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Daily Help – July 27
JULY 27 As the Spirit of God descended upon the Lord Jesus, the head, so he also, in measure, descends upon the members of the mystical body. His descent is to us after the same fashion as that in which it fell upon our Lord. There is often a singularRead More …
Streams in the Desert – July 27
July 27 “Prove me now.” (Mal. 3:10.) WHAT is God saying here but this: “My child, I still have windows in Heaven. They are yet in service. The bolts slide as easily as of old. The hinges have not grown rusty. I would rather fling them open, and pour forth,Read More …
Getting Back on Course
Getting Back on Course If your relationship with God has grown stale, make this the day that you return to Him. july 27, 2022 2 Peter 3:17-18 No matter how far away from God you have drifted, you’re always welcome back. That’s the lesson from Jesus’ parable about the prodigalRead More …
Tough Days, Part Two
July 27, 2022 Tough Days, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Galatians 6:9-18 Tough days. We all have them. And most of us, if we’re honest, must admit we don’t handle them well. Others who love us try to help, but they tend to complicate matters. Take the four guysRead More …
Put Away Lying
July 27 Put Away Lying Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.—Ephesians 4:25 Because you are a Christian, your life ought to be permeated with truth. When you were born again, God put the Spirit of truthRead More …
Morning – July 27
Morning “Exceeding great and precious promises.” 2 Peter 1:4 If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them. There are promises which are like grapes in the wine-press; if you will tread them the juice will flow. ThinkingRead More …
Proverbs 22:1
1A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. PRO.22.1
Rewards, Not Promises
Rewards, Not Promises Proverbs often holds out the stick and the carrot to motivate people to the best type of behavior and attitudes. Those actions it characterizes as wise often are accompanied by reward, and those it characterizes as foolish are said to result in punishment. Indeed, the ultimate rewardRead More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
July 27 Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived, and by it slew me. Rom. 7:11. Christian, beware how thou thinkest lightly of sin. Take heed lest thou fall by little and little. Sin, a little thing? Is it not a poison? Who knows its deadliness? Sin, a little thing?Read More …
Evening – July 26
Evening “That he may set him with princes.” Psalm 113:8 Our spiritual privileges are of the highest order. “Among princes” is the place of select society. “Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” Speak of select society, there is none like this! “We areRead More …
D5 Creation