PHILIPPIANS 3:7-14 – But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found…
JOHN 17:24 – Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. THEME OF THE DAY. JESUS’S GREAT DESIRE. Today’s scripture is part of a larger portion which may be likened to the “Burning…
JOHN 6:60-69 – When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?…
LAMENTATIONS 1:21a – They heard my groaning, yet there is no one to comfort me . . .” THEME OF THE DAY. DO WE HEAR THEM? Meditate for a few moments on today’s scripture from the pen of the prophet Jeremiah. As we do, enter his heart; feel his pain, his loneliness, his abandonment . . . then think about the world…
JAMES 4:6-10 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be wretched…
JOHN 5:35 – He was a burning and shining lamp . . . THEME OF THE DAY. IS IT I, LORD? The question identifying today’s nugget theme was asked of the disciples, even Judas, at the Last Passover. It would be a good thing to often visit this scene in our Bibles. There is so much to be taught from this most…