Sign up to receive Chuck Swindoll’s Daily Devotional in your inbox seven days per week.
Search
Displaying 2801 - 2820 of 5167
... 12:1-2
Let's talk about some positive input on the correct mentality of a servant. Is it possible to think so much like Christ ... squeeze you into its own mold, but let God remold your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan of God for you is ...
... to create a better understanding of effective fathering. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ... In what ways do you see Job involved with his children? From Job’s example what is one way of keeping your family engaged?
Read ...
Read Colossians 3:7–10
The flesh dies a slow, bitter, bloody death—kicking and screaming all the way ... about lasting change. But the power to make it stick is from Christ—who through His Spirit, makes all things new! Is that great, or what?
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... 2 Kings 1:1-18
Today, countless people seek to know the future. Newspapers and magazines carry horoscope columns. Television ... prey to the lure of the occult.
Learn a lasting lesson from Elijah. As you stand strong for the truth, watch out for the enemy. He not ...
Joseph’s life offers us a magnificent portrayal of the grace of God as He came to our rescue in the Person of His Son, Jesus. So ... guilty brothers, feeling the distance and fearing the worst from God, only to have Him demonstrate incredible generosity and mercy. Instead ...
All of us have heard the following statement, which is usually said in disgust, “You’re just ... we’ve repeated the saying, “The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Are those merely throwaway words, or could there be some ... are sinful people—sinners by nature, through choice, and from birth. We learned last time that we were born with the same sinful nature ...
... for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” The ancient story of ... there are lessons to be learned and principles to be drawn from the section of the account we are now examining. Not only is the plot ...
Read Psalm 90:12
Strange creatures roam the land these days. Being efficient, diligent, and productive, they are ... impressive...but beneath the surface they are suffering from a miserable malady. Compulsively driven with an obsessive desire to ...
... in no one.
Not Abraham! His faith had matured to the point that his absolute confidence in God's character gave him the freedom ... that altar! Obviously, this son learned his theology well from his father—a father who released his son because he completely trusted ...
...
Never Trust a Calm Dog, and Other Rules of Thumb is the title of a book I read some time ago and was recently browsing through again.
The phrase, “rule of thumb” came from a time in history when various trades measured quantities by comparison to ...
... of her surroundings.
And Esther found favor in the eyes of all who saw her. So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal ... about her that caused everyone to “favour” her, from the king to the women in the harem who were competing against her for his ...
... as our Father sees, I’m convinced we would be amazed at the size of His family. If the spiritual iceberg were suddenly turned upside ... had meditated on Psalm 72. He recorded his thoughts:
From north to south the princes meet, To pay their homage at His feet; ...
... Isaiah 42:16
Yesterday we read about two great men of the faith, Abraham and the Apostle Paul, who set out into the great unknown out ... to God. It is no easy thing to leave a sure thing, walk away from an ace in the hole, and start down a long, dark tunnel with no end in ...
Read Matthew 6:8
When Jesus walked the earth, He attracted a number of people to Himself. On one occasion, He sat ...
Are you willing to be different today?
Excerpted from Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living , Copyright 1981 ...
... understanding of how to silence internal insecurities. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ...
Much adult insecurity and inner self-criticism stem from painful experiences, which become ingrained into your self-perceptions. ...
... 2:26; 1 Corinthians 15:54–57
And his name will be the hope of all the world. (Matthew 12:21)
No wonder my heart is glad, ... 15:54–57)
Adapted by Insight for Living staff from The Darkness and the Dawn by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright © ...
... or himself as one who serves...and one who gives.
It's the attitude that is most important.
Perhaps the finest model, other than Christ Himself, was that young Jew from Tarsus who was radically transformed from a strong-willed official in ...
... my humility."
No way.
That kind of obvious pride was the trademark of the Pharisees. If you wondered whether they were humble, all ...
Unlike those pious frauds, the Messiah slipped away from the table, quietly pulled off His outer tunic, and with towel, pitcher, ...
... me, you want to believe that you can make a difference in the world, but a voice inside keeps protesting, “Be realistic! The river of ... a difference sounds nice, but for those trying to keep from drowning, is it possible?
From the vortex of pressing problems ...
Read Job 42:1–6 JOB
That's what makes the climax of Job's life so satisfying. This dear man, who never deserved the ... children back home to Him: "Bring them home!"
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Great Days with the Great Lives ...
