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Bob Lewis 9 · SEPTEMBER 13 AUDIO 2026
 

September 13, 2026

Daily Devotional

The Apostle Paul’s Lasting Impact Upon the World!


The man once known as Saul of Tarsus—a zealous persecutor of the infant church—became the Apostle Paul when the risen Christ stopped him on the Damascus Road!


From that hour God chose him “to go to the Gentiles and show them the Good News about Jesus” (Galatians 1:16, TLB).


Three missionary journeys followed. Churches sprang up across Asia Minor, Macedonia, Greece, and finally Rome itself.


Thirteen letters that bear his name form nearly half the New Testament and remain the earliest written witness to Jesus.


Paul’s decisive gift was the gospel of grace!


He insisted we “cannot become right with God by obeying our Jewish laws but only by faith in Jesus Christ to take away our sins” (Galatians 2:16, TLB). “I have been crucified with Christ: and I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the real life I now have within this body is a result of my trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20, TLB).


That single truth demolished the wall between Jew and Gentile! In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female!


Christianity ceased to be a Jewish sect and became a faith for every nation!


The consequences reached far beyond the first century: Within three hundred years the Roman Empire itself turned from paganism to Christ.


The later rise of hospitals, universities, the sanctity of every human life, the end of gladiatorial slaughter, and a new dignity given to women, slaves, and the poor all grew from seed Paul planted.


His letters still shape worship, ethics, law, and the conscience of the West.


Paul never sought his own fame. “If anyone is going to boast, let him boast about what the Lord has done and not about himself” (2 Corinthians 10:17, TLB).


Two millennia later his impact is still felt wherever the gospel is preached: Lives remade, churches planted, cultures quietly redirected!


The Persecutor became the Planter!


The World has never been the same!

AMEN!

 

 

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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!

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

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

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

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

6 He 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!

If you don’t want to get your Bible, Here they all are, just click on each Chapter and I will read them to you:

PSALMS 145 PSALMS 146 PSALMS 147 PSALMS148 PSALMS 149 PSALMS 150


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!

(You might want to copy those down and memorize them!)

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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 13 in Proverbs for today: (SEPTEMBER 13 (MT) (ESV)

  1. 13 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
        but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
    From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
        but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
    Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
        he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
    The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
        while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
    The righteous hates falsehood,
        but the wicked brings shame[a] and disgrace.
    Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
        but sin overthrows the wicked.
    One pretends to be rich,[b] yet has nothing;
        another pretends to be poor,[c] yet has great wealth.
    The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
        but a poor man hears no threat.
    The light of the righteous rejoices,
        but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
    10 By insolence comes nothing but strife,
        but with those who take advice is wisdom.
    11 Wealth gained hastily[d] will dwindle,
        but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
    12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
        but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
    13 Whoever despises the word[e] brings destruction on himself,
        but he who reveres the commandment[f] will be rewarded.
    14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
        that one may turn away from the snares of death.
    15 Good sense wins favor,
        but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.[g]
    16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
        but a fool flaunts his folly.
    17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
        but a faithful envoy brings healing.
    18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
        but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
    19 A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
        but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
    20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
        but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
    21 Disaster[h] pursues sinners,
        but the righteous are rewarded with good.
    22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
        but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
    23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
        but it is swept away through injustice.
    24 Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
        but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.[i]
    25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
        but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

    Footnotes

    1. Proverbs 13:5 Or stench
    2. Proverbs 13:7 Or One makes himself rich
    3. Proverbs 13:7 Or another makes himself poor
    4. Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud
    5. Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
    6. Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment
    7. Proverbs 13:15 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut
    8. Proverbs 13:21 Or Evil
    9. Proverbs 13:24 Or who loves him disciplines him early

CHAPTER 43 JEREMIAH for today: (SEPTEMBER 13 (LN) (ESV)

43 When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to live there,’ but Baruch the son of Neriah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may kill us or take us into exile in Babylon.” So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah. But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven— the men, the women, the children, the princesses, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes: “Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah, 10 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden, and he will spread his royal canopy over them. 11 He shall come and strike the land of Egypt, giving over to the pestilence those who are doomed to the pestilence, to captivity those who are doomed to captivity, and to the sword those who are doomed to the sword. 12 I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace. 13 He shall break the obelisks of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt, and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.’”

Revelation 16

for today: (SEPTEMBER 13 (NN) ESV)

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea.

The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[a] say,

“Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was,
    for you brought these judgments.
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
    and you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

And I heard the altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
    true and just are your judgments!”

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed[b] the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. 14 For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[c] peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds[d] each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:5 Greek angel of the waters
  2. Revelation 16:9 Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21
  3. Revelation 16:18 Or voices, or sounds
  4. Revelation 16:21 Greek a talent in weight

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Please Remember:

“CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS

AND ROSE FROM THE DEAD!”

 

 

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.

Additionally, if you feel you need someone to Pray for you,

please call the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,

24 Hours/Day, at: 1+855 255 PRAY (This is the same as: 1+855 255 7729).

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

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