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JULY 9, 2026—God The Cleanser

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God The Cleanser

JULY 9, 2026
Daily Reading—Ezra 4-7 / Acts 11

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Acts 10:15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

   There is a chorus we sing which says, “I shall not be, I shall not be moved.” The Chorus is saying that God’s Word is solid and that we should live by what it says. However, we need to know what God has really said, not what man has implied. We sometimes get so entrenched in our religion that we no longer care if God said it or not; that’s just how we do it.

    Peter did not eat certain foods he called “common.” God met him in a vision and said, “What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.” God had challenged Peter’s traditions. Sometimes the Bible will challenge our traditions as well. God said He cleanses and washes away sin. Yet sometimes we have trouble believing that sin is gone from others and us. 

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

When God says it is clean, doesn’t that make it clean?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What actions will I take today or this week to meet this CHALLENGE?

 Living In His Word Ministries

        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                …and the Word of God into people.
                                                                             Romans 10:17

Evangelist Dr. Franklin J. Senters, Th. D.
Founder and President
Hebrews 2:12


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JULY 8, 2026—Will You Be A Barnabas

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Will You Be A Barnabas

JULY 8, 2026
Daily Reading—Ezra 1-3 / Acts 10:23-48

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Acts 9:26-27 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    Saul was not a kind person. Not very kind at all. At least, the Saul of the past that is. He would go around, gathering up those who professed faith in Christ, and bring them back to be executed for their faith. He even gained the authority from those in power to do so. Therefore, when he accepted Christ as Saviour, many people were very skeptical of his salvation and afraid of him. Yet Barnabas stood up for him, and with him.

    Sometimes young Christians get the same feeling that people do not really believe they are saved. The sin in their past, though washed away by the blood of Christ, makes some people skeptical. Sometimes the new believer needs a Barnabas to stand with them in their new life in Christ.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Would you help someone in their new life and be someone’s Barnabas?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What actions will I take today or this week to meet this CHALLENGE?

 Living In His Word Ministries

        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                …and the Word of God into people.
                                                                             Romans 10:17

Evangelist Dr. Franklin J. Senters, Th. D.
Founder and President
Hebrews 2:12


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JULY 7, 2026—Behold, I Am Here, Lord

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Behold, I Am Here, Lord

JULY 7, 2026
Daily Reading—2 Chron. 34-36 / Acts 10:1-22

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Acts 9:10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    Acts 9 recounts the wonderful account of Saul’s Damascus Road conversion to Christ. Saul, who is also the Apostle Paul, began many New Testament churches; authored the majority of the New Testament by the guidance of the Holy Spirit; and did some mighty, wonderful things for God. We might get caught up in that story and miss another great man as well.

    Ananias was a devout man of God. Not an apostle, not a pastor, nor a prophet. Just a faithful man, who, when called upon by God, listened and responded with, “Behold, I am here, Lord.” God didn’t call all of us to be the next great preacher or teacher. However, He does expect us to be ready when He calls. 

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Would you be listening today and prepared to say,
“Behold, I am here, Lord,” if He called you today?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What actions will I take today or this week to meet this CHALLENGE?

 Living In His Word Ministries

        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                …and the Word of God into people.
                                                                             Romans 10:17

Evangelist Dr. Franklin J. Senters, Th. D.
Founder and President
Hebrews 2:12


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JULY 6, 2026—Sit With Me

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Sit With Me

JULY 6, 2026
Daily Reading—2 Chron. 31-33 / Acts 9:20-43

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Acts 8:30-31 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    With all the versions of the Bible out there, which all claim to simplify and modernize the language, you would think that the Bible would be totally distributed to everyone and completely understood. Yet today, there is more Bible illiteracy than you might imagine. Many people have a bible; some even read it on occasion. Yet they do not seem to understand it.

    Philip came upon a man who had God’s Word, was reading it, but did not understand it. He asked Philip, “Sit with me,” or in other words, teach me. There are many people today just like him. People who have a Bible. People you could help with understanding, but they are afraid to ask. Maybe all they need is someone to ask them a Bible question and take time to sit with them.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Who do you know that you might ask?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What actions will I take today or this week to meet this CHALLENGE?

 Living In His Word Ministries

        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                …and the Word of God into people.
                                                                             Romans 10:17

Evangelist Dr. Franklin J. Senters, Th. D.
Founder and President
Hebrews 2:12


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JULY 4 & 5, 2026—When We Are Really Free

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When We Are Really Free

JULY 4 & 5, 2026
Daily Reading—2 Chron. 28-30 / Acts 9:1-19

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Acts 7:55-56 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    Today, on July Fourth in the United States, we celebrate the Independence of our Country. Free to live apart from any other country’s rule or control. This is a freedom that many men and women have given their lives to defend. We thank them for their sacrifice.

 

    In today’s verse, Stephen saw his freedom at hand. It says He looked up and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. One day, we as believers will also see Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father. Today, if you are saved, you have been set free from the penalty and the price of sin. We will be really free when we are also set free from the presence of sin.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Can we take time today to thank the One who died for that total freedom?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What actions will I take today or this week to meet this CHALLENGE?

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

     On Sundays, we encourage you to attend your local church and listen intently to what God has prepared in your pastor’s heart. Write down all the scriptures he uses in that message. Then, when you get home, reread those passages for today’s reading. God has given your pastor exactly what He desires for you to have on that day.
July 6, 2026 2 Chron. 31-33 Acts 9:20-43
July 7, 2026 2 Chron. 34-36 Acts 10:1-22
July 8, 2026 Ezra 1-3 Acts 10:23-48
July 9, 2026 Ezra 4-7 Acts 11
July 10, 2026 Ezra 8-10 Acts 12
July 11, 2026 Neh. 1-3 Acts 13:1-28
July 12, 2026 No Passages Assigned  

 Living In His Word Ministries

        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                …and the Word of God into people.
                                                                             Romans 10:17

Evangelist Dr. Franklin J. Senters, Th. D.
Founder and President
Hebrews 2:12



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