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.
PSALM 11:4-5 – The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. THEME OF THE DAY. THE TESTINGS OF THE LORD. A trustworthy faith must be a tested faith. Without a…
JOHN 13:1-5 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,…
PSALM 96:6-9 – Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the…
PSALM 7:1-2 – O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver. THEME OF THE DAY. THE ATTACKS OF SATAN. In today’s scripture, David is experiencing significant persecution and oppression from literal enemies. He likens…
JUDGES 21:25 – In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. THEME OF THE DAY. A GREAT SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE. Today’s scripture is the last verse in the Old Testament book of Judges. It may be the last words closing out a book but it opens a spiritual challenge we will fight…
MARK 15:16-20 – And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they were striking his head with…