July 15 1 Chronicles 8:29-9:44 Psalm 81:8-16 Proverbs 17:24-25 Acts 15:1-21 Purity—Not a Popular Thought He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.—Acts 15:9 Now that we understand what Scripture means by the term “heart”—the core of our being—we ask ourselves another important question: whatRead More …

July 14 1 Chronicles 7:1-8:28 Psalm 81:1-7 Proverbs 17:22-23 Acts 14:8-28 “No Reason to Smile” A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. —Proverbs 17:22 A surprising thing takes place in those whose temper is tempered by the Holy Spirit—bad temper is replaced byRead More …

July 13 1 Chronicles 6:33-81 Psalm 80:14-19 Proverbs 17:20-21 Acts 13:42-14:7 “Lies Have Short Legs” One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin. —Proverbs 17:20 Both the universe and ourselves are made for truth and honesty, and both the universe andRead More …

July 12 1 Chronicles 5:1-6:32 Psalm 80:8-13 Proverbs 17:18-19 Acts 13:23-41 Rejected by God? Let it be known … that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything.—Acts 13:38-39 A feeling that the Devil likes to arouseRead More …

July 11 1 Chronicles 3:1-4:43 Psalm 80:1-7 Proverbs 17:17 Acts 13:1-22 Our Primary View of Him Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock.—Psalm 80:1 Why did David choose to think of God as his Shepherd? The picture of God we carry deep in our hearts is theRead More …

July 10 1 Chronicles 2:3-55 Psalm 79:9-13 Proverbs 17:15-16 Acts 12:1-25 Our Only Protection God of our salvation, help us—for the glory of Your name. Deliver us.—Psalm 79:9 The armor of God is our only protection against the wiles of Satan, but it will do us no good unless weRead More …

July 9 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:2 Psalm 79:1-8 Proverbs 17:13-14 Acts 11:1-30 All Persons Sacred The Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.—Acts 11:15 An interesting thing to notice about the upper room is that the Holy Spirit came, not just on the Twelve, butRead More …

July 8 2 Kings 24:1-25:30 Psalm 78:65-72 Proverbs 17:11-12 Acts 10:24-48 Channels of Blessing God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and … He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil.—Acts 10:38 How much spiritual power isRead More …

July 7 2 Kings 22:1-23:37 Psalm 78:56-64 Proverbs 17:9-10 Acts 10:1-23 Choose to Forgive Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.—Proverbs 17:9 Jesus gives us stern and uncompromising warnings about forgiveness. But if forgiveness is so important and yet so difficult, how do weRead More …

July 6 2 Kings 19:20-21:26 Psalm 78:48-55 Proverbs 17:7-8 Acts 9:23-43 Righteous Indignation He sent His burning anger against them: fury, indignation, and calamity.—Psalm 78:49 For many of us, “wrath” conjures up the idea of being out of control, an outburst of “seeing red,” a sense of wounded pride orRead More …