DEVOTIONS

Do You Like The Taste Of Dirt?
October 18 & 19, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Daniel 4:37
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     From time to time, I get to see old classmates. As time passes, some of us are beginning to look some older. (If you are one of my classmates reading this, I am not talking about you, just everyone else.) After 40-plus years away from one another, it is interesting sometimes to see and hear what has become of some of them. However, usually, you will find one thing true. Those who were so full of themselves and thought they were the answer to the world’s problems are not so sure now.

     Nebuchadnezzar came to this same realization the hard way. God let this king create one of the greatest empires of his time. Then, in a dream interpreted by Daniel, God showed him how he would be brought low. He was made to crawl around on the ground like an animal and eat dirt and grass. His uncut nails began to look more like claws. He was brought not only to a place of no kingly power but also of humiliation. After a pre-determined time, God, who had preserved his kingdom during this time, allowed Him to regain his composure and rule again. In the verse today, we find that King Nebuchadnezzar realized who was really in control. It was the King of Heaven all along. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” King Nebuchadnezzar found out how true it was back then. Does this Bible truth still ring true today? Oh, friend, does it ever!

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Therefore, the moral of this devotion would be to walk upright and have some dignity. All the while understanding that your place in life is not solely by your might and doing, but by God’s grace and mercy. Be proud of who God is and what He has allowed you to become. Because the other alternative seems to be asking yourself the question, 

Do you like the taste of the dirt of this world?

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 18, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1,/NT & PS-2,/Prov-Monthly)}
Daniel 4-5 / Psalm 94-95
Proverbs 18 / 1 Corinthians 3, 4

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 45-48  /  Col. 4

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

 

    There will not be a Daily Devotion sent out on Sundays. Instead, we encourage you to attend your 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 your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.  

 

GOD TALKING TO ME: October  19, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1,/NT & PS-2,/Prov-Monthly)}
NO READINGS ON SUNDAY

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
NO READINGS ON SUNDAY

Confirmed By God
October 17, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

1 Corinthians 1:8-9
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     What does it mean to confirm something? According to Holman’s Bible Dictionary, it is to “establish an agreement and to show that a word is true and reliable.” Which means it is to prove someone’s word is true. By this definition, that confirmation would only be as good as the person confirming it, right? I mean, you would not want a thief to confirm to you he or she would watch your house while you are on vacation, would you?

 

     In today’s passage, we find that God is the one doing the confirming. To whom is Paul talking? He is talking to the church of Corinth, which most theologians consider to be one of the most carnal churches in the Bible. So, let’s put this all together. Paul has just told one of the worldliest churches depicted in the Bible that because they believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, God was going to prove His Words of salvation were true to the end. So how could they ever lose that salvation then? To do so, they would have to prove God to be a liar and that He cannot do what he says. We also find that this promise was not based on what they were doing. As we read the rest of this book, we find that they were, in most cases, sinning unwittingly. God’s promise was based solely on what Christ had already done and their faith and trust in Him. This does not give us a license to sin. If sinning is your desire, you should check to see if you are in the faith at all. However, this truth is a reason for believers to rejoice. Though we might falter in life and fail Him, He will never fail us.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     A little farther along in this chapter, we find a very great little verse. It says in 1 Cor. 1:25, “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” At God’s weakest moment (which is never), He is stronger than man in his greatest strength. He can keep those that He has saved and has promised to do so. I guess I will just be standing on the promises of Christ, my King.

 

If God is stronger than man, what will you entrust to Him?

 

 

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 17, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Daniel 3 / Psalm 93
Proverbs 17 / 1 Corinthians 1, 2

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 42-44  /  Col. 3

 

Power, Might, Or Self Control?
October 16, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     Some people believe that brute force and power are the answer to everything. However, for strength and power to be effective, you need to have someone with a clear mind and someone who is very much in control leading it.

     Every army needs a General to make the decision where, when, and how to fight. When the war is complete, the men who fought often come home to a hero’s welcome, but in the history books, the General is remembered for winning the war.

     Every company has a president or leadership. While it is all the employees who, in reality, make the product or provide the service, nevertheless, when the job is finished, the leadership receives a pat on the back.

     In the same way, if a company fails or a war is lost, the shame for this failure or loss is placed firmly on the shoulders of the leadership as well. Sometimes when a business fails due to a poor decision, someone is held financially, and in some cases, criminally responsible. Again, this hardship normally falls on the owners, the President, the CEO, or leadership.

     It is a good thing to be strong and brave. Still, it is nobler, and often a harder thing, to be in control and wise. It is far better to rule your emotions and be in control of yourself than to conquer a land and be in control of nothing.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     In the book of James in chapter 3, it says the tongue is a little member that no man can tame. One of the smallest members of the body often seems the hardest to control. Therefore, if you cannot control the muscle of the tongue, you had better learn how to control the emotion that wags it.

When do you find it most difficult to maintain self-control?

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 16, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Daniel 2 / Psalm 92
Proverbs 16 / Acts 18

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 40-41  /  Col. 2