Landmark Baptist Church

06/25/2026

06/23/2026

This is the Day

“This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) Nowhere in this verse does it specify whether it was a “good” day or not, or a “pleasant” day or not; it simply says “the day”. This verse says we are to rejoice and be glad in the day, no matter what it brings, because the LORD has made it. It can take a lot more faith to trust that God has a plan and purpose for hard days, but you can rest assured that He does.

“’For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’” (Jeremiah 29:11)

Your day may not be going according to your plan, but it is going according to God’s. Whose plan do you think is better: yours or God’s?

Ruth Miller

06/22/2026

Planting Seeds

Seeds do not all germinate at the same rate. Some sprout in a day or two, while others take a month or more. Some plants produce fruit in the first year, while others take years to bear their first crop.

The farmer is not responsible for how long a seed takes to sprout. His responsibility is to prepare the soil, plant the seed, and provide food and water for the growing plant. He cannot force a plant to grow faster by pulling on its leaves.

The same is true of God’s Word. We are to scatter the seed of God’s Word. We cannot force it to grow or bear fruit, but we can influence its growth by providing the best environment for it to take root, grow, and bear fruit, or by withholding it. That is our responsibility: to plant the seed, to nourish it, and to protect it from predators.

“My Word which goes forth from My mouth; it shall return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)

Ruth Miller

06/21/2026

Good morning church!

06/20/2026

Kicked out of the Nest

When a fledgling is old enough to fly, it does not always want to leave the nest. It is content to roost all day in the familiar comfort of the only home it has ever known. Sometimes the parent bird must push the fledglings out of the nest to force them to learn to fly.

For hundreds of years, the Israelites had prospered in the Nile Delta. Pharaoh had decreed that they be given the best grazing land for their large flocks and herds. It was a comfortable life that made it easy to forget God’s promise to Abraham to make them not just part of a nation, but a nation of their own. Why go to all the trouble of uprooting everyone, hiking through the desert, hauling everything, and herding their animals to a new location, to a place where they would have to start over, when they had all they needed right where they were? They thought they had everything they needed, which led them to forget God’s promise to give them something better: their own land. After 450 years, the Israelites were firmly settled in Egypt. God used a cruel Pharaoh and 10 plagues to kick them out of their nest in the Nile Delta. If God had not permitted the Egyptians to enslave them, the Israelites would have been too comfortable to leave.

“They cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses.” (Psalm 107:6)

Is God trying to get your attention? He usually begins by gently leading you in the direction He has for you. If you do not respond, He will use more forceful methods to get your attention. You can avoid them by simply trusting and obeying God quickly, not out of fear but because you know He knows what is best for you.

Ruth Miller

06/16/2026

Armor of God

Most Christians are familiar with the armor of God, described in Ephesians 6:13-17. We can list each item and its purpose, but head knowledge and practical application are different.

Too often, we either do not put on the full armor of God or wear it incorrectly. A shield is not meant to be used as a hat to shield your head from the sun. It is for deflecting flaming missiles, not the flaming hot sun. Or we use the sword of the Spirit as a walking stick instead of an offensive weapon to defeat the enemy. Instead of girding ourselves with the belt of truth, we tie it to the breastplate of righteousness and use it as a sled to drag things behind us. The helmet of salvation is to be worn on the head, not used as a flower vase or coffee cup. Sometimes the shoes of peace God provides pinch our toes, and we take them off and either walk barefoot or in our socks; neither of which is safe or smart on a battlefield. Or we use the shoes of peace as weapons and throw them ineffectively at the enemy.

We neglect, misuse, and abandon the protection God has given us, and rush into battle either wearing our armor incorrectly or not wearing it at all. We are deceived into thinking we do not need God to protect us, that the weapons we have designed out of toothpicks and tissue paper will defeat the enemy.

Where is your armor? Is it stuck in the back of your closet because it is not fashionable? What condition is it in? Is it rusted and tarnished by sin or polished by Jesus’ forgiveness? It is not meant to be a suit of armor displayed in your foyer; it is meant to be worn every day.

Ruth Miller

06/15/2026

This Sunday morning!

06/14/2026

Good morning church!