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Faith Displayed

December 7. Reading 341. Faith Displayed James 2 “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead” (James 2:26). Biblical faith is alive and active. Overview Favoritism does not fit with love of neighbors (2:1-13). By its very nature faith must express itself in works:Read More …

Daily Help – December 07

DECEMBER 7 “And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.“—Jer. 15:21 Note the glorious personality of the promise—I will, I will. The Lord Jehovah himself interposes to deliver and redeem his people. He pledgesRead More …

Streams in the Desert – December 07

December 7 “Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the MoabitesRead More …

Raining Righteousness

December 7 Raining Righteousness Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground. It is time to seek the Lord until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain.—Hosea 10:12 The people of Hosea’s day had become hardened to God’s Word. They had heardRead More …

Morning – December 07

Morning “Base things of the world hath God chosen.” 1 Corinthians 1:28 Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock is grating in the door, and you will see sinnersRead More …

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 07

December 7 And they came unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy. Mark 2:3. Had it not been for the palsy, this man might never have seen Christ! —Selected Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – December 07

Evening – December 06

Evening “Girt about the paps with a golden girdle.” Revelation 1:13 “One like unto the Son of Man” appeared to John in Patmos, and the beloved disciple marked that he wore a girdle of gold. A girdle, for Jesus never was ungirt while upon earth, but stood always ready forRead More …

Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – December 6

December 6 Daniel 1:1-2:35 Psalms 137:7-138:3 Proverbs 29:22-23 1 John 5:1-21 Truth in a Nutshell On the day I called, You answered me; You increased strength within me.—Psalm 138:3 What are the benefits of keeping our gaze continually focused on God? I can think of at least three. First, theRead More …

Daily Light on the Daily Path – December 06

DECEMBER 6 MORNING It is God which worketh in you. Philippians 2:13 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. — A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. — No man can comeRead More …

Facing Trials

December 6. Reading 340. Facing Trials James 1 “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him” (James 1:12). Trials and temptations are God’s invitation to overcome. Biography:Read More …