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Daily Light on the Daily Path

JULY 8 MORNING If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil inRead More …

Daily Strength for Daily Needs

July 8 Be ye kind one to another.—Ephesians 4:32. She doeth little kindnesses Which most leave undone or despise; For nought which sets one heart at ease, And giveth happiness or peace, Is low-esteemed in her eyes. J. R. LOWELL. What was the secret of such a one’s power? WhatRead More …

Ruled By Riches

July 8. Ruled By Riches Luke 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. Parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings. In this parable, Jesus spoke about how the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. TheRead More …

Daily Help – July 08.

July 8 As an encouragement cheerfully to offer intercessory prayer, remember that such prayer is the sweetest God ever hears, for the prayer of Christ is of this character. His intercession must be the most acceptable of all supplications—and the more like our prayer is to Christ’s, the sweeter itRead More …

Streams in the Desert – July 08

July 8 “They snail mount up with wings as eagles.” (Isa. 40:31.) THERE is a fable about the way the birds got their wings at the beginning. They were first made without wings. Then God made the wings and put them down before the wingless birds and said to them,Read More …

Dealing With Discouragement

Dealing With Discouragement When we face seasons of discouragement, God will respond to our cries for help. July 8, 2022 Nehemiah 1:1-11 Discouragement feels like a big weight on our shoulders. It steals motivation, makes work more difficult, and diminishes our enjoyment of life. The reasons for discouragement vary—general dissatisfactionRead More …

The Hammer, the File, and the Furnace

July 08, 2022 The Hammer, the File, and the Furnace by Pastor Chuck Swindoll James 1:2-4, 12 It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of very painful trials and heartaches: Praise God for the hammer, the file, and the furnace! Let’s think about that. The hammer isRead More …

A Highway of Holiness

July 8 A Highway of Holiness A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for him who walks the path. Even the fool will not go astray.—Isaiah 35:8 The nation of IsraelRead More …

Morning – July 08

Morning “Tell me I pray thee wherein thy great strength lieth.” Judges 16:6 Where lies the secret strength of faith? It lies in the food it feeds on; for faith studies what the promise is–an emanation of divine grace, an overflowing of the great heart of God; and faith says,Read More …

Luke 10:25-37

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heartRead More …