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07/10/2026

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07/09/2026

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07/05/2026

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07/05/2026

06/23/2026

Tuesday, June 23 - Read for today: Ecclesiastes 12
The secret to Wholeness
Ecclesiastes 12:13 says, “When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is: fear God and keep His commands, because this is for all humanity.”
This verse reveals the secret of wholeness. To “fear God and keep his commandments” is to learn to be and to discover the secret of being a whole person. Who does not want that? We all want to be whole persons—not broken, fragmented, easily upset, erratic, going off in all directions at once, but stable, controlled, balanced, whole people. Here is the secret of it.
Everything hangs upon that word fear. This is a difficult word for us to comprehend. Most of us think of it in terms of abject terror, of running from God, of seeing Him as a threat, but that is never the biblical meaning of the word. I have put it in the form of an acrostic to make it easier for us to remember what the elements of fearing God include.
First, F stands for faith in His existence. You cannot come to God unless you know He is there. Hebrews 11:6 says, “Anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” There is where fear begins: faith that God exists. The whole of the created universe is shouting that at us. All the inner responses of our heart are confirming it. The Word of God declares it. History confirms it. There is a world of evidence that God is there.
Then E: experience of His grace. You never can properly fear God until you have learned what kind of a God He is. He is a God of mercy, of grace, of forgiveness. Until you have stood before Him and felt your guilt, admitted it, known you were wrong and corrupt, and heard Him say in your inner heart, “Neither do I condemn you... Go now and leave your life of sin” (John 8:11), you will never be able to properly fear God. One element of fear is the experience of the wonder of forgiveness, that God forgives and sends you out with a whole new purpose and a new resource available.
That leads to the third element. A: awe at the majesty, the wisdom, and the wonder of God. What an incredible God He is! What a marvelous mind that can comprehend all the billions of pieces of information in this universe and hold them continually in front of Him, that can hear every voice and relate to every person who has ever lived! What a marvelous God! Awe at the sense of His majesty, His comprehensiveness, His unfailing wisdom and power, is part of fearing God.
The last letter, R, stands for resolve. Resolve to do what He says, to “keep His commandments,” as Solomon puts it here. There are only two commandments; Jesus Himself said that. All the law and the writings can be reduced to two simple things: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). That is in response to His love already shown to you; love Him because He first loved you. And second, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” That's it. As Micah put it, “What does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).
Questions for thought:
1. Are you whole?
2. What have you tried to reach that point?
For further study:
1. Read Psalm 115:13-15. What does the Word promise here?
2. Read Proverbs 19:23. Do you believe this? What does it mean?

This devotion was written by ROL founding Pastor Gene Gregory 3/15/2016

06/22/2026

📢 Important Page Update
Dear Church Family,
As God continues to lead and guide our ministry, we have created a new church page where we will be sharing our daily devotionals, prayer requests, church news, and upcoming events. This current page will be shutting down soon.
We are so thankful for each person who has followed this page, prayed with us, encouraged us, and grown with us in faith over the years. Your support and fellowship have been a true blessing.
We would be honored if you would join us on our new page and continue this journey of faith with us. Please also share the new page with your friends and family so that together we can continue spreading the love of Christ and the hope found in Him.
Thank you for being part of our church family. May God bless you, keep you, and draw you ever closer to Him.
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06/22/2026

Monday, June 22 - Read for today: Ecclesiastes 11
Generosity
“Send your bread on the surface of the waters, for after many days you may find it” Ecclesiastes 11:1
The idea expressed here is one of open-handed generosity. Give freely, wisely, and generously to the needs of those around you. This phrase, “Cast your bread on the surface of the waters,” was a proverb in Israel for what looked like wasteful spending. No one would take good bread and throw it in the river. But here we are told to do that very thing. This is not encouraging us to be careless or reckless with our money or spending, to thoughtlessly and carelessly give away our money, spending it like a drunken sailor. What is meant is, be willing to take a chance where real need is evident.
When you see people in need, though you do not know how they are going to use your money--it may not be apparent that they will even use it wisely--nevertheless, be generous. “Cast your bread upon the waters,” for in the wisdom and purpose of God it may very well return to you some day when you are in need of help. I could relate several stories of people who helped strangers; then, at some later time when they found themselves in serious trouble, that person or that deed came back to help them in their time of need.
Also, give as widely as possible: “Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don’t know what disaster may happen on earth.” (Ecclesiastes 11:2). That is not limiting us to how many we should have on our help list. This Hebrew idiom, “Give portions to seven, yes to eight,” was a way of saying, “Give to as many as you can, and then some.” Be generous. You do not know what evil may be averted by your gift.
There follow reasons for this kind of generosity in verse 3: “If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie.”
First, we are to give generously because it is the natural outflow of a full life, like clouds that are filled with rain and empty themselves again and again upon the earth. A life that is full of the blessing and grace of God ought to shower others with that blessing. Remember the words of Jesus, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8). We are to give because it is the natural outflow of a life that is already filled with the blessings of God, not only physically but also spiritually and emotionally as well.
The second parable about the tree falling to the south or north is somewhat more difficult, but I saw a motto in someone's kitchen that captures exactly what this idiom is saying; it was the slogan “Bloom where you are planted.” That is, it is God who controls the fall of the tree out in the forest; whether it falls to the south or the north is within the scope of divine providence to determine, but where it falls, that is where it is to be. This is Solomon's way of saying to us, “Where God has put you, in your present circumstances, that is where you are to give. Meet the needs around you.” That does not always mean geographically. You may be in touch with someone halfway around the world whose needs you are aware of, but God has brought that to your knowledge so that you can meet that need.
Questions for thought:
1. Who are you helping?
2. Do you help people around you? How?
3. Have you ever had your generosity returned to you?
For further study:
1. Read Matthew 5:44-46 & Luke 6:32-35. How do these passages reinterpret and/or give additional light to what we have studied today?

This devotion was written by ROL founding Pastor Gene Gregory 3/14/2016

06/19/2026

Friday, June 19 - Read for today: Ecclesiastes 10
Interacting with others

In verses 8 & 9 we read, “The one who digs a pit may fall into it, and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. The one who quarries stones may be hurt by them; the one who splits trees may be endangered by them.”
By these verses, is Solomon telling us to not do anything which holds a possibility of injury? No. That’s not his point. In this chapter, the Preacher returns to wisdom to describe the kinds of insights that wisdom will embrace. First, there is a section on avoiding dangers, understanding that certain situations have inherent dangers.
Few of us are ever going to be involved extensively in digging pits, breaking down walls, quarrying stones, or splitting logs. But Solomon is not talking only about actual physical situations; these are also descriptive, symbolic of the things we do to each other. Did you ever dig a pit for somebody, laying a trap to embarrass, injure, or make that person look bad in some way, only to find that you yourself were trapped by the situation you had designed? Wisdom understands that when you dig a pit, you too are in danger; you may fall into it yourself.
Wisdom understands that when you try to break down some wall of obstruction that keeps you from getting at someone or something, you are in danger, for hidden in that wall is a serpent that will bite you. Many have discovered that in heavy-handedly trying to break down somebody's resistance, they have triggered a serpent within themselves that flashes up in anger and leads to hurtful, dangerous things. They themselves have been bitten.
“Whoever quarries stones,” who attempts to remove something of value, to dig out something that will be of great personal use and profit, has to remember that he or she can be hurt by that. Those who “quarry” may get what they want, but it will be the worst thing that could happen to them. Psalm 106 says of the Israelites in the wilderness, “He gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them” (Psalm 106:15). “Whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.” Here is the same principle. The idea is that care must be exercised in all these attempts to do things that may endanger you as well.
Then there are two verses on how wisdom enlists help in time: “If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success” (Ecclesiastes 10:10). If you do not think through what you are going to do and sharpen the edge of your approaches, considering carefully how you are going to go about something, you will only expend a lot of effort and find yourself worn out in the process. But wise people, understanding the need for sharpness and clarity, will whet the edge of their thought before they attempt something, and thus succeed.
Questions for thought:
1. How careful are you when approaching others or attempting to deal with issues with others?
2. Have you ever “had a wall fall on you”?
3. Do you usually “sharpen the ax”?
For further study:
1. How does Luke 6:28 say we are to handle others?
2. How about Matthew 5:44? How is this possible?

This devotion was written by ROL founding Pastor Gene Gregory 3/11/2016