Tag Archives: Religion

1 Peter 4:12

Wednesday September 13, 2023 1 Peter 4:12 Do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you. Most persons after a step of faith are looking for sunny skies and unruffled seas, and when they meet … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/13/2023

The Key Called Promise In Bunyan’s great allegory, Pilgrim’s Progress, the incident is related of how Christian decides to leave the Main Highway and follow another Path which seemed easier. But this Path leads him into the territory of Giant … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/13/2023

They’re Futile; This Isn’t If you knew it was time to die, to say goodbye for good, what would you say? How would your final hoorah sound? In an episode of Northern Exposure, Dr. Joel Fleischman is convinced that he … Continue reading

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The Harvest Is Great – 3

Scripture References: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Reaping the harvest in the ancient farming culture was a family responsibility; everybody in the household who was able had a part in it, including children who were old enough to work. Sleeping through the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/12/2023

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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The Fatherhood of God

Tuesday September 12, 2023 Matthew 6:9 “Our Father in heaven.” A child, even though he is erring, always expects his father will hear what he has to say. “Lord, if I call thee King thou wilt say, “Thou art a … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/12/2023

Moody’s Favorite Verse Turning over a volume of valuable autographs, I came across the bold, manly signature of my old friend of many years, Dwight L. Moody. Underneath was his favorite text, which he calls up in an emergency. The … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/12/2023

Examine Thy Self Before advising others on how they should act, self-examination is always necessary. When the Corinthians questioned the authenticity of Paul and his colleagues’ ministry (which is ironic, since he had planted their church), Paul says to them: … Continue reading

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The Harvest Is Great – 2

Scripture References: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Last lesson: If God puts out that call for more laborers, we are here, and ready. However, if any new workers go, we will have to be with them, and the assignment can be very … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/11/2023

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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Come With Courage

Monday September 11, 2023 Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. In a world like ours, courage is an indispensable virtue. … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/11/2023

God Never Forgets Promises An elderly Christian was in much distress as he lay dying. “Oh, Pastor,” he said, “for years I have relied upon the promises of God, but now in the hour of death I can’t remember a … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/11/2023

The Subtle Sinner Some sins slip through the cracks—the ones that emerge in hushed tones between like-minded Christians. Sometimes these sins seem respectable because they occur out of supposed concerns for the Church or others. But they can leave deep … Continue reading

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The Harvest Is Great – 1

Scripture References: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Many of us believers today can look around us and sense the circumstances in the world and we realize that the Lord’s coming cannot be very far off. Because of the time, we should be … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 9/09/2023

Back To Bethel Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. – Genesis 13:1. ABRAM went up. He is now on the way back, thank God. … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 9/09/2023

Reacting to Suffering DAVID saw his family torn apart by choices he had made (Psalm 38:11–12), even as his body was ravaged by sickness, possibly an acute skin disease (Psalm 38:3, 5, 7). Yet however serious his physical problems may … Continue reading

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Let the Joy Overflow

For Saturday September 9, 2023 Luke 24:52-53 They worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. Joy is the Christian’s middle name. When Jesus ascended to heaven, the … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 9/09/2023

Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham I don’t believe that we should cut ourselves off from people with whom we disagree. I think we ought to talk to them, try to understand their … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 9/09/2023

The Hilarity of Malapropisms “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 9/09/2023

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 49 The misery of them who have and prize not, differeth from theirs, who prize and have not. The one are more odious and less sensible; more foolish, and more vicious: the senses of … Continue reading

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