Feb 12 2026 … Seeking God’s Peace …

Feb 12 2026 … Seeking God’s Peace … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group, We The Kingdom, singing Peace … calling all Christians to seek the peace of God to rule in their (our) lives. 

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Highlight Passage: … Psalms 4:8 … [NLT] … 

 8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.   

… David testifies that he finds peace with the presence of God.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Psalms 4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of finding his peace in the presence of God.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 37:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David, once again, sings of finding God’s peace in His presence.

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 26:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru the Prophet Isaiah, promises His peace to those who focus their minds/hearts on God.

Reference Passage: … Matthew 5:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…  Jesus, in His sermon on the mount, says that God gives His blessing to those who are peacemakers.

Reference Passage: … John 14:27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus promises His confused and anxious Disciples, in the upper room, that, ultimately, He will give them His peace.

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

… The Apostle Paul strongly exhorts fellow Christians to take their (our) anxieties to God in prayer, with thankful hearts, to find God’s peace, which guards their (our) hearts.

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 12:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Author of Hebrews challenges fellow Christians to work at living in peace.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from John Blase …  USE THIS LINK   … wrote of how a Rabbi Edwin Friedman, a family therapist, who, in 1985, introduced the term, “nontoxic presence,” in a book, describing how anxiety can become toxic in a group setting, like a family or business; and the presence of a steady/strong leader can provide peace to that group setting. 

And if my readers have taken in the linked song, the ODB entry, and the Scriptures I uncovered in my study today, I’m sure any of you will agree with me that we are called, as Christians, to seek God’s presence to become that “non-toxic presence” (i.e., “peace”) to us and those around us.  I’m sure trying to become one such person in my family and church.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for providing me with Your peace.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for being our peace.   … 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.

Feb 11 2026 … Honoring Christ’s Love …

Feb 11 2026 … Honoring Christ’s Love … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Matthew West singing Do Something … calls all Christians to honor God by doing something with our lives … since He created us. 

Doing something to show my love for Jesus ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Matthew 26:10 … [NLT] … 

10 But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to Me? …”    

… Jesus teaches His disciples what it takes to honor Him with sacrifice and service.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Matthew 26:6-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus rebukes His disciples for criticizing a woman who honors Jesus by washing His feet with expensive perfume.

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

… Moses calls for God’s chosen to honor God with the way they (we) live.

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

… King David declares in song of his love for God by honoring The Lord with his life.

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

…  Solomon calls for believers to give all they produce in life to honor God.

Reference Passage: … John 12:26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God promises, thru John, to honor those who honor The Lord with their lives.

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to become living sacrifices, honoring God by the way they (we) live our lives, showing our love for God. <b>(see photo)</b>.

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 3:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul calls fellow Christians to use their bodies as God’s Temple in sacrificial service to God.

My Devotional Journal Today’s Our Daily Bread from Arthur Jackson …  USE THIS LINK   … relates a personal story of walking on a local campus and a stranger giving him an envelope containing a $20 bill, … the envelope was labeled with the words,“John Daniels Sr, Random Act of Kindness Day,” that day apparently set aside to honor John Daniels Jr who had died while doing an act of kindness to honor Jesus in the past.

This ODB story, the highlight passage, and the Scriptures I was led to and shared above, all brought me to recognize that I should be living my life to show my love for my Lord (again see the photo).  And, once again, … that woman who washed Jesus’ feet with expensive perfume shows how we, who love Jesus, should live. So, today I’m going to be alert to do more to honor Jesus with some sacrificial act of Christlike service.  Are you with me? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for showing me how to honor Your.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for giving those of us who love You ways to honor Your love with ours.   … 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.

Feb 10 2026 … The Great Exchange …

Feb 10 2026 … The Great Exchange … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Justin Tweet singing The Great Exchange  … shows all that believe in Christ’s finished work on the cross have been give righteousness and freedom from sin. 

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Highlight Passage: … Romans 6:6 … [NLT] … 

6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin   

… Paul describes that our sins were crucified by Christ on the cross, freeing those who believe in Him to no longer be slaves to sin.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Romans 6:4-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about God’s sacrifice on the cross to give us eternal life thru our faith in Him.

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

… Solomon declares that believers must trust in God wholeheartedly and lean not on their (our) understanding to be able follow His ways.

Reference Passage: … Luke 9:23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches that ANYONE who desires to be a disciple of Christ must be willing to give up their (our) own way and take up His cross and follow His way.

Reference Passage:</u> … 2Corinthians 5:17, 21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about exchanging our own, sinful, ways through our faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross.

Reference Passage: … Galatians 2:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul testifies to becoming a new person by dying to his own sinful ways.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 2:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter teaches truth that Christ gave His life on the cross so that those who believe and follow Him can - and will - be free from our sinful selves.  

Reference Passage: … 1John 3:2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John teaches fellow Christians that they (we) will become like Christ when the Lord comes for His children.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Jasmine Goh …  USE THIS LINK   … relates a story of a young man named, Elijah, ripping a ten-dollar bill accidentally while playing with friends and his dad offering to exchanged the torn bill with a new one.  Elijah asked why his dad would do that; and his father said that besides just doing it because Elijah was his son, the Dad said, “It’s also a reminder of what Jesus did for us. Because Jesus came and gave His life in exchange for ours, we can now live new lives.”

And that less, taught by the Dad in the ODB story is the lesson we learn from Jesus giving up His life on the cross so that those of us who believe in His finished work on the cross and are willing to surrender our lives to follow Him are the benefactors of eternal life and and a life where we become like Him as our Lord and Savior.   I’m in for that exchange (see photo).  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for exchanging Your life for mine.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for dying on that cross so that we can live free from our sin and follow You … FOREVER.   … 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.

Feb 9 2026 … Haughty Or Humble? …

Feb 9 2026 … Haughty Or Humble? … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from an unnamed artist singing Pride Before the Fall … calling Christians to avoid letting pride bring us down while humility raises them (us) up. 

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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 18:12 … [NLT] …  

12 Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.   

… Solomon shows that humility will always prevail over pride.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Proverbs 18:1-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon compares the haughty with the humble.

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 16:18-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shows the humble winning out over the proud.

Reference Passage: … Daniel 4:37 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… King Nebuchadnezzar admits and declares that the God of Heaven, worshipped by Daniel, honors the humble over the proud.

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 13:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about love not being boastful or arrogant.   

Reference Passage: … Galatians 6:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to be humble, avoiding being arrogant. 

Reference Passage: … James 4:6, 10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… James, the half-brother of Jesus, quotes from <b><u>Proverbs 3:34</b></u>, in calls fellow Christians to become humble before God and to avoid being prideful or haughty.  

Reference Passage: … 1John 2:16-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John teaches fellow Christians to become humble before God, avoiding the ways of the world which promote pride and arrogance.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Winn Collier …  USE THIS LINK   … relates the story of John Taylor, a self-promoting eye doctor in the 18th century in England, who pridefully created an image for himself of a great eye surgeon who could solve all the eye problems of the rich and famous.  However, Taylor is described, by history, as having caused many wealthy and powerful people to lose their eyesight, including such great composers as Bach and Handel.  Taylor was used by the ODB author today as one whose prideful life brought himself down as well as many others.

I think many of us have heard the old adage, “Pride goes before a fall;” haven’t we?  Well, if my readers have taken in the linked song and the Scriptures which my study today revealed, we see that this “old saying” comes right from God’s word, … teaching us to live humble lives and avoid the pride and arrogance which characterize much of the world.  Personally, I need to do much more to live humbly in service of our Lord.   How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for calling ME to live like You, … always humbly serving others.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, showing us how to live humbly, like You, in serving others ALWAYS.   … 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.