Oct 28 2026 … Our Faithful Father

Oct 28 2026 …  Our Faithful Father

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …    and PLEASE take the time to listen to The Maranatha Singers singing … Great Is Thy Faithfulness … calling all Christians to rely in faith on God’s love and His faithfulness.

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Highlight Passage: … Psalms 86:5 [NLT]

…   5  O Lord, You are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for Your help.  

… David sings of relying on God’s ever faithful love and forgiveness for all who call on Him.  

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 86:1-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  King David sings of relying on God’s faithfulness and love, even in times of trial and trouble.

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Reference Passage: …  Numbers 23:19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Moses declares that God is unlike man.  His promises can ALWAYS be relied upon.

 

Reference Passage: …  Deuteronomy 7:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Moses declares that God is God, keeping His promises forever.

Reference Passage: …  Lamentations 3:22-23  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru Jeremiah to God’s people, promises that His love and mercy will ALWAYS be there for His people.

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

… The Apostle Paul promises fellow Christians that God’s love will ALWAYS be there for God’s faithful no matter what trial or temptation they (we) face. 

Reference Passage: …  2Timothy  2:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to Timothy, and all Christians, that God cannot deny who His is, … always there with His love for those who believe in Him.

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

… Paul calls on fellow born-again Christians that God will always provide His strength when they (we) are weak.

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Xochitl Dixon …  USE THIS LINK   tells of Tiana, a little six year old who, at a Father’s Day program at her church, praying that her absent dad would be there; and finally, her prayer was answered as he arrived just before the program began.   

But if my readers have taken in the linked song, the Scriptures shared above, and the ODB entry, I’m praying that a we all have the strong faith that our God, … our Heavenly Father, … will ALWAYS hear our prayers and be there for His chosen faithful children.  I know His love is ALWAYS there for me!  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You for Your ever faithful love and grace.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for hearing our prayers and alway being there for us.  …  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.

Oct 27 2026 … Grateful Always

Oct 27 2026 …  Grateful Always

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …       and PLEASE take the time to listen to Brandon Lake singing … Gratitude … calling all Christians to live lives that express their (our) gratitude to God for His saving grace.

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Highlight Passage: … 2Timothy 1:10 [NLT]

…   10  So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.  

… Paul, writing from prison, shows that he is willing to endure all things … gratefully …  to express thanks to God for His enabling grace.   

Reference Passage: …  2Timothy  1:1-2, 6-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Apostle Paul, about to die in prison,  exhorts Timothy (and all Christians) to live lives which express their (our) gratitude to God for His saving and sanctifying grace.

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Reference Passage: …  1Chronicles 16:34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru the Author of First Chronicles calls on all believers to ALWAYS give thanks to God for His faithful and eternal love.

 

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 118:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God’s Psalmist, likely King David, sings of being grateful that God is the source of all his strength and victory.

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 136:1-3  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God’s Psalmist, also likely King David, sings of ALWAYS being thankful to God.

Reference Passage:  Ephesians 5:20  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to ALWAYS be thankful to God for EVERYTHING. 

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

… The Apostle Paul also shows fellow Christians that they (we) are to be thankful to God in EVERYTHING we think, say, or do.

Reference Passage: 1Thessalonians 5:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul, with input from a Sivanus (i.e., Silus)  and Timothy, calls on all Christians to be thankful in ALL circumstances. 

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Monica La Rose …  USE THIS LINK   wrote about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, shortly after being imprisoned for opposing the Nazis in WW2, wrote to his parents and expressed his thankfulness to them, requesting that they send him books and paper, writing … “It’s a strange feeling to be so completely dependent on other people; but at least it teaches one to be grateful, and I hope I shall never forget that. … ” 

And isn’t that true!   We so often realize how grateful we are to others, … and especially to God, … when were so dependent for the help and grace of God through the help of others.  Right now I’m feeling that support and strength and enabling grace from our Lord through the prayers and support of friends and especially from my wife.  How about you?  Where is the needle of GRATITUDE pointing in your life?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You for simply  … EVERYTHING!     

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for Your enabling and saving grace … today and all days.  …  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.

Oct 26 2026 … God Knows My Name

Oct 26 2026 …  God Knows My Name

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …    and PLEASE take the time to listen to Tommy Walker  singing … He Knows My Name … Declaring that God knows each and every one of His chosen by name.

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Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 43:1 [NLT]

…   1  But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you.  O Israel, the one who formed you says “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.  I have called you by name; you are Mine. 

… God states His personal claim of eternal  possession on all Whom He calls by name.   

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 43:1-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b>              

…  God, thru Isaiah, declare that He, The Lord, knows His chosen people by name.

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Reference Passage: …  Exodus 33:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God declares to Moses that He, The Lord, knows Moses by name.

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 139:1-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  King David sings that there is nowhere he (or any of His chosen) can go to escape the presence and protection of his (or our) Lord.

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

…  God shows Jeremiah that He, The Lord, knew Jeremiah as His Prophet even before God formed him in his mother’s womb.

Reference Passage:  John 10:14-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus declares that He is the good Shepherd to His people, knowing each one of His sheep and being willing to die to save them (us).

Reference Passage: …  Romans 11:29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul also shows fellow Christians that God’s gifts and His call can never be withdrawn. 

Reference Passage: Revelation 3:5  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God reveals to John (and us) that once God writes the name of every born-again Christian in His book of life, it can never be erased.

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Katara Patton …  USE THIS LINK   ... told of how a prominent author, to promote the publication of his upcoming novel, promoted that he would use the name of the book buyer who donated the most to a designated charity.  And the desire of readers to see their name in print brought many to the name-bearing auction.  

And I, personally identify with this story, because in a book, written by a fellow Christian, the author, with my permission, used my name in the book he wrote about his testimony.   And seeing my name in print did feel good; … but no way as good as knowing that my name, as a surrendered, born again Christian, is written FOREVER in God’s “Book of Life.”  Is your name in His book?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You for knowing my name would be in Your book of life even before I was born.    

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for calling those of us who believe in You as Lord - by name -  for Your book 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.

Oct 25 2026 … God Preparing Us

Oct 25 2026 …  God Preparing Us

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …   and PLEASE take the time to listen to  Zach Williams  singing … Less Like Me … calling on God to make us over in His image to be less like the person we are and more like Him to serve Him more effectively.

Baby Moses on the Nile ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Exodus 2:2 [NLT]

…   2  The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months.  

… The Mother of Moses hides him from the Egyptian authorities to protect him from Pharaoh’s order to kill all Jewish baby boys.   

Reference Passage: …  Exodus 2:1-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Baby Moses is floated down the Nile in a basket by his mother, and watched over by his sister, (see photo) to escape the command by Pharaoh to kill all new Jewish baby boys.

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 23:1-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  King David sings of God watching over and preparing His chosen to serve at His table.

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 40:31 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru Isaiah, promises to lift up and strengthen those who trust in God and follow His word.

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

…  God declares His promise, thru Nahum, to be a strong tower of protection for all who run to Him in faith.

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

… The Apostle Paul gives witness that God will provide HIs saving grace for those, like Paul, who show their (our) faith in The Lord,

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 2:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul also calls fellow Christians to become image bearers of God’s chosen desires.

Reference Passage: Philippians 1:6  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that all who have faith in Christ are being made over into His image.

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Kenneth Petersen …  USE THIS LINK   told of a British TV show which pitted nine amateur artists who were charged to paint a portrait of a local celebrity for the show; and the ODB author tried to use this TV show to illustrate how God often puts his chosen ones thru a reshaping process - HIs process used to give them all they need to serve Him (i.e.,The Lord).  

And I charge all my readers here to use the links provided and take in the ODB entry today as well as the linked song and the Scriptures shared above, all of which really convicted me to be willing to allow God to use His saving grace to reshape me for my good and his glory (on your own go to Romans 8:28).  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You for doing a make-over of my life to serve You.    

My Prayer Today:   Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for reshaping the lives of those You’ve chosen to serve 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.

Oct 24 2026 … Giving Our ALL

Oct 24 2026 …  Giving Our ALL

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …    and PLEASE take the time to listen to  Robing Mark  singing … I Surrender All … calling on Christians to give our all to serve our Lord.

Do we really? ... 

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Highlight Passage: … 1Corinthians 15:58 [NLT]

…  58  So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 

… Paul shows fellow Christians that anything done to serve the Lord is ever useless.   

Reference Passage: …  1Corinthians 15:51-58 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about their (our) heavenly reward for being willing to give their (our) all to serve Christ.

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Reference Passage: …  1Kings 17:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  A widów is willing to give her last bit of flour and make bread to feed Elijah

Reference Passage: …  Matthew 6:33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus calls on His followers to be willing seek FIRST God’s kingdom and then God will provide all their (our) needs.

Reference Passage: …  Luke 6:38 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Luke recalls Jesus’ teaching on Christians being willing to give their all for those in need.

Reference Passage:  John 6:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus’ disciples found a young boy willing to give all the food he had to Jesus to feed the crowd of thousands.

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

… The Apostle Paul calls fellow Christians to become living sacrifices to serve the Lord.

Reference Passage: 2Corinthians 9:6-7  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that God loves and rewards a cheerful giver. 

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Marvin Williams …  USE THIS LINK   ... related how an artist was commissioned by a large university to paint portraits of ten individuals the school felt were the most important to the school’s success, … maintenance, groundskeepers, food service workers.   And the results of showing the portraits had positive effects well beyond the work these employees’ work, like helping to quell racial unrest.

And if my readers have used the links above to take in the ODB entry today, the linked song, and meditate on the Scriptures shared above, I, for one, pray that we all see that God has called us to give our all in serving Christ, Who gave His all, to serve you and me.  Are we really doing all we can to serve our Lord?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You for using me some small way to serve You.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for using what we can give to serve 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.