Every Word
Every Word is a one-minute, Bible-based devotional presented by John Bradshaw, designed to provide a daily dose of spiritual reflection in the midst of a busy schedule.
Episodes
The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
They reveal the spirit that motivates them.
“...to give His life a ransom for many.”
- Matthew 20:28 (KJV)
Fannie Lou
We’re here to help others.
“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”
- 1 John 3:17 (NKJV)
The 50th State
He made the stars.
“God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also.”
- Genesis 1:16 (KJV)
Unused Power
Still there, full of explosives!
“To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
- Romans 8:6 (KJV)
Endangered Birds Killed
He mostly obeyed.
“To obey is better than sacrifice.”
- 1 Samuel 15:22 (NKJV)
Woodstock
This was not society at its best.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
- Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Buried Upside Down!
What matters is that you come out.
“The dead in Christ shall rise.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)
The Message
Usain Bolt sprinted into history.
“I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.”
- 2 Samuel 18:29 (KJV)
An Assumption
She was a remarkable human.
“Blessed are you among women.”
- Luke 1:42 (NKJV)
The Would-Be Assassin
Anger can be overcome.
“‘Be angry, and do not sin’: do not let the sun go down on your wrath.”
- Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV)
Three World Records in One Day
Ultimate fulfillment!
“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
- Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)
Sue the T-Rex
No contest!
“In the beginning God created.”
- Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
Mt. Rushmore
Some things are worth remembering.
“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.”
- Genesis 2:2-3 (KJV)
A Judge Warns Elvis Presley
Don’t live like you’re lost.
“...a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people.”
- 1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
Kokura, Japan: Saved by Clouds
A quirk of the weather…
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (KJV)
The Gate
President Nixon resigns.
“Walk as children of light.”
- Ephesians 5:8 (KJV)
The Milgram Experiment
The temptation is to do what you’re told.
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”
- Acts 5:29 (KJV)
How to Handle Technology
The world’s first website was introduced.
“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.”
- Psalm 101:3 (KJV)
God Hurts With You
It’s the devil who is cruel.
“An enemy has done this.”
- Matthew 13:28 (NKJV)
Jesse Owens
There’s no place for it.
“[God] has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth.”
- Acts 17:26 (NKJV)
Lewis and Clark
There’s only one way.
“I saw another angel..., having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.”
- Revelation 14:6 (KJV)
Separation of Church and State
We become what we despise.
“All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him.”
- Revelation 13:8 (KJV)
Fashionable Outrage
Easy to agree with, harder to live by!
“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition.”
- Philippians 2:3 (NKJV)
The Gambler Arrested
Why did she rob four banks?
“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 (ESV)
They Saved His Life
The greatest demonstration of love, ever!
“When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son.”
- Romans 5:10 (KJV)
The Royal Wedding
It ought to be forever.
“Love one another.”
- John 13:34 (KJV)
World War I
That’s a problem.
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”
- 1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV)
Deceived Online
We’ll see them all in heaven.
“I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
- Jeremiah 31:34 (KJV)
Paris Olympics Mocks Christianity
Be a Christian.
“Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.”
- Matthew 5:39 (NKJV)
The Battle of Britain
Always!
“You are my hiding place and my shield.”
- Psalm 119:114 (NKJV)
Abdicated
Too bad he didn’t follow its teachings.
“How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.”
- Psalm 119:9 (NKJV)
The Detroit Riots
Christ’s way is the best way.
“...not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing.”
- 1 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
Rings Around Neptune
God upholds all things, including you.
“...upholding all things by the word of His power.”
- Hebrews 1:3 (KJV)
John Scopes Convicted
They went along with the foolishness.
“The invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made.”
- Romans 1:20 (KJV)
Apollo 11
“One small step for a man…”
“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” - Psalm 8:3-4 (NKJV)
Wrongfully Convicted
Locked up for 43 years!
“I find no fault in him.”
- John 19:4 (KJV)
The Perfect 10
The only person ever!
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
The Collapse
It all matters.
“...the little foxes that spoil the vines.”
- Song of Solomon 2:15 (NKJV)
Problems Solved
Rely on God.
“My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
- Philippians 4:19 (KJV)
Missionary William Carey
Two billion people haven’t heard.
“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
- Matthew 9:37-38 (NKJV)
Is God Good?
The crane toppled to the ground.
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”
- 1 Peter 4:12-13 (KJV)
Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania
There are no exceptions to this.
“Love your enemies.”
- Matthew 5:44 (KJV)
Srebrenica
You’ll see very different outcomes.
“Yield yourselves unto God.”
- Romans 6:13 (KJV)
Cut Your Risk by Half
Why don’t people act on warnings like this?
“Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NKJV)
The Rainbow Warrior
There are consequences to your actions.
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.”
- Galatians 6:7 (NASB)
The Fake Doctor
Be the genuine article.
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
- Philippians 3:14 (KJV)
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
God is not a torturer.
“Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’”
- Ezekiel 33:11 (NKJV)
The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
The results are the same.
“Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.”
- Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV)
Heretics?
The only approval you need…
“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake.”
- Matthew 5:11 (NKJV)
The Latter Rain
Power for Christian living!
“And He will cause the rain to come down for you—the former rain, and the latter rain.”
- Joel 2:23 (NKJV)
More Important Than Food
He set a world record.
“I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.”
- Job 23:12 (KJV)
“Blessed Are the Meek”
There’s enough ugliness in the world.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
- Matthew 5:5 (NKJV)
You Might Save a Dollar
The world was about to change.
“Greet Mary.… Greet Amplias.… Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa.… Greet Rufus.”
- Romans 16:6, 8, 12, 13 (KJV)
The Walkman
It’s important to be honest about this.
“...to be conformed to the image of His Son.”
- Romans 8:29 (KJV)
Lost on the Appalachian Trail
It’s important to stay on the path.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
- Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)
Time Is Precious
It revolutionized the world.
“Making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”
- Ephesians 5:16 (NASB)
The Chain of Events
It sparked a world war.
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
- Matthew 5:14 (NKJV)
Bankrupt
If you want to really prosper…
“[He] will … open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
- Malachi 3:10 (KJV)
Custer’s Last Stand
The lure of riches…
“The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”
- 1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV)
What Everyone Needs to Know
You can have everything–and still not have it all.
“For God so loved the world.”
- John 3:16 (KJV)
Flight 9
All four engines stopped!
“To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.”
- Hebrews 3:15 (KJV)
He Threw Away a Fortune
Eight hundred million dollars!
“Many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him.”
- John 6:66 (KJV)
The River Caught Fire
Don’t wait until it’s too late.
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.”
- Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)
Beneath the Surface
Fifty thousand lives were lost.
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
- Ephesians 4:32 (KJV)
The Greatest Preacher of His Day
He was a contradiction.
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
- Romans 8:1 (KJV)
The Day Freedom Arrived
That’s unthinkable.
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
- John 8:36 (KJV)
Inadequate Engineering
What are you building on?
“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)
Judge Less
95 million people might have wondered.
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
- John 7:24 (KJV)
A House Divided
The reason many people struggle…
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
- Matthew 22:37 (NKJV)
The Magna Carta
Real reform!
“[King Josiah] read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.”
- 2 Kings 23:2 (KJV)
Iran and Israel Were Friends
It’s hard to convince anyone…
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”
- Psalm 133:1 (KJV)
“Tear Down This Wall”
When God speaks, things happen.
“...upholding all things by the word of His power.”
- Hebrews 1:3 (KJV)
One Survivor
Astonishing!
“He who has the Son has life.”
- 1 John 5:12 (NKJV)
Escape From Alcatraz
Some things remain mysteries.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
- Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
Alcoholics Anonymous
God does more than promise to forgive you.
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling…”
- Jude 24 (KJV)
Rescued From Above
Eleven days underground!
“Christ died for our sins.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 (KJV)
The USS Liberty
You could just tell the truth.
“Thou shalt not bear false witness.”
- Exodus 20:16 (KJV)
Midway
Wouldn’t it be better?
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”
- John 12:32 (KJV)
He Learned to Read at 89
It’s never too late.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
- 1 John 1:9 (KJV)
Whodunnit?
All questions will be answered.
“We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”
- 1 John 2:1 (KJV)
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