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.
Mark 2:5 – And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE FOUR SWEETEST WORDS EVER HEARD. Those four words are found at the end of today’s scripture – “your sins are forgiven.” Those words have been called “the music of freedom” and rightly so. Nothing is sweeter to the…
Matthew 11:28-30 – Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” THEME OF THE DAY: LIVING THE REAL CHRISTIAN…
Proverbs 16:17 – The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life. THEME OF THE DAY: WATCH THE ROAD. My wife tells me I am a “gawker” when I drive. I deny it, but I do have a tendency to look around a lot. Don’t be afraid to ride with me. I am safe. My…
Luke 19:47-48 – And He was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy Him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on His words. THEME OF THE DAY: TWO WAYS TO READ OUR BIBLES. Ever been so riveted by…
We live in dangerous and scary times and that includes dangerous spiritual times. For the Christian, I am not referring primarily to persecution and the threat of being martyred. Granted, that is real and happening in our world today, but not in our neighborhoods or churches today – yet. We face a serious spiritual threat described by the Apostle Paul in a letter to a young pastor named Timothy (2 Timothy 3:1-5a). Pay attention to Paul’s list of the signs of end times. The first sign of end times is what causes Christians the greatest problem in their lives robbing them of the joy of walking with Jesus. It is the sin of selfishness; a focus on me, my, and mine. Paul calls it “people being lovers of self.” Then notice another characteristic in the middle of Paul’s list – “lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.”
Luke 18:1-8 – And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a…