July 27 2026… Words That Honor God

July 27 2026… Words That Honor God 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group, Mercy Me,  singing … Word Of God Speak … calling all Christians to honor and reflect God in all we say and do.

Focusing on God with all we say ... 

========================

Highlight Passage: … James 1:19 [NLT]

…  19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. 

… James advises fellow Christians to listen more and be slow to speak, especially when they (we) are angry 

Reference Passage: …  James 1:19-21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                

… Jesus’ brother, James, helps fellow Christians use God honoring words to share with one another.

 ================ 

Reference Passage:…  Deuteronomy 6:5  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru Moses, calls His people to do all they (we) can to honor God with all they (we) think, say, and do.

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 141:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …    

…  King David prays in song for God to help him to guard what he says to others.  

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

…  Solomon teaches on the power of tongue to quiet or inflame others.  

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 10:31 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to do all they can or say to honor God. 

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul also charges fellow Christians to speak only those words that uplift others and honor God.

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

…  Paul repeatedly calls on fellow Christians to only do or say what honors God.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Karen Huang  …  USE THIS LINK          described how she had been working as the editor for a businessman who had submitted a manuscript for publication and had been rejected by the publisher.  However, instead of receiving a scathing email, which she anticipated, from the rejected author, she received a carefully considered and measured response which honored all involved in the decision by the publisher.        

And the situation reminded the ODB author of what God’s word says (see Scriptures reported above) about honoring God with all we say and do.  Personally, I can do a lot better in using my words to honor God.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for helping me with Your Spirit, and Your word, to honor You with what I say or write. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for using Your word to guide us with what we say or write.   … Amen

=============

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.

July 26 2026 … His Living Waters

July 26 2026 … His Living Waters 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Kristyn Getty  singing …Living Waters … calling all Christians to come and partake of Christ’s living waters.

Rembrandt's ... woman at the well with Jesus ... 

========================

Highlight Passage: … John 4:14 [NLT]

…  14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” 

… Jesus invites the Samaritan woman to partake of His “living waters”  

Reference Passage: …  John 4:7-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                

… Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well and invites her to partake of His living waters of Salvation.

 ================ 

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 23:2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Our Good Shepherd leads His sheep beside the still waters of life.

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 12:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Isaiah prophesies that believers will drink of the fountain of salvation.  

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

…  Jeremiah shows that unbelievers will drink from the cisterns of unbelief and not partake of God’s living waters.

Reference Passage: … Zechariah 14:6-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Zechariah prophesies on what will take place when Jesus comes to let God’s people partake of God’s living waters.

Reference Passage: … John 7:37-38 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Jesus promises that all the prophets who spoke of God providing His “living waters” for all who believe in Jesus as Messiah and Lord will have spoken truth.

Reference Passage: …  Revelation 21:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God reveals to John what Jesus will declare from the throne of God, inviting all who believe in Him to come and drink from the eternal spring of living waters.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Lisa M Samra  …  USE THIS LINK          while observing Rembrandt’s sketch of Jesus with the woman at the well, described in John 4 (see photo), Jesus has His hand over his heart, showing his caring heart for the woman and the darkness around the woman’s face, indicating her darkness of mind encountering The Messiah.     

And it’s a true observation that those of us who are darkened of mind in our unbelief must be willing, as the Samaritan woman, was finally able …  to open our minds and receive what Jesus offers to all who believe in Him as Messiah; and that is His eternal living waters.   I’m here to drink again today.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for bringing me to Your fountain of living waters from which I will drink forever.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for offering all who believe in You as Messiah to partake of Your living waters.   … Amen

=============

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.

July 25 2026 … More Like Him

July 25 2026 … More Like Him 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Kristian Stanfill and the group Passion  singing … More Like Jesus … calling all Christians to humbly serve the Lord, becoming more like Him in serving others.

Statue of the Great Pharaoh, Ramesses II 

========================

Highlight Passage: … 2Samuel 18:18 [NLT]

…  18 During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom’s Monument to this day.  

… David, estranged son, Absalom, built a monument to honor himself rather than serve his father, the King.

Reference Passage: …  2Samuel 18:12-18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Absalom, King David’s son, built a monument to himself but was himself murdered by David’s General, Joab.

 ================ 

Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 3:34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Solomon declares that God gives His grace to the humble.

Reference Passage: …  Micah 6:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru the Prophet, Micah, declares that humbly serving God is desired by The Lord.

Reference Passage: … Matthew 23:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …    

…  Jesus, in criticizing the pride of the religious leaders of his day, teaches that it is the humble who will be blessed by God.

Reference Passage: … Colossians 3:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to humble themselves and serve each other with patience and compassion. 

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

…Jesus’ brother, James, quotes from Proverbs 3:34 calling on Christians to humble themselves and serve God.

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

…  Peter also quotes from Proverbs 3:34, teaching that God’s people must humble themselves to serve the Lord and others.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Tom Felton  …  USE THIS LINK         wrote about the Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II, who commissioned a 36ft tall monument to himself which has been on display around the world today (see photo), and which I personally have seen. … Yet, in his older years, the great Pharaoh suffered from many of the same human ailments that all aging people endure, and which, ultimately took the life of the so-called great Pharaoh.     

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, … I’m sure we born-again Christians will see that God calls us ALL to humble ourselves to serve The King of Kings, just as He humbly died to serve us with God’s saving grace.  It’s a struggle with my pride at times, but I do all I can to humbly serve my King, Jesus.   How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for calling me to be Your humble servant.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for showing us the say to be Your humble servant.   … Amen

=============

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.

July 24 2026 … Anchored By Faith

July 24 2026 … Anchored By Faith 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Douglas Miller  singing … My Soul Is Anchored In The Lord … assuring all Christians that our faith in Christ is the anchor of faith which always holds on to the Rock, which is ALWAYS our Lord. 

========================

Highlight Passage: … Hebrews 6:19 [NLT]

… 19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.  

… The Author of Hebrews assures Christians that our faith in Christ is the anchor of Hope that leads us to His eternal glory.

Reference Passage: …  Hebrews 6:17-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …        

… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians that their (our) faith is our anchor of faith in God’s finished work on the cross.

 ================ 

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 18:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

…  King David sings of God being his strength and His rescuer in times of danger.

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 62:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Again King David sings of God being his strong tower his hope in times of danger.

Reference Passage: … John 16:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

…  Jesus, in the upper room the night before His death, assures His disciples of the Holy Spirit coming to them as their (our) hope.

Reference Passage: … Acts 27:29-30 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul in the midst of a shipwreck assures his fellow sailors to put out anchors and their faith in God will save them.   

Reference Passage: … Romans 5:5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also shows fellow Christians our faith in Christ is the anchor of our hope for glory.

Reference Passage: …  Hebrews 11:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God calls on our faith in Christ to be the anchor of our hope.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Patricia Raybon  …  USE THIS LINK        wrote about her husband beginning each day by singing a Christian song about our faith in Christ being an anchor we could depend on in times of turmoil, … being affixed to the hope we have in the promises of God to give us His protection and hope in the storms of life.     

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and affixed your faith in the Scriptures shared above, … I know we all will be able to affix the anchor of our faith in the Rock of Ages, Who is our Lord and Savior, Jesus!  My faith in Him is my anchor in the storms of life.   How about you?

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for ALWAYS being the Rock to which I affix the anchor of my faith in the storms of life.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for always being The Rock of Ages to Whom we can affix the anchor of our faith in the storms of life.    … Amen

=============

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.

July 23 2026 … Ready To Work

July 23 2026 … Ready To Work 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Austin French  singing … The Lord’s Work… calling all Christians to prepare themselves to do God’s work.  

Prepared to do God's work again today ... 

========================

Highlight Passage: … Ephesians 2:10 [NLT]

…  10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago. … 

… Paul calls fellow Christians to do the work He has called the (us) to do. 

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

… The Apostle Paul shows fellow Christians that they (we) have been prepared to be God’s workmanship on this earth.

 ================ 

Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 6:6-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Solomon compares our work for God with that of ants who diligently do exactly what God created them to do. 

Reference Passage: …  Matthew 24:44 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …         

…  Jesus teaches that His followers (i.e., disciples) must be prepared to do God’s work and ALWAYS be ready for His return.

Reference Passage: … Acts 10:38 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus was our model of working for God as HE went around do the Father’s work wherever He went. 

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 16:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul charges fellow Christians to ALWAYS be on guard and ready to work for the Lord. 

Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:22-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also shows fellow Christians the kind of work which God’s Spirit will produce in the life of born-again Christians.

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 3:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Peter calls fellow Christians to be ready to answer for their (our) faith whenever challenged by the world.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Anne Cetas  …  USE THIS LINK       wrote about a friend who needed to practice parallel parking for her upcoming driver’s test; and they thought of going to the ODB author’s church parking lot with some folding chairs to mark the space for the practice.  But the Pastor of the church brought out some rubber orange cones to better help my friend do her practice, showing that the church had exactly what it takes to help people do the practice driving.      

And the ODB entry today is an apt illustration of God’s church doing God’s work TOGETHER in this world in preparation for The Lord’s return.  And along with the scriptures shared above, all of us are challenged to be prepared and do all we can to do God’s work until He comes again.   That’s why you find me here - every morning - into God’s word as my GPS for the day.   Are you with me?   Let’s all BE PREPARED to be God’s “worker-bees” today! 

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for calling me to be one of Your workers today … and tomorrow.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for showing us how to work for Your glory everyday.    … Amen

=============

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.