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Here’s Your Sign

March 7, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

John 4:48
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    I read a story of two ministers who were standing at the side of the road holding a sign that read “Turn Back, The End Is Near.” A driver, seeing the sign, said as he drove past looking in his rear-view mirror, “There are those religious fanatics again, trying to scare people into religion.” About that time, he realized the bridge ahead was out and he slammed on the brakes, but it was too late. He and his car went headlong down into the river below. Hearing the noise, the two ministers went over to see if they could be of any help, but it was too late. The car and driver had been swept downstream in the river’s current and out of sight. The one minister turned and said to the other,” I told you we should have just put “Bridge Is Out” on the sign!”

    It seems today we are telling as many people as possible about the coming disaster of a life of unforgiven sin. However, as the driver who was previously mentioned, most people never hear the story of the love of God. Rather they think we are trying to talk them into RELIGION. Religion will not save you. Only a RELATIONSHIP with Christ will do that. Then, when those who refused the love of God through His Son Jesus do die, I can almost imagine them crying out, “I never saw any sign of this coming!”  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    The sign has been given. Jesus was lifted up on a cross over two thousand years ago. He was buried in a cold dark tomb. Three days later, He rose from that tomb. He ascended into heaven and is pleading the cause of the saints today. You want a sign. How is this one? JESUS LOVED YOU ENOUGH TO DIE FOR YOUR SINS. ACCEPT HIM, AND LIVE. “There’s your sign.”

What other signs might you have seen in Scripture?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  March 7, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Numbers 5, 6 – Psalm 60
Proverbs 7 – John 4

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 16-18 – Mark 10:1-31

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Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan
March 6, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    Work hard, keep your nose to the grindstone, and make hay while the sun shines. These are sayings many of us heard when we were children. This has often been referred to as the American way. If you stay out of trouble and work hard, you can be anything you want to be. People have proven this to be true over and over again.

    However, it seems today, the American way has become waiting for a handout. Looking for someone else to care for life’s needs. I know we have all had hard times and may need occasional help. This is often when the Church you are a member of will also step in to help one another during these times of need. I am not speaking here of those who need occasional assistance, those who are disabled, or people who cannot work. Yet sadly today we find many able-bodied people who have made living by handouts a way of life. Phrases such as, “play while you are young,” “you only go around once,” and “live with gusto,” seem to leave out the idea of planning for tomorrow. The Bible is clear, we are to plan financially, physically, and spiritually.

    Scripture also tells us of rewards in heaven if we are diligent to follow God’s leading. Nevertheless, some Christians, who are good providers here in this life, have set up nothing for the life ahead. Matthew 6:19-21 says, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

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CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     Spring is almost here. Most everyone is glad after a cold winter. However, with spring come ants. Everywhere you look, you will see them running here and there. They will start early preparing for next winter. As you see them running around, think to yourself, am I preparing also? Preparing for all that is to come. 

How are you preparing for eternity?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  March 6, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Numbers 4 – Psalm 59
Proverbs 6 – John 3

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 15 – Mark 9:30-50

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Would You Like To Be First?

March 3, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Luke 24:8-9
And they remembered his words, And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    For whatever reason it always seems that I can never manage to be first at things. I am always in the wrong line at the grocery store and end up waiting for hours as someone searches for his or her coupons and correct change. Searching down to the penny, which is buried somewhere in the bottom of their purse or pocket. Or at the drive-through bank when it clearly says on the window only one or two transactions, the person in front of me wants to do a year’s worth of banking today. I just cannot seem to be first.

    However, sometimes awesome responsibilities come with being first. In the passage prior to today’s verses, women who loved Jesus had come to His tomb. They were the first to find it open and empty. In addition to being empty of the body of Christ, they also found this tomb was now inhabited by two angels who told them that Jesus had risen from the dead. Now what? They are the first witnesses of the resurrection of Christ. Do they keep this incredible information to themselves until they hear of someone else who has seen and heard something similar? Do they tell someone and run the risk of sounding crazy? What should they do?

    They did the only thing they could do. They shared the great news that Christ our Saviour had risen from the tomb as He had said. Regardless of what the people around them might think or say, they had to tell someone. THEY WERE FIRST!

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     Guess what? We have the same good news to share today. Our Saviour has risen from the tomb. No other religion can make this claim to have a living risen Saviour. Only we who follow Jesus can share this well-documented truth. Are you waiting for someone else to say it first before you might say something? Are you afraid people might think you are crazy? Let me ask you this. What will they think one second after they are dead if you do not tell them? Be the first one to see their eyes when they accept Christ and His salvation. Be First. 

Have you ever been the one to share the gospel of Christ
and see someone accept Him as Saviour?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  March 3, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Leviticus 27 – Psalm 56
Proverbs 2-3 – Luke 23-24

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 7-8 – Mark 8:1-21

THE NEW DEVOTIONAL BOOK
“KEYWORDS IN GOD’S WORD”
IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AMAZON
E-Book, Paperback, & Hardcover.
Please leave a review online at Amazon if you read these devotions.