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THE HOUSE OF GOD - God’s Promise to You
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. . . . The Lord is my helper . . . I will not fear. —Hebrews 13:5–6
We have heard many promises from friends, coworkers, and even our brothers and sisters in Christ. Whether they kept those promises or not is another thing. Here in this verse, Someone gives you a promise that will be kept forever. God will never leave you, nor forsake you. There may be times when it feels like He left, or times when He would have a right to leave, but He said it and can never take it back. Where can you go to get away from His presence? To heaven? To hell? To the uttermost parts of the sea? In the darkness? He shall be even there to lead you and hold you (Psalm 139). His presence is only a thought away! Meditate on His closeness to you. Think about His dwelling in you. Believe His promise to you. He will never leave you! You are the House of God.
Pastor Tom Kehres
THE HOUSE OF GOD - God—with and in You
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
They shall call His name Emmanuel . . . God with us. —Matthew 1:23
Even before your birth, God was already revealing His plan to mankind. His very name, “Emmanuel,” told the people that God would now come to be with them. He would no longer, nor did He ever, desire to be a far-away, distant God. He created man for a close relationship, but Adam broke that fellowship. God declares, “I will come to mankind again—in the flesh, to be with them and restore fellowship again.” Jesus was God in the flesh. It was God in Christ who enabled Him to live in victory and destroy the works of the devil (2 Corinthians 5:19; 1 John 3:8). Today, it is Christ in you—the Spirit of God in you—so you, too, can live in victory and destroy the works of the devil! There is no need to call Him long distance when He has come to dwell in you. Emmanuel now resides in you. God is truly with us—we are the House of God!
Pastor Tom Kehres
THE HOUSE OF GOD - You Are God’s Home
Monday, February 16, 2026
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. —Ephesians 2:22
God reveals His plan and purpose for mankind in this verse. He desires for us to be a habitation, a dwelling place or house, for His Spirit and presence. He does not want to visit you periodically or only on Sundays at church, but He desires for you to understand— you are the habitation of God. Almighty God is with you and in you all the time. Every minute of every day, there needs to be a God-consciousness in your thought life. What a privilege and honor for God to take up residence—in you! If God is for you, and with you, and in you—who can be against you? You are the House of God!
Pastor Tom Kehres
THE WORD, THE FOUNDATION - First Place
Friday, February 13, 2026
First Place
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Keep thy heart will all diligence;
for out of it are the issues of life. —Proverbs 4:22–23
There are spiritual rewards for attending to God’s Word, for putting His Word in first place. His words are life to those who find them, revival to their spirit, and supernatural life to their being. They are health to all their flesh. The Word is alive and powerful, and when it gets off the pages of your Bible and into your heart, it will produce life and health to your soul and body. But you must not only attend to, hear, look at, and keep the Word—you must also guard your heart with all diligence. You must be choosy about what you hear and what you look at. Anything that produces fear, worry, or unbelief must be filtered out of your life. Guard your heart by guarding the entrance into your heart—your ears and eyes. This will produce a flow of supernatural life out of your heart. Jesus said, “Out of [your] belly shall flow rivers of living water. . . . This spake he of the [Holy] Spirit” (John 7:38–39). The ability to allow God’s life force and life to flow out of your being is available if the Word of God is your focus and your foundation. You can build a spiritual house that is not subject to natural worries and cares. You will be solid and unshaken by the circumstances of life! There will not be a big enough storm to shake your life. Victory will become the order of the day—every day—and you will start to help others build their houses. My son, attend to My words!
Pastor Tom Kehres
THE WORD, THE FOUNDATION - Tools for Building
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Tools for Building
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes;
keep them in the midst of thine heart. —Proverbs 4:20–21
Here is what is required to dig deep and build a strong spiritual house: attend to His words. You do not need to attend to the news media’s word, the magazine’s word, the newspaper’s word, even some friend or relative’s word. Attend to the Word of God. How do you attend? Incline your ear, or listen, to the Word. We have the internet, TV, radios, all kinds of means that God has provided to get the Word into your ears. You are listening to something—let it be His Word. Let it not depart from your eyes! Look at the Word as the promises of God. Let them paint a picture in your imagination of you as healed! You as blessed! You as anointed! You as rich! You as on top! You as victorious! See the Word, not the problems. Keep it in the midst of your heart! What you allow in your ears and through your eyes will get into your heart. Whatever gets into your heart in abundance, you will speak (Matthew 12:34), and what you speak will produce life or death—a solid house or a ruined house. Life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Your tongue will speak from a heart that is full of whatever you allow in your ears and receive through your eyes. Building a strong house, a house that will stand, is easy! Just attend to His Word! Give your attention to the Word of God!
Pastor Tom Kehres
