Weekly Devotional - Gloria Miller
Weekly Devotional
Gloria Miller
March 08, 2026
Wow! What an Amazing continuation of “In the Scriptures”, by Pastor Aaron. For sure, we must get in the scriptures to find out what God says about us and how God wants us to represent Him to others. When speaking to Moses, God says in Exodus 19:5-6, “Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Israel was chosen to be God’s people. He wanted them to represent His way of life, to teach His Word and to be an agent of Salvation to the world. The very same assignment we are given today as “the children of God.” Gods Plan does not change. From the time of Adam & Eve; Abraham & the Israelites; Jesus and His 12 disciples, God has been trying to cultivate a relationship with man. Jesus is still our example today, as we see when we search the scriptures. It is written in Leviticus 19: 1-2, The Lord spoke to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: “Be holy because I The Lord your God, Am Holy. So, God set up standards or commandments for them to live by. Pastor Aaron states that Jesus did the same thing, in His ‘Sermon on the Mount.” He too would give a series of rules; things to live by; how to conduct your life. Refer to Matthew 5:48---“Be perfect therefore, as your Heavenly Father is Perfect.” So, Jesus is giving commandments to the people and it’s questionable whether the Jewish people would be able to live up to the standards set by Jesus. Pastor Aaron says to consider the fact that Jesus is speaking to His Jewish audience and is probably speaking Hebrew. Jesus is making references or call-backs to the Law. When Jesus referred to being perfect, perhaps He’s not thinking about perfection as we know it, but that, He’s probably thinking about Leviticus 19, when God tells his people to be holy. Pastor Aaron introduced the Greek word ‘Teleios’, which means completeness, mature, fullness, lacking nothing. Pastor Aaron said that maybe ‘perfect’ isn’t necessarily the perfect word. Jesus says, ….I come to give you life and life to the fullest, complete, lacking nothing. Peter in 1 Peter 2:9 says, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s Special Possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His Wonderful Light.” This statement is exactly what God said to His people. God’s Plans have not changed. Peter is now talking to people who are following Jesus and Peter is simply letting them know that [God wants a relationship with them.] The plan has not changed. Fill-In #1---Being holy means being distinct, set apart, and intentional in every aspect of our life. If we are called to be a holy people, then we must be intentional about what we eat; what we wear and how we conduct ourselves in society. It is not to distinguish between us and them, but to say that our lives belong to The Lord. Set apart for His use and purposes. Because God’s desire is to give us a full and complete life, lacking nothing.
Refer to Philippians 3:18-21. It refers to those who live as enemies to the cross. Pastor Aaron says the truth of the matter is that everyone is being shaped, formed and molded by something. We are all pursuing something. We are all trying to define what’s holy or profane in our own lives, even if we don’t use those titles exactly. We are all pursuing our own idea of what it means to be holy or perfect, and we come up short. We must allow God to do the things in our lives that would mold us and shape us into the person that He wants us to be. Why? Refer to 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 20-21. “….Because we are convinced that one died for all, …..that those who live no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again…..” God’s Plan has not changed. The truth of the matter is that everyone is being shaped, formed or molded by something. God is asking us to establish a relationship with him; to walk together with Him, so He can teach us some things; so that He can mold us, shape us and make us a holy people, a set apart person, a distinct person; giving us purpose; so that He can give us a life that is complete and whole and lacking nothing, so that we can cultivate this relationship to the ends of the earth. Why? Because God is making His appeal through us. There are people looking for all sorts of things and God wants us to be a light in dark places. He wants us to look for opportunities to serve our communities and neighbors. He wants a people that will learn what it means to love God and our neighbors. Not to distinguish between us and them, because people are looking for healing, for hope, for peace and they are going down all sorts of alleyways to try and find and fill what they are looking for. We can be intentional and holy in every aspect of our lives. We can be set apart and distinct so that the world would know that there is a God, who cares for them.
Pastor Aaron gave us food for thought: How is your life communicating the Gospel? Fill-In #2: God is asking you to be holy, not holier than thou. Refer to Acts 16:16-19. Paul & Silas were being followed by a seer, shouting “These men are servants of the Most-High God…….” She wasn’t wrong in her prediction however she was persistent; how she was doing it was ineffective; how she was doing it was annoying; how she was doing it got lost on the ears of those who heard it. Paul became annoyed and cast the spirit out of her. So how are we communicating the Gospel? Like this woman, are we telling the truth of the gospel, but doing it in an annoying way? How are we representing God? There is a whole city out there filled with people who are looking for something, looking for hope, healing & peace, people who don’t know that there is a God who cares for them. A God who wants them to be holy; to give them a complete and full life lacking nothing. What is God doing about this? He’s making His appeal through His people. God is asking us to be a Kingdom of Priests. God wants us to reassure the lost, that He has made a way for them. We must let them know that there is hope, there is healing and there is holiness there. Pastor Aaron asked us to be a people that get on our knees before God and plead for our nation and our leaders and the nation of Iran, so that God would be merciful to them and to us. May we be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, whom God is calling us to be. Refer to Romans 8:19---“For the creation waits in eager expectation, for the children of God to be revealed.” Why? Because it’s the people of God, who will care about creation! It’s the people of God who can be intentional with every aspect of their lives. It’s the people of God being holy and a set apart people providing hope and healing for those who are looking for it. May we be that people. May we be a holy, distinct set apart people, because God is making us whole. He’s making us complete, lacking nothing. He wants us to tell others this too is available to them.
This was a great message to remind us to be intentional about spreading the gospel and giving hope to all, letting them know that Jesus cares and wants a relationship with them. Thank you, Pastor Aaron.
Gloria Miller
March 08, 2026
Wow! What an Amazing continuation of “In the Scriptures”, by Pastor Aaron. For sure, we must get in the scriptures to find out what God says about us and how God wants us to represent Him to others. When speaking to Moses, God says in Exodus 19:5-6, “Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Israel was chosen to be God’s people. He wanted them to represent His way of life, to teach His Word and to be an agent of Salvation to the world. The very same assignment we are given today as “the children of God.” Gods Plan does not change. From the time of Adam & Eve; Abraham & the Israelites; Jesus and His 12 disciples, God has been trying to cultivate a relationship with man. Jesus is still our example today, as we see when we search the scriptures. It is written in Leviticus 19: 1-2, The Lord spoke to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: “Be holy because I The Lord your God, Am Holy. So, God set up standards or commandments for them to live by. Pastor Aaron states that Jesus did the same thing, in His ‘Sermon on the Mount.” He too would give a series of rules; things to live by; how to conduct your life. Refer to Matthew 5:48---“Be perfect therefore, as your Heavenly Father is Perfect.” So, Jesus is giving commandments to the people and it’s questionable whether the Jewish people would be able to live up to the standards set by Jesus. Pastor Aaron says to consider the fact that Jesus is speaking to His Jewish audience and is probably speaking Hebrew. Jesus is making references or call-backs to the Law. When Jesus referred to being perfect, perhaps He’s not thinking about perfection as we know it, but that, He’s probably thinking about Leviticus 19, when God tells his people to be holy. Pastor Aaron introduced the Greek word ‘Teleios’, which means completeness, mature, fullness, lacking nothing. Pastor Aaron said that maybe ‘perfect’ isn’t necessarily the perfect word. Jesus says, ….I come to give you life and life to the fullest, complete, lacking nothing. Peter in 1 Peter 2:9 says, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s Special Possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His Wonderful Light.” This statement is exactly what God said to His people. God’s Plans have not changed. Peter is now talking to people who are following Jesus and Peter is simply letting them know that [God wants a relationship with them.] The plan has not changed. Fill-In #1---Being holy means being distinct, set apart, and intentional in every aspect of our life. If we are called to be a holy people, then we must be intentional about what we eat; what we wear and how we conduct ourselves in society. It is not to distinguish between us and them, but to say that our lives belong to The Lord. Set apart for His use and purposes. Because God’s desire is to give us a full and complete life, lacking nothing.
Refer to Philippians 3:18-21. It refers to those who live as enemies to the cross. Pastor Aaron says the truth of the matter is that everyone is being shaped, formed and molded by something. We are all pursuing something. We are all trying to define what’s holy or profane in our own lives, even if we don’t use those titles exactly. We are all pursuing our own idea of what it means to be holy or perfect, and we come up short. We must allow God to do the things in our lives that would mold us and shape us into the person that He wants us to be. Why? Refer to 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 20-21. “….Because we are convinced that one died for all, …..that those who live no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again…..” God’s Plan has not changed. The truth of the matter is that everyone is being shaped, formed or molded by something. God is asking us to establish a relationship with him; to walk together with Him, so He can teach us some things; so that He can mold us, shape us and make us a holy people, a set apart person, a distinct person; giving us purpose; so that He can give us a life that is complete and whole and lacking nothing, so that we can cultivate this relationship to the ends of the earth. Why? Because God is making His appeal through us. There are people looking for all sorts of things and God wants us to be a light in dark places. He wants us to look for opportunities to serve our communities and neighbors. He wants a people that will learn what it means to love God and our neighbors. Not to distinguish between us and them, because people are looking for healing, for hope, for peace and they are going down all sorts of alleyways to try and find and fill what they are looking for. We can be intentional and holy in every aspect of our lives. We can be set apart and distinct so that the world would know that there is a God, who cares for them.
Pastor Aaron gave us food for thought: How is your life communicating the Gospel? Fill-In #2: God is asking you to be holy, not holier than thou. Refer to Acts 16:16-19. Paul & Silas were being followed by a seer, shouting “These men are servants of the Most-High God…….” She wasn’t wrong in her prediction however she was persistent; how she was doing it was ineffective; how she was doing it was annoying; how she was doing it got lost on the ears of those who heard it. Paul became annoyed and cast the spirit out of her. So how are we communicating the Gospel? Like this woman, are we telling the truth of the gospel, but doing it in an annoying way? How are we representing God? There is a whole city out there filled with people who are looking for something, looking for hope, healing & peace, people who don’t know that there is a God who cares for them. A God who wants them to be holy; to give them a complete and full life lacking nothing. What is God doing about this? He’s making His appeal through His people. God is asking us to be a Kingdom of Priests. God wants us to reassure the lost, that He has made a way for them. We must let them know that there is hope, there is healing and there is holiness there. Pastor Aaron asked us to be a people that get on our knees before God and plead for our nation and our leaders and the nation of Iran, so that God would be merciful to them and to us. May we be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, whom God is calling us to be. Refer to Romans 8:19---“For the creation waits in eager expectation, for the children of God to be revealed.” Why? Because it’s the people of God, who will care about creation! It’s the people of God who can be intentional with every aspect of their lives. It’s the people of God being holy and a set apart people providing hope and healing for those who are looking for it. May we be that people. May we be a holy, distinct set apart people, because God is making us whole. He’s making us complete, lacking nothing. He wants us to tell others this too is available to them.
This was a great message to remind us to be intentional about spreading the gospel and giving hope to all, letting them know that Jesus cares and wants a relationship with them. Thank you, Pastor Aaron.
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