7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you understand that you do not have to earn his acceptance. Thank him for providing forgiveness and welcoming you through Jesus Christ. 2. 📅 August 20, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: We are not accepted by God because we have made ourselves worthy. We are accepted because God has provided atonement for us, ultimately fulfilled through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 43:13-27 The LORD gives Ezekiel the altar’s measurements and ordinances. When it is erected, the Zadokite priests are to purify and make atonement for it with blood and unblemished offerings. For seven days they consecrate the altar with sin offerings, a bull, and a ram. From the eighth day onward, they may present burnt and peace offerings, and the LORD promises to accept his people. 4. 📖 Key Verse ”And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to open your heart so that you may trust him beyond what you can see and bear witness to Jesus Christ through your words and life. 2. 📅 August 11, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Seeing God’s power does not automatically produce saving faith. True faith is God’s gracious gift that enables us to trust Jesus Christ and live in obedience to his Word. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 38:14-23 God tells Ezekiel to prophesy against Gog, who will lead a mighty northern army against secure Israel. God will bring Gog against his land to display his holiness before the nations. In wrath, he will judge Gog with earthquake, confusion, sword, pestilence, bloodshed, rain, hail, fire, and sulfur. Thus God will reveal his greatness and holiness, and the nations will know that he is the LORD. 4. 📖 Key Verse So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD (v....

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you recognize his presence and bring every scattered part of your life under the loving rule of Jesus Christ. 2. 📅 August 9, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: When our lives feel scattered or divided, God gathers us, cleanses us through Christ, and dwells among us so that we may live as his holy people. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 37:15-28 God tells Ezekiel to join sticks for Judah and Joseph, signifying that he will gather Israel from the nations and make them one people under one Davidic king. He will save and cleanse them from idolatry, and they will obey him and dwell in the promised land. God will establish an everlasting covenant of peace and set his sanctuary among them, so the nations will know that he sanctifies Israel. 4. 📖 Key Verse Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore (v. 28). 5. 📝 Reflection Montreal, where the c...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see his heart for those who are lost, wounded, weak, or forgotten. 2. 📅 August 2, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God does not abandon his scattered sheep. He personally seeks, rescues, heals, and restores them through Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 34:11-24 The Lord GOD will personally seek, rescue, gather, feed, and give rest to his scattered sheep. He will restore the lost, injured, and weak, but judge the strong sheep that oppress others and ruin their pasture. Saving his flock from further prey, he will appoint one shepherd, his servant David, to feed them. The LORD will be their God, and David will be prince among them. 4. 📖 Key Verse “For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.” (v. 11). 5. 📝 Reflection My father, who is now in heaven, was a member of a family separated during the Korean War. He was separated ...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you where you have been trusting in your achievements, reputation, or strength rather than in Jesus Christ. 2. 📅 July 28, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: No worldly power or human achievement can save us from God’s judgment; our only hope is Jesus Christ. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 32:17-32 The LORD tells Ezekiel to lament over Egypt and send its people to the pit. Assyria, Elam, Meshech-Tubal, Edom, the northern princes, and Sidon already lie there, slain by the sword and bearing shame after spreading terror among the living. Egypt is no better and will lie among the uncircumcised. Pharaoh may find comfort among the fallen nations, but he and his army cannot escape God's judgment. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised” (v. 19). 5. 📝 Reflection Perhaps the most widely known testimony of someone claiming to have visited hell is Bill Wiese’s 23...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see the seriousness of sin, the justice of His judgment, and the grace of Christ who bore our guilt in our place. 2. 📅 June 29, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God does not ignore hidden sin, but He exposes evil in justice and calls sinners to repentance through His redeeming grace. 3. ✝️ Nahum 3:1-11 Nahum announces woe against Nineveh, a bloody city full of lies, plunder, and violence. Because she deceived and sold nations through her harlotries and charms, the LORD of hosts stands against her. God will expose her shame and make her a spectacle. Just as mighty Thebes fell despite its strength and allies, Nineveh too will seek refuge from the enemy. 4. 📖 Key Verse I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle (v. 6). 5. 📝 Reflection I recently watched a discussion program where the topic of a sinner’s human rights was debated. Those who defended the human rights of ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see people the way He sees them and to shape your heart with His compassion. 2. 📅 March 24, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: True faith is revealed through mercy, and the final judgment is real. 3. ✝️ Matthew 25:31-46 When Jesus returns in glory, he will gather all nations and separate the righteous from the wicked, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats. The righteous will inherit eternal life because their mercy toward the least revealed their service to Christ. The wicked, who neglected those in need, will face eternal punishment because in failing them, they failed Christ. 4. 📖 Key Verse “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” (v. 46). 5. 📝 Reflection The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is famous for its frescoes created by Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Sandro Botticelli. In particular, Michelangelo’s ceiling ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you who Jesus truly is and to teach you how to love Him and others more deeply today. 2. 📅 March 14, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Faith is not just knowing about God—it is loving Him fully and recognizing Jesus as Lord. 3. ✝️ Matthew 22:34–46 Jesus declares that the greatest commandments are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself, for all the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. He then asks the Pharisees about the Christ, showing that the Messiah is not merely David’s son but also David’s Lord. Unable to answer him, no one dared to question Jesus any further. 4. 📖 Key Verse “What do you think about the Christ?” (v. 42b) 5. 📝 Reflection What do you think Christianity is? How would you define it? Is it merely one of the world’s three major religions? Is it a cruel religion that launched the Crusades and killed...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see the wonder of Christ’s coming and respond with faith. 2. 📅 December 24, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises are real—let’s go and see what He has done. 3. ✝️ Luke 2:8–20 Shepherds were watching their flocks at night when an angel appeared, and the glory of the Lord surrounded them. The angel announced good news: a Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David’s city. The sign would be a baby wrapped in cloths, lying in a manger. Suddenly, a multitude of angels praised God, saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!” The shepherds hurried to Bethlehem, found Mary, Joseph, and the baby, and shared what they had heard. Everyone marveled, and Mary treasured these things in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see His passion and love behind the gift of Jesus. 2. 📅 December 23, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Christmas is about God’s zeal and love, not just a holiday tradition. 3. ✝️ Isaiah 9:1–7 Isaiah prophesies hope for a land once in darkness. Those who walked in gloom will see a great light, and joy will increase like harvest celebrations. God will break the yoke of oppression and end war. This promise centers on a child given to us—called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His reign will be eternal, marked by justice and righteousness, and the zeal of the LORD will accomplish this. 4. 📖 Key Verse The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this (v. 7b). 5. 📝 Reflection I once received a traditional Korean tea set crafted by an artisan who revived a forgotten technique. Inside the box was a letter explaining the effort and passion behind the gift. That letter ma...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you what true refuge looks like in Him. 2. 📅 December 17, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s justice and love meet perfectly in Christ, our ultimate refuge. 3. ✝️ Joshua 20:1-9 The LORD commanded Joshua to appoint cities of refuge for those who kill unintentionally, so they may flee from the avenger of blood. The manslayer must present his case at the city gate, and the elders shall provide him shelter until judgment and the death of the high priest. Six cities were designated—three west of the Jordan (Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron) and three east (Bezer, Ramoth, Golan). These cities served both Israelites and foreigners, ensuring protection for anyone who killed without intent until a fair trial. 4. 📖 Key Verse These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the stranger sojourning among them, that anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he migh...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you a heart that obeys completely. 2. 📅 December 6, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Wholehearted obedience to God is never wasted—He is faithful to His promises and gives lasting inheritance. 3. ✝️ Joshua 14:1-15 As Israel begins dividing the land, Caleb approaches Joshua to recall the promise given through Moses after the spy mission. While others spread fear, Caleb followed the LORD wholeheartedly and kept faith with God’s word. Now at eighty-five, he asks for the hill country of Hebron, where the Anakim still live, trusting that God will enable him to drive them out. Joshua blesses him, and Hebron becomes Caleb’s inheritance because he wholly followed the LORD. The chapter notes that the land had rest from war. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.” (v. 9) ...

 He Cleanses Us by His Grace ✨ 7-Step QT 🙏 Quiet Time 📅 October 16, 2025 ✝️ Zechariah 3:1-10 📖 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” (v. 4) 📝 Zechariah 3:4 shows the gospel clearly: God removes our sin and clothes us in righteousness—not by our effort, but by His grace. Like Joshua, we do nothing; God does everything. Today, He invites us to repent and believe in Jesus, trusting Him to cleanse and renew us completely. 💬 What does this passage speak to you today? 🙏 Share below, and let’s encourage one another in prayer! 7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you receive His grace and trust in the cleansing work of Jesus. 2. 📅 October 16, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God removes our sin and clothes us in righteousness—not by our ...