If someone includes you in their will, your inheritance is as good as done even though it may be years before you receive it. Words spoken with auth... moreA daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.ca/magazine/daily-devotional
If someone includes you in their will, your inheritance is as good as done even though it may be years before you receive it. Words spoken with authority before the fact ensure that what is spoken will take place.
That was the case when Joshua prepared to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. Before Joshua and the people crossed the Jordan River and entered into the land, God said He was giving the land to them. Even though God said it before it happened, it ultimately took place just as He said it would. It happened again before the Israelites captured Jericho: “I have given Jericho into your hand” (Joshua 6:2). When God makes a promise about something in the future, His promise removes all fear. We can be certain that what He has said or what He has called us to do, will be accomplished.
What has God called you to do? His calling removes any reason to fear the future.
For centuries, travelers crossed oceans and deserts using the North Star. The stars around it seem to wheel across the sky night after night, and the seasons change from spring to summer to autumn to winter. Yet Polaris remains fixed, providing a point of reference for those trying to find their way.
For centuries, travelers crossed oceans and deserts using the North Star. The stars around it seem to wheel across the sky night after night, and the seasons change from spring to summer to autumn to winter. Yet Polaris remains fixed, providing a point of reference for those trying to find their way.
Perhaps God designed it that way to remind us of the stability Jesus Christ brings to our lives in every season and circumstance, no matter where we are. Every single thing in this universe—both seen and unseen—is changeable and changing. But God says in Malachi 3:6, “I am the Lord, I do not change.” And James 1:17 adds, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
If you’re entering a new season of life, enter it with the One who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
* Bible Study * October 25, 2026 * Topic: Parable of the Mustard Seed * Study Page .pdf *Website Link: https://biblestudytoolbox.com/bible-studies/parables-of-jesus/parable-of-the-mustard-seed/
* Bible Study * October 25, 2026 * Topic: Parable of the Mustard Seed * Slideshow .pdf *The slide show is simply a short summary presentation of the full Bible Study.Website Link:...
Your brain is composed of about 60% fat, floats in cerebrospinal fluid, and weighs about three pounds. It contains 86 billion neurons, consumes 20% of your body’s energy, and operates at speeds of 268 miles per hour.
Your brain is composed of about 60% fat, floats in cerebrospinal fluid, and weighs about three pounds. It contains 86 billion neurons, consumes 20% of your body’s energy, and operates at speeds of 268 miles per hour.
The most important thing about your brain though is the thoughts that dominate it. The Bible says, “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace” (Romans 8:5-6 NIV).
We must make a conscious effort to fill our mind with Scripture—to read it, study it, and memorize it. We need to meditate on the words of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. God will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on Him (see Isaiah 26:3). It is our God who can put wisdom in our minds and understanding in our hearts.
𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑, 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟕 - and presumably on a Friday - that King Philip IV "The Fair" of France arrested all of the Templar Knights.
Even the Grand Master of the order, the famed Jacques de Molay, was arrested in Paris, together with 60 of his knights. The religious Order had been the subject of rumors of blasphemy and irreligious practices, but these were false. A large number, including the Grand Master Jacques DeMolay and three other leading Masters, confessed and were burned a... more𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑, 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟕 - and presumably on a Friday - that King Philip IV "The Fair" of France arrested all of the Templar Knights.
Even the Grand Master of the order, the famed Jacques de Molay, was arrested in Paris, together with 60 of his knights. The religious Order had been the subject of rumors of blasphemy and irreligious practices, but these were false. A large number, including the Grand Master Jacques DeMolay and three other leading Masters, confessed and were burned alive. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈.
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
In September 2001, a document known as the Chinon Parchment dated 17–20 August 1308 was discovered in the Vatican Secret Archives by Barbara Frale, apparently after having been filed in the wrong place in 1628. It is a record of the trial of the Templars and shows that Clement 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒔 in 1308 before formally disbanding the order in 1312, as did another Chinon Parchment dated 20 August 1308 addressed to Philip IV of France, also mentioning that all Templars that had confessed to heresy were "restored to the Sacraments and to the unity of the Church". This other Chinon Parchment has been well known to historians, having been published by Étienne Baluze in 1693 and by Pierre Dupuy in 1751.
The current position of the Roman Catholic Church is that 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕, that nothing was inherently wrong with the Order or its rule, and that Pope Clement was pressed into his actions by the magnitude of the public scandal and by the dominating influence of King Philip IV, who was Clement's relative.
Today there are many Templar Orders worldwide and Derek and I belong to one of them, 𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐃𝐓 (𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒆̂𝒎𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔). We honor those that came before us, we respect the history for what they accomplished and we strive to serve God while holding to the warrior spirit.
Yes. Wow. So be it. The seeds of martyrdom are precious and life multiplying...also birthed the somewhat Christian takeover of the Roman Empire as well...
2 Cor. 4
"7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the l... moreYes. Wow. So be it. The seeds of martyrdom are precious and life multiplying...also birthed the somewhat Christian takeover of the Roman Empire as well...
2 Cor. 4
"7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 13We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 14knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you."
It's such a beautiful time of the year around here. This is a pic I took a few Fall seasons ago of just one of the many ATV adventures GP and I have had together. We live in such a small town in North Idaho, that we can hop on the ATV right from the house and in a matter of minutes be on back country roads that eventually take us to the lowlands of Moscow Mountain (Moscow, Idaho), which gives us some great views of our county.
I added the words from Psalm 7:17 because GP and I are so very than... moreIt's such a beautiful time of the year around here. This is a pic I took a few Fall seasons ago of just one of the many ATV adventures GP and I have had together. We live in such a small town in North Idaho, that we can hop on the ATV right from the house and in a matter of minutes be on back country roads that eventually take us to the lowlands of Moscow Mountain (Moscow, Idaho), which gives us some great views of our county.
I added the words from Psalm 7:17 because GP and I are so very thankful, and I tell you, when ya get up high on a mountain like this and stop and look around, how could you not be thankful and in awe of God's majesty?
It's been some 30 years since the attached garage was remodeled into my office. The four front windows you see in the photo replaced the garage's roll-up door. Fear not - a standalone shop to house vehicles and the like was built when the attached garage was turned into my office.
I feel so blessed to be able to work from home. The photo shows my view from sitting at my desk, looking out and gives me a view of who may be coming up the driveway, and also a view across my driveway towards my two... moreIt's been some 30 years since the attached garage was remodeled into my office. The four front windows you see in the photo replaced the garage's roll-up door. Fear not - a standalone shop to house vehicles and the like was built when the attached garage was turned into my office.
I feel so blessed to be able to work from home. The photo shows my view from sitting at my desk, looking out and gives me a view of who may be coming up the driveway, and also a view across my driveway towards my two neighbors. Living where there are four distinct seasons, gives me a great view any day that I'm stuck at my desk and not able to be outside.
Fall - for me - gives me the best views. Today, it enticed me to go outside and take a variety of pictures, capturing all the glorious colors of the trees and leaves. I'll share more photos later in the week, when time allows, because I have too much to do at my desk. But, thankfully, I have this gorgeous view. Thank you, LORD - for You are the best Artist ever!
As Ann gazed at the glory of autumn in Anne of Green Gables, she couldn’t contain her delight. “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” she said.
When God created the world, He built seasons into the rotation. We experience them differently depending on where we live... moreThis past weekend's daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.ca/magazine/daily-devotional
As Ann gazed at the glory of autumn in Anne of Green Gables, she couldn’t contain her delight. “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” she said.
When God created the world, He built seasons into the rotation. We experience them differently depending on where we live, but most of us recognize summer and winter, springtime and harvest (see Genesis 8:22).
In the Lord’s brilliant design, the shifting of the seasons also represents the cycle of our lives. What season of life are you in? If you look closely, you’ll find it’s beautiful. God does all things well. When He leads us through the seasons, two things happen. We grow in our maturity, and He grows more precious to us every day.
Look around you today and find some beautiful spot to rest your eyes—and praise the Lord. Look within you today, and find some sweet blessing to rest your heart—and praise the Lord.
