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Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.

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God Alone Knows Our Future

Date:
May 14, 2023

Read Genesis 6

The longer we walk with the Lord, the more we realize that we really don’t know what each new day may bring. A phone call can come in the middle of the night shattering our joy. Suddenly everything changes. It’s amazing what a knock at the door can bring or what the opening of a letter can do.

I don’t say these things to conjure up fear in our hearts, but simply to remind us that God alone knows our future. And there’s no safer, no better, no more rewarding place to be than in the nucleus of His will, regardless of where that may be.

A Puritan's Prayer

Date:
May 13, 2023

Read Romans 7

Some years ago, I was given a book of Puritan prayers called The Valley of Vision. I have worn out one copy and had to purchase another. I recommend this volume to you. Read the following prayer from the Puritan’s pen slowly (preferably aloud).

Crucible of Crises

Date:
May 12, 2023

Read Psalm 40:1–2

God’s Word is filled with examples of those who believed God and “commenced prayer.” David certainly did. “I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay; And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm” (Psalm 40:1–2).

Mortality

Date:
April 21, 2023

Life is so short. We really don't have many years. And to spend them doing dumb stuff seems like such a waste.

Waiting on God

Date:
April 10, 2023

David’s cry for help doesn’t end with an account of God’s sudden and miraculous provision. Instead, the songwriter commits to doing what comes least naturally to people in fear.

Our Ultimate Hooray, Part One

Date:
April 8, 2023

We draw strength from this single truth almost every day of our lives—more than we realize. It becomes the mental glue that holds our otherwise shattered thoughts together.

Seeking God’s Help

Date:
April 7, 2023

While David’s first response to fear wasn’t a panicked plea for help, he didn’t live in denial. He merely chose to celebrate God’s power to recall His past triumphs.

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