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Unfinished Business

November 24. Reading 328. Unfinished Business Titus 1-3 “I left you in Crete… that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town” (Titus 1:5). Titus summarized the things that we too should teach—and must learn. Biography: Titus Little is known of Titus. He isRead More …

Daily Strength for Daily Needs – November 24

November 24 Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.—Psalm 31:24. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.—John 14:27. In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changesRead More …

Confess And Be Blessed

November 24. Confess And Be Blessed Malachi 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. If you know that youRead More …

Daily Help – November 24

NOVEMBER 24 Very bitter is the enmity of the world against the people of Christ. Men will forgive a thousand faults in others, but they will magnify the most trivial offense in the follower of Jesus. Instead of vainly regretting this, let us turn it to account, and since soRead More …

Streams in the Desert – November 24

November 24 “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10.) IS there any note of music in all the chorus as mighty as the emphatic pause? Is there any word in all the Psalter more eloquent than that one word, Selah (Pause)? Is there anything more thrilling andRead More …

Not in Word but in Power

November 24 Not in Word but in Power For the kingdom of God is not in talk but in power.—1 Corinthians 4:20 Christianity is not moral platitudes, lofty intentions, and noble thoughts. The fundamental characteristic of God’s kingdom is power. Paul faced constant criticism about his work among the earlyRead More …

Morning November 24

Morning “The glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams.” Isaiah 33:21 Broad rivers and streams produce fertility, and abundance in the land. Places near broad rivers are remarkable for the variety of their plants and their plentiful harvests. God is all this to hisRead More …

Thoughts – November 24

November 24 Singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Col. 3:16. Remember your life is to be a singing life. This world is God’s grand cathedral for you. You are to be one of God’s choristers, and there is to be a continual eucharistic sacrifice of praise andRead More …

Evening – November 23

Evening “Get thee up into the high mountain.” Isaiah 40:9 Each believer should be thirsting for God, for the living God, and longing to climb the hill of the Lord, and see him face to face. We ought not to rest content in the mists of the valley when theRead More …

Master Storyteller: Jesus conveys deep truth in gripping stories

Master Storyteller: Jesus conveys deep truth in gripping stories Luke 15 Luke 15:32 “This brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” Using simple, homespun images, Jesus expresses profound truths in a way that holds his audience captive. His parables (concise short stories)Read More …