Mar 16 2026 … Giving As Worship …

Mar 16 2026 … Giving As Worship … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Chris Christian singing We Are An Offering … calling all Christians to become an offering to God as our worship.

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Highlight Passage: … Exodus 35:29 … [NLT] …  29 So the people of Israel — every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the Lord had given them through Moses — brought their gifts and gave them freely to the Lord. 

… God’s chosen people came together and gave of themselves sacrificially to build God’s Tabernacle. 

Highlight Passage in Context:  Exodus 35:20-29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches, in His sermon on the mount, that His followers (i.e., “disciples”) should become light shining in the darkness.

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Reference Passage: … 1Chronicles 16:29 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David, in song, calls on God’s people to give freely by helping to build a Temple to worship God.   

Reference Passage: … Psalms 95:6, 100:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, likely thru Moses, calls on His people to give thanks and worship the Lord with their offerings..

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:9-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon calls on believers to freely give of themselves in worship to God.

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:1 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul pleads with fellow Christians to become living sacrifices in worship to God.

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 9:6-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians, about giving back to God as an act of worship to the God Who provides all our needs.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 2:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter teaches fellow Christians that they (we) came out of the darkness of sin to become God’s light in the world.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Karen Pimpo …  USE THIS LINK      … tells of a plaque, dedicated to the highway engineer, Samuel Christopher Lancaster, who, in 1915, led the efforts to build a beautiful roadway through the valleys of the Columbia River, … the plaque, which read “I am thankful to God for His goodness, in permitting me to have a part in building this broad thoroughfare as a frame to the beautiful picture which He created.” 

That plaque demonstrates the spirit of giving which all of us Christians should be willing to give of ourselves to dedicate our lives to serving the Lord with all He has given us to serve him.  I pray that all my readers have taken in the linked song and the Scriptures above - from God’s word - calling on us Christians to give freely from our lives to honor God with our worship.  Are we worshipping The Lord with our lives today?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for calling me to worship You with my life.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for calling on Your children to worship You with our lives in service to You.  … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

Mar 15 2026 … Shining God’s Light …

Mar 15 2026 … Shining God’s Light … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Kari Jobe singing Let the Light In … declaring that it’s time for Christians to shine the Light of Christ into a very dark world.

Shining God's light into the world ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Matthew 5:14 … [NLT] …  

14 “You are the light of the world — like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. … “  

… Jesus calls on His faithful followers to become His light, shining into the darkness of this world.

Highlight Passage in Context: Matthew 5:14-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches, in His sermon on the mount, that His followers (i.e., “disciples”) should become light shining in the darkness.

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 119:105 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David, in song, declares that God’s word is the light that shines on his path to show the way through the darkness of life.

Reference Passage: … Daniel 12:3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… God’s Prophet, Daniel, teaches believers to become the light of Godly wisdom in the world.

Reference Passage: … John 8:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus clearly declares that HE is the “light of the world” and those who follow Him are His light in the darkness of the world.

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 4:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul shows that the same light which God brought on the world in creation is now found in God’s Spirit through faith in Christ.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 5:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians, showing that they (we) once lived in darkness (of sin) but now we shine Christ’s light into he world.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 2:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter teaches fellow Christians that they (we) came out of the darkness of sin to shine the light of Christ into he world.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Kirsten Holmberg  …  USE THIS LINK    … told of how dedicated teachers, during the darkness of the corona pandemic, initiated a “be a light,” campaign, …. shining the lights each night on their schools football field, … and showing their students that the teachers were thinking of them … and calling them to remain being lights of learning thru online teaching. 

You know; … this is a very dark world in which we live; and God’s word, shared above, thru such wise/Godly teachers as King David, the Apostles Paul and Peter, and no less that Jesus, Himself, … like the teachers in the ODB illustration today …, called on believers to become God’s light, … shining thru their (our) good works, into a very dark world.   That’s what I’m trying to be today.   How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for giving me Your Spirit to shine Your light today.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for being our Light  to shine into the darkness of this world.  … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

Mar 14 2026 … God’s Perfect Timing …

Mar 14 2026 … God’s Perfect Timing … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music singing Wait On You … calling on Christians to trust in God and wait on His perfect timing.

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Highlight Passage: … 2Peter 3:8 … [NLT] … 8 But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.  

… Peter teaches truth to persecuted Christians that God’s timing is different from man’s and is perfect; … hence believers must trust in God and wait on His timing. 

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Peter 3: 8-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… The Apostle Peter shows persecuted Christians that they (we) must trust in God’s perfect timing in all things in their (our) lives, waiting on God to come again to deliver them (us).

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 27:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David, in song, calls on believers  to patiently waiting for God’s perfect timing.

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon calls on believers to trust in God and wait for The Lord to show them (us) the way in life.

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 40:31 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru the Prophet, Isaiah, promises to give strength to those who trust and follow Him. 

Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 29:11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru the Prophet, Jeremiah, promises ALL faithful believers God’s glory for all who trust and follow Him.

Reference Passage: … Ecclesiastes 3: 11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shows that mankind has trouble trusting in God’s promises for the glorious future The Lord has for those who trust and follow Him

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that all things in the lives of true, born-again, believers will work together for their (our) good and God’s glory.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Kenneth Petersen  …  USE THIS LINK    … shows that astro-physics has shown that our scientific ways of measuring time based on the sun and planets is slightly inaccurate.   But the ODB author’s point is that God’s timing is perfect; and, supported by God’s word … (see Scriptures above)  …  believers in Christ much trust and follow God’s perfect timing and His promises for those who trust and follow The Lord.  

And I’m one of those who’s trusting in God’s time-table and His promises for my life found in God’s perfect “GPS” - ie., His word.   How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for showing me that Your timing and watch-care are ALWAYS perfect.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for showing us Your perfect timing for our lives thru Your word.   … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.

Mar 13 2026 … Being There To Help …

Mar 13 2026 … Being There To Help … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Chris Rice singing It Is Well … calling on Christians to remember that all the suffering we face in life is for our good and God’s glory.

Job's "Friends" sit with him in his suffering .... 

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Highlight Passage: … Job 2:13 … [NLT]

… 13 Then they (i.e., Job’s friends) sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words. 

… Job’s friends sat with Job in his suffering, seeing that words were not what Job needed. 

Highlight Passage in Context:  Job 2:7-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Job’s friends came upon Job in all of his suffering and did well by sitting - wordless - with him to share in his suffering.

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Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:20b [NLT]  

… And be sure of this:  I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”           

… Jesus promises that no matter what His disciples (i.e., that’s us too) encounter in serving Him, … that HE will be there with/for them (us).  

Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, teaches truth to HIs Disciples, in their anguish and confusion, that they will encounter much pain from the world … BUT … He had overcome the world.

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:18, 28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about the suffering they (we) will face in life and that is ALL for their (our) good and His glory. 

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 1:5-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… The suffering of disciples of Christ (that’s us, too) will allow use to tend to the suffering of others we encounter in life. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 3:10-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also teaches truth that our suffering for Christ prepares us to know His power.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 4:12-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter teaches truth to oppressed Christians about how the suffering they (we) endure in life makes them (us) partners with Christ and His suffering for them (us).  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Adam R Holz  …  USE THIS LINK     … wrote about a father caring for his daughter, suffering from the a virus, and her calling out, … “Daddy, my head hurts! … Daddy, I’m so cold! … Daddy, can you rub my feet!” … And the father had no words to soothe the suffering of his daughter except to be there with her and meet her needs. 

Such empathy and caring spirit was illustrated by Job’s friends (see Highlight passage), who sat wordless for a week when they came upon Job’s suffering.   And these friends did well by Job … UNTIL  … they opened their mouths to bring very human advice, which only compounded Job’s anguish and pain.

Perhaps my readers have encountered that kind of suffering in a friend or relative, … or perhaps yourself.   Don’t you think that just being there to help and meet the needs of a suffering friend or loved one is what is called for?  I, for one, will do my best to be there for a suffering loved one when the time calls for me to be there.  How about you?  

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for reminding me of Your call for me to be there when a suffering friend needs me.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, giving us the empathy to sit with a loved one who needs us.   … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.