How Long Can You Be Perfect?

JUNE 01, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    How long can you be perfect? OK, that is a hard one, how about this. How long can you be really good? How long can you live without any sin in your life at all? Could you live that way for a year? You probably could not. How about a month? That is only thirty days (for an average month). Is this still too long? Ok, can you go for a week. Just seven little twenty-four-hour days. Do you think you can handle that? NO, then how about one twenty-four-hour day? Just one day. You mean you think this is still too long to live without any sin at all. How about one hour? Sixty minutes. Too many minutes you say. How about one minute? Only sixty seconds. OK, by now I think we all begin to get the picture that living with no sin entering our life at all is a difficult task.

    Now let’s compare that with Jesus who lived a completely sinless life. In addition, His righteousness, or sinless perfection is forever. FOREVER! Wow! Now here is the really great news. We can be seen as righteous by God. We all know by now we cannot be perfect, not even for a minute. Nonetheless, we can be placed into Jesus and be found in His righteousness. We then can be presented to God the Father as His Son’s bride in sinless perfection. This is the only way God will ever see us as righteous. How and when does that happen? It happens at the moment that we acknowledge our sinfulness and accept that the work Jesus did on Calvary paid the price for that sin. When we humbly ask Him to forgive us and make Him our Lord and Saviour. He then resides in us, and we in Him. Residing in Him then clothes us in His righteousness.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    The Bible tells us in 1 Peter 1:16. “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” We should be live holy because He who called us and saved us from our sinfulness is holy. Simply, if we are made to appear righteous because we are in Him who is righteous, we should live our lives the best way we know how to be a testimony of this righteousness we have been given.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JUNE 01, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Samuel 23, 24     /     Psalm 119:129-144     /     Proverbs 1     /     Hebrews 11

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
2 Kings 1-3           /    John 9:24-41

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

Better Than 911 

MAY 31, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

2 Samuel 22:4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  People today spend thousands of dollars on security. Burglar alarms for homes, and cars. Surveillance cameras are used to watch every movement around us. We have personal alarms and horns that people can carry in their purse or pocket to sound off if they are attacked. There is mace, stun guns and weapons to protect ourselves from attackers. Personal safety and security are a multi-billion-dollar business. I am not saying these things are not warranted. In fact, I believe in the day and age in which we live, it is to some degree necessary.

  However, truthfully where does our protection come from? Is it from cameras, horns, alarms, mace, and weapons? Not really. The truth is our only real security is from the Lord. I know He gives us all wisdom to be able to protect ourselves. Yet in the end, when all is said and done, it is God’s desires and designs for life that are in play all around us. So then, what would be our greatest protection against the enemies of this world? Our verse has the answer. I will call upon the Lord, because He IS worthy to be praised: and by trusting in Him and His decisions for my life, I will then be saved from my enemies. Even if this ultimately means God needs to take me home to heaven to protect me.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

  Keep a constant line open to heaven. It is so much better than 911 ever will be. In addition, God’s response time can be a lot faster.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  MAY 31, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Samuel 20-22     /     Psalm 119:105-128     /     Proverbs 31     /     Hebrews 9-10 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
1 Kings 22           /    John 9:1-23

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

What Makes You Feel Secure? 

MAY 29 & 30, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    The word fear in the Bible often refers to a person having reverence or very high level of respect for something or someone. It is you believing in and giving honor to what you trust. For example, if you would say, “I fear that is true,” the message you would convey is, “I believe that is true.” In today’s passage, that is how the word fear is used. What a man trusts in will be his snare in life.

    Some people put their trust in money. They want money so badly that they spend their entire life doing whatever it takes trying to earn it. Sadly, it never seems there will ever be enough money for them to be satisfied. The more wealth they get, the more they feel they need. Finally, toward the end of their life, when years of labor has helped them gain some practical wisdom, they often find out, all that work, all those hours of toil for wealth, never brought them real happiness.

    Some people want to be famous. They go to great lengths trying to get people’s attention. When, and if people finally do begin to clamor around them, then they spend huge amounts of time and money trying to gain back just a little bit of privacy. They go to great lengths to hide from the very same people they wanted to notice them just a short time ago.

  Getting what we want in life is not always getting what we need. However, they who puts their trust in God, always find a sweet safe place to live. Not just for a few years here on earth, but for eternity.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Money is not evil unless it controls your life. Being popular is not wrong if God has directed it to be so. However, the only place we should ever place our trust, is in Jesus. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  May 29, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Samuel 18-19     /     Psalm 119:81-104     /     Proverbs 29-30     /     Hebrews 6-8

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
1 Kings 20-21            /    John 8:31-59

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

Just The Way You Are

MAY 28, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 119:73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    The miracle of birth. No matter how many billions of babies are born, the miracle of birth will never cease being a miracle. Modern medicine can assist in the fertilization of the living cells that begin the process, but even they cannot make growth and birth happen. They still must wait and watch as God does His miracle work in the process of bringing about yet another living and breathing soul. Man is capable of destroying a life but cannot create life. Only God has the miracle working power to do that.

    Also, God is not only the creator of our physical bodies and birth, but He also fashions us into what we are, and what we can become. He decides our height, genetic makeup, and those natural God given talents. He gives us the ability to touch and feel, to hurt and to cry, to care and to show compassion. He has not only made you, but also fashioned you into what He and He alone desired and designed you to be. You are not a mistake. You did not just happen without design. God lovingly created you just as you are. Moreover, He loves you just as you are. He sent His Son Jesus to die for your sins just as you are. Today He can use you to glorify Him, just as you are.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Since God made you, fashioned you, and therefore knows you better than you can even know yourself, does it not make sense for you to want to get to know Him better as well? Call on Him and thank Him for His never-ending love for you JUST AS YOU ARE.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  MAY 28, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Samuel 16, 17     /     Psalm 119:65-80     /     Proverbs 28     /     Hebrews 3-5

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
1 Kings 18-19            /    John 8:1-30

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

Lean Into The Truth 

MAY 27, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

2 Samuel 14:21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  Sometimes it is really hard to hear the truth. I mean let’s face it, the uncut, absolute truth will on occasion hurt. However, that is where all healing really begins. Healing begins when we face up to reality. The Truth.

  In the passage just before today’s verse David had to first hear the truth. Before he could admit to the wrong, he had to hear, and realize he was wrong. All too often when someone comes to us in Christian love to tell us of an area in our life, which needs to be looked at, we want to destroy the messenger. Or maybe we will read in God’s Word a convicting passage, and instead of allowing it to help us, we choose rather to ignore the message. Nevertheless, David heard the truth, and then he had to heed the truth. He had to realize his wrong and face it. Lastly, he had to help make it right.

  It all began by David being willing to listen to those hard words of truth.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

  As God, through His Word or by a messenger of truth points out convicting areas in our lives, we must be willing to listen to it, learn from it, and lean toward it. Never running from the truth, but rather always running to it. Why, because Jesus said I am “the truth,” in John 14:6. We should always want to run toward Jesus.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  MAY 27, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Samuel 14-15     /     Psalm 119:49-64     /     Proverbs 27     /     Hebrews 1, 2

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
1 Kings 15-17           /  John 7:37-53

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12