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Obsess, Observe, Obey
August 24. Obsess, Observe, Obey John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. The Lord wants us to be obsessed with him. Have you ever seen anybodyRead More …
Daily Help – August 24
AUGUST 24 It is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins—when, being under God’s hand, we are not wholly taken up with our pain, but remember our offences against God. It is well, also to take both sorrow and sin to theRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 24
August 24 “I have all, and abound.” (Phil. 4:18.) IN one of my garden books there is a chapter with a very interesting heading, “Flowers that Grow in the Gloom.” It deals with those patches in a garden which never catch the sunlight. And my guide tells me the sortRead More …
The Power of the Cross
The Power of the Cross Jesus died so that we can truly live, now and forever. August 24, 2022 Romans 1:16-17 The scene of the cross is a paradox. It demonstrates the power of God in what appears to be the weakest moment in His Son’s life. With hands andRead More …
Understatements
August 24, 2022 Understatements by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 10:19 You’ve heard of “too little and too late.” How about “too many and too much”? That’s the way I’d describe our times. In a society overrun with overstatements, I find an occasional “not quite enough” a sheer delight. Too muchRead More …
The Spirit of Wisdom
August 24 The Spirit of Wisdom The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him— a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.—Isaiah 11:2 Throughout His ministry, Jesus relied upon the Holy Spirit to directRead More …
Morning – August 24
Morning “The breaker is come up before them.” Micah 2:13 Inasmuch as Jesus has gone before us, things remain not as they would have been had he never passed that way. He has conquered every foe that obstructed the way. Cheer up now thou faint-hearted warrior. Not only has ChristRead More …
Isaac: An Extraordinary Purpose
Today’s Scripture Reading 7When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”GEN.26.7 Today’s DevotionalRead More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
August 24 I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. Ezek. 34:26. What is thy season this morning? Is it the season of drought? Then that is the season for showers. Is it a season of great heaviness and black clouds?Read More …
Evening – August 23
Evening “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.” Ephesians 3:17 Beyond measure it is desirable that we, as believers, should have the person of Jesus constantly before us, to inflame our love towards him, and to increase our knowledge of him. I would to God that my readersRead More …
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