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These Are Really Good Seats!
February 13, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Exodus 33:21
And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    Imagine with me you walk into a crowded sports arena. It is the game of the year, and the place is packed. You look over the sea of faces and recognize very few if any. To get the attention of anyone you might know you would have to yell, and with all the noise, it would most likely do no good.

    Then, as you are looking around, you see someone looking back toward you from really good seats and you recognize them as someone you know. A smiling face, and even better, they are motioning for you to come over by them. When you get there, they invite you to join them. In your mind, you’re thinking, “WOW here?” These are excellent seats. You ask, “Are you sure?” Their reply is, “Yes, I was saving them for someone who I might know. I’m so glad you came as I did not want to be here alone either.” It seems almost too good to be true. You did nothing to cause this or earn this, and yet here you are in the absolute best seats imaginable. In gratitude, you feel a sense of wanting to do something nice for them someday.

    Well friend, let me encourage you to think about what the Lord is saying to you today. Listen as He says, “Good Morning, look, here is a place for you right next to me. Come join me and we can spend the day together.” Moreover, if that were not enough, you find that the creator of the entire universe is holding this special place just for you. The one who controls the day and everything around you just asked you to hang out with Him. What more solid footing in life could you possibly ask for? You are standing on a solid rock for sure.     

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Today when things get tense, remember where you are standing. When troubles creep up, remember with whom you are sharing this day. Today you are the invited friend of God All Mighty. Then tomorrow He will call again, “Come, and stand by me.” My friend, these are life’s really good seats.

What might you do differently if you recall
that God is by your side?

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:  February 13, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Exodus 32, 33 – Psalm 39
Proverbs 13 – Luke 5

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Leviticus 1-3 – Matthew 26:26-56

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Would You Like To Live Forever?

February 10, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    “The fear of the LORD prolongeth days…” This is a phrase that everyone should be interested in. The word “fear” means to have a reverence and respect for the Lord. Our verse today says if we do so, it will prolong our days. How can this be? The answer is really quite simple.

    By obeying the things that God has outlined in His Word, we will live a happier and more productive life. Even science today has said that happier people live longer lives than unhappy people do. Some people look at the Bible passages such as the Ten Commandments as lists of “you cannot do this or that.” When truthfully, it is the voice of God saying, “I love you enough to tell you, if you do this or that it will harm you.”

    On most products we purchase today, if there is something in that item that might harm us, we find warning labels. If we use the product according to its intended purpose and read and heed the warnings given on misuse of that product, things normally will go much better. None of us really want things in our lives that will harm us. Therefore, God has written out a warning label for life. If only we would read it and heed it, life would go much better.    

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Another truth we find buried in the logic of this phrase is that those who reverence and respect the Lord also know Christ as Saviour, and therefore have everlasting life. Talk about prolonging your days. What could be longer than forever? The wicked, or those who are lost in sin, will die a second death. The word death refers to a complete separation. This second death for the lost will be an eternal separation away from Christ, which also includes eternal torment. We should thank God as believers for prolonging our days today, and forever. Today, just live as if you are thankful.

Will you face a second death?

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:  February 10, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Exodus 26-28 – Psalm 36 & 37:1-22
Proverbs 10 – Luke 1-2

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Exodus 34-35 Matthew 25:1-30

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What’s On Your GOD SHELF?

February 8 & 9, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Exodus 23:32-33
Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    Here in the United States of America, the vast majority of the people who live here put on the front of worshiping only one God. Almost anyone you might talk with would say, “I have no idols or false gods which I worship.” Really?

    I heard a young preacher deliver a message to his youth group entitled “God Shelf.” The basic idea was this. You have one shelf in your life. On this shelf, you may only have one item at a time. Whatever is most important to you right now goes on this shelf. If the one true God is there, you are in good shape. However, what if a job becomes more important to you than God does? A job is only one possibility. It could be that a girlfriend, spouse, position, fame, or whatever has become more important than God is right now. Then you must take God down off the God shelf and place that item in its place. Only one item can be there on the God shelf at a time.

    Can you see the problem? It seems that we live our lives often wanting to rotate God on and off this shelf. Truly, only the one true God of the Bible who created everything, should be on our God shelf. After all, it is named after Him!   

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    The young Pastor hit it on the head when he preached on this “God Shelf.” Let me ask you, what has possibly taken the place of God on your God Shelf today? Whatever it is, don’t you think it is time to remove it and place God back in His rightful position in your life?

What is on your “God Shelf” 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:  February 8, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1,/NT & PS-2,/Prov-Monthly)}
Exodus 23-25 – Psalm 35:17-28 
Proverbs 8-9 – Mark 16

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Exodus 31-33 Matthew 24:27-51

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 to your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  February 9, 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

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