Apr 3, 2025 … Grumble … Grumble!! …

Apr 3, 2025 … Grumble … Grumble!! …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with music and lyrics with Don Moen singing about  … God Will Make A Way,  reassuring Christians that our God will provide and protect His chosen ones in their (our) times of need.

Highlight Passage: …Exodus 15:25 …[NLT] … 

25  So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink..             

…  Moses pleads with God to provide His wandering - and grumbling - people with water to drink; and God provides the clear water they needed.               

Highlight Passage (in context): … Exodus 15:22-27 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  As God’s people, led by Moses, wandered in the wilderness they encountered bitter waters at Mount Moriah, … and God provided His people with clean/clear waters to drink..                      

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 18:2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God being His rock and a place of safety and provision ALWAYS.  

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

… God, thru Solomon, calls on God’s people to trust in Him - and Him alone - to show their (our) way in life.   

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:25-34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus teaches His followers not to worry, but that God will ALWAYS provide for the needs of those He has chosen as His own.  

Reference Passage:</u> …  Romans 8:28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… teaches fellow Christians that ALL THINGS work for the good of His chosen peoples and for HIs glory.

Reference Passage: …  1Corinthians 10:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b> 

… The Apostle Paul shows fellow Christians that God will show them (us) a way to follow Him in life as He provides our needs (i.e., a way to go).  

Reference Passage:  …  Philippians 4:19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul clearly declares that our God will provide the needs of His chosen, born-again believers.

                        

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Karen Huang  … AT THIS LINK -        … related a story of a friend, named Alex, who had recently received an unexpected benefit check from His dental insurance carrier.  But shortly thereafter Alex grumbled somewhat after receiving word that he needed more dental work.  Alex wondered, and grumbled, about where the money to cover that new dental treatment would come.  However, after praying about the matter, Alex received an unexpected check from a relative which covered the cost of that treatment.   

The story from the ODB author reminded her of how God provided His grumbling followers, wandering in the wilderness, with their needs time after time after time.  And in God’s word, shared above, we read of God’s promises to provide for His people which He did, and will always, for those who believe in and follow the Lord and His promises.  So the question from today’s ODB entry and the Scriptures shared above is … DO WE BELIEVE in God’s promises to provide for us as He did thru Moses to God’s people wandering - and grumbling - in the wilderness?  …  I pray so!! 

         

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for ALWAYS providing for my needs. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray, … again today, … that all reading here will join me, …  to trust in our God to provide for our needs today and then again tomorrow.   … 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.

Apr 2, 2025 … He Forgives …

Apr 2, 2025 … He Forgives …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with music and lyrics with Matthew West singing about  … Forgiveness,  reminding Christians of God’s complete forgiveness of their (our) sins.

Highlight Passage: … Luke 15:24 …[NLT] … 

24  for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.            

…  The Son’s Father forgives His son and calls for a celebration of the son’s return.               

Highlight Passage (in context): … Luke 15:17-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Jesus tells a story of a father’s forgiveness in the return of a lost prodigal son.                        

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Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:14-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus preaches to His followers of God’s forgiveness being there for those who’re willing to forgive others. 

Reference Passage: …   Luke 6:37  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Luke quotes and describes Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness.   

Reference Passage:… Acts 10:43 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Peter declares that Jesus is the One Whom the Prophets foretold Who came to die that all who believe in Him would be saved from their (our) sins.  

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

… Paul teaches fellow Christians that God extends His love and forgiveness to any/all who believe that Jesus is THE Messiah and THE Lord of all.

Reference Passage:  …  Hebrews 8:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s wonderful promise, thru the Author of Hebrews, that God will forgive the wickedness of those who’re willing to confess and repent of their (our) sins.

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

… The Apostle John strongly declares that out God will cleanse any/all of their (our) sin if we’re willing to confess of their (our) sins to our loving God. 

                        

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Sheridan Voysey  … AT THIS LINK    … used a short story by Ernest Hemingway to illustrate how a father whose son had left the father and their family; … and the father in the story advertised in the local newspaper of his forgiveness of the son and called for the son to return to the father at a certain time and place.   And when the designated time arrived, the father found a crowd of men there claiming to be the lost and forgiven son.        

And the Hemingway short story, of course, reminded the ODB author of Jesus’ parable of the lost son in Luke 15, which tells of God’s forgiveness of any who come to God, believing in Jesus as The Christ, and who are willing to confess of their (our) sins before a loving God.  I am certainly one of those lost sons who has been forgiven by my Heavenly Father.   And if you are one of those who’s looking for God, our Heavenly Father, to run to you with His forgiveness, … be assured ,,,  He will.   And He will celebrate your return as well.   

         

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for forgiving me of my past sins.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray, … again today, … that all reading here will join me, …  to come to You, Lord, … our Heavenly Father; … to receive Your saving grace and forgiveness … 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.

Apr 1, 2025 … Kindness Always Wins …

Apr 1, 2025 … Kindness Always Wins …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  

…  Please take the time to take in this song with music and lyrics with Steven Curtis Chapman singing … Kindness,  proclaiming how God blesses those who extend His kindness and love to others.

Sharing God's Kindness with Others .. 

Highlight Passage: … 1Peter 3:8 …[NLT] … 

8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.            

…  Peter calls fellow Christians to show humility and the kindness of God’s love to one another.               

Highlight Passage (in context): … 1Peter 3:8-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Peter quotes from <b><u>Psalm 34:12-16</b></u> about King David being blessed by God’s kindness as David was trying to escape King Saul’s wrath.                                                  

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 11:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shows that God rewards those who show kindness to one another. 

Reference Passage: …   Luke 6:35  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Luke extends Jesus’ teaching that as His ambassadors, we Christians are to extend Godly love and kindness to others just as The Lord did by dying for our sins.   

Reference Passage: … Romans 2:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

…  Paul exhorts fellow Christians to extend God’s love and kindness to others just as God does for (us) sinners.  

Reference Passage: …  Galatians 5:22-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul teaches fellow Christians that God extends His fruitfulness, inclining His kindness to those who surrender themselves to follow Christlikeness.  

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 4:32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul calls on fellow Christians to be kind to one another just as The Lord has been kind to all  who surrender to receive God’s love and grace.

Reference Passage: …  Titus 3:4-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul shows Titus - and all Christians - how Christ showed His kindness and love by offering Himself to wash away the sins of all who surrender to receive His saving grace.

                        

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Arthur Jackson  … AT THIS LINK       … related the true story of a 10 year old white girl who recalled how kind her father treated an old black man who was seated next to her father and her on the day Jackie Robinson played in his first game in Philadelphia, where her dad carried on a friendly and welcoming conversation with the son of slaves.  And the young girls’ dad gave her a lesson in kindness she remembered all her life.     

And most certainly today’s ODB entry, as well as the linked song and God’s word that I’ve shared above, call all of us to show God’s love and kindness with others today.  So, .. I’ll be looking to do that today as God gives me opportunity.   How about you?   

         

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for giving my Your love and enabling grace today to share with others.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray, … again today, … that all reading here will join me, …  to take any opportunity You give us, Lord, to share your kindness with others today.   … 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.