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Today’s Devotional November 2, 2026
DISCERNMENT OF FAITH
Matthew 17:20 NKJV
20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
We have the idea that God rewards us for our faith, and it may be so in the initial stages. But we do not earn anything through faith— faith brings us into the right relationship with God and gives Him His opportunity to work.
Yet God frequently has to knock the bottom out of your experience as His saint to get you in direct contact with Himself. God wants you to understand that it is a life of faith, not a life of emotional enjoyment of His blessings.
The beginning of your life of faith was very narrow and intense, centered around a small amount of experience that had as much emotion as faith in it, and it was full of light and sweetness. Then God withdrew His conscious blessings to teach you to “walk by faith” (2 Corinthians 5:7). And you are worth much more to Him now than you were in your days of conscious delight with your thrilling testimony.
Faith by its very nature must be tested and tried. And the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God’s character must be proven as trustworthy in our own minds.
Faith being worked out into reality must experience times of unbroken isolation. Never confuse the trial of faith with the ordinary discipline of life, because a great deal of what we call the trial of faith is the inevitable result of being alive.
Faith, as the Bible teaches it, is faith in God coming against everything that contradicts Him— a faith that says, “I will remain true to God’s character whatever He may do.” The highest and the greatest expression of faith in the whole Bible is— “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15).
By: Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost for His Highest” October 31st
AMEN AND AMEN
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Today’s Devotional October 29, 2026
Fissures in the House of God; The Church
James 3:1-2 ESV
3 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
I’ve never read Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. But am told that the book describes how a “barely perceptible fissure” ignored by the entire household eventually resulted in a total collapse of the estate which sank into a lake that bordered the property.
A fissure in God’s house, the church, if allowed to go untreated when detected will eventually destroy the very root of that church’s ministry and worship of God.
The love of God is amazing! He takes newly minted babes in Christ and patiently soothes, smooths, and removes our rough edges. Although this edging can be painful at times, it’s necessary to mold us into Christ like vessels God can use in the teaching of salvation to the lost.
Our Bible tells us that the tongue is a fissure which left uncontrolled can destroy God’s church.
James 3:5-6 NIV
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
I believe we are overseers of God’s word using Him as our loadstar to build up and keep the church from internal disputes and fissures. We are His weapons of peace.
OC says; “Ministering as opportunity surrounds us does not mean selecting our surroundings, it means being very select God’s in any haphazard surroundings He engineers for us.”
Matthew 28:19 ESV
9 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Amen and Amen
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Today's Devotional October 28, 2026
I SURRENDER ALL!
Matthew 11:28 NKJV
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Isn't it humiliating to be told that we must come to Jesus! Think of the things about which we will not come to Jesus Christ. If you want to know how real you are, test yourself by these words-……."Come to Me…."
In every dimension in which you are not real, you will argue or evade the issue altogether rather than come; you will go through sorrow rather than come; and you will do anything rather than come the last lap of the race of seemingly unspeakable foolishness and say, "Just as I am, I come."
As long as you have even the least bit of spiritual disrespect, it will always reveal itself in the fact that you are expecting God to tell you to do something very big, and yet all He is telling you to do is to "Come . . . ." "Come to Me . . . ."
When you hear those words, you will know that something must happen in you before you can come. The Holy Spirit will show you what you have to do, and it will involve anything that will uproot whatever is preventing you from getting through to Jesus. And you will never get any further until you are willing to do that very thing. The Holy Spirit will search out that one immovable stronghold within you, but He cannot budge it unless you are willing to let Him do so.
How often have you come to God with your requests and gone away thinking, "I've really received what I wanted this time!" And yet you go away with nothing, while all the time God has stood with His hands outstretched not only to take you but also for you to take Him. Just think of the invincible, unconquerable, and untiring patience of Jesus, who lovingly says, "Come to Me. . . ."
October 8th, 2025, Oswald Chambers Devotional
THOUGHTS FROM MYGOSPELMESSENGER.COM
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
This scripture is a request to surrender ALL to Jesus Christ, including the way we care for our bodies. This is a short list designed to start your thinking;
- the things we watch on television, or on our laptop,
- the things we listen to that assail our ears with ungodly rhetoric
- the types of clothing we wear
- the things we consume; are they healthy choices
- the types of exercise we do to keep our bodies strong
Think about all the things we do to our body without weighing the consequences. We should always pray about the way we care for our bodies; physically, mentally and spiritually. Always, ask yourself….does what I am doing honor and glorify my Father God?
Amen and Amen
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Today's Devotional October 26, 2026
OUR ONLY PURPOSE (MGM)
THE VIEWPOINT
By Oswald Chambers
Now thanks be to God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ. —
The viewpoint of a worker for God must not be as near the highest as he can get, it must be the highest. Be careful to maintain strenuously God’s point of view, it has to be done every day, bit by bit; don’t think on the finite. No outside power can touch the viewpoint.
The viewpoint to maintain is that we are here for one purpose only, viz., to be captives in the train of Christ’s triumphs. We are not in God’s showroom, we are here to exhibit one thing — the absolute captivity of our lives to Jesus Christ.
How small the other points of view are — “I am standing alone battling for Jesus”; “I have to maintain the cause of Christ and hold this fort for Him.” Paul says — “I am in the train of a conqueror, and it does not matter what the difficulties are, I am always led in triumph.” Is this idea being worked out practically in us?
Paul’s secret joy was that God took him, a red-handed rebel against Jesus Christ, and made him a captive, and now that is all he is here for. Paul’s joy was to be a captive of the Lord, he had no other interest in heaven or in earth. It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory.
The Victor ought to have got us so completely that it is His victory all the time, and we are more than conquerors through Him. “For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ.” We are enwheeled with the odour of Jesus, and wherever we go we are a wonderful refreshment to God.
1 Timothy 4:8 NKJV 8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. 9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
Wisdom from Oswald
The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.… We have to pitch our tents where we shall always have quiet times with God, however noisy our times with the world may be. My Utmost for His Highest, January 6, 736
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 23, 2026
GOD LED MIRACLES
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Some do not believe that God predestines us for eternal life. They do not believe that God chooses us to become His children before we draw our first breath of life. Yet Psalm 139:16 Clearly says He chose you and me before time began.
Psalm 139:16 NKJV
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.
Living for years beyond the age of any member of my family has given me a plethora of memories. Some a blessing, and some a curse. But knowing that God chose me makes every hour of every day special.
This upside-down world is a challenge to believers in Christ and the unsaved as well. God’s Holy Spirit sent to comfort and sustain us in Christ’s physical absence is ignored by many who claim Him as Lord and Savior. They pursue God as though He can be found by knowledge alone ignoring that God is Spirit.
We are told to seek the Lord while He may be found in the Old and New Testaments.
Isaiah 55:6 NKJV
Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.
Acts 17:27 NKJV
26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their reappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
Knowing God is not an intellectual pursuit, knowing God, becoming His Child is Spiritual. It’s that empty spot in all of us that can only be filled with God’s Holy Spirit.
Knowing God, being His Child, believing with our heart and soul is a "miracle" led by Christ's pursuit and finding of us "lost Sheep".
Amen and Amen
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Today's Devotional, October 22, 2026
CALLED TO PROCLAIM GOD'S WORD
JACK HIBBS DEVOTIONAL
Monday, October 19, 2026
The apostle Paul writes to pastor Timothy, directing him in two key areas of church ministry. First, Timothy is instructed to reward those who labor at ruling, caring, loving, and watching over their fellow believers. Second, he is to turn an even keener eye toward pastor-teachers who labor in the Word and doctrine.
Sadly, those who hold scripture and doctrine in high esteem are fewer and fewer. The evil days in which we live have spawned ecumenical pulpiteers—men uninterested in the things of God, yet lovers of the attention and praise—to the ruin of the body of Christ.
There are many reasons to honor those called to proclaim God’s Word, not the least of which are the unseen yet very real pressures inherent in their labors. Those who teach invest heartfelt prayer into each message, asking God for illumination and direction. They devote themselves to rightly dividing the Word of truth for the benefit of their hearers. And yet, little is said of the fiery darts and invisible soldiers that war against them in an attempt to twist, water down, or nullify the message. But as sure as the day is long, they must ward off the devilish attacks of the wicked one. All the while, pastors are called to tend to the needs of those under their care. Pray for them!
Honor for those who “rule well,” especially those who labor in the Word and doctrine.
Awaiting His Return,
Jack Hibbs
Chino Valley Church.
Chino Valley, CA
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Today’s Devotional October 21, 2026
SEEING OTHERS THROUGH CHRIST'S EYES
3 John 1:7 NKJV
because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
When we first moved to Phoenix, AZ my husband still traveled internationally for his company resulting in a forty-five-minute drive to and from Sky Harbor’s International terminal.
Like other large metropolitan cities, the closer one gets to the downtown areas, the more street corner homeless you see. Some even have their own personal corner. While most seem able bodied some are crippled, twisted and obviously ailing.
I’ve heard differing comments from fellow Christians as to how we should view and/or participate in helping homeless paupers.
That is why a recent missionary devotional spoke to me about my interest in others based on Christ’s interest in me.
Our Bible teaches that the way to manifest Christ’s love is to “feed my sheep” and identify myself with Him by showing others His love. In his letter to the Corinthian church, Paul wrote of the description of this agape love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Therefore, as a redeemed child of God, I am to let God’s Holy Spirit in me see others as Christ sees them NOT with my eyes but with Christ’s eyes.
Oswald Chambers in His October 18th devotional says, “The loyalty of a missionary is to keep his soul concentratedly open to the nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. The men and women our Lord sends out on His enterprises are the ordinary human stuff, plus dominating devotion to Himself wrought by the Holy spirit.”
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 19, 2026
LIGHTBULB CHRISTIANITY
Matthew 11:25 NIV
25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
I am a fan of the original movie “Minions” which premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on June 11, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 10, by Universal Pictures. Gru their master is a bumbling superhero who is known to give up on most superhero projects until he has a “light bulb” moment.
It is always a minor miracle when I read something in God’s word that I’ve read and studied many times in the past AND low and behold the meaning of the scripture is revealed to me in a fresh new way. It’s my “light bulb” moment directly from God’s Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Have you ever had a time in this life that is just too hard to take? You’ve said, “I give up…I’m just not strong enough to survive this mental trauma.” Yet you do! Yet I do! Yet we do! We are examples to others, a visual representation of what God can do in a life dedicated to Him!
Have you ever thought that you are not a worthy visual representation? There is a scripture in Psalm 69 that should boost our spirits. David had those moments when he felt guilty of things he had said or done. Here is a portion of his prayer.
Psalm 69:6-7 NIV
Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me.
As hard as it may be for us to understand, God knows our human failures even our verbal comments before we even say them. In fact, Psalm 139:4 says it best.
Psalm 139:4 NIV
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV is my go-to scripture whenever I am feeling anxious or worried about anything. I know that anxiety and worry take me away from my close relationship with God’s Holy Spirit, The Comforter.
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
It's about submission. As Solomon wrote in Proverbs 3:6, "in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. or as The Living Bible translates this scripture, "In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success."
Above all, rest in Him knowing that He loves you and has your very best interests planned for you.
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 16, 2026
OUR GOD IS HOLY
1 John 2:2 NKJV
And He is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
With His blood, broken body and rising from the dead, Jesus Christ broke down the walls separating skin color, nationalities, mental abilities, political and religious preferences….anything that stands as a barrier between human beings and their fellowman.
God is not bigoted or biracial or bi anything He Is Holy! Perfect, without sin….in fact He is so pure He cannot even look at sin. That is why He HAD to send a propitiation ie. Jesus to this evil world to stand in His place.
Christ after giving His life for the sins of the world sent His Holy Spirit to dwell in us to protect us from all manner of evil that satan throws at us.
After we ask forgiveness from our sins, give our life to Jesus Christ in service and surrender, Satan cannot take God’s saving grace from us but he will do everything within his power to drive a wedge between us and fellow Christians and service for God.
Here is an eternal promise from God to you and me given to Paul the apostle from God.
Romans 8:38-39 NKJV
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 14, 2026
Seasons of Purpose
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV
1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:
Solomon was one of the most brilliant men in scripture, but he was human. Just as prone to earthly sins as you or I. Yet, gifted in manifest ways by God’s spirit. Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and Psalms 72 and 127 provide insight into God the Father that few earthly men have known and gift us with unfathomable knowledge.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 opens with a poem in which the totality of life is represented in a series of opposites. Rather than a formula for balance, these verses describe life more than they offer advice for life.
It is no secret that humans have little or no control over times and changes. Indeed, we have no control over when we are born, where we are born, or when we will physically die. Our Father God sovereignly determines all our life's activities as Solomon describes in Ecclesiastes.
Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
God has set eternity in our hearts giving us a desire to know the big picture of which we are a part. His Holy Spirit plants the need for us to pursue knowledge and directs us to fit into God’s plan.
According to the Bible, His purpose for our live is to know Him, reflect His character, live in holiness, love others, and fulfill the good works He prepared for us. All these things can only be achieved by having a relationship with Him.
Proverbs 19:20-21 NKJV
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter days.
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Hillsong's "It's All About You Jesus" puts the emphasis on our season of purpose. The bare bones of our lives as Christians comes down to one purpose, worshiping God just as the song says.
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
and it's all about you,
It's all about you Jesus
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 7, 2026
THE WAYS OF REGENERATION
Galatians 1:15-16 NKJV
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, God . . . was pleased to reveal his Son in me.
For Jill and all others who struggle with "Being Holy"
If Jesus Christ is going to regenerate me, what is the problem he is up against? I’ve inherited a sinful nature, a heredity I had no say in. I am not holy, nor am I likely to become holy. If all Jesus Christ can do is tell me to be holy, I’ll end in despair. But since Jesus Christ does more than tell, since he is a regenerator who can impart to me his own heredity—the heredity of holiness—I begin to see what he’s getting at when he tells me to be holy.
Redemption means that Jesus Christ can remake anyone by putting his own holy nature into them. The standards he sets for us are based on this new heredity; his teaching is directed at what he puts into me, not at what I was before I received him. The moral obligation on my part is to agree with God’s verdict on sin in the cross of Jesus Christ.
What the New Testament teaches about spiritual rebirth is that when people are struck by a sense of their need, God will begin to put the Holy Spirit into their spirit, not stopping until they have been fully remade—that is, “until Christ is formed” inside them (Galatians 4:19). The moral miracle of redemption is that God can instill in me a holiness that enables me to live a totally new life. But it isn’t until I reach the frontier of need and understand my limitations that Jesus says, “Blessed are you” (Matthew 5:11). God cannot put the holiness that was in Jesus Christ into someone who is still convinced of their own morality. I have to be consciously in need of him to receive his heredity.
Just as the disposition of sin entered humanity through one man,
so the Holy Spirit entered humanity by one man. Redemption means
that I can be delivered from the heredity of sin and receive the spotless
heredity of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ.
Wisdom from Oswald
“I have chosen you” (John 15:16). Keep that note of greatness in your creed. It is not that you have got God, but that He has got you.
My Utmost for His Highest, October 25, 837
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 6, 2026
FORGIVEN by Pastor Jack Hibbs
Psalm 130:4 NKJV
But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.
Monday, October 05, 2026
Not far from New York City is a cemetery with a grave with just one word on the headstone: FORGIVEN. There is nothing else—no name, no date of birth, no designation as father, mother, son, or daughter, no mention of praise for the departed—just forgiven. And yet, what greater word could be written above our last resting place on this earth? But if I were to add one other, it would be the word “forgive.” Forgiven and forgive belong together, just as Jesus placed them together when He taught us how to pray, “…and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us” (Matthew 6:12 NLT).
Sinning, either in thought or deed, is the sad result of our fallen nature. And when you have been on the receiving end, you know how bad it can hurt. But let me ask, “Has anyone wronged you as much as you have wronged God?” The answer is no. We have committed incalculable offenses against God, both knowingly and unknowingly.
When we forgive, we are the beneficiaries because it releases you and me. It opens the prison door of anger and bitterness wide, allowing us to move forward in complete freedom. It liberates us to love as Jesus loves and models His character to the world.
Christ forgives—past, present, and future—and in love, gratitude, and obedience to Him, we must go and do likewise.
Awaiting His Return
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 5, 2026
A LESSON FROM THE VALLEY
Mark 9:21-23 ESV
21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”
Mark the evangelist wrote “all things are possible for one who believes.” Peter wanted to put up a monument to Jesus, Moses and Elijah.
Matthew 17:4 ESV
4 And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
Our view from the mountain top is always exhilarating as Peter and Mark can attest to.
Oswald Chambers in “My Utmost for His Highest” says; “the height of the mountaintop is measured by the drab drudgery of the valley; but it is in the valley that we have to live for the glory of God.”
I spent a few hours in the valley last Thursday watching as countless numbers of people from all walks of life came with their family or caregivers to receive treatment for cancer.
The exhilaration of my mountain top experiences as a messenger for God came crashing down and was replaced with a feeling of intense anger. Without a doubt I was under an attack from satan. Later that evening my anger turned into extreme pain in my stomach and anger was replaced with whimpers of sorrow over my fallen state.
That’s when I realized God was teaching me about living in the valley! My anger was clouding my vision of God’s lesson on praying for others. My attitude interfered with the Holy Spirit’s direction to pray for all these hurting people.
Prayer was called for in that valley of Hope as all ages of men and women sought freedom from a physical invasion of something beyond their control. Namely, cancer!
Mark clearly wrote “have compassion.” I found that compassion flies out the window when selfish anger enters in!
Luke 16:13 NKJV
13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
You can read “The Sphere of Humiliation” for yourself in the October 2nd devotional of Oswald Chambers “My Utmost for His Highest.”
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional October 2, 2026
The Gift of Grace
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Oswald Chambers writes in My Utmost for His Highest, “Our Lords making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are easy to us naturally; He only asks us to do the things we are perfectly fitted to do by His grace, and the cross will come along that line always.”
In my long years I have seldom looked in depth at the discoveries the geniuses' of mankind have created or envisioned for our future.
My vision came from within my own heart. I was that little girl who drew homes and furnishings with a stick in the sandy backyard of my grandmother’s home in rural South Carolina. I was that little girl who designed highways and overpasses by digging in that same sandy ground. I spent hours pretending. Hours driving matchbook cars and trucks to unknown destinations on interstate highways of the future.
In short, I’ve lived in one of the most rapidly developing technologies in the world’s history with never a thought for tomorrow.
But God has, He designed each of us for this place and time in history. Our future unknown and undetermined only by God Himself, His Son Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit who inhabits us when we surrender our lives to Christ.
How do I know we were created for this time in history? God’s word, His Holy Bible says so in the book of Acts.
Acts 17:24-27 ESV
24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. 26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,
The process of God’s Holy Spirit is to "check" us with gentle warnings before we step into a sinful thought or deed. He educates us, as Christians, to God’s design. Birthing us as instruments of His peace, grace, and love so that we demonstrate God's Holiness to a perverse and evil generation.
Psalm 139:13-16 ESV
13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Amen and Amen
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Today's Devotional September 28,2026
Mission Accomplished
1 Timothy 6: 7-10 ESV
7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Today our church members dedicated the recently renovated sanctuary built by funds from a generous member.
I am sure there were those who questioned the renovation and believed that the funds should have been used for a more mission centered project.
Our pastor in his dedication message referenced our church's mission... winning souls for Jesus Christ.
The new sanctuary brought many people from the surrounding community who had never entered our doors.
As I looked around at faces, I've never seen before and heard of others that had not been to church in a while. I believe our generous doner and our renovation team fulfilled the statement "mission accomplished."
Real Life Devotional September 21, 2026
It has been said that money talks, and the world often puts immense effort into trying to get the inside word on what money is saying. But Jesus warns of the division that money (the god Mammon) can foster, and we must be mindful of its influence.
Some men’s deepest desire is to possess, and so, in self-service and self-worship, they sacrifice themselves, and even their loved ones, upon the altar of wealth. Scripture condemns such unbridled pursuit because, “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
(1 Timothy 6:10).
Yet,money and material possessions are not wrong.
When God calls His people to venture out for the kingdom, He simply delivers the necessary tools so that His laborers can do what is needed. When you learn that a church or ministry has invested large sums toward missionary work or ministry endeavors, what is your reaction to such news?
Perhaps it’s, “That’s a lot of money!” But I ask you, to whom? To the world, yes! But to God, and those who build, it is a means to reach souls and advance God’s kingdom.
May it be that in heaven there will be those who say, “Thank you for using your resources to tell me about Jesus and share the love of Christ.” That, my friend, is true wealth!
Awaiting His Return,
Jack Hibbs, Pastor
Chino Hills, Chino, CA
Amen and amen
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Today's Devotional September 25, 2026
Footprints of Jesus
Acts 17:24-27 ESV
24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,
25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. 26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,
27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,
Our church is studying 12 Exceptional Women of the Bible by Christian author John MacArthur. The cover of the study makes a statement about the pages between 1-216. In this book the author hopes to reveal the following.
· How God Shaped Women of the Bible.
· What He Wants to Do with You
Like layers of a blooming onion the Bible peels back our imperfections and reveal our inner worth.
It can be as simple as the three scriptures that describe Anna a prophetess.
Luke 2:36-38 ESV
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
As missionaries our aim is to do God’s will. It is not to be useful or win the heathen for Jesus Christ although the outcome is that we do both. Our aim is to do “the Will of Our Lord.”
This morning’s devotionals in Luke and Acts brought to mind a wonderful Christian hymn called;
Footprints of Jesus.
Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling, "Come, follow Me!"
And we see where Thy footprints falling, lead us to Thee.
Footprints of Jesus that make the pathway glow; we will follow the
steps of Jesus where’er they go.
Written by: Mary Bridges Canady Slade 1826-1882
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional September 18, 2026
Perilous Times
2 Timothy 3:1-4 NKJV
3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
It has been my privilege to select material for various women’s ministries. Our ladies meet and study inspirational books by Christian authors for Spring and Fall sessions or meet at individual homes for smaller group studies. My church selections are reviewed by our Educational Team members for their approval and if they pass muster become material for our in-house studies. It’s a process that has worked in the past. Now I’m not so sure.
Christians are under attack everywhere. We are discredited and whispered about within God’s house. There seems to be an us against them type of mentality that is prevalent within many churches and those of us who elect not to choose sides stand out like sore thumbs. I speak of my years of experience.
1 Peter 4:16-18 NKJV
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
Christian do not faint or grow weary when you are persecuted, stand your ground and proclaim Jesus as Lord. Lean on His word and believe that He has saved you and brought you through the rugged waters of reproof for this time and place.
My life application study Bible referencing the above scripture writes the following;
It is not shameful to suffer for being a Christian. When Peter and John were persecuted for preaching the Good News, they rejoiced because such persecution was a mark of God’s approval of their work (Acts 5:41). Don’t seek out suffering, and don’t try to avoid it. Instead, keep on doing what is right regardless of the suffering it might bring.
Acts 5:41 KNIV
41 So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
God’s word always provides a pathway for resolving any persecutions or issues that arise.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 NKJV
15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Amen and Amen
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Today’s Devotional September 15, 2026
We are Children of Our Heavenly Father
Matthew 19:14 NIV 14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
There was a baptism at our newly renovated church sanctuary yesterday. Immersive Baptism is an ordinance of the Baptist church and of Christian belief that is symbolic of our new life in Jesus Christ and salvation.
The service brings multiple family members into God’s house to celebrate their loved one’s faith. Many of these family members are not acquainted with or are too young to appreciate their loved one’s commitment to their new life in Jesus Christ. So, there are a variety of responses as the service progresses.
I watched as some of the adults and most of the young children squirmed and tried to look “involved” as our church members conducted the hours-long service. It was apparent that most of our visitors felt like strangers in a strange land but love for their family brought them into a place when they would rather have been elsewhere.
Our pastors and deacons did a lovely job of presenting salvation’s story throughout the course of the baptism service and our monthly “Lord’s Supper” celebration.
I am positive that much of “the message” of salvation was heard by all visitors to our church yesterday.
This I know, God’s word never goes unnoticed or unheard. Our visitors heard, saw, and participated (some even reluctantly) in acknowledging God’s presence in His house.
Hebrews 4:12ESV
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Amen and Amen
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Today's Devotional September 9, 2026
It Ain’t Easy Being Green
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
I loved Kermit and Jim Hansen’s characters. Jim had a way of making life’s problems seem easier when seen through the eyes of his muppet-type characters.
Honestly, it’s not easy being a child of God with so many outside influences to disrupt and disturb us.
My devotional this morning involved looking at how I deal with God’s will and my commitment. Do I bring my every thought captive when making decisions? Truthfully, I do not do so on every occasion.
My current church project has many pieces to put into place. Not as difficult as a 3,000-piece puzzle but difficult none the least. When done successfully it will bring honor and glory to God and fulfillment to the hearts of our church ladies. It's just that sometimes I get into my own way as I piece the pieces together.
Our Lord’s every project, and move was in step with His Father’s will. He obeyed God and brought glory to His Father.
My question this morning to myself and all of you is; are we doing God’s work and obeying His will or are we “do it yourself Christian’s”?
Let’s explore!
Amen and Amen
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God's Plan for Your Life
We All Have One!
We are not on earth at this time and place in history by accident. No matter the circumstances of our conception or birth, we are neither unplanned nor unexpected. God knew about us before time began.
Psalm 139:14-16 NIV says I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
My question is this, how do you fit into God’s Plan? What special place in history do you occupy?
Look closely at all of history or read and consider God’s word The Holy Bible. Each person was important in that particular place in time. Each person had a purpose. Some were of greater significance than others, yet each one fulfilled his or her God given purpose. No one made by God was more important than another, but each one was of value.
Genesis 1:27-28 ESV says So, God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Acts 17:26 NIV says 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
My point in asking these questions and offering these scriptures up as evidence of God’s purpose for each one of us is this. We are living in the end times; God is pouring out His spirit on the earth. Time is short! A time is coming when there will be chaos in the world as has never been seen before. God is sending out His Holy Spirit and reapers to harvest souls before He signals the final battle with Satan.
The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit
Joel 2:28 ESV
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
Transformiran.com writes;
In recent years, Iran has witnessed a remarkable spiritual revival, particularly among converts from Islam to Christianity. This movement is largely underground due to the Islamic Republic’s strict laws against apostasy, which can result in imprisonment, torture, or even execution for those embracing Christianity. Estimates suggest that 300,000 to 370,000 Christians now worship in secret house churches, meeting discreetly to study Scripture and share the Gospel. Despite the risks, the movement continues to expand, fueled by personal experiences, dreams, visions and digital ministry platforms.
Acts 17:26 NIV says
26 From one man (Adam) he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
John 3:17 NIV says 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Yes, Jesus paid the blood sacrifice for our sin on a rugged wooden cross thousands of years ago. He paid it for you, me and everyone throughout humanity. Jesus Christ is in the sheep business. He is the Good Shepherd that watches over us 24-27 from our first breath to last.
Matthew 18:12-14 ESV says 12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Open the door, invite Him in. He endured scourging, beating, harassment and belittling for you and me. Tell Him you’re sorry for the mess you’ve made of the life He gave you. He understands, He’s patient, He loves you!
Amen and Amen