Nov 24 2025 ... Hope In the Waiting …

Nov 24 2025  ...  Hope In the Waiting  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Lincoln Brewster singing While I Wait … showing that we Christians can - and must - wait on God’s timing as we face the life ahead.

Highlight Passage: … Jeremiah 25:7 … [NLT] … 

7 “But you would not listen to Me,” says the Lord. “You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer.  </i>

… God speaks to His people, thru Jeremiah, rebuking them for not  waiting on Hims and worshipping idols of their own making.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Jeremiah 25:4-12  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s Prophet, Jeremiah, calls on God’s people to wait on His deliverance.    

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 27:13-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… King David sings of waiting patiently on the Lord for His goodness in the face of trials/troubles.

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shares Godly wisdom, … calling on believers to trust in His will and HIS ways and avoiding following our own ways.    

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 30:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Isaiah, promises to bless those who’re willing to wait on God’s help.

Reference Passage: … Lamentations 3:25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Jeremiah, promises His goodness for those who’re willing to search for Him.

Reference Passage: … James 5:7-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus’ brother, James, exhorts fellow Christians to be patient, waiting on the Lord’s return. 

Reference Passage:… 2Peter 3:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God is patient, waiting on those to repent and come to Him. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Tom Felton  …  USE THS LNK  -       …  relates a story about a young woman who took a DNA test which led to the revelation of a long lost uncle across the country who had been kidnapped from a park at age 6, seventy years earlier; but was finally reunited with his biological family through the DNA test.

Seventy years; … a long time to wait; but it’s same time that God’s people had to wait in captivity in Babylon as described by Jeremiah in the Highlight passage, when God’s people had to wait on God’s promise of deliverance for 70 years.  And when we’re willing to trust and wait on God (as in the Scriptures above), God’s promise of deliverance and salvation awaits us.  So, … I’m waiting on Him to come again!  How about you?

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for Your word which gives me hope as I wait on You. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... You lift us up with hope, Lord, as we wait on Your return. … 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.

Nov 23 2025 … Set Free In Christ …

Nov 23 2025 …  Set Free In Christ  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Big Daddy Weave singing I’m Redeemed … declaring the reality of our redemption by Christ when we receive His saving grace by faith in His finished work on the cross.

Our chains are broken in Christ !! 

Highlight Passage: … Mark 5:19 … [NLT] … 

19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful He has been.” 

… Jesus tells the previously demon-possessed man who had been freed from his demons by The Lord, to go and proclaim God’s work to set him free.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Mark 5:1-6, 12-13, 18-20  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus shows God’s power over demons by freeing a man possessed by many demons and revealing The Lord’s redeeming and saving grace to the people in the region.  

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Reference Passage: … Isaiah 61:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… 700+ years before Christ came, Isaiah prophesies of The Messiah coming to set His chosen people free from the prison of their (our) sin. 

Reference Passage: … John 8:32, 36 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus shows that He is the truth that sets man free from the prison of their (our) sin.    

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about Christ setting those, who believe in and follow The Lord, being set free from the chains of their (our) sin.

Reference Passage:… 2Corinthians 3:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul shows that God’s Spirit, in born-again Christians, sets them (us) free from the prison of sin. 

Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also proclaims the freedom Christians experience by our faith in Christ, but warns Christians to remain free by avoiding their (our) nature to satisfy the desires of the flesh. 

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 2:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Peter also warns Christians to not let their (our) freedom in Christ become a license to satisfy the flesh. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Mike Wittmer  …  USE THS LNK  -      …  writes about a young man, named Mario, who was jailed as an alcoholic and drug addict, … whom the Judge at his sentencing called him … “a waist of a human life.” …  But Mario, while in prison found a new relationship with Christ, and began writing and getting schooled in journalism, … ultimately becoming a journalist for The New York Times after being released from prison.

And the ODB entry today, as well as the Scriptures compiled and shared above, tell us God’s truth, … that our surrender to follow Christ redeems and frees us to be slaves to follow Christ rather than being chained by our desires to follow the flesh.  I’m one of those who has been, as Big Daddy Weave sings in the linked song,  ,,, REDEEMED … to walk in freedom from the chains of my flesh.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for leading me to walk in Your freedom. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... You have broken our chains and showed us how to walk in Your freedom. … 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.

Nov 22 2025 … Treasured Worship …

Nov 22 2025 …  Treasured Worship  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from the group Vive Worship singing Cost … calling on those who worship Jesus to be willing to give up EVERYTHING to worship our King, Jesus.

Costly Worship ... 

Highlight Passage: … John 12:3 … [NLT] … 

3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. 

… Mary shows her willingness to worship Jesus at any cost by washing His feet with valuable perfume. (See photo)

Highlight Passage in Context:  John 12:1-8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Mary, the sister of Lazarus, to honor Jesus, took a very valuable flask of valuable perfume and washed the feet of Jesus, to honor Him as her Lord.

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Reference Passage: … 1Samuel 12:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Samuel, the last of the Judges, calls on God’s people to be willing to give their all to worship and serve The Lord, remembering all the wonderful things He has done for them. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches that His followers cannot worship and serve Him and money at the same time.    

Reference Passage: … Mark 10:45 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus shows the cost He was willing to pay to save His chosen ones from their (our) sin.

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches that fellow Christians must become living sacrifices to worship and serve our Lord. 

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 15:58 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also teaches that whatever we do to honor our Lord in service to Him is always worthwhile. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 3:23-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Finally, Paul teaches WHATEVER we do, if it’s done to serve our Lord, will be rewarded in Heaven. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Sheridan Voysey  …  USE THS LNK  -          …  relates a personal story of the ODB author’s father selling his most valuable possession, his car, to buy a ticket to travel to Peru to ask the woman, who would become his wife, to marry him.  It was a risky personal sacrifice, but worth it … to show His love for the woman whom he felt he would spend the rest of his life.

And the story reminded the author of Mary, Jesus’ friend, who was willing to give up her most valued passion (see Highlight Passage), … that jar of precious perfume. which was used to bury beloved family members,  … to wash the feet of Jesus to show her worship of Jesus as her Lord.  And it raises the question of what we’re willing to give up to serve and follow Jesus as our Rabbi, … our Lord, … our King?   Personally, He’s my ALL, and I’d be willing to give ANYTHING to serve Him.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for giving Your all for me. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... whatever I have, I give to You. … 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.

Nov 21 2025 … He’s Watching …

Nov 21 2025 …  He’s Watching  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Christabelle Braden singing Watching Over Us … Covering Psalm 121, and singing of God watching over and protecting His chosen people.

He's watching !!! 

Highlight Passage: … Psalms 121:2-3 … [NLT] … 

2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth!  3 He will not let you stumble; the One Who watches over you will not slumber. 

… God’s Psalmist (???) sings of our God, Who watches over and protects His chosen people.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Psalms 121  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…God’s psalmist sings of God’s people being watched over ALWAYS and protected by their (our) God.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 139:2-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of our God watching over His people … ALWAYS!  

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 15:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon writes of God watching over ALL, … ALWAYS!! …   

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

… God’s promise, thru Isaiah, that our God would ALWAYS be there to give us His strength when His people are weak and need it.

Reference Passage: … Luke 12:2-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Luke tells of Jesus revealing to His Disciples of the coming Judgment of God’s people, where all the darkness will become light. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul calls on fellow Christians to bring ALL our worries and cares to God in in thankful prayer to receive His peace, which guards their (our) hearts. 

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter exhorts fellow Christians to give ALL their (our) worries and cares to our God Who watches over and cares for His children. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Nancy Gavilanes  …  USE THS LINK     …  relates a true story of two airline pilots falling asleep flying a transcontinental flight but awakening in time to correct their plane’s course and to land safely at their destination, saving the lives of many onboard.  Certainly those who learned of the incident probably felt that God was watching over and protecting them.

I certainly know that our God watches over me.  My Lord has brought me thru a number of course corrections in my life and given me His strength when I needed it.   What about you?  Be assured by the linked song and the Scriptures shared above from God’s word, … HE’S WATCHING!  

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for watching over me … ALWAYS! 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... for watching over us as we journey through 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.