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WELS Daily Devotions

Is something troubling you? Are you overwhelmed? Stressed out? Take a time out and see what God's Word has to say about it.

  • Keep Watch – November 10, 2026

    https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20261110dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. Matthew 25:13 Keep Watch Jesus told stories called parables to teach important spiritual truths. At the beginning of Matthew chapter 25, he told a story about ten bridesmaids waiting for the start of the wedding banquet. The five wise ones brought extra oil for their lamps. They were thinking ahead. The five foolish, unprepared ones did not. They were living for the moment and were unprepared for the future, so their lamps burnt out. Five were ready when the banquet started, and the other five were not, so they missed out on the wedding celebration. The moral of the story is simple: “keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” In the Bible, heaven is pictured as a wedding banquet—the best party you’ve ever been to! A party you don’t want to miss! Why do some miss out? The one who is ready and waiting to meet Jesus at this life’s end, or when he returns, is simply the one who believes in him and his complete work of salvation. Sadly, the faith of some may grow dim and burn out. It’s easy to live for the moment and put off the reality of the future. Instead, Jesus teaches us to think ahead. Be ready now and be ready when he returns or calls us out of this world. But how are we ready? Where can we find oil for our lamps? When we feel like we’re running on fumes, where do we find gas for our tanks? The Lord provides all we need to grant faith and to keep it burning bright. To keep watch for Jesus means to keep watching Jesus. Fix your faith and attention on him every day, trusting that he alone is your hope and salvation. Watch out for things that steal your heart away from him. Hear his words recorded in the Bible. There you find his promises of forgiveness and unconditional love. This supplies all we need. It refreshes us. It renews us. It keeps us ready and eagerly waiting to meet our Savior face to face and spend an eternity with him at the best party ever! Prayer: Lord, give me wisdom and patience that looks forward to the awesome day you return or call me home to heaven. Amen   Daily Devotions is brought to you by WELS. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. ™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

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  • Military Devotion – The Watch – November 6, 2026

    Watch the Devotion Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 The Watch Here in San Diego, we have a lot of Navy and Coast Guard ships and boats. One thing that has always impressed me is that since a ship operates 24 hours a day someone is always standing watch making sure that the ship and those aboard are safe and secure. This is not unique to the Navy or Coast Guard. When I visit Air Force, Marine Corps bases, or an Army post, someone is always standing guard, not just at the gate but at other secure locations around the installation.   For those of you who have stood watch, this is not the most exciting part of your vocation. Because it can become very monotonous and repetitious. And yet, your standing watch is so vital to the mission and safety of everyone on that vessel or duty station.   Jesus and the apostles and the OT prophets all use similar language when they call believers to watch, because Christ is coming soon. God gives us repeated warnings to wake up, to watch, to stand guard, to wait with vigilance because he knows how monotonous and repetitious it can be to wait. He knows that by nature we tend to get distracted by other more exciting things in our lives than reading his Word, devoting time to prayer, receiving the Lord’s Supper, going to church, participating in a Bible study. Someone once said to me, “Pastor, it seems that when I come to church, I hear the same thing.” To which I replied, “Well that’s good! That means you’re hearing the story of Christ crucified and risen for you again and again.” This is how we stand watch, how we wait.   Because he tells us, “You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. . . So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert” (1 Thessalonians 5:2,6) and self-controlled.    And so, we stand watch—we wait—we prepare. Ask the Holy Spirit to move in you a rededication to faithful study of his Word, for his Word is life for you. The apostle Paul ends this section of his letter by saying, “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath, but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. . . Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:9,11).   Every time you pass through the gate or board the ship, and you have to flash your ID, let that be a reminder: Now is the time for me to keep the watch for my soul. For Jesus is coming. He is coming soon. When he does, your watch will end and you will rest from your watching and waiting.    Prayer: Lord Jesus, you promised that you are coming soon. Forgive us for those times we have been lax in our preparations for your second and final coming. Renew in us a diligence and eagerness to hear your message of forgiveness, salvation, and life for us. As we listen and study your Word, do as you promise and keep us hypervigilant, waiting for you to bring us to be with you where we will rest from our labors. Lord Jesus, keep all who watch and guard war fighters and their equipment faithful in their duties. Send your holy angels to protect all who are in harm’s way. When you allow danger to come to them, do as you promise, and work out even evil for their eternal benefit. Amen.  Written and recorded by Rev. Paul Horn, WELS National Civilian Chaplain to the Military, San Diego, California. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Note: Scripture reading footnotes are clickable only in the web version.

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