Mar 7 2026 … Unity In Christ …

Mar 7 2026 … Unity In Christ … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   and PLEASE take the time to listen to two worship groups singing We Are One … declaring the unity of Christians coming TOGETHER to worship and serve The Lord.

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Highlight Passage: … Galatians 3:28 … [NLT] …  

28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

… Paul teaches truth about all Christians unifying in their (our) faith in Christ.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Galatians 3:26-29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to live TOGETHER in unity.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 133:1 NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

… King David sings of the glory of God’s chosen people coming TOGETHER in unity.

Reference Passage: … John 17:21-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus prays for Christians to come TOGETHER in unity after the resurrection.

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

… The Apostle Paul pleads for fellow Christians to come TOGETHER and live in unity with no divisions.

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 13:11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …      

… The Apostle Paul also calls on fellow Christians to come TOGETHER and live in harmony with one another.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:1-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Once again, Paul calls on fellow Christians to come TOGETHER to live in the unity of peace.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter also calls on fellow Christians to sympathize with one another, living in peace TOGETHER.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Lisa M Samra …  USE THIS LINK          … writes about Winneconne, a small town in Wisconsin, which was left off of the official map for the state one year.   And in protest, the town officially seceded, declaring themselves to be a sovereign state.   But in time the state officially included Winneconne on their maps to be unified once again with the State of Wisconsin. 

And the ODB story illustrates how we, as Christians, need to declare with our lives, totally surrendered to follow Jesus, that we will live in unity of Spirit and action, showing all that we are ONE in Christ.   That’s where I’m headed; … how about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for showing me the way to live TOGETHER in/for You.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for calling us to live TOGETHER for You 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.

Mar 6 2026 … God’s Goodness …

Mar 6 2026 … God’s Goodness … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Cece Winans singing Goodness of God… declaring and exposing God’s goodness to all who believe on Him as Lord.

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Highlight Passage: … Deuteronomy 6:12 … [NLT] …  

12 … be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. 

… Moses calls on God’s people to remember God’s goodness in bringing them out from Egypt to go to the Lord’s promised land.    

Highlight Passage in Context:  Deuteronomy 6:10-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Moses reminds God’s people of God’s goodness to them (and us).

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Reference Passage: … 1Chronicles 16:34 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God’s goodness.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 23:6, 34:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… David repetitively sings of God’s promised goodness to His chosen and faithful people.

Reference Passage: … Nahum 1:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… God, thru the Prophet Nahum, promises His goodness and closeness to those who love The Lord.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about God’s goodness to those who love and serve The Lord.

Reference Passage: … Titus 2:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul also teaches Titus - and all Christians - how God has planted His goodness in His chosen people to do good works in His Name and for His glory.

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

… The half-brother of Jesus assures fellow Christians of God’s goodness.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from James Banks …  USE THIS LINK   … writes about a beekeeper who, in discovering a hive of dead bees in the spring, learned that a mild winter and a sudden cold snap in the spring had caused the bees to die, bringing the beekeeper to the realization of how God hold’s all things together with His faithfulness and goodness.    

And if my readers have taken in today’s ODB entry, the linked song, and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, I’m praying that all of us realize and remember God’s goodness in allowing us to serve our Lord with gladness.   I’m doing a mental inventory right now of all that God has done - from His goodness - to allow me to serve Him with my meager life.   Are you with me?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for giving me the opportunity to serve You from your goodness.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for giving us Your blessings and the ability to serve Your goodness and 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.

Mar 5 2026 … Strength Thru Struggle …

Mar 5 2026 … Strength Thru Struggle … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...         and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Steven Curtis Chapman singing His Strength Is Perfect … calling on Christians to rely on God’s strength when they (we) feel weak.

Stuggle produces strength .... 

 

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Highlight Passage: … Romans 5:3-4 … [NLT] … <

3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

… Paul shows fellow Christians that they (we) develop endurance from the struggles we face in life.  

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

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about them gaining God’s strength to deal with the struggles of life.

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

… King David sings of getting his strength from God as his Good Shepherd in times of trouble.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 27:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …      

… David again sings of God’s protection and strength in times of struggle.

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

… God, thru the Prophet Isaiah, promises His power for troubled believers.  

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

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about God showing them (us) the way in times of temptation, trial, or trouble.    

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

… The Apostle Paul also testifies to being able to deal with the struggles in life because of the strength he gets from Christ.

Reference Passage: … James 1:2, 12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

… The half-brother of Jesus shows fellow Christians of God giving believers the strength to deal with struggle.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Patricia Raygon …  USE THIS LINK        … tells about an older man who heard the old fable of a boy seeing a butterfly struggling to free itself from its cocoon (see photo) and the boy cutting the butterfly out to free it from the cocoon. But the boy sees the butterfly fall to the ground and die, teaching the boy that the butterfly needed the struggle in the cocoon to become strong enough to fly.   And we all need to learn that lesson about gaining strength in life from the struggles we encounter.   

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures shared above, I think we all would agree that God allows - and gives - the struggles and trials we face in life to let us grow strong, … like the butterfly, … to be able to deal with the struggles we face in life.   Our struggles are what give us the strength to fly free in life.   And I for one, have learned to deal with struggles to grow in strength.   How about you?   

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for giving me Your strength when I get weak.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for being there with Your strength when we need it to deal with the struggles 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.

Mar 3 2026 … Trust In HIs Power …

Mar 3 2026 … Trust In HIs Power … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Chris Tomlin singing Power … calling on Christians to honor and seek the undeniable and  wondrous power of God.

Giant THUMBTACK at the T.A.C.K. office ... 

  

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Highlight Passage: … Daniel 6:26 … [NLT] …  

26 “I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel.  For he is the living God, and he will endure forever.  His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end. … “ 

… King Darius, after Daniel survived the lion’s den, decrees that Daniel’s God has eternal and everlasting power.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Daniel 6:19-28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… After Daniel survives the lion’s den, King Darius, who had ordered Daniel into that den, tells the people of the power of Daniel’s God.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 55:22, 73:26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… God’s psalmists sing of God’s power providing the believer strength in times of weakness.

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 40:29, 41:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

… God’s promises, thru the Prophet Isaiah, of God providing His strength and power in times of temptation, trial, or trouble.

Reference Passage: … Nahum 1:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God promises His power for troubled believers, thru another Prophet, Nahum.  

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

… The Apostle Paul testifying, from prison, of his reliance on God’s power and strength to carry him through any/all trials of life.     

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

… The Apostle Paul also teaches truth, to fellow Christians, of God’s power … holding all things together in the universe He created.

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

… The Author of Hebrews attests to God displaying His power thru His Son, Jesus, who now from Heaven, after His resurrection, displays all His glory and power, sitting at the right hand of God. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Marvin Williams …  USE THIS LINK       … wrote about the Transit Agency of Central Kentucky (T.A.C.K.), who contracted to install a 22 foot statue outside their office, depicting an enormous THUMBTACK to call attention to their location (see photo).  It certainly was a powerful depiction of their location.   

And the ODB author today felt that the enormous thumbtack was an illustration of God displaying His mighty power, just as He did for Daniel in the Lion’s den, which caused Darius, Daniel’s king, to openly testify to the power of Daniel’s God (see Highlight passage), Who was (and is) all-powerful … ALWAYS.  I certainly bow down to and seek our God’s power EVERY DAY.   I don’t need a giant thumbtack to remind me where my God resides.   How about you?   

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for being my power and strength EVERY DAY! 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for providing Your strength and power to Your chosen and faithful 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.