Keywords In God’s Word

What Are You Talking About?

July 8, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 8:8-9
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Have you ever tried to explain something technical to someone who has no idea what you were talking about? Perhaps you are one of those great computer experts who know all the different things about megabits, gigabits, terabits, mosquito bites, and all those different things. When you talk with someone who has trouble setting the alarm on their alarm clock, you might as well be talking about brain surgery. Why, because they have no current understanding of the clear knowledge you have. Could they understand what you were saying if they wanted to? Sure, by taking the time to read on computers and gaining knowledge on the topic. Then you can explain it to them, and they will understand. On the other hand, you could take the time to teach them about the topic by breaking it down into simple words so they might understand it.

 

     We can often find ourselves in a very similar situation when we, as Christians, go out into the world to tell a person about Jesus Christ. Everything we tell them is foreign to the understanding of someone who has never met Him. So, how do we share the Gospel? In the same way, you would explain Salvation to a child. One bit of understanding at a time. Always pray that the Holy Spirit will bring to their understanding the truths of the Gospel you are presenting.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     It might be the person you have been trying to witness to for so long, the one who keeps shutting you down, who really does not understand. Pride may keep them from asking you, “What do you mean when you say that?” So, instead, they just brush you off. Pray for them to receive understanding. Also, pray that God will give you clarity of speech to share the message in a way they might understand. It is a simple message if we just tell it that way.

 

What words do you use when trying to share Christ with a lost friend?

 

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:  July 8, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
2 Chronicles 22, 23 / Psalm 8
Proverbs 8 / Matthew 11

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Ezra 1-3 / Acts 10:23-48

 

JESUS – A Very Special Name

July 1, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Matthew 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     “Thou shalt call His name JESUS”…

 

     So much is wrapped up in that name.

 

     He is our Redeemer, as He took us from a life of sin and brought us to the Father.

 

     He is our Sanctification, in that He made us clean and continues to perfect us until He comes to get us, “His bride.”

 

     He is our Propitiation, which means that He is our total and complete payment for all our sin debt.

 

     He is our Justification, so when we reach the golden streets of Glory, we are made ready to enter by His work on the cross.

 

     However, most of all He is our Salvation. He is our salvation from all our sins. When we go to the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, He covers them with his precious perfect blood. He is also our salvation from the dominion and power of sin in our everyday life here on this earth. In addition, He is our salvation from a place called hell, which was never created for us. However, without His sacrifice applied to our lives, we were heading there as fast as we could go. JESUS… What a special name. What a special friend. What a Saviour.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     What does the name of JESUS mean to you today? Have you ever called on Him to be your Saviour? Do you pray in the powerful name of Jesus daily? Has Jesus made a difference in your life? If not, He can, and He will if you just call on Him today. JESUS!

 

When you think of the name JESUS referring to Christ,
what comes to mind?

 

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:  July 1, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
2 Chronicles 5, 6 / Psalm 1
Proverbs 1 / Matthew 1, 2

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
2 Chron. 18-20  /  Acts 7:1-29

 

Somebody Is Watching You!

June 24, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

1 Kings 15:26
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     It is so wonderful to see a newborn baby. To watch them grow and develop over the years. At about the age of three or four, we start to see them do all kinds of things. Run, play, walk, and talk and talk and talk and talk. You can ask them just about anything and they will tell you the truth, as they know it. Sometimes we get more information than we bargained for or ever wanted to hear. However, if you watch children for a while you will begin to see in them the characteristics of their parents. Often these precious little ones will suddenly do or say something, and you will hear someone say, “Where did they pick that up from?” Humm, that is a good question. The truth is they have likely heard or seen it somewhere. Children are so impressionable.

     In our verse today, it says the king “walked in the way of his father.” Everything Dad had done, the son saw as working well for Dad, so he was just going to be like Daddy. However, Daddy had lived in sin. Now the son will be living in sin also. In addition, not only did he sin, but also, he was a leader of many and caused them all to sin. Who started that? Somebody’s daddy did.

     It is so important for us to know that what we are doing before the children of this world might have a larger impact than we could ever imagine on the world to come. Live as if your life makes a difference. It does to someone.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

     As you look at your children or those around your neighborhood or church think for a second, there could go a future pastor, teacher, governor, or president. Even more important than that is, there could be a future mom or dad. Help them with their impressionable years so they can make a difference for God someday.

Think for a moment, what child have you impacted with your life lately?

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:  June 24, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
1 Kings 14, 15 / Psalm 144
Proverbs 24 / Revelations 14, 15

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
1 Chron. 28-29 / Acts 2:37-47