July 1, 2026

Just For Today Day 1 Putting Off by SGLY Ministry

Just for Today I will put off all…ANGER
A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 NKJV

Today’s Thought:
Scripture clearly tells us to put off anger.

Paul in Ephesians 4:26,27[NLT] says: “And don’t sin by letting anger gain control over you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to the Devil.”

And James 1:19-20 (NLT) says: “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.”

Therefore, just for today, let’s make it a priority to put off all anger in our lives.

Today’s Prayer:
Dear Lord, just for today, please help me to keep from speaking harsh words that might stir up anger.
I want to be able to give a soft answer if someone confronts me in anger.
I don’t want anger to control me Lord.
I want to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry just like Your word says.
So I trust that You, Lord, will help me to put off all anger in my life …One day at a time…
Thank You, Lord. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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Treading Water and Trusting God

Thought for the Day

"Feeling like you're being overwhelmed? Your ability to weather life's storms rests on your ability to go through them with God. You may be in rough water but He won't let you drown. You need to keep moving forward and trust that during this time He is working to bring about a brighter future for you. We may not know the day that future might arrive, but stay strong and have confidence that it is coming."
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Today's Word

"Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." (Psalm 62:5-8 NIV)
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Today's Prayer

Dear God, I know that You are working to bring a new day to me. A day that is brighter and more peaceful than the days I am seeing now. It is only through trusting in You that I am able to tread the rough waters without drowning as I wait as patiently for the dawn of that new day to come Amen.

The Whisper Of God

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No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. — 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)

It’s Time to Move On by Joyce Meyer

People will disappoint you. Life will disappoint you. Things will happen that you did not expect to happen, and you have to believe in the power of God and be able to say, "I can do whatever I need to do through Christ Who strengthens me." God will never allow more to come to us than we can bear, so it's foolish to say, "I can't stand this. I can't do this." We don't always understand why, but we know God has His reasons, and we can get through it.

Nobody can keep you unhappy if you don't want to be unhappy. Stop giving somebody else the responsibility for your joy. If you'll start to do what you can do and stop worrying about what you can't do, God can get involved and make some miraculous things happen in your life.

Prayer Starter: Lord, my joy is found in You, and I can’t rely upon others or life to bring me happiness. Help me to live in the strength You give. Amen.

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Be Still

"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10

We lead such hectic and chaotic lives these days. It is rare that we slow down and even rarer that we are totally still. We miss so much because of the pace of our lives. We miss the small miracles that are always around us, the miracles that were placed there to remind of us our Creator. We miss the astonishment of how a spider spins its web, perfect and symmetrical. The wonder of how the leaves change colors each fall and spring forth to life again after the dead of winter is past. We let the awe of the world that surrounds us sneak by us, totally unaware that if we are still, if we will take a moment to stop and listen, we will realize that reminders of our Creator surround us. His presence will become a reality in our lives, if we can just be still for a moment. We're traveling at high speed and our lives are high stress and high impact, but our hectic lives are meaningless without Him. Hit the brakes; don't miss this incredible opportunity to see God. Be still and look around you. Be still and listen. Be still. You will witness the beauty of His creation: listen to the birds singing, take time to smell the fall leaves, thrill in the beautiful fall colors and you will know that He is God! Take time today to be still. Thank God for all He has placed in your life that is awesome and beautiful. Be still and know He is God

Thank you, Father, for how your have surrounded my life with all that is beautiful. God, help me to slow down. I am so caught up in the hectic pace of life and I know how much I miss. Forgive me for allowing my busyness to keep me from you. Teach me how to be still. Help me to look around me and to listen for your still small voice. Remind me to stop and smell the roses, because when I do, I know I will see you. Amen
Quiet Waters

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The Spider Web

During World War II, a young soldier became separated from his unit on a Pacific Island. In the smoke and the crossfire, he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock and quickly crawled inside.

Although safe for the moment, he realized that once the enemy soldiers swept up the ridge, they would quickly search all the caves and he would be killed. As he waited, he prayed, "Lord, if it be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will, though, I love you and trust you. In Jesus name, Amen."

When he looked up from his despairing plea for help, he saw a spider beginning to weave its web at the entrance of the cave. As he watched the delicate threads being slowly drawn across the mouth of the cave, the young soldier pondered its irony. He thought to himself, "God really does have a sense of humor. I asked God for protection and deliverance and He sent me a spider instead. I needed a stone wall and God sent a spider. How can a spider save me?"

Soon he heard the sound of his enemies, who were now scouring the area looking for those in hiding. One soldier with a gun slowly walked up to the cave's entrance. As the young man crouched in the darkness, hoping to surprise the enemy in a last-minute desperate attempt to save his own life, he felt his heart pounding wildly out of control. As the enemy moved cautiously forward to enter the cave, he came upon the spider's web, which by now was completely strung across the opening. He backed away and headed in another direction, realizing that no one could have been in the cave because they would have broken the spider's web to enter the cave.

The young man fell on his face and cried out to God, "Lord, forgive me, I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall."

Years later, this young man, who become a preacher and evangelist, wrote about that ordeal. What he observed has stood by me in times of trouble, especially during those times when everything seemed impossible. He wrote: "Where God is, a spider's web is as a stone wall. Where God is not, a stone wall is as a spider's web."

We all face times of great trouble. When we do, it is so easy to forget the victories that God would work in our lives, sometimes in the most surprising ways, if we would only trust him. Nehemiah reminded the people of Israel when they faced the task of rebuilding Jerusalem, "In God we will have success!" [Nehemiah 2:20]

Whatever is happening in your life today, just remember...
"Where God is, a spider's web is as a stone wall. Where God is not, a stone wall is as a spider's web."

The Daily Encourager

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Do You Like Yourself?

Let him search for peace…and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them!] —1 Peter 3:11

Have you ever thought about your relationship with yourself? For years, it never occurred to me that I had a relationship with myself. In fact, I never thought about it until God began to teach me how to improve it. Maybe the idea that you have a relationship with yourself has never entered your mind, either. But the truth is, you spend more time with yourself than with anyone else! So getting along well with yourself is vital to your well-being.

Do you like yourself? Many people don't. Self-rejection and even self-hatred contribute to many of the struggles we have in life. Think about it: Rejecting or holding hatred toward others causes all kinds of problems in relationships with them, so why wouldn't rejecting or hating or disliking yourself cause the same kind of problems in your relationship with yourself?

Today's scripture urges us to pursue and go after peaceful relations with God, others, and ourselves. I encourage you to embrace and accept yourself because God created you just the way He wants you to be and made every unique thing about you. He loves you tremendously, so let that truth empower you to not only like yourself, but also to love yourself. As you grow in this way, you'll notice that some of your problems will decrease and eventually go away.

Love Yourself Today: Make a list of your good qualities. Take a moment to think about how these positive attributes are a blessing to you and to others. Thank God for making so many good things about you!

From the book Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer.

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Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness

Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

For the explanation of today's Scripture let us read the complete passage - in Jesus's own words:

I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:25-34

You got it! Let's stop worrying about mundane things and start seeking His Kingdom!

Coffee with Jesus

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Cleaning House by Our Daily Bread

Rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 1 Peter 2:1

Recently, I switched rooms in the home I rent. This took longer than expected, because I didn’t want to simply transfer my (extensive) mess to a new room; I wanted a completely fresh and uncluttered start. After hours and hours of cleaning and sorting, bags of stuff sat by the front door to be thrown away, donated, or recycled. But at the end of this exhausting process was a beautiful room I was excited to spend time in.

My housecleaning project gave me a fresh perspective when reading 1 Peter 2:1, as paraphrased in The Message: “So, clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy, and hurtful talk.” Interestingly, it’s after a joyful confession of their new life in Christ (1:1–12) that Peter urges them to throw away destructive habits (1:13–2:3). When our walk with the Lord feels cluttered and our love for others feels strained, this shouldn’t cause us to question our salvation. We don’t change our lives to be saved, but because we are (1:23).

Heavenly Father, thank You for the new life You are building in us through our Lord Jesus.

As real as our new life in Christ is, bad habits learned do not disappear overnight. So, on a daily basis, we need to “clean house,” throwing away all that prevents us from fully loving others (1:22) and growing (2:2). Then, in that new, clean space, we can experience the wonder of being freshly built (v. 5) by Christ’s power and life.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the new life You are building in us through our Lord Jesus. Help us to daily turn to You for cleansing and renewal.

Every day we can reject destructive habits and experience new life in Jesus.

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Bible Verses

Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. — Psalm 34:14

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"For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps." (1 Peter 2:21)

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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. Psalm 94:18

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Psalm 139:17 – How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!

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James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

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Galatians 5:1 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

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Prayers

Holy God, I pray to be filled with your Holy Spirit for the rest of this day. Let me go forth, walking with your Spirit in my heart, that I may be filled with the joy and energy and praise for your entire creation, thankful in the many gifts you have given me, and showing forth your light in my every word and deed. This I pray in Christ's name, Amen.

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Father, I thank You for helping me as I enlarge the place of my tent and strengthen my stakes. In You there is hope for despair. In You there is stability for turmoil. In You there is prosperity for poverty. In You there is health and healing for sickness. In You there is peace for conflict, whether it is in a relationship, in my home, or in my land. In You, Lord Jesus, is well-being for every area of life! Hallelujah! Thank You Holy Spirit for divinely orchestrating every aspect of my life! Jesus is Lord over my spirit, soul and body, and over my relationships. Amen

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My Creator, I praise thee for the knowledge of life, and the hope of immortality. Help me to express my belief, and to give my utmost for the divinest, that I may be worthy of life eternal. Amen.

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Dear heavenly Father, I am so thankful that my name is written in the Book of Life, and I pray that all who read these words will allow You to write their name in that same book, if it is not already recorded there. Lord, I thank you for Your sacrifice on the cross. I did not deserve it, but I am eternally grateful for Your love for me. Lord, help me to daily be obedient to You and follow in Your will for my life. Help me to overcome the desires of my flesh and to always choose the way of life in You. May I always have the courage to share with others what You have done for me. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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One with Christ

Galatians 3:15-29

Dear Father,

Thank you, Father, for giving your holy law to Moses and for the role it played in bringing people to Christ.

Thank you even more that Christ has come as our real teacher and that we have been delivered to him, that we might be justified by faith.

Thank you for making us your sons through faith, for making it possible to put on Christ by our baptism into Christ.

Thank you that in him there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, but that we are all one in Christ.

Thank you that by making us one with Christ you have made us to be Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise you made him.

In the name of Jesus I offer my praise. Amen.