This Day Devo

"God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." - 1 Corinthians 1:9

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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We all know powerful leaders who only think of themselves.  God is not like this.  He cares for the oppressed and hungry. 

Psalm 146:1–10

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. 34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. 35 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. 36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. 37 The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.” Matthew 12:33–37

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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• Everyday Calling Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083800 or https://www.youtube.com/@everydaycalling
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17 So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God. 18 Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. 19 They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum. 20 My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. 21 I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says, “Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand.” Romans 15:17–21

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. 12 Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others. - 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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Who are you serving?  Choose today who you will serve.  How about in your household?  How do we serve the Lord for 50 years? Day by day.  One day at a time.  Today.

14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

- Joshua 24:14–15

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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Faithful people often fall away or backslide or wander from the faith.  For those of us still in church and right with God, we are to reach out and pray for them to return.  It is a rescue mission we should consider as saving them from dying in their sins.

19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

James 5:19–20

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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Prayer of Faith in the life of a Christian and Church

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. 

- James 5:13–18.

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

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• Everyday Calling Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083800 or https://www.youtube.com/@everydaycalling
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Are you in a hurry or do you have the patience of a farmer?

7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door! 

10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 

12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned. 

- James 5:7–1

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Commonly Used References:

• The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
• Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
• Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
• The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
• Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
• Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
• Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
• Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
• Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).

Follow Pastor Guy Elsewhere:

• Everyday Calling Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083800 or https://www.youtube.com/@everydaycalling
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Do you ever feel like God doesn't hear your cry or prayers?  Do you ever feel like your voice is not heard?  Like no one cares?  Guess what?  The Lord Almighty hears your cries.

1 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you. 

- James 5:1–6

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