You Have Been Invited 

JULY 17 & 18, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

      For most of us we could not even imagine receiving an invitation to a dinner party being thrown by the President. When he was asked how many will be at the party, the President said, “that will depend on how many responds to the invitation.” It was his desire for everyone who received an invitation to come. However, he also knew some would find something else to be more important or, think the invitation was a joke and not respond to it. All were invited, but only those who responded were chosen to sit with the president that day.

     Many people have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Untold millions upon millions have heard the good news, that by trusting on Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Saviour you can be saved. Many have been told Jesus died for them on the cross of Calvary, was buried in a cold damp tomb, and rose again the third day. Countless numbers of people know He went to heaven to sit at the right hand of His Father. Nevertheless, only a fraction of those who have heard accept the call to be saved. There are so many people, that do not receive salvation, and they do so by refusing Jesus’ invitation. Many say not today, later, and go off into eternity without Christ. Only a few are chosen to sit at the wedding banquet with Jesus. Not everyone invited by God will be among the chosen of God. Millions will wait and reject Christ until it is too late.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    The invitation is there. The call has gone out. Are you listening today? Have you heard and responded to His plea to take Him as Saviour? If you have, rejoice in the fact you are among the chosen to sit with Christ. If not, it is all up to you. The invitation is there right now. I promise it is not a joke, and there is nothing more important in all of eternity. You have been invited.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  July 17, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Ecclesiastes 1-4     /     Psalm 17     /     Proverbs 17-18:12     /     Matthew 22-23

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 9-10           /    Acts 15:1-27

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 Is The Truth?  

JULY 16, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

       It seems like today; many people are against the work of God’s people. Popular view is the order of today. It is not about what is right, or even what is wrong, it is just simply whatever man wants. The democracy of humanity is what rules today’s morals. If enough people proclaim something to be right, with a loud enough voice, for a long period of time, people begin to believe it must be so.

      For example: some Christians today are confused over the claim that homosexuality is a lifestyle designed at birth. A prolonged battle, loud opposing voices, and financially backed claims, have clouded the truth of scripture. Even though God proclaims in all of scripture that this way of life is sinful, since man now proclaims it is not, we must make laws, and spend thousands of hours and dollars in our courtrooms to keep homosexuality away from our children in school. Why? Because we have begun to believe the lie spoken by man.

      If this is a lifestyle from birth, and God creates all people, God has then created them to do something He repeatedly says He hates. Yet the same Bible says He loves all men. Something is wrong here. What is it? It is that man has begun the process of discarding parts of the truth. God hates sin yet loves humanity. So, this sinfulness could not be created of God. People have joined hand in hand, promoting this sinful life. God does not hate people, He hates sin. All sin.

     This is but one example. The same is true in churches, homes, and businesses worldwide. Selecting the truth of scripture we want to obey and discarding the rest. The Bible says they who do so “shall not be unpunished.” Or should we toss that part out of the Bible too?

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

      We must again realize that the entire Word of God is true, and not just the parts that fit our current life. We should attain to mold our life after the Bible and not mold the Bible to fit our life.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JULY 16, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Solomon 5-8     /     Psalm 16     /     Proverbs 16     /     Matthew 21

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 7-8           /       Acts 14

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

Whom Is God Living With?  

JULY 15, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 15:1 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  At the time of the writing of Psalm 15:1, the question and answer were somewhat clear. Who shall abide in the temple and dwell in the holy hill? The answer then would have been the Priests. In fact, they were the only ones who were allowed to continually dwell in the temple and stay there. Why? Because this was a place where God’s presence did reside. What characterized a priest? Well, some of the answers are given in the verses that follow Psalm 15:1. The type of man God would allow in this Holy place was to be upright, right living, a truthful and a kind person. He must be a person who cannot stand sin and loves the children of God. Someone who was generous with the needy and not greedy with what God had given to him. God would share a residence with this type of person.

     Seeing today our body is the temple of the Living God, we might ask the question a bit different. Whom is God living with today? In Hebrews, it says we are now, as believers, of a royal priesthood. Therefore, we are the priests He lives with today. Is the person God is living with, which is YOU if you are saved, doing their best to provide a suitable living companion for God? Are we a Psalms 15 man or woman? We should count it all glory and honor to have Him as a guest in our temple. Who are we asking Him to live with?

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

      As we go through our day today, we might think of our body as a vessel that carries God from place to place. As you look at, listen to, and speak with people, imagine God peering through your eyes to see what is out there. He leans to your ear to hear what is being said. He is trying hard to speak through your lips to tell people He is in there. Is His dwelling place today HOLY?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JULY 15, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Solomon 1-4     /     Psalm 15     /     Proverbs 15     /     Matthew 19, 20

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 4-6           /       Acts 13:29-52

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

Till There Was No Remedy!  

JULY 14, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  “Till there was no remedy!” What a frightening statement. To think there is no remedy for your actions with God. Yet people still today live their lives as if they can just get right with God and come to Him whenever they feel like it. “Free will” tells us that we have the freedom of choice. However, people misunderstand even their “free will.”

     • You do have the freedom to choose heaven or hell.
     • You have the choice of freedom, or a life bound in sin.
     • You may choose freely to follow Jesus or the devil.

     You have that freedom, RIGHT NOW! However, God has never said He would allow you to thumb your nose at Him forever and still have all that freedom.

     You can only be saved if the Holy Spirit draws you to the Lord. Fortunately for us, He is in the business of drawing everyone to Himself. Sadly though, you might wait too long thinking, it is all up to me, and at any time I want, I can be saved. The truth of the matter my friend, it is all up to God, not you. The Bible teaches that everyone is called to redemption. It teaches God is patient, kind, and loving. Then again, it also teaches there comes a time when you can harden your heart and never desire to receive Him as Saviour. Meaning there may come a time when there may be NO REMEDY for your sin.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

      The good news is this, if you are not already saved and the idea of it being too late upsets and concerns you, then you have not reached the NO REMEDY point as of yet. In fact, if you are concerned, this is evidence God is still calling you right now. Why put it off any longer. Why wait until God might say, “there was no remedy” for you? Accept Him today.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JULY 14, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Chronicles 35, 36     /     Psalm 14     /     Proverbs 14     /     Matthew 18

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Neh. 1-3     /     Acts 13:1-28

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

Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign 

JULY 13, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    When I was a teenager there was a song produced in 1971 by a group called “The Five Man Electrical Band.” The name of the song was simply “SIGNS.” There was a line in that song which read, “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” What the song was trying to say was that there were so many signs around that you could not even enjoy the life that these signs were intending to make better.

     Today we find many people are looking for a sign of Christ. They will flock to the church that seems to be able to perform the greatest miracles. Signs and wonders seem to draw a crowd. However, Jesus while on earth, warned the Pharisees about looking for a sign. They were told the only real sign they needed and would receive was the same as the prophet Jonas, (or Jonah as it is spelt in Old Testament), who was three days in the belly of a great fish and then brought out to declare salvation to the people of Nineveh. Jesus gave them that sign later as he was also three days in the earth and rose to declare total victory over Satan, hell, and the grave. Yet even when that sign was complete, the Pharisees still would not believe. They had their heart set on seeing another sign.

     I wonder how many people will miss that the true sign of salvation was what Christ did at Calvary while still looking at all the wonders and signs of man.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Signs, signs, yes everywhere there is a sign. There are signs in the heavens of the magnitude of God. We see signs in the one-cell creatures of the details to which God attends. We have signs in the wonder of a newborn baby as to the love of life that God displays. The greatest sign of His ultimate love for us was the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ. Do not miss eternal life while looking for another sign!

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JULY 13, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
2 Chronicles 33, 34     /     Psalm 13     /     Proverbs 13     /     Matthew 16, 17

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Ezra 8-10           /    Acts 12

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