August 13 Showing Grace And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.—Ephesians 4:32 The Book of Ephesians describes the behavior that ought to characterize Christians as they relate to one another. Our actions ought to be permeated with kindness.Read More …

August 12 The Fragrance of His Knowledge But thanks be to God, who always puts us on display in Christ, and spreads through us in every place the scent of knowing Him. For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among thoseRead More …

August 11 Pleasing God, Pleasing Others For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.—Galatians 1:10 At times you will have to makeRead More …

August 10 The Testimony of Others “Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or mistreated? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to overlook something?I will return it to you.” “You haven’tRead More …

August 9 Put Away Evil You must purge the evil from you.—Deuteronomy 22:21b It is a dangerous and costly mistake not to take temptation seriously. The sad testimony of many who have succumbed to sin’s enticements is that they thought they were strong enough to remain in the midst ofRead More …

August 8 Giving Your Best “You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the Lord your God.”—Deuteronomy 17:1 God’s love moved Him to sacrifice that which meant the most to Him—His only Son.Read More …

August 7 Now! “Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”—Matthew 8:21 Often our struggle as Christians is not in deciding whether we should obey Christ but in obeying immediately. We may acknowledge our need to follow Christ and commit ourselves to do what HeRead More …

August 6 A Jealous God For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.—Deuteronomy 4:24 Our God is a consuming fire. He is satisfied only when His love totally consumes us. We usually think of a jealous person as someone resentful and suspicious, but the Lord’s jealousyRead More …

August 5 Not One Word Has Failed “. . . and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.”—Joshua 23:14 Near the end of his life,Read More …

August 4 Clean Hands; a Pure Heart Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart.—Psalm 24:3–4a God has rigid requirements for those who want to enjoy intimate fellowship with Him. There is noRead More …