SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 24-25 / 2 Co. 7

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

     Imagine with me for a moment that you are a child. You live in a big city on a busy street, and you have no yard to play in. Which would be worse? If I as your parent said, “do not play in the street, there is a lot of traffic, and you may be hit by a car and killed.” Or, If I said, “Do not worry about the cars, play wherever you want. I think they will stop.” As a child, play wherever sounds good. However, is that best advice? Not really.

      As Christians, we hate telling the world of their sin. Satan has made sin look so good to them. Yet, they need to know that the wages of sin is eternal death. That forsaking sin will not bring them sorrow at all, it will instead bring them joy and life.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

As a good friend, shouldn’t we warn people of the danger of sin?

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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 22-23 / 2 Co. 6

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  When Paul wrote this to the church in Corinth it was not hard for them to visualize what he was saying. There was a separate temple which contained an idol for almost every false god that the Romans had. People would go into the temple and bow down before it, sacrifice to it, and bring gifts to this idol. Paul said, your God does not live in a building, He lives in you.

  Christians have the same God today. He lives in the heart of each of us who has accepted Jesus as Saviour. Like the verse says, God dwells in us, walks with us, sees what we see, and hears what we hear. You are the temple that God resides in.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

So, here’s a question for you, where are you taking God today? What will you make Him hear and see with you?

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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 20-21 / 2 Co. 5

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  This is one of those verses, which had a big impact on my life. I had been brought up to believe once I was saved, I was always saved. I still believe that, with one clause. YOU MUST KNOW YOU’RE REALLY SAVED!

    As a young boy, I said a prayer along with others my age, was told I was saved, and baptized. Then for the next twenty years I lived like the world. When I walked the Isle in my late twenty’s, I thought I rededicated my life to the Lord. That was until this verse began to plague me. I could not get the question out of my mind. When did things in my life become new? I realized it was in my twenty’s when I went forward. Old things, like language, desires, and habits had less of an appeal 

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

When did things become new for you?

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

SEPTEMBER 17 & 18, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 18-19 / 2 Co. 4

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

  If you are ever around 3-5-year-olds very long you have heard, “He touched me,” “That’s mine,” “It’s my toy,” and “She’s looking at me.” If it was not for the crying and whining accompanying it, it might be funny. However, no one likes to hear adults cry and whine.

    Many Christians are much like these little ones when it comes to witnessing. Excuses like, “They will think I am a religious nut.” I wonder, what kind of nut do they think you are if you do not say you are a Christian nut. Or you will hear, “I do not talk well to people.” I take offense in that. They must not think I am people as they just spoke to me. Listen, no matter what they think, it will only be a little while, then we can all go to heaven. 

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Will you believe God can and will help you with your faith?

WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:

     On Sundays, we encourage you to attend your local 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.

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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Daily Reading – Pro. 16-17 / 2 Co. 2-3

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Mark 9:23-24 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

      You look across a room and see someone yawn. It Is not long until you find yourself yawning as well. You were not even tired, until you saw them yawn. However, the power of suggestions is contagious.

      Paul says to the church in Corinth, if I make you sad then how can you uplift me? If you are sad, then you are going to make me sad. In 1 Cor. 2:3 he says, “that my joy is the joy of you all,” or, when you are happy, you make me happy.

     When we criticize and hurt others with whom we fellowship, their sorrow will in turn cause our own sadness. Yet, if we encourage, and bring joy into others life, we in turn uplift ourselves. Joy is contagious.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Who might you encourage today? It may just be the joy you need tomorrow.

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