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HUGE March Jobs Report Leaves Democrats Speechless

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March jobs report beats expectations with 178K jobs added and unemployment falling to 4.3%.

The so-called experts didn’t just miss the mark on March jobs numbers; they got steamrolled by reality.

Economists predicted a weak 59,000 jobs. The actual number came in at a stunning 178,000. Talk about getting it completely wrong.

And it’s the latest reminder that the same crowd that spent months warning about economic doom under President Donald Trump still doesn’t understand what’s actually happening on the ground.

Even CNN couldn’t deny that this was huge.

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CNBC couldn’t contain its excitement.

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Unemployment dipped again, falling from 4.4% to 4.3%. Even more telling, the rate dropped across multiple groups, including women, black Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and veterans. That kind of broad-based improvement doesn’t happen in a weak economy. It doesn’t even happen when a Democrat is in the White House.

Meanwhile, jobless claims are now hovering near a two-year low. In other words, fewer people are losing jobs, and more people are finding them. That’s the formula for sustained momentum. Manufacturing and construction both saw real growth, the kind that signals strength in the backbone of the economy.

Let’s keep going, shall we?

Since Trump returned to office, the private sector has added 609,000 jobs. At the same time, federal government employment has dropped by 352,000. On top of that, native-born Americans are benefiting, too. A total of 218,000 native-born workers have gained employment, and 193,000 have entered the labor force.

That’s no accident; that’s by design. Trump’s design.

Wages are also moving in the right direction. Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% in March and sit 3.5% higher than a year ago.

It gets better.

Blue-collar workers, who took a beating during the Biden years, have now recovered those lost wages in just one year under Trump.

 

As for inflation, it continues to cool. It now sits at 2.4%, down from 3.0% when Trump took office — and way below the 9% it reached under Biden. Core inflation has dropped to 2.5%, its lowest level in five years. That’s a major shift after the price spikes Americans endured not long ago.

What does this mean for Americans? It means prices for everyday staples like bread, meat, fruit, and dairy have all come down. Egg prices, which became a symbol of runaway inflation, have plunged nearly 50% since Trump took office and 60% compared to last Easter. Housing is showing signs of relief as well. Mortgage rates have declined, and rents are down 1.7% over the past year.

Put it all together, and it’s clear that the Trump economy is working. Jobs are growing faster than expected. Wages are rising. Inflation is falling. And everyday costs are easing. The “experts” can keep predicting collapse if they want. The numbers keep telling a very different story. Trump’s golden age is coming through.

Neither Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DNC Chairman Ken Martin, nor the Democratic Party has addressed the new jobs report on X.

 

 

Matt Margolis  | 11:46 AM on April 03, 2026

Source: HUGE March Jobs Report Leaves Democrats Speechless – PJ Media

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Turning Point; David Jeremiah – Seek Life From the Living

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Then, as [the women] were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, [the angels] said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!”
Luke 24:5-6

Recommended Reading: Philippians 3:20-21

When we seek wisdom about some area of life, we go to a person who is an expert in that field. Likewise, we ought not to expect guidance about the Kingdom of God from someone who is not a Kingdom citizen.

The angels who spoke to the women who discovered Jesus’ empty tomb expressed a similar perspective: “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” The angels were referring to Jesus, who was alive, as they stood among the tombs. Their words to the women expressed a general truth: Spiritual life is not to be found among the spiritually dead. Applying their words to our life means that we, as citizens of heaven, should not see the world as a source of inspiration for our lives.

If Jesus was still entombed among the dead, we would have nowhere to turn except to the world. But since He was resurrected and is alive, let us turn to Him for wisdom and guidance—not to the world.

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.
John Calvin

 

 

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Our Daily Bread – Why Good Friday

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This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10

Today’s Scripture

1 John 4:7-12

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What’s so good about Good Friday? Why isn’t the day called Bad or Sad Friday? After all, it’s meant to be a day of sorrowful reflection, not a day of celebration. Sometimes, this day takes other names, such as Holy Friday. In Germany, it’s called Karfreitag, or Sorrowful Friday. So where did we get the tradition of calling it “Good”? Some believe it may have originated from the older tradition of calling it “God’s Friday.”

No matter the origin of the name, it’s still appropriate to call the Friday on which Jesus died “good.” Out of Christ’s sacrificial love, He died for our sins. That’s why Good Friday is good. And the great news is that three days later He rose from the grave in victory.

New Testament scholar D.A. Carson wrote, “It was not nails that held Jesus to that wretched cross; it was his unqualified resolution, out of love for his Father, to do his Father’s will—and it was his love for sinners like me.” We read in 1 John 4: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (v. 10).

The good news of Good Friday is that God loves us and wants to have a relationship with us! Because of that love, we’re called to love others (vv. 7, 11). When we do, we show our love for Him.

Reflect & Pray

What does Good Friday mean to you? How can you honor Jesus on this day?

 

Dear God, thank You for loving me! Please help me to tell others about You.

 

Today’s Insights

John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23), wrote much about how God loves us. In his gospel, he says that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son” to save us from our sins (3:16). In one of John’s letters, he uses similar language: “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. . . . He loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:9-10). Similarly, Paul accentuated that God demonstrated His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us “while we were still sinners” (Romans 5:8). Because of Jesus’ atoning sacrifice for our sins, which we remember on Good Friday, “we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God” (v. 11 nlt). K.T. Sim

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Denison Forum – How pilots responded when their jet engine erupted in fire

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A Good Friday reflection

Delta Flight 104, with 272 passengers and 14 crew, had just departed São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport on Sunday when flames shot out from its left engine. Passengers screamed for the pilots to “turn around” the jet. They immediately declared an emergency, shut down the affected engine, and circled back to the airport, landing safely shortly after departure.

Video from inside the cabin shows passengers erupting into applause and cheers when the aircraft came to a stop. No injuries were reported.

Imagine yourself inside that airplane. If you could speak to the pilots, what would you say to them today? A year from today?

Let’s come back to that thought and its Good Friday relevance in a moment.

I was once given a ticket for what the officer claimed was an illegal left turn. I disagreed, but an attorney convinced me that the chances of winning my argument in court were nil. So I paid a fine and received deferred adjudication. By avoiding another ticket for six months, I also avoided what is known as a “final conviction.”

This was by the grace of my attorney friend. He advised me prior to my hearing, drove me to the courthouse, pled my case before the judge, and negotiated the mercy I received. He would not let me pay him for his time.

What he did not do was die for me.

Imagine that I had committed a capital offense and had been sentenced to death, and that the court somehow allowed my friend to die in my place. In that case, his sacrifice would make logical sense. My penalty was death, so he died to pay it.

However, I was accused of committing an illegal left turn. For my friend to die to pay for my crime would make no logical sense at all.

This episode constitutes the entirety of my experience with our court system. I have never committed murder or otherwise done anything for which the sentence is death.

Why, then, in atoning for my sins, did Jesus have to die for them?

Why do we call this day “Good” Friday?

We call this day of Holy Week “Good Friday,” though I can assure you no one present on that day called it that. The earliest use of the title is in a text from around AD 1290. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that “good” in this context refers to “a day or season observed as holy by the church.” Others think the title is a version of “God’s Friday.”

Etymology aside, humanity has an excellent reason to call this day “good.”

On this day, Jesus “suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18). But why did he have to die to do so?

Sin cuts us off from the holy God who “gives to all mankind life and breath” (Acts 17:25; cf. Psalm 36:9; John 1:4) and leads eventually and ultimately to death (Romans 6:23). If you cut a flower from its roots, the flower will die.

The “debt” incurred by sin, therefore, must be paid by death—either ours or someone else’s on our behalf. But since every other human (except Jesus) has sinned as we have, they have their own debt to pay and cannot also pay ours (cf. Romans 3:23). If I have $100 and owe $100, I cannot use my money to pay your debt as well.

This is one reason the Gospels so adamantly demonstrate Jesus’ innocence with regard to his trials and conviction (cf. Luke 23:14–15; John 18:38). If he had committed sin, his death could not pay for our sins. But because he was “tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15), he had no debt of his own to pay and thus could pay ours.

“God’s love and justice came together”

However, there was another option: Why could God not simply forgive our debt?

If you run into my car on the street, I can forgive you without requiring your death or even that you pay for the damages. Similarly, the judge in my case had the power to dismiss all charges. If he wished, he could simply have forgiven me for my alleged misdeeds.

But he could not do so and do his job. The policeman who issued my ticket was as convinced of my guilt as I was of my innocence. The judge had no way to satisfy the demands of justice while ignoring or forgiving my legal debt.

The Bible says that God is both love (1 John 4:8) and holy (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8). With regard to our sins, how is he to be both? Billy Graham expressed God’s quandary this way:

If God were simply to forgive our sins without judging them, then there would be no justice, no accountability for wrongdoing. God would not be truly holy and just.

But if God were simply to judge us for our sins as we deserve, there would be no hope of salvation for any of us. His love would have failed to provide what we need.

Dr. Graham explained the answer: “The cross is the only way to resolve the problem of sin. At the cross, God’s love and justice came together.”

If the judge in my case had pronounced me guilty and then paid the fine himself, he would have been loving and just. There was no other logical way for him to be both.

“Unless there is a Good Friday in your life”

Imagine that someone died physically in your place. Perhaps a soldier shielded you from a grenade that would have killed you, or a police officer stepped in front of a bullet meant for you. Would you go a day of your life without remembering their sacrifice? If they somehow came back to life, what would you do to express your gratitude to them?

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen noted,

“Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.”

You and I will have all of eternity to thank Jesus for this day.

But remember, eternity starts today.

Quote for the day:

“If we want to know what God is like, let us look at Calvary.” —Robert E. Coleman

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 Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns. 

—Luke 22:53

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Luke 22:53 

One of the most maddening moments in the Garden of Gethsemane came when Jesus’ enemies finally arrived to arrest Him. Leading the way was Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed the Lord. According to Luke 22:47, “Judas walked over to Jesus to greet him with a kiss” (NLT).

The obvious question is “Why?” Judas Iscariot had followed Jesus for three years. He had listened to the Lord’s teachings. He had witnessed miracle after miracle. He had watched Jesus expose the hypocrisy of the very people he conspired with to betray Him.

So, why did Judas do it? The closest we get to an answer in Scripture is Luke 22:3, which says, “Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot” (NLT).

But that only leads to another obvious question. Why does God allow Satan to exist? In Job 1:7, Satan says, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on” (NLT). But he’s not a passive observer. He’s looking for trouble. He’s looking for lives to ruin. He’s looking for saints to stumble.

So, why does God allow him to carry on? Why doesn’t the Lord just take him out, as He could in a nanosecond? You might be surprised to learn that Satan, in his own twisted way, serves the purposes of God.

Consider how he unwittingly played a major role in the cross of Christ. In his enduring hatred for God’s Son, Satan thought it would be a great idea to have Jesus betrayed, arrested, beaten within an inch of His life, and then crucified and put to death on a Roman cross.

Everything went according to Satan’s plan. As Jesus told the mob who came to apprehend Him, “But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns” (Luke 22:53 NLT).

The power of darkness did indeed reign that day, and Satan’s plan succeeded. But so did the plan of God. What the evil one didn’t realize was that it was God’s plan all along that the Messiah would die for the sins of the world. In the prophecy of Isaiah, we’re told, “It was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer” (Isaiah 53:10 NIV).

Unaware that he was making the biggest blunder since his rebellion against God, Satan played into the plan and purpose of God when, in his rage and hatred, he prompted Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (see Zechariah 11:12–13).

Satan’s “best shot” against God and the people of God was the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. And in that act, he not only unwittingly sealed his own doom, but he also opened the door for Jesus to offer redemption and salvation to the whole world.

Remember, then, if you hold on to God and trust Him through the dark times, Satan’s best shots against you also will end up working for your good—and God’s glory.

Reflection Question: What is an example from your life when God used Satan’s attacks against you for your good and His glory? Discuss this with believers like you on Harvest Discipleship!

 

 

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Days of Praise – When Messiah Came

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by Henry M. Morris, Ph.D.

“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” (Daniel 9:25)

This remarkable prophecy, given through the angel Gabriel to Daniel the prophet, actually predicted the date of the coming of Christ nearly 500 years in advance. From the announcement to the coming of the “Messiah the Prince,” there would be 69 “weeks” (literally “sevens,” meaning in this context “seven-year periods”). That is, the Messiah would come as the Prince 483 years after the commandment was given to rebuild Jerusalem. There is some uncertainty about the exact date of the decree as well as the exact length of these prophetic years, but in each calculation the termination date is at least near or, in some cases, exactly the time when Christ entered Jerusalem to be acknowledged as its promised King.

However, Gabriel’s prophecy went on to say, “And after [the] threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off” (Daniel 9:26). That is, although He would come as promised, instead of being gladly crowned as king, He would be slain. Since the 483-year period terminated long ago, it is clear that the Messiah must already have come and then been put to death at that time.

The terms of this remarkable prophecy have been precisely fulfilled in Jesus Christ alone, and no one coming later could have done so. It is no wonder that He wept over Jerusalem, pronouncing her coming judgment, “because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation” (Luke 19:44).

We, like He, should weep and pray for Israel. Yet, in God’s omniscient planning, “through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles” (Romans 11:11), and in this we can rejoice. HMM

 

 

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Joyce Meyer – You Can’t Drive a Parked Car

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Establish my steps and direct them by [means of] Your word.

Psalm 119:133 (AMPC)

People often ask, “How do I know what God wants me to do with my life?” Some spend many years being totally immobile because they are waiting to hear a voice from heaven telling them what to do. My best advice to anyone in this position is to simply do something. Do what you think God might be calling you to do and if you make a mistake, He will help you correct it. Don’t spend your life so afraid of making a mistake that you never try to obey what you believe God has spoken to you. I like to say, you can’t drive a parked car. You need to be moving if you want God to show you which way to go. He has no need to say to you. “Turn left” if you are not going anywhere. But if you are moving, He can give you directions.

Let me insert a word of wisdom here. There are certainly times when we need to be still, wait on God, pray, and not take immediate action. But that does not apply to every situation. There are times when the only way we can discover God’s will is to get moving in a certain direction and let Him speak to us and lead us as we go. If you are going in the wrong direction, He ill close that door and open another one.

Prayer of the Day: Lord, give me courage to move forward in faith. Guide my steps, correct my mistakes, and help me trust that You will lead me as I obey and follow You, amen.

 

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Max Lucado – Grace Rewires Your Heart 

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Grace. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings and pre-meal prayers. We talk as though we know what grace means.

You turn the page of your Bible and look at the words. You might as well be gazing at a cemetery. Lifeless, stony, nothing moves you. But you don’t dare close the book, no sirree. You dare not miss a deed for fear that God will erase your name.

If that’s your feeling, grace can speak to you. God’s grace has a drenching about it. It comes after you. It re-wires you. From insecure to God-secure. From regret riddled to better-because-of-it. From afraid to die to ready to fly. As Paul said in Galatians 2:20 (NKJV), “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”  You might call it a heart transplant.

 

 

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Today in the Word – Moody Bible Institute – Grief Upon Grief

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Read Ruth 1:3–5

Many of us have experienced a season of “cumulative grief.” When one loss—of a loved one, a job, our health, our security—follows closely on the heels of another loss, the emotional burden is compounded, making it harder to heal.

In Ruth 1:3–5, we read about Naomi’s painful season of loss upon loss. Some commentators have called her the “female Job.” She lost the security of basic provisions and then her home in Bethlehem. She was living in a foreign, unfriendly land. Then she lost her husband—her partner and provider (v. 3).

This tragedy was only eased by the care of her two sons (v. 3) who married Moabite women, providing hope for a new generation (v. 4). Sadly, however, Mahlon and Kilion’s ten-year marriages to Orpah and Ruth were both marked by infertility before both sons also died (v. 5).

At the end of verse 5, the author returns to Naomi who “was left without her two sons and her husband.” We feel her isolation and loneliness. While the author delivers these details in a direct, staccato fashion, the original audience would have understood the devastating implications of Naomi’s situation.

She faced the harsh reality of living her aged years alone. She had lost the provision and protection of her husband and then her sons— perhaps the worst fate for an Israelite woman. There were not even any grandchildren to bring her joy. On top of that, the family of Elimelech faced annihilation. Ancient Israelite culture placed a high value on family lineage, so the loss of a family from existence was a great tragedy. Every good story hinges on a central dramatic question. So, we ask ourselves: Will Naomi be redeemed?

Go Deeper

Have you ever experienced a period of compounded loss? Or perhaps you’ve walked that road with someone else. How did you process that pain? Pray that our time in Ruth will encourage you for such a time.

Pray with Us

Lord, the story of Ruth gives us an example of what it means to suffer loss. As we face grief in our own lives, help us to lean on You, the “God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3).

My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.Lamentations 3:18

 

 

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Turning Point; David Jeremiah – Our Defender

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For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:5

Recommended Reading: Romans 8:31-34

One of the great themes of the book of Job is Job’s longing for someone to defend him before God. Outwardly Job was a righteous man, and he couldn’t understand why God had visited suffering on him (Job 1:1-7). He found no one on earth who would defend him and thought he would find an advocate only in heaven (Job 16:19-21). He lamented, “If only there were someone to arbitrate between [God and me], to lay his hand upon us both” (Job 9:33, NIV1984).

Job wasn’t wishing prophetically about the Christ who was to come because he didn’t think he needed forgiveness. He only thought he needed an advocate, a mediator, an intercessor—someone to plead his case for him. But as it turned out, Christ became all that Job, and every sinner since, needed. First, by His death and resurrection, Christ paid for sins. Then, He ascended back to the Father where He occupies the role of Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5), Advocate (1 John 2:1), and Intercessor (Romans 8:34).

Give God thanks today that Christ defends you against any condemnation—based on His righteousness, not yours.

The saved are singled out, not by their own merits, but by the grace of the Mediator.
Martin Luther

 

 

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Our Daily Bread – Caring and Communion

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This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. 1 Corinthians 11:25

Today’s Scripture

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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When I broke my upper arm, my friend Rex surprised me by shipping a care box of frozen soups with a beautiful, silver ladle. I was deeply touched and kept the ladle long after consuming the soup. My arm has healed and dear Rex has since passed away, but his gesture of love continues to express God’s love for me. Every time I lift the ladle, I thank God for His love to me through my friend.

Jesus gave us a tangible gift in the celebration of Communion to help us remember His incomparable love for us (Luke 22:19). The apostle Paul reminded the Corinthians how Jesus broke bread, saying, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:24). Then Christ “took the cup, saying, ‘The cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me’ ” (v. 25). God’s lavish love is remembered again and again as we take the bread and lift the cup as believers in Christ.

Rex showed his love through the tangible gift of a care box, leaving a ladle to remind me month after month. Jesus loved us in the life-altering gift of His body sacrificed on the cross for our sins. He left us the practice of Communion to remind us of His unchanging love.

Reflect & Pray

When do you celebrate Communion (the Lord’s Supper)? How might your celebration of it become more meaningful as you remember God’s love for you through this practice?

Dear God, thank You for loving me so sacrificially and for leaving the tangible practice of Communion to remind me again and again of Your love.

Today’s Insights

Paul was “called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God” (1 Corinthians 1:1). As an apostle, he was an eyewitness of the resurrected Jesus (see Acts 1:21-22). But for him, this happened on the road to Damascus (see 9:1-6). He wasn’t present at the Last Supper with the other disciples (see Matthew 26:20-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:14-20), but Christ may have instructed Paul through the disciples who were present on that occasion. On that Passover night, Jesus “took bread” and said, “This is my body given for you.” Then He instructed them, “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19), thus instituting the first Lord’s Supper. Christ demonstrated His love by dying on a cross. Paul reminds us, “The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread” (1 Corinthians 11:23). As we remember Christ’s supreme act of love by partaking of Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, we’re inspired to love Him and to love each other.

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A Maundy Thursday reflection

Yesterday was filled with headline news, including:

  • Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court as the justices considered the question of birthright citizenship.
  • NASA’s Artemis II mission to circle the moon launched last night at 6:35 p.m. ET. Watching the rocket lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida was awe-inspiring.
  • President Trump addressed the nation last night, stating that the United States’ “core strategic objectives” in Iran are “nearing completion” a month after Operation Epic Fury began.

However, I want to focus on this Maundy Thursday on news that isn’t making headlines in our culture but is being celebrated in heaven.

Recent studies show that eighty million Americans believe a spiritual revival is coming to our nation. Of those participating in the survey, young adults (statistically the most unchurched generation in history) are surprisingly the most likely to agree.

A story I read this week shows why.

 “I never knew God loved me”

Jennie Allen is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of IF:Gathering and Gather25, part of what Christian Post describes as a “vision to mobilize the global Church.” According to the article, she has been visiting college campuses with the Unite ministry and was invited to speak at Southeastern University in Florida last month.

The Dallas-based Bible teacher said, “We have been blessed to be on the road on about twenty campuses. And we have seen over and over again a huge response to repentance, to the gospel, to baptism, and it’s just been beautiful and amazing.”

This was especially true at Southeastern. After her message, she said, “The room did confession, which I’ve done in many rooms before. But a girl yelled out ‘abortion’ as loud as she could.” The student then collapsed to the floor. “I think after that, it got real,” Allen said. “Everyone began saying things that were harder to say.”

The gathering continued for hours and eventually days, with students staying for worship and prayer late into the night.

Allen, a mother of four, said she’s personally baptized hundreds of students over the past two and a half years. According to her, the desperation many young people feel is fueling their spiritual openness. She recalled, “A seven-foot athlete stood in front of me with tears falling down his face and said, ‘I never knew God loved me.’”

Gen Z’s faith gives her hope for the future of the church. “They’re so compelled by the love of God that they want to make a difference,” she said. “Jesus changed their life, and they want other people to experience that too.”

“As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride”

Maundy Thursday was one of the most pivotal days in history. On this night, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, surrendered to the soldiers, and was illegally tried and condemned by the Sanhedrin. The next day, he would be crucified.

But one part of what transpired then has riveted my attention today. As you know, Jesus shared what we call the “Last Supper” with his disciples on this day (Matthew 26:26–29). This is the phrase that caught my eye: “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant . . .” (vv. 27–28, my emphasis).

Remember who was at the table with Jesus that night: Judas, who would betray him, Peter, who would deny him, and nine other “disciples” who would abandon him. Only John would be present with him at the cross. The rest would fail him in his hour of greatest need.

Yet, astonishingly, he included them all in the Supper that symbolized his body and blood given for them. And, just as astonishingly, he includes us as well. All of us. Any of us who know him as Lord will be with him at his table in paradise.

Isaiah saw a day when “the Lᴏʀᴅ of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food,” a day when “he will swallow up death forever” and “wipe away tears from all faces” (Isaiah 25:6, 8). On that day, Jesus said, “many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 8:11). He compared this event to “a king who gave a wedding feast for his son” (Matthew 22:2; cf. Luke 14:16).

Now comes the most amazing part: at “the marriage supper of the Lamb,” the bride is us (Revelation 19:7, 9).

Jesus is “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Now, as “a bride adorned for her husband” (Revelation 21:2), we are “the bride, the wife of the Lamb” (v. 9; cf. 2 Corinthians 11:2). And “as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you” (Isaiah 62:5).

“The core truth of our existence”

Here’s my point: Your Savior loves you as passionately and unconditionally as a perfect husband would love his wife.

When you said “I do” to him as your Savior and Lord, you became his “bride.” Nothing can change your status as his beloved. Nothing can make him love you any more or any less than he did when he died for you. You are loved as you are, no matter what you do or do not do today.

Unfortunately, everything in our culture conditions us to believe the opposite about ourselves. If you are a student, your progress depends on your grades. If you have a job, your income depends on how well you do it. If you’re an athlete, a musician, a painter, an actor, or a writer (in my case), your success depends on your performance. Even your family is not exempt from transactionalism: your spouse can divorce you, your children can disown you, and your parents can disinherit you.

By contrast, as Henri Nouwen wrote in his marvelous book Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World:

The world tells you many lies about who you are, and you simply have to be realistic enough to remind yourself of this. Every time you feel hurt, offended, or rejected, you have to dare to say to yourself: “These feelings, strong as they may be, are not telling me the truth about myself. The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now, is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God’s eyes, called the Beloved from all eternity.”

Nouwen assured us that “being the Beloved expresses the core truth of our existence.” And he added:

“That is the spiritual life: the chance to say ‘Yes’ to our inner truth. The spiritual life, thus understood, radically changes everything.”

Will you say yes to your “inner truth” today?

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“When we keep claiming the light, we will find ourselves becoming more and more radiant.” —Henri Nouwen

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Harvest Ministries; Greg Laurie – Your Will Be Done

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 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ 

—Matthew 26:39

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Matthew 26:39 

Just before He was arrested, put on trial, and crucified, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He chose to spend the time He had left in conversation with His Father. That conversation, as recorded in the Gospels, is unlike any other in Scripture.

First, there’s the matter of what Jesus asked God to do. “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me” (Matthew 26:39 NLT). In essence, He was asking His heavenly Father if there was any other way for the work of salvation to be accomplished. His request points to the enormous suffering involved in Jesus’ sacrifice. Jesus knew what was coming: physical, emotional, and spiritual agony beyond measure. And He wanted to make sure that it was absolutely necessary.

With that in mind, however, we must understand that the first part of Jesus’ prayer cannot be separated from the second part. The reality is that God said no to His Son’s request because there was no other way for the work of salvation to be accomplished. A perfect sacrifice was required.

If Jesus’ prayer had been only that God remove the cup of suffering from Him, the events that followed would have been cast in a different light. Jesus would have been a reluctant participant in the crucifixion, trapped by God’s refusal to excuse Him from becoming a sacrifice.

But that’s not what happened because Jesus’ request was followed by these words: “Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (Matthew 26:39 NLT). And those same ten words (or some variation of them) must accompany every sincere prayer that believers offer.

It isn’t just a matter of saying, “If You want to do it Your way, go ahead.” It’s a heartfelt acknowledgment that nothing else is more perfect than God’s will. Nothing else can surpass its wisdom. Nothing else can bring ultimate fulfillment and good. Praying these words is a way of embracing the truth that God’s will is more important than our preferences, our comfort, or even our well-being.

The Bible’s promises regarding prayer are exciting. But we should never mistake them for a wish list or an opportunity to get our way. When we embrace and actively seek God’s will, we get a front-row seat to His work in the world.

Maybe you’re at a crisis point in your life right now—a personal Gethsemane, if you will. You have your will; you know what you want. Yet you can sense that God’s will is different. Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to say, “Lord, I am submitting my will to Yours. Not my will, but Yours be done”? You will never, never regret making that decision.

Reflection Question: How might praying for God’s will change your perspective on a situation in your life right now? Discuss this with believers like you on Harvest Discipleship!

 

 

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Days of Praise – The Father of Spirits

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by Henry M. Morris, Ph.D.

“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?” (Hebrews 12:9)

Human parents transmit physical characteristics to their offspring, but our spiritual attributes come from God, for He is “the Father of spirits.” Paul recognized that all men are “the offspring of God” (Acts 17:29) and that each man is still “the image and glory of God” (1 Corinthians 11:7).
Thus, our spirit/soul nature, as distinct from our body of physical/mental flesh, has come from God, who created it and united it with our body, evidently at the moment of physical conception in the womb. It is obvious that the image of God could not be transmitted genetically via the genetic code and DNA molecules, for these are simply complex chemicals programmed to transmit only the physical and mental attributes of ancestors to their children. Nevertheless, the spirit/soul attributes of each person also seem to be associated inseparably with the body from conception onward, continuing so until separated again at death, when the spirit goes “to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8), leaving the body behind.

 

In the meantime, however, by the union of flesh and spirit, man inherits Adam’s fallen nature as well as his mortal body, for “the body is dead because of sin” (Romans 8:10). Both are in need of salvation. Christ “gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity” (Titus 2:14). Therefore, we, like Paul, can pray that our “whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:23). HMM

 

 

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Joyce Meyer – Don’t Give Up on Doing Good

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Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Galatians 6:9-10 (NIV)

When we do what is right and good for a long time, and believe we are sowing good seed but not reaping a good harvest, we can become frustrated. But Paul urges us to not grow weary of doing good. We should not do good simply to receive a reward but because it is right. This may mean treating someone well for a long time before they begin to treat us well in return. They may never treat us well, but our reward comes from God, not from other human beings. When we look to people for appreciation or affirmation, we may be disappointed, but God never forgets what we have done, and He knows exactly how to bless us.

Part of verse 10 of today’s scripture in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition, offers an instruction that has changed my life. It reads, Be mindful to be a blessing. To be mindful means to have your mind full of something or to purposefully think about it.

Developing the habit of thinking intentionally about ways to bless other people has greatly added to my joy. I encourage you to ask God to show you how you can bless specific people in your life. I believe He will. Learn to listen to people, because they often mention in conversation what they need, like, or want. If you are able, then try to do it for them.

Prayer of the Day: Father, help me not grow weary in doing good. Fill my mind with ways to bless others, trust You for my reward, and give with joy, patience, and love, amen.

 

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Max Lucado – God Has an Answer for Life 

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You stare into the darkness. The ceiling fan whirls above you. Your husband slumbers next to you. In minutes the alarm will sound, and the demands of the day will shoot you like a clown out of a cannon into the three-ring circus of meetings, bosses, and baseball practices. For the millionth time you’ll make breakfast, schedules, and payroll…but for the life of you, you can’t make sense of this thing called life. It’s beginnings and endings. Cradles and cancers and cemeteries and questions. The meaning of life, the poor choices of life.

Did you know God answers the mess of life with one word? Grace. Do we really understand it? God in the Bible says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you” (Ezekiel 36:26 NKJV). That’s grace! Grace calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.

 

 

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Today in the Word – Moody Bible Institute – Divine Order

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Numbers 2

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Marching bands at half-time shows are a wonderful spectacle to behold. Hundreds of musicians move in perfect synchronization, each person knowing exactly where to go. What appears chaotic up close becomes a beautiful, coordinated display when viewed from above. The secret is in everyone following the same conductor, knowing their precise position in the larger formation.

Numbers chapter 2 presents us with God’s magnificent blueprint for organizing His people in the wilderness. After counting the tribes in chapter 1, God now assigns each group their specific position around the tabernacle. This wasn’t arbitrary—it was divine orchestration on a massive scale.

The chapter begins with God’s instruction to Moses and Aaron: “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family” (v. 2). Picture this: 603,550 men, plus women and children, arranged in perfect order around God’s dwelling place. At the center of this vast human formation stood the tabernacle, with the Levites camping immediately around it as guardians of God’s presence. God dwelt at the center of His people’s lives.

The chapter’s conclusion captures the heart of the passage: “The Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards” (v. 34). We see perfect obedience to God’s detailed instructions.

Just as each tribe had its designated place, God has specific roles for us in His kingdom. Embrace your unique calling, rather than coveting someone else’s assignment.

Go Deeper

The arrangement of the tabernacle wasn’t random. God was to be the focal point around which everything else was organized. Look at your daily priorities and decisions. Do they truly revolve around God’s presence and purposes?

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God, how often we look at others with envy and miss our own purpose and calling. Keep our focus always on You. Help us to listen for Your direction in our life.

The Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses.Numbers 2:34

 

 

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What is the real point of these ‘No Kings’ rallies?

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American leftists held another “No Kings” rally last weekend.  Democrats and their ideological allies gathered in city parks and town squares to tell the rest of us how awful we are.  They screamed obscenities and called us “fascists” and “Nazis.”  They demanded President Trump’s removal from office.  Some even brazenly wished for his death.

To non-leftists, these things are cringeworthy spectacles.  The participants look loony and behave immaturely.  They are not serious people.  Their messages make no sense.

How are they able to protest so vocally if they are living under the yoke of tyranny?

How are they able to call for President Trump’s death if he is truly a malevolent king?

Such riddles are never asked or answered.  We are expected to treat their hurt feelings as reasonable justification for their demands to overthrow the government.

Democrats’ tantrums resemble nonsensical petitions listing infantile grievances, such as:

(1) Hillary really won!

(2) Russia, Russia, Russia!

(3) Don’t forget Epstein!

(4) Trump incited an “insurrection” on January 6!

(5) Biden should have imprisoned Trump!

(6) Kamala really won!

(7) The War in Ukraine is good; the War in Iran is bad!

(8) Trump is attacking the press!

(9) Trump is raising oil prices!

(10) Trump has lost his mind!

(11) Trump will never leave office!

(12) Trump must leave Venezuela and Cuba alone!

(13) Israel controls Trump!

(14) We’re all going to die from “climate change”!

(15) Trump wants to bring back slavery!

(16) Trump is committing “violence” against “trans” kids!

(17) Trump is intentionally dividing the country!

(18) “Undocumented” immigrants are Americans!

(19) The votes of “undocumented” voters must be counted!

This “writ of grievances” sounds as if it came from the addled minds of a bunch of nutters hopped up on amphetamines.

Leftists want to overthrow the government but insist that Trump should be in prison for trying to “overthrow” the government.

They think Biden was of sound mind but that Trump has lost his marbles.

They ignore all of Epstein’s ties to Bill Clinton and other Democrats, while insisting Trump did something nefarious.

They call for “hate speech” and “misinformation” to be prosecuted as crimes, while denouncing Trump’s “attacks” on free speech.

They want Trump’s “monarchy” to impose “climate” regulations that would increase fuel costs, while condemning Trump for causing gas prices to rise.

They accuse Trump of fomenting “division,” while organizing nationwide protests fomenting division.

They insist that Trump’s speech represents “violence” but that their violence is protected “speech.”

It’s all very crazy.  If you are incapable of bending over and sticking your head up your own derrière, then you probably can’t make sense of anything they say.

One social media guru named Yogi beautifully lampooned the “No Kings” protests:

“The modern left’s definition of fascism: You love your country?  Fascist.

You want to enforce the border?  Racist.

You think parents should raise their kids?  Bigot.

You want to know who’s voting in your elections?  Jim crow.”

Yogi then pointed out how ridiculous leftists are for ignoring all the aristocrats who have been ruling over them for decades:

“Congress has a 15% approval rating.  80% of Americans disapprove.  97% of incumbents got re-elected.

Chuck Schumer.  46 years.  Longer than Stalin.

Steny Hoyer.  45 years.  Longer than Mao.

Mitch McConnell.  42 years.  5x more than Napoleon.

Nancy Pelosi.  39 years.  Longer than Henry VIII.

Maxine Waters.  35 years.  Longer than Mussolini.

Bernie Sanders.  35 years.  Triple Hitler’s entire reign.

Trump.  5 years and 3 months.  Won the popular vote and the electoral vote.  But Trump is the king.”

Online and in the streets, leftists call for violence against anyone who disagrees with them.  They bully young conservatives.  They target Republicans at their places of business.  They dox ICE agents.  They vandalize churches.  The corporate news media almost entirely ignore these threats to Americans.

Democrat politicians are rarely asked whether they condone such intimidation and violence, but when they are asked, Democrat officeholders go out of their way to paint the aggressors as “victims” and the victims as “aggressors.”  In this upside-down world, Democrats can commit all kinds of crimes and never be punished, while Republicans are prosecuted for made-up crimes.

This two-tiered “justice” in the United States is leading to disaster.  It is no longer possible for the non-leftist half of the country to ignore the fact that leftists commit crimes with impunity, while abusing the court system to target conservatives.  The Trump administration must find some way to hold accountable those who have caused the most harm, while restoring balance and impartiality to the “justice” system.  So far, little has changed.

The Russia Collusion Hoax nearly took down a sitting president.  Hillary Clinton and her campaign team fabricated a dossier to frame Donald Trump as a Russian agent.  Barack Obama, John Brennan, James Comey, and so many other major players within the American Intelligence Community conspired to push rank disinformation upon the American people that would somehow justify the fact that the FBI and CIA were spying on the Trump campaign (and every other 2016 Republican primary candidate, for that matter).  We endured unethical lawyer Andrew Weissmann’s two-plus-years investigation of President Trump, and the whole thing was a scam meant to cover up Deep State crimes.  The corporate news media played their role as propagandists by treating the fake scandal as the most important story in the world.  To this day, the country is completely divided over the Russia Hoax.  Democrats have been brainwashed to believe both that the Russian Federation got Trump elected and that Trump secretly works for Vladimir Putin.  When close to half the country has been indoctrinated to believe such outrageous lies, someone important must go to jail!  Instead no-one has been held accountable.

Similarly, non-leftists watched Democrats and their allies burn down cities during 2020’s Black Lives Matter riots.  Leftists caused billions of dollars in property damage, and several dozen people were killed.  Nevertheless, Kamala Harris and other prominent Democrats raised money to bail out anybody arrested.  The corporate news media ignored all the violence and destruction and instead framed the country’s costliest riots as some glorious “victory” for civil rights.

Six months later, however, every American who showed up in D.C. to protest 2020’s election fraud was treated as a violent criminal.  Establishment politicians and corporate news propagandists immediately framed the three-hour frolic through the Capitol as an “insurrection.”  The FBI spent the next two years raiding the homes of Americans with no criminal records.  Prosecutors and judges shamelessly conspired to depict the election protest as an organized attempt to “overthrow the government,” even though none of the protesters carried firearms.  Nancy Pelosi convened a congressional show trial to drum up charges of “sedition” and “treason” against President Trump and his MAGA voters.  Only Trump voters were killed on January 6.  A Capitol Police officer shot and killed unarmed Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt.  Nevertheless, politicians (including installed “president” Joe Biden) and news propagandists continue to lie to the public by claiming that J6 protesters “murdered” police officers that day.  Congress even put up a plaque honoring the same Capitol Police who felt the need to kill unarmed women.

Tina Peters sits in jail for fighting election fraud in Colorado.  Social media platforms still censor conservative voices.  A leftist assassinated Charlie Kirk.  Other leftists have repeatedly tried to assassinate President Trump.  And leftists continue to call us “fascists.”

Until leftist criminals who promote violence against the rest of us are held accountable, America will continue to descend into madness.

Until prominent Democrats are prosecuted for serious crimes, two-tiered “justice” will remain.

President Trump takes his constitutional oath seriously.

It is the Democrat Party that is filled with lawless, bloodthirsty kings.

 

 

J.B. Shurk | March 31, 2026

Source: Democrat Kings Want Our Heads – American Thinker

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Turning Point; David Jeremiah – Many Infallible Proofs

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He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs.
Acts 1:3

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What do all these people have in common—Dr. Sarah Irving-Stonebraker, history professor at Australian Catholic University in Australia; British journalist Frank Morison; homicide detective J. Warner Wallace; and Sir Lionel Luckhoo, the Guinness-recognized “world’s most successful attorney with 245 consecutive murder acquittals”? They all became followers of Christ after studying the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Since Jesus Christ returned to life in the darkened tomb and appeared to us with “many infallible proofs,” our faith isn’t a blind leap. It’s a sensible step, one that brings life change and gladness to our hearts and minds.

Many people believe they may go to heaven because they have tried to live an upright life. But only faith in the death and resurrection of Christ can save us. Ephesians 2:8 says we are saved by grace through faith. Have you definitively and consciously received Christ’s forgiveness and eternal life by trusting His grace? It’s not too late for you to do that now!

I’m a Christian because it is true. I’m a Christian because I want to live in a way that reflects the truth. I’m a Christian because my high regard for the truth leaves me no alternative.
J. Warner Wallace

 

 

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Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread – True Integrity

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Live such good lives among the pagans that . . . they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 1 Peter 2:12

Today’s Scripture

1 Peter 2:11-21

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At a job interview, Carol was asked repeatedly, “Why did you leave your previous job?” The interviewer had an inkling of the conflict she’d had with her former employer and wanted to know what had happened.

While acknowledging “differences in working style,” Carol refused to divulge her opinion of her former boss, believing that it would be wrong to speak ill of him. Later, after she was hired, her new boss revealed that the hiring personnel liked her response: “We were impressed by your integrity. We wouldn’t want you to bad-mouth your boss—or us next time—either.”

As a new believer in Jesus, Carol had always wondered how to live in a “godly” and “right” way, practically. She realized the answer could be simple: Show integrity and be honorable, honest, and ethical.

First Peter 2:12 points to the importance of integrity in everything: “Live such good lives among the pagans that . . . they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” This includes practical things like submitting to lawful authorities (vv. 13-14); doing good (v. 15); showing an attitude of humility and service (v. 16); and respecting and loving others (v. 17). As God helps us, let’s serve Him in a way that brings honor to His name.

Reflect & Pray

In what simple and practical ways can you live out your faith? What words and actions would you use or avoid?

Dear Father, please give me the wisdom to show integrity, love, and respect for others each day so Your name will be glorified in all I say and do.

Living Right Among Pagans.

Today’s Insights

Peter encourages God’s “chosen people” (1 Peter 2:9) to live honorable and blameless lives, doing good works and living as Jesus lived in an unbelieving, hostile world so as to bring glory to God (vv. 9-21). Paul similarly urges believers in Christ to “live a life worthy of the Lord” (Colossians 1:10)—a faithful and fruitful life that honors and pleases Him (see Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:1). Believers are to live with integrity as “children of light” (Ephesians 5:8)—letting their “good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise [our] heavenly Father” (Matthew 5:16 nlt).

 

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