Tag Archives: Life Lessons

Reflecting With God 7/31/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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2 Corinthians 7:5

Wednesday July 31, 2024 2 Corinthians 7:5 We were afflicted at every turn. Why should God have to lead us thus, and allow the pressure to be so hard and constant? Well, in the first place, it shows His all-sufficient … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/31/2024

Freedom We like to think of ourselves as autonomous. Our modern culture champions freedom and the right to pursue happiness. But if we apply the concept of rights when we think about faith, following Christ can feel like religion, dogma, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/30/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Your Own Salvation

Tuesday July 30, 2024 Philippians 2:12 Your own salvation. I know some who greatly need to look to their own salvation. I refer to those who are always criticizing others. They can hardly go to a place of worship without … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/30/2024

After the Storm As we blink and squint in the light that emerges after a storm, we marvel that the sun was there all along and we just couldn’t see it. The same is true during times of difficulty. When … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/29/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Deity Present Among Us

Monday July 29, 2024 1 John 5:7 (NKJV) For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. How shall we think of the Holy Spirit? The Bible … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/29/2024

Patient Endurance In theory, it’s easy to provide answers to difficult faith questions. But when we face real trials, everything changes. We gain a new perspective on the Bible passages we’ve memorized; the Christian maxims we’ve passed on to others … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 7/28/2024

Staking His Claims Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead (Galatians 1:1). The Galatian Christians were in danger of being led astray by false teachers. … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 7/28/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 96 O Thou who hast redeemed me to be a Son of God, and called me from vanity to inherit all things, I praise Thee, that having loved me and given Thyself for me, … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 7/28/2024

Not Really Scripture Scripture References: Genesis 3:2-4; Romans 7:24-25 In his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius praised his father as a man who could appreciate, without pride or apology, whatever good came to him. What he possessed he enjoyed; what he couldn’t … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 7/27/2024

Fortune-Telling: A Dangerous Delusion THERE were apparently droughts in Judah after the exile (Zechariah 10:1), and some of the people were turning to diviners and false gods for help rather than the Lord (Zechariah 10:2). This was utterly foolish in … Continue reading

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The Hope of the People

Saturday July 27, 2024 John 6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” It was the German economist and philosopher Karl Marx who wrote, “Religion is the sigh of the … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 7/27/2024

When Lincoln Did as He Pleased During the administration of Lincoln, a delegation from a western state called upon him with a written protest against a certain appointment. In particular the paper had a list of specific objections against a … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 7/27/2024

The Furnace and the Lamp – Part 1 AFTER God has removed Abraham completely out of the picture, this is the record we read: “When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/26/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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John 16:24

Friday July 26, 2024 John 16:24 “Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” The other day we said that the real purpose of prayer is to glorify God. Today we are told that prayer has still … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/26/2024

Sage Advice Proverbs is full of sage advice, and some examples deserve special attention. No words could better describe the concept expressed here: “Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 7/25/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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