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Watchman’s Daily Devotional: Pray at All Times (Luke 18:1). Paul Commands Us to “Pray Without Ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17).

In Philippians 1:9–11, it is evident that this section is a prayer. Usually, Paul’s prayers showed his desire for his readers to grow spiritually. It is essential to rely on prayer for spiritual growth, as it connects Us to the power of the Holy Spirit. Watchman: Prayer is incredibly important, as Jesus directed His followers to pray constantly (Luke 18:1). Paul instructs us to maintain a constant attitude of prayer (1 Thess. 5:17). Peter emphasized the importance of maintaining a clear mind and focused attitude when praying (1 Pet. 4:7). Many other commands are given in scripture to pray, but what truly reflects your faith is your inner drive to pray, not just following commands. As a believer, you live in a spiritual realm where prayer is as essential as breathing in the physical realm. Similar to how atmospheric pressure…

Watchman Daily Devotional: God Has Shown Us Over and Over That He Is Faithful, One Little Test Comes Along and We Ask if He Is Really With Us or Not

King James Version And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? Once more, the people became upset due to the lack of water. Once more, Moses was held responsible. They had not absorbed the final teaching from the miracle of daily provision. The provider of our needs is the Lord. This time, a new element was added to the situation. They inquired about the presence of the God among them. They witnessed and encountered the remarkable events that occurred in Egypt – from crossing the sea to witnessing water changing, experiencing fear, and receiving bread in the wilderness. After witnessing the glory of the LORD in the guiding cloud, they now question whether God…

Watchman’s Daily Devotional: Deuteronomy 29:29 Says, “The Secret Things Belong to the Lord, Our God, but the Things That Are Revealed Belong to Us and to Our Children Forever, so That We May Do All the Words of This Law.

This marked the ultimate proclamation that followed the revelation of all the rewards for obedience and consequences for disobedience. There are numerous enigmatic aspects that God keeps hidden from us. Nevertheless, the Word of God has provided us with a wealth of knowledge. Due to our limited comprehension, there will always be aspects that remain beyond our grasp. Nevertheless, the knowledge that has been revealed grants us with profound wisdom. Following the teachings of the Bible leads to abundant blessings. The teachings of the Bible are a valuable resource for guiding our lives in a manner that is pleasing to God. They are shared with us for our benefit. But should we disregard them and live in opposition to them? We have a clear understanding of what lies ahead. There are important lessons that God has made clear to us.…

Watchman: Daily Devotional, The People in Jesus’ Hometown Were Impressed by Him. Once They Realized What He Was Saying, They Tried to Find Reasons to Be Mad at Him. If Someone Doesn’t Like the Message, They Will Soon Become Critical and Start to Find Fault With the Person Who Brought It

Matthew 13:56-58 (NIV) 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. At first, the people in Jesus’ hometown were impressed by him. When they realized what He was saying, they tried to find reasons to be mad at Him. If someone doesn’t like the message, they will soon become critical and start to find fault with the person who brought it. The word for offense in Greek is skandalizo, which comes from the word for scandal, skandalon. The word for the thing that sets off a trap is “skandalon.” The trap…

The Bible Instructs Us to “Receive the Word in Spite of Filthiness and the Remnants of Wickedness” (James 1:21). It Is Impossible to Listen to God’s Word and Keep Sin in Your Heart at the Same Time

The psalmist acknowledged a vital aspect of spiritual growth when he remarked, “I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Thy word” (Ps. 119:101). Peter said the same thing when he said, “Put aside all malice, all trickery, all hypocrisy, all envy, and all slander. Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in terms of salvation” (1 Pet. 2:1-2). In the same way, James told us to give up sin and accept the Word (James 1:21). James and Peter were not talking to people who don’t believe, because without Christ, people can’t give up sin or listen to God’s Word. But as Christians, we are known by our ability to do both, and we must keep our lives clean by confessing our sins, turning…

Watchman’s Daily Devotional:Christ’s Definition of Happiness Is Surprising and Contradictory When Compared to the Standards of the World

“Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . those who mourn . . .the gentle . . . those who hunger and thirst for righteousness . . . the merciful . . . the pure in heart . . . the peacemakers . . . [and] those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness” (Matt. 5:3-10). According to the world’s standards, the definition of happiness given by Christ may seem shocking and contradictory. While popular magazines may characterize happy people as those who enjoy others but are not self-sacrificing, Jesus described happy people differently. He portrayed them as spiritual beggars who acknowledge their lack of resources and exhibit meekness, mournfulness over sin, self-sacrifice, and willingness to endure persecution for the sake of reconciling people to God. This perspective may appear more like misery than happiness to the…

Watchman: Daily Devotional, God Knows We Require the Tests and Hardships That the Wicked Throw at Us. Their Challenges Teach Us Patience and Compassion, but Most Importantly, They Cause Us to Trust in God’s Sovereignty

Matthew 13:28-30 (NIV) 28″‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29″‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'” Jesus told a parable about weeds being discovered in a wheat field. The field’s owner suspected that an opponent had spread the weed seeds. People who worked in the field inquired if they should pluck the weeds. Because the owner was concerned that the wheat may be destroyed during the procedure, he told them to wait until harvest. They would then…

Watchman: Daily Devotional, They Had Lost Their Teachable Attitude and Open Mind. They Believed They Had Complete Knowledge of the Truth and Would Not Accept Anything That Did Not Fit the Hard Container of Their Narrow Thinking

Matthew 9:15-17 (NIV) 15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. 16” No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. John’s disciples questioned why they and the Pharisees fasted but not Jesus’ disciples. Jesus responded with a wedding analogy. When there is a wedding, visitors are required to participate in a feast. Jesus has arrived to take the church…

Watchman: Daily Devotional, One Minute They Were Worshipping God for Their Deliverance, and the Next, They Were Whining About Their Fears

Exodus 14:12-14 12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” They were worshiping God for their deliverance one minute and complaining about their troubles the next. That’s how it stayed for the following 40 years. What about us? That, I believe, is one of the reasons God chose the Jews; they so clearly depict man’s vacillation from faith to fear. God was present in the form of a cloud…

Watchman: Daily Devotional,Leave It to This Foolish Fool (WEF) to Think We Should Not Only Correct the Bible but Also Make a New One. Of Course, He Does Not Tell Us Why It Should Be Changed or What Its Errors Are, but That Whatever It Is Changed to Will Be Better and Perfect. He, of Course, Does Not Know What That Change Will Be (Or if He Has Not Disclosed the Changes Yet), Because the God That He Worships Has Not Revealed This Faux Wisdom to Him Yet in the Vanity of His Demented Mind

“In a few years, there might be religions that are actually correct … just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an AI. That could be a reality in a few years.” Satan Soldier Yuval Noah Harari, a top speaker and advisor at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and professor at Hebrew University in Israel, recently spoke at a forum in Portugal where he says that artificial intelligence can and should be used to correct the Bible, and even went as far as to say that a brand “new bible” should be created by AI. Leave it to this poindexter fool to think we should not only correct the Bible, but also make a new one. Of course, he does not tell us why it should be changed and what its errors are, but that…