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Daily Help – August 11
August 11 Whole-heartedness shows itself in perseverance; there may be failure at first, but the earnest worker will say, “It is the Lord’s work, and it must be done; my Lord has bidden me do it, and in His strength I will accomplish it.” Christian, art thou thus “with allRead More …
Streams in the Desert – August 11
August 11 “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 off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet IRead More …
Made for Praise
Made for Praise Praise brings us into the presence of God, where our worries evaporate. August 11, 2022 Psalm 100:1-5 Have you ever considered how you treat the Lord? Some people repeatedly lift up prayer requests yet fail to express admiration, praise, and gratitude. When that’s the case, they mayRead More …
Going . . . Not Knowing, Part One
August 11, 2022 Going . . . Not Knowing, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Genesis 12:1-5 The statement recurs through Scripture like a repeating telegraph signal on a high frequency radio band. Sometimes faint, barely discernible—sometimes strong, clear. Over and over. Paul made the statement as he was sayingRead More …
Pleasing God, Pleasing Others
August 11 Pleasing God, Pleasing Others For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.—Galatians 1:10 At times you will have to makeRead More …
Morning – August 11
Morning “Oh that I were as in months past.” Job 29:2 Numbers of Christians can view the past with pleasure, but regard the present with dissatisfaction; they look back upon the days which they have passed in communing with the Lord as being the sweetest and the best they haveRead More …
What is Going to Happen in the Future?
Today’s Scripture Reading 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will beRead More …
Thoughts – August 11
August 11 They that wait upon the Lord shall change their strength. Isa. 40:31. (R. V.) Lord, what a change within us one short hour Spent in Thy presence will prevail to make! What heavy burdens from our bosoms take! What parched grounds refresh as with a shower! We kneel—andRead More …
Evening – August 10
Evening “The Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins.” Matthew 9:6 Behold one of the great Physician’s mightiest arts: he has power to forgive sin! While here he lived below, before the ransom had been paid, before the blood had been literally sprinkled on the mercy-seat, heRead More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – August 10
August 10 Ezra 2:1-70 Psalm 94:12-23 Proverbs 19:26-27 Romans 4:1-25 The Elements of Prophecy Because he was fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.—Romans 4:21 Prophecy is a revelation of God to humankind. It will take place at exactly the right time: “For theRead More …
D5 Creation