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July 18, 2025 – Do You Want What The Neighbor Has?

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Do You Want What The Neighbor Has?

July 18, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Ecclesiastes 5:10, 11
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Sometimes we forget what is valuable. We look at our neighbor with their boat and think, “If I only had a boat, I would be happy.” So, we work lots of extra hours to get the money to buy the boat, only to find it costs a lot of money to maintain a boat. Therefore, we must work more hours to maintain the boat and then find it takes up a lot of space to store a boat. Again, we work more hours to be able to pay for the place to store the boat. Then there is the license, the yearly cleaning and preparing of the boat to go in and out of the water, the docking fees, the gas, repairs, and so on and so on. After all the time spent earning the money and taking care of the boat, we find we have little time left to go out on the boat and enjoy it. That was the reason we thought the neighbor was so happy, to begin with. I have heard it said that the two happiest days in a man’s life are when he buys his first boat and when he sells his first boat.

 

     In life, some people live much the same way. They spend their entire life chasing riches that will flee from them. The more we have, the more we want. The more we want, the more protective we become of what we think we have obtained. Also, we find that more of our valuable time is consumed in getting and keeping all that stuff. In addition, when we get to the end of our life we look back and see, all we really had to enjoy was time. And sadly, now that is gone too.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

   In a few more verses after today’s text in Ephesians 5:15-16, it says, “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Satan loves to see Christians waste their time and their resources on worldly possessions that will be left behind at life’s end. We need to look ahead and see where we need to spend our TIME. Time is one of the most valuable gifts God has given us. Also, do not forget to spend some of that time thanking God for this gift called LIFE as well.

 

How will you invest your great gift of TIME 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:  July 18, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)
Ecclesiastes 3-5 / Psalm 18:1-15
Proverbs 18 / Matthew 23

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Esther 1-4 /  Acts 16:25-40

 Living In His Word Ministries
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 Hebrews 2:12
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July 17, 2025 – You Have Been Invited

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You Have Been Invited

July 17, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Matthew 22:14
For many are called, but few are chosen.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     For most of us, we could not even imagine receiving an invitation to a dinner party being thrown by the President. When he was asked how many will be at the party, the President said, “That will depend on how many respond to the invitation.” It was his desire for everyone who received an invitation to come. However, he also knew some would find something else to be more important or think the invitation was a joke and not respond to it. All were invited, but only those who responded were chosen to sit with the president that day.

     Many people have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Untold millions upon millions have heard the good news that by trusting Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Saviour you can be saved. Many have been told Jesus died for them on the cross of Calvary, was buried in a cold damp tomb, and rose again the third day. Countless numbers of people know He went to heaven to sit at the right hand of His Father. Nevertheless, only a fraction of those who have heard accept the call to be saved. There are so many people, who do not receive salvation, and they do so by refusing Jesus’ invitation. Many say not today, later, and go off into eternity without Christ. Only a few are chosen to sit at the wedding banquet with Jesus. Not everyone invited by God will be among the chosen of God. Millions will wait and reject Christ until it is too late.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     The invitation is there. The call has gone out. Are you listening today? Have you heard and responded to His plea to take Him as Saviour? If you have, rejoice in the fact you are among the chosen to sit with Christ. If not, it is all up to you. The invitation is there right now. I promise it is not a joke, and there is nothing more important in all of eternity. You have been invited.

Have you accepted God’s invitation of a lifetime?

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:  July 17, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)
Ecclesiastes 1, 2 / Psalm 17
Proverbs 17 / Matthew 22

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 13  / Acts 16:1-24

 Living In His Word Ministries
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                …and the Word of God into people.”
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 Evangelist, Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
 Founder and President
 Hebrews 2:12
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July 16, 2025 – What Is The Truth?

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What Is The Truth?

July 16, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

    It seems like today, many people are against the work of God’s people. The popular view is the order of today. It is not about what is right or even what is wrong, it’s simply whatever man wants. The democracy of humanity rules today’s morals. If enough people proclaim something to be right, with a loud enough voice, for a long period of time, people begin to believe it must be so.

 

     For example, some Christians today are confused over the claim that homosexuality is a lifestyle determined at birth. A prolonged battle, loud opposing voices, and financially backed claims have clouded the truth of scripture. Even though God proclaims in all of scripture that this way of life is sinful, since man now proclaims it is not, we must make laws and spend thousands of hours and dollars in our courtrooms to keep homosexuality away from our children in school. Why? Because we have begun to believe the lie spoken by man.

 

     If this is a lifestyle from birth, and God creates all people, God has then created them to do something He repeatedly says He hates. Yet the same Bible says He loves all men. Something is wrong here. What is it? It is that man has begun the process of discarding parts of the truth. God hates sin yet loves humanity. So, this sinfulness could not be created by God. People have joined hand in hand, promoting this sinful life. God does not hate people, He hates sin. All sin.

 

     This is but one example. The same is true in churches, homes, and businesses worldwide. Selecting the truth of the scripture, we want to obey and discard the rest. The Bible says those who do so “shall not be unpunished.” Or should we also toss that part out of the Bible?

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

    We must again realize that the entire Word of God is true, not just the parts that fit our current lifestyle. We should mold our lives after the Bible and not mold the Bible to fit our lives.

 

How do you mold your life to meet the desires of God?

 

 

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:  July 16, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)
Solomon 5-8 / Psalm 16
Proverbs 16 / Matthew 21

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 11-12 / Acts 15:28-41

 

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 Hebrews 2:12
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July 15, 2025 – Who is God Living With?

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Who is God Living With?

July 15, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 15:1
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     At the time of the writing of Psalm 15:1, the question and answer were somewhat clear. Who shall abide in the temple and dwell in the holy hill? The answer then would have been the Priests. They were the only ones allowed to dwell in the temple and stay there continually. Why? Because this was a place where God’s presence resided. What characterized a priest? Well, some of the answers are given in the verses that follow Psalm 15:1. The type of man God would allow in this Holy place was to be an upright, right-living, truthful, and kind person. He must be a person who cannot stand sin and loves the children of God. Someone generous with the needy and not greedy with what God had given to him. God would share a residence with this type of person.

 

     Seeing that today our body is the temple of the Living God, we might ask the question a bit differently. Who is God living with today? In Hebrews, it says we are now, as believers, of a royal priesthood. Therefore, we are the priests He lives with today. Is the person God is living with, which is YOU if you are saved, doing their best to provide a suitable living companion for God? Are we a Psalm 15 man or woman? We should count it all glory and honor to have Him as a guest in our temple. Who are we asking Him to live with?

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     As we go through our day today, we might think of our body as a vessel that carries God from place to place. As you look at, listen to, and speak with people, imagine God peering through your eyes to see what is out there. He leans toward your ear to hear what is being said. He is trying hard to speak through your lips to tell people He is in there. Is His dwelling place today HOLY?

 

If we remember that our body is the dwelling place of our Holy God,
what might it cause us to do differently with His dwelling place?

 

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:  July 15, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)
Solomon 1-4 / Psalm 15
Proverbs 15 / Matthew 19, 20

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 9-10 / Acts 15:1-27

 

 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
WE NOW HAVE TWO DEVOTIONAL BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AMAZON
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July 14, 2025 – Till There Was No Remedy!

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Till There Was No Remedy!

July 14, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     “Till there was no remedy!”  What a frightening statement. To think there is no remedy for your actions with God. Yet people still today live their lives as if they can just get right with God and come to Him whenever they feel like it. “Free will” tells us that we have the freedom of choice. However, people misunderstand even their “free will.”

     You do have the freedom to choose heaven or hell.

     You have the choice of freedom or a life bound in sin.

     You may choose freely to follow Jesus or the devil.

     You have that freedom, RIGHT NOW! However, God has never said He would allow you to thumb your nose at Him forever and still have all that freedom.

     You can only be saved if the Holy Spirit draws you to the Lord. Fortunately for us, He is in the business of drawing everyone to Himself. Sadly, though, you might wait too long thinking it is all up to me, and at any time I want, I can be saved. The truth of the matter, my friend, it is all up to God, not you. The Bible teaches that everyone is called to redemption. It teaches that God is patient, kind, and loving. Then again, it also teaches that there comes a time when you can harden your heart and never desire to receive Him as Saviour. Meaning there may come a time when there may be NO REMEDY for your sin.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     The good news is this: if you are not already saved and the idea of it being too late upsets and concerns you, then you have not reached the NO REMEDY point as of yet. If you are concerned, this is evidence that God is still calling you right now. Why put it off any longer? Why wait until God might say, “there was no remedy” for you? Accept Him today.

How has God become the REMEDY for the life you now enjoy?

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:  July 14, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)

2 Chronicles 35, 36 / Psalm 13-14
Proverbs 14 / Matthew 16-18

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 7-8 / Acts 14

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