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10/14/2026

Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Jonathan Edwards said a person chooses according to the strongest inclinations of the heart. This brings us to the key question of what are the strongest inclinations of your heart? What we believe in our hearts affects how we live our lives and how we live our lives determines how others view us. James 1:14-15 tells us “but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” Adam and Eve would be the poster children for this passage of scripture because they were the first to allow their hearts to be tempted to violate their relationship with God and every human born since then was conceived in sin. Jesus was so keenly aware of the enemy’s efforts to invade the heart that when He was teaching His disciples to pray we find in Matthew 6:13 “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Jesus knew how fickle the human heart can be so He emphasized the importance of protecting the heart from temptation. The heart identifies more with emotion and it is our emotions that can influence our heart to fall into the trap of temptation.

This is why it is essential that believers, no matter how spiritually mature they may be, must guard their hearts. It requires discipline and training so that our emotions are kept in check and our obedience to God will be the strongest inclination of our hearts because everything we do flows from the heart first. God provides us an example in 1 Corinthians 10:8-12 which says “We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. We should not test Christ as some of them did—and were killed by snakes. And do not grumble, as some of them did — and were killed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” God will provide us all the tools necessary to guard our hearts if we will surrender ourselves to Him and Him alone for everything we do flows form the heart. AMEN AND AMEN

10/13/2026

James 4:4 “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”

Many in our nation have decided that pleasing the world is far more important that pleasing God. In fact, many do not even give a thought of there being a Creator that made them and everything around them. James uses a very strong word in this passage, “enmity,” which means to “strongly hate”. A pretty powerful statement to tell us that people that desire friendship with the world hate God! Take a moment and consider all the things that the world has made acceptable that are in fact against God’s Word. Sorry, but for me God’s Word trumps the world every time. Just because man decides something is okay or moral in our society does not mean it is okay with God’s Word.

The evil one has been very successful in putting blinders on many people and convincing them that it is okay to do what they think is okay and anyone that condemns their choices is a hypocrite and speaks with poison. Back in the 70’s there was a popular phrase that said “if it feels good, do it.” This not only sounds inviting but puts the power of choice in the hands of the individual. The fallacy of this phrase is it does not complete the statement. The rest of the statement is you must be ready to accept the consequences of your choices. They may feel good, but only briefly, and the consequences far outweigh the brief pleasure we may enjoy.

So we must give very serious consideration of who we desire to please, God or the world. James closes this passage with the statement “Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. We cannot choose to please God and the world. They are in direct opposition to each other so to try and please both is impossible. Matthew 6:24 tells us “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.” My prayer for you today is that you will take a hard, honest look at your life and determine who you have chosen for friendship, the world or God. If you find yourself trying to serve two masters, it is time for you to surrender your life completely and fully to God and deny the calling of the world! AMEN AND AMEN

10/12/2026

Psalm 12:6 “And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.”

David is writing of his absolute confidence in God’s goodness, purity, and reliability of His word. Just as he does in Psalm 18:30 which says “As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him;” In Psalm 33:4 he writes “For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does;” and in Psalm 40:8 he says “I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”
David uses the example of refining precious metals. Silver and gold are purified by applying heat to remove any impurities. This process removes virtually all of the materials of no value from the precious metal. In his example he uses the number seven which in scripture represents perfection and/or completion. David’s message is that God’s word is perfect and complete. He identifies the flawlessness and trustworthiness of every word from God! And just as we identify precious metals as having great value, it pales in comparison to the value of God’s words.

Believers must make a distinction between human words and divine truth. Scripture tells us multiple times that God cannot lie. On the other hand, humans can be deceitful and use words for their own desires. This is where discernment must be used to distinguish the difference. When we rely on the Holy Spirit to guide and direct our every thought and interaction, we can see not only the content of the words but the context of them.

Just as David mourned what he saw as a corrupt and evil society, we find ourselves in a similar situation in our culture today. People choose to use lies and deceit to gain what they desire regardless of how it may impact others. While the evil ones think they gain power by their deceptive words, believers know that the most powerful words come from the Lord! His words are pure and more valuable than precious metals and they have the power to overcome the wickedness of this world. We can have confidence and rely on God’s word in every situation! AMEN AND AMEN

10/09/2026

1 Corinthians 3:1-2 “Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.

Paul is writing to the church in Corinth expressing concern over their spiritual immaturity. In fact, he is comparing the Corinthian church to babies! While we know that no matter what age a person is saved, they are spiritual babies at that point in time. This is not the case concerning the body that Paul is speaking to in these verses. They have been saved for some time yet they have not matured spiritually. The issue is not whether they are Christians or not, or that they have not been offered opportunities to grow in their spiritual walk with the Lord, the fact is they have refused to let go of their selfish ways and participate in the process of growing closer to the Lord. Paul is criticizing the Corinthians for remaining carnal in their behavior which has caused division among them. 1 Corinthians 3:3 tells us “You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?”

While we could look at this chastising as being harsh, we know that when these people first became believers, Paul, figuratively, fed them with spiritual milk because they were not ready for spiritual solid food. This can be interpreted as Paul provide them with their basic knowledge about God and defines what it means to be a Christian. However, at this point in time they should have moved from milk to solid food! This means they should have been ready to understand deeper spiritual challenges, growing stronger in their spiritual walk with the Lord, and living by the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Sadly, we see these same behaviors happening in today’s churches. People want the benefits of the promise of eternity with the Lord yet they are unwilling to let go of the world and seek God and His will in all that they do. The writer of Hebrews says “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” (Hebrews 5:12-14) This chaotic world we live in can become such a strong distraction from spending time with the Lord and digging into His word to grow deeper in our relationship. So the critical question is “what are you doing to nourish your soul?” While it is true that a person cannot take on deeper more complex spiritual subjects without the basics, our hearts desire must be that we desire to deepen our relationship with the Lord and seek to grow spiritually to meet the demands of discipling this dark and lost world! AMEN AND AMEN

10/08/2026

Psalm 28:7 “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”

David declares that God is the source of his power and the Lord provides protection for him. In fact, in Psalm 144:1 David says “Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.” The Lord provides David with strength in the face of his enemies. While we know a shield can help defend a warrior, it can also give him confidence as he enters into battle. Experienced believers can describe over and over situations where the Lord provided strength and protection.

This verse tells believers that we must rely on divine support in times of trouble. David describes that when we do this, our hearts will leap for joy and we will sing praises to our Heavenly Father. Every time this happens is an opportunity to rejoice and sing praises to the Lord! In order to accomplish this we must have great trust in God! When we do this, our fears will be turned into peace as only God can provide.

Isaiah also writes of God providing strength and power. In Isaiah 40:28-31 he writes “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.” Our Heavenly Father does not grow weak or weary! He in fact empowers the weak and provides strength to those that have none. He enables those who hope in Him to soar like eagles; to run without growing weary; and we can walk without growing tired!

David and Isaiah are two examples of what God will do for His children. When we honor the Lord, He is our power, strength, and protection from those who choose evil over a relationship with Him! When we experience these things, we must share them with others to encourage them with what God can and does do! AMEN AND AMEN

10/07/2026

1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

You, like I, have heard people say that the temptation was just too great and they could not avoid falling into it. As Followers of Jesus Christ we cannot use the concept that a temptation was unique to him or her and therefore no one can understand the position they were in. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, experienced temptation from the enemy. Matthew 4:1-11 describes it this way: “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.’ Jesus answered, ‘It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ‘ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ‘If you are the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ’Jesus answered him, ‘It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ‘Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’ ‘Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.” There is no one, and I mean no one who can go toe-to-toe with this testimony! Jesus knows exactly what it feels like to be tempted by Satan and He demonstrated how to withstand the attempts of the enemy to draw us away from our Heavenly Father. The irony is that everything that Satan used to tempt Jesus already belonged to our Savior! I am so truly thankful, as you should be if you are a Follower of Jesus Christ, that we have a Heavenly Father that loves us so much He will not allow us to be tempted beyond our capacity. So we should take the lead of Jesus and use His example to defeat temptation.

Many pastors have talked about the fact that the enemy “tempts” us and God “tests” us. While they are absolutely correct, the Greek word for tempt and test are the exact same word. So the obvious question is “how do I know the difference?”. We know the difference by the intent. Satan will tempt us in an effort to make us fall away from God. God will test us to draw us closer to Him. Always remember God wants a closer relationship with us while the enemy wants to completely destroy our relationship with the Lord.

Even when we are dealing with the enemies temptation, God always (I cannot emphasize strongly enough the word always) provides His children a way out. He will always deliver an escape route from the temptation that is being flaunted in front of us. Unfortunately, some become so enchanted by the temptation that they totally forget the escape plan and later make up lame excuses for their actions. So take these two things away from today’s devotion; (1) God will never allow you to be tempted beyond your limits or boundaries for handling it, and (2) God always, always, provides an escape or way out from any temptation you may face. AMEN AND AMEN

10/07/2026

Proverbs 8:13 “All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.”

As we have said multiple times previously, for the children of the Lord, fear does not mean terror but holding God in the highest regard and in awe of His greatness. Proverbs 1:7 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despite wisdom and its instruction.” In our verse for today, Solomon is making it clear that the children of God must hate evil! He references two particular contributors to evil and that is pride and arrogance, then he references two things proud and arrogant people use as tactics and they are corruption and perverse speech.

Believers must have a deep respect for God’s holiness and complete rejection of sin in all of its various forms. Sin is much more than just a mistake; it is a terrible offense against God! 1 John 1:9 tells us, “But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” The more we revere and respect God, the more we will hate evil! Love for God and love for evil cannot be reconciled!

Keeping secret sins may seem plausible but it is in reality allowing evil to take up residence within us. It may seem like its working for a while, but eventually it will ultimately destroy us. As believers we must make a complete break from evil and sin in order to fulfill our commitment to our Heavenly Father. This certainly is not a directive for perfection but we must desire to make progress in overcoming sin and evil in our lives. We must maintain a laser like focus on building our relationship with the Lord, otherwise we are moving away from Him instead of closer to Him! AMEN AND AMEN

10/03/2026

1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.”

As Paul tried to provide guidance and direction to the Corinthians, he noticed that there was a lack of using the spiritual gifts that God had provided which resulted in chaos becoming the standard of the Corinthian church. There was extreme laziness and a total lack of motivation to use the spiritual gifts provided to strengthen the church and enhance the body of believers at Corinth. As a result, confusion became the standard and people were led away from following the spiritual laws God had provided. This resulted in poor decision making, people feeling frustrated instead of feeling the freedom given to them through the actions of Jesus Christ, and a lack of motivation to follow God’s instructions which ultimately lead to a downward spiral away from God.

Paul was faced with extreme challenges because of what was mentioned above. There were divisions and conflict between those professing to be God’s children. This led to discourse and accusations being made by one church member against another. Paul had to muster up all the strength he possibly could to deter the Corinthians from trying to shape the church to the world’s mold. He repeatedly had to remind them that their bodies were no longer theirs but they had died unto self and taken on the cross of Christ.

God used Paul to rebuke and discipline the church of Corinth. The enemy had been very successful in drawing them away from the spiritual world and back into the carnal world that is focused on self-desires and self-satisfaction. It is absolutely foolish to call a body like this one the body of Christ! Paul strives to put out carnal thinking and rekindle the mind that God desires for us so that we demonstrate to the world that we aren’t just meeting on the Sabbath to check off of our “to do” list but we are working to truly grow in our spiritual maturity which can be seen in our daily lives.

As Paul closes this letter, he reminds us that “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.” We can certainly relate to Paul’s frustration with the church at Corinth as we look around at those professing to be a house of God yet they look and act like the Corinthians, if not worse. God demonstrates a characteristic of order and desires unity and harmony as a result. He desires order in following his spiritual laws and His guidance and direction to His children. If we maintain our focus on this type of order then we will find unity in the body of believers which impacts not only those in the body of believers but those outside the church. Harmony results from all members of the body of believers placing others before themselves. We should seek guidance from the Holy Spirit as to what should be done rather than allowing factions or clicks to battle for control of the church.

You might be reading this and asking yourself so what does this have to do with me and my church? Fair question yet one you may not want to hear the answer. Paul says at the end of this letter “as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.” In other words, this was not unique to the church in Corinth but can very easily slip its way into any church. Paul’s instructions, discipline, and teachings apply to all who profess to be a body of believers serving our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This is not a story about what happened at Corinth, it is an example of what can happen to any church without proper leadership and focus. Our world is in a state of chaos as this is being written and yet many professing believers are doing nothing to prepare for the coming of the Lord. I am not a prophet nor do I profess to be one but as a student of God’s word, I see our Lord daily revealing that time is growing short. Therefore we must get very busy doing His work and carrying out His mission to share the wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ because there is a judgement day coming. Only our Heavenly Father knows the day and hour but it is coming! AMEN AND AMEN

10/01/2026

Numbers 6:24-26 “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

This passage is referred to as the “Priestly Blessing” or the “Aaronic Blessing” with the primary message being God’s protection, peace, and grace. When we pray and ask the Lord to bless us and keep us, we are seeking His protection and favor. Imagine God’s face shining on us reminding us of His presence and guidance in our lives. It is an important reminder of God’s care and love for us!

There are three parts to this blessing: the first part being “The Lord bless you and keep you.” This part of the prayer is requesting God’s blessing and protection for His people. The word “bless” in this case is to request favor and well-being while the word “keep” would mean keeping us from harm. This part of the blessing demonstrates the reassurance we gain from God’s continual care in our lives.

The second part of the blessing is “the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.” In biblical terms, God making His face shine on us would indicate His approval and His existence in the lives of His children. When God is gracious to us, we can apply words like mercy and kindness in addition to the application of His grace. This phrase reassures us of God’s compassion and generosity being granted to us.

And finally the third part is “the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Once again, we see the fact that God is ever present and attentive to those that belong to Him. When we pray for blessings on others or even on ourselves, we are in essence asking Him to do all three of the things contained in this blessing. Requesting the Lord to turn His face toward us is the equivalent to asking God to watch over us while the request to give us peace is a desire to experience completeness and well-being through our relationship with Him. This is a different kind of peace than the world knows. The world defines peace as the absence of conflict while God’s peace exists even when we are experiencing conflict. Scripture tells us that God’s peace is so tremedous that it surpasses all human understanding.

This blessing is timeless and the words are needed as much today as they were in the time it was written. In this world of chaos and destruction we can receive comfort by applying this blessing to our lives. Even now we can experience God’s peace, protection, and blessings! AMEN AND AMEN

09/30/2026

Galatians 1:6-8 “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.”

Paul gives a very strong message to the Galatians telling them that he is surprised that they are turning away so soon from the grace of Jesus Christ to a twisted and false version of the gospel. Sadly, Paul’s message can clearly be observed in our world today. Religions and denominations have taken God’s Word and twisted and perverted it to something other than the truth. We have allowed our churches to become places of iniquity and preach socially acceptable and politically correct sermons to tickle the ears of those that hear messages to justify their sinful nature and worldly lifestyle rather than convert them to the truth of salvation through Jesus Christ. We are more concerned with having the biggest building in town, not for the purposes of reaching the lost, but simply to give us bragging rights. We add programs only to add people and not for the purpose of making disciples. A recent nationwide survey completed by the Barna Research Group determined that only 4 percent of Americans had a “biblical” worldview. A “biblical” worldview is based on the infallible word of God where one believes that the entire bible is based on truth and therefore is used as the basis for everything a person says and/or does. From these facts it is obvious that Followers of Jesus Christ have a huge task in front of them yet we know that all things are possible when we fully rely upon our Heavenly Father.

The closing of this passage has an important warning to anyone that claims to preach God’s word, including the angels in heaven. Paul tells us that anyone that preaches any other gospel should be treated as if they are cursed. This would include making claims that there is more than one way to get to heaven or everyone will go to heaven because God is a God of love. While it is absolutely true that God is a God of love, He is also a just God meaning He will do what He has promised to do. This includes an eternity in Hell for those who refuse to accept the gift of grace offered through Jesus’ payment of our sin debt. This puts ownership on each individual to make a decision as to what they will follow and be on their guard against false teaching and blasphemy regarding the Good News of Jesus Christ. On the day of judgment there will be no excuses and no free get in to heaven cards. Seek God’s truth and He will reveal it to you. Do not be persuaded to follow those that say what you want to hear to but follow those that teach the truth of God’s word. AMEN AND AMEN

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