I preached my first sermon when I was 13 but years later on my wedding day, we received a prophetic word which said God would use my writing to reach more people, than words spoken in the pulpit. It has been an extraordinary blessing to see how God has used the UCB Word for Today since then, to reach millions of people around the world. God continues to make himself known through the ‘power of a story’.’ When we spend time with God in daily Bible study, He gives us courage and faith, even in the middle of changing times. Written by Bob and Debby Gass, it’s Australia’s most widely read devotional, with more than 90,000 copies printed every quarter and more than 150,000 readers.

When you begin to pray scripturally-based prayers, you will get the answers you need. Here is why: the Bible is God’s Word, and He always keeps His Word. Here is how to pray:Mariana and her dedicated team have received awards and recognition from the Romanian government and the European Union – naming The Village of Hope “a model for the entire country.”

When you need God’s blessing in your endeavours. ‘I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing’ (Ezekiel 34:26 NKJV). Once you see the results of praying God’s promises, you will never pray any other way. A wedding day message from God: ‘You will reach more people through your writing, than you will in all the years of your preaching.’ Bob’s vision for The Word for Today is ‘to whet your appetite so much that you’ll say, ‘Wow! I didn’t know that was in the Bible! Maybe I’d better go and read it for myself.”’ Vision180 is a daily devotional magazine that talks truth to young people, helping them to be relevant and real in their world. (It used to be called word4U2day)At my wedding ceremony, the pastor told me “you will reach more people through your writing than you have or will do in all the years of your preaching.” My wife Debby wrote it down and dated it.' The Chief Executive of United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) David L’Herroux has announced the passing of Bob Gass, on June 5th.

Debby co-authored the daily devotions in The Word for Today, and Bob’s sister, Ruth, serves as a research assistant. Together, they have written a decade’s worth of devotionals ready for future publications of The Word for Today. Millions of people throughout the world receive The Word for Today quarterly — and testimonies flood in, demonstrating how many lives are blessed by it. Bob always described his mother as a formative influence in his life, encouraging him to attend church as often as possible.

Bob did not think of himself as a writer and said, ‘I didn’t want to write, I didn’t feel qualified, but my wife Debby wrote the prophetic word down and we did not forget it.’ The Best Of The Word For Today Vol 1 is the first in a series of volumes of biblical references and reflections from Bob Gass giving you 365 days worth of help to change your life. Other versions used are: Amplified Bible, Bible in Basic English, Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, Good News Translation, God’s Word Translation, New American Standard Version, New Century Version, New International Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, J.B. Phillips translation, The Living Bible, Today’s English Version. When will I receive the devotional? When a believer goes to be with Jesus, we feel the loss personally, but the Word tells us that ‘that we do not grieve like those who have no hope (I Thessalonians 4), as we know that one day, we will be reunited. We also know that in times of grief and loss, the Word and God’s love sustains us and helps to mend broken hearts.