Mar 2 2026 … Generous Giving …

Mar 2 2026 … Generous Giving … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Don Moen singing Give Thanks … calling on Christians to share God’s love giving generously to help those who are needy.

Open heart ... Open hands !!! 

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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 11:25 … [NLT] …  

25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.  

… God’s promise, thru Solomon, of refreshing those who’re generous and willing to help others.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Proverbs 11:24-31 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon provides God’s call for His people to be generous in giving to those who are needy.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 112:5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s psalmist, likely King David, sings of God rewarding those who give generously to help others in need.

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 19:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s wisdom, thru Solomon, on God giving back to those who’re willing to giving generously to help others.

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

… Jesus teaches - in HIs Sermon on the Mount - to followers about their (our) giving revealing the content of our heart (see photo).

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

… Jesus teaches truth about giving generously to help others and being refreshed by God for the giving.  

Reference Passage: … Acts 20:35 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul testifies on following God’s economy of giving generously to help others.

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

… The Apostle Paul quotes from Proverbs 22:8 in teaching about how God loves a generous giver. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Winn Collier …  USE THIS LINK      … related a true story of the joy shared by a class of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine when they were told by 90 year old, Ruth Gottesman, that she was giving One Billion dollars to the school to cover the tuition of all of the students.  And when interviewed after the announcement, Gottesman said it was the most joyous thing she had ever done.

I have to ask myself after taking in the linked song, …  the ODB entry today,  … and bringing up God’s word in the Scriptures shared above, … am I doing all I can to use how God has blessed me to bless others?  And I think I could do more.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for blessing me to bless others. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for blessing Your children to bless so many 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.

Mar 1 2026 … Sharing Jesus With Others …

Mar 1 2026 … Sharing Jesus With Others … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Steve Green singing People Need The Lord … calling on Christians to share God’s love and saving grace with anyone EVERYWHERE.

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Highlight Passage: … Romans 10:14 … [NLT] …  

14 But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?  

… Paul teaching fellow Christians about their need - and duty - to share God’s love and saving grace with others.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Romans 10:12-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches that the only way non-believers can come to faith in Jesus is through those who’re willing to tell the lost about the love and saving grace of Jesus.

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

… God, thru Moses, expresses His undying and everlasting love for those who believe in and follow Him.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 86:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… David sings of God’s undying and faithful love of His own.

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

… Jesus tell Nicodemus of the extent of God love, … Who was willing to give up His only Son to save mankind from their (our) sin.

Reference Passage: … Romans 5:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul teaches fellow Christians truth about the love of God extended to ALL who believe in Him.  

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:4-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul shows God’s love gives life for ALL those who believe in Him as LORD. 

Reference Passage: … 1John 4:7-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John teaches truth to fellow Christians about God’s love being shared with others through our sharing that love for one another.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Nancy Gavilanes …  USE THIS LINK     … told of traveling by bus up a narrow road in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador with no guardrails on the road; and wondering if the danger was worth their mission team to go and share The Gospel with the native tribes in this remote region with so much danger on the way.  But then the ODB author realized that this is what God calls all of us to do; and that is to share the love of God with ALL people EVERYWHERE.   

And I don’t know about my readers here today; … but I’m convicted, by the ODB entry today …  and most certainly by the linked song and the Scriptures brought out above, … that I’m really not doing enough to reach out and share God’s love with others who need the love of God.  How about you?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for Your undying and faithful love for me.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for giving all of us who love You … ALL Your love today … and 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 28 2026 … God Is Our Provider …

Feb 28 2026 … God Is Our Provider … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Landon Wolfe and the group, Passion singing The Lord Will Provide… calling on Christians to have faith that our Lord will provide our needs.

Friends lower crippled man to Jesus ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Mark 2:4 … [NLT] …  

 4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 

… The crippled man’s friends went to great lengths to bring him to Jesus.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Mark 2:1-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Friends, in faith, take a crippled man to Jesus, Who heals the man and forgives his sins (see photo).

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

… David shows his faith a reliance on God’s provision … ALWAYS being his “Good Shepherd.”  

Reference Passage:… Psalms 37:4-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

  … David also shows his absolute faith in the Lord to provide his needs. 

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

… Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount teaches his followers that God will provide all their needs.

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7, 19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul assures fellow Christians that our God will supply all our needs when we’re willing to come to him in prayer with a thankful heart.</u>.

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

… The Apostle Peter calls on fellow Christians to be willing - in faith - to come to God because The Lord cares for them (us).

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

… Peter also assures fellow oppressed Christians that God will supply ALL their needs … for His glory.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Katara Patton …  USE THIS LINK    … related a story about a friend of a presenter at a conference noticing that her friend didn’t look well.   And persisting in this concern, the conference presenter pursued getting a doctor’s advice, which led to treatment, … which in turn, likely saved the life the conference presenter.

The story reminded the ODB author in today’s entry about the friends in Mark 2, who took their crippled friend to see Jesus and how they persisted - in faith - to lower the friend, thru a hole in the roof in the house, where Jesus was teaching.  And Jesus recognized their persistent faith, healing the man and forgiving his sins.  

I hope my readers have taken in the ODB entry, the linked song, and the Scriptures provide above which show/tell us how the Lord provides all our needs when we’re willing to surrender - in faith - to receive what He’s willing to provide.  That’s why I’m here, seeking His provision again today.  How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for giving me all I need again today!   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for providing us with all we need … ALWAYS!  … Amen

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Blogger Not:  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 27 2026 ,,, Walking In Prayer …

Feb 27 2026 ,,,  Walking In Prayer … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Matthew West singing Don’t Stop Praying! … calling on Christians to keep praying when things get bogged down in life.

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Highlight Passage: … 2Kings 4:35 … [NLT] … 

35 Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!

… Elisha walks and prays for the life of a child who had died;  and God breathes life back into the boy.

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Kings 4:29-35 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Tells of Elisha, a “man of God” and a prophet, along with his servant, attending to the needs of a woman whose son had died.  And we read of  Elisha walking and praying to God, Who gives life back to the child. 

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

… Jesus teaches His disciples (and all Christians) to never stop praying for God’s will.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians how God’s Spirit will be their (our) advocate before God’s throw of grace when we pray, not knowing what to pray. 

Reference Passage:… Ephesians 3:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul also teaches that our God can - and will - always provide more than we could every pray for.

Reference Passage: … 1Thessalonians 5:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to never stop praying.

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

… Jesus’ brother James teaches truth about praying for wisdom, without wavering, having faith in God’s willingness to do what He promises.

Reference Passage: … 1John 5:14-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John reminds fellow Christians to pray with confidence in God’s willingness to provide our needs.    

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Elisa Morgan …  USE THIS LINK   … being an author of these ODB devotionals; became stuck while writing one of the entries.  Finally, she remembered some research that showed that getting up and walking sometimes helps the mind to break free from “writer’s block,” and when Elisa Morgan got out on her normal walking trail, praying as she walked, her thoughts broke loose, allowing her to finish the ODB entry.

And the ODB entry for today focused on God’s word (see the Scriptures above), teaching all Christians that we need to persist in prayer when we feel “blocked” in our pursuit of God’s will or His ways.   I don’t know about my readers here today; but I do know that, when I come up against the walls of life, my Lord calls out, thru His word, as Matthew West sings in the linked song, to “KEEP ON PRAYING!”  And so that’s exactly what I’m going to do right now!   Will you join me?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for calling me to keep on praying to You. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for showing us all to keep on praying, no matter what we come up against in 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.