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.
We are fearful people. We were created to be fearful people, but when sin entered the world, the wrong type of fear came upon humanity. Originally, the fear God placed upon His choice creation was that of delight, purity, and a healthy reverence for Him. But then sin . . . then the devil comes and gets Eve to question God’s Word and goodness. Gone is this healthy fear. Now born into every human being is what characterized our first parents after the fall – unhealthy fear of God and being afraid in life’s circumstances. How may we overcome the many fears that come into our lives as a result of remaining sin in our hearts? How do we overcome fears that our children may not be followers of the Lord Jesus? How do we overcome the worries of life such as finances, security, and safety in a dangerous world? In today’s scripture, there are three helpful truths given to Joshua by Moses to overcome fears of all kinds.
Isaiah 64:1-2 – Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence — as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil— to make your name known to your adversaries, and that the nations might tremble at your presence! THEME OF THE DAY: WHAT WE SEE IN REVIVAL. The cry…
John 13:21 – After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in His spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” THEME OF THE DAY: HE KNOWS TROUBLED TIMES TOO. We live in troubled times. Only a human being acting like an ostrich with a head buried in the sand would deny such conditions exist across…
Psalm 101:1-3 – I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who…
John 4:1-6 – Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had…
John 11:35-36 – Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how He loved him”. THEME OF THE DAY: THE WEEPING GODMAN. Start today’s nugget meditating on two things. If the meditative time keeps you from reading the rest of our nugget, that is fine and good. It will change you more than my words. First, observe our Creator shedding tears; weeping. This…