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Daily Help – November 15

NOVEMBER 15 There is no elevation of grace, no attainment of spirituality, no clearness of assurance, no post of duty, which is not open to you if you have but the power to believe. Lay aside your sackcloth and ashes, and rise to the dignity of your true position. TheRead More …

Streams in the Desert – November 15

November 15 “Pressed out of measure.” (2 Cor. 1:8.) “That the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Cor. 12:9.) GOD allowed the crisis to close around Jacob on the night when he bowed at Peniel in supplication, to bring him to the place where he could take holdRead More …

Christian Anger

November 15 Christian Anger Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger. . . —Ephesians 4:26 Few things are more destructive to Christians than anger. Anger causes us to lose our self-control and to say and do things we would otherwise never consider. Anger, if allowedRead More …

Morning – November 15

Morning “The Lord’s portion is his people.” Deuteronomy 32:9 How are they his? By his own sovereign choice. He chose them, and set his love upon them. This he did altogether apart from any goodness in them at the time, or any goodness which he foresaw in them. He hadRead More …

Thoughts – November 15

November 15 He hath said, Heb. 13:5. If we can only grasp these words of faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. What doubt is there that will not be slain by this two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not fall smitten with a deadly woundRead More …

Evening – November 14

Evening “And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.” Genesis 29:26 We do not excuse Laban for his dishonesty, but we scruple not to learn from the custom which he quoted as his excuse. There are some things whichRead More …

Women of the Bible – Salome, Mother of the Zebedees

Salome, Mother of the Zebedees Her name means: “Peace” Her character: A devoted follower of Jesus, whose husband ran a fishing business, she shared the common misconception that the Messiah would drive out the Romans and establish a literal kingdom in Palestine. Her name was probably Salome. Her sorrow: ToRead More …

Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – November 14

November 14 Ezekiel 7:1-9:11 Psalm 119:169-176 Proverbs 27:14-16 Hebrews 10:32-11:12 Faith, Not Demandingness Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. —Hebrews 11:1 I am frequently asked: “Doesn’t what you say about demandingness destroy the faith we ought to have whenRead More …

Daily Light – November 14

NOVEMBER 14 MORNING Thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. Psalm 40:17 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth himRead More …

Effective Ministry

November 14. Reading 318. Effective Ministry 1 Thessalonians 1-3 “We were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had becomeRead More …