<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>singing <b>… <i>WE Will Serve The Lord …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly, and yet<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>powerfully, singing</i> of being called by God’s Spirit to serve the Lord TOGETHER as the family of God.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH-3cGC5bAWZY5Y0EZV4hH6ZGOzcyDfjAlZoOLJIMWtxlAwuU8y3ohOuOErwd-lwYa95u971aZKuG06RcrLMkaYnAlUBeLAdafzg6LxnZ4Qpt2cuExQ-p9g9wKG1vCKGovV8KRlaqbp24FDTeYj3TiMOFk8JDX8JaEHJE9Zn78shfhqVhGyjOOw/s400/together%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="400" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH-3cGC5bAWZY5Y0EZV4hH6ZGOzcyDfjAlZoOLJIMWtxlAwuU8y3ohOuOErwd-lwYa95u971aZKuG06RcrLMkaYnAlUBeLAdafzg6LxnZ4Qpt2cuExQ-p9g9wKG1vCKGovV8KRlaqbp24FDTeYj3TiMOFk8JDX8JaEHJE9Zn78shfhqVhGyjOOw/s320/together%20.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Numbers 11:29 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>29 </i></b></span><i>But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? </i><b><i>I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Moses is thankful for God’s Spirit providing leadership to help Moses lead the people. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Numbers 11:16-17, 27-29 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+11%3A16-17%2C+27-29&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God anoints leaders/elders to serve along side Moses to serve the Lord - TOGETHER. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Joshua 24:15 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>15 </i></b></span><i>But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><b><i>But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” </i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru Joshua, calls God’s people to choose who they will follow. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Samuel 12:24 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>24 </i></b></span><i>But be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve Him. Think of all the wonderful things He has done for you. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru Samuel, calls on His people. to serve the Lord faithfully. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 6: 24, 33 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A24%2C+33&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount, calls on His followers to seek to follow and serve the Lord<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>TOGETHER. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Corinthians 15:58 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>58 </i></b></span><i>So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that </i><b><i>nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless</i></b><i>.</i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul exhorts and assures fellow Christians that nothing done to serve the Lord is ever useless. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Colossians 3:23-24 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>23 </i></b></span><i>Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. </i><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>24 </i></b></span><i>Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul helps fellow Christians to remember that anything we do to serve others is serving King Jesus. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s<b><i> Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Xochitl Dixon -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/17/kingdom-minded-leadership">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </b> writes of how she joined a group of authors of Christian children’s books to promote each other’s work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And in this unified effort, they were criticized as foolish to work TOGETHER with competitors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But these authors realized that promoting one another’s work was promoting the Gospel and serving God’s kingdom TOGETHER,<b> (see photo)</b>, which is their calling to serve God as Christians. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And today’s ODB entry challenges, along with the linked song, and calls all Christians to decide whom we are serving as we go about planning and creating our TO DO lists today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Whom will we be serving as we go about our day today?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … calling and leading me to serve You, Lord, again today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to choose to follow Your lead again today, Lord..<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-89249763698190612572024-03-16T07:37:00.000-05:002024-03-16T07:37:01.723-05:00March 16, 2024 … Ambassadors of God’s Grace … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 16, 2024 … Ambassadors of God’s Grace …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/vt72c4kd">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Steve Green<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>singing <b>… <i>People Need The Lord …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly, and yet<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>powerfully, singing</i> of being called by God’s Spirit and His word to share the grace of God for lost people who desperately need saving.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi507-6r6Lt5fuQImwJcXS_ZFU73OwKdnU2I6RoPRm585-Wy-k-uM8Ml9w_n8xwVVPsUXTDTgpGUHlNOXTAj01_7XSWHPgx8XuceoYngQIEWl6vm872-JNmAd6mLVo90smPeI3j0bBzuk19CoFm47WbWfr_NQxEQelFGZ6yzjHxvHIeBm2fFZpaOA/s400/share%20jesus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi507-6r6Lt5fuQImwJcXS_ZFU73OwKdnU2I6RoPRm585-Wy-k-uM8Ml9w_n8xwVVPsUXTDTgpGUHlNOXTAj01_7XSWHPgx8XuceoYngQIEWl6vm872-JNmAd6mLVo90smPeI3j0bBzuk19CoFm47WbWfr_NQxEQelFGZ6yzjHxvHIeBm2fFZpaOA/s320/share%20jesus.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Acts 16:9 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>9 </i></b></span><i>That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, </i><b><i> “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul in a vision is called to a region in Asia Minor to share the Gospel with the people there.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><b><u></b><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context) </b></span><b></u> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Acts 16:1-10 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+16%3A1-10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s Spirit gives Paul a calling to go to Macedonia and share Christ with the people there.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 28:19-20 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+127&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus, just before re-entering heaven proclaims His “Great Commission” calling to all Christians. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Mark 16:15 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: blue; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>15 </i></b></span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"><i>And then He told them, </i></span><i>“Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.</i><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"><i> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Mark’s post resurrection version of Jesus calling all Christians to go into ALL the world and preach the Gospel to the lost who need God’s saving grace (ie., Jesus Great Commission).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b> </u>: … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>8 </i></b></span><i>But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me EVERWHERE — in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”</i><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus’ charge (i.e., HIs calling) to all Christians to become Christ’s witness in all the world.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Corinthians 5:20-21 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A20-21&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to becoming ambassadors of/for Christ, helping the lost to be reconciled to God.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 2:9, 3:15 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9%2C+3%3A15&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Peter calls fellow Christians to always be ready to show others, who need God’s saving grace, how they can share in God’s love. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Bill Crowder -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/16/come-and-help">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>writes of how the Church of England, in 1701, founded an organization, <b> The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel</b>, <b><i> in order to fulfill God’s Great Commission</i></b> to send Christ’s ambassadors into all the world (<b>see </b><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Matt 28:19-20 and Mark 16:15 and Acts 1:8</b></span>). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">But as for me, today’s ODB entry, was a strong reminder of God’s call for all Christians to become His ambassadors of Christ’s love and grace and to share God’s saving grace with a world of lost souls, desperately needing the Lord (as Steve Green sings in the linked song).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>What will we do today to share Christ with someone who obviously needs the Lord?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Will we be ready and willing to share the Gospel story?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to be Your ambassador of saving grace, … ALWAYS! …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to be ready, even today, to share Your love and grace, Lord, with any who need You.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-74886726099332044602024-03-15T07:16:00.005-05:002024-03-15T07:16:54.177-05:00March 15, 2024 … What’s Our Legacy? … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 15, 2024 … What’s Our Legacy? …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/24we224e">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Nicole Nordeman<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>singing <b>… <i>Legacy …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly, and yet<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>powerfully, singing</i> of wanting to leave a legacy of how we have lived our lives for God’s glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdktdaaFOD6VuGJSG36_vrMZG-HwfHeqwgIfAUGhgFijW0L3quYRDZWexH9y7qNl45VSeQVRTvtFhI_HwlCvAtCxIPeQ4rBGra874ySfhnfyyI5SVNCcc-mydYSDUuwWKCqs7WYcUZnnNotzZ9sC3AIEB5aZhaz2VmxhwWls9RguFlsjZqefD6w/s350/godly%20legacy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="350" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdktdaaFOD6VuGJSG36_vrMZG-HwfHeqwgIfAUGhgFijW0L3quYRDZWexH9y7qNl45VSeQVRTvtFhI_HwlCvAtCxIPeQ4rBGra874ySfhnfyyI5SVNCcc-mydYSDUuwWKCqs7WYcUZnnNotzZ9sC3AIEB5aZhaz2VmxhwWls9RguFlsjZqefD6w/s320/godly%20legacy.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Ecclesiastes 5:10 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon warns of the meaninglessness of trying to leave a legacy of wealth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ecclesiastes 5:8-15 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A8-15&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon writes of how wealth alone should never be the legacy of our lives. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 127 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+127&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… A Song of Solomon on building a legacy for our children. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 13:22 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>22 </i></b></span><i>Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,</i><span class="s5" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon promotes godliness being passed on to the children of godly parents. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 6:19:21 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A19-21&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus, in His sermon on the mount, teaches of building up treasures in heaven.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Timothy 6:6 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>6 </i></b></span><i>Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul teaches Timothy (and all Christians) that passing along godliness should be the goal of our ives.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Hebrews 13:5 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>5 </i></b></span><i>Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, </i><b><i>“I will never fail you. </i></b><span class="s6" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i> </i></b></span><b><i>I will never abandon you.” </i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s Sprit, thru the Author of Hebrews, promises never to abandon those who live their (our) lives to glorify God, not relying on worldly wealth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Tim Gustafson -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/15/hated-in-kansas">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> tells how a self-made millionaire during the dust-bowl days in Kansas, since he had no children, decided to leave a legacy for those in his area, commissioning a sculpture to create nine statues of himself and his wife and became one of the most hated people in his home town. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And if my readers here today have taken in the poignant song by Nicole Nordeman and meditated on the Scriptures above, I believe “all y’all,” as we would say here in the South of the USA, will be asking, … as am I, …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>what kind of legacy will we be leaving for those, possibly our children, to remember us?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Will it be a legacy of Godly living as Lord in His word calls us to live?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Oh, how I pray that is our eternal legacy? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to live Your legacy of Godliness.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to live today and all days building a legacy of Godliness for Your glory, Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-31915553189405713012024-03-14T06:41:00.001-05:002024-03-14T06:41:12.383-05:00March 14, 2024 … Jesus Alone Satisfies … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 14, 2024 … Jesus Alone Satisfies …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4jzx25ce">GO TO THIS LINK </a>... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from The Brentwood Baptist Church<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>singing <b>… <i>Who Can Satisfy My Soul …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly and powerfully</i> in worship to God singing of how only our God can satisfy our inner longings.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8RDU5T_Aa0aAXxivmii6brzGk3wFbXj_l6MYnYt7aCjeHzJ-jfrPDNhPvqjhBAaCScicBiA6PfgkJuuxuSguDI-XZ3yQT7fOqSCFs_9EjYVDUUuDlZQOP13XqfHSMYaOMoIbnLOWhmW8ccULXUP9_S-Y2fCZhWAF39kzAYIKUoAY1Lf0KXug4A/s400/Jesus%20satisfies.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8RDU5T_Aa0aAXxivmii6brzGk3wFbXj_l6MYnYt7aCjeHzJ-jfrPDNhPvqjhBAaCScicBiA6PfgkJuuxuSguDI-XZ3yQT7fOqSCFs_9EjYVDUUuDlZQOP13XqfHSMYaOMoIbnLOWhmW8ccULXUP9_S-Y2fCZhWAF39kzAYIKUoAY1Lf0KXug4A/s320/Jesus%20satisfies.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Genesis 24:29-30 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>29 </i></b></span><i>One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry. </i><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>30 </i></b></span><i>Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!”.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jacob uses Esau’s desperate hunger to trade him food for Esau’s birthright. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Genesis 25:29-34 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+25%3A29-34&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jacob satisfies his famished brother, Esau, with stew by demanding Esau’s birthright from their father, Isaac. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 16:11, 17:15, 37:4 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+16%3A11%2C+17%3A15%2C+37%3A4&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings over and over that only God can satisfy our human longings for peace and satisfaction of our desires in life. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Isaiah 58:11 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1 </i></b></span><i>The Lord will guide you continually,</i><span class="s5" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>giving you water when you are dry</i><span class="s5" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>and restoring your strength.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You will be like a well-watered garden,</i><span class="s5" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>like an ever-flowing spring.. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God promises, thru His Prophet, Isaiah, to ALWAYS provide the needs of His chosen and faithful remnant of believers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 6:33 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>33 </i></b></span><i>Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and </i><b><i>He will give you everything you need.</i></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul teaches and assures fellow Cristians that their (our) God is ALWAYS faithful to show His way out of the (our) trials in life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 15:13 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>13 </i></b></span><i>I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s Spirit, thru Paul, assures fellow Christians that God provides for the needs of those who trust and follow The Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Philippians 4:11-12, 19 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A11-12%2C+19&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> ... </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul teaches fellow Christians of the truth that only our God can satisfy the needs of His chosen. born-again, Christians and give them (us) contentment. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s<b><i> Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Marvin Williams -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/14/god-alone-can-satisfy">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </b>ells how $1000+ of food was delivered to a home, … because a father gave his six year old son the use of his phone and the boy ordered all the food.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>When the dad confronted is young son as to why he had ordered the food, the immature, but very bright boy, answered, … <span class="s6" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>”I was hungry!”</i></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">This somewhat silly scenario reminded the ODB author today of the story of how Jacob, in the Old Testament <b>(see highlight passage)</b>, was able to swindle his father’s birthright from his famished older brother, Esau, who was willing to trade the birthright for some stew when Esau was depleted and hungry.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And how often are we willing to bypass our promises to God for what we WANT in order to satisfy our fleshly or worldly desires, … not realizing or recognizing God’s promises to supply <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;">all that we need</span> … ALWAYS!! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">So I charge all my readers to take in the linked song and the Reference Scriptures above and and to meditate on them to remember - and be thankful for - all that God can - AND WILL - provide to satisfy our needs … ALWAYS!!! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for providing all I need in life … ALWAYS! … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to praise and thank our God for providing all we need today … and tomorrow … and ALWAYS.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-56608998597667913252024-03-13T07:44:00.002-05:002024-03-13T07:44:18.545-05:00March 13, 2024 … Oh, What A Relief He Is … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 13, 2024 … Oh, What A Relief He Is …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/45uy48pr">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Kristyn Getty singing <b>… <i>He Will Hold Me Fast …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly and powerfully</i> singing of how our God will ALWAYS be there to hold us in times of trial.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mVnw79Qs5BjJ1qSIrBdskX-KugjnmwryDWCwitmis4OYBTBPwWTBNkSJvVgLxjt9IZpFfgTNh4arq1sPuY-OSzX-i1Mhkp2SbjU0Ao45Fv1KrJeL_rrt8yAzED263wYiAiEIQhEaOKSlYReGB6sV-N5iOZGsnUyk2joXH6raTlUZ0RJ0uCemEg/s400/relief%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="223" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mVnw79Qs5BjJ1qSIrBdskX-KugjnmwryDWCwitmis4OYBTBPwWTBNkSJvVgLxjt9IZpFfgTNh4arq1sPuY-OSzX-i1Mhkp2SbjU0Ao45Fv1KrJeL_rrt8yAzED263wYiAiEIQhEaOKSlYReGB6sV-N5iOZGsnUyk2joXH6raTlUZ0RJ0uCemEg/s320/relief%20.jpeg" width="178" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">No ... O what a relief HE IS ... </span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 118:5 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>5 </i></b></span><i>In my distress I prayed to the Lord,</i><span class="s3" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>and the Lord answered me and set me free..</i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s Psalmist sings for the Lord hearing the cries of HIs people and setting them (us) free from our troubles. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Psalm 118:1-9 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+118%3A1-9&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Likely King David sings of God’s relief in times of trial or trouble. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalm 4:1 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1</i></b><i> </i></span><i> Answer me when I call to You, O God, Who declares me innocent.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Free me from my troubles.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hav mercy one me and hear my prayer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David cries out to God for His mercy in song … for relief from his troubles.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>Don’t be afraid, for I AM with you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Don’t be discouraged, for I AM your God.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I will strengthen You and help you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I will hod you up with my victorious right hand. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God promises, thru His Prophet, Isaiah, to ALWAYS be there in to lift up His chosen people in their (our) time of trouble.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 8:18, 28 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A18%2C+28&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul assures fellow Christians that ALL THINGS we face - no matter how troubling - are for our good and His glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Corinthians 10:13 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>13 </i></b></span><i>The temptations </i><span class="s7" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>[also translated “tests, troubles, trials, or tribulations’’]</b></span><span class="s8" style="color: black;"><b> </b></span><i>in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure..<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul teaches and assures fellow Cristians that their (our) God is ALWAYS faithful to show His way out of the (our) trials in life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 5:7 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>7 </i></b></span><i>Give ALL your worries and cares to God, … for He cares about you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Peter assures suffering Christians that God ALWAYS cares for their (our) needs. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Matt Lucas -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/13/cries-of-distress">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> tells about a five year old Syrian girl, Jinan, and her little brother, who called out for rescuers to save them as they were pinned down under the rubble of an earthquake, … Jinan crying out, <span class="s9" style="color: #7f0080;">“<b><i>Get me out of here; I’ll do anything for you,”</i></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Well, we who read here today may not be trapped under the rubble of an earthquake, but I know we all have had some times in our life when we’re troubled by life’s trials or troubles.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You can likely empathize with little Jinan, … wondering whether God can really give us the relief we need in our trials or troubles. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">i can remember, years ago, an Alka Seltzer TV commercial which promised relief from a head ache by swallowing down their tablet dissolved in water <b>(See photo)</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> ...</span><span class="s9" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>“Plop - plop, fizz-fizz, … Oh, what a relief it is!”</i></b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And I think there are troubling, or even painful, times when we seek that kind of relief from God.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But if my readers have taken in <b>the linked song</b> and meditated on the <b>Reference Scriptures above</b>, we all can take heart and find God’s relief when we face the trials of life, … because God is ALWAYS faithful to hear our prayer and ALWAYS will be there for/with us. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for being there for me when I need Your enabling grace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to call out to You, Lord, when we need relief from the trials we face. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-60248717357820007212024-03-12T07:02:00.000-05:002024-03-12T07:02:01.921-05:00March 12, 2024 … Standing With Courage … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 12, 2024 … Standing With Courage …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/436823d8">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... </b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Danny Gokey singing <b>… <i>Stand By Faith …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Powerfully</i> singing of how we Christians must stand by faith in Christ in a world that is hostile to our Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6npnBCmGOKxNwePTiwOqULN6u8ISFmmuhDE9fVl_rUVOJ1wyxz4-mkdVDNamrTTPZfcAHAuZ20bTQGuTfUKzN7UZAh0vtaFcI7xQZL3vH5-BLUPidcxZqHMH-ckpjLozhIhT6iXGvuAIpIondrrWpTmD9pl54FYvWD8T-eJKJSykx033ta6pYA/s400/Esther.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="308" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6npnBCmGOKxNwePTiwOqULN6u8ISFmmuhDE9fVl_rUVOJ1wyxz4-mkdVDNamrTTPZfcAHAuZ20bTQGuTfUKzN7UZAh0vtaFcI7xQZL3vH5-BLUPidcxZqHMH-ckpjLozhIhT6iXGvuAIpIondrrWpTmD9pl54FYvWD8T-eJKJSykx033ta6pYA/s320/Esther.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Esther courageously goes before King Xerxes ,,, </span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>]</b><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Esther 4:16 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>16 </i></b></span><i>“Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Esther was willing to risk her life to go before her King to plea for her people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Esther 4:10-17 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther+4%3A10-17&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Esther courageously and illegally goes before King Xerxes to save the Jews from extermination. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalm 1:1 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1</i></b><i> </i></span><i> Oh, the joys of those who do not</i><span class="s6" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>follow the advice of the wicked,</i><span class="s6" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>or stand around with sinners,</i><span class="s6" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>or join in with mockers. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God is pleased when believers stand against those who mock the Lord and His ways.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 16:33 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>33 </i></b></span><i>I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”</i><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus warns his Disciples, in the upper room, that they will encounter trials/troubles but that He, their Messiah, will overcome the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Galatians 5:1 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1 </i></b></span><i>So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul calls for fellow Christians to stand in faith and not be bound to the Law. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Ephesians 6:13 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>13 </i></b></span><i>Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to put on God’s armament of faith to stand strong against the evil in our world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Timothy 3:12 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>12 </i></b></span><i>Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul warns Timothy, and all Christians, that all those who stand for Christ will be persecuted.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … James 5:11 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>11 </i></b></span><i>We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… James teaches fellow Christians how the Lord will show mercy to those who enduring suffering from the world. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Katara Patton -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/12/stand-up">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>tells of Mary McDonald, who lived securely, away from the dangers of the Chicago stockyards at the end of the 20th century.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>However, this courageous lady moved to that dangerous area of Chicago to be able to protest and work for those who lived in that troubled area of The Windy City. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And that true story reminded the ODB author of how Queen Esther courageously chose to go before King Xerxes, which was a capitol offense, <b>(see highlight passage and photo)</b> in order to plea for her people, the Jews. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And I’m praying this morning that my readers have taken in the linked song and the Reference Scriptures provided and are convicted - as am I - that we probably can do more - MUCH MORE - to stand in faith for Christ in this ever-darkening and Christian persecuting world. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to do more to stand in faith for my Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And I pray for Your enabling grace to do just that. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to seek Your enabling grace, Lord,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… to stand, in faith, for Your ways today and tomorrow. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-42451540443734223812024-03-11T07:16:00.000-05:002024-03-11T07:16:13.398-05:00March 11, 2024 … Carpe Diem … <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 11, 2024 … Carpe Diem …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3dcywfwu">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... </b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Stephanie Oguine singing <b>… <i>Seize The Day …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly</i> singing of how we Christians must “seize the day” to live and serve the Lord with the time God has given us. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06iSStyCcTyymoOq-3ZcAqiwdAtZkhm3e816rpIWw36lDeJ-y1LgRbmoGfuHfl9DrsS9YZiDjFXlI36aC6_Lu764zVY9KYw_mEmMgvvpBB2nCaoVZgnOMyygDMkQ_JW0DYsV4gjPwbgLdh5ATIUUuGlcyRIyfvLxTpyfkfO9csUZC2T7Pk3BMYQ/s350/carpe%20diem2%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="350" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06iSStyCcTyymoOq-3ZcAqiwdAtZkhm3e816rpIWw36lDeJ-y1LgRbmoGfuHfl9DrsS9YZiDjFXlI36aC6_Lu764zVY9KYw_mEmMgvvpBB2nCaoVZgnOMyygDMkQ_JW0DYsV4gjPwbgLdh5ATIUUuGlcyRIyfvLxTpyfkfO9csUZC2T7Pk3BMYQ/s320/carpe%20diem2%20.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Ecclesiastes 9:10 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave,</i><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>there will be no work or planning or knowledge .or wisdom.</i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon charges mankind to take advantage of the time we have been given by God to live life for The Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+9%3A7-10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God teaches, thru Solomon, that man must do whatever we do to honor and worship our Creator God. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …Isaiah 55:6 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>6 </i></b></span><i>Seek the LORD while you can find Him. Call on Him now while He is near. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru Moses, declares that it was our God Who created all we see around us.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Lamentations 3:22-23 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lamentations+3%3A22-23&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Our God, thru Jeremiah, promises to be faithful with His mercies new every morning, providing what we need for life. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Luke 19:26 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>26 </i></b></span><i>“‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.</i><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"><i>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus teaches, with a parable, to use the time we’ve been given wisely to worship our God.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Galatians 6:10 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul calls for fellow Christians to use the time God has given us to do good to/for others, especially fellow Christians.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Ephesians 5:15-16 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A15-16&version=NLT ">USE THIS LINK</a> ... </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to take every opportunity in our lives to live for God in these evil days.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Colossians 4:5 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>5 </i></b></span><i>Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity..<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul, once again, calls for fellow Christians to take the most of every opportunity in to worship God with the way we live.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Sheridan Voysey -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/11/embrace-today">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </b>tells of a friend, … Nicola, … who was faced with a diagnosis of terminal cancer and expressed feelings of failure in her life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But her friends expressed that Nicola’s goodness and grace to others had made her life a refection of God’s grace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And if my readers today have reflected on the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures above, I would guess that you are - as I am right now - asking ourselves, “have I really seized my days to serve God with the time He ha given me?”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And if you have, we might “PTL” for what He has given us in our time, and with His Spirit-given gifts, to serve The Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But if we recognize that we could do more for our God, <b>NOW</b> is the time to “seize the day” we’ve been given by God to worship our Lord and to serve God <b>TODAY and TOMORROW</b>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me today and maybe tomorrow to serve You with my life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to seize the day - today and perhaps tomorrow - to serve You, Lord, with the time You give us. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-3019264726787093872024-03-10T07:35:00.001-05:002024-03-10T07:35:15.875-05:00March 10, 2024 … God Created It ALL! <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 10, 2024 … God Created It ALL! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/5y793ef9">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Brian Doerksen singing <b>… <i>Creation Calls …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Gloriously</i> singing of how our God created all we see around us. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nVHxWaF0s5CyzzkKN_qJORnxassVExLY7b1_TkIAGfDQIKOMorvj3-6-4SriE6fznEM1WHpgvTRT59feNDmTN-5wk4Gg4ggvfrvnhLT0Me3q82TLIyh0hxT1lzBoRj53W0BfrPbRpYYf6xvH5qnHaB7lJ93wcyNXCOjXf7fXXE7CEbA9acrFbg/s350/God's%20creation.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="350" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nVHxWaF0s5CyzzkKN_qJORnxassVExLY7b1_TkIAGfDQIKOMorvj3-6-4SriE6fznEM1WHpgvTRT59feNDmTN-5wk4Gg4ggvfrvnhLT0Me3q82TLIyh0hxT1lzBoRj53W0BfrPbRpYYf6xvH5qnHaB7lJ93wcyNXCOjXf7fXXE7CEbA9acrFbg/s320/God's%20creation.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Created by our God for our good and His glory ... </b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 104:24 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>24 </i></b></span><i>O LORD, what a variety of things You have made!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of Your creatures.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru His Psalmist, declares the glory we see in all The Lord has created.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Psalms 104:24-35 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+104%3A24-35&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Psalmist, likely King David, declares of the glory we see in all God has created.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …Genesis 1:1 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1 </i></b></span><i>In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru Moses, declares that it was our God Who created all we see around us.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalm 121:2 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>2 </i></b></span><i>My help comes from The LORD, Who made heaven and earth.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God Psalmist sings of God, Who made heaven and earth, being our help and sustainer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 1:1-3 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-3&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… John’s Gospel account declares that Christ was the word Who created God’s work, His creation, for our good and His glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Colossians 1:15-16 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+1%3A15-16&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> ... </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul teaches fellow Christians that Christ created all things we see for God’s glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b> </u>: … 1Timothy 4:4 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>4 </i></b></span><i>Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul calls for fellow Christians to receive all God has created with a thankful heart.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s<b><i> Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Xochitl Dixon -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/10/god-made-them-all">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>tells of taking her 3 year old son, Xavier, to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to show him what God had created in the seas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And telling Xavier, <span class="s5" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>“God made every creature in the ocean,” … “just like He made you and me.”</i></b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… to which Xavier whispered, <span class="s5" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>“Wow!”</i></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Wow, indeed!!!</b></span> … And who, reading with me today, taking in the linked song and the Scriptures above, can - and will - look around with wonder and feel a <b>WOW,</b> contemplating that our God created all we see - or can imagine - for our good and His glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Will you join me with a robust <span class="s5" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>HALLELUJAH!!</i></b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for creating all I can imagine today for me and all who love and follow You. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to look around with thankful eyes to see all You have created for our good and Your glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-2401309762423951182024-03-09T07:45:00.004-06:002024-03-09T07:45:59.758-06:00March 9, 2024 … Our Zeal for Christ? <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 9, 2024 … Our Zeal for Christ?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc52ytj8">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Cece Winans singing <b>… <i>I’ve Got Joy …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Enthusiastically</i> singing of how she has found joy in her relationship with Christ which all can share in by surrendering our lives to the Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQut8mYumveqymEqg0bZVT8N-pkhxytx2THU7LLnX89Z2DxpEGzstff4WgZTM6ax3M6tdYuyzgvBRTtZmbiFqIo3J2v83fSDsbzSpAD4DK8PIzSneHossiaekXcsD39V5kuExkAKIYqqjNFA4TENsMmWIZMXSf-i8AiKtEgTDB76-c1FTszhAM5Q/s350/zeal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="350" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQut8mYumveqymEqg0bZVT8N-pkhxytx2THU7LLnX89Z2DxpEGzstff4WgZTM6ax3M6tdYuyzgvBRTtZmbiFqIo3J2v83fSDsbzSpAD4DK8PIzSneHossiaekXcsD39V5kuExkAKIYqqjNFA4TENsMmWIZMXSf-i8AiKtEgTDB76-c1FTszhAM5Q/s320/zeal.png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 12:11 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>11 </i></b></span><i>Never be lazy, but </i><b><i>work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically</i></b><i>. </i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paull charges fellow Christians to serve the Lord with excitement and enthusiasm. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Romans 12:9-16 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12%3A9-16&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Paul teaches fellow Christians (us, too) to live and work for the Lord with Spirit-led excitement and zeal. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Deuteronomy 6:5 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>5 </i></b></span><i>And you must love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, ALL your soul, and ALL your strength. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru Moses, calls on God’s people to live for God with ALL their (our) heart, soul, and strength.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Joshua 24:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>15 </i></b></span><i>But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? </i><b><i>But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”</i></b><i> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Joshua shows his zeal to serve the Lord, calling on all believers to make the same commitment. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 119:137-139 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+119%3A137-139&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David expresses his zeal to follow God’s word and his indignation for his enemies who refuse to follow God’s truth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Corinthians 9:8 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>8 </i></b></span><i>And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will ALWAYS have EVERYTHING you need and plenty left over to share with others. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul shows fellow Christians how their (our) God will provide all we need to serve the Lord by sharing Him enthusiastically sharing His love/grace with others.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Titus 2:14 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>14 </i></b></span><i>He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, </i><b><i>totally committed to doing good deeds. </i></b><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul exhorts Titus (and all Christians) to be TOTALLY committed to doing good for Christ. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Jennifer Benson Schuldt -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/09/sharing-excitement">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>tells of getting to know a new neighbor,, who demonstrated a long-standing zeal for sharing God’s love and His word with us as new neighbors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And we could see how committed Henry was to share the Gospel truth with us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Henry’s zeal was captivating and convincing, … to be so motivated to serve the Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And that’s why any reader will find me here EVERY DAY, praying and journaling from God’s word, which, if my readers have taken in the linked song and the Scriptures above, we should all be captivated and motivated to share God’s love and grace with others … day after day after day after day.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How about you?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Are you with me, being “juiced” by God’s truth to share His love with someone today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Let’s all pray that God gives us the opportunity to share His saving grace with someone today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for gleaning Your joy to share Your love with someone today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to go out and share Your love, Lord, with someone today … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-69401572433714086882024-03-08T07:46:00.000-06:002024-03-08T07:46:04.223-06:00March 8, 2024 … Our God Provides <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 8, 2024 … Our God Provides<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bde7fp5y">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Don Moen singing <b>… <i>God Will Make A Way …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> </i>Poignantly singing of how our God provides a way for us when there seems to be NO WAY. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe9gPun6d2lLjyTEsotWLmOuOrEojfKY7kfax-vyz5oEzg5AsrBOJjKvGAbP7H3g_Yoep6Iym_Wp2sK2ArJ5Dt5W4r7FMxfb419wup4R_0EH50pVBrBMx31Cw5B7Q2XLiRgSS9h9jev3SaBMXOQPH-owrKxRQjAfkB_0vMnpqeHbdm1IkhwWvaQ/s638/fred%20johnson%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe9gPun6d2lLjyTEsotWLmOuOrEojfKY7kfax-vyz5oEzg5AsrBOJjKvGAbP7H3g_Yoep6Iym_Wp2sK2ArJ5Dt5W4r7FMxfb419wup4R_0EH50pVBrBMx31Cw5B7Q2XLiRgSS9h9jev3SaBMXOQPH-owrKxRQjAfkB_0vMnpqeHbdm1IkhwWvaQ/s320/fred%20johnson%20.jpeg" width="262" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Plumber uses what he had build the orb in Brisbane </b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Exodus 4:2 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>2 </i></b></span><i>Then the LORD asked him, “What is in your hand?”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… A shepherds’s staff,” Moses replied.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Moses learns that God will provide what he (we) need to carry out His will. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Exodus 4:1-5 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+4%3A1-5&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God shows Moses (and us) that He will provide what we need to follow and do what He wills. </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalm 37:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>4 </i></b></span><i>Take delight in the LORD and He will give you your heart’s delight <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of God providing our needs if/when we’re willing to take delight in His provisions and follow His will. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Malachi 3:10 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+3%3A10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru the Prophet Malachi, teaches for God’s people to be willing to give to build God’s storehouse as He provides that they (we) need. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …Matthew 6:31-34 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A31-33&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…Jesus teaches His followers that they (we) should not worry about tomorrow because our God will provide our needs … for God’s glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b> : … 2Corinthians 9:6-8 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9%3A6-8&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paull teaches about God providing all we need in life, if we’re willing to give generously and cheerfully to tend God’s kingdom crops (i.e., faithfully follow His will). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Philippians 4:19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>19 </i></b></span><i>And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul also assures Christians that his (our) God will supply all we need in life from God’s infinite storehouse. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Winn Collier -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/08/its-enough">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </b>tells of the project in the 1920s to build a glorious City Hall in Brisbane, Australia; … but running out of money to finish the orb on the top of the city hall tower.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At that time a plumber/artist used spare parts from a toilet cistern to help construct the orb needed to complete the project <b>(see photo)</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And to me that’s a great life example of what Don Moen sings about in the linked song; … that God will make a way when there seems to be no way.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And the Bible story of Moses learning from God how He provides a way, using Moses’ shepherd’s staff <b>(see nightlight passage)</b> to go before Pharaoh when Moses couldn’t see a way that he could do God’s will to lead God’s people out of Egypt.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And perhaps my readers have trouble seeing a way to glorify God with what we have to offer God’s kingdom.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But if we go forth to accomplish what God, Himself, has called us to do, … our Lord will provide all we need to accomplish His will; and I get my faith from God’s word, <b>from the Scriptures above leading us</b>, …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I believe that!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Do you?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for leading me to do Your will, Lord, again today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to let You, Lord, show us the way - Your way - to go in life, knowing that You will provide what we need to do Your will. … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-19724747345813080852024-03-07T07:13:00.001-06:002024-03-07T07:13:24.274-06:00March 7, 2024 … God Is Our Strong Tower <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 7, 2024 … God Is Our Strong Tower<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3rnfdntj">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Nathaniel Bassey singing <b>…<i> Strong Tower … </i></b><i> </i> Powerfully singing of how The name of Jesus is our strong tower, giving us His strength in our times of weakness.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Gl2v0S-W_aoDvOIqHvn-nd3hW6gzujqluh0ZViz2pLdq78a4mdPDl03GdB6UHl2NpTn90JVKtW1wo78V4hEQHROZnL0VT4eTRRRSMGbzWqa7ivJCWlc-DWUFw1RX4_KKrcyhgDtoLb9WFIwXPyUiK2bipD7zG6WAT26B7lkmGeS8C9WZ77bj2w/s400/wings%20of%20protection.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="400" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Gl2v0S-W_aoDvOIqHvn-nd3hW6gzujqluh0ZViz2pLdq78a4mdPDl03GdB6UHl2NpTn90JVKtW1wo78V4hEQHROZnL0VT4eTRRRSMGbzWqa7ivJCWlc-DWUFw1RX4_KKrcyhgDtoLb9WFIwXPyUiK2bipD7zG6WAT26B7lkmGeS8C9WZ77bj2w/s320/wings%20of%20protection.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Covered by God's wings of protection ..</span></b>. </div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 18:10 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; … the Godly run to Him and are safe.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon shows the protective safety of God’s name.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Proverbs 18:10-12 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18%3A10-12&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Solomon declares that the character (i.e., “name”) of God is our protection and safety<span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span>when we’re willing humble ourselves and run to Him in times of trial/trouble.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Deuteronomy 31:6 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>6 </i></b></span><i>So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Moses assures Joshua (and all of God’s people) to be strong in that God will ALWAYS go ahead to protect His chosen ones (i.e., … us).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Psalms 46:1, 91:1-2, 138:7 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+46%3A1%2C+91%3A1-2%2C+138%3A7&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Songs compiled by David for his songbook of God’s protection of His people. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Isaiah 41:10, 54:17 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+41%3A10%2C+54%3A17&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Isaiah prophesies of God providing His strength and protection to those who His humble servants. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 8:31, 38-39 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A31%2C+38-39&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul also assures fellow Christians that nothing can separate them (us) from God’s protective love and grace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Corinthians 10:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>13 </i></b></span><i>The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paull also assures Christians that nothing in life, which tempts or tries them (us), is stronger than God’s protective care.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><u>NOTE</u>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The word “temptations” can also be translated “tests, trials, troubles, or tribulations”</b> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Lisa M Samoa -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/07/strength-and-tenderness">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>quotes the character Marmee in the book and movie, “Little Women,” with Marmee telling her daughters, …<span class="s5" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>“Troubles and temptations . . . may be many, but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your heavenly Father.”</i></b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And Marmee’s loving advice to her daughters, the “Little Women,” in the movie rings true with God’s word, especially if my readers have taken in and meditated on the Reference Scriptures provided above.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We are all going to find times when we feel weak or vulnerable in our lives.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Well, that’s when we need to run to the “name” (i.e., character) of God as He <b>(as in the photo)</b> will extend his wings of protection to cover us with His loving strength and care.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And I’m running to Him in prayer today; … how about you?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your empowering and protective grace today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to run to You today, Lord, and anytime we need Your protection. … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-13944454704522958632024-03-06T07:09:00.000-06:002024-03-06T07:09:02.207-06:00March 6, 2024 … Becoming God’s Ambassador <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 6, 2024 … Becoming God’s Ambassador<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdfux7c6">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Pat Barrett singing <b>… <i>Build My Life …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> </i>Poignantly, yet powerfully, singing of how we Christians build our lives to serve The Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAiJB6arxGDh_soE2OF8QpaKYlnLs_E8Ygsx1u15LtxIKC4_M0oChvwtqEnZ3CML7_gYFvu0l4z3XdZ2ZmbDnvrk-cWG0DMTHqHTnjg-wnp1IX0wojJsITyVCsdr1tzMYokYaPIXHVzwBuUDeBIgQbfj8sHcIo9px2QOwM1BqTXjN3HWS_GXy4Q/s350/Ambassador.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAiJB6arxGDh_soE2OF8QpaKYlnLs_E8Ygsx1u15LtxIKC4_M0oChvwtqEnZ3CML7_gYFvu0l4z3XdZ2ZmbDnvrk-cWG0DMTHqHTnjg-wnp1IX0wojJsITyVCsdr1tzMYokYaPIXHVzwBuUDeBIgQbfj8sHcIo9px2QOwM1BqTXjN3HWS_GXy4Q/s320/Ambassador.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Becoming an ambassador of God's goodness ... </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Titus 3:1 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1 </i></b></span><i>Remind believers to submit to the government and its officers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul charges Titus show fellow Christians to do good for others in serving God, Who is worthy of our goodness.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Titus 3:1-8 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+3%3A1-8&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Apostle Paul exhorts Titus to teach fellow Christians to do good for God for what He has done in saving and sanctifying those who trust in the Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 37:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>3 </i></b></span><i>Trust in the Lord and do good.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Then you will live safely in the and and prosper. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of trusting God and doing good for Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 5:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>16 </i></b></span><i>In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.</i><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"><i> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus calls on believers to do good so that all will see their (our) good works which glorify God. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Galatians 6:9-10 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+6%3A9-10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to never get tired of doing good for others, especially fellow Christians, as an expression of their (our) Christlikeness.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ephesians 2:8-10 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A8-10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul also teaches that Christians were saved and transformed to become God’s ambassador of goodness to the world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Colossians 3:23 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>23 </i></b></span><i>Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul also teaches Christians to work at all we do as if we’re working for Jesus.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … James 4:17 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>17 </i></b></span><i>Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… James reminds fellow Christians that it is sin to know what God calls is to do and to refuse to do it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Arthur Jackson -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/06/good-works-ready">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>r</b>elates the story of Patrick, a school employee, who normally didn’t carry cash, but one day felt led to put a five dollar bill in his pocket at work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And at lunchtime that day Patrick overheard someone say that a young man wouldn’t eat that week at school if he could raise $5.00 for his lunches. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Well Patrick was so happy to provide the money in his pocket to help the young man.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And isn’t that a powerful life example of what God’s word <b>(see Scriptures above)</b> teaches us Christians?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In fact, those of us who claim Christ as our Lord were saved and are being sanctified to be ambassadors of Christlike good works, reaching out to help others whenever we’re given the opportunity.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I, FOR ONE, am striving to become a more willing and faithful ambassador for my Lord’s goodness today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How about you? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your enabling grace to reach out and help someone today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to be Your ambassador of goodness today, Lord.. … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-53514109203742404262024-03-05T07:57:00.007-06:002024-03-05T07:57:55.981-06:00March 5, 2024 … All God’s Power <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 5, 2024 … All God’s Power <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><b><u></b><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b></u>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3rpa3t5j">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... </b> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the group New Wine Worship singing <b>… <i>God All Powerful …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> </i>Poignantly, yet powerfully, singing of how our God is all powerful and controls all in His creation. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW23wMHnK6x4-KkE10JxgX1Zl4c6U_xC5Ree5gj9Wmd0hvnOhvVjhDrD3OsHgpX9BW0Kh-DNkKxNf_oMtvwmr3fMISipiTQhx8FcM65n9RYMG1XOey8oIBZBvVYk_CT1B6-krY-fXr7bm28uz-05vNY3vLuQd_hrMI0aOr-DJIwZ-sYP5Wv_hC2A/s350/God's%20power.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="350" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW23wMHnK6x4-KkE10JxgX1Zl4c6U_xC5Ree5gj9Wmd0hvnOhvVjhDrD3OsHgpX9BW0Kh-DNkKxNf_oMtvwmr3fMISipiTQhx8FcM65n9RYMG1XOey8oIBZBvVYk_CT1B6-krY-fXr7bm28uz-05vNY3vLuQd_hrMI0aOr-DJIwZ-sYP5Wv_hC2A/s320/God's%20power.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Seeking God's Resurrection Power ...</span></b> </div></b><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Judges 7:9 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>9 </i></b></span><i>That night the Lord said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s power will ALWAYS overcome and defeat those who come against Him. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Judges 7:7-9, 16-22 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+7%3A7-9%2C+16-22&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>God shows His power with 300 men under Gideon defeating a Midianite army of many thousands showing God’s glory and power. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Samuel 22:31-33 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+22%3A31-33&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of God’s power to lead and to protect those who surrender to follow The Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-6&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon teaches that God will lead those who trusts COMPLETELY in Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Isaiah 41:9-10 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+41%3A9-10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s promise, thru Isaiah, to ALWAYS give His strength to protect and guide His chosen people. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Jeremiah 10:12-13 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+10%3A12-13&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeremiah declares God power, thru His creation, to control EVERYTHING.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Hebrews 1:3 [NLT] … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>3 </i></b></span><i>The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and He sustains everything by the mighty power of His command. When He had cleansed us from our sins, He sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s word, thru the Author of Hebrews, declares of God’s power and glory, working thru God, the Son, our Lord, Jesus, The Christ. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Tom Felton -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/05/gods-greater-power">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>relates the true story of the so-called “Ghost Army” in WW2, … an inferior and out-numbered force of Allied soldiers, who used inflatable “tanks” and loud speakers to convince the Axis forces on the Western front, … keeping the enemy from crossing the Rhine River. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And that 20th century story was reminiscent of the Bible story of Gideon, holding off and defeating a Midianite army, who vastly outnumbered the Israelite army in today’s highlight passage of God’s word.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ever felt overwhelmed by your circumstances?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If I asked for “hands-up,” I’m pretty sure all of my readers today would raise ours, wouldn’t we?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But, if my readers are well grounded in faith of the Scriptures I’ve shared above, … as well as the rest of God’s word, … we, who believe in and serve an ALL POWERFUL God, won’t ever fall prey to the world - or even Satan - because - <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;">we know that we know that we KNOW</span> that our God will ALWAYS be there to provide us with His strength when we Christians are dealing with our fearful flesh, a very hostile world, or the ploys of Satan himself.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Are you with me?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So, let’s do battle today, following our ALL POWERFUL GOD! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your all powerful support, Lord, … today and into tomorrow.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to walk in faith, following You, Lord, into battle again today. … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note:</b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-35885630319681688762024-03-04T07:00:00.007-06:002024-03-04T07:00:50.523-06:00March 4, 2024 … My Heart Is His <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 4, 2024 … My Heart Is His </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ymx7s6re">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Peabo Bryson singing <b>… <i>My Heart Belongs To You …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> </i>Poignantly singing of how our hearts belong to God when we surrender to His love/grace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIog6GFthAKqrG_xacH5H0QLmPXVVkiKH-9Qs_m-RQvHJ2Z8GISAspFyjIv0mVsMZJ0IehzpXqsH-hoKoFZ5FJNU3Z0moSWUjt-m2F6cXZozb1TcNtLYqebs87VNXlOQu0p2Nzlq0Li0GkD-33IjdgGnq_TWaKRtdYF2rj8AYmrpsYcfyOlzsOPg/s350/heart.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIog6GFthAKqrG_xacH5H0QLmPXVVkiKH-9Qs_m-RQvHJ2Z8GISAspFyjIv0mVsMZJ0IehzpXqsH-hoKoFZ5FJNU3Z0moSWUjt-m2F6cXZozb1TcNtLYqebs87VNXlOQu0p2Nzlq0Li0GkD-33IjdgGnq_TWaKRtdYF2rj8AYmrpsYcfyOlzsOPg/s320/heart.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Ephesians 3:16-17 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>16 </i></b></span><i>I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. </i><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>17 </i></b></span><i>Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul praying that his fellow Christians will experience God’s Spirit residing in them to help them (us) grow by God’s unlimited enabling grace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context) </b></span><b> … Ephesians 3:14-20 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+3%3A14-20&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Apostle Paul prays that his fellow Christians would experience the sanctifying presence of God’s Spirit giving them the grace and power he had experienced thru Christ. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Ezekiel 36:26-27 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+36%3A26-27&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s promise, thru Ezekiel, that He will put a new heart of obedience in those who are faithful to surrender and follow the Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 14:20-21 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A20-21&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus teaches HIs disciples in the upper room that He will live in all who faithfully and obediently follow Him. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 8:7-9 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A7-9&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK </a>…</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul teaches fellow Christians that those who surrender control of their (our) hears to God’s Spirit will experience His enabling grace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Hebrews 13:20-21 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+13%3A20-21&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Author of Hebrews prays that God’s Spirit will reside in the hearts of surrenders believers and give the (us) all they (we) need. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1John 4:16-19 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A16-17&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK </a>… <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle John teaches fellow Christians how we can live in this world with confidence when we have God living in our hearts. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Patricia Raybon -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/04/he-dwells-within">AT THIS LINK </a>-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>told of the author’s widowed mother who moved in with her family after a blizzard; and her presence blessed the entire family with her wisdom and engaging personality. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And my own family had a similar experience, moving in with an elderly widow, who invited our family to live with her.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Her name was Maude; and she became like a third grandmother to me as she became part of our family for more than two decades until her passing to be with God. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And I pray that all reading here with me have invited our Lord, Jesus, to live in our hearts <b>(see photo)</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I sure have; and His presence is changing my heart to surrender and to follow the will of God’s Spirit, leading me homeward to be with my Savior in glory forever.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How about you; … is our Lord residing in your heart?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>if not, email me @ <a href="mailto:blilb13@icloud.com"><span class="s1">blilb13@icloud.com</span></a> and I’ll do my best to show you how He can - and will - live your heart forever, inviting you to be a part of His family.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for residing in my heart day-by-day and helping me to become more like You. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to invite You, Lord, into our hearts … Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-44772166736517418142024-03-03T06:43:00.002-06:002024-03-03T06:44:55.322-06:00March 3, 2024 … Cleansing My Heart <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 3, 2024 … Cleansing My Heart </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/b9f74u24">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... </b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the Maranatha Singers singing <b>… <i>Create In Me A Clean Heart …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing of believers desiring for God to clean their (our) heart after confessing and repenting of their (our) sin. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQHTugipf9IFpSIhj4oKTNAaOZNbFyllhcHB8HezmmQqE9rMtPhr_T8AeXUWTiW7RH7AqczQNwbHW81xOYDomaMwK4vMZF46Py_PdQ4XPhrsBSLkkVqpg9dGRusaB0B4KPuXij3q24MlCgPsGjWu7ELIzGdJ_d_SvZi6prtEaEjc_R29fbDdaKA/s350/clean%20heart2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Mathew 15:19-20 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>19 </i></b></span><b><i>For from the heart come evil thoughts,</i></b><i> murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. </i><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>20 </i></b></span><b><i>These are what defile you.</i></b><i> Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”</i><i> </i></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Pharisees had rebuked the followers of Jesus for eating food with unclean hands; and Jesus taught that uncleanness comes from the heart of sinners not from a tradition of eating with unwashed hands.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> … Matthew 15:7-20 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+15%3A7-20&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jesus strongly teaches (and rebukes) the religious leaders for for their impure hearts. <span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s2" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s2" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 51: 7, 10 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+51%3A7%2C+10&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David, in confessing his sins of adultery and murder, desires of God for a clean heart and a right spirit. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 119:9-11 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+119%3A9-11&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of how a immature believers can cleanse their (our) heart … by hiding God’s word in the heart to purify their (our) spirit. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 4:23, 20:9 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+4%3A23%2C+20%3A9&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon teaches that guarding the heart from sin is the only way to cleanse believers from sin entering out lives. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 5:8 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>8 </i></b></span><i>God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.</i><span class="s2" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus declares that God blesses those with pure hearts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Timothy 2:22 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+2%3A21-22&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Peter teaches Timothy (and all Christians) how a born-again believer must keep him/her self pure to be used by God for His work.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1John 1:7-9 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A7-9&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle John teaches fellow Christians how any born-again believer who lives in the light of God, confessing sin, will be cleansed of any/all sin. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Karen Huang -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/03/whats-beneath">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>told of using the “silent treatment” to hide her anger and animosity for a co-worker.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But it was not until the ODB author was willing to confess her pent up anger to her co-worker and others was the relationship healed and she became friends with her co-worker. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">That’s really the biblical teaching point of today’s ODB entry, isn’t it?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s what we hold in our hearts that dictates our lives; and if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the truth from God’s word shared above, prayerfully we’ll see that we Christians must cleanse and guard our hearts of any evil influences or pent-up behaviors so that God can open our hearts to others and live as God directs us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And that’s why you find me here, … daily, … cleansing my heart with prayer and the truth of God’s word.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How do you keep your heart pure and cleansed from the influences of the evil one, the world, and our own sinful flesh? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for cleansing my heart daily by being washed in Your word.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to be cleansed by Your Spirit, Lord, and Your truth, … starting every day.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Not</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-27905982957694694582024-03-02T07:35:00.004-06:002024-03-02T07:35:53.147-06:00March 2, 2024 … Waterfall Or Whisper? <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 2, 2024 … Waterfall Or Whisper? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4c94ph46">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... </b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the The Gettys and Laura Story singing <b>… <i>Speak O Lord …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing and leading in worship of how we in God’s church must listen for God’s voice to hear how He is leading us to His glory.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6A2jidptpeQQpwPclXj0U3BY4uZsDne2O0gqmmxzHk0XVOTPoBLJJ2DuYKdHFTo4a3Hzal7TXrQyWwM3QFaJQtBtiARpYiYv0U8ZIWD3oOoRJr-4W1L0gS8C4SnLZt5ehrteudBQUd-CNFcNkcO3qXRRDujAYpLT-736Hy3-zbHX0u4Gx0v2suQ/s400/butterflies.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6A2jidptpeQQpwPclXj0U3BY4uZsDne2O0gqmmxzHk0XVOTPoBLJJ2DuYKdHFTo4a3Hzal7TXrQyWwM3QFaJQtBtiARpYiYv0U8ZIWD3oOoRJr-4W1L0gS8C4SnLZt5ehrteudBQUd-CNFcNkcO3qXRRDujAYpLT-736Hy3-zbHX0u4Gx0v2suQ/s320/butterflies.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Millions of Monarchs ... </span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Ezekiel 1:24 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>24 </i></b></span><i>As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God gives Ezekiel vision to see and hear the wings of God’s angels as the Lord reveals His glory thru the Prophet. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Ezekiel 1:22-28 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+1%3A22-28&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ezekiel is given vision to see God’s glory and His angels on display in glory.<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Isaiah 30:19-21 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+30%3A19-21&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God Spirit, thru Isaiah, prophesies of calling His chosen believers to hear His call to action. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 10:27 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>27 </i></b></span><i>My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.</i><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus declares that His faithful hear His voice and follow Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Timothy 3:16-17 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul teaches Timothy (and us) that God’s word is the clearest way to hear God speaking to His people. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …Hebrews 3:14-15 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+3%3A14-15&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Author of Hebrews quotes King David from <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Ps 95:7-8</b></span>, for God’s faithful to listen for God’s call and to follow God’s voice.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 3:11-12 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A11-12&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Peter teaches fellow Christians, by quoting from King David in <b><i><u>Psalm 34</u></i></b>, that God’s chosen are called to avoid evil to allow them (us) to have open ears to hear God’s call to righteous living. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Kirsten Holmberg -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/02/winged-invitations">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>writes about the noise from millions of Monarch butterflies preparing to migrate northward from the rain forests of Mexico which sounds like a waterfall with the loudness of their wings flapping together <b>(see photo)</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But the wings of only one of those tiny creatures can barely be heard.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">The point made by the ODB illustration today was that God’s voice may come loudly, like the sound of a waterfall or quietly like a whisper; but we, His people, must listen to hear The Lord calling HIs church to follow Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And the only way we Christians can be tuned in to hear God calling is to clean out out our spiritual “ears” thru righteous living - as called for in the Scriptures above.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So, I’m praying we all have our Spiritual “ears” tuned and ready to hear God calling us today?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Personally, … I use God’s word to hear the Lord calling me more clearly. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How do you hear Him calling you? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your word to hear You calling me again today, my Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to listen and hear You, calling us again today, Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>… Amen</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-34250983747658119802024-03-01T08:59:00.001-06:002024-03-01T08:59:14.453-06:00March 1, 2024 … Stewards, Not Owners <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March 1, 2024 … Stewards, Not Owners <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="https://tinyurl.com/397xkc2k">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... … …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the Maranatha Singers singing <b>… <i>Make Me A Servant</i> <i> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing of how a Christian seeks to be a servant of God by using what The Lord gives us to be able to serve Him by serving others.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJinZilC0dZE5II9I0FGwRFdmf_YMn2F8uzbE7boP91uwsXV1kGYSL8LhkMZN1jXnkg6wxAl_bxePG8u6pPikOgXUfOphRQAlXpd0LqJ2VtL0mR8ZotYwG1_zf0dd7zz4gTPNKlNUzsyaqb2R_N9OrwXnST56Ey8xowjZ-NqNaD_RCNyvPBl5neQ/s400/stewardship.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJinZilC0dZE5II9I0FGwRFdmf_YMn2F8uzbE7boP91uwsXV1kGYSL8LhkMZN1jXnkg6wxAl_bxePG8u6pPikOgXUfOphRQAlXpd0LqJ2VtL0mR8ZotYwG1_zf0dd7zz4gTPNKlNUzsyaqb2R_N9OrwXnST56Ey8xowjZ-NqNaD_RCNyvPBl5neQ/s320/stewardship.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 50:10<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>For all the animals in the forest are Mine, and i own the castles on a thousand hills.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God declares thru that He owns everything and that His people serve Him as their provider. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> … Psalms 50:7-15 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+50%3A7-15&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Asaph, God’s Psalmist, sings of God’s promise to rescue His people with His wealth if they would be willing to serve Him as stewards of all God’s wealth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 24:1 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>1 </i></b></span><i>The earth is the LORD’S, and everything in it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The world and ALL of its people belong to Him.</i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… According to King David, … God owns it all; and we serve Him!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Mark 12:41-44 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+12%3A41-44&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus shows His disciples (and us) of what sacrificial giving is like, and true stewardship and giving, by the illustration of the widow giving her two small coins, … all that she had to give <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: …1Corinthians 4:1-2 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+4%3A1-2&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul teaches fellow Christians about servanthood by using his own service, along with that of Apollos, and others who serve God sacrificially and faithfully.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Titus 1:7-9 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+1%3A7-9&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians about what it takes of leaders in God’s church to be Godly servants (i.e., slaves of Christ), using all they (we) have to serve God with their (our) stewardship of what the Lord provides. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 4:10 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>10 </i></b></span><i>God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Peter teaches fellow Christians about using what God has given believers to serve Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, James Banks -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/03/01/owner-or-steward">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> tells of the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation who asked of his being an owner or a steward of the wealth God had given him, … leading the wealthy man to create a trust for his children to allow them to steward their inheritance of God’s gifts.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And that ODB illustration raises the question of our own stewardship of what God has given us, whether it be time, talents, or treasures.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Are we using what God has given us - as stewards of His providence - to become servants of others as our Lord gave His all so that we could serve Him?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And I am convicted to ask myself if my wife and i are really giving back and serving God’s kingdom with worthy stewardship of God’s providence?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And if my readers has taken in the linked song and the Scriptures provided, are we all doing all we can - or should do - to serve our Lord with what He has given us?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’ll leave that for you to decide as I am trying to do today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me all I need to serve You. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today:</b></span> Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to do ALL WE CAN to serve You, Lord, with what You’ve given us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-35219590150641139722024-02-29T07:01:00.004-06:002024-02-29T07:01:44.229-06:00February 29, 2024 … Yes! It’s ALL True!! <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 29, 2024 … Yes!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s ALL True!! </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4xeyrjya">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the group Mercy Me singing <b>… <i>Word of God Speak …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing of how a Christian looks to God’s word to speak to their (our) lives about how we live for/with The Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSnp8voxARwOfhP0vhjQEVOz3oYy-uv8DojEK5ZT5hm3ZRNXmOA6yXkdiDkFFbGq_xmCAnxHT1Djw_rd79E78R2BtA04BvqCvVz7NyFO2dJTiuVRUPiVXZzJnLsr5KwnG54iEBjbGQ73wCVMbYJP1elDirF1JUJiAlGkwK8bdsVyE93qvz5Yh-Q/s400/God's%20word%20true.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="400" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSnp8voxARwOfhP0vhjQEVOz3oYy-uv8DojEK5ZT5hm3ZRNXmOA6yXkdiDkFFbGq_xmCAnxHT1Djw_rd79E78R2BtA04BvqCvVz7NyFO2dJTiuVRUPiVXZzJnLsr5KwnG54iEBjbGQ73wCVMbYJP1elDirF1JUJiAlGkwK8bdsVyE93qvz5Yh-Q/s320/God's%20word%20true.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Leviticus 13:3<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>3 </i></b></span><i>The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Instructions from God’s word on how to handle skin diseases among God’s people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context):</b></span><b> … Leviticus 13:1-8 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+13%3A1-8&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Moses teaches God’s truth on how His Priests diagnose the deal with skin diseases. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 33:4, 119:160 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A4%2C+119%3A160&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of following God’s word as truth - ALWAYS!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 30:5 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>5 </i></b></span><i>Every word of God proves true.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>He is a shield to all who come to Him for protection. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon writes of God’s word always proving true and a shield of protection for all who follow it in faith.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 8:31-32<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A31-32&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus declares to His faithful followers that His teachings (i.e., His word) and will see believers free from their sins by following His truth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Timothy 3:16-17 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A16-17&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul teaches Timothy the power of believing in and following God’s word. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 2Peter 1:20-21 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+1%3A20-21&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Peter teaches fellow Christians about the power of God’s truth found in His Holy word coming from God’s Spirit. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Tim Gustafson -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/29/even-leviticus">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </b>shares about rebelling to having to read and study about God’s instructions, thru Moses, abut handling skin conditions in Leviticus 13.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But another in the group, a friend, Dave, told about his non-believing dermatologist reading that passage and being astonished that Moses would know about the correct steps in the diagnosis of infectious skin conditions.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>That ultimately led Dave to read God’s word with an open mind and ultimately coming to faith in Jesus as Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">So, what’s our mindset when it comes to studying and believing in God’s word?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Personally, I’m here today, studying and journaling, as I do every morning, reading and believing in God’s word to guide my life; … and having faith in and following God’s word as my “GPS” (ie., God’s Positioning System) for life <b>(see Scriptures above)</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I believe what God’s word says about the truth of Scripture and its power to lead us in life; … DO YOU?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your word to guide me in life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to believe in the truth of Your word, Lord, to guide us all the way to Your glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-78619458204120632162024-02-28T07:00:00.003-06:002024-02-28T07:00:49.802-06:00February 28, 2024 … Overcoming Our Doubts <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 28, 2024 … Overcoming Our Doubts<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ycybj3y3">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Bill Gaither singing <b>…<i> I Believe; Help Thou My Unbelief …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing of how a Christian prays for God to help<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>them (us) over come their (our) doubts. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZXgp_zisXfJAgdtxOKsJwp-X636iwx1-KtCbz6R07K-n7vOhvqYf6Fpk0NzAIe1LFgQugDuOrp-2RpNLSShLrK9lr-ataq6S1_5ZkZssVgoad5d7ti6PY6c-SH34E0rexYsdiBuG42k1buqHWSNZ6J2WHc5DjmH04HB8ktBU405xDbe474OIpg/s350/help-my-unbelief.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="350" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZXgp_zisXfJAgdtxOKsJwp-X636iwx1-KtCbz6R07K-n7vOhvqYf6Fpk0NzAIe1LFgQugDuOrp-2RpNLSShLrK9lr-ataq6S1_5ZkZssVgoad5d7ti6PY6c-SH34E0rexYsdiBuG42k1buqHWSNZ6J2WHc5DjmH04HB8ktBU405xDbe474OIpg/s320/help-my-unbelief.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Mark 9:24<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …</b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>24 </i></b></span><i>The father instantly cried out, </i><i>“</i><b><i>I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” </i></b><i> </i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The father of his boy pleads with Jesus to help the father overcome any unbelief he might have.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Mark 9:14-29 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+9%3A14-29&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK </a>… </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… John Mark relates Jesus healing a demon possessed boy, showing His disciples that sometimes only prayer - in surrendered faith - is what it takes to overcome our doubts and seek God’s empowering grace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-6&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon calls on believers to overcome our circumstances and fears by trusting in God and avoiding taking on the world by our own devices.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Isaiah 55:8-9 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+55%3A8-9&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Sometimes God’s thoughts and His ways are simply beyond our ability to understand which tests our faith to seek His grace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Mark 11:23-24<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+11%3A23-24&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus declares that his followers and disciples musts exercise their (our) surrendered faith to overcome our doubts. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 10:17 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>17 </i></b></span><i>So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians that their faith comes from hearing and applying God’s word to their (our) lives.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … James 1:6-8 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A6-8&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… James reaches fellow Christians that we must be “sold out” in our faith with NO selfish/divided loyalties.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 5:7<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>7</i></b></span><i> Give ALL your worries and cares to God, for HE cares about you. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Peter assures fellow Christians that we can give ALL our cares to God, Who cares deeply about them (us). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Adam Holz-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/28/help-my-unbelief">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> shares a surprising quote from Mother Theresa, who said, <span class="s6" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>“Where is my Faith?—even deep down right in there is nothing but emptiness & darkness. . . . If there be God—please forgive me.”</i></b></span>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">And those words are confessions of times of doubt that all of us Christians can have, … yes, even stalwarts of faith like Mother Theresa.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Perhaps some - maybe even ALL - of my readers today have feelings of doubt as we seek to follow our Lord to glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But if you’ve take in the linked song from Bill Gaither <b>(PLEASE DO!)</b> and meditated on the Scriptures above<b> (PLEASE DO!)</b>, we can all be bolstered in faith by God’s truth, calling us to surrender our feelings and yield to God’s promises to provide us with His enabling/empowering grace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And that’s enough for me; … how about you?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your grace-driven promises to rely upon. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to surrender our faith to follow You, Lord, today … and tomorrow! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-15654892661718140902024-02-27T07:12:00.004-06:002024-02-27T07:12:34.254-06:00February 27, 2024 … God Always Cares <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 27, 2024 … God Always Cares <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yyxzpk3w">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Rosemary Siemens singing <b>… <i>God Will Take Care Of You …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing of how God will take care of the needs of those whose faith rests in our Lord.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOXrYWq_l7vdkZM2F-1aIo2uzNjbEupdrsM13BECOlCJwZgAVWbz_K-Gmo37r3h1Ud_KVyVBLssQMH5EdFCv_CuLAPmyPgYcgCJKVm0gwTVrv4K_LZX_ha_JA41n_STtrY8-ReiYbZWoHCa1UNPH6LxkMXDlGT-PG6efMOX7glyo5eAmBDnQpuQ/s350/cat%20in%20box.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="350" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOXrYWq_l7vdkZM2F-1aIo2uzNjbEupdrsM13BECOlCJwZgAVWbz_K-Gmo37r3h1Ud_KVyVBLssQMH5EdFCv_CuLAPmyPgYcgCJKVm0gwTVrv4K_LZX_ha_JA41n_STtrY8-ReiYbZWoHCa1UNPH6LxkMXDlGT-PG6efMOX7glyo5eAmBDnQpuQ/s320/cat%20in%20box.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Abandoned cat in a box ... </span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Luke 18:40a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>40 </i></b></span><i>When Jesus heard him </i><span class="s3" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>[a blind beggar crying for help]</b></span><i>, He stopped and ordered that the man be brought to Him.</i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><i> </i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God ALWAYS hears our cries for help. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Luke 18:35-43 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A35-43&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus stops to heal a blind beggar. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 37:3-4, 61:1-2 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+37%3A3-4%2C+61%3A1-2&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of crying out to God, trusting that He hears his (our) cries for help.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Jeremiah 29:11 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>11 </i></b></span><i>For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God promises His chosen that His plans are ALWAYS for their (our) good. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 6:7-8<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A7-8&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus teaches that His followers pray to God, trusting that He knows their (our) needs before they (we) even ask Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>28 </i></b></span><i>And we know that God causes EVERYTHING to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians that all things in the life of born-again Christians are for their (our) good and His glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Philippians 4:18-19 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A18-19&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul also assures fellow Christians (and us) that our God will supply all their (and our) needs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 5:7<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>7</i></b></span><i> Give ALL your worries and cares to God, for HE cares about you. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Peter assures fellow Christians that we can give ALL our cares to God, Who cares deeply about them (us). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Karen Huang -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/27/when-jesus-stops">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>tells of a street sweeper, seeing a stray cat in a cardboard box <b>(see photo)</b> and stopping to pick up the cat, taking it home to join his two rescue dogs, saying, <span class="s7" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>“I care for them because they’re the creatures no one notices, … I see myself in them. No one notices a street sweeper, after all.”</i></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And the ODB author went on to describe the act of the street sweeper being Christlike, making reference to how Jesus, on His trek to the cross, often stopped to heal those whom nobody noticed, like He did with the blind beggar in the ODB highlight passage today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I pray all my readers know and trust the Scriptures shared above, showing that our God knows our needs today; and will ALWAYS hear our prayer when we cry out for Him to help.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for knowing my needs and providing Your mercy and grace again today. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to cry out for Your help, dear Lord, knowing that You hear us. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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. </span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-26623909093984289682024-02-26T06:38:00.003-06:002024-02-27T07:00:26.675-06:00February 26, 2024 … Resting in Christ <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 26, 2024 … Resting in Christ </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/j3ap9e73">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Kari Jobe singing <b>… <i>Be Still My Soul …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly singing of how we, who believe in Christ, can find our rest in Him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnshIf6qeSBSKNRuSomlNZUI5UQVlrYzmIDGH7hO_L57eHXXMe78x577HXAyDWPd1HxdUlmyrSfcOfxkHq20VrHrbrTU4gLvsd8FPH7RvgeKaApA7YdYaLf9fIldsF66ZbCHyV4rZwc2Q0D3dn3Rk1lsAmqlFnk_lwPpGfrDOOXGrgPv65SVBjhQ/s400/god-gives-rest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnshIf6qeSBSKNRuSomlNZUI5UQVlrYzmIDGH7hO_L57eHXXMe78x577HXAyDWPd1HxdUlmyrSfcOfxkHq20VrHrbrTU4gLvsd8FPH7RvgeKaApA7YdYaLf9fIldsF66ZbCHyV4rZwc2Q0D3dn3Rk1lsAmqlFnk_lwPpGfrDOOXGrgPv65SVBjhQ/s320/god-gives-rest.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 3:5 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>5 </i></b></span><i>I lay down and slept, … yet I woke up in safety, for the LORD was watching over me. </i></i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… King David sings of finding his rest in his faith in The Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Psalms 3 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+3&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">King David when he was fleeing for his life, being pursued by his son, Absalom, yet could find rest in His faith in Yahweh. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-6&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon projects that those who trust in The Lord with ALL their (our) hearts will find our way by following Him. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b> … Isaiah 26:3, 41:10, 57:2<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+26%3A3%2C+41%3A10%2C+57%3A2&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s Prophet, Isaiah, repeatedly shows where believers can find their (our) peace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 14:27<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>27 </i></b></span><i>“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.</i><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus promises His peace to His disciples, … a peace which is ours too if we have faith in our Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A6-7&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians (and us) of God’s peace if they (we) faithfully follow Him. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 5:7<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>7</i></b></span><i> Give ALL your worries and cares to God, for HE cares about you. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Peter assures fellow Christians that we can give ALL our cares to God, Who cares deeply about them (us). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Tom Felton -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/26/sweet-sleep-2">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> wrote of a friend, Sal, who had trouble sleeping the night before he was to be baptized and give his testimony of being saved by Christ’s blood.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>But Sal’s wife took his hand and prayed for him and God gave Sal a peace to sleep soundly that night. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And I exhort any, who are reading with me here, to take time to take in the linked song by Kari Jobe and to meditate on the Scriptures above and then join me to surrender our all to trust in God’s invitation to rest in His love, mercy, and grace; and let us sleep tonight protected by His enabling and protective grace. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p8" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for Your promise of Your merciful peace today and always. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to rest and sleep tonight, covered by Your love and protective grace, dear Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled<i><b> “Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-12960607495092428622024-02-25T07:06:00.000-06:002024-02-25T07:06:17.462-06:00February 25, 2024 … No Such Luck! <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 25, 2024 … No Such Luck! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5y793ef9">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Brian Doerksen singing <b>… <i>Creation Calls …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly, and yet powerfully, singing of how God’s creation calls all believers to recognize that God created all we see in and for us and for His glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51-6phAnFmeHyeO6BOrIofX7E0gFt5jxq0EbbFb_0FNC1And0mK5yTa_B9RhxSOF7znPhFmCAFzgc-vG7QFY-YC8VrKmXWdrnPPiZahglBGDp8c2om7yWoeLvFMH52RfW4lvW7D3sSztN41YI3XB8uWvPjSA0QhwHn6iGnTnDDeKb31h43IME-A/s400/creation%20for%20Him.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="305" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51-6phAnFmeHyeO6BOrIofX7E0gFt5jxq0EbbFb_0FNC1And0mK5yTa_B9RhxSOF7znPhFmCAFzgc-vG7QFY-YC8VrKmXWdrnPPiZahglBGDp8c2om7yWoeLvFMH52RfW4lvW7D3sSztN41YI3XB8uWvPjSA0QhwHn6iGnTnDDeKb31h43IME-A/s320/creation%20for%20Him.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It's all in His hands ... </span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Colossians 1:17 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>17 </i></b></span><i>He </i><span class="s3" style="color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>[Yahweh, The Lord] </b></span><i>existed before anything else, and He holds all creation together</i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i>.</i></span><i> </i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Our Lord, Jesus created all we see for our good and His glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Colossians 1:15-20 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+1%3A15-20&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Apostle Paul teaches truth about the creation of the world being created by Christ for His glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Psalms 19:1, 33:6 [NLT] …<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+19%3A1%2C+33%3A6&version=NLT"> USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s psalmists sing of God speaking the word and creating all things we see for His glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … John 1:3 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>3 </i></b></span><i>God created everything through Him, and nothing was created except through Him. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle John teaches truth of creation. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 1:20<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>20 </i></b></span><i>For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities — His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul declares truth for fellow Christians about all seeing His creation to realize that God exists and created everything.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Hebrews 11:3 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>3 </i></b></span><i>By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.</i><span class="s4" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Author of Hebrews declares that all we see in Creation did not occur by accident, but by the hand and word of God.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Revelation 4:11<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>11</i></b></span><i> “You are worthy, O Lord our God,</i><span class="s7" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>to receive glory and honor and power. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>For You created all things,</i><span class="s7" style="font-family: Courier; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i> </i></span><i>and they exist because You created what You pleased.” </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The 24 Elders in heaven fall before Christ to worship Him, declaring that our Lord, Jesus, created all we see for His glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s<b><i> Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Marvin Williams -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/25/not-luck-but-christ">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>tells of Astrophysicist Erik Zackrisson, in Discover Magazine, writing that, of all the 700 quintillion planets in the universe, Earth is unique in having all the forces and qualities necessary to sustain life. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Earth was no accident!!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And according to God’s word <b>(see Scriptures above)</b>, He, … our Lord, Jesus, … was the Creator of all we see; and we should humbly and thankfully worship and praise our God for what He has created for our good and His glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Join me and look around, my fellow Christian, and let us be reminded, by all we see, that our God created all of it FOR US and FOR HIS GLORY.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Personally, I’m overwhelmed by the reality of creation being fashioned by Jesus … FOR ME and YOU … for us to see His glory and glory in all that He created. Yes, my friend, … all that we see, our Lord created for us to see and glory in our Creator… and His creation. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So, taking in all that we see around us, will you join me with a resounding<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and thankful <span class="s8" style="color: #7f0080; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>Hallelujah!</i></b></span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p7" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for all You have created for my good and for Your glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to share what You have created for us to see You, Lord, and follow You to Your glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-32710923733643941792024-02-24T07:35:00.007-06:002024-02-24T07:35:59.751-06:00February 24, 2024 … We’re Better Together <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 24, 2024 … We’re Better Together </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2vh8evna">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ... <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Chris Tomlin and featuring Russell Dickerson singing <b>… <i>Together …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly and yet powerfully singing of how Christians must come TOGETHER, with the undergirding of God’s Spirit to serve the Lord.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Q4P-rB1V-pCeqY42QCWj6yyAtoJ9GhoB7g9Q5HjKYydRY7uxyOywKyP8A6JD19iSNxYtXUZlCsW-cgwFXCAN7A9-fA6jVMAVwayPsQ8YPRGFPj5xmoY6ZIHHHDboLVl8d-QtkvA1RQMnSWaVC_4P3Q89uT28aIhno9235iOpRodh33cDlS0XA/s400/starlings.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="400" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Q4P-rB1V-pCeqY42QCWj6yyAtoJ9GhoB7g9Q5HjKYydRY7uxyOywKyP8A6JD19iSNxYtXUZlCsW-cgwFXCAN7A9-fA6jVMAVwayPsQ8YPRGFPj5xmoY6ZIHHHDboLVl8d-QtkvA1RQMnSWaVC_4P3Q89uT28aIhno9235iOpRodh33cDlS0XA/s320/starlings.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Murmurations of Starlings flying TOGETHER ... </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></b><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Ecclesiastes 4:12 [NLT] … </b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>12 </i></b></span><i>A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i>.</i></span><i> </i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon’s call for believers to come TOGETHER to help each other deal with the challenges of life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context) </b></span><b> …Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+4%3A9-12&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Solomon’s teaching of God’s call for believers to help one another to stand strong TOGETHER.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Proverbs 3:5-6<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+3%3A5-6&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Solomon calls on believers to come together, trusting in God to lead us thru life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Matthew 28:19-20<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19-20&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Jesus calls born-again believers to come TOGETHER, along with His Spirit, to reach out and bring God’s saving and sanctifying grace to others. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Luke 3:11 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>11 </i></b></span><i>John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle John teaches to come together and give to those in need.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Acts 20:35 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="color: blue; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>35 </i></b></span><i style="color: blue;">And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: </i><b><i><span style="color: red;">‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red;">’</span><span style="color: blue;">”</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: blue;"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Apostle Paul to the church elders in Ephesus (and to all Christians), showing that his life and work was an example, as with the life of Jesus, Who taught that it was more blessed to work and to help others than to receive help from others. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Galatians 6:2 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>2 </i></b></span><i>Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. </i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to share each others burdens which fulfills God’s law of love.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Philippians 2:3-5<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2%3A3-5&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul also calls on fellow Christians to take on the attitude of Christ and be willing to come together to help each other. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i> Our Daily Bread<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Winn Collier -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/24/in-gods-loving-hands">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b> tells of Danish photographer and ornithologist, Søren Solkær, who spent years photographing the murmurations of starlings flying together in the hundreds of thousands <b><b>(see photo)</b></b> to protect each other with their flying together.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It’s another example from God’s creation of what God calls of His people in the linked song and the Scriptures above, … where those in Christ as called to “fly TOGETHER” to provide God’s protection for ALL of His chosen people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The question from today’s ODB entry for all Christians is:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s5" style="color: #7f0080;"><b><i>Are we flying TOGETHER today?</i></b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNES</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to join other Christians to come TOGETHER and follow You to glory.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to follow You, Lord, in murmurations of flight, following You and helping fellow Christians see Your way to glory. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note:</b></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,”</b></i> distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166214.post-63929531919705397092024-02-23T07:26:00.000-06:002024-02-23T07:26:07.318-06:00February 23, 2024 … All Are Welcome In Christ <p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>February 23, 2024 … All Are Welcome In Christ <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Devotional Song</b></span><b>: ... <a href="http://tinyurl.com/bdc68rfb">GO TO THIS LINK</a> ...<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Danny Hokey singing <b>… <i>All Are Welcome …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i> Poignantly and yet powerfully singing of how all are welcome at Christ’s table …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9nI6FzB5IZfW8QD5kgEEswOBFXkNzmQssD2h2SVhmd_E81IZ5O2GLVkCPDKLFVQllyO6ZZ01STznpnunNPW-CNeesKbDESc3xJbiVg1ySPhoRL2cHIxCrzoXfYWESZp3tm2j6crKOLmTZJGCeK8_itOxBCemelXtOogZb8O6tkMtWCrCHecpuA/s350/all%20welcome.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="350" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9nI6FzB5IZfW8QD5kgEEswOBFXkNzmQssD2h2SVhmd_E81IZ5O2GLVkCPDKLFVQllyO6ZZ01STznpnunNPW-CNeesKbDESc3xJbiVg1ySPhoRL2cHIxCrzoXfYWESZp3tm2j6crKOLmTZJGCeK8_itOxBCemelXtOogZb8O6tkMtWCrCHecpuA/s320/all%20welcome.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">==========</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage</b></span><b>: … Ephesians 2:19 [NLT] …</b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>19 </i></b></span><i>So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. </i><b><i>You are members of God’s family.</i></b><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul shows Gentiles that their faith in Jesus as Lord makes them part of God’s family.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p5" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Highlight Passage (in context)</b></span><b> … Ephesians 2:11-22 … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A11-22&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> … </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Apostle Paul addresses Gentile believers in Christ to show them (us) that they (we) are part of God’s family. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">=========<span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s4" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Leviticus 19:33-34<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NLT] … <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+19%3A33-34&version=NLT">USE THIS LINK</a> …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God’s word, thru Moses, to HIs people calls on believers in Messiah to treat strangers with love and respect as they would their own family.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Romans 12:13 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>13 </i></b></span><i>When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.</i><span class="s3" style="color: #fb0207;"><i> </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… God, thru the Apostle Paul, calls on fellow Christians to ALWAYS show hospitality when they (we) come onto ANYONE in need. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Titus 1:8 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>8 </i></b></span><i>Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Paul describes leaders in God’s church as being hospitable and loving what is good in God’s eyes. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … Hebrews 13:2 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>2 </i></b></span><i>Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… The Author of Hebrews call on all fellow Christians to show hospitality to strangers as if they (we) were serving angels.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Reference Passage</b></span><b>: … 1Peter 4:9 [NLT] …<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>9 </i></b></span><i>Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">… Peter exhorts fellow Christians (us too!) to be willing to share their (our) homes with those in need. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #fb0207; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Devotional Journal</b></span><b>: </b>Today’s <b><i>Our Daily Bread <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b> Author, Mike Wittmer -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b> <a href="https://odb.org/2024/02/23/welcome-the-stranger">AT THIS LINK</a> -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>describes, in the book, <b><i>Everything Sad Is Untrue</i></b>. the author, Daniel Nayeri, wrote of being helped, as his family fled from a refugee camp, to find hospitality with complete strangers in The United States, … strangers who helped Nayeri and his family to find a home in the safety of their new country.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And if my readers today have taken in Danny Gokey’s song and meditated on the scriptures above, I’m pray that we all have a heart to welcome those who need the love and hospitality offered by the Lord and His church … His family.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So what can we do today to welcome those in need to share with Christ’s invitation to His table of love and grace? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p7" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My THANKFULNESS</b></span>: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for welcoming me to Your table, Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>My Prayer Today</b></span>: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to share with any/all at Your family table, Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amen <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">=============</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Blogger Note</b></span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled <i><b>“Our Daily Bread,” </b></i>distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you <b><a href="http://www.odb.org/">GO TO THIS LINK</a></b> 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.</span></p>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655975637760599048noreply@blogger.com1