October 22 Jeremiah 17:19-20:6 Psalm 119:45-48 Proverbs 25:13 2 Thessalonians 1:1-2:12 Their Days Are Numbered The lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the … brightness of His coming.—2 Thessalonians 2:8 Despite all evidences to the contrary, God is in charge of the world’s affairs,Read More …

October 21 Jeremiah 15:5-17:18 Psalm 119:41-44 Proverbs 25:11-12 1 Thessalonians 5:8-28 Don’t Dampen the Spirit Don’t stifle the Spirit.—1 Thessalonians 5:19 The sin described in Scripture as “blasphemy against the Spirit” rarely occurs in the life of a Christian. It is rather a conscious resistance, and anyone worrying about itRead More …

October 20 Jeremiah 13:1-15:4 Psalm 119:37-40 Proverbs 25:8-10 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:7 Precise Scripture This is what the Lord said.—Jeremiah 13:1 Let us focus on what is meant by the phrase—”the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.” The sword is the Word of God—the Bible, the inspired Scriptures. InRead More …

October 19 Jeremiah 10:18-12:17 Psalm 119:33-36 Proverbs 25:4-7 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:13 The Power of Truth I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.—Psalm 119:30 We cannot do battle with the Devil until we have girded our waists with truth. Girding the waist was alwaysRead More …

October 18 Jeremiah 8:14-10:17 Psalm 119:28-32 Proverbs 25:1-3 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:12 Our Only Hope I am Yahweh, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth. —Jeremiah 9:24 In today’s church, we seem more interested in knowing about ourselves than in knowing God. The result of this is increased anxiety,Read More …

October 17 Jeremiah 6:22-8:13 Psalm 119:25-27 Proverbs 24:30-34 Colossians 3:18-4:18 Various Forms of Prayer Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.—Colossians 4:2 Today we ask ourselves: what does it mean to “pray always with all prayer and supplication”? The phrase “praying always” presents no difficulty; quite clearly,Read More …

October 16 Jeremiah 5:1-6:21 Psalm 119:21-24 Proverbs 24:28-29 Colossians 2:16-3:17 Patience and Kindness God’s chosen ones … put on … kindness … and patience.—Colossians 3:12 The fourth fruit of the Spirit listed by Paul is patience. The King James Version uses the word “longsuffering.” Someone has suggested that longsuffering isRead More …

October 15 Jeremiah 3:1-4:31 Psalm 119:17-20 Proverbs 24:26-27 Colossians 1:21-2:15 In the Right Direction We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.—Colossians 1:28 In the Spirit-controlled life, self is still there, but now it is not self-centered but God-centered,Read More …

October 14 Jeremiah 1:1-2:37 Psalm 119:12-16 Proverbs 24:23-25 Colossians 1:1-20 Wrong Places My people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned Me, the fountain of living water, and dug … cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.—Jeremiah 2:13 One of the major problems with which we are all confronted isRead More …

October 13 Isaiah 64:1-66:24 Psalm 119:9-11 Proverbs 24:21-22 Philippians 4:1-23 We Need to Tell Him In everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.—Philippians 4:6 One of the reasons Jesus taught us to pray “Give us today our daily bread” was because HeRead More …