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Streams in the Desert – September 29

September 29 “I will give myself unto prayer.” (Psalm 109:4.) WE are often in a religious hurry in our devotions. How much time do we spend in them daily? Can it not be easily reckoned in minutes? Who ever knew an eminently holy man who did not spend much ofRead More …

The Book of Books

The Book of Books The Bible is an infallible source of truth. September 29, 2022 Isaiah 55:9-11 Step into almost any bookstore, and you can find a volume on pretty much any topic you have in mind. Want new direction for your life? Are your children disobeying? Are you hopingRead More …

The Tailor’s Name Is Change, Part One

September 29, 2022 The Tailor’s Name Is Change, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Ephesians 5:1-10 When you boil life down to the nubbies, the name of the game is change. Those who flex with the times, refuse to be rigid, resist the mold, and reject the rut—ah, those are the souls distinctivelyRead More …

It’s Not Difficult!

September 29 It’s Not Difficult! “This command that I give you today is certainly not too difficult or beyond your reach.”—Deuteronomy 30:11 The Christian life is not difficult. The same Christ who lived a perfect, obedient, and sinless life stands prepared to live it again through you (Gal. 2:20). God’sRead More …

What is the Church Supposed to be Like?

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the chargeRead More …

Thoughts – September 29

September 29 This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4. The world conquers me when it succeeds in hindering me from seeing, loving, holding communion with, and serving my Father, God. I conquer it when I lay my hand upon it and force itRead More …

Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – September 28

September 28 Isaiah 25:1-27:13 Psalm 113:1-9 Proverbs 23:22-23 Galatians 3:19-4:11 “Imagineering” You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace. —Isaiah 26:3 How many times, when making an approach to God in prayer, have we gone immediately into a series of petitions that have to doRead More …

Daily Light on the Daily Path – September 28

SEPTEMBER 28 MORNING They shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:27 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. — We are thine: thou neverRead More …

On Trial Again

September 28. Reading 271. On Trial Again Acts 25-26 “I have nothing definite to write his majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa” (Acts 25:26). It is unwise to judge any situation by appearances alone. Overview The chief priestsRead More …

Daily Strength for Daily Needs

September 28 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth.—1 John 3:18. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.—James 1:22. Thrice blest whose lives are faithful prayers, Whose loves in higher loveRead More …