Aug 2, 2025 … The King Is My Dad …

Aug 2, 2025 … The King Is My Dad   …

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Bill Gaither singing… The Family of God,  … of the blessing to be saved and a part of the family of God. 

Highlight Passage: … Romans 8:16-17 … [NLT] … 

16 For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are His children, we are His heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share His glory, we must also share His suffering. … 

…  Paul shows that all born-again Christians are adopted into the family of God as heirs to His Throne.         

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Romans 8:9-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth about those who believe in Christ as Lord and Messiah are adopted into the Family of God  … ”               

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Reference Passage: … John 1:12-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… John writes of the truth of all Christians being reborn spiritually as Children of God.

Reference Passage: …  1Corinthians 12:26 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…The Apostle Paul shows that all Christians are joined together in one body.

Reference Passage: …   Galatians 3:26 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Paul assures fellow Christians that we are ALL children of God thru our faith in Jesus as our Messiah.

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 2:19-22 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul repeats his teaching of the truth of all Christians being a part of one temple, built with Christ as the cornerstone.   

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

… Paul declares that all Christians are citizens of heaven, awaiting His return to bring them (us) to glory.

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

… The Apostle John shows how all Christians are God’s children. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Kenneth Petersen … AT THIS LINK     … relates the curious, but true story of two prominent families in American history in 1863, when Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of The President of the U.S., was saved from being hit by a train in Jersey City by the brother of the man who would later assassinate president Lincoln.  And the ODB author used this story to show how intertwined we are in our lives with others who are all part of God’s family.     

But we do need to insert a caveat to that illustration, … in that, ONLY those who are born-again Christians will be - and are - a part of God’s family, … with all the rights declared for them by Jesus dying on the cross for any/all who would surrender their (our) lives to make Jesus our Father and our King.   The King is my Daddy!   .. . How about you?           

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for bringing me into Your family to be my Father and my King.

 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again Lord. …for being my Daddy, … my King!   … Amen

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Aug 1, 2025 … Humble and Kind …

Aug 1, 2025 … Humble and Kind   …

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Tim McGraw singing… Humble And Kind,  … calling all to be humble and kind to one another.  

Highlight Passage: … Psalms 37: 17 … [NLT] … 

17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered;.. but the Lord takes care of the Godl …  

…  David sings of God protecting the Godly …         

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Psalms 37:5-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God watching over and taking care of the Godly  … ”               

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Reference Passage: … 2Chronicles 7:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God speaking to Solomon about the Temple built to honor God’s promises to His people,  …declares the importance of His people humbling themselves to serve God.

Reference Passage: …  Psalms 25:8-9 NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… King David sings of God watching over His faithful and leading them in His way.

Reference Passage: …   Proverbs 3:34 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God promises, thru Solomon, His grace to those who humbly follow the Lord.

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

… God, thru the Prophet Micah, lays out what He, The Lord, demands of His people and that is to humble themselves (ourselves) to follow Him. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 11:29  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus invites His followers (i.e., disciples) to walk like Him - in humility and kindness. 

Reference Passage: … James 4:10  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… James, the brother of Jesus, calls on fellow Christians to humble themselves before the Lord and He will lift them up.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author,  Tim Gustafson  … AT THIS LINK    … uses the Charles Dicken’s character of Oliver in the classic novel, Oliver Twist to illustrate how Oliver was treated so unfairly in life, yet he ended up being rewarded and protected for his humble way of treating others.  Dickens always wanted his characters to have a happy ending.  But unfortunately that’s not always the way life goes, does it?     

Right now, some, who are reading here with me, may be going thru some really rough trials; but our troubling circumstances are God’s way of leading us and lifting us up with His strength and redemptive grace.  But taking in the linked song by Tim McGraw and meditating on the Scriptures God’s word shared with me today, I think we’ll all see that when we humble ourselves before God’s throne of grace, the Lord will lift us up and provide us with His enabling grace.  … Pretty good deal, isn’t it?  So, let’s all stick in there and continue to be humble and kind and see our God lead us today and on into tomorrow.         

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for calling me to be humble and kind, like You, Lord.

 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again Lord. …for leading us to live lives like You, … being humble and kind 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.