Word For Today. 09/14/2025.

🌿 God’s View to Speak Over Creation

• “For by Him all things were created … visible and invisible … all things have been created through Him and for Him.” — Colossians 1:16 (Grace Bible Church)

• “You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” — Psalm 139:13-14 (OpenBible)

• “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” — 2 Corinthians 7:1 (Jake Kail Ministries)

  
  

God sees creation — every leaf, every heartbeat, every shadow of sorrow — as His workmanship, made for His glory. He doesn’t perform shoddy work. His artistry is evident in nature, in human life, even in our struggles. His grace doesn’t excuse sin; it empowers holiness.

🌅 Hope for Us Today

Even when the world seems out of joint — storms raging, division sharpening, our hearts heavy — God’s purpose remains. He declared all His creation “very good.” (Bible Gateway)

We are not accidents. We are not forgotten. The One who stretched out heaven, who saw every sparrow, who numbered our days before we were born, is for us. That means hope is not fragile. It is rooted in what cannot change.

⚒️ How to Change — Grace-Based, No Compromise

1. Receive the grace — not as a shield to hide behind, but the power to stand up. Ephesians 2:8-9 reminds us we are saved by grace, through faith; not by works so no one may boast. (eBible)

2. Turn away from what warps God’s image in you — sin, half-truths, compromise. 2 Corinthians 7:1 calls us to cleanse flesh and spirit. Grace doesn’t say, “Do whatever you want,” but, “Live gloriously because of what Christ has done.” (Jake Kail Ministries)

3. Cling to God’s Word & presence — His Word reveals craftsmanship, character, holiness. Prayer keeps your ears open to His voice, and the Spirit stirs your heart to respond.

   How to Stay Changed

4. Consistent surrender: daily saying, “You are Lord,” even when no one sees.

5. Holiness in small decisions: integrity in how you speak, spend, decide. That’s where character is revealed.

6. Community that calls higher: not sugar-coating, but pointing you back to God when you drift.

7. Remembrance: recall where He brought you from, what He did. Gratitude anchors us.

   
   

📣 A Message from Pastor Terry

Beloved, on this Sunday, know this: you are God’s masterpiece. Not partly made. Not on sale to the world’s standards. Fully loved, wonderfully made, called to holiness.

Let grace lift you. Let truth guide you. Let the beauty of His creation — the skies, your life, the pain, the joy — whisper to you that God is still good, still working, still creating.

Live without compromise. Walk in grace. Shine His glory.

—Pastor Terry