Welcome to January, 2026! Today I talk about the Gratitude Gardens I have been making and sharing and encourage YOU to be the light in the world by making a difference that YOU want to see in the world around you! 

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Today we will finish reading the Day By Day Kid's Bible and the Book of Revelation with Chapter 22. We will also read a portion of John Chapter 10 in relation to our daily reading.

Today we will read more about the beautiful description of heaven. We will read about the river of living water and the trees of life. We will read that these things are free and available for those who choose the free gift of eternal life in Jesus.  In John Chapter 10 we read that Jesus came not only to give us life, but ABUNDANT life and He is the gate that we need to enter that life by, if we want to accept His free gift and choose life. 

In our discussion for daily application we will talk about free will and the right to choose. God has always given us free will. It is up to us to make the choice between life and death. For those who choose to accept the free gift of salvation and choose life, Jesus promises that we will receive it abundantly! Every day we make choices to follow Jesus or ourselves. Those choices we make have lasting consequences, either for death or for life. Those who make the choice to serve themselves and do whatever they want will not have their names written in Jesus' Book of Life, so they will not get to be part of the abundant life that Jesus has for them. It is my prayer that everyone who hears today's reading will choose Jesus, who is The Way, The Truth, and The Life!  Hallelujah! 

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation with Chapters 20 and 21.

Today we will read about the beautiful description of the new Jerusalem and be reminded that it is important for our names to be written in Jesus' Book of Life, because that is the only way we will be able to enter God's New Jerusalem. God assures us today that His words are trustworthy and true. 

In our discussion for daily application we will talk about God's trustworthiness and faithfulness. Throughout history and scripture everything God has said He will do, He has done. Those things that are not yet complete, such as the things we read about in Revelation, we can be sure are still going to happen, no matter how long it has been since the Revelation was given to John. There absolutely will be a day of judgment. God once again promised us the gift of streams of living water. Those whose names are written in Jesus' Book of Life can absolutely look forward living forever with God and Jesus. He will be our God and we will be His children! Amen! Hallelujah! 

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation with Chapters 18:1-18, 21 and 19:1, 4-16, and 19-21. We will also read Matthew 6:19-33 in relation to Revelation 18.

Today we will read and discuss the symbolism that Babylon has in Revelation. Babylon is the way of the world that focuses on materialism, buying more and more things, and the love of money and things. In contrast, we read in Matthew 6 Jesus telling us not to store up for ourselves treasure on earth, where it simply does not last, but rather, store up for ourselves treasure in heaven, where it will last forever. God eventually brings judgment on the world's way and warns His people to come away from Babylon so that they will not sin with her or have the troubles she will have. Jesus warns us in Matthew 6 that we cannot serve both God and money. We need to choose who we will serve. 

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation with Chapters 15, 16, and 17.

Today we will read about God's final judgments for the earth, and then God will not be angry anymore. The final judgements are directed toward the people who choose to mark themselves with the name and/or number of the beast. We will read about the soon-to-come battle between an ancient beast, kings of the world, and Jesus. Jesus will also have those who are called, chosen, and faithful with Him! This will be a great battle, but we are assured that the Lord of Lords and King of Kings WILL WIN! 

In our discussion for daily application we will talk about the fact that difficult times do not last forever. Even the judgments of God will have a beginning and an end. It an be difficult to endure during difficult times because we feel like they could last forever. But God gives us HOPE. We can endure as long we need to when we have faith, hope and love.  

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation, Chapters 13 and 14. We will also look at Matthew 10:28-33 and Matthew 16:24-27 in relation to our reading today. 

Today we will read and compare the difference between worshipping an idol vs worshipping God, being marked with God's seal vs being marked with the seal of the world, and the difference between valuing physical life vs spiritual life. In each of these situations we see that one way leads to eternal death and the other to eternal life with promise of reward and rest. We will be reminded that we need to continue to worship God and follow Jesus, trusting in God, enduring difficult times even when it looks like evil is winning over good, because God's big picture tells us that He is still in control and we have won over sin, gaining us eternal life.  It may look like we have lost the battle, but in reality, we have won the war. Take heart, dear brothers and sisters, and don't lose sight of the fact that eternal life is worth far more than our physical, finite life. 

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation, Chapters 11 and 12.

Today we will read and discuss God's Great power. He has won against Satan! And because He has won, WE HAVE WON! We won with Jesus' Blood! We won by not loving our physical lives more than our spiritual lives. We won by not turning away from God. We won by following God NO MATTER WHAT! Satan has been cast down from heaven. He and his angels are on the earth, with us. They are ANGRY. But we don't need to worry. Jesus is greater than Satan! We need to remember that we are not fighting a physical battle. We are fighting a spiritual battle. When you are struggling against your sinful nature, take the time to remember that JESUS MAKES US STRONG and WE HAVE WON OVER SIN! YOU CAN DO IT! You have been set free! You do not have to choose to keep doing the same sinful behaviors. You can choose to do what JESUS wants you to do instead of what your sinful nature wants to do! JESUS WILL MAKE YOU STRONG! Let's praise God the way we read about today in Revelation: We thank you, Lord God of all power. We thank you that you are the One who lives now and forever. Bring good to all your people, small and great, but get rid of the people who destroy the earth. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. 

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation, Chapters 9 and 10. We will also re-read Revelation 3:19-22, Hebrews 12:4-11, and 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 in understanding today's reading and daily application.

Today's reading and discussion will continue the theme of what we spoke about yesterday- God is so gracious and forgiving. Even during the difficult times on earth that we are reading about in Revelation God is disciplining the people on earth in order to grieve them into seeing their sinful behavior, with the goal that people will turn to Him and Jesus for salvation. We will look at several passages in the Bible that we have read this year as we understand and remember the big picture of how God uses discipline to cause us to want to confess our sin and seek His forgiveness, with the goal to restore us to Himself! We will be encouraged today that that although discipline is painful, it actually serves to remind us that GOD LOVES US! If He did not love us He would not bother to discipline us, the same way our physical fathers show(ed) their love for us by disciplining us. 

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation, Chapters 7:1-4, 9-17 and 8.

Today's reading and discussion will be about the fact that God and His Son are the only ones who can save us. Nothing else can save us. There is no other name given under heaven through which we can be saved. We cannot be saved by being good people or by earning it with good works. It can only be received by God as His free gift by accepting Jesus as our savior.

God is so gracious and patient and forgiving. Even during the difficult times on earth that we are reading about in Revelation people will still be able to accept Jesus' free gift of salvation. God does not want anyone to die. He wants everyone to come to salvation and accept His free gift so they may receive the gift of eternal life with Him. It is so important that we let people know about God's love and gift of salvation. Eventually every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. How much better it will be for people to acknowledge this before they stand before Jesus at the time of judgment!

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Today we will continue reading the Book of Revelation, Chapters 5 and 6:1-5 and 7-17. 

In today's reading John told us about the worship of Jesus and the songs being sung to praise him by the angels and the 24 leaders who are in heaven. John saw a scroll that was in God's hand. Only Jesus was found to be worthy to open the seven seals and read the scroll. 

In our discussion for daily application we will talk about how the Book of Revelation is all about Jesus and His second coming to earth. Today we read about how the angels and the leaders in heaven make Jesus the most important one. We need to be worshipping, praising, and making Jesus the most important one in OUR lives, too. As we learn about the big picture this year we have learned that our physical bodies and physical lives are not what is most important. Our eternal spiritual life is what is important. We take care of that eternal life by believing in Jesus, loving Him, obeying Him, and making Him the most important one, rather than ourselves, just as we see by John's vision is being done in heaven. Jesus taught us to pray what we call, "The Lord's Prayer." Part of that prayer says, "Our Father who is in Heaven, hallowed by your name. Your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." May God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God's will is that we worship, love, and obey Him and His Son, Jesus.

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