Do You Like The Taste Of Dirt?

OCTOBER 18, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Daniel 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    From time to time I get to see old classmates. As time passes some of us are beginning to look some older. (If you are one of my classmates reading this, I am not talking about you, just everyone else.) After 40 plus years away from one another, it is interesting sometimes to see and hear what has become of some of them. However, usually you will find one thing true. Those who were so full of themselves and thought they were the answer to the world’s problems, are not so sure now.

    Nebuchadnezzar came to this same realization the hard way. God let this king create one of the greatest empires of his time. Then, in a dream interpreted by Daniel, God showed him how he would be brought low. He was made to crawl around on the ground like an animal and eat dirt and grass. His uncut nails began to look more like claws. He was brought not only to a place of no kingly power, but also of humiliation. After a pre-determined time, God, who had preserved his kingdom during this time, allowed Him to regain his composure and rule again. In the verse today, we find that King Nebuchadnezzar realized who was really in control. It was the King of heaven all along. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” King Nebuchadnezzar found out how true it was back then. Does this Bible truth still ring true today? Oh friend, does it ever!

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Therefore, the moral to this devotion would be to walk upright and have some dignity. All the while understanding that your place in life is not solely by your might and doing, but by God’s grace and mercy. Be proud of who God is and what He has allowed you to become. Because, the other alternative seems to be asking yourself the question, “do you like the taste of the dirt of this world.”

GOD TALKING TO ME:  OCTOBER 18, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Daniel 4     /     Psalm 94     /     Proverbs 17-18     /     1 Corinthians 1-4

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 37-39           /       Col. 1

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                               … and the Word of God into people.”

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

Power, Might, Or Self Control?  

OCTOBER 16 & 17, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

       Some people believe that brute force and power are the answer to everything. However, for strength and power to be effective, you need to have someone with a clear mind and someone who is very much in control leading it.

      Every army needs a General to make the decision where, when, and how to fight. When the war is complete, the men who fought often come home to a hero’s welcome, but in the history books, the General is remembered for winning the war.

    Every company has a president or leadership. While it is all the employees that in reality make the product or provide the service, nevertheless, when the job is finished, the leadership receives the pat on the back.

    In the same way, if a company fails or a war is lost, the shame for this failure or loss is placed firmly on the shoulders of the leadership as well. Sometimes when a business fails due to a poor decision, someone is held financially, and in some cases criminally responsible. Again, this hardship normally falls on the owners, President, CEO, or leadership.

    It is a good thing to be strong and brave. Still yet, it is nobler, and often a harder thing to be in control and wise. It is far better to rule your emotions and be in control of self, than to conquer a land and be in control of nothing.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    In the book of James in chapter 3, it says the tongue is a little member that no man can tame. One of the smallest members of the body seems often the hardest to control. Therefore, if you cannot control the muscle of the tongue, you had better learn how to control the emotion that wags it.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  OCTOBER 16, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Daniel 2-3     /     Psalm 92-93     /     Proverbs 16     /     Acts 18 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 32-36           /    Phil. 4

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

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       “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

The View From Here Is GREAT! 

OCTOBER 15, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 91:9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  The Sears Tower in Chicago, renamed Willis Tower in 2009, is one of the most spectacular buildings I have ever seen. I have had the privilege of flying in and out of Chicago and seeing this building from the air. What a massive structure. I have also been in Chicago, stood outside this very tall building, and strained my neck to try to see the top. From the ground, it even looks bigger. However, the most awesome feeling was riding the super speed elevator inside this building to the viewing floor near the top and looking out over miles and miles. Looking at this building from the outside would have never helped me to know what it was like looking out of it from the inside.

    That is sort how it is with Jesus. Looking at Him from the outside will never replace the view of the world you will have being in Him. Some people try to get ahead of Jesus and are continually asking God to catch up with their ideas and their plans. My friend, trying to get God to follow your ideas is dangerous. Why, well because from time to time He will let you have your way. Usually, your way ends up being the wrong way. On the other hand, some people seem to lag behind Jesus. They never are able to get a vision for the world ahead or the people in it. They just cannot see that far ahead. Therefore, they are always asking Jesus to slow down and sit a spell. Looking at Jesus from the outside, whether ahead or behind, gives you one view of Jesus. However, when you make Him your habitation, the place you dwell, then life starts to make sense. As you let Jesus lead your life and you obey, now instead of leading or following Jesus, you are just going along for the ride. What a new view you can have of the world around you through the eyes of Jesus.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     I saw a bumper sticker not long ago that said, “Jesus is my Co-Pilot.” Not long after that, I saw another bumper sticker that said, “If Jesus is your Co-pilot, someone is in the wrong seat.” This is so true. Jesus does not desire to be your assistant; He desires to be your LORD.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  OCTOBER 15, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Daniel 1     /     Psalm 91     /     Proverbs 15     /     2 Thessalonians

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 29-31         /      Phil. 3

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

How Safe Should We Feel? 

OCTOBER 14, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Jeremiah 52:13-14 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    The feeling of security is something everyone loves. In America, for so many years, many people have felt an absolute sense of “I am safe here.” However, we should look at the past.

    Israel had a Temple built by Solomon for God, by God’s own design. It was said to be one of the most spectacular structures to have ever been built. When it was finished, God Himself said He would dwell there among His people. God’s Home on earth you might say. Therefore, for many years God had protected the land from destruction. Nothing seemed to be able to get to them. Their enemies could not defeat them and all who lived there felt safe. Babylon was a faraway country as for travel at the time. Security was not on their mind, because they had always felt secure. Their ancestors had followed God so God protected them. They felt so safe they began to forget that it was God providing their security. They had begun to follow other gods. Oh, they still with lip service honored God, but He was one of the many gods they served now. It was because of their disobedience and rebellious life that God allowed His people to be taken slaves, the land to be destroyed, and His very own dwelling place, including all of the articles inside to be destroyed and taken.

    As you look at America and the way she has turned away from the One True God, how safe do you feel NOW?   

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

  We need to fall on our knees once again and ask God to give us the courage to stand up in the face of sinful, liberal lies that tell us, sin really does not matter. My friends, it matters very much. If not to us, it does matter to God. Pray for your elected officials to know God and to do His will.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  OCTOBER 14, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Jeremiah 52     /     Psalm 90     /     Proverbs 14     /     1 Thessalonians 4-5

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 26-28        /     Phil. 2

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

LORD And JESUS And CHRIST

OCTOBER 13, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

1 Thessalonians 3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    What goes up must come down. If there is a beginning to something, there must surely be an end. That is unless of course you are God. Oh, and by the way, we are not. So, for you and I there will be an end. Not in our eternal spiritual life, but most assuredly in our earthly one until the rapture of the church.

    In today’s verse we find a few interesting things. One is that Jesus will be the one who establishes our hearts, not us. What does that mean? It means He who has begun a good work in you will finish it. If Jesus resides in your heart today for sure, He will for sure be there at the end. Also, He will create of you an undefiled creation to present before His Father, who is God. What a wonderful truth to know. God, through the Holy Spirit, is still working on us.

    We also see the truth about God’s Son, and who He must truly be to us. It says, “at the coming of our LORD” (meaning that He must be the supreme authority in everything in our lives, our controller) “Jesus” (Jehoshua, the self-existent, eternal Jehovah-Saviour) “Christ” (the anointed Messiah and Saviour of all sin.) When we put that together it says that He must be our controlling authority, and the eternal Saviour of our sin. If He is anything less, how can we call Him Lord Jesus Christ?

    Finally, we see He comes, “with all his saints.” Those who have met their earthly end, reside with Him now, and will come with Him then. What a comfort for those of us who have loved ones who have gone before. We can be assured that they are in Heaven.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Even as this day begins, we must come before a Holy God and ask for His loving hand to guide us. As He does, know He is doing everything that needs to be done to perfect us. Preparing us for the time when He comes and gathers His entire bride to present us to God the Father. Make Him your LORD JESUS CHRIST.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  OCTOBER 13, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Jeremiah 51     /     Psalm 89:38-52     /     Proverbs 13     /     1 Thessalonians 1-3

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Isa. 23-25       /       Phil. 1

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