May 11 2026 … God’s Word Endures … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...           and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group Woodside Worship singing The Word Remains … declaring that God’s word endures forever.

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Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 40:8 … [NLT]

…  8 … The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” 

… Isaiah declares to God’s people that all will fade but God’s word endures forever.

Highlight Passage in Context: Isaiah 40:1-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s prophet declares that God’s word will remain forever.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 119:1-176 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s Psalmist, likely King David, honors the eternal power of God’s word.

Reference Passage: … Matthew 5:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul and Barnabas encourage fellow Christians to continue in faith despite the trials they face.

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

… John preaches that Christ is the eternal Word Who came into the world to save mankind.

Reference Passage:… 2Timothy 3:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches Timothy and all Christians that God’s eternal word was given so that His people would be given its eternal power.

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

… The Author of Hebrews teaches of the eternal power of God’s word.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 1:25  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter quotes from Isaiah 40:6-8 teaching fellow Christians that God’s word and its power is eternal.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from John Blase …  USE THIS LINK      … told of a wealthy NYC businessman, Charles Schwab, building the largest mansion in all of New York City in the early 1900s.   However, by 1948 it became out of date in its style and was demolished after Schwab’s death because no one would by it.  And this shows the temporary nature of all things in this world, … EXCEPT God’s word, which, according to God’s truth in the Scriptures above, lasts FOREVER.    

And that’s why, my fellow Christians, you find me here, starting each day in God’s eternal truth, because I, for one, want to stay grounded in what is taught by God, Himself, in His word.  Are you with me?   And is God’s eternal truth your guide for life as it is for me?       

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for Your truth which is my eternal light.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for giving  us Your word which endures forever as the light for our lives.   …  Amen 

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

May 10 2026 … Christ Revealed In Us …

May 10 2026 … Christ Revealed In Us … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Steven Curtis Chapman singing His Strength Is Perfect … declaring that believers in Christ receive strength from Christ to deal with he troubles/trials of life.

 

His Light shines from my box ... 

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Highlight Passage … 2Corinthians 4:7-8 … [NLT]

…  7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.  8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 

… Paul assures fellow Christians that God’s power will sustain us no matter what we face.

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Corinthians 4:7-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul describes God’s treasure coming in jars of clay.

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Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, in His upper-room discourse, teaches his disciples that they will face trials in the world but HE would overcome the world.

Reference Passage: … Acts 14:22b [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul and Barnabas encourage fellow Christians to continue in faith despite the trials they face.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that all things we face in life are for their (our) good.

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 12:7-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul remembers Jesus’ teaching that God’s power works best in his (and our) times for weakness and trouble.

Reference Passage: … James 1:2-4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                                           

… James teaches truth that troubles in life give believers the opportunity to grow stronger in faith.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 4:12-13  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter gives God’s assurance to persecuted Christians that they (we) not be surprised by fiery trails but relish in them because they will help us grow stronger in faith.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Amy Boucher Pie …  USE THIS LINK     … wrote of Joni Eareckson Tada, the paralyzed and wheelchair bound Christian ambassador of God’s light, after her mother died, comparing a Christian’s life to a light shining from a broken-down cardboard box (see photo).   

And that word picture is very much like that which various Biblical writers picture the Christians life, … where the light of Christ shines from the lives of those who contain that light.  And if my readers take in the linked song and the Scriptures shared above, I know you will be encouraged, as was I.   And right now I’m one who needed that reminder; … how about you?      

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for Your strength in dealing with my brokenness.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for giving  us with Your enabling grace to deal with the trials of life.   …  Amen 

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Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

May 9 2026 … Battling Sin …

May 9 2026 … Battling Sin … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...     and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Matt Maher singing Lord, I Need You … declaring that (we) Christians need God’s cover and protection every day.

David's sin with Bathsheba ... 

  

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Highlight Passage: … 2Samuel 11:1 … [NLT]

…  1  In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. 

… David became vulnerable to sin by not doing what God had called him to do.

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Samuel 11:1-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… While God’s army went to war, King David stayed behind in the Palace and encounters his sin with Bathsheba and her husband Uriah <b>(see photo)</b>

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 51:10-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David pleads with God from His confession of his sin with Bathsheba.

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

… God, thru Isaiah, promises His strength for believers who are weak.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:3-4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about God’s Spirit empowering them (us) to resist sin where God’s Law could not give us that power.  

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

… The Apostle Paul also teaches how God will show fellow Christians how to battle temptation.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 6:12-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Finally Paul shows fellow Christians that God gives them (us) His full armor to do battle against our spiritual enemies.

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

… The Apostle John gives God’s assurance of cleansing for any/all Christians who genuinely confess their (our) sin.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Mike Wittmer …  USE THIS LINK     … related the story of two young soldiers who came home from successful battle and were given desk jobs for their country.  However both young me discovered that it became very difficult to stave off the temptation of being addicted to the internet.   

Their homeland temptations reminded the ODB author of those “battle” faced by King David (see the Highlight passage) when he stayed home in the palace and relenting to the temptation to sin against Bathsheba (see photo) and her husband.   And these days, as the young men did in the ODB story, so many in our world can easily be tempted and addicted to online temptations.  

Personally, by applying God’s power and His promises through His word, as in the Scriptures provided and the linked song promises, I’ve been able to do battle against the forces of evil in our world.   How about you?  If you need help, contact me @ www.battleplanministries.org .      

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for Your strength in doing battle for Your glory. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for providing us with Your cleansing and protection in the battles we face in life.   …  Amen 

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

May 8 2026 …The Light of Creation … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Brian Doerksen singing Creation Calls … declaring that God’s creation calls mankind to know Jesus, the Christ, intimately and personally, as our Creator and Lord.

Creation calls mankind to know God ... 

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Highlight Passage: … John 1:4 … [NLT]

…  4  The Word gave life to everything that was created, and His life brought light to everyone. … 

… God, thru the Apostle John’s insight, writes that Christ, as Creator and Lord, gave mankind a glimpse of His glory through creation.

Highlight Passage in Context:  John 1:1-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …             

… The Apostle John, inspired by God’s Spirit, writes about the creation calling mankind to know Christ as Our Creator and our Lord.

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

… God, thru Moses, declares the beginning of all through God’s speaking creation into existence.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 19:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of Creation calling mankind to see God in all His glory. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus in prayer, declared that we can only get to know God through knowing His Son, who created all for us to know Him through His creation.  

Reference Passage: … Romans 1:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about God’s creation calling all to know Him thru what He created.

Reference Passage: … 2Timothy 3:16-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Finally Paul, teaching Timothy, and all Christians. that God has given us His word to give us the ability to know Him and live for Him.

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

… The Author of Hebrews declares that Jesus radiates the very essence of God through His creation.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Kenneth Petersen …  USE THIS LINK     … wrote about the brilliant mind of a 26 year old physicist,  Albert Einstein, who in 1905 in Bern Switzerland, had calculated the essence of the nature of creation and wrote, “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.”

And that’s what the Apostle John and the other Authors of the Scriptures above wrote, inspired by God’s Spirit, and letting us, as the pinnacle of God’s creation, know that we can know the truth of God as the light of the universe by getting to know our Lord through HIs word.  And that’s what I try to do, by starting each day by getting to know my Savior more intimately thru His word.   Are you with me?

IF so, … take some time, … listen deeply to the linked song, meditate even more deeply in God’s truth in the few Scriptures provided here, and let your mind surrender to know that Our King, Jesus, is calling us to follow Him all the way to glory.  And personally I choose to follow His call.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for Your word calling me to follow Your Light again today. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for the light of Your creation revealing You as our Lord and Savior.   …  Amen 

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

May 7 2026 … Praying Faithfully …

May 7 2026 … Praying Faithfully … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group Elevation Worship singing Same God … declaring that we Christians seek in prayer the SAME GOD as Moses and Jacob and Mary all prayed for in their day.

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Highlight Passage: … Romans 12:12 … [NLT]

…  12  Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. … 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to faithfully pray for each other with all our Hope in Christ.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Romans 12:9-21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to faithfully share God’s love with one another just as He has loved them faithfully.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 55:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David shows that he can go to God anytime to pray for help, knowing that God hears his prayer.  

Reference Passage: … Mark 11:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Jesus teaches HIs disciples about the effectiveness and power of faithful prayer to God. 

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians that the prayers of His faithful servants are empowered by God’s Spirit.  

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 6:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Finally, Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about taking any/all of their concerns to God in prayer.

Reference Passage: … James 5:16  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus’ brother James shows fellow Christians that their prayer to God are effective in caring for their (our) needs. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Karen Pimpo …  USE THIS LINK        … told of her family discovering the 10-feet long, typed prayer list of the ODB author’s grandmother,  with hundreds of names of family, friends, and even luminaries for whom she prayed daily.  The list became a family heirloom and evidence of the faithful prayer of their grandmother to God every day.   

And it showed the author of today’s ODB entry, along the Scriptures shared above, that God calls on HIs faithful servants to bring their (our) concerns to God, Who hears and answers their (our) prayers.  I need to be in prayer more every day; … how about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for hearing my prayers every day.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for ALWAYS being there to hear our prayers.   …  Amen 

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.