Team Daily Devotions for March 2025
Enjoy your Daily Devotions and thanks for Praying! 🙏
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The B-I-B-L-E:
“The BIBLE”
MARCH 1, 2025
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105
Bible Reading:
Psalm 19:7-11
“The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me; I stand alone on the Word of God, the B-I-B-L-E.”
Most Christians who attended Sunday school or Vacation Bible School as a child sang that song.
It is such a simple song, yet the words are so profound. Someone has described the Bible as God’s love letter to mankind telling us all we need to know.
If the Bible doesn’t have the answer to our specific question, it tells us how to seek help and direction from God Himself.
“I stand alone” can have two meanings.
First, it can mean that we are willing to stand alone, by ourselves if necessary, to defend the Word of God against all detractors.
Second, it can mean that the Bible alone is our most trustworthy source of truth and life.
It tells us what no other book can: how to be forgiven, how to be saved for eternity, and how to live a life pleasing to God.
Is the Bible the book for you? Do you stand alone on the Word of God? Let it light your path as you walk through this life.
The Bible was the only book Jesus ever quoted. Leon Morris0 -
Linda said: This brings back a lot of memories of songs that we sang when I was little. My mom always said that we should never sing a song we did not mean. I was very careful that if I said "I stand alone on the word of God" that I would do that with all my heart.0
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I sing that song with using the sign language of BIBLE to Mariposa.
Like I did Blake & Evan.
So she’s learning the alphabet of Bible. Plus she knows I love you which is 🤟🏻
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Monday, March 3
, Infinite, Matchless
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7
The word grace occurs more than 150 times in the Bible, and most of them come from the pen of the apostle Paul. He’s the apostle of grace, and grace is the keynote of his teachings. In Ephesians 2:7, he talked about “the exceeding riches of His grace.” In 1 Timothy 1:14, he said, “The grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant.” In Romans 5:20, he said, “Grace abounded.”
Bible Reading:
Ephesians 2:4-9
It’s this exceedingly rich, exceedingly abundant, abounding grace that meets every need in your life, that sends every blessing, that hears every prayer, that heals every hurt, that calms every fear, that forgives every sin, and that makes goodness and mercy follow you every day of your life. John 1:16 says, “Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another” (GNT).
The hymnist called it “marvelous, infinite, matchless grace.” Grace is God’s gift to us. And Jesus is the embodiment of grace. He is God’s gift to us—our Savior. If you want to draw a picture of grace, simply draw Jesus. Give thanks today for God’s abundant grace.
The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace. Max Lucado1 -
A Sunny Dog Story
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
Romans 9:16Bible Reading
Romans 9:14-16
Several years ago, a sad-eyed, mixed-breed dog named Sunny was in a Houston pound only hours away from being put to sleep.
A man in New York named William Berloni somehow saw her picture and rescued her from afar.
Berloni is an animal trainer, and within months Sunny was a Broadway star in the stage production of Annie.
Does Sunny remind you of anyone? When we were destined for destruction, the Lord somehow saw us and rescued us from afar, and He has given us starring roles in His Kingdom.
Grace and mercy are two sides of the same coin. When we experience mercy, we’re kept from receiving what we deserve—punishment for our sins. When we experience grace, we’re freely given what we don’t deserve—abundant blessings and eternal life.
We often think we want justice, but what we really want is mercy and grace. Those are the gifts of God that truly do make us—sunny!
Jesus, full of grace and mercy, listen to our humble cry; from Thy throne above in glory, turn on us Thy gracious eye. Christian H. Bateman
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Wednesday, March 5
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Colossians 3:8, NIVBible Reading:
Colossians 3:5-11
A zoo in Germany has a bat cave through which visitors can walk, which is what Elina Öfele did with her son.
When she returned home, Elina found a bat in her clothing.
Thankfully, zoo officials were able to return the creature to its cave… while Elina calmed her nerves.
As we walk through this dark world, the sins lurking around us try to stow away in our hearts and minds.
We develop bad habits without realizing it at first. Fatigue can increase our irritability. A few clicks on the computer can poison our minds.
A busy schedule can disrupt church habits. A slip of the tongue can damage your testimony.
Recognizing sin is the prelude to grace. Are any “bat habits” stowing away in your life?
Confess them and ask for God’s help in forsaking them. He specializes in helping us overcome temptations. If you need to make changes in your life, start today.
Let us stop the progress of sin in our soul at the first stage, for the further it goes the faster it will increase. Thomas Fuller
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Thursday, March 6
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand. Romans 5:1-2
Bible Reading:
Romans 5:1-11
Dr. J. I. Packer wrote a book, God’s Words, about key biblical terms, one of which was justification. As a noun, this word occurs three times in the New Testament.
As a verb, it’s found 39 times, mostly in the writings of Paul. “It is his way of formulating the essential Gospel message,” Packer wrote, “that through Christ’s death guilty sinners, once justly under wrath, come into a new relationship with God as His beloved children, under grace.”
When we’re justified, God takes our sins and places them on Christ, and then He takes the righteousness of Christ and places it on us. It’s a double transaction. Our sins are imputed to Christ, and His sinlessness is imputed to us.
That doesn’t mean we are presently incapable of sinning. Instead, it means when God looks at us, He sees us wrapped in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Knowing this word makes us want to live up to our position and bring every habit under our Lord’s control. Where do you need to start?
Through one act of righteousness—the life and death of the sinless Christ—the free gift came unto all. J. I. Packer
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Friday, March 7
And [the son] arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
Luke 15:20Bible Reading.
Psalm 32:5When hiking on a trail in the woods or a wilderness area, you may gradually realize that you are lost.
At such a time there is only one thing to do: turn around and go back to the last place you were sure of. It is better to go back to the starting point and make a new, better path.
That is what the young man did in Jesus’ parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11-32). The son left the security of his father’s home to create his own life—an adventure that ended in disaster. Destitute and broken, he came to his senses and realized he was on the wrong path.
So he returned home and found his father waiting to receive him. There was no judgment or criticism, only compassion and love. Jesus told this parable to illustrate God’s readiness to forgive.
If we ever find ourselves off of God’s path, our only solution is to return to Him. He waits for every child of His to return to His open arms of love.
Forgiveness is to be set loose from sins.
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Wisdom from the Psalms
March 8
Psalms 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.Perry had paid the penalty a thousand times. The guilt that he carried with him gnawed away constantly. When he was teenager, he had foolishly tossed a firecracker at a friend of his, to scare him. The explosive had gone off in his friend's face, blinding him. Perry played the scene over and over in his mind, even though many years had passed. His friend had forgiven him, and he had even asked forgiveness from God. His pastor told him that the sin was forgiven, but Perry just couldn't forgive himself.
Who are we to hold onto past sins when our Lord has forgiven and forgotten them? As long as we're human, we will have pasts filled with sins abundant. To dwell on them is to make ourselves less than God wants us to be. Ask forgiveness from the Lord, receive it, and move forward in the glory of God's grace. Your sins are forgiven, indeed!
Prayer: Teach me to let go of the things I have done wrong in the past, Lord. Cleanse me and prepare me for the wonderful life that is to come. May I learn from my mistakes and grow from them, without allowing them to control my life, O Lord. Amen.
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March 9, 2025
Wishing from the Psalms
Psalm 25:15
Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Jerry was terrified of heights. He had been all his life. Unfortunately, his new job required that he climb ladders and travel across catwalks high above the ground. With great courage and resolve, Jerry worked on overcoming his fear.
Whenever he had to climb or walk the catwalks, he would focus his attention on the end of the line and pretend that Jesus was waiting there with outstretched arms. His fear left him completely, and he was able to scale great heights without concern.It we will set our sights on the Lord, He will make sure our steps. No snare, trap, or pitfall can stop us when our eyes are on the Lord. He will guard us each step of the way.
Prayer: I am uncertain, Lord, and often I am afraid. Dispel my fears, and instill me with Your holy confidence. I place my trust in You, that I might walk a good walk of faith and never stumble. Amen.
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Monday, March 10
The Lord Jesus Christ…gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age.
Galatians 1:3-4, NIVBible Reading
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
Dalton Grose of Waterville, Minnesota, was sitting in his boat one day when he saw a truck fly into the lake and sink in the water.
Grose jumped into the lake, reached the vehicle, positioned his legs against the side of the truck, and, with adrenaline-fueled strength, managed to open the door and pull out the elderly driver.
The two sank to the bottom of the lake, but Grose pushed off and managed to get the man’s face above the water and swim with him to the dock where another bystander helped pull both men to safety. Grose was awarded the Carnegie Medal for heroism because he risked his life to save another.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost. He jumped into this world to pull us to safety. He rescued us, and He also commissioned us to help with the effort.
We may not see a vehicle sink into a lake, but every day we’re surrounded by sinking sinners. Let’s be aware of it. Let’s do our part to rescue the perishing.
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying. Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave.
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Tuesday, March 11
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. James 1:23-24
Bible Reading:
James 1: 21-25One day a man cleaned out his garage. He didn’t realize that in wiping his hand across his mouth, he had given himself a smudge that looked like a crooked mustache.
When he went to the hardware store that afternoon, everyone smiled when they saw him. He didn’t realize the reason until that night when he looked in the mirror. Then he washed his face.
The next morning the man opened his Bible, a little frustrated that his reading for the day was in Leviticus. But he came to Leviticus 19:18: “You shall not…bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” He realized at that moment he was still angry at someone.
Bowing his head, he asked God for forgiveness, and he released the anger, putting the man into God’s hands.
Take time each day to look into the mirror of God’s Word to help you with smudges and grudges.
The Bible is like a mirror. When we look into it, we see ourselves as we really are in God’s eyes. O. S. Hawkins
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