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  My Prayer for Today O Lord, teach us to be true to Your Word as You are true to us. In You O Lord is not a lie--falsity, untruthfulness, "two-faceless", "back-stabbing"--but with us through trials and tribulations--"thick and thin". Let us always be reminded that Jesus is our friend, not, "I [We] are Jesus' friend". We need Jesus whom is  without sin  to be our friend as He states,  "...14  r  You are My friends if you do whatever I command you."  ...  Be richly bless  my friends  in Christ Jesus of whom I pray. Amen. - Min. Lynwood F. Mundy r [ Matt. 12:50 ;  28:20 ];  John 14:15 ,  21 ;  Acts 10:42 ;  1 John 3:23 ,  24 The New King James Version  (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982).  John 15:14 .

Morning, February 28      Go To Evening Reading          “My expectation is from him.”           — Psalm 62:5 It is the believer’s privilege to use this language. If he is looking for aught from the world, it is a poor “expectation” indeed. But if he looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in temporal or spiritual blessings, his “expectation” will not be a vain one. Constantly he may draw from the bank of faith, and get his need supplied out of the riches of God’s [loving-kindness]  This I know, I had rather have God for my banker than all the Rothschilds. My Lord never fails to honour his promises; and when we bring them to his throne, he never sends them back unanswered. Therefore I will wait only at his door, for he ever opens it with the hand of munificent grace. At this hour I will try him anew. But we have “expectations” beyond this life. We shall die soon; and then our “expectation is from him.” Do we not expect that when we lie upon the bed of sickness he will

February 28: Neon Gods Leviticus 26–27 Idolatry seems archaic. Who worships idols anymore? We all know that in other countries, traditional idol worship of gold and wooden statues still goes on, but we often forget about our own idols. What does all our furniture point toward? Why do we care who is on the cover of a magazine? How do you feel if you miss your favorite talk show? If we’re really honest, what do we spend the majority of our time thinking about? Idols are everywhere, and most of us are idol worshipers of some kind. When we put this in perspective, suddenly the words of Lev 26 become relevant again. The problem that is addressed in Leviticus is the same problem we’re dealing with today. Leviticus 26 and its harsh words against idolatry should prompt each of us to ask, “What are my idols?” and then to answer with, “I will end my idolatry.” And if the temptation is too great with these things present in our lives (like the TV), we should say, “I will exile them from m

When a swarm of bees gets about a man, They are above, beneath, around, everywhere stinging, stinging every one, until he Seems to be stung in every part of his body.  So, When conscience wakes up the whole hive of our sins, we find ourselves compassed about with innumerable evils: sins at the board on the bed and sins, sins and sins at the task in the pew, sins and sins in the street in the shop, sins on the land and at sea sins, sins of body, soul, and spirit, sins of eye, of lip, of hand, of foot, sins everywhere. It is a horrible discovery When It Seems to the man as if the sin had become omnipresent with him the God-Isaiah 40,135 Conscience  2 Corinthians 1:12-14 Paul's Sincerity "  12  For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience That We Conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity to, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly Toward you.  13  For we are not writing any other things to you th

Morning, February 27      Go To Evening Reading          “Thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation.”           — Psalm 91:9 The [Israelite's] in the wilderness were continually exposed to change. Whenever the pillar stayed its motion, the tents were pitched; but tomorrow, ere the morning sun had risen, the trumpet sounded, the ark was in motion, and the fiery, cloudy pillar was leading the way through the narrow defiles of the mountain, up the hill side, or along the arid waste of the wilderness. They had scarcely time to rest a little before they heard the sound of “Away! this is not your rest; you must still be onward journeying towards Canaan!” They were never long in one place. Even wells and palm trees could not detain them. Yet they had an abiding home in their God, his cloudy pillar was their roof-tree, and its flame by night their household fire. They must go onward from place to place, continually changing, never having time t

February 27: Reality Can Bite John 10:1–21 Reality shows are all about people who are known or want to be known—they have celebrity syndrome. The root cause of this obsession is probably, like most things, a disconnect from our Maker. As people disconnect from the God who made us, we seek affirmation from other sources. And as wrong as this desire may be, our culture makes it feel like second nature. The Jewish people Jesus spoke to also felt displaced. They were a people who had lost touch with their guide—their shepherd. Jesus is the answer to their call. Echoing Ezekiel 34:11–24, He says, “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father.” But Jesus goes one step further by adding, “and I lay down my life for the sheep” (John 10:14–15). Jesus promises that He will know us, and by echoing the very words of God, He is claiming that He is the God of Israel—He is the way God will know us. He offers the affirmation we

 My Prayer for Today Devotion to Church "Several preachers have told of a deaf member of a church and a rather typical-minded American churchman who asked, “Why do you come to church each Sunday when you cannot hear the service?” The humble man replied, “I come each week to let people know which side I am on.” Father, when I read this illustration from  G. Curtis Jones, 1000 Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching,  I am reminded in this short prayer: Why do some Christian's come to church every time the doors are opened? Some come and sit without any emotions all of the time; nothing seems to move them  spiritually  or otherwise; they seem to be thinking about outside activities: jobs, friends, social affairs or just showing up to be seen. Which side or you own?  If you are on the Lord's side, then consecrate your-self, read your Bible for understanding daily, have a daily prayer life, commune with the Lord Jehovah daily. Then, when you show up to ch

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Morning, February 26      Go To Evening Reading          “Salvation is of the Lord.”           — Jonah 2:9 Salvation is the work of God. It is he alone who quickens the soul “dead in trespasses and sins,” and it is he also who maintains the soul in its spiritual life. He is both “Alpha and Omega.” “Salvation is of the Lord.” If I am prayerful, God makes me prayerful; if I have graces, they are God’s gifts to me; if I hold on in a consistent life, it is because he upholds me with his hand. I do nothing whatever towards my own preservation, except what God himself first does in me.  Whatever I have, all my goodness is of the Lord alone. Wherein I sin, that is my own; but wherein I act rightly, that is of God, wholly and completely.  If I have repulsed a spiritual enemy, the Lord’s strength nerved my arm. Do I live before men a consecrated life? It is not I, but Christ who liveth in me. Am I sanctified? I did not cleanse myself: God’s Holy Spirit sanctifies me. Am I weaned from the

February 26: Patiently Waiting Song of Solomon 8:1–5 Delayed gratification is a foreign concept to our natural instincts. Our culture doesn’t encourage patience or contentment; we would prefer to have our desires met the moment they arise. The woman in Song of Solomon tells us that she is delighted in her beloved. She praises his attributes and tells of the wonders of their love. But throughout the poem, at seemingly random moments, she also warns the daughters of Jerusalem about love: “I adjure you … do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!” (Song 8:4). This is not the first time she has “adjured” them to wait and have patience: the same refrain is found elsewhere in the poem, and it acts like an oath (Song 2:7; 3:5). Although the elevated poetry glories in love, delight, and fulfillment, it also warns about immediate gratification. The woman urges us not to force love. It is something that must be anticipated and protected, not enjoyed before it’s time. It doesn’t feel

  My Prayer for Today Heavenly Father, I come asking those that are Christians to let their lights shine through their: living, walk, talk, hearing, seeing, people that they are close acquaintance of, laying down and being the same always showing Christian love from the heart when seen or unseen. May mine and their lives be a beacon of light of Jesus and You O God that they will want to COME and be saved. Let us all remember that we were all sinners saved by GRACE. EVANGELIZE. In Jesus' precious and divine name Christ I pray. Amen. - Min. Lynwood F. Mundy

Morning, February 25      Go To Evening Reading          “The wrath to come.”           — Matthew 3:7 It is pleasant to pass over a country after a storm has spent itself; to smell the freshness of the herbs after the rain has passed away, and to note the drops while they glisten like purest diamonds in the sunlight. That is the position of a Christian. He is going through a land where the storm has spent itself upon his Saviour’s head, and if there be a few drops of sorrow falling, they [distill] from clouds of mercy, and Jesus cheers him by the assurance that they are not for his destruction. But how terrible is it to witness the approach of a tempest: to note the [fore warnings] of the storm; to mark the birds of heaven as they droop their wings; to see the cattle as they lay their heads low in terror; to discern the face of the sky as it [grow's] black, and look to the sun which [shine's] not, and the heavens which are angry and frowning! How terrible to await the d

February 25: The Fear John 9:13–34 We often don’t realize that we’re guilty of fearing others. At the time, it can feel definite and look legitimate. Fearing others can also take the form of a meticulous house, staying late at the office, or passing anxious, sleepless nights. When we hold someone else’s opinions higher than God’s, we suddenly find our world shaky and imbalanced. Jesus’ healing of the blind man reveals that the fear of people is not a modern concept. The Pharisees had a stranglehold on Jewish life: “for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue” (John 9:22). The blind man’s parents were victims of their mission, but they were willing victims. Even within the ruling ranks, though, opinions were divided, but the fear of people still ruled (John 9:16). John reports elsewhere that “many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it.… For they loved the prai

 My Prayer for Today O Holy Divine Father, we Your children come in this day  The Lords Day  thanking You for Your Son, our Savior of whom we were born into sin, but, through Your Son dying and resurrection from the dead, and sitting at Your right hand in heaven, I and others believed, genuinely repented of our sins, accept Him as our Lord and Savior, I come with thanksgiving and praises. In Jesus' precious name is my prayer. Amen. - Min. Lynwood F. Mundy

February 24 Lesson 13 DISCIPLINED FOR LIFE DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Corinthians 9:19–27 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Colossians 4 KEY VERSE Say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. — Colossians 4:17 The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012–2013, ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood (Cincinnati, OH: Standard, 2012). 217.

February 24 Lesson 13 DISCIPLINED FOR LIFE DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Corinthians 9:19–27 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE : Colossians 4 COLOSSIANS 4:2–17 KEY VERSE Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” — Colossians 4:17 The NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012–2013, ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood (Cincinnati, OH: Standard, 2012). 217.

    They Watched Him There Series on the Cross      Matthew 27:36           I.      Introduction           A.      Studies in the Passion and Power of Our Lord          1.      The cross through Easter          2.      This intense hour: Christ’s last words, last looks          B.      Moving Ever Toward the Cross          1.      The Passover, the Lord’s Table, betrayal          2.      The mock trial          3.      Pilate: “Behold the man”          4.      Account of the crucifixion (Matt. 27:27–36)          C.      The Soldiers at the Cross           II.      Body           A.      They Watched Complacently in the Hour of the Crucifixion          1.      These soldiers had witnessed many crucifixions            a.      Darius crucified two hundred when conquering Babylon            b.      Alexander crucified two thousand when conquering Tyre            c.      A common means of capital punishment for the Romans          2.      To them, just another exec

Lent   The First Sunday of Lent Genesis 9:8–17 1 Peter 3:18–22 Mark 1:9–15 Noah is conspicuously absent from much of the New Testament. When he does appear, as in 1 Peter 3, it isn’t immediately obvious why. Who were those ‘spirits in prison’ from Noah’s day? In what sense did Jesus preach to them? How can Noah’s ark help us understand baptism (apart from the obvious sense of coming through water to salvation)? And how does all this relate to what Peter is saying? He is explaining why it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong. Jesus’ innocent suffering, as elsewhere in the letter, is the model for that of Christians. And those who, through Jesus’ death and resurrection, belong to the one true God are assured that, since Jesus is already sovereign over all spiritual and temporal powers, they must not be afraid of what those powers can do to them. Standing before God with a clear conscience (vv. 16, 21), they know that whatever ‘flesh’ can do t

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013 | LENT SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT               Old Testament       Isaiah 49:5–9a               Psalm       Psalm 25               New Testament       1 Thessalonians 4:1–7               Gospel       Matthew 15:21–28 Christ ian Worship One Year Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009).

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013 | LENT SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR C              Old Testament       Genesis 15:1–12 , 17–18              Psalm       Psalm 27 (UMH 758)               New Testament       Philippians 3:17–4:1               Gospel       Luke 13:31–35 Vanderbilt Divinity Library, United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009).

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013 | LENT FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR C               Old Testament       Deuteronomy 26:1–11              Psalm       Psalm 91:1–13               Epistle       Romans 10:8b–13               Gospel       Luke 4:1–13 Lutheran Service Book Three Year Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009).

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C               First Reading       Genesis 15:5–12 , 17–18               Response       Psalm 27:1a               Psalm       Psalm 27:1 , 7–9 , 13–14               Second Reading       Philippians 3:17–4:1 or Philippians 3:20–4:1               Gospel Acclamation       Matthew 17:5               Gospel       Luke 9:28b–36 Catholic Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009).

Morning, February 24      Go To Evening Reading          “I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.”          — Ezekiel 34:26 Here is sovereign mercy—“I will give them the shower in its season.” Is it not sovereign, divine mercy?—for who can say, “I will give them showers,” except God? There is only one voice which can speak to the clouds, and bid them beget the rain. Who sendeth down the rain upon the earth? Who scattereth the showers upon the green herb? Do not I, the Lord? So grace is the gift of God, and is not to be created by man. It is also needed grace. What would the ground do without showers? You may break the clods, you may sow your seeds, but what can you do without the rain? As absolutely needful is the divine blessing. In vain you labour, until God the plenteous shower bestows, and sends salvation down. Then, it is plenteous grace. “I will send them showers.” It does not say, “I will send them drops,” but “showers.” So

February 24: The Day of Atonement Leviticus 16 When it comes to the cost of sin, the average person probably thinks in terms of “What can I get away with?” rather than “What does this cost me and other people emotionally?” These calculations aren't made in terms of life and death, but that is literally the case when it comes to sin. The Day of Atonement is a beautiful, though horrific, illustration of this. It takes three innocent animals to deal with the people’s sin: one to purify the high priest and his family, one to be a sin offering to Yahweh that purifies the place where He symbolically dwelt (the Holy of Holies), and one to be sent into the wilderness to remove the people’s transgressions (Lev 16:11, 15–16, 21–22). After the blood of the first two animals is spilled on the Day of Atonement—demonstrating the purification of God’s people—the final goat demonstrates God’s desire to completely rid the people of their sin. “Aaron shall place his two hands on the living go

Morning, February 23      Go To Evening Reading          “I will never leave thee.”          — Hebrews 13:5 No promise is of private interpretation. Whatever God has said to any one saint, he has said to all. When he opens a well for one, it is that all may drink. When he [openeth] a granary-door to give out food, there may be some one starving man who is the occasion of its being opened, but all hungry saints may come and feed too. Whether he gave the word to Abraham or to Moses, matters not, O believer; he has given it to thee as one of the covenanted seed. There is not a high blessing too lofty for thee, nor a wide mercy too extensive for thee. Lift up now thine eyes to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west, for all this is thine. Climb to Pisgah’s top, and view the utmost limit of the divine promise, for the land is all thine own. There is not a brook of living water of which thou mayst not drink. If the land floweth with milk and honey, eat the honey and d

February 23: Freedom John 8:31–59 “Even though I know it’s wrong, I sometimes think, ‘If I hadn't accepted Christ, I would have so much more freedom.’ And then I venture down that road and realize just how terrible it is. It takes me to a very dark place.” This deep, heart-wrenching statement by a friend made me realize there are countless people who probably feel this way about Jesus. And what if, unlike my friend, they hadn't figured out the latter part of this statement? They were probably walking a road closer to legalism than the road Christ envisions for our lives. Or they could be so far from actually experiencing grace and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit that they have yet to see how incredible a life lived for Jesus can be. Jesus promises freedom: “Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, ‘If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’ ” (John 8:31–32). What we often gloss over i

  My Prayer for Today Heavenly Father, as I glanced across an article concerning George Washington's birthday, the article gave "5 Things about George Washington You didn't know". There was not one thing to tell about George Washington owned 155 slaves. Also during his administration, the writers of The Constitution also owned slaves. In this prayer, I am reminded of The Bill of Rights in this so-called Modern Era. Then I think about this country's Congress that is willing to cut-back on jobs; food programs for hunger poor children; "wick" program that provides money and shelter for the poor; health care services for all people that cannot afford health insurance--some will die;  increasing  taxes on the poor while the rich folly in their luxury's; cutting-back on the military--increasing the dangers that already exist against this country. Yet as always, those that have and is the cause of putting us (The USA) in this economic situation, not th

Morning, February 22      Go To Evening Reading          “His bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.”          — Genesis 49:24 That strength which God gives to his Josephs is real strength; it is not a boasted [valor]  a fiction, a thing of which men talk, but which ends in smoke; it is true—divine strength. Why does Joseph stand against temptation? Because God gives him aid. There is nought that we can do without the power of God. All true strength comes from “the mighty God of Jacob.” Notice in what a blessedly familiar way God gives this strength to Joseph—“The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.” Thus God is represented as putting his hands on Joseph’s hands, placing his arms on Joseph’s arms. Like as a father teaches his children, so the Lord teaches them that fear him. He puts his arms upon them. Marvellous condescension! God Almighty, Eternal, Omnipotent, stoops fro

February 22: The Light of the World John 8:12–30 “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). While some of Jesus’ “I am” statements confused the Jews, the “following the light” imagery would have been familiar. God had led the Israelite's out of Egypt and through the wilderness with a pillar of fire so they could walk at night (Exodus 13:21). They couldn't deflect or misunderstand this claim. Jesus used this imagery to show the Jews that He offers clarity and meaning in a dark world. He offers life, grace, and spiritual awakening to those who are lost in the darkness. But the Pharisees couldn't comprehend the light; they misinterpreted Jesus’ claims and fumbled around in the darkness and the details (John 8:19, 22, 25, 27). When we’ve elevated ourselves in the darkness, it’s hard to humble ourselves in the light. Even when we have inklings that tell us there is a better way, we don’t

Morning, February 21      Go To Evening Reading          “He hath said.”           — Hebrews 13:5 If we can only grasp these words by faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. What doubt will not be slain by this two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not fall smitten with a deadly wound before this arrow from the bow of God’s covenant? Will not the distresses of life and the pangs of death; will not the corruptions within, and the snares without; will not the trials from above, and the temptations from beneath, all seem but light afflictions, when we can hide ourselves beneath the bulwark of “He hath said”? Yes; whether for delight in our quietude, or for strength in our conflict, “He hath said” must be our daily resort. And this may teach us the extreme value of searching the Scriptures. There may be a promise in the Word which would exactly fit your case, but you may not know of it, and therefore you miss its comfort. You are like prisoners in a dungeon, a

February 21: Grace among the Graphic Leviticus 9–11 “Then he slaughtered the burnt offering, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around; and they brought the burnt offering to him by its pieces, as well as the head, and he burned them on the altar” (Lev 9:12–13). There are graphic scenes like this throughout the Bible, especially in Leviticus. But they act as a reminder of what sacrifice looks like and what it really means. Even though Jesus would ultimately make the greatest sacrifice of all—laying down His life for the sins of others—He did not hold people’s sins against them. Although Jesus understood that He would be brutalized like the animals sacrificed during Aaron’s day, He chose to forgive people. When a woman “caught in adultery” was brought before Jesus, He did not sentence her to death, as was demanded by the Jewish authorities and laws of His time. Instead, He said, “The one of you without sin, let him throw the first stone

My prayer for Today Heavenly Father, we hear of countries wanting "peace"; "Peace" cannot be bought with money for "love", nor can giving "arms"--bullets, bombs, airplanes e.g.. True peace can only be achieved by the Second Advent of Christ Jesus. True love can be achieved now through the regeneration of the heart in Christ Jesus to love your neighbor, and your enemies, without respect of person, race, creed, ethnicity or religion. COME now while the blood is still running warm in your veins, and you have a sound mind to genuinely repent of ones sins, accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior to love from the heart, and have peace in Christ Jesus no matter what the circumstance(s). Don't try and figure out when you're going to die, because that day, hour or minute is unknown to man; only God knows our days upon the earth. In Jesus name I pray for the lost. Amen. - Min. Lynwood F. Mundy

Morning, February 20      Go To Evening Reading          “God, that comforteth those that are cast down.”           — 2 Corinthians 7:6 And who comforteth like him? Go to some poor, melancholy, distressed child of God; tell him sweet promises, and whisper in his ear choice words of comfort; he is like the deaf adder, he listens not to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. He is drinking gall and wormwood, and comfort him as you may, it will be only a note or two of mournful resignation that you will get from him; you will bring forth no psalms of praise, no hallelujahs, no joyful sonnets. But let God come to his child, let him lift up his countenance, and the mourner’s eyes glisten with hope. Do you not hear him sing—          “’Tis paradise, if thou art here;          If thou depart, ’tis hell? ”         You could not have cheered him: but the Lord has done it; “He is the God of all comfort.” There is no balm in Gilead, but there is balm in God. There is no

February 20: Danger in the Sphere of Influence John 7:45–52 Leadership is like a bright spotlight; when the heat intensifies, it’s difficult to conceal the areas where we fail. But that’s where true character is revealed. The Pharisees didn’t fare well with the pressure of authority. We can see why Jesus had such compassion for the masses by observing the Pharisees’ behavior in John 7. After Jesus claimed to be the source of life and ratcheted up the conflict, the Pharisees became angry. Sensing that their authority was slipping, they judged Jesus before they had a chance to give Him a hearing. They intimidated Nicodemus, harshly rebuked the captains, and cursed the people: “this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!” (John 7:49). Those who hold positions of authority have great influence—a reason why bad authority can be so detrimental: “Not many should become teachers, my brother, because you know that we will receive a greater judgment” (Jas 3:1). But influence isn’t r

My Prayer for Today Lord, bless us all that are covered in and by the blood of Jesus for our eternal salvation. As we are blessed, may we Your children, "GO" and evangelize Your Word to the lost; may those that are secular hear Your Word, read Your Word or see Your "Light" in a born again Christian--that Christian may be the only Bible that they will see--and want to come and be saved through true  and genuine repentance for the remission of their sins; accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior; the Holy Spirit will "Immediately come and indwell" in that person; become "Children" of God; "Ambassadors" of God and have "Eternal Life" in the heavens with Yahweh. Hallelujah! If you read or hear God's Word, I humbly ask you to believe and "Come". In Jesus' name is my prayer. Amen. - Min. Lynwood F. Mundy