July 29 “. . . the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” – Matthew 10:30 The Lord sees you. He knows all about you. And I guarantee you on the authority of the Word of God, that He… Read More ›
Devotions
One Burning Focus
JULY28 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” – Matthew 6:33 Do you know what the problem with many of us is? Our faith is something tacked… Read More ›
One Burning Focus
JULY28 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” – Matthew 6:33 Do you know what the problem with many of us is? Our faith is something tacked… Read More ›
Failure Is Not Final
JULY 27 “O love the Lord, all ye His saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful.” – Psalm 31:23 Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were two of the greatest baseball players of all time. Ty Cobb was known for his… Read More ›
Failure Is Not Final
JULY 27 “O love the Lord, all ye His saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful.” – Psalm 31:23 Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were two of the greatest baseball players of all time. Ty Cobb was known for his… Read More ›
The Penetrating Power of the Word of God
JULY 25 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.” – Hebrews 4:12 I have found that when you don’t apologize for the Bible but accept and teach the Bible, it goes through… Read More ›
The Enduring Word of the Lord
JULY 24 “The grass withers, and the flower thereof falls away: But the word of the Lord endures forever.” – 1 Peter 1:24-25 Many centuries ago there was a Roman emperor named Diocletian who was known for his hatred of… Read More ›
Mountains Need Moving
JULY 22 “Jesus answered and said…if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.” – Matthew 21:21 When a nation loses its ability to discern morality, it embarks… Read More ›
Mountains Need Moving
JULY 22 “Jesus answered and said…if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.” – Matthew 21:21 When a nation loses its ability to discern morality, it embarks… Read More ›
Strong Faith Glorifies God
JULY 21 “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust.” – Psalm 18:2 Do you know the greatest thing you could do to give God glory? It’s not… Read More ›
Strong Faith Glorifies God
JULY 21 “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust.” – Psalm 18:2 Do you know the greatest thing you could do to give God glory? It’s not… Read More ›
A Chain of Ten Links
JULY 20 “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” – James 2:10 So many people have the idea that God is going to grade on the curve. We say… Read More ›
Doubting Our Salvation
JULY 18 “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13 A woman told the great evangelist Dwight L. Moody,… Read More ›
The Fire of Affliction
JULY 17 “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” – Romans 8:18 God wants to build spiritual steel and rock-solid faith into… Read More ›
In Collusion or Collision?
JULY 16 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” – Romans 8:16 A farmer and his farmhand went duck hunting. The farmer said to his friend, “You’re always talking about fighting with… Read More ›
Worthy to Die, Living for Jesus
JULY 15 “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried…” – Revelation 2:10 Polycarp was the pastor of the early church in Smyrna. He… Read More ›
You Are Valuable—Because You Are Loved!
July 14 “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Grace is the most beautiful word in the Bible other than Jesus. Grace is why God loves us… Read More ›
Restore Such a One
JULY 13 “If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” – Galatians 6:1 As a young boy in Florida, I… Read More ›
Real Faith: What It Is—What It’s Not
JULY 11 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Romans 5:1 It’s faith that enables us to live the Christian life. In order to know what faith is, let me tell… Read More ›
Ready to Give an Answer
JULY 10 “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” – 1 Peter… Read More ›
Not Allowing Past Sins to Silence Our Witness
JULY 9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:9 A young preacher was called out of a life of sin to… Read More ›
Are You in the Secret Service?
JULY 8 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” – Romans 1:16 Are you ashamed to put a Bible on your desk at… Read More ›
Only One Life Ever Lived to Perfection
JULY 7 “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” – Revelation 4:8 There has never been a man like the Lord Jesus. I was deeply stirred by these words, written by John Phillips… Read More ›
Surrender First
JULY 6 “. . . now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.” – Romans 6:19 After a splendid victory at sea, Lord Nelson confronted the French admiral who was surrendering. Dressed in all his regalia, the admiral approached… Read More ›
Remembering Our Spiritual and Political Heritage
JULY 4 “That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments.” – Psalm 78:7 On June 8, 1845, Andrew Jackson said, “The Bible is the rock upon which our Republic… Read More ›
Bringing Up Godly Children in an Ungodly World
JULY 3 “O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared Thy wondrous works.” – Psalm 71:17 Satan is on a killing spree — he wants to kill our memory and set us awash in… Read More ›
This World Is Not My Home
JULY 2 “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.” – Colossians 3:1 First Peter 2:11 says that we are aliens and strangers in this world…. Read More ›
Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord
JULY 1 “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 5:8 A man named Solomon Peas died. His tombstone in London reads: “Beneath these… Read More ›
One Way to Salvation
JUNE 30 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” – John 14:6 Materialism says, “Buy your way out.” The politician says, “Legislate.” The army says,… Read More ›
Authority in a Generation Gone Astray
JUNE 29 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” – Romans 13:1 Our generation doesn’t like the word authority. We don’t like… Read More ›