Sturgeon Baptist Church

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

“Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.”
— Psalm 143:8

06/18/2026

Connect with God through today’s devotional!
https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/Taking-Refuge-in-God

📖 Read: Psalm 91:9-16

🙏 Receive: "Gracious God, I take refuge in You. Please be my place of protection and shelter as I trust in You."

❓Respond: What storms are you experiencing? How can you gain the shelter and refuge that God has promised you?

06/18/2026

Verse of the Day

06/18/2026

Devotional -- Rooted Through the Hard Days

Nobody promised that following Jesus would mean a life without pain. People get sick. Jobs are lost. Hearts break. We live in a world that is broken, and we feel it. But here is what changes when you are rooted in Christ: the hard days do not have the final word. The tree beside the stream does not stop being a tree when the drought comes. It draws from something deeper than the surface. True prosperity, the kind Psalm 1 is talking about, is not about avoiding difficulty. It is about God bringing something meaningful and redemptive out of every season, including the painful ones. There is a man who went through chemotherapy and used every visit to the cancer ward as an opportunity to tell someone about Jesus. He was not in denial about his suffering. He was just rooted in something bigger than it. That kind of joy is not manufactured. It comes from knowing that God is with you, that He has not abandoned you, and that nothing in this life can separate you from His love. Hold on. Stay planted. He is enough.

Bible Verse
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? ... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." - Romans 8:35, 37

Reflection Question
Think of a difficult season you have walked through. Looking back, where can you see evidence that God was at work even in the pain?

Prayer
Lord, when life is hard, remind me that my roots go deeper than my circumstances. Help me to hold on to You and trust that You are working even when I cannot see it. Amen.

06/18/2026

Staying planted in God when times are difficult...

06/17/2026

Devotional -- Walk the Right Path

Every day you are walking a path. The question Psalm 1 asks is a simple one: which path are you on? The path of the righteous is not a path of perfection. It is a path of relationship. It begins with faith in Jesus Christ, who took the penalty for your sin on the cross and rose again so that you could be made right with God. That is not religion. That is grace. And once you are on that path, you are not walking it alone. God's promises go with you. His Spirit lives inside you. His Word lights the way. Even on the days when the path feels steep or uncertain, you have access to everything you need. The path of the wicked, as Psalm 1 describes it, leads to destruction. Not because God is waiting to punish, but because a life without Him has no anchor, no root, and no lasting hope. You were made for the blessed life. It is available to you right now. Stay in His Word. Stay in prayer. Stay connected to His people. Walk the path that leads to life, and keep walking it, one day at a time.

Bible Verse
"Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face." - Psalm 89:15

Reflection Question
As you reflect on this week, what is one practical change you can make to stay more consistently on the path of the righteous?

Prayer
Jesus, thank You for making the righteous path available to me through Your grace. Help me to walk it faithfully today and every day, staying rooted in You no matter what comes. Amen.

06/17/2026

Do you arrange your life around God's Word — or fit it in when its convenient? 🙏 There's a big difference between knowing the Bible and truly delighting in it. Let this be your reminder to go deeper.

06/17/2026

Connect with God through today’s devotional!
https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/with-friends-like-these-.-.-.?ts=1781654400000

📖 Read: Job 11:7-20

🙏 Receive: "Heavenly Father, please help me rejoice and relax in the wonderful truth that you truly know me and still love me."

❓Respond: When has someone been truly helpful to you in a crisis? How can you help another in a difficult situation today?