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Give and Take
Give and Take God planned for His children to rely on each other, which includes both providing and receiving help. August 28, 2022 To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the scriptures referenced throughout. Deep, honest relationships require time and effort. But as humanRead More …
The Turning Point, Part Two
August 28, 2022 The Turning Point, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Philippians 3:7-11 Yesterday I told you about my days in a Marine Corps Quonset hut in Okinawa in 1958. It was an intense time living among those whose lifestyle I found nauseating and empty. I can trace theRead More …
Open Doors and Adversaries
August 28 Open Doors and Adversaries . . . because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me—yet many oppose me.—1 Corinthians 16:9 Open doors of service may also let in adversaries. Paul had many of both. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians from Ephesus, he was trying to determine whereRead More …
A Cheerful Giver
Today’s Scripture Reading 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.2CORINTHIANS.9.6-7 Today’s Devotional ReadingRead More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
August 28 Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. Col. 3:15. Years ago one of our fleets was terribly shattered by a violent gale—but it was found that some of the ships were unaffected by its violence. They were in what mariners call ‘the eye of the storm.” WhileRead More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – August 27
August 27 Job 6:11-8:22 Psalm 104:1-9 Proverbs 21:8-9 1 Corinthians 2:10-3:15 Divide and Conquer What comes from God’s Spirit … is evaluated spiritually. —1 Corinthians 2:14 Only the Holy Spirit can help us properly to interpret the Word of God. A person may have a fine mind, a good seminaryRead More …
Daily Light – August 27
AUGUST 27 MORNING Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105 By the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. — When thouRead More …
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
August 27 Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it.—Philippians 1:6. He that endureth to the end shall be saved.—Matthew 10:22. Fill with inviolable peace; Stablish and keep my settled heart; In Thee may all my wanderings cease, FromRead More …
Where Chilly Winds Won’t Wail
August 27. Where Chilly Winds Won’t Wail Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. Now during the days of David, there was such a place as the valley of the shadow of death.Read More …
Daily Help – August 27
AUGUST 27 Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy of record, “they all died in faith.” In faith they lived—it wasRead More …
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