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September 22, 2026
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Start your day off with this 1 minute devotional from Pastor Mike Fabarez of Focal Point Radio Ministries.

Guest (Male): Here's Mike Fabarez, Bible teacher on Focal Point.

Mike Fabarez: As you read through the Old Testament, you might find in Leviticus 25 something that looks like life's ultimate reset button. It's called the Year of Jubilee. It's when all the financial debts were canceled, all the contracts were rewritten, families got together for reunions and extended vacations. It was a great time of contemplation and, most importantly, of new beginnings.

It's clear from a passage like that, along with the rest of the Bible, that God is a God of new beginnings and fresh starts. He's in favor of that periodic reset. So, if you think you've made a colossal mess of things in your life, it's time to call out to the God of the Jubilee and ask him for a brand new start. You might be surprised at how willing and ready God is to say, "Let's just start this whole thing over."

Guest (Male): That's Mike Fabarez, Bible teacher on Focal Point. Listen each weekday to Pastor Mike's half-hour teaching program heard on this station and learn more about Focal Point when you go online to focalpointradio.org.

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About 1 Minute Devotional from Mike Fabarez

Focal Point is the Bible teaching ministry of author and pastor Mike Fabarez. Focal Point explores and proclaims the depths of Scripture on its daily radio broadcast and is dedicated to clearly explaining the truth of God’s Word.

About Mike Fabarez

Mike Fabarez is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church in South Orange County, California and has been in pastoral ministry for more than 30 years. He is committed to clearly communicating God’s word verse-by-verse and encourages his listeners to apply what they have learned to their daily lives.

Pastor Mike is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Talbot School of Theology (M.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary in California (D.Min.).

Mike is heard on hundreds of radio programs across the country on the Focal Point radio program and has authored several books, including Raising Men Not Boys, Lifelines for Tough Times, Preaching That Changes Lives, Getting It Right, Praying for Sunday, and Why the Bible?

Mike and his wife, Carlynn, reside in Laguna Hills, California and they have three children, Matthew, John and Stephanie.

Contact 1 Minute Devotional from Mike Fabarez with Mike Fabarez

Mailing Address 
Focal Point 
P.O. Box 2850 
Laguna Hills, CA 92654
Telephone
1-888-320-5885