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David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the LORD was with him. When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of ... That interested me, so I looked up the Hebrew word sakal from which “prospered” is derived. I discovered two insightful things about ...
The question of how much Christians should focus on health and fitness isn’t ... my early 30s when I first joined a gym. I don’t remember the reasons I had for doing so at the time, but it became something I’ve done ... us greater strength and stamina for our work, help keep us from getting sick, and improve our productivity.
In practical terms, this ...
... that it's easy to shrug it off as "only natural." That's the problem! It is the most natural response we can expect. Not supernatural ... Publications, Inc., 1976), 91. 2. Flynn, 85.
Excerpted from Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living , Copyright 1981 ...
... any difference to my life. But, of course, word spread. And the main question I fielded was why ? Why am I getting up so early?
The ... how attractive they look in the light of Christ.
Wake up from your sleep, Climb out of your coffins; Christ will show you the light! ...
... before he served himself. Naturally, he wondered why, since the platter of chicken sat directly in front of him and he was starving. I ...
By now Cynthia and I were biting our lips to refrain from laughing out loud. We would have intervened, but decided to let them work ...
... going to school, moving around, and trying new things. In the midst of all the change I made a familiar decision over and over again. ... Healthy Church . I love this approach—it’s a step up from just finding a church to attend. The article lists six essential qualities ...
Read John 8:1-11
The older I get, the less excited I am about theory...and the more I care about reality. Who cares if the stuff that flows from my pen stimulates the intellect and gives folks fodder for philosophizing? ... Examine your own life with this in mind.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
Read Psalm 5:7–8
Having reviewed the attributes of God, focusing on His sovereignty and goodness, David examines ... rather than always expecting Him to serve us?
Adapted from Charles R. Swindoll, Living the Psalms: Encouragement for the Daily ...
... that it's easy to shrug it off as "only natural." That's the problem! It is the most natural response we can expect. Not supernatural ... the shores of all the world, could not wash such memories from my mind, then I know nothing of Calvary love."
Forgetting an ...
... 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 ... when all seemed hopeless (Acts 16:25–26). And it was from the deep that Jonah cried for help. Choking on salt water and engulfed by ...
Read 2 Kings 5:14-27
The prophet Elisha's servant, Gehazi, was the bearer of news the Syrian ... as he did—"I will take nothing" (5:16). But Gehazi was cut from another piece of cloth. Maybe he was weary of feeling used and ... churches would be full of people with leprosy.
Excerpted from Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living , Copyright 1981 ...
... a better understanding of how to embrace being single. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ... 7:7; 12:4–11. Paul refers to his singleness as a gift from God. Does God give this gift to all single people? Why or why not?
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Read 2 Corinthians 8:10–11
A full year before the apostle Paul wrote to people who comprised the Corinthian church, they had ... Today’s the day to start!
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
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When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” And ... 13th century
Adapted by Insight for Living staff from The Darkness and the Dawn by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright © ...
Read Philippians 2:6–11
Late springtime is the season of yard sales and moving vans. People are on the move and wrestling ... possessions and guarding our priorities.
How different from Jesus who...
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with ...
... be candid with you. I have never read anywhere else in the Bible what God revealed to me in 2 Corinthians:
We always carry ... in verse 15; God gets the glory. It overflows!
Excerpted from Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living , Copyright 1981 ...
... keeping himself under control. Then he ordered, “Bring out the food!”
The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers ... and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest. And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own ...
Want more joy in your day? Cultivate it! Joy springs from viewing the day’s events from eternity’s perspective. With this intentional focus, ...
Read Philippians 3:14
I love the Apostle Paul's attitude revealed in his words: "I press on toward the goal" ... dealt him or her a bad hand."
Nothing could be further from the truth.
When God holds out hope, when God makes promises, when God ...
... Genesis 44:17-34
This was Joseph’s second part of the final exam. First came the vertical test. Had his brothers gotten to the ... Again, it is Judah. These “unexcelled” words were coming from the same man who, twenty years earlier along with his brothers, proposed ...
