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Monday, July 27, 2026

Monday, July 27, 2026
John 15:16
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Imagine planting a whole garden of cucumber plants and not getting a single cucumber. You’d probably be pretty surprised because healthy plants naturally produce fruit. In the same way, when we come to Christ, He naturally produces fruit in us—things like love, joy, peace, and kindness. And it’s that fruit that reveals to those around us that He is at work in our lives.

Friday, July 24, 2026

Friday, July 24, 2026
Isaiah 30:15a
For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.

God is gracious even when He disciplines His people for their disobedience. In Isaiah’s day, they were looking everywhere for help except to God Himself. Yet even in His discipline, the Lord lovingly called them back to Himself through repentance and trust.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.

This glimpse into the dawn of creation is remarkable. God never grows tired, yet after completing His work, He chose to rest. He then established that same pattern for His people. And now, because of Jesus, ultimately one day anyone who pledges allegiance to Christ will enter His perfect rest forever.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Jeremiah 6:16a
Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.

At this moment in time, Israel was being judged by the LORD. But God’s desire wasn’t simply to announce judgment it was to call His people back to Himself. The rest they longed for would be found, not by following their own way, but by walking in His way.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Hebrews 4:9-10
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

God is all-powerful and never grows weary. And yet, in Scripture, God chose to establish the pattern of rest in creation so His people would understand something very important. Choosing to rest is an act of trust.

Monday, July 20, 2026

Monday, July 20, 2026
Exodus 33:14
And he said, My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.

When God spoke these words to Moses, it was an incredibly merciful moment. The people of Israel had just been worshiping the infamous golden calf, breaking the very covenant they had received at Mt. Sinai. Yet Moses interceded for them, and God graciously showed them mercy.