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Thoughts – August 02
August 2 He entered into one of the ships… and… sat down. Luke 5:3. When Jesus sits in the ship everything is in its right place. The cargo is in the hold, not in the heart. Cares and gains, fears and losses, yesterday’s failure and today’s success do not thrustRead More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – August 01
August 1 2 Chronicles 17:1-18:34 Psalm 89:46-52 Proverbs 19:8-9 Acts 25:23-26:18 No Need for Dead Reckoning In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.—Acts 26:9 The place where we can see life as a whole is inRead More …
Daily Light – August 01
August 1 MORNING The fruit of the Spirit is … faith. Galatians 5:22 By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. — Without faith it is impossible to please him. — He that believeth on him is not condemned: butRead More …
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
August 1 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.—Ecclesiastes 7:9. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath —Ephesians 4:26. Quench thou the fires of hate and strife, The wasting fever of the heart; From perils guard our feebleRead More …
Pharaoh’s Fitful Dreams
August 1. Pharaoh’s Fitful Dreams Genesis 41:8 In the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Two years haveRead More …
Daily Help – August 01
August 1 Communion with Christ is a certain cur for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take bitterness from the one, and satiety from the other. Live near to Jesus, Christian, and itRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 01
August 1 “Surrender your very selves to God as living men who have risen from the dead.” (Romans 6:13.) (Weymouth.) I WENT one night to hear an address on consecration. No special message came to me from it, but as the speaker kneeled to pray, he dropped this sentence: “ORead More …
Set Apart for God
Set Apart for God Believers are set apart to be reflections of Christ in the world. August 1, 2022 Romans 12:1-3 When a person places faith in Jesus Christ and becomes a believer, he is sanctified—that is, set apart for God’s purpose. Unlike salvation, which takes place in a singleRead More …
Relevance
August 01, 2022 Relevance by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 10:24-39 He was a hated man. He was therefore maligned, threatened, publicly criticized, and privately rebuked. By his own admission he struggled vigorously with sins of the flesh. Especially outrageous anger. His debating disposition, wrote one biographer, caused his writings toRead More …
A Loyal Heart
August 1 A Loyal Heart “For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His. You have been foolish in this matter, for from now on, you will have wars.”—2 Chronicles 16:9 If your heart is loyal to God,Read More …
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