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Daily Help – October 08
OCTOBER 8 Faith in Jesus is more than a match for worldly trials, temptations, unbelief, and overcomes them all. The same absorbing principle shines in the faithful service of God; with an enthusiastic love for Jesus, difficulties are surmounted, sacrifices become pleasures, sufferings are honors. But if religion is thusRead More …
Streams in the Desert – October 08
October 8 “Do not begin to be anxious.” (Phil. 4:6, P. B. V.) NOT a few Christians live in a state of unbroken anxiety, and others fret and fume terribly. To be perfectly at peace amid the hurly-burly of daily life is a secret worth knowing. What is the useRead More …
The Promises of God
The Promises of God Resting in God’s promises provides strength and hope. October 8, 2022 2 Peter 1:1-11 God’s promises are precious and magnificent. They became ours at the moment of our salvation so we’d have everything we need for life and godliness. They not only remind us of HisRead More …
Two Perspectives on Stress
October 08, 2022 Two Perspectives on Stress by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Luke 10:38-42 There is an old Greek motto that says: YOU WILL BREAK THE BOW IF YOU KEEP IT ALWAYS BENT. Wise words, but how do we loosen the strings? Even when we make every effort to slow downRead More …
Trusting God’s Wisdom
October 8 Trusting God’s Wisdom “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add 15 years to your life.”—Isaiah 38:5 The fundamental premise of Christianity is thatRead More …
Morning – October 08
Morning “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.” Luke 5:4 We learn from this narrative, the necessity of human agency. The draught of fishes was miraculous, yet neither the fisherman nor his boat, nor his fishing tackle were ignored; but all were used toRead More …
What’s the Proper Response to Grief?
Today’s Scripture Reading 13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.JOB 2:13 Today’s Devotional Reading What’s the Proper Response to Grief? When Job’s friends first visited him afterRead More …
Thoughts – October 08
October 8 I (Daniel) was left alone, and saw this great vision. Dan. 10:8. Solitude is the antechamber of God; only one step more and you can be in His immediate presence —Landor Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – October 08
Evening – October 07
Evening “Now on whom dost thou trust?” Isaiah 36:5 Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the Christian’s answer, and see if it is yours. “On whom dost thou trust?” “I trust,” says the Christian, “in a triune God. I trust the Father, believing that he has chosen meRead More …
Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible – October 07
October 7 Isaiah 45:11-48:11 Psalm 118:5-9 Proverbs 24:7-9 Ephesians 5:15-33 A Command to Be Obeyed And don’t get drunk with wine … but be filled by the Spirit.—Ephesians 5:18 In The Amplified Bible this text reads: “And do not get drunk with wine … but ever be filled and stimulatedRead More …
D5 Creation