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September 25, 2026

Daily Devotional

The Spirit requires not only a service of work but also a service of Delaying:

Remember Bythinia!

The Living Bible records a startling moment on Paul’s second missionary journey: “Next they traveled through Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit had told them not to go into the Turkish province of Asia Minor at that time. Then going along the borders of Mysia they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus said no” (Acts 16:6–7, TLB). Paul was not idle. He was not rebellious. He was doing the most obvious “good work” imaginable—carrying the gospel to unevangelized regions. Yet the Spirit of Jesus closed the door. Twice!

Here is a truth many energetic servants of Christ still resist: the Holy Spirit requires not only a service of work but also a service of delaying. Bithynia stands as a divine reminder that holy activity is not the same as Spirit-directed activity. Zeal without timing can miss the harvest God has already prepared!

Paul’s team kept moving. They did not sit in paralysis. They simply refused to force open a door the Spirit had shut. That delay carried them to Troas, where a night vision of a Macedonian man pleading, “Come over here and help us,” launched the gospel into Europe. Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Corinth, and eventually Rome itself followed.

Bithynia would receive the gospel later—Peter would write to believers there (1 Peter 1:1)—but not by Paul’s hand and not on Paul’s timetable.

Delaying is not inactivity; it is obedience.

It is the humble confession that Jesus is Lord of the itinerary as well as the message. We love the service of work because it feels productive, measurable, and visible. Delaying feels almost like failure. Yet closed doors are often the Spirit’s kindness. They spare us from good works that are not His works for this hour.

Remember Bithynia when the next ministry door slams, when the expected open door stays shut, when prayer for “more fruit” meets silence. The same Spirit who empowers preaching also forbids certain preaching—for a season. Trust His “no.” Keep walking. Keep listening. The Macedonian call still comes to those who will not kick against the Spirit’s restraint.

Work when He says work.

Delay when He says delay.

Both are service.

Both honor the risen Lord who directs His church by His Spirit.

Remember Bithynia—and go where He actually sends you!

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Let us Praise Him Daily!

A good way to learn to Praise God is to memorize the first 6 Verses of Psalms 148:

1 Praise the Lord, O heavens! Praise Him from the skies!

²Praise Him, all His angels, all the armies of heaven.

³Praise Him, sun and moon and all you twinkling stars.

⁴Praise Him, skies above. Praise Him, vapors high above the clouds.

⁵Let everything He has made give praise to Him. For He issued His command, and they came into being;

^{6 H}e established them forever and forever. His orders will never be revoked.

PLEASE read the last 6 Chapters of Psalms: 145-150 so that you will learn how to Praise God like David did!

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PSALMS 145 PSALMS 146 PSALMS 147 PSALMS148 PSALMS 149 PSALMS 150

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JESUS IS:

THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH,

THE LEADER,

THE ORIGINATOR,

THE LORD & MASTER,

THE SUPREME LEADER,

OUR HOPE,

1ST BORN FROM THE DEAD WITH AN IMMORTAL BODY TO NEVER DIE AGAIN,

THE 1ST FRUITS OF THE RESURRECTION,

HE IS OUR FESTIVAL OF HOPE,

OUR PARDON,

GIVEN 1ST PLACE IN EVERYTHING,

HAS BEEN EXALTED AS SUPREME OVER EVERYTHING,

IS ENOUGH,

THE FULLNESS OF GOD DWELLS IN US THROUGH JESUS,

JESUS HAS BROUGHT US INTO HARMONY WITH GOD,

HE HAS BROKERED A PEACE TREATY BETWEEN GOD & MAN,

YOU WERE BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE, BUT BY ACCEPTING JESUS

YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NOW,

YOU ARE BEYOND REPROACH,

JESUS WAS THE SOLUTION BEFORE YOU HAD A SIN PROBLEM,

NEVER GET OVER WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR YOU!

NOW:

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH:

TO TEACH US TO LEAD OTHERS TO CHRIST!

AMEN!

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DAILY BIBLE READING:

>1. Chapter for the DAY in Proverbs;

>2. PLUS: 1 NEW Chapter from the Old Testament AND

>3. PLUS: 1 NEW Chapter from the New Testament Daily:

Chapter 25 in Proverbs for today: (SEPTEMBER 25 (MT) (ESV)

25 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.

²It is the glory of God to conceal things,
    but the glory of kings is to search things out.
³As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,
    so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
⁴Take away the dross from the silver,
    and the smith has material for a vessel;
⁵take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.
⁶Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
    or stand in the place of the great,
⁷for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen
⁸    do not hastily bring into court,^[a]
for^[b] what will you do in the end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?
⁹Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
    and do not reveal another’s secret,
¹⁰lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute have no end.

¹¹A word fitly spoken
    is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
¹²Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
¹³Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
    he refreshes the soul of his masters.
¹⁴Like clouds and wind without rain
    is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

¹⁵With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
    and a soft tongue will break a bone.
¹⁶If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
    lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
¹⁷Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,
    lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
¹⁸A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
    is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
¹⁹Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
    is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
²⁰Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart
    is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
    and like vinegar on soda.
²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
    and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
²²for you will heap burning coals on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.
²³The north wind brings forth rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
²⁴It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
²⁵Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
    so is good news from a far country.
²⁶Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
²⁷It is not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.^[c]
²⁸A man without self-control
    is like a city broken into and left without walls.

Proverbs 25:8 Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. ⁸Do not go hastily out to court

Proverbs 25:8 Hebrew or else

Proverbs 25:27 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain

CHAPTER 48 JEREMIAH for today: (SEPTEMBER 25 (LN) (ESV)

48 ^xConcerning Moab.

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

 “Woe to yNebo, for it is laid waste!
 zKiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;
 the fortress is put to shame aand broken down;
2  the renown of Moab is no more.
 In bHeshbon they planned disaster against her:
 ‘Come, let us cut her off cfrom being a nation!’
 You also, O dMadmen, shall be brought to silence;
 the sword shall pursue you.

3  “A voice! A cry from eHoronaim,
 ‘Desolation and great destruction!’
4  Moab is destroyed;
 her little ones have made a cry.
5  eFor at the ascent of Luhith
 they go up weeping;1
 for eat the descent of Horonaim
 they have heard the distressed cry2 of destruction.
6  Flee! Save yourselves!
 You will be like fa juniper in the desert!
7  For, gbecause you trusted in your works and your treasures,
 you also shall be taken;
 and hChemosh ishall go into exile
 with jhis priests and his officials.
8  kThe destroyer shall come upon every city,
 and no city shall escape;
 the valley shall perish,
 and lthe plain shall be destroyed,
 as the Lord has spoken.

9  “Give wings to Moab,
 for she would fly away;
 her cities shall become a desolation,
 with no inhabitant in them.

10 ^m“Cursed is he who does ⁿthe work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.

11  “Moab has been at ease from his youth
 and has osettled on his dregs;
 he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
 nor has he gone into exile;
 so his taste remains in him,
 and his scent is not changed.

12 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his³ jars in pieces. 13 Then ^pMoab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as ^qthe house of Israel was ashamed of ^rBethel, their confidence.

14  “How do you say, ‘We are heroes
 and mighty men of war’?
15  The destroyer of sMoab and his cities has come up,
 and the choicest of his young men have tgone down to slaughter,
 declares uthe King, uwhose name is the Lord of hosts.
16  The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
 and his affliction hastens swiftly.
17  vGrieve for him, all you who are around him,
 and all who know his name;
 say, w‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
 the glorious staff.’

18  x“Come down from your glory,
 and sit on the parched ground,
 O inhabitant of yDibon!
 For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you;
 he has destroyed your strongholds.
19  zStand by the way zand watch,
 O inhabitant of aAroer!
 Ask him who flees and her who escapes;
 say, ‘What has happened?’
20  Moab is put to shame, for it is broken;
 vwail and cry!
 Tell it beside bthe Arnon,
 that sMoab is laid waste.

21 “Judgment has come upon ^cthe tableland, upon Holon, and ^dJahzah, and Mephaath, 22 and ^yDibon, and ^eNebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 and ^fKiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and ^gBeth-meon, 24 and ^hKerioth, and ⁱBozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 ^jThe horn of Moab is cut off, and ^khis arm is broken, declares the Lord.

26 ^l“Make him drunk, ^mbecause he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall ^lwallow in his vomit, ⁿand he too shall be held in derision. 27 ^oWas not Israel a derision to you? ^pWas he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him ^qyou wagged your head?

28  r“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock,
 O inhabitants of Moab!
 Be slike the dove that nests
 in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
29  tWe have heard of the pride of Moab—
 he is very proud—
 of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
 and the haughtiness of his heart.
30  I know his insolence, declares the Lord;
 uhis boasts are false,
 his deeds are false.
31  vTherefore I wail for Moab;
 I cry out for all Moab;
 for the men of wKir-hareseth I mourn.
32  More than for xJazer I weep for you,
 yO vine of zSibmah!
 aYour branches passed over the sea,
 reached to the Sea of xJazer;
 on your summer fruits and your grapes
 the destroyer has fallen.
33  bGladness and joy have been taken away
 from the fruitful land of Moab;
 I have made the wine cease from the winepresses;
 no one treads them with shouts of joy;
 the shouting is not the shout of joy.

34 ^c“From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to ^dHoronaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. 35 And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in ^ethe high place and makes offerings to his god. 36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of ^fKir-hareseth. ^gTherefore the riches they gained have perished.

37 ^h“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. ⁱOn all the hands are gashes, and ^jaround the waist is sackcloth. 38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like ^ka vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord. 39 How it is broken! How they wail! ^lHow Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab ^mhas become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.”

40  For thus says the Lord:
 “Behold, none shall fly swiftly like an eagle
 oand spread his wings against Moab;
41  pthe cities shall be taken
 and the strongholds seized.
 qThe heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day
 like the heart of ra woman in her birth pains;
42  Moab shall be sdestroyed and be no longer a people,
 because the magnified himself against the Lord.
43  uTerror, pit, and snare
 are before you, O inhabitant of Moab!
 declares the Lord.
44  He who flees from the terror
 shall fall into the pit,
 and he who climbs out of the pit
 shall be caught in the snare.
 vFor I will bring these things upon Moab,
 the year of their punishment,
 declares the Lord.

45  “In the shadow of Heshbon
 fugitives stop without strength,
 for fire came out from Heshbon,
 flame from the house of Sihon;
 it has destroyed wthe forehead of Moab,
 the crown of wthe sons of tumult.
46  xWoe to you, O Moab!
 The people of yChemosh are undone,
 for your sons have been taken captive,
 and your daughters into captivity.
47  zYet I will restore the fortunes of Moab
 in the latter days, declares the Lord.”
 Thus far is the judgment on Moab.

”

Revelation 03

for today: (SEPTEMBER 25 (NN) ESV)

3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. ²Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. ³Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. ⁴Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. ⁵The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. ⁶He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

⁸“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. ⁹Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. ¹⁰Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. ¹¹I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. ¹²The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. ¹³He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.

¹⁵“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! ¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. ¹⁷For you say, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,” not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. ¹⁸I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. ¹⁹Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. ²⁰Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. ²¹The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. ²²He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

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Please Remember:

“CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS

AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD!”

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The Steps to Salvation:

> Repent: Repentance means that you are turning away from sin to turn to Christ. It does NOT mean that you will be perfect.

> Believe/Receive: Salvation is through Faith in Jesus and by the Grace of God. Believing means putting your Faith in Jesus and receiving forgiveness of sin.

>Walk in the Newness of Life: Jesus died so that we might live. We walk in the Newness of Life being Born Again by His Blood.

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GOD THE FATHER IS THE SOVEREIGN KING
AND CREATOR OF THE ENTIRE
UNIVERSE AND BEYOND!

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