1-Minute Devotion for Tuesday, 9/15/26
Do you feel obligated to read your Bible? New Christians may need to discipline themselves to study their Bible, at least for a while. If you do that, you will begin to understand its value. You will understand that the Bible is a gift from God. Why?
God’s Word will guide you into all Truth.
“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17
God’s Word will protect you from the devil’s schemes.
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes … Take the … the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:11 &17
Studying the Bible will enable you to hear the Holy Spirit reminding you of what God has said in His Word.
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” John 16:13
God’s Word will encourage you and give you hope.
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” Romans 15:4
Ultimately, you will begin to treasure God’s Word for what it is: not an obligation, but a gift from God!
Feel free to add to this list! God bless you!
In His Love, Cindy
To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, … “I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you…” Genesis 17:7 (emphasis mine)
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Thank you for this reminder, Cindy. It’s striking how easily we turn the Bible into an obligation when God intended it to be oxygen. What you wrote captures something essential: discipline may start the habit, but delight sustains it. The Spirit uses Scripture not just to inform us, but to reshape us — to sanctify, protect, remind, and encourage, exactly as you highlighted.
God’s Word isn’t merely instruction; it’s encounter. It’s the place where the Spirit anchors me in truth when everything else feels unstable. It’s the sword that cuts through the enemy’s lies. It’s the voice that reminds me what God has already said when my memory grows thin. It’s the steady encouragement that keeps hope alive when circumstances try to smother it.
And when I approach Scripture that way — not as a duty to perform but as a gift to receive — something shifts. The discipline becomes desire. The obligation becomes joy. The pages become a meeting place.
So thank you for calling us back to that. The Bible is not a weight on our shoulders; it’s a gift in our hands.
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“…discipline may start the habit, but delight sustains it.” Amen!
“And the pages of the Bible become a meeting place.” Yes, they do! And that’s the best part!
Thank you for your encouraging words, Michael. God bless you today!
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P. S. — Not sure why my comments have to be moderated. Blessings.
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As far as I know, all comments left on WordPress must be approved by the blogger who received them before they are published. I have had a few comments that I did not approve over the last 10 years, but not many.
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We have the Bible to defend and fight for what God (not man) says is right. “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4:12 NLT)
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AMEN! Blessings, Grant!
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