Good Morning Students and Doers of the Word of God! Amen! We sit in quietness with open Bibles hanging out with God, seeking wisdom for the day, allowing Scripture to inform our prayers and actions. We are students and doers of the Word! Jesus is the Living Word of God. He is our master and shepherd as He teaches, leads and uses us. Amen! There is power in the Word of God pronounced over ourselves, others and against Satan and the dominion of darkness. The Word reminds us to armor up for and to ingest the Living Word as we step into this new day ready for action. PTL for this glorious train of truth! Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life." We find these and share them as we open Hiss Living Word, pray it, ingest it and use it for His glory! So this begs the question, where's your focus ? Turn off the noise. Still your soul. Cast all anxiety to God and watch how He works in, through and around you and be prepared to join Him as you travel through this day and week. He is for you, with you and has great plans for you and us and all His people as we dwell in and stand on His Truth. Our Daily Bread asks, "How has God captured your attention?" Are you still and trusting enough to focus on Him with ears that hear and eyes that see? They also ask how you will share what He's revealed to you. Will you? Someone needs to hear and understand His Truth and the Jesus Way. We are sent to bring His Light and Love alive and to make disciples of Jesus. Who has God put on your heart to pray for and engage with. DO IT and watch God work! Amen!
Check out our devotionals and blogs below as God speaks to our hearts through them and our open Bibles. The flow through them reminds us that God has called us to serve in His power as we embrace and live His Word and bring it to those He is sending our way. We are sent to bring shalom as we share the Good News and love of God. We are sent to seek and allow God to save the lost through us. There is much anxiety and confusion around us. We know the Truth that set us free and the comfort of God's Spirit and as we keep focused on Him, our peace and joy that flows from our trust will be contagious and overflow to those open to it around us. That's our Good News mission. Live it! Afterall, we are students and doers of the Living Word of God and we know Him and His love and get to share that with the hungry around us! PTL! Revival is at hand! Shine bright!
ODB:
God’s Undeniable Power
[God] rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. Daniel 6:27
When the Transit Agency of Central Kentucky (TACK) renovated its headquarters, it wanted to make sure people noticed. Instead of a subtle sign or announcement, it installed a massive, nearly twenty-two-feet-tall thumbtack at its entrance. The thumbtack, a world record, is an undeniable marker that no passersby can miss.
In Daniel 6, God used something undeniable to get people’s attention: He miraculously rescued Daniel after he’d been placed in a lion’s den for choosing to defy King Darius’ decree by continuing to pray to God (vv. 10-23). The prophet survived because he’d “trusted in . . . God” (v. 23). Darius then declared that—unlike the dead idols of the Medes and Persians—Daniel’s God was “the living God [who] endures forever” (v. 26). He alone “rescues and . . . saves [and] performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth” (v. 27). It’s remarkable that even a pagan king acknowledged God’s power and sovereignty. Like a giant, divine “thumbtack,” God’s act of power couldn’t be overlooked.
Sometimes God gets our attention as He does something significant and undeniable (v. 27)—supernatural rescues, right-on-time provisions, and heart transformations. Other times, He works quietly as we watch and wait. Let’s stand in awe of what He’s doing in and around us —trusting in Him and His great power (v. 23).
By Marvin Williams
REFLECT & PRAY
How has God captured your attention? How can you share with others what He’s shown you?
Sovereign God of heaven and earth, I stand in awe of Your inspiring power.
SCRIPTURE INSIGHT
An important theme in the book of Daniel is that while human kingdoms and powers rise and fall, behind the scenes God and His eternal kingdom are what will truly endure. Daniel declares, “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others” (2:20-21). In a world that denies God’s power, remaining faithful to Him carries personal risk. The politically motivated scheming of others led to Daniel being cast into a lions’ den because of his faithfulness to God (6:3-8, 11-16). But when God delivered him, King Darius himself concluded that God is the ultimate ruler: “He is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end” (v. 26). Daniel’s story reminds us to trust and rely on God and His great power.
Monica La Rose
UR: Scanning My Life
Every scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing mistakes, for correcting, and for training character, so that the person who belongs to God can be equipped to do everything that is good. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (CEB)
A few years ago, a technician instructed me to lie on my back for a scan to evaluate my bone density. When I did, I felt as if my back were crooked. I adjusted my position until I felt comfortable and like my back was straight.
Following the test, the technician showed me the scan; I was surprised to see that my upper back was leaning to the right. My “straight” back was not straight at all. My perception of comfort and alignment was out of sync with the reality revealed by the scan.
This is also an easy mistake for me to make in my spiritual life. What I think is comfortable and right with respect to God’s plan and purpose may actually be misaligned. I have realized that it is important to check my thoughts and actions against the truth of God’s word regularly. Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 3:14-15 describe practical tools for examining and correcting our ways by studying the godly example of others and the words of scripture. These help me scan my life so I can stay correctly aligned in my faith.
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's Prayer
Dear God, as we seek your plan and purpose for our lives, keep us from leaning on our own counsel. May we stay on the straight path of your ways. Amen.
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- Peace and the Gospel
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. (Ephesians 2:17)
“Jesus preached the gospel of peace and those who responded received His peace. That wasn’t just a first century phenomenon but has been the case through the centuries. The great English preacher and revivalist John Wesley experienced people responding to his preaching by receiving the peace of Christ.
To Wesley’s surprise, he began to experience the Holy Spirit powerfully convicting people of sins while he preached. Well-dressed, mature people suddenly cried out as if in the agonies of death. Both men and women, outside and inside the church buildings, would tremble and sink to the ground. When Wesley stopped and prayed for them, they soon found PEACE and rejoiced in Christ.”—Wesley Duewel, Revival Fire, p.77
Focus in prayer on these three areas in light of Wesley’s experience:
1. Hearing the truth of the gospel.
2. Conviction of sin through the work of the Holy Spirit.
3. Peace through the acceptance of and obedience to the gospel.
Spend some time praying over and affirming each of these points. Watch as the peace of Christ begins to change your emotions and thoughts.
Lord Jesus, thank you for preaching the gospel of peace. You knew how much we would need that in our lives. You have provided for us through your life, death, burial, and resurrection all that we need for peace in this world and forever in your eternal house. Forgive me when I forget what you have provided and wallow in anxiety and fear. , I choose the peace that comes from your presence in my life.
Praise God, whose kindness toward you will last forever and ever.
Thank God for loving you with an everlasting love and drawing you with lovingkindness (Jer. 31:3).
Confess any ways in which you have not reflected that kindness to others.
Commit yourself to considering God’s kindness to you (Rom. 11:22).
Ask God to clothe you with compassion, kindness, and humility (Col. 3:12).
Pray that your neighborhood may see the kindness, compassion, and forgiveness of God in the way the members of your congregation treat each other and outsiders.
Prayer Points taken from Patterns for Prayer by Alvin VanderGriend. This book is available at prayerleader.com. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount.
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