August 14 Ezra 10:1-Nehemiah 1:11 Psalm 97:1-6 Proverbs 20:4-6 Romans 8:1-25 It’s OK to Feel It When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. —Nehemiah 1:4 Why is it necessary to know how to cope with disappointment? Because if it is allowed to reverberate in our hearts, howeverRead More …

August 13 Ezra 8:1-9:15 Psalm 96:10-13 Proverbs 20:2-3 Romans 7:1-25 Two Ways to Honk a Horn It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.—Proverbs 20:3 “Temper,” someone has said, “turns to bad or good according to what is behindRead More …

August 12 Ezra 6:1-7:28 Psalm 96:1-9 Proverbs 20:1 Romans 6:1-23 Leave Nothing Behind How can we who died to sin still live in it? Romans 6:2 If we are to stay spiritually fresh we must break decisively with everything of which Christ cannot approve. We must get rid of everythingRead More …

August 11 Ezra 3:1-5:17 Psalm 95:1-11 Proverbs 19:28-29 Romans 5:1-21 Tyranny of the Oughts Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.—Romans 5:1 The breastplate of righteousness protects us from the feeling that we are not good enough toRead More …

August 10 Ezra 2:1-70 Psalm 94:12-23 Proverbs 19:26-27 Romans 4:1-25 The Elements of Prophecy Because he was fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.—Romans 4:21 Prophecy is a revelation of God to humankind. It will take place at exactly the right time: “For theRead More …

August 9 2 Chronicles 35:16-Ezra 1:11 Psalm 94:1-11 Proverbs 19:24-25 Romans 3:9-31 God’s Thorn Hedges In His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.—Romans 3:25 There are some psychiatrists who take the attitude that guilt is dangerous to the personality, and so they persuade their clients that there isRead More …

August 8 2 Chronicles 33:14-35:15 Psalm 93:1-5 Proverbs 19:22-23 Romans 2:17-3:8 Unassailable—but Accessible The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty … Your throne has been established from the beginning.—Psalm 93:1-2 Ultimate authority rests with God who sits upon His throne. Years ago congregations frequently sang a chorus that goesRead More …

August 7 2 Chronicles 31:11-33:13 Psalm 92:8-15 Proverbs 19:20-21 Romans 1:24-2:16 Too Close to the Ground But You, Lord, are exalted forever.—Psalm 92:8 The reason our personal problems and difficulties seem so large and ominous is due mainly to the fact that we have not brought God into proper focus.Read More …

August 6 2 Chronicles 29:18-31:10 Psalm 92:1-7 Proverbs 19:18-19 Romans 1:1-23 Quiet Contemplation For You have made me rejoice, Lord, by what You have done.—Psalm 92:4 The contemplation of God humbles the mind, expands the soul, and consoles the heart. How does it expand the soul? “The soul,” says oneRead More …

August 5 2 Chronicles 27:1-29:17 Psalm 91:9-16 Proverbs 19:17 Acts 28:11-31 Generosity Generates Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and He will give a reward to the lender.—Proverbs 19:17 One of God’s purposes for money is to bless and enrich other Christians. One of the characteristicsRead More …