October 22 Hidden from the Wise In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this wasRead More …

October 21 Bringing People to Jesus He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which means “Anointed One”). . . —John 1:41 People become known for many things. Noah is known as a righteous man in an evil age. David is known as the man afterRead More …

October 20 Prepared for Worship He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.—Malachi 3:3 The quality of our worship is not based on ourRead More …

October 19 It Is Your Life! “For they are not meaningless words to you but they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”—Deuteronomy 32:47 It’s puzzling that so many Christians try to live the Christian life withoutRead More …

October 18 Seeing with Your Eyes I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You.—Job 42:5 In his time, Job was the most righteous person on earth. He was so godly that the Lord took pleasure in pointing him out to Satan (Job 1:8). Yet, despiteRead More …

October 17 One Man’s Sin “Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves tomorrow, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘There are among you, Israel, things set apart. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what isRead More …

October 16 Never Too Busy But a Samaritan on his journey came up to him, and when he saw [the man], he had compassion.—Luke 10:33 If anyone could understand the temptation to let busyness distract Him from the Father’s activity, Jesus certainly could! He told a parable that clearly illustratedRead More …

October 15 Discouragement “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”—1 Kings 19:14 KingdomRead More …

October 14 Victory Versus Defeat “The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you from one direction but flee from you in seven directions. . . . The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You willRead More …

October 13 No Secrets For nothing is concealed that won’t be revealed, and nothing hidden that won’t be made known and come to light.—Luke 8:17 One of Satan’s subtle deceptions is that you can do things in secret that will never be revealed. This is simply not so. The BibleRead More …