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May 11

Daily Devotional

Grasp God’s Lifeline!

In the stormy seas of human existence, where sin and despair threaten to overwhelm, God extends a lifeline of hope and salvation.

The urgent call to “Grasp God’s Lifeline!” invites believers to seize the divine rescue offered through Jesus Christ with unwavering faith and commitment.

Central to this imperative is the recognition of humanity’s perilous condition apart from God. Yet, as John 3:16 (TLB) declares, “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

This lifeline is not earned but graciously provided. Ephesians 2:8-9 (TLB) affirms, “Because of his kindness, you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; it too is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done.”

The Apostle Paul exhorts Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:12 (TLB): “Fight on for God. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you and that you have confessed with such a ringing confession before many witnesses.” Here, “hold tightly” echoes the call to grasp firmly, rejecting passivity in favor of active perseverance amid spiritual warfare.

This grasping manifests in daily trust. Psalm 62:8 (TLB) counsels, “O my people, trust him all the time. Pour out your longings before him, for he can help!” In prayer and dependence, we cling to the One who is our Rock and Rescuer. Similarly, Hebrews 4:14 (TLB) urges, “But Jesus the Son of God is our great High Priest who has gone to heaven itself to help us; therefore let us never stop trusting him.”

Grasping God’s lifeline transforms lives from sinking in self-reliance to soaring in divine security. It demands Repentance of your sins, confession of faith in Jesus Christ, ongoing obedience to His Commands and communal encouragement.

In a world of shifting sands, only by holding fast to God’s promises do we find unshakeable hope and eternal security. Today, heed the call: Reach out and grasp tightly by accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, Repent of your sins and follow Him by reading your Holy Bible and Praying to Him daily, attending a Bible Teaching Church in your area and telling others about Him.

Bob Lewis

Vietnam Vet

Author and Publisher

OurDailyBread101.com

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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!

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

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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!

(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 11 in Proverbs for today: (MAY 11 (MT) (ESV)

11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but a just weight is his delight.
²When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with the humble is wisdom.
³The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
⁴Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
⁵The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
⁷When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
    and the expectation of wealth^[a] perishes too.
⁸The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked walks into it instead.
⁹With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
¹⁰When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
¹²Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding remains silent.
¹³Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
    but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
¹⁴Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
    but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
¹⁵Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
    but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
¹⁶A gracious woman gets honor,
    and violent men get riches.
¹⁷A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.
¹⁸The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
¹⁹Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but he who pursues evil will die.
²⁰Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.
²¹Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,
    but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
²²Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman without discretion.
²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
²⁴One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
²⁵Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
    and one who waters will himself be watered.
²⁶The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
²⁷Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,^[b]
    but evil comes to him who searches for it.
²⁸Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
²⁹Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and whoever captures souls is wise.
³¹If the righteous is repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!

Footnotes

Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity
Proverbs 11:27 Or acceptance

CHAPTER 9 IN ECCLESIASTES for today: (MAY 11 (TLZ) (ESV)

9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. ²It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil,^[a] to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. ³This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. ⁴But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. ⁵For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. ⁶Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.

Enjoy Life with the One You Love

⁷Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.

⁸Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head.

⁹Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain^[b] life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. ¹⁰Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,^[c] for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

Wisdom Better Than Folly

¹¹Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. ¹²For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.

¹³I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. ¹⁴There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. ¹⁵But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. ¹⁶But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

¹⁷The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. ¹⁸Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 9:2 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew lacks and the evil
Ecclesiastes 9:9 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Or finds to do with your might, do it

Revelation 03

for today: (MAY 11 (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.

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

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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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