Sunday Scripture

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday April 27TH 2025, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

I’ve been in a great season spiritually for the past 2 months now with increased Bible studying, praying, and sermon writing. It’s been one of my best seasons yet in retirement life, and I really like it. I hope it doesn’t end anytime soon.

I’m almost done writing my 3RD sermon in a row on Paul’s first letter to his most trusted assistant Timothy. It covers 1 Timothy 2:1-8, and its title is “Godliness & Dignity”.

Here are the first 4 verses of that Scripture:

I urge you – first of all – to pray for all people. Ask God to help them. Intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.

So – we should pray for some of the people – you know – our family of course (well most of them anyway), and some of our friends – you know – the ones who are nice to us … No ? Hmm.

OK – we should pray for believers and followers of Christ Jesus – especially the ones that are at church on Sunday morning … No ? Hmm.

The Bible says to pray for all people. Everyone. All God’s children. Pray for people you love. Pray for people you like. Pray for people you don’t like. Pray for people you don’t know. Pray for people in the vehicle in front of you – and behind you – and beside you. Pray for people shopping at the store. Pray for people eating at the restaurant. Pray for all people.

My testimony is featured each week here on #SundayScripture – whether it’s part of a sermon, a testimony, or just me writing about the events of the past week. Hopefully it encourages you and inspires you to seek the Lord – and get closer to Him with each new day.

If you wish to learn more about the God I know – then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.