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Making a Difference

Making a Difference Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official not to defile himself.—Daniel 1:8 Would you dare to believe that God, who called you to Himself and equipped you withRead More …

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour

January 2 My reward is with me. Rev. 22:12. We are to be rewarded, not only for work done, but for burdens borne, and I am not sure but that the brightest rewards will be for those who have borne burdens without murmuring. On that day He will take theRead More …

Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible

January 2 Genesis 3:1-4:26 Psalm 2:1-6 Proverbs 1:5-6 Matthew 2:1-23 God’s Great Intolerance Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath.—Psalm 2:5 Wrath is not a defect in the divine character; rather, it would be a defect if wrath were absent from Him. ThoseRead More …

Daily Light on the Daily Path

JANUARY 2 MORNING Sing unto the Lord a new song. Isaiah 42:10. Sing aloud unto God our strength; make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. — He hath put a new Song of SongsRead More …

Daily Strength for Daily Needs

They go from strength to strength.—Psalm 84:7. First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.—Mark 4:28. Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee fromRead More …

The Entrance Of Sin

January 2. Reading 2. The Entrance Of Sin Genesis 3-5 “I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid” (Gen. 3:10). One of the great mysteries that puzzles philosophers is solved in Genesis 3. Sin is no unexplained remnant of humanity’s supposed rise from beastiality, but a heritage flowingRead More …

Don’t Get Complacent

January 2. Don’t Get Complacent Genesis 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. Noah preached one sermon a hundred and twenty years and nobody paid him any attention. The tragedy of the millions of peopleRead More …

Daily Help

He who lives without prayer—he who lives with little prayer—he who seldom reads the Word—he who seldom looks up to heaven for a fresh influence from on high—he will be the man whose heart will become dry and barren; but he who calls in secret on his God—who spends muchRead More …

Streams in the Desert

“And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by theRead More …

Sunday Reflection: What Lies Ahead

Sunday Reflection: What Lies Ahead God opens doors for us, in the hope that we will walk through. January 2, 2022 To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. Take a moment to imagine a doorway. Perhaps you envision the entranceRead More …