TekSmith Systems · Dewayne Smith ·  December 7 Raining Righteousness Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground. It is time to seek the Lord until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain.—Hosea 10:12 The people of Hosea’s day had become hardened toRead More …

 TekSmith Systems ·  Dewayne Smith · December 6 A Heart That Loves God For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.—Hosea 6:6 No amount of activity for God will ever take the place of a heart that is right with Him. Through the agesRead More …

 TekSmith Systems  ·  Dewayne Smith · December 5 Hold Fast . . . but test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every form of evil.—1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 Hold fast to what is good, or the world will take it away. Satan is the relentless enemyRead More …

 TekSmith Systems ·  Dewayne Smith · December 4 A Tender Plant He grew up before Him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground.—Isaiah 53:2 The coming of Jesus was like a tender plant in the midst of a parched ground. Parched ground offers little hopeRead More …

 TekSmith Systems ·  Dewayne Smith · December 3 Wishing to Be Healed When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?”—John 5:6 Jesus asked a man a question that appears to have hadRead More …

TekSmith Systems · Dewayne Smith ·  December 2 Profitable All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.—2 Timothy 3:16–17 All Scripture is profitable! Knowing this,Read More …

 TekSmith Systems ·  Dewayne Smith ·· December 1 Not Quarrelsome The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient. . . —2 Timothy 2:24 There should be no quarrelsome Christians. The truth of God is within us; we need never be intimidatedRead More …

 TekSmith Systems ·  Dewayne Smith ·· November 30 Weariness “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find restRead More …

 TekSmith Systems ·  Dewayne Smith · November 29 Birth Pangs All these events are the beginning of birth pains.—Matthew 24:8 When will Christ return? This question has been pondered much through the generations. The imminence of His coming provides the backdrop for everything the Christian does. Christ has not revealedRead More …

 TekSmith Systems · Dewayne Smith · November 28 The Gift of Encouragement But I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus—my brother, co-worker, and fellow soldier, as well as your messenger and minister to my need. . . —Philippians 2:25 Some people know just what to say and do to encourageRead More …