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09/08/2026

TRUSTED RESULTS!
Job 23:10
“But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.”
(Job 23:10 NLT).
Tests are often not looked forward to unless you know the subject matter well. I’ll be candid here. I was never one to be well prepared for tests when I was in school (ancient history!)Our verse selected for today shows us that Job was prepared for any test that God allowed to come into his life. Job had full trust in the Lord God, even to death if that was what God desired. Jon’s statement here that when tested he would come out as pure gold stems from certainty and not from a “hope so” concept! The Apostle in the New Testament would state that he knew in whom he had believed for Salvation and was convinced that it would be credited to him at his death.
So how do I stack up when it comes to life tests! Can I say with certainty like Job did that I will come out like pure gold? Lord God, help me to be in a place of relationship with you that with certainty I know that in any test I will come out as pure as gold!

09/07/2026

A POWERFUL LIFE!
Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ”
(Acts 1:8 NLT).
Followers of Jesus were promised this by The Lord Himself. Can we do this on our own! To some degree with great difficulty and not to the extent of what can be done when we have the Power of The Holy Spirit working in our lives! The necessity of the infilling of the Holy Spirit is a vital component of a Christian’s life that is focused on serving the Lord at full capacity! It’s quite simple really! Be filled with the Holy Spirit! That gives the power to do wondrous exploits for the Lord!

09/06/2026

THE BEST TEACHER!
John 14:26

“But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.” (John 14:26 NLT).
Jesus continues teaching about the Advocate, The Holy Spirit, in John 14. He is speaking to His disciples and others, some of whom will write the Words of Jesus as well as us today who read these words.
The older I get, the more I realize I need the teaching of Jesus. Since Jesus was going to be leaving this earth and all of His followers soon, He promised to send an Advocate, The Holy Spirit, that would teach all things! I am intrigued with the use of the word”all” used in God’s Word! Its use here in “all things” is important. I have experienced God asking me to do things in His Kingdom that I know very little about. But I have found that if I am obedient, the Holy Spirit will teach me all I need to know about my task and give me the ability to do what is asked of Him! The Bible is full of examples of God doing this! Noah, Abraham, Elijah, Elisha, Solomon, Peter, and the list continues to you and I if we allow God to use us! We too often say things like “I’ve never done this before” or “I’m not qualified”, or “someone else is a better choice than me”. Excuses and I’ve used them. One of my favorite memories is my argument with God about doing something I didn’t know about. Finally one day as I was presenting my argument once again as God persisted in what I was to do, The Holy Spirit speaks to me and says “do you want to go into this working with what you don’t know, or do you want to work with what I know? My argument ended there and as I did what God was leading I found that God knew exactly what was needed and taught me in the exact thing that needed to be done! The Holy Spirit! He is the absolute best teacher!

09/05/2026

THE HOLY SPIRIT - AN ADVOCATE!
John 14:16-18

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.”
(John 14:16-18 NLT).
Jesus knew that His followers would miss Him when He returned to Heaven to be with His Father. He promised to send an Advocate, (The Comforter, The Holy Spirit) to be with them and us today! The Holy Spirit can be everywhere at all times while Jesus as man in flesh and blood could only be in one place at a time. This Advocat,, The Holy Spirit, the 3rd person of the Trinity, is God working in power in and through us! Read this passage closely. I find that it was God’s Holy Spirit that drew me to Salvation and lives in me as the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit but there is more! There is the infilling of the Holy Spirit! Key in on the words”in you”! Filled with the Holy Spirit! Power beyond human ability! That’s why we need the infilling of the Holy Spirit! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!

09/04/2026

POWERFUL FUEL IN THE TANK!
Acts 1:8; Luke 11:9-13
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ”
(Acts 1:8 NLT).
“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him. ”
(Luke 11:9-13 NLT).
We learn from the Book of Acts that the Holy Spirit gives supernatural power to those who are filled with the Holy Spirit. Our church culture today has a broad expanse of people who are struggling with and yielding to deception, temptation, heresies, evil, immorality, and a myriad of other vices. If answered honestly, the reason why would be stated as “I’m powerless against these things”. I have had the experience of trying to operate a vehicle that has run out of gas and is powerless. I press on the gas and nothing happens! I try to turn the steering wheel and it is stiff, I try to run the air conditioner and all I get is hot air. The vehicle is powerless. All the components are there but without fuel in the tank, the vehicle is powerless.
The Christians life is much the same way! After the newness of Salvation through Jesus Christ ages a little, the old sinful nature tries to return. I will be blunt! Without the power of the Holy Spirit in me, it is going to be difficult at best, and I am easily swayed to fall into sin when I encounter temptation. What is needed is “fuel in the tank”, the Holy Spirit, both “indwelling” and also “infilling”. The Holy Spirit of God present in my life and filling me evidenced by being given a heavenly language in which to worship God and to pray in perfect harmony with the will of God!
Jesus is teaching the verses we have selected from Luke’s Gospel. God desires to give to us good and needful gifts! We often refer to “the gift of the Holy Spirit” as one of those gifts that God gives. Here Jesus is teaching that God will not give us an inferior gift! (Consider how we have replaced the Holy Spirit with secondary things). God will give us the best! The Gift of the Holy Spirit is the best! To receive it, all we have to do is ask! God has a strong desire to give each of us the Gift of the Holy Spirit! All we have to do is ask, and then receive this powerful gift! It’s fuel in the tank giving us power to operate effectively in God’s Kingdom!

09/03/2026

HEALTHY ADVICE!
Proverbs 3:7-8

“Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.”
(Proverbs 3:7-8 NLT).
While Proverbs is filled with many pieces of Godly wisdom and instruction, arguably the most valuable wisdom is this! Fear the Lord! That is to have a healthy, reverence, and respect for The Lord.
In this selection of verses for today we see this phrase “fear the Lord” and added to it is “turn from evil”. So we are faced with a choice; be obedient to the Lord or choose our own path. I ask myself this question. When has God ever given bad advice or wrong directions to those who follow Him? Never! God’s ways are beyond man’s ways. Gods ways are perfect! Easy? Not always! Sometimes difficult to follow, but always beneficial! And in this passage we see the promise of healing and strength if we are obedient to His Word! Fear the Lord! Turn away from evil!

09/02/2026

TEMPTATION! ITS GOING TO HAPPEN!
James 1:12-15

“God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me. ” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.”
(James 1:12-15 NLT).
James, the New Testament’s Wisdom writer, conveys this truth to us. God never tempts us! Never! So then temptation which occurs often and randomly in our life must stem from the evil one, Satan! James, through inspiration of the Holy Spirit, speaks a blessing from God over those who patiently endure testing and temptation.
It’s no secret that the enemy of our soul knows where our weak points are and will snake his way into that area of our life with temptation. This temptation will often persist for a lengthy period of time until I either overcome it or yield to it! Asking God to help resist and to help me flee from temptation is a valid request of God and He has promised to help us when we ask. But I have to remember that this is a test! I pass or fail and if I know that from past experience that I often fail in this particular area, it’s vital that I run to God and hide in the shadow of His wings!
But sometimes I fail and yield to temptation. What then? Jesus stands ready to forgive and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. All we have to do is ask! And then ask for the ability to endure the testing when it occurs again! If we ask, God will help! What happens if we yield to temptation and don’t ask for forgiveness? James is very clear! Temptation comes from our own desires which entice us and drag us away! These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow it gives birth to death! Jesus speaks life to us. The enemy of our soul tempts us with things that will bring death. What a contrast!

09/01/2026

WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST!
Hebrews 4:14-16

“Christ Is Our High Priest So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”
(Hebrews 4:14-16 NLT).
It is comforting to know that Jesus, our High Priest, understands and knows our weaknesses, and Lord knows I have plenty in my life! It’s one thing to know about something but quite different when you have a complete understanding! I might know that someone is going through a difficult time in their life and I feel for them, but when I have gone through a similar experience, I have an understanding of what they are experiencing!
Jesus was tempted in every way possible, same as each of us, yet without sin! Jesus was God in flesh! Me? I’m just flesh prone to yield to temptation! I need God’s help and Jesus stands ready to help me! Our temptations are tests! I pass when I overcome them! I fail when I yield to temptation, and I find that God does not grade on the curve. I pass or fail! Jesus was tempted by the same things as you and I and in the same manner! He understands the strong pull of temptation because He has experienced it Himself, and Jesus is ready to help us deal with temptation if we ask Him to help us! How do we ask? We come boldly into the Throne room of God asking for The Lord’s help! There we receive His Mercy and find His Grace to help us when we need it most! When do we need it most? In times of temptation! Tempted? Run to the Throne Room of God! There, I will find help when I need it most!

08/31/2026

YOU CAN HANDLE THIS!
1 Corinthians 10:13

“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.”
(1 Corinthians 10:13).
God knows us better than we know our own self! We don’t know why, but God has allowed temptation to occur in our world from the beginning. Eve was tempted in the perfect Garden of Eden. Do we think it to be odd that temptation is prevalent in a fallen world today? Temptation is going to pursue us from toddler to death. How we deal with temptation is a matter of the heart and a war that rages between good and evil. We find in Gods Word explicit instructions in the pursuit of righteous living! The enemy of our soul wars against those instructions in every way possible and temptation is one of his strongest ploys. After all, it was his first choice to cause man-kind to sin in the garden.
So what sinful temptations pursue me? I will be candid here. Swear words are in common use all around us used as expletives to supposedly accent what is being said. There is temptation to use those words when frustrated, and things are not going right! There are other temptations that I as a male face from time to time, temptation to go down a path that would lead to destruction from a Biblical perspective. These temptations are real and often intense. How do I overcome temptation, and am I perfect in doing so?
The first instruction from God’s Word is to flee! That indicates a solid decision to turn away from what is tempting me and run hard in an opposite direction! Flee! If I don’t flee, then I am flirting with yielding to what is tempting me! Standing there gazing at temptation only intensifies the lure to indulge. I fish. I have watched as a fish is tempted by a bait. Sometimes a fish will turn and flee and not be caught! Other times I have watched as the fish will follow the bait, intensely watching its every move, and then suddenly takes the bait and is caught! Free or caught? Fleeing kept it free!
God’s promise is that He will not allow more temptation than what I can handle with His help! Certainly if I try to deal with temptation on my own, I will fail! But with God’s help, I can successfully overcome temptation! God must surely believe more ability than what I think of myself to handle temptation! But this I know! If I follow Jesus and listen to His voice, He will show me a way out! Sometimes it is through a door and sometimes a window, but God’s promise is true! He will show me a way out!

08/30/2026

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