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1 Thessalonians 4:3-12
3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body[a] in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; 6Read More …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
May 23rd Hide thyself by the brook. 1 Kings 17:3. Not by the river, but by the brook. The river would always contain an abundant supply, but the brook might dry up at any moment. What does this teach us? God does not place His people in luxuriance here. TheRead More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible
May 22 1 Samuel 15:1-16:23 Psalm 64:7-10 Proverbs 14:8-9 John 5:24-47 Easier to Pretend You are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.—John 5:40 In Psalm 42:1, the psalmist states, “As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God.” WhyRead More …
Daily Light on the Daily Path
MAY 22 MORNING Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. John 14:27 The world passeth away, and the lust thereof. — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapethRead More …
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
May 22 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.—Psalm 91:1. They who on the Lord rely, Safely dwell though danger’s nigh; Lo! His sheltering wings are spread O’er each faithful servant’s head. When they wake, or when theyRead More …
Daily Help
A Christian ought to be a comforter, with kind words on his lips and sympathy in his heart; he should carry sunshine wherever he goes and diffuse happiness around him. If you see Jesus and abide in the light of his countenance habitually, your faces, your characters, your lives, willRead More …
Streams in the Desert
“He worketh.” (Psalm 37:5.) THE translation that we find in Young of “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass,” reads: “Roll upon Jehovah thy way; trust upon him: and he worketh.” It calls our attention to the immediate action ofRead More …
Sunday Reflection: The Promise of Comfort
Sunday Reflection: The Promise of Comfort God longs to comfort us when we are afraid, uncertain, or hurting. May 22, 2022 To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the scriptures referenced throughout. The Bible is filled with God’s promises, and together they’re woven intoRead More …
Remembering Names, Part One
May 22, 2022 Remembering Names, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Peter 1:13 Remembering is a skill. Sure, there are those who have been blessed with a good memory. But they are exceptions. For most of us, remembering is a skill, like speaking in public, singing, reading, thinking, orRead More …
God’s Manner of Forgiveness
God’s Manner of Forgiveness “Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house because you despised Me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own wife.”—2 Samuel 12:10 What is required for God to forgive sin? Repentance. But even repentance does not ensure the removal ofRead More …
D5 Creation