January 22nd Read: The references in parentheses. How do men become fools? Paul in (Romans 1:21-22) tells us that they do not glorify Him as God. “They were not thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.” (Luke 24:25) wrote that Jesus …
January 21st Read: Psalm 90:1-17; Mark 10:14-15 When my eldest grand-daughter, Jamie, was little, she revived in me that search for wonder in little events that I had known in my younger years. She was only two years removed from eternity when I wrote this poem. She is a young woman now, but I still …
January 20th Read: References after each stanza and John 14:6 REBUTTAL True joy is a rarity?! John 15:9-11 Not so, with Christ inside of me! John 17:22-26 My joy is full …
January 19th Read: Mark 8:14-21; Psalm 40:8; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Isa. 44:20, Isa. 57:15 and Psalm 119:25,37 ARE YOU, THEN, DEAD? Are you, then, dead? Have you no eyes To see the glory of the skies? To see the people in their needs? To see that mustard grows from seed? Are you, then, dead? Have …
January 18th Read: 1 John 5:3-5; Matthew 21:18-22; Ezra 8:21-23,31; Ephesians 6:12-17 Sometimes the battlegrounds in our lives are on more than a personal scale. Perhaps they are against the systems of this world, the culture of our own times. The current system of education, for instance, draws ideas and thoughts and agendas from all …
January 17th Read: 1 Corinthians 13:12; Jeremiah 29:11-13; Acts 1:8; Psalm 27:11 and Proverbs 3:6 When we have a deep personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, there is a constant urging on His part to draw into Him in an even deeper way. He prods us into service, which only enlarges our understanding of …
January 16th Read: Matthew 16:24-26; Romans 6:11-23; Ephesians 5:22-23 Complete surrender to Jesus, my Lord, and utter dependency upon Him allows me freedom from my self, that mortal being who, at best, might gain some recognition in this world, but could never attain God on her own recognizance. When I allow the Holy Spirit to …
January 15th Read: Hebrews 12:1-2, Luke 12:20; Isaiah 66:2; Psalms 51:17; 1 Peter 5:7 There was a park near our flat in London where flocks of pigeons congregated to eat the bread thrown there by the folk who passed by. Anyone rattling a plastic carry-bag was immediately surrounded by the greedy birds looking for a …
January 14th Read: Isaiah 35:8-10 and James 1:2-5 Affliction, strife, fear, and doubt seem unpleasant and difficult at the moment we experience them. After they are over, however, we often see the growth in our lives and the lives of those around us! Because God does all things well, He carries us over or through …
Read: John 14:13-14; Galatians 5:16-26 There are battlegrounds on which the child of God is daily engaged. While we are aware of the fact that we battle principalities and powers according to Scripture (Eph. 6:12), most of us are in practice neglectful of that truth and begin to believe that we are unable to wage …
