Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Read 1 Peter 5:8–9a
Watch out for your great enemy, the devil.He prowls around like a roaring lion,looking for someone to devour.Stand firm against him,and be strong in your faith.(1 Peter 5:8–9a)
Over the years, I have discovered three simple truths about erosion. Rather than occurring rapidly, erosion is always slow. Instead of drawing attention to itself, erosion is always silent. And in place of being obvious, erosion is always subtle.
Read Matthew 16:18
Upon this rock I will build my church,and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.(Matthew 16:18)
Being a loving Christian doesn’t excuse us from reporting the hard thing. The river of love must be kept within its banks. Truth on one side, discernment on the other.
Looking for a role model on how to handle criticism? It would be worth your while to check out the book of Nehemiah. On several occasions this great-hearted statesman was openly criticized, falsely accused, and grossly misunderstood.
Tough days. We all have them. And most of us, if we’re honest, must admit we don’t handle them well. Others who love us try to help, but they tend to complicate matters.
Tough days. We all have them. Some are worse than others. Like the one the hard-hat employee reported when he tried to be helpful.
We’ve been talking about what I’m calling “witch hunting,” the phenomenon affecting our world in which people are eager to find the Devil in every nook and cranny and to blame him for just about everything.
There is a general heading under which all this falls. It’s called “witch hunting.” Not just blaming Satan for every evil action, but finding him in every nook and cranny...thinking that he is the subtle force behind all wicked events and encounters.
The Christmas story has been so sanitized and romanticized over the centuries that even Hollywood—as jaded a culture as can be found anywhere—fails to capture the gritty pathos that surrounded Jesus’ arrival. Truth be told, even some churches annually idealize the birth of our Saviour. Yet it was anything but ideal.
To you who are tempted to turn back...I urge you instead to “stand firm...act like men, be strong”! The benefits of determination far outweigh the alternate course.
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