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Would You Like To Be First?

March 3, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Luke 24:8-9
And they remembered his words, And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    For whatever reason it always seems that I can never manage to be first at things. I am always in the wrong line at the grocery store and end up waiting for hours as someone searches for his or her coupons and correct change. Searching down to the penny, which is buried somewhere in the bottom of their purse or pocket. Or at the drive-through bank when it clearly says on the window only one or two transactions, the person in front of me wants to do a year’s worth of banking today. I just cannot seem to be first.

    However, sometimes awesome responsibilities come with being first. In the passage prior to today’s verses, women who loved Jesus had come to His tomb. They were the first to find it open and empty. In addition to being empty of the body of Christ, they also found this tomb was now inhabited by two angels who told them that Jesus had risen from the dead. Now what? They are the first witnesses of the resurrection of Christ. Do they keep this incredible information to themselves until they hear of someone else who has seen and heard something similar? Do they tell someone and run the risk of sounding crazy? What should they do?

    They did the only thing they could do. They shared the great news that Christ our Saviour had risen from the tomb as He had said. Regardless of what the people around them might think or say, they had to tell someone. THEY WERE FIRST!

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     Guess what? We have the same good news to share today. Our Saviour has risen from the tomb. No other religion can make this claim to have a living risen Saviour. Only we who follow Jesus can share this well-documented truth. Are you waiting for someone else to say it first before you might say something? Are you afraid people might think you are crazy? Let me ask you this. What will they think one second after they are dead if you do not tell them? Be the first one to see their eyes when they accept Christ and His salvation. Be First. 

Have you ever been the one to share the gospel of Christ
and see someone accept Him as Saviour?

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:  March 3, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Leviticus 27 – Psalm 56
Proverbs 2-3 – Luke 23-24

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 7-8 – Mark 8:1-21

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What Is A Name Worth?

March 1 & 2, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 54:1 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    When I served as a volunteer member of “On Call Chaplains” at our local hospital, they issued me a card. On that card was my picture, my title with the hospital, and my name. The card had a magnetic strip on the back, and it allowed me the privilege of getting in and out of most doors within the Hospital. With such privilege, I also carried certain responsibilities. I was not to share the card, lose it, or share information about patients I may have learned because of my position there. Although I had this card, there were restricted areas within the Hospital I could not get into. Why? Because my name had not been entered into the system as approved to be in these areas.

    In today’s verse, we hear David crying out to God. He says, “Save Me.” How is it that he believes that God can save him? It is because of whom David knows God to be. His name alone shows the authority to save. Just the word GOD has such a special meaning to it. Some people have tried to attach this title to other items and call them gods. However, these other things cannot, and will not ever be the same as our real God. Deep in everyone’s heart, people know there is but one real and true God. David knew and said, “Save me, O God, by thy name.”    

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    God gave all power to His Son Jesus. We find in the Bible we are to pray in the precious name of Jesus. We include His name in baptisms. In the name of Jesus people have been healed. Demons have been cast out simply by uttering the powerful name of Jesus. In Phil. 2:10 it says, “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.” If you are a child of God, you were changed forever, for all eternity, through this name. What is a name worth? If it is the right name, it is worth EVERYTHING.

What does the name “JESUS” mean to you?

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:  March 1, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1,/NT & PS-2,/Prov-Monthly)}
Leviticus 25-26 – Psalm 54-55
Proverbs 1 – Luke 22

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 5-6 – Mark 7

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:  March 2, 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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Everyone Is Loved The SAME By God

February 28, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Leviticus 24:22
Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    As our children were growing up, we would often say, “That is not fair, you never made him, or you never made her do that,” referring to a brother or sister. They were always watching to see if we treated them in the same ways as we treated the others. I guess to them at the time, fairness seemed to be a measure of our love toward them. Sometimes, it was simply a measure of their maturity that would allow us to treat one child a little differently from the other, not a measure of our love at all.

    Occasionally you will hear people refer to the Bible as a Jewish Book, not written for everyone. However, we find an interesting verse in the heart of a book in the Bible where God was telling the children of Israel to prepare for their journey. In today’s verse, God said, “Ye shall have one manner of law,” for everyone. The same law was to be for the Jews and Gentiles alike. Remember the law does not save anyone; it brings him or her to the knowledge that he or she needs a Saviour. God said I want everyone to know I love him or her in the same way. This truth of God’s universal love is not found only in the New Testament where the church begins, but in the Old Testament as well. Right in the middle of everything, God says to the Israelites, I love everyone the same.     

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     When reading your bible, do not skip over any parts thinking that somehow, they do not apply to you. All of God’s Word defines who God is so we can worship Him better. Nevertheless, know this, buried in the heart of what you might consider a passage not for you; God has something he wants to say, JUST TO YOU. “I LOVE YOU JUST THE SAME.” Read the whole book. Not all of the book may have been written about you, but it was all written for you.

Let’s be honest, What parts of the Bible
do you tend to try and skim over?

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 28, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Leviticus 23, 24 – Psalm 53
Proverbs 30, 31 – Luke 21

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 3-4 – Mark 6:30-56

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Broken Or Destroyed?
February 27, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Luke 20:17-18
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

    An old Jewish proverb says, “If the stone falls on the pot, alas for the pot; if the pot falls on the stone, alas for the pot.” It would seem that either way the pot is to be broken and of no use.

    In our verses, we read of two ways in which the stone, which is a symbol of Jesus, might be used. If we choose to humble ourselves, fall on this stone, and become broken, God, the Master Potter can pick up those pieces and make something better and new out of them. However, if we wait until the stone falls on us, we are then ground to powder. The powder is mingled with the dirt below and becomes of no use. When the wind blows, the powder is blown here and there, never to be of any use to anyone.

    I guess it comes down to our free will. We have the freedom to come and fall on the stone, Jesus, and to be broken and then used by Him for His honor and glory. On the other hand, we have the free will to wait and do nothing. In the end, the stone will then crush the sin and the vessels that contain it. Either way, you will eventually come in contact with this stone. I once heard that if you fall on a boulder, you will form to the image of that boulder. However, if that same bolder falls on you, you are destroyed.   

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     Choices are often hard to make. However, this one seems easy. If you have never fallen on the mercy of God, I might invite you to do so now. If you have, it is time to praise God for what He is making of you. You are becoming a vessel worthy of Him that He can use. Once broken pieces, now molded together by the Master’s touch.

What broken pieces has God taken
in your life and used for His glory?

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 27, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Leviticus 21, 22 – Psalm 52
Proverbs 28, 29 – Luke 20

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Numbers 1-2 – Mark 6:1-29

THE NEW DEVOTIONAL BOOK
“KEYWORDS IN GOD’S WORD”
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