Aug 18 2026 … Loving Like Children

Aug 18 2026 … Loving Like Children

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Kristyn Getty singing … Let the Children Come … calling on Christians to come to Christ like a trusting little child comes into the arms of a parent.  

Children joyously playing ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Mark 10:14 [NLT]

…  14 When Jesus saw what was happening, He was angry with His disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.    

… Jesus teaches truth to His disciples about loving others the way a child loves a parent.      

Reference Passage: …  Mark 10:13-16  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …        

…  John Mark relays the message of Jesus about loving others like a little child trustingly and joyfully loves a parent. 

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 22:6  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Solomon teaches that parents should teach their children Godly ways so that they will follow God as the grow older.  

Reference Passage: Isaiah 54:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …              

… God, thru the Prophet Isaiah,  shows that the Lord will teach HIs children to find His peace.

Reference Passage: …  Matthew 18:3, 19:14  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, on two separate occasions, taught how others must come to Him like a loving child trusts a loving parent.

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

The Apostle John teaches that we become children of God when we believe and trust in Jesus as Lord.

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

… The Apostle Peter calls on fellow Christians to reach out for the nourishment of God’s truth like a baby seeks his mother’s milk. 

Reference Passage: … 3John 1:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Apostle John declares his joy in seeing children come to follow the ways of The Lord.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Patricia Raybon  …  USE THIS LINK    told of having to put up with the noise of their neighbor’s children swinging joyfully on their noisy swing-set next door (see photo).  But then, the ODB author realized that those noises of joy were like the loving noises the kids were making when Jesus taught His disciples about coming to Him faithfully and joyfully … like the little kids came to Jesus on several occasions.     

And if my readers today have heard the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, I think we’ll all see that our Lord is calling all His children to come to Him with the joy and faith of a child who comes to his/her parent.   Personally, i come to my Heavenly Father again today and would leap into His loving arms, knowing that He loves me.   Are you with me?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for calling me to come to You.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for calling all who love You to be Your loving children.    … 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.

Aug 17 2026 … Speaking The Truth

Aug 17 2026 … Speaking The Truth

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Megan Woods singing … The Truth … calling on Christians to seek and seek and speak from God’s Spirit within calling them (us) to speak the truth..

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Highlight Passage: … Colossians 3:9 [NLT]

…  9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.    

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to avoid lying, having stripped away the clothing of sinfulness.      

Reference Passage: …  Colossians 3: 9-15  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Apostle Paul calls fellow Christians to put on off the old ways of Satan and sin and to put on the clothing of Christlikeness. 

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 12:22  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Solomon declares that God detests lying but delights in those who tell the truth.  

Reference Passage: Zechariah 8:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

… God, thru the Prophet Zechariah calls on believers to tell the truth and promote God’s justice in the courts of His people.

Reference Passage: …  John 8:32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …           

… The Apostle John shows that fellow Christians must seek the Truth, Who is Christ in them (us).

Reference Passage: … John 17:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

Jesus prayed that His faithful followers would use God’s word to seek after the truth.

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 4:15, 25, 29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …    

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to speak ONLY God’s truth from the Christlikeness within.  

Reference Passage:… 1John 3:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …      

…  The Apostle John calls on fellow Christians show God’s truth by the way they (we) love one another.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Monica La Rose  …  USE THIS LINK   quoted from the poet, Daniel Ladinsky, who was inspired by a German monk and theologian, writing, … “Havoc is created in the mind that can no longer trust someone once loved . . . . a plague is spread by one who cannot tell the truth.” 

And I think we’ve all experienced the “havoc” and damage that comes from those who spread lies.   So, as we all take in the linked song and the truth of God’s word above, calling us to let God’s Spirit within the hearts of all Christians to put on Christlikeness and seek and speak The Truth.  That is why I’m here again today, delighting in God’s word, which inspires me to loudly (as in the photo) speak the truth again today.   Are you with me?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for giving me Your truth which gives me Your megaphone of Christlikeness.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for providing us with Your truth through Your word to be able to speak loudly of Your love and grace 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.

Aug 16 2026 … Seeking God’s Truth

Aug 16 2026 … Seeking God’s Truth

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group Casting Crowns singing … Voice of Truth … calling on Christians to seek and listen to God’s voice of truth.

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Highlight Passage: … Psalms 141:5a [NLT]

… 5 Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it. …   

… David sings of seeking correction from Godly words, which are healing medicine for the soul.       

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

…  King David sings about believers seeking the voice of truth to follow God and HIs ways. 

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Reference Passage: …  Matthew 7:7  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus, in His sermon on the mount, calls on His followers and disciples to keeping on searching for the Truth.  

Reference Passage: John 8:31-32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                  

… The Apostle John quotes Jesus calling for those who follow Him to seek The Truth, which is found by believing and following His word.

Reference Passage: …  John 17:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John relates Jesus’ prayer that those who seek after God’s ways be sanctified by His truth.

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

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to speak ONLY those things which lift up those who hear their (our) words.

Reference Passage: … 2Timothy 3:16-17[NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches Timothy - and all Christians - that it is God’s word that provides them (us) with the truth to follow in their (our) lives.

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 10:25-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Author of Hebrews declares that after hearing The Truth, there is horrible recourse for those who will not follow it.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Marvin Williams  …  USE THIS LINK      writes about social researchers of the younger generation, described as “Gen-Z,” can readily discern truth from fiction in the false compliments of others.   And that fits with what  today’s ODB entry is teaching (see link above).  

And if my readers today have taken in the linked song and meditated on God’s truth in the Scriptures shared above, many of us will likely be convicted to become more solid truth seekers.   And personally, I do my seeking (after God’s ways) in His word every morning.  How about you?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for giving me Your truth thru Your word, Lord.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for providing us with Your truth through Your word.  … 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.

Aug 15 2026 … Living God’s Love

Aug 15 2026 … Living God’s Love

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham singing … Love Of God … sharing the truth that only God’s love could bring us to love one another.

Backyard Tropics ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Exodus 20:12 [NLT]

…  12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.  

… Moses relays God’s commandment to honor our parents as a sign of God’s love in our lives.       

Reference Passage: …  Exodus 20: 8-17, 20-21  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …            

…  Mose reveals God’s love through His commandments for HIs people to follow to show their love for God and for each other.  

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Reference Passage: …  Jeremiah 31:3  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…  God, thru Jeremiah, declares His everlasting love for His chosen people.  

Reference Passage: John 15:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …           

… The Apostle John shares the essence of God’s love, revealed in our willingness to give our lives for others. 

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

… The Apostle Paul shows fellow Christians just how far God’s love went …  for Him to give His Son to save even sinners.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:37-39 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Paul also teaches truth about NOTHING being able to separate born-again Christians from the love of God.

 

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

… The Apostle Paul witnesses to the transformation which took place in himself when he was willing to die to self and receive God’s love.

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

… The Apostle John teaches fellow Christians about the extent of God’s love, being expressed in our love for one another.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Tim Gustafson …  USE THIS LINK     described how a young man, named Branden,. honored his father, who was dying of cancer in his fifties, by moving in with his parents; and knowing that his dad loved the tropics, but not being able to travel there, landscaped   his parent’s back yard with a water fall and pond, which resembled a tropical scene for Branden’s dad to enjoy (see photo) in his remaining time with the family.   

And if my readers today have taken in the linked song, and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, I hope we all come away living out the reality of God’s love, as did Branden in the ODB story, … that we all are to live out God’s love for us by being willing to show His love, through us, for others, especially our loved ones, like our parents.  I’m certainly convicted to reach out with more of God’s love today.  How about you?   

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for showering Your love on me so that I can give out a portion of that love to my family and others in my life.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for loving us so that we can love others in our lives.     … 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.

Aug 14 2026 … Worthy of Worship

Aug 14 2026 … Worthy of Worship

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK …          and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Cece Winans singing … Worthy Of It ALL … declaring that Christ is worthy of any/all of the praise which can be directed to/for Him.

Romans Soldier worships at the cross ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Luke 23:47 [NLT]

…  47 When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”   

… The Roman Soldier attending the cross declares Jesus innocent and worthy of worship.       

Reference Passage: …  Luke 23:44-49  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                

…  Jesus was even worshipped by a Roman Soldier at the cross as He died (see photo).  

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

…  King David sings of God’s creation declaring His glory for all to see.  

Reference Passage: Psalms 145:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

… David also sings or God’s greatness and worthiness is beyond measure. 

Reference Passage: …  Philippians 2:9-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth that the name of Jesus is worthy above all others to be praised and worshipped.

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 13:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Author of Hebrews calls on all Christians to worship the name of Jesus.

 

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 2:9  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

… The Apostle Peter calls all Christians to worship God Who is always worthy of their (our) praise. 

Reference Passage: … Revelation 4:11, 5:12[NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God reveals to John, who shares the heavenly worship of The Lord, Who is ALWAYS worthy of  praise.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Elisa Morgan …  USE THIS LINK    wrote of millions in Mexico and the USA, who gathered several years ago to witness a complete eclipse of the sun.  And many who had special glasses and were there to see the rare event were quoted as being able to only say the repeated phrase, “Oh, my God!”  .   

And as we take in the linked song and meditate on the Scriptures shared above, that’s the way we all should be … ALWAYS … isn’t it?  Because our God, who created all we see around us is ALWAYS worthy of our praise.  And I, for one, offer it up today … right here … as I journal my praise for our Lord.   Do you join me?   

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for showing me all Your love and grace … being worthy of my praise … ALWAYS.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for sharing all that You created for us.  Oh Lord, You are worthy of our praise!     … 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.