February 10 Exodus 25:1-26:14 Psalm 20:1-9 Proverbs 4:23-24 Matthew 25:1-13 Not Just What You Say Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.—Proverbs 4:23 I am convinced that one of the major reasons why so many of us fail to receive from God the thingsRead More …

February 9 Exodus 22:21-24:18 Psalm 19:7-14 Proverbs 4:20-22 Matthew 24:36-51 “The Second Thought” My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings. Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.—Proverbs 4:20-21 “To get the best out of life,” said Pascal, “great matters have to beRead More …

February 8 Exodus 21:1-22:20 Psalm 19:1-6 Proverbs 4:18-19 Matthew 24:15-35 The Universe Proclaims The heavens declare the glory of God.—Psalm 19:1 We must endeavor, in line with our Master’s directive in the Lord’s Prayer, to focus our gaze on the majesty of God. The greater the degree in which GodRead More …

February 7 Exodus 19:1-20:26 Psalm 18:43-50 Proverbs 4:14-17 Matthew 24:1-14 Three Forms of Dishonesty Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.—Exodus 20:16 The suggestion that even mature Christians can inwardly resist truth might shock some, but the real issue is—is it true? Among the popular defenses we use toRead More …

February 6 Exodus 16:21-18:27 Psalm 18:37-42 Proverbs 4:10-13 Matthew 23:23-39 No Pretense You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity.—Matthew 23:27 The Pharisees of Jesus’ day specialized in looking good. Sin was defined by them inRead More …

February 5 Exodus 14:21-16:20 Psalm 18:30-36 Proverbs 4:7-9 Matthew 23:1-22 Spiritually Sure-Footed He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.—Psalm 18:33 In the book Hinds’ Feet on High Places, I read the story of a man who, while vacationing on aRead More …

February 4 Exodus 12:37-14:20 Psalm 18:25-29 Proverbs 4:5-6 Matthew 22:23-46 The Need to Know At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the Lord’s divisions went out from the land of Egypt.—Exodus 12:41 The Bible is a veritable mine of information on the fact of God’s faithfulness.Read More …

February 3 Exodus 10:21-12:36 Psalm 18:20-24 Proverbs 4:3-4 Matthew 22:1-22 The Coal Miner When I was a son with my father … he taught me and said: “Your heart must hold on to my words.”—Proverbs 4:3-4 Some of you reading these lines may not have had the benefits of aRead More …

February 2 Exodus 9:1-10:20 Psalm 18:13-19 Proverbs 4:1-2 Matthew 21:28-46 The Final Word He pulled me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy.—Psalm 18:16-17 Once we become Christians, we are involved in a fight against Satan and his forces. God, however, has given us a defenseRead More …

February 1 Exodus 7:1-8:32 Psalm 18:7-12 Proverbs 3:33-35 Matthew 21:12-27 “Faith in Two Minds” If you have faith … even if you tell this mountain, “Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,” it will be done.—Matthew 21:21 If we are to have feet like “hinds’ feet,” we must learnRead More …