October 24th Read: John 15:12, 13; Matt. 22:34-40 and Matt. 5:17 God’s greatest commandment is to love. If we love, we will not break the other commandments! If I love my neighbor, I will not covet anything of his. If I love God, I will not use His name in vain or worship anything or …
October 23rd Read: Psalm 40 MYSTERY I’m full of heavenly treasure From God, whose great supply Can never be full-measured Though mortal man may try. I walk with Jesus, hand in hand, I know His gentle voice. His sacrifice death’s gulf hath spanned. He gives me freedom’s choice. My heart is wrapped in folds of …
October 22nd Read: 1 John 1:9; Rom. 3:21-28 & Rom. 10:9-10; Mt. 4:4-11; Eph. 6:11-17; 1 John 4:4; James 4:7 When we lose sight of Satan’s activity around us, we may be in danger of his noticing us. He may think that we are defenseless or that we are not fully aware of his power. He …
October 21st Read: 2 Cor. 9:6; Galatians 6:7; Matthew 7:24-27 One of the basic rules of teaching is that one must use a language which is understandable by all of the pupils. Jesus was the Great Teacher. He always used illustrations which were sensible to the hearers. ” The Prodigal Son” and “The Good Samaritan” …
October 20th Read: Romans 8: 8; Mark 4:39; Isa. 32:17 When we “deny self”, we lay aside complaining. When we “deny self”, we accept, because of God’s sovereignty and omniscience, that His ways, His timing, His judgment are beyond our limited understanding, therefore beyond our petty control. Our imagined “rights” are subject to His good …
October 19th Read: Psalm 19 Do you ever have beautiful moments which you live over and over again as something triggers memory? I do. I savor them each time they come to me. Some are moments of sharing with loved ones. Some are moments which seem unrelated to events, but stand out as perfect shards …
October 18th Read: Psalm 16 Sometimes life hurts. People hurt us. Circumstances hurt us. Loss hurts us. We begin to doubt or despair. Tears come for many reasons. Our own sins plague us. I am so thankful for the One who knows all these things about us, who loves us, forgives us, cleanses us, and …
October 17th Read: Deut. 31:6; Joshua 1:9; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 139 and Psalm 43 It was not a particularly good morning for a walk. The sky was overcast, and the October wind had a bite to it, but I was in the habit of walking daily at that early hour. I put on my jacket …
October 16th Read: Micah 7:7 As we patiently hope for God to act in and through our circumstances, it is suggested in the above verse that we look expectantly to Him and know that He will pay attention to our prayers, considering them and understanding our needs. If it seems that your prayers are not …
October 15th Read: Isaiah 30:18 and John 15:1-8 In the fifteenth chapter of John, Christ gives us a picture of the sort of relationship He expects from us believers. Verse 4 says, “Abide in me and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine; no more …