OUR ON-CALL GOD - by Ben Streett, Th.M. Today's Scripture reading: Jeremiah 33:1-26 "In the 1930s, a pay phone call only cost 2 cents. Times were rough, and our country was in the midst of a deep depression. Penny loafers were invented that had a space with just enough room for a penny in each shoe. People had very little during that time, but if they had a couple of pennies, they could call a local friend or family to ask for help or to just talk for a while. In today's scripture reading, Jeremiah is still imprisoned, but the Lord still gives him encouragement about his situation and that of Judah. The Lord reminded Jeremiah that if he needed Him, all he had to do was call unto Him. Jeremiah is often referred to as the weeping prophet, and the word "call" in verse 3 was for Jeremiah to cry out to God for help, relief, and protection. He was reminding the prophet that, as his Heavenly Father, He was always on call, just a prayer away. Today, we still serve an oncall God who is ready and willing to answer us, and as our highlighted scripture says, show us "great and mighty things" that he wants to do to, and through us. When was the last time that you called on the Lord? He's just a prayer away. Selah" https://mewe.com/maranathamoments/feed Maranatha Moments is a daily Biblical Devotion from God's word by Ben Streett, Th.M. "Our goal/mission is to be an encouragement, to exhort, and to fortify those who need to be lifted up in their faith in God."

A "GREAT" MESSAGE FOR US ALL - By Ben Streett, Th.M [Today's Scripture reading James 4:1-15] "The following is attributed to Alexander the Great. Whether he actually said it, I don't know, but it is a great spiritual lesson that should help us put our lives in perspective of one(s) who may be standing at the doorway of Eternity. *On his deathbed, Alexander the Great summoned his generals and told them his three ultimate wishes: The best doctors should carry his coffin; The wealth he had accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered along the way to his burial; and His hands should be left hanging outside the coffin for all to see. Surprised by these unusual requests, one of his generals asked Alexander to explain. Here is what he said: "I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that in the face of death, even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal; I want the road to be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that the wealth acquired on earth stays on earth." "I want my hands to swing in the wind so that people understand that we come to this world empty-handed and we leave empty-handed after the most precious treasure of all is exhausted - Time." Time is a precious treasure because it is limited on this earth. We can produce more material things, but we can't produce more time, especially in the view of eternity. When time ends, eternity begins. The best gift we can ever give to our Lord is "redeeming the time" that we are given for His glory. Also, let's not forget that family and friends are worthy of the time that we share with them. May we all have the wisdom to give it." https://mewe.com/maranathamoments/feed Maranatha Moments is a daily Biblical Devotion from God's word by Ben Streett, Th.M. ("Our goal/mission is to be an encouragement, to exhort, and to fortify those who need to be lifted up in their faith in God.")

I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN by Ben Streett, Th.M (May 10, 2026) [Today's Scripture reading: John 11:32-44 KJV] "I'm thinking of my sweet Mama up in Heaven today. I miss her, but I'll see her again. This Mother's Day, many of us are reminded that death is a reality. As older and some younger folks, we have watched our mothers precede us in death. The glorious hope for many of us is that our mothers are in Heaven, and the reality is that we will see them again! Sadly, also, there are others who will not see their mothers again if they don't make the choice to transfer from death (spiritual) unto Life Eternal. What an awful thought that eternity will separate some from their precious mothers. In today's scripture, Lazarus was one of the handfuls of people that Jesus raised from physical death to physical life. This was done to show that Jesus controlled the power over death, and his own resurrection from the dead proved his power over hell and the grave. In verse 32 and earlier in the chapter, we see that Mary, and then Martha, wept with a wailing hopeless cry. When Jesus saw this and the Jews that were there wailing (these were "professional" mourners who had not natural care for the loved ones) with them, and vs. 33 tells us that Jesus groaned in his spirit (anger toward the paid mourners) and was troubled. Verse 35 is the shortest, but one of the most important verses in the Bible, "Jesus wept." The weeping that Jesus was doing was a silent shedding of tears, showing his humanity in his temporal love for this family. Here are some things we should take away from this incident: There is no hope after death without Jesus Faith is essential and has to have an object. Jesus is the "object" that proves that our faith is real. (vs. 40) We cannot save ourselves. Jesus prays for us to have faith and a real belief that God the Father had sent him. Lazarus' physical healing from death is a picture of God's spiritual healing from the second death... Hell. Is your mother either in Heaven or is she on her way there? Do you KNOW for sure that you will be there with her for all of eternity? Will you see her again? Why take a chance? Lazarus died a physical death...twice. His soul lives today in Heaven because of his relationship with Jesus Christ. Salvation is not just a decision in time. It is a decision for all of Eternity. Seek him while you may. I've always loved the song called "I'll See You again". Please take a few minutes to view the with Evangelist John R. Rice doing the recitation and Ray Hart doing the singing. They're both in Heaven now, and they have seen the reality of the message in the song. *I do not own the rights to this song. Credit goes to the author, Julian Thomas." (Source of the above devotion is: Maranatha Moments - a daily Biblical Devotion from God's word by Ben Streett, Th.M. "Our goal/mission is to be an encouragement, to exhort, and to fortify those who need to be lifted up in their faith in God.") https://mewe.com/maranathamoments/feed https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5T82u_8rvf0&t=30s&pp=2AEekAIB

Healing for anxiety 23 April 2026 ‘Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.’ 1 Peter 5:7 NIV Paul wrote: ‘Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand’ (Philippians 4:6-7 NLT). Jesus said: ‘Don’t worry about these things, saying, “What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?” These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need’ (Matthew 6:31-33 NLT). Instead of meditating on our problems, we need to meditate on how good and loving our God really is. When we keep our minds on our problems, we create anxiety. But when we keep our minds on the promises of God, we get infused with His peace. So allow the promises of God to heal your soul of worry and stress by focusing on His goodness and willingness to show Himself strong on your behalf. ‘The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him’ (2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT). Our heavenly Father loves us dearly and already knows everything we need. When we take hold of that truth, fear and doubt fall by the wayside. Confession: ‘I don’t give in to needless worry. I pray about problems rather than complain about them. God hears my prayers, and I thank Him for all He has provided for me. I experience God’s peace because I know He hears me and has already answered my prayers in Christ.’ https://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us." — Romans 8:37 "We go to Christ for forgiveness, and then too often look to the law for power to fight our sins. Paul thus rebukes us, "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" Take your sins to Christ's cross, for the old man can only be crucified there: we are crucified with Him. The only weapon to fight sin with is the spear which pierced the side of Jesus. To give an illustration-you want to overcome an angry temper, how do you go to work? It is very possible you have never tried the right way of going to Jesus with it. How did I get salvation? I came to Jesus just as I was, and I trusted him to save me. I must kill my angry temper in the same way? It is the only way in which I can ever kill it. I must go to the cross with it, and say to Jesus, "Lord, I trust thee to deliver me from it." This is the only way to give it a death-blow. Are you covetous? Do you feel the world entangle you? You may struggle against this evil so long as you please, but if it be your besetting sin, you will never be delivered from it in any way but by the blood of Jesus. Take it to Christ. Tell him, "Lord, I have trusted thee, and thy name is Jesus, for thou dost save thy people from their sins; Lord, this is one of my sins; save me from it!" Ordinances are nothing without Christ as a means of mortification. Your prayers, and your repentances, and your tears-the whole of them put together-are worth nothing apart from Him. "None but Jesus can do helpless sinners good;" or helpless saints either. You must be conquerors through Him who hath loved you, if conquerors at all. Our laurels must grow among His olives in Gethsemane." https://www.heartlight.org/spurgeon/0423-am.html

"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. . . . But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Jeremiah 29:4–5, 7 If that was true for God’s exiles in Babylon, it would seem to be even more true for Christian exiles in this very “Babylon-like” world. What, then, shall we do? We should do the ordinary things that need to be done: build houses; live in them; plant gardens. This does not contaminate you if you do it all for the real King and not just for eye service as men-pleasers. Seek the welfare of the place where God has sent you. Think of yourself as sent there by God for His glory. Because you are. Pray to the Lord on behalf of your city. Ask for great and good things to happen for the city. Ask that they happen by God’s power and for His glory. Never lose sight of the ultimate good that the city needs a thousand times more than it needs material prosperity. Christians care about all suffering — especially eternal suffering. That’s the greatest danger every city faces. But neither God nor His people are indifferent to the health and safety and prosperity and freedom of the city. We all want these things, and Jesus said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39). In fact, the Lord says in Jeremiah that loving your city is a way of loving yourself: “In its welfare you will find your welfare.” This does not mean we give up our exile orientation. Peter says that Christians are “sojourners and exiles” (1 Peter 2:11) and Paul says “our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). In fact, we will do most good for this world by keeping a steadfast freedom from its beguiling attractions. We will serve our city best by getting our values from “the city that is to come” (Hebrews 13:14). We will do our city most good by calling as many of its citizens as we can to be citizens of “the Jerusalem above” (Galatians 4:26). So, let’s live — let’s do so much good (1 Peter 2:12) — that the natives will want to meet our King." (Solid Joys April 23 - Excerpt from How Exiles Serve the City - John Piper) https://www.desiringgod.org/solid-joys/seek-your-citys-good