Daily Devotions – Keywords In God’s Word

Time To Set Sail… Where You Going?
October 10, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Jeremiah 48:12
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     As a Pastor, I have heard the comment during years of counseling, “How did we get so far off track?” It seemed all along to them that they were going in the right direction in life. It appeared things were right on course. Then somehow, they found their life in trouble and turmoil. I wondered how they had ended up there.

     Their life is much like a ship setting sail for a destination across the sea. The rudder and engines work fine. Mechanical operations are all functioning correctly, so they set sail. There is one thing not working correctly: the compass. The compass they travel by is one degree off. While traveling, things look and work ok, but they end up in the wrong destination. How did that happen? It happened because they were navigating with faulty equipment. It was not right. It was not true.

     Our verse today says that God, because of their sinfulness and rebellion, was going to send wanderers into their lives, people with no direction. So, where will the wanderers lead them? Who knows? A wanderer has no direction. They wander. It is like the blind leading the blind. The wanderer leads a trusting soul nowhere. Then at the end of wandering, you have nothing. They empty your vessel; your life is spent wasted, traveling down the wrong road. People can lead you off course. The wrong leader with the wrong message will lead you to the wrong outcome. Sin can sidetrack your life. Worldly desires can direct your life toward ruin. Today, we must keep watch for the wanderers.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     The best way to know if something is phony is to know the original so well you cannot be fooled. God’s Word is the truth. It is the original. Christians must come to know it so well that no wanderer could lead them off course. Know God.

Have there been wanderers in your life whom you have followed?

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:  October 10, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Jeremiah 48 / Psalm 88
Proverbs 10 / Philippians 1, 2

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 20-24  /  Phil. 1

What Prison Do You Serve In?
October 9, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Spending time with a bunch of inmates does not sound like a lot of fun to most people. Being confined in one place all day, being told when to eat, and what to do is not most people’s idea of having a good time. The thought of having to be so close for long periods with the sinful wickedness of the world makes it even less appealing to most believers.

 

     Now admit it, you have a picture of a jail cell, prison, or dungeon in your mind, right? However, just think about this for a moment. Most places of employment or education could be described in the same manner. Confined in one place all day, told when to take a break and eat, when to work or go to class, and what to do. Sounds like most factories, offices, and schools I know of. The similarities go on. Things such as having to be so close for long periods of time with the sinful wickedness that surrounds us in this world. If you work in a secular job or attend public education, then you most likely rub shoulders every day with the sinfulness that is trapped in the hearts of people around you every day. They are imprisoned by sin just like an inmate who is behind bars. They are just as miserable and need just as much to be set free.

 

     So now, let me ask you the all-important question. Do prisoners around you hear you praising God and singing as those around Paul and Silas did? Or do they hear you grumbling just like they do about your surroundings and work conditions? What do the prisoners in your world see of your Saviour in you?

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     There is a little phrase most of us have heard, and most of us forget. It goes something like, “I might be the only Jesus the world has ever seen.” This is so true. Brighten the corner of the world where God lets you serve today. Praise Him, sing, and be happy. Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say REJOICE.

 

How might you be God’s ray of light into the world today?

 

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: October 9, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Jeremiah 45-47 / Psalm 87
Proverbs 9 / Acts 16

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 15-19  /  Eph. 6

 

Where Are You When God Speaks?

October 6, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Jeremiah 39:15
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Where are you when you most often hear from God? Some would say Church, during Sunday School, morning or evening worship, or at Wednesday night service. Oh, how I pray that is true. Others might say, He speaks to me during my quiet time with Him during daily devotions. Stating that as they read their Bible, God uses His written Word to speak to their heart. What a wonderful truth this is for those who take time to fellowship with God daily. However, most of us would probably not have stayed in jail. In a place made to house sinners and lawbreakers. Yet, that is exactly where He spoke to Jeremiah. We will find in the Bible that God spoke to several people while they were in jail. It may seem like an unlikely place, but the truth is God speaks to us all in all sorts of places. He does so through the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that we have studied previously. Often in our own emotional or spiritual prisons that we have created.

• In our prison of “I want it my way,” Jesus says, “whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
  
  
• In a prison of despair, we hear the voice of God say, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
  
  
• In the prison of our own sinfulness that may seem unforgivable or irreversible, we hear God speak: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
  
  
• When it seems we can’t go on and we place ourselves in a prison of dejectedness and weariness, we hear Him call: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
  
  
• In the most unlikely places, we hear God say, “Peace be still.”
  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

    Why do we not hear Him speak? We often shut Him out or stay too busy for God. Take time today to listen… Hear it? He just said, “I love you.”

 

What might be so important that we would
not have time to hear God speak?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself what MY THOUGHTS are 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: October 6, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Jeremiah 39, 40 / Psalm 83-84
Proverbs 5-6 / Galatians 1, 2

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 5-7  /  Eph. 3