LUKE 9:23-27 – “And Jesus said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses…
PSALM 86:1-5 – “Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I…
JOB 23:12 – “I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” THEME OF THE DAY: LOVE FOR GOD’S WORD. Right now, could we read today’s scripture and not only say, “Amen” to Job’s words, but also affirm they describe our attitude and actions towards God’s Word? Let’s…
COLOSSIANS 4:2 – “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE ULTIMATE PRAYERS TO PRAY. How do we pray? What do we pray for? Are our prayers primarily directed to temporal and physical things we want God to alter or give? Do we find ourselves praying more for the spiritual and eternal? Do our prayer…
PSALM 73:25 – “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE POWER OF THE RENEWED WILL. Do we know the greatest power given to those who have become believers in the Lord Jesus? We might be quick to say, “The Holy Spirit.” God gave us the power…
2 CORINTHIANS 3:18 – “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” THEME OF THE DAY: SATISFIED IN CHRIST ALONE. The 17th century Puritan Pastor/Theologian, John Owen, in his excellent book The Glory of…