July 21 2026 … Jesus - Our Plum Line

July 21 2026 … Jesus - Our Plum Line 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Michael Bethany  singing … Walk With You … calling all Christians to walk with the Lord EVERY DAY. 

Walking with Him every day ... in every way!  

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Highlight Passage: … Amos 7:7 [NLT]

…  7 Then He showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight.  

… God gives Amos a vision of the the Lord’s plumb line for building His nation. 

Reference Passage: …  Amos 7:1-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God’s Prophet, Amos, shows that God will send One to be the “plum line,” … a Messiah to show God’s way for His people, 

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

…  Solomon calls for God’s people to trust in The Lord with ALL their heart and HE will lead them in the way they should go.

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

…  God, thru Micah, calls on His people to walk in His way.

Reference Passage: … John 10:27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                                                

…  Jesus shows that He, as The Good Shepherd, calls His sheep, (i.e., HIs people) to follow Him. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 2:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …           

…Paul charges fellow Christians to follow Christ’s way … ALWAYS.

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

… Peter calls on all born-again believers to walk as Jesus walked. 

Reference Passage: …  1John 2:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …         

…  John calls all who claim to follow God to live as Jesus lived.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Leslie Koh  …  USE THIS LINK          tells of a young computer technician, named Ben, who, for years, purchased and used pirated computer software because it was much cheaper than copyrighted software.  However, after he surrendered his heart to Christ, Ben recognized that his use of unauthorized software was wrong and following His need to walk like Jesus, he began to us copyrighted software.   

And if my readers have taken in the linked Song and are walking with the Lord as called for in the Scriptures shared above, we will be using God’s “plum line” to build our lives on Christlikeness.   That’s my goal.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for walking with me every day.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for  showing us THE way, … Your way … to walk in this 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.

July 20 2026 … Passing It On

July 20 2026 … Passing It On 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group, The Gettys - featuring Kristyn Getty,  singing … In Christ Alone … Sharing how we born-again Christians find our strength in Christ no matter what we face in life.  

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Highlight Passage: … 2Corinthians 1:3-4 [NLT]

…  3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.  4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 

… Paul shows how fellow Christians are comforted by God to be able to comfort others in their time of need. 

Reference Passage: …  2Corinthians 1:1-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …    

…  The Apostle Paul writes of God’s comfort coming from our Lord to be able to comfort others in their (our) time of need..  

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 23:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …       

…  King David sings that His God comforts him even in the worst times in his life.

Reference Passage:…  Psalms 55:22 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                  

…  David also sings that our God will never let His chosen to slip and fall.

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

…  Paul assures fellow Christians that our God will shows us the way out of our worst temptations/trials.

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

…Paul exhorts fellow Christians to take ALL their anxieties to the Lord in prayer with thankful harts to receive God’s peace.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter shares oppressed fellow Christians to take all their (our) cares to our God, Who cares for them (us).

Reference Passage: …  Revelation 21:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

…  God reveals truth to John about God’s promises to bring eternal comfort to His chosen ones.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Sheridan Voysey  …  USE THIS LINK          shares a true story of England’s soccer team being in the finals of the European Cup after 55 years; and being in a penalty kick final where the final British player, a young man named Bukayo Saka, was denied the final point by the opponent’s goalie.  And his coach came to the young man and embraced Saka with genuine consolation because the coach had experience exactly the same fate several years earlier.  

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, I pray that you, as I am, are lifted up from any challenge or trial you might face, knowing that our God is allowing us to experience this challenge or temptation so that we will be able to lift up and console others who will deal with life’s temptations and trials.  I’m praying that for all of us here today. 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for being there for me so that I can be there to help others in the future.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for Your consoling and enabling grace now so that we can pass Your mercy/grace on to others.   … 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. 

July 19 2026 … God With Me Forever

July 19 2026 … God With Me Forever 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group, Hillsong Worship, singing … God Who Saves … Declaring strongly that God Is the One Who saves those who believe in Him.

God saves Daniel from the Lions 

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Highlight Passage: … Daniel 6:23 [NLT]

…  23 The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.  

… King Darius, who had ordered Daniel to be thrown into the lion’s den, was thrilled to learn that Daniel’s God had saved Daniel from death and the lion’s. 

Reference Passage: …  Daniel 6:16-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The story of God saving Daniel in the lion’s den declares the truth about God, Who can - and WILL - save ALL those who believe in Him,.  

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Reference Passage: …  Genesis 28:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru a dream for Jacob, shares The Lord’s promise of bringing Israel back to His promised land.

Reference Passage: …  Deuteronomy 31:6-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Moses calls Joshua to lead God’s people into the promised land with God going with them wherever He leads them.

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

…  God re-charges Joshua to take courage in leading God’s people into His promised land.

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

…God, thru Isaiah, promises His strength to lift up believers when they (we) are weakened.  

Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:20b [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus promises all who follow Him in faith that He would (will) be them ALWAYS.

Reference Passage: …  Hebrews 13:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …              

…  The Author of Hebrews quotes God’s promises from the Old Testament to HIs people that He would protect them FOREVER.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Amy Boucher Pie  …  USE THIS LINK         relates a true story about a prisoner, named Vic, who was given a life sentence; and while imprisoned, Vic heard about Christ’s power to save, and set free, those who trust and follow The Lord.   For years Vic found it impossible to believe in such a God; but when he read the Bible account of Daniel in the Lion’s den (see photo), Vic surrendered his heart to Christ and realized the truth of The God Who saves.

And if my readers have taken in all that I’ve hared above, I’m praying that you all are with me in believing in the God who promised Vic, from the ODB story, his Spiritual freedom … just as God freed Daniel from those lions (see photo).    I’m there!   Are you?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for saving me thru my faith in You.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for being there for all of us who believe in Your saving grace.   … 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.

July 18 2026 … Following God’s Lead

July 18 2026 … Following God’s Lead 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …   and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Chris Tomlin singing … I Will Follow … Calling all Christians to faithfully trust and follow The Lord.

DETOUR ... road closed !!!  

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Highlight Passage: … Acts 16:6-10 [NLT]

…  10 So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there. 

… Paul responded to a vision from God’s Spirt to redirect the efforts of he and Silas, preaching of the Gospel, from Asia to Macedonia.

Reference Passage: …  Acts 16:6-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                   

…  Luke writes of Paul and Silas being redirected by God’s Spirit from Asian to Macedonia to preach the Gospel where God directed Paul thru a vision.  

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Reference Passage: …  Deuteronomy 28:1-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

…  God. thru Moses, promises His blessings on Israel when they follow His ways.

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 119:105 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                

…  King David sings of following God’s word as the light for his path in life.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 139:23-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …              

…  King David also sings of surrendering his life to follow God’s ways.

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

… Solomon teaches Godly wisdom to trust God to ALWAYS lead His own in the right direction.   

Reference Passage:… John 14:21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus demands that His apostles honor Him by following HIs commands and His ways.

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

…  The Apostle Paul confidently calls fellow Christians to follow him in life because he follows Christ.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Marvin Williams  …  USE THIS LINK        relates a personal story of he and his wife returning home from a long trip and being rerouted, only a few blocks from home, by a detour warning (see photo), which they later learned had to do with a live power line being down and danger they would’ve incurred had they ignored the detour so close to their home.

And if my readers have taken in the ODB entry, the linked song, and the Scriptures shared above, I’m sure you are as enlightened and convicted as I am to pay attention to the warning signs and detours we encounter in life which lead us as God would direct our path to His glory.   And the next red light I come on, possibly today, I’ll thank God for stopping me that brief moment as I follow HIS lead all the way to HIS glory.  Are you with me?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for watching out for me, Lord, and leading me where You lead me as I follow You again today.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for Your direction … all the way … as You lead Your chosen to Your glory.   … 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. 

July 17 2026… God Shows Himself in Creation

July 17 2026… God Shows Himself in Creation 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group from Brian Doerksen singing … Creation Calls… Calling all Christians to live under the sovereignty and power of God on display in His creation.

God's handiwork on display in the dragonfly ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Job 38:33 [NLT]

…  33 Do you know the laws of the universe? Can you use them to regulate the earth?  

… God challenges Job to realize that he, Job, does not control what God created.

Reference Passage: …  Job 38:31-41 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God challenges Job to see that God controls all He created.  

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

…  God. thru Moses, writes of God’s handiwork in His creation.  

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

…  King David sings and declares God’s handiwork on display in the the heavens He, The Lord, created. 

Reference Passage: … Psalms 139:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  King David also sings of his thanks to God for creating him to reflect God’s glory. 

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

… The Apostle Paul shows that we humans reflect God’s handiwork, creating us to reflect God’s glory and His purpose in the world He created..  

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

… The Apostle Paul also teaches truth to fellow Christians about God controlling all He created for His glory.

Reference Passage: …  2Peter 3:4-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Apostle Peter writes to oppressed Christians of God’s coming judgment on the evil man has created in the world He, God, created. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Karen Pimpo  …  USE THIS LINK       writes of being able to see God’s handiwork in creation, … for instance in the flight of the dragonfly (see photo), which man has studied for its ability to fly with such incredible speed and to use its delicate wings move with such incredible speed to and fro.  And what we observe in creation, like the dragonfly, we see what God has created for our good and HIs glory.

Personally, I see Him (i.e., my God) in all that I see around me that HE created to display His glory.  Yes, even the flight of a dragonfly shows off His majesty.   And I yield to His glory and His control over all HE created.  Are you with me in praising and thanking God for His creation?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for all that I see around me, which calls me to praise Your Holy name.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for Your handiwork on display in all of Your creation..   … 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.