July 4 What More Could Have Been Done? What more could I have done for My vineyard than I did? Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes, did it yield worthless grapes?—Isaiah 5:4 The prophet Isaiah told the story of a man with a vineyard on a fertileRead More …

July 3 Strongholds “You are not to make a covenant with the people who are living in this land, and you are to tear down their altars.But you have not obeyed Me. What is this you have done? Therefore, I now say: I will not drive out these people beforeRead More …

Integrity Upheld You supported me because of my integrity and set me in Your presence forever.—Psalm 41:12 Joseph was a righteous man who had cultivated a reputation for godliness in his community. Then word spread across the community that Mary, the woman to whom he was engaged, was expecting aRead More …

July 1 Slaves of Righteousness And having been liberated from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.—Romans 6:18 Before you were a Christian you were a slave, in bondage to sin. Even when you did not want to sin, you were unable to do otherwise (Rom. 7:15–24). When God saved you,Read More …

June 30 Seeing the Multitudes When He saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. Then He began to teach them, saying. . . —Matthew 5:1–2 Christ sees people far differently than we do. Throughout the Gospels we see a pattern inRead More …

June 29 Bearing One Another’s Burdens Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.—Galatians 6:2 When God places people in your life who are in need, He is aware of what they lack, and He knows He has given you the resources to meetRead More …

June 28 Where Your Treasure Is For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.—Luke 12:34 What you value most is your treasure. Where you spend your time and your money is your treasure. Whatever dominates your conversation is what you treasure. What others know you for isRead More …

June 27 Pride Brings You Down A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.—Proverbs 29:23 Pride is the great enemy of the Christian. Pride is an overly high opinion of yourself. It motivates you to do things that you know are not Christlike, and itRead More …

June 26 Blameless There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.—Job 1:1 There is a tremendous sense of freedom in living a blameless life. Job was blameless. Neither Satan nor any personRead More …

Furthering the Gospel Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advancement of the gospel. . . —Philippians 1:12 There are two ways to look at every situation: How it will affect you, and how it will affect God’s kingdom. The apostle PaulRead More …