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Daily Nugget

Hebrews 4:12 – For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

The Daily Nugget is a weekday devotional written by Pastor Jim Sole. We hope you find encouragement, guidance, and conviction unto holiness through the scriptures and commentary.

A Price To Pay

JUDGES 8:4 – “And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.” THEME OF THE DAY: A PRICE TO PAY. J. Oswald Sanders, wrote, “If a Christian is not willing to rise early and work late, to expend greater effort in diligent study and faithful work, that person will not…

Enjoying The Lord Jesus

PSALM 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” THEME OF THE DAY: ENJOYING THE LORD JESUS. Would we be able to define our Christian experience as an “enjoying of the Lord Jesus”? Or are we often a people just slugging out this thing…

The Place Of Prayer In Bible-Reading And Church

EPHESIANS 6:18 – “Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer. . .” THEME OF THE DAY: THE PLACE OF PRAYER IN BIBLE-READING AND CHURCH. If we sat down for a time of close spiritual fellowship, sharing our lives in Christ, and I asked, “What area in our walks with the Lord is most important?” And before you answered, I…

God Is For Us

PSALM 56:9 – “Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.” THEME OF THE DAY: GOD IS FOR US. This is just too precious and soul-warming not to share. It comes from a pretty beat-up and yellow-paged book I own titled The Believer’s Daily Remembrance by the Reverend James Smith.…

A Garden View Of The World And Ourselves

ROMANS 3:10-12 – “As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”” THEME OF THE DAY: A GARDEN VIEW OF THE WORLD AND OURSELVES. The world is a hurting place full of hurting people. It is hurt…

Watch Out For Idolatry

PSALM 16:4a – “The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply . . .” THEME OF THE DAY: WATCH OUT FOR IDOLATRY. I confess I am a man of limited talents. I love music, but I have zero talents when it comes to music. I don’t know how to read those funny numbers in hymn books; when I see…