[We were created] to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. —Ephesians 2:10 Make the psalmist’s prayer your own: “Teach [me] to number [my] days and recognize how few they are; help [me] to spend them as [I] should” …
Jabesh was in the crosshairs of the sadistic King Nahash. Frightfully outgunned, Jabesh’s leaders were considering surrendering. “Here’s how it will go down,” said Nahash: “I’ll mark you as mine by gouging out the right eye of every one of you. You have a week to think about it—In seven days, you can fight me …
How sweet are your words to my taste. —Psalm 119:103 Spiritual life is both birthed and sustained by God’s Word: “You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God” (1 Pt …
The Lord your God is with you wherever you go. —Joshua 1:9 John McCain spent five-and-a-half years in “Hanoi Hilton” prison in Vietnam, where beatings were routine, torture was commonplace, and fear was constant. “Fear,” wrote McCain, “is indispensable to courage.” For courage to be authentic, he said, “it must …
Remember how fleeting is my life. —Psalm 89:47 F.W. Boreham wrote forty-eight books, the last having been published in 1961. C.S. Lewis wrote more than sixty books, the last having been published in 1963. These two influential and prolific authors both confessed that the …
Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid. —Mark 6:50 Jesus’ disciples were in a frightful storm. They had expected him to join them on their lake crossing, but “Jesus had not yet come to them” (Jn 6:17). Where was he? Why …
What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. —2 Corinthians 4:18 Babylon was once the most famous city in the world. Its Hanging Gardens was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 100 A.D., Ephesus had a population of 500,000. Its Temple of Artemis was the largest building …
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. —Psalm 119:97 Bible commentator Alfred Plummer referred to a lady who had acquired a collection of rare antiques worth several million dollars. Asked which of her possessions she valued most, she said, “I have a letter from …
I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. —Psalm 139:14 I’m grateful God answers prayer. I’m also thankful that he gives blessings we don’t pray for. Did you ask for oxygen any time in the past twenty-four hours? Didn’t think so. But …
Live one day at a time. —Matthew 6:34 Romancing the yesterdays or the tomorrows is a prescription for missing the joy of today. Are you immersed in memories of some yesterdays? You were young. Life was fun. Health was good. Those who have meant the most to you were alive and nearby. …
