Who Wants To Know?

August 9 & 10, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Through the years, as an Evangelist first, then a Pastor for 28 years, and now returning to Evangelism, I have seen many people come to know the Lord. What a grand event it is in their life when Jesus comes into their heart and changes them forever. However, I have also witnessed another truth about those people who receive Him. These people were searching for something, and God had prepared their hearts to be saved. They were looking for wisdom in this life. They needed something that made sense and was secure. They were ready to listen, to learn, and to receive the truth when it was given. Then, when presented with the gospel, God made a difference in their life because they wanted to know the truth, and the truth then set them free from their sin debt forever.

 

     By contrast, I have seen men and women pour their hearts out, sharing the gospel with people who did not want to hear it. They may have pretended to listen out of courtesy, but often did not even do that. Why? It is simple. They did not want to learn. They believed they had it all figured out. Even though the truth was being presented to them, they had no desire to know the truth of God’s love because Satan was blinding their heart from it. Some people want to know the truth, and some people just don’t care.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     So, how can we tell the difference? The truth is, we often cannot. This is why it is important to tell everyone you know. Do not prejudge anyone. They might be listening even if they appear not to be. On the other hand, God may be using you to soften their heart, so the next person can share Christ with them, and they might receive Him. You were still a very valuable tool in the hands of God because those who did not know have now become a little wiser.

 

How might you be used by the Lord today?

 

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:  August 9, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1,/NT & PS-2,/Prov-Monthly)}
Amos 7-9 / Psalm 36
Proverbs 9-10 / Luke 1-2

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Psa. 33-36  /  Rom. 3

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:  August 10, 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

 

Whose Righteousness?

August 8, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 35:28
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Christians today will often think of the term righteousness in a modern Biblical interpretation as being right with God, or better yet, being made right with God. We understand righteousness as a virtue or a characteristic of who God is. This is true, but that is not how we see Old Testament saints understanding the righteousness of God.

 

     When we read in the Old Testament how it speaks of declaring God’s righteousness, it is in combination with God’s keeping of His covenant promises to the people. Old Testament believers talked of how God did not break His Word to them through the covenants that had been made with them as a people. They were telling people they could trust this God, our God, who never goes back on His Word. The God we serve is faithful to keep every covenant He makes. When the Old Testament writers said they would speak of the righteousness of God, what they were saying was that they would tell everyone about God’s promises and how He had kept them. They went back to the scrolls, re-read the promises, and hid them in their heart. They knew God’s Words and how He would keep them.

 

     Our position in Christ makes us righteous. We are made right with God through His Son Jesus Christ. However, God’s righteousness secures the place we have in Christ. It is the fact that God will never go back on His Word that binds our righteousness. For He has declared a New Covenant in the blood of His Son Jesus. In the book of Hebrews, it is called a Better Covenant. Why, it is because this covenant is ALL in Christ the Son, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit. All we need to do is believe in the promise of Salvation that was completed in Christ on the cross of Calvary. He is still a God who keeps His Word. His Covenants can still be trusted today.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

    We should be telling everyone we know of the righteousness of our God. That He is still a covenant-keeping God. He has made a covenant with you.

 

Who might be the first person that comes to mind whom you could tell?

 

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:  August 8, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Amos 4-6 / Psalm 35:17-28
Proverbs 8 / Mark 16

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Psa. 27-32  /  Rom. 2

 

Life Can Be Like A 3-Legged Sack Race
August 7, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Some of the most fun things people do at a church gathering will include both the children and the adults. One year at a church function I attended, we had an old-fashioned 3-legged sack race. The rules stated that it had to be an adult and a small child together. Well, as you can imagine, it was often hilarious to watch. As I watched, I observed several of the teams struggling with this race. With some, I saw the adult almost pick up the child and run with them. The child was sort of dangling in mid-air as this adult was dragging them through the race. With others, the adult almost appeared to become frustrated, waiting for the child to catch up with their tiny steps to every one of the adult’s giant steps. Both groups were having the same problem, which is what made it funny to begin with. The problem was that they were unevenly matched. The two could not walk as one because of the difference in size and the difference in abilities between them.

 

     Some Christians have tried to live their lives this way. Hanging out with unsaved people and then wondering why they always feel so out of place. Going into business with a partner of different beliefs might seem like a small thing, but it always causes headaches later as directional decisions for the business come up. Even worse, a Christian marries a lost person, hoping to change them. They usually find themselves in years of misery by not waiting on the Lord and finding the right person first, as the Bible says. Can two walk together as one if they do not agree? The answer is always, NO!

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     When choosing for the future, look to the one who holds the future. God knows today what will happen tomorrow, next week, next year, and forever. Do you? If not, (and I know you do not,) why not trust someone who does? Ask for His leading before you walk down the wrong path with the wrong person.

 

Who are you walking together with in life?

 

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:  August 7, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Amos 1-3 / Psalm 35:1-16
Proverbs 7 / Mark 15

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Psa. 22-26  /  Rom. 1