JANUARY 23, 2026 – The Heart Of The Matter

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The Heart Of The Matter

JANUARY 23, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 46-48 /  Matthew 15:1-20

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

 

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    There is a lot of showiness in many churches today. I am not saying it is all bad or carnal. However, I am not saying it is all God-honoring either. You can put on a great production, have it all sound good, and even call the name of Jesus from time to time, and yet not honor God. Worship is not about the professionalism of the show. Worship is about the purpose of the heart.

 

    This week, many who read this will attend what is called a Worship Service. However, we must remember, worship is not about how well you sing or how many times you say amen. For it to be a genuine worship service, you need to draw near to God with your heart.

  

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

How can your worship of God today
prepare you to better worship God this Sunday?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

 

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 Living In His Word Ministries
        “Getting people into the Word of God…
                …and the Word of God into people.”
                                                                             Romans 10:17

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 Founder and President
 Hebrews 2:12
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The Heart Of The Matter

JANUARY 23, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 46-48 /  Matthew 15:1-20

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    There is a lot of showiness in many churches today. I am not saying it is all bad or carnal. However, I am not saying it is all God-honoring either. You can put on a great production, have it all sound good, and even call the name of Jesus from time to time, and yet not honor God. Worship is not about the professionalism of the show. Worship is about the purpose of the heart.

 

    This week, many who read this will attend what is called a Worship Service. However, we must remember, worship is not about how well you sing or how many times you say amen. For it to be a genuine worship service, you need to draw near to God with your heart.

  

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

How can your worship of God today
prepare you to better worship God this Sunday?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

 

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

 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
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JANUARY 22, 2026 – Someone’s Listening

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Someone’s Listening

JANUARY 22, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 44-45 /  Matthew 14

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    Think back to when something special happened in your life. What did you want to do? You wanted to tell the most important person in your life all about it. As I read today’s verse, I see Jesus doing the same thing. He sent the disciples and the multitudes away and went to be alone to have a wonderful conversation with His Father. That conversation is one I would love to have overheard. He thanked God, His Father and best friend, for blessing not only the food but also the entire day. Not a quick chat, but a long, enjoyable talk.

    Today, God will be involved in your life. He will most likely do some awesome things if we ask Him to and then just watch for it.  

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

     Who is the most important person in your life
with whom you will want to share this?
Someone is listening, you know!

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

 

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

 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
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JANUARY 21, 2026—Honor God

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Honor God

JANUARY 21, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 42-43 /  Matthew 13:36-58

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 13:57-58 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

 

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    Today’s verses say Jesus was not honored in His own country. Many pastors have looked for ministries away from where they grew up for this reason. However, read it again. Not only was He not honored in His own country, but also in His own house. It may have been that they were too familiar with Jesus to see what God wanted to do through Him.

 

    Many today have walked away from God’s House, the church, and fellowship. They feel they have heard it, seen it, and do not need any more. However, could it be that in doing so, they are not honoring Jesus again in His own house? He just might use them if they stayed.

  

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

What might He do in our midst if we would
stay in awe of Him and all He can do?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

 

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

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
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JANUARY 20, 2026 – See It? Hear It? Get It?

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See It? Hear It? Get It?

JANUARY 20, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 40-41 /  Matthew 13:1-35

 

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    Some have read this verse in the New Testament and felt Jesus was purposefully trying to keep salvation as a secret from those around. However, if you look at Jesus’ explanation, it was not the story that was the problem; it was the heart of the hearer. Those around him had the scrolls, the scripture of that time, and yet were not willing to listen or see what Jesus was teaching. They had grown cold to the truth. Their hearts, it says, had waxed gross or unreceptive.

    Today in America and in most parts of the world, the teachings of the Bible are readily available, yet people are unreceptive. It is not that the Word of God is not taught; it is that people will not see or hear the truth.  

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

How can we help people see it, hear it, and get it?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

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

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