TOMATOES! – 1 Peter 3:15 Devotional

by | Oct 20, 2026 | 1 Peter

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TOMATOES​​!

1 Peter 3:15 – Devotional

1 Peter 3:15

“Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.”

This story is not about tomatoes, and yet it is about tomatoes. One of the many things I love to eat is a juicy, ripe tomato, fresh from the vine at peak season. After enduring months of second rate hot-house attempts at producing the real thing, oh, how sweet to taste the real thing!

One summer Joyce and I were returning from a trip to Idaho to visit my mother. It was a little late in the tomato season, but I had hoped to buy some before returning to Olympia. We stopped at a service station on the high desert of Oregon where I asked the attendant if there were any fruit stands around so I could buy tomatoes.

“You go down to the end of this road, turn left and go until you see this big green house then keep your eyes peeled for some sheep grazing in a pasture. After that there will be a driveway that crosses a little creek. Go down that driveway until you come to the end, and they may have some stuff left.”

I must have been out of my mind to try to follow such directions, but I was desperate for those home grown tomatoes. (As a matter of fact, I found the place and we were rewarded with a basket full of round, red and sweet tomatoes).

As I recall that incident, I think about our spiritual obligation to give directions to people who want to find their way to heaven. We can make it simple or we can make it so complex that it takes a genius to figure it out. Jesus gave simple directions, as recorded in John 3:16, to a brilliant scholar named Nicodemus: “For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.” These are the directions to heaven—have you followed them yet?

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 20th: Jeremiah 35:1-36:32, 1 Timothy 5:1-25, Psalm 89:14-37, and Proverbs 25:25-27

New Testament Scripture & Prayer

October 20th: 1 Timothy 5:1-25, Psalm 89:14-37, and Proverbs 25:25-27

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A WISE MAN​! – James 3:13 Devotional

by | Oct 19, 2026 | James

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A WISE MAN​​!

James 3:13 – Devotional

James 3:13

“Who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.”

In the eyes of the world he may not have seemed wise, but to my mind and according to today’s Scripture, Ben was a wise man. Ben was an immigrant to this country from a European bloc nation. He spoke with a gravelly voice in an accent that was thick with his native tongue. But above everything else he loved the Lord.

Not only did Ben love the Lord, but he expressed it by the way he served Jesus. He did not teach a Bible class, but he lived his life according to the word of God. I can still recall watching him mow the lawn around the church on a hot summer day.

One day when I saw Ben mowing, I stopped to talk with him. I thought the church paid him for doing outside maintenance, but he did it because he saw a need. In my conversation with Ben I discovered that he also mowed lawns for several widows in the church who were unable to do it themselves and could not afford lawn care.

Ben was a wise man! His works for the Lord were done with meekness and love. I wish he was still alive today. I would enjoy a long visit with him. It will have to wait for eternity, but he is one WISE MAN I want to see again.

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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October 19th: Jeremiah 33:1-34:22, 1 Timothy 4:1-16, Psalm 89:1-13 , and Proverbs 25:23-24

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October 19th: 1 Timothy 4:1-16, Psalm 89:1-13 , and Proverbs 25:23-24

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GOD LOVES US AND HEARS US​! – Psalm 66:20 Devotional

by | Oct 18, 2026 | Psalm

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GOD LOVES US AND HEARS US!

Psalm 66:20 – Devotional

Psalm 66:20

“Praise to God, who has not rejected my prayer and has not withheld His love from me!”

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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October 18th: Jeremiah 31:27-32:44, 1 Timothy 3:1-16, Psalm 88:1-18, and Proverbs 25:20-22

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October 18th: 1 Timothy 3:1-16, Psalm 88:1-18, and Proverbs 25:20-22

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WALK WITH CONFIDENCE​! – Isaiah 41:10 Devotional

by | Oct 17, 2026 | Isaiah

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WALK WITH CONFIDENCE!

Isaiah 41:10 – Devotional

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

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October 17th: Jeremiah 30:1-31:26, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Psalm 87:1-7, and Proverbs 25:18-19

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October 17th: 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Psalm 87:1-7, and Proverbs 25:18-19

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FACING OUR GOLIATH​! – 1 Samuel 17:45 Devotional

by | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 Samuel

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FACING OUR GOLIATH​​!

1 Samuel 17:45 – Devotional

1 Samuel 17:45

“David said to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.’”

Years ago a hamburger chain featured a commercial featuring a tiny lady (I think her name was Clara), who stood at the counter of a competitor’s hamburger stand and shouted the words; “Where’s the beef?”

In our modern church world we almost feel like shouting; “Where’s the power?” It seems that the modern day church is weak and anemic to the point of being almost ineffective. We may talk a big talk, but where is the power?

In today’s Scripture, David gives us the answer. He was faced with a giant of a man who was armed with weapons that would kill David instantaneously. David did not have similar weapons. He had a power far greater than Goliath possessed. He had the name of the Lord of hosts in his arsenal. It killed the giant.

Who is the Goliath in your life? Whatever you do, do not try to fight with the weapons of this world. Call upon the Lord to provide you with all you need to slay that giant that is facing you. That is the real power!

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

– – – Pastor Cecil

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October 16th: Jeremiah 28:1-29:32, 1 Timothy 1:1-20, Psalm 86:1-17, and Proverbs 25:17

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October 16th: 1 Timothy 1:1-20, Psalm 86:1-17, and Proverbs 25:17

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