Description from the Back Cover: Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” But it often seems like conflict and disagreement are unavoidable.Serious, divisive conflict is everywhere–within families, in the church, and out in the world. And it can seem impossible to overcome its negative force in our lives. In The Peacemaker, Ken Sande presents a comprehensive and…
ECCLESIASTES 12:13-14 – “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” THEME OF THE DAY: A WASTED LIFE. Have we ever looked back on our lives and with wishful thinking said…
GALATIANS 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE WEARY SAINT. Even Jesus experienced fatigue. John records this truth in the account of Jesus coming to the woman of Samaria . . . “Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had…
NUMBERS 11:1-3 – “And the people complained in the hearing of the LORD about their misfortunes, and when the LORD heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. So…
PSALM 56:3-4 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN I AM AFRAID. Today’s scripture was penned by David. It was written at the time he was captured by the Philistines. He is…
PSALM 27:4 – “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.” THEME OF THE DAY: A SUBTLE TACTIC OF THE DEVIL. Duke Ludovico of Milan asked Leonardo…