October 2022

OCTOBER 19, 2022
Daily Reading – Isa. 42-44 / Col. 3

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  When doing industrial work, a few others and I were sent to South Carolina to represent the company. They paid for the tickets, meals, and every aspect of the trip. Before leaving, they said, “Enjoy yourselves, take in some sites, etc. One stipulation, please wear your name badge with the company logo and name at all times.” They added, “Remember, everything you do, say, and everywhere you go, will reflect on our company so think about how you conduct yourself.”

  Believer, we are walking around daily wearing the name badge of Christ for the entire world to see. We must remember that everything we do, and say, and everywhere we go reflects on Him.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

So, with your Christian name badge on, what will you do today?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

OCTOBER 18, 2022
Daily Reading – Isa. 40-41 / Col. 2

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Colossians 2:6-7 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  When we think of things rooted, our thoughts often go to plant life. The deeper the roots, the sturdier they become. Harsh winds may blow, yet these deeply rooted plants are not moved. Or are they? We may not notice it, yet these firmly rooted plants are moving with the earth’s rotation. Also, the earth is moving, orbiting around the sun. Rooted well, and yet moving.

  Much like the hardy plant life, we as believers must also be rooted in Christ Jesus. Built upon Him as our rock of foundation. Having our faith established in the teaching of His Word. When this is true, we abound, live, and move in Him. Being led by Christ, brings about thanksgiving.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Friend, is your life moving with, or apart from Christ? Are you Rooted and moving?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

OCTOBER 17, 2022
Daily Reading – Isa. 37-39 / Col. 1

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

      In Colossians 1:9 Paul says a mouthful. He prays the church might have the knowledge of God’s will. To know the will of God only comes by bathing oneself in His Word. Yet, knowledge by itself will still leave us empty. Knowledge must be applied to do any good.

     Paul also prays that the church might have wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge in action. It is taking what you have come to know and using it. Still, this by itself is just a works-based religion. We need something more.

     We also need Spiritual understanding. Understanding only the Holy Spirit can give us. An understanding of how to apply the knowledge of God’s will into our walk with Him in this world.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Oh friend, isn’t it good to have the Holy Spirit to guide us in God’s will?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

OCTOBER 15 & 16, 2022
Daily Reading – Isa. 32-36 / Phil. 4

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Philippians 4:12-13 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  Too often we will hear the statement Paul made in Phil. 4:13 taken out of context. “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” People ask really, anything? YES, really, anything. That is anything Christ would do or have us to do. God was not doing things for Paul, but rather with Paul. We must be willing to be used for Christ’s purposes first.

  Paul says in verse 12, I get by with very little in life, and I handle wealth without letting it control me. He has had times of plenty to eat, and times when there is not so much. What he is saying is he can handle all of life’s situations through Christ who strengthens him. In verse 19, Paul says, be content, God will supply your need.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Do we desire God’s help to live daily for Him, or some superhuman strength to show off?

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

     On Sundays, we encourage you to attend your local church and listen intently to what God has prepared in the heart of your Pastor. Write down all the scriptures he uses in that message, then, when you get home re-read those passages for today’s reading. God has given to your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

OCTOBER 14, 2022
Daily Reading – Isa. 29-31 / Phil. 3

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  Back when I was learning to drive, the instructor told me always check your mirrors. He added, only glance at them occasionally unless you are backing up. That makes good sense. You cannot drive forward and do a good job of it if you are staring at what is behind you.

  Our Christian life is much like driving a car. Paul said we are to forget those things behind. This means not to dwell on them or move toward them. Occasionally we need to recall what we left behind, so we do not make the same mistakes twice. However, our life is to be in forward motion, not backward. You cannot move forward for the Lord living in the past.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Are you looking out the windshield of life toward your destination with Jesus, or in the mirrors at past mistakes?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”
Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12