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Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
August 30 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. 1 John 2:15. If you will go to the banks of a little stream, and watch the flies that come to bathe in it, you will notice that, while they plunge their bodies into the water,Read More …
Evening – August 29
Evening “All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.” Numbers 6:4 Nazarites had taken, among other vows, one which debarred them from the use of wine. In order that they might not violate theRead More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – August 29
August 29 Job 11:1-13:12 Psalm 104:16-23 Proverbs 21:12-14 1 Corinthians 4:14-5:13 He Burns Me Up Therefore, let us observe the feast, not with … malice and evil but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.—1 Corinthians 5:8 Is it true that nursing a grudge can cause physical illness? ARead More …
Daily Light – August 29
AUGUST 29 MORNING Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. Proverbs 16:20 [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. — The childrenRead More …
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
August 29 Am I my brother’s keeper?—Genesis 4:9. Because I held upon my selfish, road, And left my brother wounded by the way, And called ambition duty, and pressed on— O Lord, I do repent. SARAH WILLIAMS. How many are the sufferers who have fallen amongst misfortunes along the waysideRead More …
Search The Scriptures
August 29. Search The Scriptures Isaiah 34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. In my early years of life, I was very poor at reading, spelling, and pronouncing words. I’ve never wanted to be any less than the best that God had for me. SoRead More …
Daily Help – August 29
AUGUST 29 How independent of outward circumstances the Holy Ghost can make the Christian! What a bright light may shine within us when it is all dark without! How firm, how happy, how calm, how peaceful we may be, when the world shakes to and fro, and the pillars ofRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 29
August 29 “And he went out carrying his own cross.” (John 19:17.) THERE is a poem called “The Changed Cross.” It represents a weary one who thought that her cross was surely heavier than those of others whom she saw about her, and she wished that she might choose anotherRead More …
Servant Joseph
Servant Joseph While we are faithfully serving God in difficult situations, He is preparing us for our future. August 29, 2022 Genesis 37:1-17 Joseph is one of my favorite Bible characters. I mention him often because there’s so much to learn from his life. Today’s passage is a good example,Read More …
The Problem with Progress, Part One
August 29, 2022 The Problem with Progress, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Kings 17-19 Progress seems like a two-headed giant, doesn’t it? Looking back on it, it is admirable, almost heroic. We salute visionaries of yesteryear. They emerge from the pages of our history books as men andRead More …
D5 Creation