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Some collegians think manual labour is the president of Mexico…until they graduate. Suddenly, the light dawns. Reality frowns. And that sheltered, brainy, fair-skinned, ... Who cares if a truck driver understands European poetry from the 12th century? Or what does it matter if the fella stocking the shelves at ...
... spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance. (Hebrews 6:11–12)
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As we continue to walk through this season of unrest, the story of a baby born on October 14, 1876, in Toronto, Ontario, who was left ... Christ as his Saviour. Over the next year, his passion for God’s word continued to grow and by the age of 14, he read through the Bible ...
... secretly) indispensable, remind yourself often, It’s the Lord’s work to be done the Lord’s way . I first heard that principle ... continually, and completely dependent on the mercy of God, if we want to do the Lord’s work the Lord’s way. Paul had to learn ...
Read Psalm 1:1-6
The Hebrews' ancient hymnal begins with a song that addresses one of life's ... I'm thinking, rather, of compromising with wrong, allowing the slow-moving tentacles of evil to wrap themselves around us, squeezing the joys and rewards of obedience from our lives. It happens so silently, so ...
Read John 8:4 –11
The longer I live the less I know with absolute certainty.
In my ... the reality of adversity, and the still small voice of God tempering my long-held convictions.
Now I’m much more uncomfortable ...
Read Jude 1:20-23
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, the British government began to run low on silver ... eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue ... can get back into circulation, volunteering to be part of God’s rugged rescue team, retrieving victims from the leaping flames. It’s ...
... 3:23-24
Some collegians think manual labour is the president of Mexico...until they graduate. Suddenly, the light dawns. Reality frowns. And that sheltered, brainy, fair-skinned, ...
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Job’s response to his wife’s suggestion that he curse God and die is magnificent. “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks” (Job 2:10). Hats off to the old patriarch! In his ...
Read Esther 2:12-18
God does not mock us with the things He includes in His Word. He isn’t in the business of making His ... your own difficulties, your own unique circumstances, but God offers ways to handle them and become His special person. The question is ...
Read 1 Peter 1:24–25
As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower ... of the Lord remains forever.” (1 Peter 1:24–25)
God’s Word is infallible; people are not. Yesterday, we noted that this point ... lives are admirable, whose leadership seems to be blessed of God, and whose instruction is biblical, wise, and dynamic. Everything’s great ...
... gives priority to eternal matters. Verses 4-6 revolve around the idea of David’s desire to maintain constant, intimate fellowship with his ... is not David the public figure; it is David alone before his God.
I also observe that David says: “I will sing, yes, I will sing ...
... what I try someone sees fault in it. What is normal anyway? The picturesque dream of a family with two parents and 2.5 children is long ... other sinners in a fallen world. Apart from the grace of God and following the truth of His Word, we cannot hope to parent successfully. ...
... very seldom does anybody “just happen” to end up on the right road. The process involved in redirecting our lives is often painful, ... Lord. He ran from Him. Others declared the promises of God with fervent zeal. Not Jonah. He was about as motivated as a six ...
... patriotism, and military clout. There was only one problem: the man had leprosy. Through a chain of interesting events, Naaman was led to ... me stretch this out and apply it.
There are times when God's servant is called upon to confront or in some way tell another the truth ...
Read 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Remember me? I'm the guy who promotes waiting. Allowing the Lord to open the doors, clear the way, smooth the path, shove you through. ...
... say exactly when it happened or why but somewhere along the way I became borderline obsessed with 30-day challenges.
It started ... of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. ...
... 16:13; Hebrews 5:11-14
Once we've been assured of the foundational principles we've covered thus far in this devotional series, ... place where "act like a man" appears in the New. So this is God's unique message to all of us, as if He's punching His finger against our ...
... was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during ...
... what is behind" is a statement that assures us Paul was not the type to live in the past. He says, in effect, "I disregard my own ... him.
In order for us to forget wrongs done against us, God must do the erasing. (See Joseph's example in Genesis 41:51.) Isaiah, the ...
