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King David, a Man Who Loved God’s Word

Cindy Dawson

1-Minute Devotion for Tuesday, 11/3/26

“After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.” Acts 13:22 NIV

I pray that God could say that about me. Don’t you?

Psalm 19 of David, a man after God’s own heart

“The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.

They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb.
By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.”

Psalm 19:7-11 NIV

In His Love, Cindy

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

Did you know? 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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Our Assumptions About God

Cindy Dawson

Meditation for Sunday, 11/1/26

“The Scriptures are where His character, His promises, and His ways confront our assumptions and reshape our desires.”   M. Wiley Wilson

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 NIV. Read full chapter

In His Love, Cindy

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

Did you know? 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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Amazing Video of Baby

Cindy Dawson

“For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14 NIV

In His Love, Cindy

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

Did you know? 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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Teach Your Children About God

Cindy Dawson

1-Minute Devotion for Sunday, 10/25/26

“When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.” Deuteronomy 32:45-47 NIV

As I read my Bible this morning, these words stood out to me. I started to think about when my children were young. Although we prayed together at night, I don’t think I took it upon myself to teach them about God’s Word. Oh sure, they were in church every time the doors were open. But is that really enough?

Do we delegate the teaching of our children to others? Do we depend on the youth pastor or children’s minister too much? All of my children are Christians. For that I give glory to God. I know I didn’t do everything right. I made many mistakes.

I believe the verses above are speaking to mothers and fathers. Talk to your children about God. Teach them to read and study their Bible. (I don’t mean books about the Bible.) Teach them that the answers to life’s problems are found in God’s Word.

The Word of God is their life.

In His Love, Cindy

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

Did you know? 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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Know Your Enemy

Cindy Dawson

Bible Study for Tuesday, 10/13/26

Our enemy is Satan. We can learn about him through God’s Word, which teaches us everything we need to know. I want to focus today on one particular fact about Satan that we must never forget.

“Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.” 2 Corinthians 11:14

These verses tell us that our enemy, Satan, appears to be something he is not. He makes himself appear innocent, just fun, and good even though his intentions are always evil.

In the past (long ago), we thought we could allow our children to watch anything Disney because it would be safe for children. This is no longer true.

Disney seems to be obsessed with witchcraft. Wicked, Hex, The Witch, Practical Magic, and many, many more movies entice children to believe in magic and the occult.

You could almost say that witchcraft has become mainstream. In many places, it has.

The Bible warns us that Satan and his forces will not be openly evil. Instead, they will make themselves appear like harmless fun. There is no clearer example of this than movies about witchcraft.

God says, “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. Deuteronomy 18:10-12

“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

“Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.” Walt Disney

Walt Disney’s view of the “ideals and objectives of normal adulthood” did not include being a Christ follower, but I agree with one thing he said: “Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives.”

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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Why Attending Church Isn’t Enough

Cindy Dawson

Food for Thought for Monday, 10/12/26

You may be attending a good Bible-believing church. Maybe you’ve attended it since you were a child. Your church may even be Biblically sound in what they teach. But that isn’t enough if they avoid topics they deem controversial.

Does your church teach you about false teachers?

Does your church teach you Bible prophecy?

Does your church teach you about the dangers of the occult?

If your church avoids teaching anything controversial, you need to make sure you are studying your Bible for yourself, all of it. If they don’t teach the topics listed above, important Biblical teaching is being ignored. Consider this:

  1. False teachers and/or false prophets are taught in every book of the New Testament except for one. That sounds important to me.
  2. In the New Testament, almost every book contains some prophecy, with Revelation being wholly devoted to a prophetic vision. That sounds important to me.
  3. The Bible says that witchcraft is detestable to the Lord. That sounds important to me, too.

“Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord;” Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Your Bible is your guide to truth. Read it. Study it. Apply it to your life.

“How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
    By living according to your word.” Psalm 119:9

“If your law had not been my delight,
    I would have perished in my affliction.” Psalm 119:92

The Church must teach the whole counsel of God’s Word, even if it steps on some toes.

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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What Is a False Premise?

Cindy Dawson

2-Minute Devotion for Sunday, 10/4/26

I have to confess, when Job popped up in my Bible Reading Plan again the other day, my first thought was, Oh no! Not Job again! So, after seeking God’s forgiveness, I dug right in.

There is so much to learn from the book of Job! In fact in January of this year, I wrote a series of articles called Treasures From Job.

But you know what? Like He always does, God is teaching me some new things, things that apply to my life right now!

To briefly review, Job was a man who suffered terrible loss. He was a righteous man who lost everything: his wealth, his health, and his children. His suffering was great and his friends came to visit him.

Job’s friends are famous for being terrible comforters. They accused Job of being a wicked man. On and on they chastised him. Through these chapters, we learn how NOT to comfort people!

This is the new thing I learned (new to me, that is): Job’s friends based their beliefs about why Job was suffering on a false premise.

They believed that when bad things happen in someone’s life, it means God is punishing them. Therefore, Job must be wicked and needs to repent. But this was not true, because the premise was not true.

In the same way, someone can interpret Scripture incorrectly based on a false premise. If you can’t understand how someone could believe a certain thing, perhaps they are basing it on a false premise. You may not know what that false premise is. If you did, you would understand how they came to their false interpretation of Scripture.

I have a friend I disagree with on a certain Scripture. I keep thinking, How can you believe that? After reading through Job, I realized that there may be a false premise at play. But what is it?

That isn’t the only reason someone might misinterpret Scripture, but it is one possibility to consider. Please share your thoughts.

“Open my eyes that I may see
    wonderful things in your law.” Psalm 119:18 NIV

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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“Is It Right or ALMOST Right?

Cindy Dawson

 Does it matter? Well, the Apostle Paul thought it did.

In the following verse, Paul is scolding the Corinthian church, saying that the false apostles they are listening to are NOT leading people to our Savior, Jesus Christ. They are leading them to someone entirely different. He says this is NOT the same Jesus they accepted. And it’s not okay.

“For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, this you tolerate very well!” 2 Corinthians 11:4 NASB

Some believers think that any ministry that preaches about “Jesus” is leading people to Christ. However, there are false religions (cults) that talk about Jesus, but it isn’t the Jesus of the Bible. For example, even Muslims consider Jesus a very wise man and a prophet. BUT they do not believe he is the Son of God, and they do not believe He was crucified on a cross for our sins!

Just because a preacher teaches about someone called “Jesus” doesn’t mean he’s teaching the Jesus of the Bible.

When Jesus is described in an unbiblical way, people are misled into following what Paul calls “a different Jesus.” This kind of false teaching is dangerous.

We know God through His Word (the Bible).

We must know God as He really is, not how we think He is or want him to be.

A famous theologian once said, “Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.” 

To be discerning we must know what the Bible says by studying it for ourselves.

In His Love, Cindy

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

“I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.” Genesis 17:7 (emphasis mine)

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Why Do Christians Listen to False Teachers?

Cindy Dawson

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False teaching usually comes from the mouth of a gifted communicator, often someone engaging and entertaining. Their message will make you feel good, so you keep coming back for more. Don’t be surprised if they are selling lots of books and DVDs. They’re making a fortune off of it, and so is the publisher. The Bible warns us.

“For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 NIV

I look back on the days when I followed the false teaching, Word of Faith. I was sincere. I was devoted. I was on fire for Christ! But, I wasn’t mature. I wish someone would have said, “Before you latch on to this teaching, study your Bible instead of the books written by the Word of Faith teachers.”

Eventually, I was able to discern the errors, because I was a student of the Bible. But my involvement in Word of Faith almost shipwrecked my faith. It’s devastating to realize you have been deceived. I blamed God for allowing it. It caused me to question everything I knew about God.

But God brought me through, and now I speak up against the dangers false teachers pose to the Body of Christ. So ask yourself, “Am I a mature Christian or do I lack discernment?”

How can you know? Ask God with a sincere heart. Love the Truth more than your own opinion. Be disciplined enough to read and study your Bible daily.

A mature Christian is someone who has walked with the Lord over the years, and by knowing and obeying God’s Word, they have learned to discern truth from error. To know God’s Word, we must study God’s Word.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing to be an immature Christian. After all, how could a new Christian be mature? They couldn’t. They have to learn and grow in Christ. Unfortunately, not everyone grows and matures. Evidence of this can be seen by the large numbers of Christians who unknowingly follow false teaching. Consider the following Scripture:

 “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.” Ephesians 4:11-14 NIV (emphasis mine)

I know the damage false teaching will eventually bring about in the lives of those who are ensnared in it. It’s not okay.

“But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” Hebrews 5: 12-14 NIV (emphasis mine)

Beware of the false teaching from the Word of Faith, New age, and New Apostolic Reformation which is infiltrating the Church today. Your best protection is the Belt of Truth (God’s Word). The following links provide more information.

New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)

New Age

Word of Faith

How Can I Recognize a False Teacher?

In His Love, Cindy

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

“I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.” Genesis 17:7 (emphasis mine)

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The Bible: An Obligation or a Gift?

Cindy Dawson

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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