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10/20/2026

He Is My Brother
October 20, 2026
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
1 John 5:1 (ESV)
I cannot remember a time when I didn’t love my brothers. I wasn’t taught to love my brothers, and I wasn’t told to. I just love my brothers because they’re my family. Even now, when I see my brother, something in my heart always tells me he’s not just like anybody else. He is my brother.
Today’s verse says, “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” Everyone in this world has been born once, but not everyone has been born twice.
God’s love is always two dimensional. When you have a vertical love for God the Father, you will have a horizontal love for God’s children. They’re not just friends. They are family. You can’t help but love them.
Henry Drummond likened this love to what is known as magnetic induction: If a piece of ordinary steel is attached to a magnet and left there, after a while the magnetism of the magnet passes into the steel so that it too becomes a magnet. The same thing happens when you stay close to the Father. His love passes into you, even for the people who are hard to love.
Every church has crazy uncles and people who get on your last nerve. Maybe it’s the church member who never returns your calls or the person who talks too long every time your small group meets. Think about the believer who gets under your skin the most, and thank God they’re in your family.
If you love the Father and you’ve been born of the Father, you’ll love His children. Think about that one person today and say, “He is my brother.” “She is my sister.” And thank God for them.
Prayer: Father, thank You for making me Your child and giving me a family I didn’t choose. You know the brother or sister in Christ who gets on my last nerve. Fill me with Your love for them until I can’t help but love them too. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
James Merritt

10/19/2026

Sent to Finish
October 19, 2026
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.
1 John 5:4 (ESV)
As the sun is going down over the 1968 Olympic stadium, only a few thousand people are left in the stands when the last marathon runner gets to the finish line. He finishes dead last, more than an hour after the winner has crossed. It goes down as one of the most memorable marathon finishes in history, but not for the reason you might think.
John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania gets cramps from the high altitude. He is involved in a collision of several athletes jockeying for position. He falls to the ground, dislocates his knee, severely injures his shoulder, and is bleeding from his leg. Many urge him to go to the hospital, but he refuses. He crosses the finish line an hour after the winner.
When they ask why he doesn’t just quit and give up, he says, “My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race.”
The Bible describes life as a race, and the moment you give your life to Jesus Christ, you are no longer running this race for you. You are running this race for Him. He doesn’t just want you to start the race. He wants you to finish the race. Today’s verse promises that “everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world.”
Maybe you’re limping through a hard marriage. Before lunch, pray. You don’t have to quit, and you don’t have to die in defeat.
God did not send you to start the race. He sent you to finish the race, and He will give you the power to finish well.
Prayer: Father, thank You for giving me everything I need to run this race. I confess, some days I feel like I’m limping more than running. Lord, I know You didn’t call me just to start this race. Give me the strength to keep going in the place I’ve been tempted to quit. Help me finish well, by Your grace. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
James Merritt

10/16/2026

Written in Red

October 16, 2026

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
1 Peter 1:17-19 (ESV)

I read about a sailor who used to stand watch on a ship’s bridge at night. No white lights were allowed up there because they’d blind you to the water. Every light was covered with a red filter.

Here’s the strange part. If a message came in written in red ink or a red felt tip pen, he couldn’t read it. The red light blended with the red ink until the words disappeared. Something was written on the page, but it looked blank.

That’s what happens when God looks at your sin through the blood of Jesus. Today’s verse says you were redeemed “with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” The word “precious” means infinitely valuable. What does infinite value even look like?

Think about how a payment is only as good as what it’s worth. If you owe $100 and hand over $20, you still owe $80. A payment can only cancel out debt up to what it’s worth. Jesus’ blood has no ceiling on its worth, so there’s no debt of sin big enough to exceed it.

That’s the payment standing between you and every sin you’ve ever committed. So when you belong to Jesus, your sin doesn’t show up anymore when God looks at your life. It’s gone, because it was never just partly paid for.

Today when you think back over something you wish you hadn’t done or said, stop for a second and let the reality of Jesus’ blood sink in. Whatever your sin was, it never had a chance to exceed what Jesus already paid. Let the blood of Jesus not only forgive you, but free you. You’ll begin to obey God not just to stay out of trouble, but because you can’t help loving Him back.

Next time you fall short, pray: “Father, thank You for covering that with the blood of Jesus,” and mean it. Let the truth fill you up before you move on with your day.

Whatever’s written on your page, the blood already made it disappear.

Prayer: Father, thank You that my sin doesn’t show up when You look at me; it’s covered by the blood of Jesus. Help me thank You constantly, for the way You always cleanse me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

James Merritt

10/15/2026

Nothing but the Blood
October 15, 2026
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:22 (ESV)
I once had a professor in seminary who hated any talk about the blood of Jesus. He said he was sick and tired of what he called “slaughterhouse religion” and wanted it out of the pulpit for good. But he was missing it. Take the blood out of a body, and the body dies. Take the blood out of the body of Christ, and it dies too.
The holiest night in the Jewish calendar is Passover. It is a time to remember when, after Pharaoh’s ninth refusal to let God’s people go, the Lord’s death angel moved through Egypt and took the life of every firstborn on whose house He did not find blood painted over the door post. God said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.”
What if God looked in and saw no blood, only a baptismal certificate on the wall or a stack of giving receipts, religion, or remorse? Death would have come anyway.
Today’s verse tells us why: “...without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” If there had been any other way to be redeemed, cleansed, or forgiven, Jesus would never have shed one drop of His blood. That He did tells you His blood alone can cleanse you from all sin.
I once heard a story about six climbers who bought what they thought was true Alpine Club rope before descending an icy Swiss peak. When the lead man slipped, the rope snapped, and three friends fell to their deaths. The survivors later learned that genuine Alpine Club rope always carries a red thread woven straight through its core. The rope that broke never had one.
Whatever rope you’re clutching to get you right with God, if it doesn’t have a scarlet thread running through it, sin will break it.
There’s only one rope strong enough to hold you, and it’s already been paid for in blood.
Prayer: Father, thank You that Jesus shed His blood for us. Show me if I’m trusting anything other than His blood to get me right with You, and help me trust in You alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
James Merritt

10/12/2026

VIDALIA, Ga. — Eight men indicated they had trusted Christ as Savior in connection with a men’s gathering at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Thursday, Oct. 8, while others committed to renewed discipleship and organizers began planning a follow-up revival.

10/12/2026

The Scarlet Thread
October 12, 2026
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7 (ESV)
Right now, deep in your bone marrow, your body is producing 17 million red blood cells in the time it takes you to read this sentence.
That blood is already on the move, finishing a circuit through 60,000 miles of vessels. Your blood knows your body better than your mind does. It carries the record of every illness you’ve fought and every wound you’ve survived.
Mechanically speaking, your blood is the gasoline, the hydraulic fluid, the motor oil of the body. Without blood, there is no life. That is not just true physically; it is true spiritually.
When you open your Bible, a scarlet thread runs through every page. The word blood is found 415 times in Scripture. We are not only a people of the Book; we’re a people of the Blood.
Genesis begins with blood spilled in a field between two brothers, and Revelation closes with Jesus returning “...clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God” (Revelation 19:13, ESV). You cannot cut this Book anywhere without it bleeding.
Why does that matter? No sin was ever small enough to fix on your own. It cost the blood of God’s own Son. If your grudge or the criticism you keep replaying could have been excused, Jesus never would have had to bleed.
So don’t tell yourself your sin’s not that bad. Call it what it is. Then remember that just as blood reaches every part of your body, even the places you can’t see, His blood reaches every part of your spirit. No habit is too dirty, no thought too dark, and no piece of pride buried too deep for that blood to reach.
The words of Robert Lowry’s hymn remind us:
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my hope and peace:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Prayer: Father, thank You for the blood of Jesus. Thank You that Your blood cleanses me from all sin. When I am guilty and feel shame, remind me to run to the cross, where Your blood was poured out for me, washing me white as snow. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
James Merritt

10/06/2026

Never Runs Out
October 6, 2026
"Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."
1 John 4:8 (ESV)
What happens when the love you've been trying to give someone finally runs out?
Maybe a spouse let you down more times than you can count. Maybe a parent was never there, or a friend's betrayal still stings years later. Or maybe you're the one running dry, wondering how you'll face your kids tomorrow with any patience left, or find warmth for a marriage that's worn you thin.
Human love runs out, even for the best of us.
But God's love doesn't work that way. "Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love." (1 John 4:8, ESV) John doesn't say God produces love. He says God is love.
Jon repeats those three words twice in one chapter because of the weight they carry, because it changes what His love means for you. God’s love isn't tied to your personality, your performance, or which side of the bed you woke up on.
You cannot make Him love you more by trying harder, and you cannot make Him love you less by failing again. God loves you not because of who you are but because of who He is.
What does that mean? You will never hear God say, “I don't love you anymore.” In fact, God said in Jeremiah 31:3, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” (Jeremiah 31:3, ESV)
That word “everlasting” means “eternal.” Before you were born, God loved you. While you live, God loves you. And after you die, God will still love you.
Your love was always going to run out. His never started running.
Prayer: Father, thank You for Your everlasting love. Thank You that Your love for me was never based on what I bring to the table. Teach me to draw from You instead of from myself when I have nothing left to give. In Jesus' name, Amen.
James Merritt

10/05/2026

The Love You Keep Chasing
October 5, 2026
"God is love."
1 John 4:8, 16 (ESV)
If you were to listen to this year's Top 100 songs, you’ll find one word over and over. 60-70% of those songs are about love. In fact, worldwide, love is the theme of roughly half of every song released. You aren't imagining it. The whole world is in love with love.
Why? Psychologists say every human being carries the same three needs. You need to be wanted. You need to be needed. You need to be loved. You have those needs for good reason! Those who feel loved carry 50% less risk of depression and 35% percent less risk of early death. Love isn't a decoration on your life. It's the oxygen.
No one knows more about love and about how to truly love than God above. The Bible is God's love letter to the human race.
In Scripture, it’s the apostle John who writes about love more than anyone else. He uses the word over forty times in 1 John alone. He is the only author who records the Bible's greatest statement about love, which is today’s verse: “God is love.”
That isn't one thing God does among many things. Love is who He is.
Every love song you've ever hummed is an echo of love - of God. Today, before you pick up your phone again looking for a message that shows someone cares for you, turn your heart toward God. He already loves you completely, and you don't have to earn it today.
We can spend our lives chasing love that fades in a three-minute song. God's love song for you never stops playing.
Prayer: Father, Thank You that You are love itself, not just loving toward me sometimes. Help me stop looking for what You've already given me completely. Let me rest in being loved by You before I try to be loved by anyone else today - or any day. In Jesus' name, Amen.
James Merritt

10/02/2026

Neither Did the Devil

October 2, 2026

"We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood."
1 John 4:6 (NIV)

Would you let a mechanic who's never opened a hood fix your car? Or what about a doctor who never studied the human body– would you let them decide your treatment?

In today’s verse, the Apostle John tells you how to be confident about who you listen to when it comes to your faith:

"We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood" (1 John 4:6, NIV).

Anyone can sound sure about God. But sounding sure doesn't make someone right. Knowing God's Word does. If you let a feeling, a headline, or your own experience matter more than Scripture, you've let a guessing mechanic work on your soul.

We can slip into this more than we realize. A friend's opinion can outweigh the verse you read last week, or a headline can reshape what you believe about right and wrong before you check what God already said. Ask this one question before you adjust what you believe: What does the Word of God say?

Next time the world tells you something new about an old question, open your Bible first. Let it guide what you say.

R.G. Lee, who pastored Bellevue Church before Adrian Rogers, once preached a hard sermon. A woman met him at the door and told him she didn't like it one bit. He said, "Neither did the devil. Classify yourself."

What did he mean? Sometimes telling the truth costs you people's approval. And that's how you know you're telling the truth, instead of just saying what people want to hear.

If everyone always likes what you say about God, it might be time to take a second look at what you're saying.

Prayer: Father, thank You for the confidence I gain as I anchor myself in Your Word. Keep me grounded in Scripture, not tossed to and fro by headlines and opinions. When following You costs me people's approval, remind me that's exactly how I'll know I'm standing on the truth. In Jesus' name, Amen.

James Merritt

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