LUKE 4:42 – And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them… THEME OF THE DAY. FREQUENTING THE DESOLATE PLACE. In addition to today’s scripture, the Gospels record three other times Jesus retreated away from the busyness of life and demands…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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1 KINGS 20:13-15 – And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the LORD.” And Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says the LORD, By the servants of…
PSALM 119:34 – Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. THEME OF THE DAY. THE STEPS IN LIVING THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. The Christian life doesn’t just happen. I often wish my life would immediately sprout the Fruit of the Spirit without purging from my Heavenly Father, without painful trials humbling me, without the…
PSALM 119:30 – I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me. THEME OF THE DAY. THE DECISIVE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Our lives are lived on purpose. Oh, we have mindless routines we do each day, but even they happen on purpose. And this extends throughout the day. We will make decisions on how we live, as well as…
1 KINGS 1:29 – And the king swore, saying, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity…” THEME OF THE DAY. DYING WORDS. The context of today’s scripture is King David dying. He is bedridden. He is an old man. He is soon to leave the world by way of the grave. His journey in this earth,…
JOHN 17:1–3 – When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know…