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2 Peter

2 Peter Introduction Peter’s first letter dealt with persecution from outsiders. This second letter concerns dangers within the church itself, from false teachers and those who fail to take the Scriptures seriously. The great value of 2 Peter is found in the apostle’s call to resist false teaching by growthRead More …

Daily Help – December 12

DECEMBER 12 There are times when all the promises and doctrines of the Bible are of no avail, unless a gracious hand shall apply them to us. To meet this need there is one, even the Spirit of truth, who takes of the things of Jesus, and applies them toRead More …

Streams in the Desert – December 12

December 12 “The last drops of my sacrifice are falling; my time to go has come. I have fought in the good fight; I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim. 4:6, 7.) AS soldiers show their scars and talk of battles when they come at last to spend their oldRead More …

Enlarge Your Tent!

December 12 Enlarge Your Tent! “Enlarge the site of your tent, and let your tent curtains be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your ropes, and drive your pegs deep.”—Isaiah 54:2 When God comes to a life in power, it is always a time of rejoicing and expectation forRead More …

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 12

December 12 He (Jesus)… looked up to heaven. Mark 6:41. In working for God, first look to heaven. It is a grand plan. Over and over again our Lord Jesus Christ looked to heaven and said, “Father,” Let us imitate Him; although standing on the earth, let us have ourRead More …

Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – December 11

December 11 Daniel 10:1-11:45 Psalm 139:19-24 Proverbs 30:5-6 Revelation 1:1-20 The Searchlight of Truth Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.—Psalm 139:23 To have “truth like a belt around [our] waist” means to be possessed by truth. If we are to defend ourselves effectivelyRead More …

Daily Light on the Daily Path – December 11

DECEMBER 11 MORNING Let not your good be evil spoken of. Romans 14:16 Abstain from all appearance of evil. — Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. — For so is the will of God, that with wellRead More …

Daily Strength for Daily Needs – December 11

December 11 Oh, that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and that Thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!—1 Chronicles 4:10. Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread and thy water.—Exodus 23:25.Read More …

God Lives

December 11. Reading 345. God Lives 1 Peter 2-3 “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us” (1 Peter 2:12). Christ is our model, who suffered for doingRead More …

Daily Help – December 11

DECEMBER 11 It was a divine song, which Habakkuk sang when in the night he said, “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut offRead More …