If you are in Christ, both sexual sin and the heart dispositions that accompany the behaviors are already defeated foes.

The Gospel is offensive to human pride because it leaves us with nothing to boast about. We are not rescued because we were wise enough, moral enough, or religious enough. We are rescued by grace.

October 1: The Real Reality

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Ezekiel 1:1–3:15; Revelation 1:1–20; Job 32:1–10

John and Ezekiel open their prophetic books in a similar fashion—to prepare us for an unexpected view:

“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves the things which must take place in a short time, and communicated it by sending it through his angel to his slave John, who testified about the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who hear the words of the prophecy and observe the things written in it, because the time is near!” (Rev 1:1–3).

“And it was in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, and I was in the midst of the exiles by the Kebar River. The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of the king Jehoiachin—the word of Yahweh came clearly to Ezekiel the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans at the Kebar River, and the hand of Yahweh was on him there” (Ezek 1:1–3).

Both authors open with heavenly visions—God testifying to His people. Both place their prophecies in a particular setting, and both articulate their ideas during tragic, despairing times. We meet John on the island of Patmos, and we meet Ezekiel on a riverbank. But more important than where the visions start is where they take us: to a scenic overlook of reality, not as it appears, but as it is. God is about to reveal what’s really going on.

Prophets speak truth about what others cannot see and urge them to heed that truth. John and Ezekiel call us to something greater, something unknown. They urge us to act as if time were running out—because it is. It’s only a matter of time until Jesus comes again.

The visions of both these prophets declare that God wants to use us here and now for a grand purpose—one that we may not yet comprehend but that we must nonetheless embrace. Their message is clear: Our call may be difficult, but real reality demonstrates God working through the pain. He is bringing goodness into the world and into our lives. All we have to do is respond.

What reality is God revealing to you today?

October 1 - Christ the Son Knows the Truth

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“‘He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony’” (John 3:31–32).

Jesus Christ is the one “who descended from heaven” (3:13). As such, He is “above all”—Christ is sovereign over the universe in general, and the world of humanity in particular.

In the old covenant, “God . . . spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets” (Heb. 1:1). But in the new covenant God “in these last days has spoken to us in His Son” (v. 2). Jesus’ teaching is superior to anyone else’s because His knowledge is not secondhand. He is the source of divine revelation. What “He has seen and heard” in the heavenly realm, “of that He testifies” with certainty.

Yet despite Jesus’ powerful, authoritative proclamation of the truth, “no one receives His testimony.” The world in general rejects Jesus and His teaching. The apostle John noted this in the Prologue to his gospel: “[Jesus] was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him” (1:9–11). Unbelievers willfully reject Jesus’ testimony to the truth because they are dead in their trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1) and blinded by Satan (2 Cor. 4:4).

Ask Yourself

When there are so many situations in which we think we know best, not to mention so many other people who have their own judgments and opinions, how do we train ourselves to keep in mind that what God says is what’s true? When do you sense His authority challenged the most in your life?

DAY 1: How explicit does Isaiah 53 get regarding the Messiah?

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Our aim during evangelism is to gently humble people, so that he will be open and honest, and listen to the gospel. This isn’t deceitful. It is the art of discretion—to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves” (Matthew 10:16).

Let us give thanks and praise to the Lord, Jesus. Tell someone about Jesus today.

Our aim during evangelism is to gently humble people, so that he will be open and honest, and listen to the gospel. This isn’t deceitful. It is the art of discretion—to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves” (Matthew 10:16).

WEEK 1 — Dormancy & Trust (Oct 1–4)

1. October 1 (Thursday)

"Dear Daughter,
A field gone quiet after harvest is not a field that has failed — it is a field that has finished its work for now.
If your marriage feels less active this season than it did in the harvest months, don't panic. Dormancy is not death.

Some seasons are meant to be still, not productive.
'To everything there is a season' (Eccl 3:1).
What season is your marriage actually in right now — and are you fighting it or trusting it?
#DearDaughter #StrongMarriage #WinterFaith"

Oct 1 (Thu)
New month, new grace! 🍂❤️ Let October find your marriage rooted deeper still — He who began the work is faithful to finish it! Phil 1:6 💪

What are you hoping God will grow this month? #StrongMarriage #October

On the cross God treated Jesus as if He had lived your life, so that He could treat you as if you had lived His.

The awful importance of this life, is that it determines eternity.

William Barclay

“Prayerlessness is an insult to God. Every prayerless day is a statement by a helpless individual, ‘I do not need God today.’” —Ben Jennings

The mission of the church — to call people from all the ethnic groups in the world to repentance and faith in Jesus — triumphs through prayerful suffering, not self-defense.

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye shall see Him.

Revelation 1:7

Present tense, He is coming! The sheer scope of it, every eye shall see Him...

October 2026: Stewardship and Faithful Living

🌴Week 1: Biblical Stewardship of Time and Talents

📝 Q1 Answer Commentary

🎯 Correct Answer: B

• The Scripture: Matthew 25:26 (ESV) reads, "You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown..."

• The Takeaway: Passive preservation is a failure of stewardship. God values active, faithful cultivation over safe, fearful stagnation.

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October 2026: Stewardship and Faithful Living

🌴Week 1: Biblical Stewardship of Time and Talents

📝 Q2 Answer Commentary

🎯 Correct Answer: D

• The Scripture: Ephesians 5:16 (ESV) instructs us to be "making the best use of the time, because the days are evil."

• The Takeaway: Redeeming time is a spiritual discipline. Christian productivity is not about corporate efficiency, but preserving our hours for God's purposes in a broken world.

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