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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.

When We Feel We Are Drowning

PSALM 69:1-3 – Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.”   THEME OF THE…

These Things Will Never Happen

PSALM 66:20 – Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THESE THINGS WILL NEVER HAPPEN.  In today’s scripture, the Psalmist is worshipping the Lord and gives two reasons prompting his desire and action to bless Him.  As we grasp them ourselves, we, too, will find ourselves responding…

Slaying the Beast of Pride

JAMES 4:5–6 – Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  SLAYING THE BEAST OF PRIDE.  It is the most…

The Power In Praise and Obedience

PSALM 50:14 – Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THE POWER IN PRAISE AND OBEDIENCE.  So, who do we normally look at when trouble, trials, and difficulties come into our lives?  I know there are multiple answers here.  The one right answer for the Christian is the Lord…

Don’t Give In or Give Up

PSALM 55:16-19 – But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. God will give ear and humble them, he who is enthroned from of…