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Daily Strength for Daily Needs
June 11 In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.—Psalm 138:3. It is not that I feel less weak, but Thou Wilt be my strength; it is not that I see Less sin; but more of pardoning love with Thee, AndRead More …
Know The Way
Know The Way John 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Jesus just assumed that the ones closely following him would at least know the way. But every once in a while there’s somebody in the crowd that misses the statement. Thomas raised his littleRead More …
Daily Help
We are not exacting when we demand that each candid man should read the Bible for himself. In testing a book, which professes to be the revelation of God’s mind, we shall act unworthily if we trust to others, be they who they may. Secondhand information lacks assurance and vividness;Read More …
Streams in the Desert
“The servant of the Lord must be gentle.” (2 Tim. 2:24.) WHEN God conquers us and takes all the flint out of our nature, and we get deep visions into the Spirit of Jesus, we then see as never before the great rarity of gentleness of spirit in this darkRead More …
The Touch That Transforms
The Touch That Transforms We may not be able to heal people as Jesus did, but we can serve them. June 11, 2022 Matthew 28:18-20 If you look up the word touch in a concordance, you’ll discover that many instances involve Jesus. Throughout the Gospels, people were healed of sickness,Read More …
Getting Involved, Part One
June 11, 2022 Getting Involved, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Luke 10:30-37 Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked as she returned to her apartment late one night. She screamed and shrieked as she fought for her life . . . yelling until she was hoarse . . . for thirty minutes . . . as sheRead More …
The Fruit of the Spirit
The Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.—Galatians 5:22–23 An examination of the fruits of the Spirit can be intimidating. Working all nine of these traits into your life seemsRead More …
Hosea 2:14-20
14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. 15 There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days ofRead More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship. Matt. 14:22. Jesus constrained them to go! One would think that if ever there was the certain promise of success in a mission, it was here. Surely, here, if anywhere, a triumphant issue might have been confidently predicted; and yet here,Read More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible
June 10 2 Samuel 23:8-24:25 Psalm 71:1-8 Proverbs 15:18-19 John 13:12-38 Our Code Is a Character I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.—John 13:34 What other teacher has taken the Ten Commandments and had the rightRead More …
D5 Creation