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07/10/2026

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Goodness All Our Days: Psalm 23:6 (NIV)

07/10/2026

07/10/2026

Longing For Jesus’ Return

Bible in a Year: Isaiah 28-29, Philippians 3

Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:20

Today's Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21

When I was young, I loved going to Chick-fil-A, a US-based fast-food restaurant, for waffle fries and sweet tea. When, as an adult, I moved to another state, I was shocked to discover there weren’t any locations for hundreds of miles! On family road trips, we’d even plan our routes to allow for stops at Chick-fil-A, all the while hoping someday one would open closer to home.

Longing. We all experience it. Sometimes we don’t actually need what we long for, such as a favorite restaurant. Other times, our longings reflect deeper, more desperate yearnings.

Writing to the Philippian believers, Paul reminded them to live their lives in light of their deepest longing—Christ’s return and the full coming of His kingdom (Philippians 3:20). Jesus’ coming would make everything whole and transform believers to be like Him (v. 21).

Rather than merely longing for what can’t bring lasting satisfaction, Paul says it’s this coming reality that believers “eagerly await” (v. 20)—the day when there will be no more suffering, when we’ll see Jesus face-to-face.

Knowing our longings will one day be satisfied gives us the hope we need to live for Christ each day (vv. 12-14).

A Chick-fil-A recently opened a few miles from my house, a small reminder that a much more important longing will one day be fulfilled. Until then, we wait.

By: Lisa M. Samra

Reflect & Pray
What do you long to see Jesus make right? What do you most anticipate about your future with Jesus?

Dear Jesus, please fill us with hope as we wait for Your return.

06/10/2026

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It’s obvious - no one is perfect!

While many admit to imperfection, few admit spiritual depravity.

Depravity does not mean that we are as bad as we could be or that we never do good. It means we ultimately lack what is needed to walk with God.

Do you find it easier to confess a tendency to wander off the right path rather than admit your path is entirely wrong?

Personal consciousness of sin’s reality and destructive power blasts away the swirling fog that hides our need for Christ.

When we admit our need for Christ’s righteousness and receive Hin through faith, sin’s power to separate us from God is forever broken and restoration begins.

Have you confessed your sin and need for Jesus to save you?

06/10/2026

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When have circumstances caused you to take desperate measures you regretted? How does turning to God first change your response?

Dear Father, when I rely on my own cleverness, I get into trouble. Please help me see my challenges as an opportunity to turn to You.

06/10/2026

David’s Deliverance

The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. Psalm 34:22

Today's Scripture: 1 Samuel 21:10-15

In the semifinals of his high school wrestling tournament, Dave cracked a rib on his right side. He won the match but wondered how he’d survive the championship with a damaged ribcage.

In the finals, Dave limped out to the mat on his left, uninjured leg. So his opponent targeted Dave’s left leg throughout the match. Dave protected his right side and won.

Another “Dave” used deception to extract himself from a tough situation. David had been fleeing a murderous King Saul. He found refuge among Israel’s enemies, but word soon got to the enemy king that David was a Hebrew war hero (1 Samuel 21:11). Fearing for his life, David “pretended to be insane . . . making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard” (v. 13). The ploy worked (vv. 14-15).

Good people can debate such tactics and arrive at different conclusions. But Psalm 34 sheds light on David’s experience. There, David credited not his deception but God for his deliverance. He sang, “I sought the Lord, and he . . . delivered me from all my fears” (v. 4). And again, “This poor man called, and the Lord . . . saved him out of all his troubles” (v. 6). David had sought safety with the Philistines, but he found his only reliable refuge when he turned to God (vv. 8, 22).

Reflect & Pray
When have circumstances caused you to take desperate measures you regretted? How does turning to God first change your response?

Dear Father, when I rely on my own cleverness, I get into trouble. Please help me see my challenges as an opportunity to turn to You.

05/10/2026

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He Will Restore Us: Jeremiah 30:17 (NIV)

05/10/2026

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Why is Jesus so precious to you? Why are you willing to let go of your old life to spend eternity with Him?

Dear Jesus, thank You for giving me the true treasure of heaven when I placed my faith and trust in You.

05/10/2026

True Treasure

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Matthew 13:44

Today's Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46

James threw a long rope with a powerful magnet tied to it into the waters of a New York lake. The “magnet fisher” was stunned when he pulled out a grimy safe filled with stacks of muddy one-hundred-dollar bills. Police said James could keep the money since it wasn’t linked to a crime. Some of the bills were in such poor condition they couldn’t be authenticated, though he hoped to salvage as much of the money as possible to perhaps buy a home.

Finding hidden treasure is exciting, and Jesus told a parable about a man who did just that: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field” (Matthew 13:44). The man recognized the value of the treasure he’d found and was willing to sell all his possessions to purchase the field.

As we consider that parable, no amount of wealth or possessions could pay the debt we owe for our sins. Only Jesus could pay the incredible price to redeem us and to reconcile us with His Father, through His sacrificial death and resurrection.

Earthly treasures may be nice, but they can be lost, stolen, or destroyed. We can gratefully accept Jesus’ supreme sacrifice for us and His free gift of eternal life, knowing that living in heaven with Him is our great reward.

Reflect & Pray
Why is Jesus so precious to you? Why are you willing to let go of your old life to spend eternity with Him?

Dear Jesus, thank You for giving me the true treasure of heaven when I placed my faith and trust in You.

04/10/2026

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Safe Beneath His Wings: Psalm 17:8 (NIV)