Daily Archives: March 28, 2026

Turning Point

Turning Point; David Jeremiah – Seeing More Clearly: Who Will See the Lord

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Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14

Recommended Reading: Revelation 21:27; 22:14-15

It is said that modern governments run on paper—records of statutes, decisions, orders, personal appointments, and more. But ancient governments ran the same way, using clay tablets and scrolls instead of paper and computers. Even God is portrayed as having a book in which the names of His people and their acts are recorded—and sometimes blotted out (Exodus 32:32-33; Psalm 51:1). The “Book of Life” is mentioned eight times in the New Testament.

The Book of Life contains the names of those who will enter God’s eternal Kingdom. None who would defile the eternal Kingdom by their unholy acts will enter in (Revelation 21:27; 22:14-15). Thus the writer to the Hebrews exhorted his readers to “pursue … holiness, without which no one will see the Lord”—“see the Lord” being a reference to entering eternal life. Thankfully, our inheriting eternal life doesn’t depend on our human holiness but on the righteousness of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21).

If you want to see the Lord for all eternity, receive the gift of righteousness through faith in Christ.

Everything in Scripture has in view the promotion of holiness. 
A. W. Pink

 

 

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Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread – Praying God’s Promises

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Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. Psalm 119:49

Today’s Scripture

Psalm 119:49-56

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“No, you can’t go to the lake,” I said to my daughter with my head tucked under the sink as I fixed a broken pipe. “Dad, you promised that after I had finished my chores, I could go,” she reminded me. I’d forgotten what I had said because I was preoccupied. My problem blinded me to my promise.

As my daughter did with me, the psalmist reminded God of His promises. “Remember your word to your servant,” he wrote, “for you have given me hope” (119:49). Thankfully we don’t have a heavenly Father who’s distracted and forgetful. We can come to Him not only with our hurts, problems, and disappointments but also in confidence knowing He’s a good Father: “My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life” (v. 50).

God invites us to meditate on the Scriptures so we can remind Him of His promises—not because He forgets but because He desires that we know Him well. That’s why the psalmist says, “I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them. . . . Your decrees are the theme of my song” (vv. 52, 54).

Because of my distractions, my daughter needed to remind me of my promise. When she did, I gladly let her go to the lake. We can be thankful that our heavenly Father is never preoccupied or too busy. He loves to hear us pray His words back to Him.

Reflect & Pray

What’s one of your favorite promises from God? How will you thank Him for faithfully keeping it? 

 

Father in heaven, I easily get overwhelmed with the busyness of life. Please help me to remember Your promises to me. 

 

Today’s Insights

Psalm 119, the longest psalm in the Bible, is an acrostic poem structured alphabetically as a mnemonic device for aid in memorization. It contains twenty-two stanzas of eight verses each, which correspond to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. For example, verses 1-8 each begin with aleph, the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet; verses 49-56 each begin with zayin, the seventh letter. The singular focus of all 176 verses is God and the Scriptures. The unnamed psalmist, ridiculed and persecuted for his faith in God, declares his determination to obey and make God’s word his delight and wholehearted devotion. The psalmist asks God to “remember [His] word” to him (v. 49), for it sustains and preserves life (vv. 49-52). God is omniscient; He can’t forget anything. The psalmist is imploring Him to remember His promises to him. God is faithful and is never too busy for us. Praying God’s promises found in Scripture can bring us hope and comfort.

 

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Denison Forum

Denison Forum – Is social media the new tobacco?

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Why the latest court case in California could bring big changes for Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms

Earlier this week, a court in California ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, and Google’s YouTube were liable for damages of $4.2 million and $1.8 million respectively after the companies were sued by a 20-year-old woman—known as KGM during the trial—for creating products that she claims led to anxiety, depression, and a host of other problems in her life. Snapchat and TikTok were also named in the original suit but settled before it went to trial.

When I first read the headlines about the California case, it sounded like the latest in the long line of frivolous lawsuits that make the news from time to time. And to be honest, that’s still where I land to an extent. However, the details of the case are interesting, and the verdict could provide a framework for the thousands of similar lawsuits currently pending.

To this point, social media companies have largely claimed immunity from any damage their products have caused by citing their First Amendment rights. Courts have regularly held that they are, for the most part, not liable for the content posted by other users on their sites, and the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a similar defense for major internet providers.

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Greg Laurie

Harvest Ministries; Greg Laurie – The Hard Truth About Eternity

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 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. 

—Matthew 28:19–20

Scripture:

Matthew 28:19-20 

A Christian father who was terminally ill called his three sons to his bedside. To his two sons who were believers, he said, “Goodbye, my sons. I will see you in the morning.” Turning to his third son, he simply and sadly said, “Goodbye, my son.”

The young man was deeply disturbed. He said, “Father, why is it you said to my brothers, ‘I will see you in the morning,’ and you only said to me, ‘Goodbye, my son’? Why didn’t you say you would see me in the morning, too?”

His father replied, “Son, you have never asked Jesus Christ into your heart to be your Savior and Lord. And that is what breaks my heart the most. I will never see you again.” That son began to ask his father how he could be saved, how he could see his father again. His father told him how. The son prayed and received Christ into his life. Then his father said, “Now our family will be together in eternity.”

That can happen for everyone who has put their faith in Christ. It will be a great reunion one day in the future. But what does the unbeliever have to look forward to? Judgment after death and a miserable, empty life on earth. There might be some fun in sin—for a while. But payday comes. The hard truth about eternal life is found in the apostle Paul’s words in Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death” (NLT).

That’s why believers are called to share the gospel far and wide, as the Christian father in the story did with his son. In what’s known as the Great Commission, Jesus gave His followers these instructions: “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19–20 NLT).

Eternal life is the hope believers cling to when the things of this life start to overwhelm us. There’s a reason that John 3:16 is perhaps the best-known passage in all of Scripture. Jesus’ words to Nicodemus still resonate powerfully today: “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (NLT).

If you do not commit your life to Christ, ultimately you will look back on your life and realize that you wasted it. But don’t wait until the end of your life to figure that out. Figure it out now.

Reflection Question: Who in your life needs to hear the hard truth about eternity? Discuss this with believers like you on Harvest Discipleship!

 

 

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Days of Praise

Days of Praise – Filled with Fruit

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by Henry M. Morris III, D.Min.

“Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:11)

The unique phrase “fruits of righteousness” has many supporting teachings, the most famous of which is where the Lord Jesus compares Himself to a vine and we who are His adopted sons and daughters to branches (John 15:1–6).

Paul reminded the Philippian church that the fruits ultimately result from Jesus Christ, just as Jesus illustrated. We “cannot bear fruit” by ourselves (John 15:4). Not only does our very life come from God, but the ability to produce godly fruit can only come through and by God.

Isaiah noted that all of our self-produced righteous deeds are like “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). The fruit for which we are “ordained” (John 15:16) has its source in the thrice-holy Godhead and its manifestation by the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives (Galatians 5:22–23).

Those Holy Spirit character traits are the innate property of the vine that become instilled in the branches, or us. This enables us to bring forth the fruit that represents the “DNA” of the vine in which we are abiding. Being connected to the vine makes it possible for us to “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10).

The “husbandman” (God the Father) is superintending the vineyard (John 15:1). When branches wither and do not produce fruit (see also Matthew 13:18–23), they are taken away. The branches that do produce are purged (Greek kathairo, “cleaned up”). As Peter noted, “His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). With God, “all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). Without Him, “[we] can do nothing” (John 15:5). HMM III

 

 

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Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer – The Wandering, Wondering Mind

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Adapted from Battlefield of the Mind

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:13 (KJV)

In the days when Peter wrote these words, men wore long, flowing robes that hindered fast progress or strenuous action. They wore broad belts (or girdles) about their waists, and when they wanted to move into action, they “girded up their loins”—that is, they shortened their robes by pulling them up inside their belts. That term is similar to what we mean when we say, “Roll up your sleeves.” Peter’s words here are a serious call to action—a reminder that when we lose our focus, it is time for us to do some serious thinking.

I’ve already talked about how staying too busy can result in an abnormal mind as opposed to a normal mind. Now I want to point out that another way the devil attacks your normal mind is by causing your thoughts to wander. It’s a mental attack. If you do not discipline your mind to remain focused on what is important, the devil will cause it to wander aimlessly to other things. When this inability to concentrate goes on for a while, you may begin to wonder if there is something wrong with your mind. What you often fail to realize is that when you’ve allowed your mind to wander for so long, you’re hardly aware that it’s taking place.

In some cases, there may be physical causes for not being able to concentrate, such as anemia or certain B-vitamin deficiencies. You may not be eating properly. Or you may have become excessively fatigued. It’s a good idea to consider all the potential causes as you search for a solution. I’ve learned that when I’m excessively tired, Satan tries to attack my mind because he knows it’s more difficult for me to resist him during those times.

Sometimes a lack of concentration creates a lack of comprehension. Perhaps as you are reading the Bible, you find yourself hurrying to get through so you can do something else. Out of a sense of duty, you are determined to finish reading a chapter—and you do. But when you are finished, you can’t recall anything you have read. Your eyes scanned the pages, but your mind was engaged somewhere else.

Perhaps you have even experienced this battle for your mind in church. You attend regularly—and the devil can’t always stop that—but he can cause your mind to start wandering during the sermon. Have you ever been fully engrossed in listening to a sermon, and then you suddenly realize that your mind has wandered and you have no idea what was said?

If the devil can rob you of the benefits of reading the Bible and hearing God’s Word at church, he has won some major skirmishes in the battle for your mind. This is why Peter tells us to “gird up the loins of our minds.” You must take action by confronting your wandering mind and disciplining it to focus on what’s important.

In conversation, I used to fake it when I realized my mind had wandered. Now I deal with it honestly by asking, “Would you please back up and repeat that? I let my mind wander off, and I didn’t hear a thing you said.” This kind of behavior not only interrupts the plan of the enemy but also brings victory over the problem.

It’s not easy to discipline your mind when it has been allowed to wander aimlessly, but you can do it. When you discover that your thoughts have wandered, you must exercise discipline and make the necessary corrections. The devil would like to convince you that you can’t help yourself, but when you consistently come against his bid for your mind, he is defeated, and you have won another battle.

Prayer of the Day: Holy Spirit, I realize how quickly Satan distracts me and then capitalizes on my wandering mind. Forgive me for allowing him to lead me astray. I thank You for giving me a good, clear mind, and in the name of Jesus, I ask You to help me overcome every temptation to lose my focus, amen.

 

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Today in the Word

Today in the Word – Moody Bible Institute – The Bride of the Lamb

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Read Revelation 21:9–27

My daughter Kristen’s wedding was a wonderful time of celebration. The banquet hall was beautifully decorated. Delicious food was served. As father of the bride, I offered a toast. A gorgeous wedding cake was cut and eaten. My daughter, the bride, had hand-crafted name cards that were also keepsake bookmarks.

It is no wonder that Scripture often compares our union with Christ to the joyous event of a marriage! In Revelation 21, the heavenly New Jerusalem is called the bride of the Lamb (vv. 2, 9–10). Why? Because of the people who live there (v. 27)—believers, the church, already identified as the bride of the Lamb (Rev. 19:7). The citizens of this city, in fact, include all God’s people, showing the unity of Old and New Testament believers.

The New Jerusalem shines with the glory of God (vv. 11–21). It is built of gold and jewels—including the famous “streets of gold”—both valuable and beautiful. It has twelve gates for the twelve tribes of Israel, reminding us that God has kept all His promises and covenants to His people. The city has twelve foundations for the twelve apostles, reminding us of the Lamb’s completed mission of redemption. The measurements show that the city is a perfect cube, as was the Most Holy Place in the Tabernacle and the Temple. Believers will dwell with the Lord inside a giant Most Holy Place!

That’s why no separate temple is needed—the Father and the Son are the temple (vv. 22–27). No light is needed, for the “glory of God gives it light” (v. 23). There will be no darkness, no impurity, no sin. Perfect holiness will reign. The gates will never be shut, for there are no enemies left. There will be perfect well-being and security, that is, shalom (meaning “peace” in Hebrew).

Go Deeper

What do you think it will be like to live in the heavenly New Jerusalem, eternally in God’s presence? We would add “on a daily basis,” but time will be no more!

Pray with Us

One day we will see You face to face! God, fix our eyes on the future hope of perfect union with You. You are worthy to be praised for the great love You have shown to us.

Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.Revelation 21:9

 

 

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