Luke 10-11, Psalm 117
Luke 11:9-10 (NLT)
“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”
In Luke 11:9–10, Jesus talks to His disciples about praying with persistence. Jesus tells them to keep asking, seeking, and knocking rather than making only a passing request. Christ teaches them that Father-God does not ignore their prayers. They can pray with confidence, trusting that Father-God hears them and will respond.
One Bible commentary I read noted that when believers pray, they express dependence on the Lord rather than relying on their own human self-sufficiency. Believers need to pray with the steady devotion of someone who knows Father-God is not reluctant or inaccessible to His children. Jesus describes prayer as taking action—asking, seeking, and knocking—which requires initiative and persistence. Prayer means that believers trust in the Lord because they know He will respond, and it is the Lord's character to be attentive to His children.
When I read these verses and the commentaries, it struck me that several of them described prayer as a way of engaging in a relationship with the Lord and emphasized that prayer requires initiative and action. I was taught to pray to the Lord as a child, but I never saw prayer as active or as taking initiative. I also never saw prayer as an act of dependence on the Lord. Sometimes I feel ashamed praying repeatedly for the same thing because repeated asking still feels like whining to me. But I appreciate how Jesus compared prayer to knocking on a friend's door at midnight with “shameless persistence.” It reminds me that Father-God doesn't want me to be ashamed to keep bringing my needs to Him. I can pray boldly and persistently while still trusting Him with the answer.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who teaches us to approach Father-God confidently and persistently in prayer—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Thursday, October 01, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Day 271 Bible Readings - Luke 8:18 (NLT)
Luke 8-9, Psalm 116
Luke 8:18 (NLT)
“So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”
In Luke 8:18, Jesus tells the people listening to Him that they need to pay attention to how they hear. Those who truly receive His teachings will grow in their understanding, while those who hear without really receiving what He teaches can lose even the understanding they think they have. Jesus' words show that it matters not only that we hear the Word, but also how we receive it.
When I read this verse, I thought about how I used to listen to the Bible readings at church. I listened, but I didn't actively listen so that I could apply what I heard to my life. I know that at certain points in my life, I started to think that none of what I was hearing at church made sense for my life, and I began backsliding. After I came back to my faith, I started reading the Bible and sometimes listened to it being read aloud. I tried to listen to the Bible actively, but the teachings still weren't taking root.
When I became more aware of the role of the Holy Spirit in my life, the Holy Spirit guided me to start writing about verses that stood out to me and how they applied to my life. When I write a reflection on Bible verses each day, I read Bible commentaries on the verses that stand out to me and think about what they are teaching me or how I can apply those verses to my life. Doing this for the last couple of years has helped the teachings of Christ and the Word take root more deeply in my life and has deepened my faith.
If this verse resonates with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose words can take root in your heart and transform how you live—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Luke 8:18 (NLT)
“So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”
In Luke 8:18, Jesus tells the people listening to Him that they need to pay attention to how they hear. Those who truly receive His teachings will grow in their understanding, while those who hear without really receiving what He teaches can lose even the understanding they think they have. Jesus' words show that it matters not only that we hear the Word, but also how we receive it.
When I read this verse, I thought about how I used to listen to the Bible readings at church. I listened, but I didn't actively listen so that I could apply what I heard to my life. I know that at certain points in my life, I started to think that none of what I was hearing at church made sense for my life, and I began backsliding. After I came back to my faith, I started reading the Bible and sometimes listened to it being read aloud. I tried to listen to the Bible actively, but the teachings still weren't taking root.
When I became more aware of the role of the Holy Spirit in my life, the Holy Spirit guided me to start writing about verses that stood out to me and how they applied to my life. When I write a reflection on Bible verses each day, I read Bible commentaries on the verses that stand out to me and think about what they are teaching me or how I can apply those verses to my life. Doing this for the last couple of years has helped the teachings of Christ and the Word take root more deeply in my life and has deepened my faith.
If this verse resonates with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose words can take root in your heart and transform how you live—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Day 270 Bible Readings - Luke 6:47-48 (NLT)
Luke 6-7, Psalm 115
Luke 6:47-48 (NLT)
“I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.”
In Luke 6:47–48, Jesus preached about what it means to build your life on His teachings. Christ compared a person who comes to Him, listens to His teachings, and follows them to someone building a house. If a person listens to His teachings and then puts them into practice, they will build their life on a firm foundation. When the floods come, their life can stand firm because it has been built on a solid foundation.
One Bible commentary I read noted that builders of houses in Christ's time removed loose soil and dug down until they could build the foundation of the house on solid bedrock because of seasonal flooding. A life built on the teachings of Christ will not easily be shaken because it is rooted in His Word. Believers need to regularly read the Bible and follow Father-God's Word. Hearing the Word of the Lord is not enough to build a strong foundation of faith; believers also need to put His teachings into practice.
For most of my faith journey, going to church once a week, taking church classes when offered, and occasionally participating in church service projects felt like enough. But over time, I still felt a spiritual hunger. It wasn't until I started reading the Bible daily through a yearly plan and then reflecting on what I learned and how it applied to my life that my hunger started to ease. But that still wasn't enough. I began to long for revival and to experience church the way the early believers did in Acts of the Apostles after the resurrection of Christ. Then the Lord led me to a church that taught about the Holy Spirit and what it meant to be in covenant with Father-God, and I felt the fire of the Holy Spirit in my life. Now I want to know what it's like to hunger for the Lord daily and to continually experience the fire of the Holy Spirit in my life.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose teachings give us a firm foundation on which to build our lives—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Luke 6:47-48 (NLT)
“I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.”
In Luke 6:47–48, Jesus preached about what it means to build your life on His teachings. Christ compared a person who comes to Him, listens to His teachings, and follows them to someone building a house. If a person listens to His teachings and then puts them into practice, they will build their life on a firm foundation. When the floods come, their life can stand firm because it has been built on a solid foundation.
One Bible commentary I read noted that builders of houses in Christ's time removed loose soil and dug down until they could build the foundation of the house on solid bedrock because of seasonal flooding. A life built on the teachings of Christ will not easily be shaken because it is rooted in His Word. Believers need to regularly read the Bible and follow Father-God's Word. Hearing the Word of the Lord is not enough to build a strong foundation of faith; believers also need to put His teachings into practice.
For most of my faith journey, going to church once a week, taking church classes when offered, and occasionally participating in church service projects felt like enough. But over time, I still felt a spiritual hunger. It wasn't until I started reading the Bible daily through a yearly plan and then reflecting on what I learned and how it applied to my life that my hunger started to ease. But that still wasn't enough. I began to long for revival and to experience church the way the early believers did in Acts of the Apostles after the resurrection of Christ. Then the Lord led me to a church that taught about the Holy Spirit and what it meant to be in covenant with Father-God, and I felt the fire of the Holy Spirit in my life. Now I want to know what it's like to hunger for the Lord daily and to continually experience the fire of the Holy Spirit in my life.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose teachings give us a firm foundation on which to build our lives—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Monday, September 28, 2026
Day 269 Bible Readings - Luke 5:5-7 (NLT)
Luke 4-5, Psalm 114
Luke 5:5-7 (NLT)
“’Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.’ And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.”
In Luke 5:5–7, we read about Simon's reaction to Jesus when He told Simon to take his boat out and let down the nets to catch some fish. Simon told Jesus that he had already spent all night fishing with no luck, but he agreed to do as Christ asked. When Simon took his boat out and let down the nets, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear. Simon called to his partners in the nearby boat for help, and both boats quickly became so full of fish that they almost sank.
I've heard these verses so many times over the years, but what struck me today was how the instruction Jesus gave Simon seemed contrary to his experience. One Bible commentary I read noted that nighttime was generally the best time for fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Simon was back at the shore with his boat after catching no fish despite spending all night fishing. Simon confirmed his failure when he spoke to Jesus. But even when Christ gave Simon instructions that seemed to make little sense, Simon had the faith to trust what Jesus told him. Because Simon obeyed, he experienced a miraculous catch of fish.
These verses remind me that when I hear guidance from the Holy Spirit that seems contrary to what makes sense in the natural world, I need to have the faith of Simon and follow that guidance. Following the Holy Spirit's guidance can be hard for me, especially when it goes against deeply held beliefs that I have. When I'm in this situation, I need to think back to the times in my life when the Lord answered my prayers in unexpected ways. When I remember the Lord's faithfulness in my life, it becomes easier for me to trust and follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit, even when it seems unusual.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who calls us to trust Him even when we cannot yet understand where He is leading us—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Luke 5:5-7 (NLT)
“’Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.’ And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.”
In Luke 5:5–7, we read about Simon's reaction to Jesus when He told Simon to take his boat out and let down the nets to catch some fish. Simon told Jesus that he had already spent all night fishing with no luck, but he agreed to do as Christ asked. When Simon took his boat out and let down the nets, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear. Simon called to his partners in the nearby boat for help, and both boats quickly became so full of fish that they almost sank.
I've heard these verses so many times over the years, but what struck me today was how the instruction Jesus gave Simon seemed contrary to his experience. One Bible commentary I read noted that nighttime was generally the best time for fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Simon was back at the shore with his boat after catching no fish despite spending all night fishing. Simon confirmed his failure when he spoke to Jesus. But even when Christ gave Simon instructions that seemed to make little sense, Simon had the faith to trust what Jesus told him. Because Simon obeyed, he experienced a miraculous catch of fish.
These verses remind me that when I hear guidance from the Holy Spirit that seems contrary to what makes sense in the natural world, I need to have the faith of Simon and follow that guidance. Following the Holy Spirit's guidance can be hard for me, especially when it goes against deeply held beliefs that I have. When I'm in this situation, I need to think back to the times in my life when the Lord answered my prayers in unexpected ways. When I remember the Lord's faithfulness in my life, it becomes easier for me to trust and follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit, even when it seems unusual.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who calls us to trust Him even when we cannot yet understand where He is leading us—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
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