January 31 Exodus 5:1-6:30 Psalm 18:1-6 Proverbs 3:29-32 Matthew 20:20-21:11 Ulterior Motives You don’t know what you’re asking.—Matthew 20:22 There are many people in the Scriptures who appear to be spiritually minded but whose hearts harbor deeply unspiritual motives. Take the mother of the sons of Zebedee, for example, whoRead More …

January 30 Exodus 3:1-4:31 Psalm 17:13-15 Proverbs 3:27-28 Matthew 19:23-20:19 “Jehovah”—No Such Word God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”—Exodus 3:14 Honoring the name of God is not just esteeming the letters in His name, nor speaking His name in hushed or quiet tones. The ancient Israelites attachedRead More …

January 29 Exodus 1:1-2:25 Psalm 17:6-12 Proverbs 3:25-26 Matthew 19:1-22 Divine Re-parenting I call on you, God, because You will answer me.—Psalm 17:6 Using the Scriptures, we can build up a picture of God. So set up a canvas in your soul and allow the Holy Spirit to paint aRead More …

January 28 Genesis 49:1-50:26 Psalm 17:1-5 Proverbs 3:21-24 Matthew 18:10-35 Sand in the Machinery I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?—Matthew 18:32-33 If we are to maintain spiritual freshness, we mustRead More …

January 27 Genesis 46:28-48:22 Psalm 16:7-11 Proverbs 3:19-20 Matthew 17:14-18:9 Stirred, But Not Shaken Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.—Psalm 16:8 Whenever I have the opportunity to address Christian counselors, I try to urge them to put the glory of God before their client’sRead More …

January 26 Genesis 45:1-46:27 Psalm 16:1-6 Proverbs 3:17-18 Matthew 16:21-17:13 “To Look at You” They saw no one except Him—JESUS ALONE.—Matthew 17:8 When we gaze at Christ’s face and make Him the center of our attention and love, then we are gradually and continuously changed into the likeness of Christ.Read More …

January 25 Genesis 43:15-44:34 Psalm 15:1-5 Proverbs 3:15-16 Matthew 16:1-20 A Test of Honesty The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart.—Psalm 15:2 One of the steps toward producing a perfect coordination between our head and our heart involves facing this question: when IRead More …

January 24 Genesis 42:5-43:14 Psalm 14:1-7 Proverbs 3:13-14 Matthew 15:10-39 The God Who Is There The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”—Psalm 14:1 The idea of a living, personal God gives men and women the jitters. They sense deep within that they are accountable to Him, butRead More …

January 23 Genesis 41:8-42:4 Psalm 13:1-6 Proverbs 3:11-12 Matthew 14:22-15:9 Correcting Your Doubt Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”—Matthew 14:31 While it is possible for us to distinguish between doubt and unbelief in theory, itRead More …

January 22 Genesis 39:1-41:7 Psalm 12:6-8 Proverbs 3:9-10 Matthew 14:1-21 Not an End—A Beginning Stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.—Luke 24:49 Writing on the subject of the Holy Spirit has whetted my appetite for more of His fullness and His power. I can never beRead More …