Daily Archives: October 28, 2026

Turning Point

Turning Point; David Jeremiah – As I Was, so I Will Be

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No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
Joshua 1:5

Recommended Reading: Hebrews 13:5-6

When we are very young, doing something for the first time can seem scary: attending a new school or jumping off a high diving board. What makes it easier is for someone we trust to say, “I’ll be with you!” The same is true when we are adults: getting married or starting a new job.

When Joshua was starting a new “job,” he had every reason to be nervous—his job was leading an entire nation of people into their new homeland and getting them settled. But God reminded him, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” Joshua had been Moses’ “assistant” during the nation’s wilderness wandering and had seen how God had directed and provided for Moses. Knowing God would do the same for him gave him every reason to be “strong and courageous” (Joshua 1:6, 9, NIV).

We start something new with God each day. Remembering that He has been with us in all our yesterdays gives us strength and courage about our tomorrows.

Who brought me hither will bring me hence; no other guide I seek.
John Milton

 

 

 

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Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread – Because God!

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You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Psalm 86:5

Today’s Scripture

Psalm 86:1-12

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Today’s Devotion

Six-year-old Tiana clasped her hands. She prayed as she scanned the crowd, glancing toward the front door of the church. Her classmates waved at guests settling in for the Father’s Day concert. Fathers and father figures returned the greetings. But nobody waved at Tiana. Her teacher encouraged her to join the choir, but Tiana didn’t budge. Suddenly her daddy rushed through the door. As he waved and found a seat, Tiana smiled, burst into tears, and stepped onto the stage.

Whatever our age, there’s a tender heart of a child within each of us that aches to be seen, heard, and loved. But the psalmist David demonstrated how God delights in showing up for His children. David prayed with confidence in a love that never fails, forgets, or forsakes—the love of our heavenly Father. Confessing his need, David prayed with faith in God’s trustworthiness (Psalm 86:1-4). He declared that God is “forgiving and good, abounding in love” (v. 5). He sang, “When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me” (v. 7). David cried out with expectation because God had proven His faithfulness (v. 11).

Like David, we can trust our heavenly Father to show up because He promises to do so. We too can sing, “I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever” (v. 12). Why? Because God is incomparable; He alone is God (vv. 8, 10).

Reflect & Pray

How does trusting that God never leaves change how you wait? How can you pray expectantly today?

Dear Father, please help me trust You because You alone are God!

Today’s Insights

In Psalm 86, David describes being in grave danger. Ruthless enemies “are trying to kill [him]” (v. 14), but he turns to God for protection and deliverance (vv. 1-4). The psalmist proclaimed God’s sovereignty and omnipotence: “There is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. . . . For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God” (vv. 8, 10). David affirmed that God hears and answers prayers (vv. 6-7). He’s “ready to forgive [and] full of unfailing love for all who ask for [His] help” (v. 5 nlt). Whatever our life’s circumstances, we can put our trust in God (v. 4), for He’s “compassionate and gracious . . . , abounding in love and faithfulness” (v. 15). As we wait on Him, we can pray, “Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; . . . I will glorify your name forever” (vv. 11-12).

For further study, read: Why Should I Trust God

 

 

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Denison Forum

Denison Forum – Israel’s elections and two sources of antisemitism today

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Having led more than thirty study tours to the Holy Land, I am watching this week’s elections in Israel with extreme personal interest. Some of my best friends live in the country, and people and places that are dear to me are likely to be affected by what happens this week.

In his Friday Daily Article, Dr. Ryan Denison explained how the Israeli elections work and discussed their implications for the country’s future in the Middle East. Whatever happens with regard to Israel’s governance, however, some extremely worrying facts will remain:

  • Antisemitic assaults in the US last year were twice as high as before October 7.
  • 24 percent of American Jews were targets of antisemitic incidents over the past year.
  • More than three-quarters of surveyed teachers in the European Union have encountered antisemitic incidents in their classrooms.
  • Following Hamas’s horrific October 7 invasion of Israel, antisemitic incidents rose 600 percent in Argentina, 738 percent in Australia, 961 percent in Brazil, and 1,000 percent in France.
  • A survey by the Anti-Defamation League found that 26 percent of the adults surveyed were “deeply infected with antisemitic attitudes.” This figure represents more than a billion people.

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Greg Laurie

Harvest Ministries; Greg Laurie – Risk Versus Reward

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 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. 

—Acts 4:31

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Acts 4:31 

In today’s devotion, we’re going to talk about the hot-button issue of risk versus reward—knowing when to be bold and when to exercise caution in the decisions that mark our lives. We’re going to focus specifically on risk versus reward as it relates to our Christian faith. And we’re going to start in the book of Acts.

As we saw in several earlier devotions, the Christians in the book of Acts set a high bar when it came to boldness. They understood the risks of sharing the gospel. The apostles Peter, John, and Paul, along with Silas and countless others, were thrown in prison for carrying out God’s work. Stephen and James, among countless others, were killed for their bold faith.

The reason is that these first-century Christians also understood the rewards of fulfilling the Great Commission. They considered the risks but decided that the rewards were too great to pass up.

So, what about Christians today? Many believers are perfectly willing to take a step of faith—if there’s a backup plan. They prefer to have a safety net. And when it comes to making spiritual decisions, there’s certainly a place for caution, a place for prudence, and a place for seeking the counsel of those who have lived longer than we have. Having said that, there is also a place for faith. There is also a place for taking chances and deciding that the risks are worth it.

Generally speaking, the older we get, the less willing we are to take risks. We prefer to have everything laid out for us. We want to know what will happen after this and after that. But sometimes God will say, “I’m not going to tell you. I want you to just obey Me.”

That’s why I would rather try something and fail than never try at all. And if you do try and ultimately fail, then learn something from your failure. I would venture to say that any person who has been successful in ministry, in business, or in any other enterprise has had more than his or her share of failures and has learned something from every one of them. It’s been said that the doorway of success is often entered through the hallway of failure. So, if at first you don’t succeed, relax. You are just like the rest of us.

I’m urging you to take a risk and do something for God. If you’ve been thinking about starting a Bible study at work and are unsure whether anyone will show up, go for it. If you’re thinking of sharing the gospel with someone, but you don’t know how they will respond, go for it. Try it. Pray about it. Ask the Lord for direction. But take a risk. Take a chance here and there and watch what God will do.

Reflection question: What would taking a spiritual risk look like in your life? Discuss this with believers like you on Harvest Discipleship!

 

 

 

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Days of Praise

Days of Praise – One Day as a Thousand Years

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by Henry M. Morris, Ph.D.

“Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” (2 Peter 3:8)

It is sad that many Christians today are so eager to appear intellectual that they are willing to compromise God’s clear revelation. God has made it as clear as plain words could make it that “in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is” (Exodus 20:11). Yet because evolutionary “science” has alleged that the earth is billions of years old, multitudes of evangelicals have fallen in line, rejecting God’s plain statement of fact and then trying to find some interpretive loophole to hide behind.

Our text verse is perhaps the key verse of the so-called progressive creationists who try to correlate the days of creation in Genesis with the supposed 4.6 billion-year system of evolutionary geological ages by citing Peter as agreeing that one day is a thousand years.

No, Peter is saying that “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years”! That is, God can do in one day what might, by natural processes, take a thousand years. In context, the apostle is condemning the last-day uniformitarians (those who teach that “all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation”) as “willingly ignorant” of the tremendous significance of the historical facts of creation and the Flood (2 Peter 3:3–6). Real written records only go back a few thousand years, and to attempt to calculate any date before that requires use of a premise that, in context, the Scriptures have just condemned! God says the uniformitarians are willingly ignorant and then urges those who believe His Word to “be not ignorant.” The only way we can know the date and duration of creation is for God to tell us, and He says He made all of heaven and Earth in six days, and not so long ago! HMM

 

 

 

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Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer – Cooperating with God

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But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

Hebrews 11:6 (AMP)

Many people make the mistake of becoming passive, assuming that good things will mysteriously happen without their cooperation. But that is just not true. We are partners with God, and as such, we must cooperate with Him.

There are many things we need to think about, say out loud, and do on purpose. This is what it means to put your faith into action.

Our lives can come into agreement with God, but that won’t happen by accident. It is something that must be done purposefully and relentlessly. Be diligent in your commitment to following God’s ways, and you will see good fruit in your life.

Prayer of the Day: Father, help me be an active partner with You, not passive. Give me diligence to put my faith into action and follow Your ways purposefully every day.

 

 

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Max Lucado

Max Lucado – Miracles in Mud Moments 

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“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5).  After saying this, Jesus spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva and put it on the man’s eyes” (vs. 6). Now there’s something you don’t expect to read in the Bible. Jesus spitting. A prayer would have seemed appropriate, perhaps a hallelujah.  But who expected a heavenly spit into the dirt?

The God who sent manna and fire dispatched a blob of saliva. And as calmly as a painter spackles a hole in the wall, Jesus streaked miracle mud on the man’s eyes. Sometimes God uses the less than pleasant. He initiates the miracle through mud moments, layoffs, let downs, and bouts of loneliness.  Can you relate? If so, do not assume that Jesus is absent or oblivious to your struggle. Just the opposite. He is using it to reveal himself to you. He wants you to see him.

Remember friend, you are never alone.

 

 

 

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Today in the Word – Moody Bible Institute – Waiting for Christ’s Return

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Read James 5:7–11

What I once wrote in On Waiting Well, I feel now more than ever: “To follow Christ means we yearn at all times in all ways for His return.” The champions of faith in Hebrews 11 “waited in faith, hope, and expectancy, sure of God’s faithful love and of the superior city God has prepared [Heb. 11:16]. They are models for us on our own journeys. When Christ returns, they and we will finally be home.”

Waiting for Christ’s return can be compared to farming, according to today’s passage. As we have seen in this study, the growth of the kingdom of God is like a crop growing toward harvest. It might seem slow, the progress almost imperceptible. But it’s definitely happening and is under God’s sovereign timing and control.

One lesson for us from this is patience (vv. 7–8). We can be eager and patient at the same time. Just as a farmer waits patiently for the rains to come and crops to ripen, so we should be waiting patiently for our Lord’s return. It is “near” or imminent, meaning that it could happen at any time. Patience here includes standing firm or holding on to faith, especially in the face of suffering and persecution (v. 10). Another lesson for us is not grumbling against one another (v. 9). In other words, while we’re waiting, we should live in brotherly love. This honors Christ and exhibits the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22–23).

James draws our attention to two examples to help us obey these two lessons (vv. 10–11). First, the prophets were examples of faithfulness despite suffering. They patiently continued speaking God’s words despite their mostly hardhearted audiences. Second, Job also persevered in faith through suffering. Both Job and the prophets trusted that “The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”

Go Deeper

What are you currently waiting for? How does today’s passage shape this season for you?

Pray with Us

When we focus on Your compassion and mercy, it can change how we wait, God. May we be faithful to follow You, even when it is hard. Help us wait in patience and keep Your commands.

You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.James 5:8

 

 

 

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