March 10th Read: Psa. 94:11; 90:17; 23:3; 68:11; Prov. 25:11; 49:3; 32:8-11; 2 Pet. 1: 21 I think of all the letters, poems, and writings that have come from my pen, and I wonder if I have always been moved by the Holy Spirit when I was working at it. I am certain that often it …
March 9th Read: Luke 8:14-15; James 5:7-11; Psalms 56:3-4 The lessons we learn from life’s struggles are not easily forgotten. When I was growing up during the Great Depression, my parents both struggled to keep us housed, clothed, and fed. They both worked. We kept chickens and a vegetable garden and preserved the fruits of …
March 8th Read: Isa. 65:24; Mt. 7:7 & Mt. 21:22; John 14:13-14; 1 John 3:22 & 1 John 5:14 Anja, our German exchange student, came home from her first day in our small- town school full of excitement about a picnic the senior class was planning for the following Saturday. It was being planned in retaliation, because the …
March 7th Read: Gen. 50:19-20; James 1:12; Zech. 13:8-9; 1 Pet. 1:3-9; 1 Cor. 3:12-15 Joseph knew the fires of tempering in his life. Because he yielded rather than kicking against the goads as Paul did (Acts 9:5), his life was used fully by God. Not once did he try to go his own way or …
March 6th Read: 1 John 3:13; Luke 6:26; John 15:18-25; John 16:33; John 17:14-17; Gal. 1:10 Not many of us are like Daniel, who stood against wickedness in the king’s palace, or Amos, the farmer who walked into the court of Jereboam in Israel and gave them God’s indictment against their sins. Most of us …
March 5th Read: Psalm 16: 1-11; Philippians 4:4 Loneliness, defeat, despair, doubt, and other negative feelings and attitudes have no part in the life of a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. How can we be lonely with Jesus’ presence in us through His Holy Spirit? How can we say we are defeated when “we …
March 4th Read: Isa. 26:1; 41:6; 2 Cor. 6:1; Eph. 4:11-16 God is all things to us, our Salvation and our Shield among others. As believers we too have some effect upon those around us. In cooperation with God’s Holy Spirit, our works are to edify other believers and draw unbelievers to The Lord Jesus …
March 3rd Read: Verses listed after each line! Luke 11:28 THE KEEPER He keeps the feet of every saint, 1 Sam. 2:9 Upholds us lest we fall or faint. Jude 24:1-25 In angel charge we walk our ways. Psa. 91:11-12 He doth not slumber all our days. Psa. 121:3 He gives us shade beneath His …