Daily Prayer & Devotion

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July 5, 2026

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You that You have given so much.

I am so thankful for Your love and the salvation that You provide for me...

In this is love, not that we loved God,
but that He loved us and sent His Son
to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10

I am so thankful for all that You have lovingly given to me and to my loved ones.

I desire to give back to You.

I want to follow You, to do Your will, to do what is right and to do what You desire.

Living in a land of plenty, I have become accustomed to "having."

Although I have experienced struggles in my life, my sufferings do not compare to the many who have lost everything and who live from moment to moment not knowing where their provisions will come from … and even those who risk the loss of their lives to the evil around them.

Father, please bless and provide for 

those who truly suffer.

Please protect Your precious children and provide for each of them today and in the days to come.

And please, remind me to lovingly give my all to You and to those in need.

In the generous name of Jesus, I pray,

Amen.

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Jesus: Good Master

Now behold, one came and said to Him,
"Good Master, what good thing shall I do,
that I may have eternal life?"
Matthew 19:16

The rich young ruler went to Jesus asking, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” (Matthew 19:16) He wanted to go to Heaven, and thought he had to do something to get there. He called Jesus Good Master, but Jesus turned away his acknowledgement, “Why do you call Me good?” (Matthew 19:17) Jesus didn’t deny He was Good, for He was God, who is Good. Jesus uses this question to impress upon the young man the seriousness of his request. To paraphrase Jesus’ meaning, “Are you sure you know what good means?” What the young ruler didn’t realize was that it took divine forgiveness to get to Heaven. Jesus said to him, “If you want to enter” (Matthew 19:17), which suggests he had not yet entered the kingdom of Heaven.

Lord, You are Good, not because I said it, 

but because You are God.

Jesus told the young man to keep the commandments,which he claimed he had kept. So, Jesus touched the young man's besetting sin—money—when Jesus said, “Go, sell what you have" (Matthew 19:21). The man "went away sorrowful” (Matthew 19:22). The young man didn’t just have money; his money had him. He was guilty of greed and financial lust. He had broken the 10th commandment, “You shall not covet” (Exodus 20:17).

Lord, I realize just being good is not enough, and that calling You good will not get me to Heaven. I call You my Savior; by grace, You have forgiven all my sin. Amen.