U-TURN REQUIRED! – Acts 3:19-20 Devotional

by | Oct 29, 2026 | Acts

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U-TURN REQUIRED​​!

Acts 3:19-20 – Devotional

Acts 3:19-20

“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.”

A close friend of ours was driving a rental car in Europe. While taking photos of some of the high mountains, he left the main road. He wanted to get back to the main road and decided to take a “short-cut.” (Men are famous for trying to find short-cuts). After a time he noticed that several cars were following after him, so he was sure it was a road that led back to the main road.

Suddenly he saw armed guards and a gate. It was the border to another country and he was not permitted to enter. He had to make a U-turn and go back and retrace the route he had come. As he now met the cars that were following him, the drivers glared in anger. They had been following him because they thought he knew where he was going.

There are two aspects to this true story. First, Ron was required to make a U-turn! He could not reach his destination without a U-turn. The word “repent” in today’s Scripture needs to be understood: “Repentance (metanoia, ‘change of mind’) involves a turning with contrition from sin to God; the repentant sinner is in the proper condition to accept the divine forgiveness.”

It is not enough for us to mentally acknowledge God and Jesus Christ as Savior. The Word of God requires a turning from our old life and going God’s way.

The second aspect of this story is the effect we have on others. Many people are following us and, sad to say, we can very easily lead them down the wrong path. When we make the U-turn to go God’s way, with the blood of Jesus covering our sins, there will those who will follow us.

What am I saying here? It is that we have an influence! That influence can lead people in the wrong direction as well as in the right direction. What a sobering realization. People may spend eternity in hell because they were following us in the wrong direction.

When we repent and make that spiritual U-turn, we need to warn those who have been following us that there is danger ahead and they must make a U-turn and follow us to the right road. Heaven is just ahead!

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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The Bible in One Year & Prayer

October 29th: Lamentations 1:1-2:19, Philemon 1:1-15, Psalm 101:1-8, and Proverbs 26:20

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October 29th: Philemon 1:1-15, Psalm 101:1-8, and Proverbs 26:20

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JESUS KNOWS OUR PAIN! – Hebrews 4:15 Devotional

by | Oct 28, 2026 | Hebrews

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JESUS KNOWS OUR PAIN​​!

Hebrews 4:15 – Devotional

Hebrews 4:15

“For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

I once received a phone call from a dear friend who had his big toe amputated about a year before. He now had a sore developing on the same foot near the area of the amputation and was in fear of losing the entire foot.

It was only a few days earlier that I spoke with another friend who had just lost his wife of 66 years. I lost my Joyce after 62 years of marriage and can feel some of the pangs of pain others are now experiencing.

Try as we might, we can never truly know how others are feeling. Even if we have experienced significant losses in our own life, we cannot begin to know what pain their hearts are feeling as they deal with their own suffering.

But I want to tell you that there is a Savior in heaven who knows what we are feeling. He experienced each and every pang, pain, or sense of loss that we will ever encounter. I am so glad that in the time of our need, we have the assurance that our Lord feels what we feel and more than that! He is able to comfort us with more than mere words — He can heal our hurting heart.

Blessings dear hearts! Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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The Bible in One Year & Prayer

October 28th: Jeremiah 51:54-52:34, Titus 3:1-15, Psalm 100:1-5, and Proverbs 26:18-19

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October 28th: Titus 3:1-15, Psalm 100:1-5, and Proverbs 26:18-19

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YUK! – 2 Peter 2:19-20 Devotional

by | Oct 27, 2026 | 2 Peter

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YUK​​!

2 Peter 2:19-20 – Devotional

2 Peter 2:19-20

“They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.”

Awhile back I read an article that was forwarded from a dear brother in the Lord. The title of it was: “Soap up! The 12 germiest places in your life.” I want to tell you that it was not the most pleasant article I have ever read. It made you want to say “yuk.”

I was surprised by some of the places listed in this article. Let me list them for you: Your kitchen sink; Airplane bathrooms; A load of wet laundry; Public drinking fountains; Shopping cart handles; ATM buttons; Your handbag; Playgrounds; Mats and machines at health clubs; Your bathtub; Your office phone; Hotel-room remote control.

I would have to disagree with the article on one point—the title. While the article lists twelve places as teeming with germs, they missed one. The list of twelve cannot hold a candle to what I feel is the germiest place in our lives—SIN!

Like the places listed in the article, sin is able to lurk in the nooks and crannies of our life that we least expect. Sin also has the ability to grow and reproduce itself into a virtual epidemic. Let me give you a passage of Scripture to prove my point. Exodus 20:5 “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.”

Sin is not harmless or cute. It contaminates and destroys. There is no way we can play around with or tolerate sin without dire consequences. This applies both to believers and unbelievers.

So how do we deal with the filthiness of sin in our lives? In a way I found the answer in the article. Repeatedly they stressed that it was necessary to apply disinfectant to the areas where the germs are to be found–even to the extent of carrying disinfectant sheets with you and using them often.

In like manner, we need to apply the pure disinfectant of God’s Word to any trace of sin in our lives. Sin is deceitful and as such, it will hide itself from our view. The Holy Spirit will shine the intense light of God’s holiness into those areas that contain hidden sin. When He shows it to us, we need to clean it up by examining our heart and applying God’s purity for our sin.

Remember this! We must continually be on guard to detect sin in our lives. When we spot the first signs we go to the Lord and apply His cleansing blood. Let me close with 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing.

– – – Pastor Cecil

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October 27th: Jeremiah 51:1-53, Titus 2:1-15, Psalm 99:1-9, and Proverbs 26:17

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October 27th: Titus 2:1-15, Psalm 99:1-9, and Proverbs 26:17

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ONLY FRESH WATER! – James 3:10-12 Devotional

by | Oct 26, 2026 | James

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ONLY FRESH WATER​​!

James 3:10-12 – Devotional

James 3:10-12

“Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.”

“Is that milk fresh?” Many times have we heard that question being asked and quite often it is followed by someone taking a sip of the milk that is in question. The response provides the answer: “Yuck!” Means it is sour and a smile indicates that it is fresh.

I often wonder about the freshness of our life? When people spend time around us are they prone to feel that same expression, yuck! I hope there’s a smile on their face such as follows a satisfying swig of sweet fresh milk!

We are told that when we are born again we are new creatures. The problem is all too often people do not live like new creatures but continue with habits and associations of the past. Like James says in today’s Scripture; “… these things ought not to be so.”

It is time to evaluate our spiritual life and determine whether it is fresh or sour.

Blessings dear hearts! Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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October 26th: Jeremiah 49:23-50:46, Titus 1:1-16, Psalm 97:1-98:9, and Proverbs 26:13-16

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October 26th: Titus 1:1-16, Psalm 97:1-98:9, and Proverbs 26:13-16

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THE RIGHT CHOICE​! – Deuteronomy 11:26-28 Devotional

by | Oct 25, 2026 | Deuteronomy

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THE RIGHT CHOICE!

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 – Devotional

Deuteronomy 11:26-28

“I am setting before you this day both a blessing and a curse. The blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.”

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Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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October 25th: Jeremiah 48:1-49:22, 2 Timothy 4:1-22, Psalm 95:1-96, and Proverbs 26: 9-12

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October 25th: 2 Timothy 4:1-22, Psalm 95:1-96, and Proverbs 26: 9-12

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