MARK 13:32-36 – “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with…
ROMANS 7:11 – For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.” THEME OF THE DAY. THE DECEPTIVE POWER OF SIN. A family were missionaries in an African country. One day, their daughter was playing in the yard outside of their home and noticed a beautiful “string of jewels” glistening in the sun. She had…
1 SAMUEL 15:22 – And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.” THEME OF THE DAY. THE JOY COMING FROM OBEDIENCE. Today and throughout the day, like every day on this earth,…
1 SAMUEL 13:14 – But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” THEME OF THE DAY. WILL WE BE THAT PERSON? The context of today’s scripture is King Saul…
PSALM 18:19 – He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.” THEME OF THE DAY. THE KEY TO A ZEALOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE. Zeal. It is defined as “having great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.” The synonyms for the word zeal are rich in meaning – “passion, ardor,…
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…