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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 10
December 10 Then shall ye discern between the righteous and the wicked. Mal. 3:18. Said Anne of Austria to Cardinal Richelieu: “God does not pay at the end of every week, but He pays at last!” —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 10
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – December 09
December 9 Daniel 6:1-7:28 Psalm 139:7-12 Proverbs 30:1-2 Jude 1-13 Satanic Forces He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling.—Jude 6 The Devil was created as a wise andRead More …
Daily Light on the Daily Path – December 09
DECEMBER 9 MORNING To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?Read More …
Prospects Of Faith
December 9. Reading 343. Prospects Of Faith James 4-5 “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming” (James 5:7). Patience and prayer are resources that make present sufferings bearable. Overview Motives and attitudes affect prayer (4:1-6). Humility (vv. 7-10), nonjudgmentalism (vv. 11-12), and trust (vv. 13-17) in the face ofRead More …
Daily Strength for Daily Needs – December 09
December 9 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.—Psalm 32:6. Be not o’ermastered by thy pain, But cling to God, thou shall not fall;Read More …
Daily Help – December 09
DECEMBER 9 Our good Shepherd has in his flock a variety of experiences; some are strong in the Lord, and others are weak in faith; but he is impartial in his care for all his sheep, and the weakest lamb is as dear to him as the most advanced inRead More …
Streams in the Desert – December 09
December 9 “For this our light and transitory burden of suffering is achieving for us a weight of glory.” (2 Cor. 4:17.) (Weymouth.) IS achieving for us,” mark. The question is repeatedly asked—Why is the life of man drenched with so much blood, and blistered with so many tears? TheRead More …
Not by Might
December 9 Not by Might So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.”—Zechariah 4:6 God’s word came to His people at a critical time. They were a despondent, disillusioned peopleRead More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 09
December 9 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee. Isa. 43:2. God’s presence in the trial is much better than exemption from the trial. The sympathy of His heart with us is sweeter far than the power of His hand for us. —Selected Thoughts for theRead More …
D5 Creation
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1 Peter
1 Peter Introduction First Peter was written by the Apostle Peter from Rome, in the early a.d. 60s, to Christians in northern Asia Minor. This is a pastoral letter, written to encourage Christians who were already suffering persecution to live godly lives marked by submission and good works. Jesus isRead More …
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