April 18th Read: Phil. 2:7-8; 3:10; Romans 6:4-11; 8:14-17; Luke 9:23; 1 Thess. 2:19 We share many things with Christ as believers. We are crucified with Him, dead with Him, buried with Him, made alive with Him, raised with Him, sufferers with Him and glorified with Him! We share His sonship and His inheritance. Because …
April 17th Read: John 7:37-39; John 15:1-8; Jer. 2:13; 17:13; Psalm 36:9 Our home on the lake in New York State boasted a number of Lombardy poplar trees along one property line. Since these trees are not very long-lived, there came a time when most of them were either dead or dying and posed a …
April 16th Read: Isaiah 26:3; Romans 8:6-8; Ephesians 5:26; Phil. 2:13-14; Heb. 12:1-2 While we were in England, we saw that psychiatrists and mental institutions did everything in their power to tear down and undermine the faith of believers who were their patients in emotional trouble. Patients were often told that religious faith only confused …
April 15th Read: Deuteronomy 4:9; 6:6-7 Do your children share all their excitement with you? Mine were always full of the day’s events when they first arrived home from school. If I did not take time to listen to their stories right then, they were soon off to play or involved in homework, and somehow …
April 14th Read: Psalm 138:7-8 and Psalm 91:1-16 My son Jim was twelve years old in 1980 when his father died suddenly. While we were comfortable financially, there was much concern in my heart that God would get Jim through his teen years without harm. I was particularly thinking of the drugs available and the …
April 13th Read: Mark 13:34-37; Philippians 2:3-4; Romans 15:1-3 WATCHING Watch for the blessing that’s hidden from view Deep in the sorrows that happen to you. There in your troubles, there in your grief Lies a fragment of beauty, new hope, fresh belief. Watch for the people whom God sends your way To lighten your …
April 12th Read: Psa. 148:1-14; 2 Cor. 5:14-21 As I consider all the facets of God which He has revealed to me, I stand in awe of who He is. We meet Him first as Creator. Just beholding our world with our unaided eyes, we see loveliness, color, variety, magnitude, glory. If we use a …
April 11th Read: Genesis 8:22; Proverbs 11:30; John 15:1-3 At any season a fruit tree is a promise of things to come. Each season brings a different manifestation of its life cycle. Take my apple tree as an example. Its springtime dress represents its youth, a time when beauty covers it and bees are an …
April 9th Read: Psa. 92:4-5; 40:5; 94:19; 139:2,17,23; Proverbs 16:3 I enjoy walking on sandy ocean beaches to see what the tides carry in. I have found some lovely small shells on Indian Rocks Beach in Florida, a conch shell on a small Bahamian Island, cuttlefish bones on the beach at Hastings, England, and a …