Daily Devotion "We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior." John R W Stott ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate … [Read more...] about Day 2/17 – The Reward of Faith
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Day 2/16 – Faith and God’s Promises
Daily Devotion "The Scriptures unanimously declare the self-sufficiency of God. "If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof." Psalms 50:12 We, His creatures, can add nothing to Him or what He does. … [Read more...] about Day 2/16 – Faith and God’s Promises
Day 2/15 – Walking By Faith
Daily Devotion "All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists." D A Carson ("Don Carson") ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man Walking By Faith Day Forty-six "Now faith … [Read more...] about Day 2/15 – Walking By Faith
Day 2/14 – The Blessing of Imputed Sin
Daily Devotion "Man is never more insecure than when he cannot create, measure, and control. The work of man can be created, measured, and controlled, but the work of God cannot. If you try you will inevitably become abusive in your … [Read more...] about Day 2/14 – The Blessing of Imputed Sin
Day 2/13 – The Capetivity of Job
Daily Devotion “Nothing you ever do for God can act as a substitute for a life of obedience." Walter A. Henrichsen ("Walt") "If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, He would have sent an economist. If He had perceived that … [Read more...] about Day 2/13 – The Capetivity of Job
Day 2/12 – Mercy and Truth
Daily Devotion “Nothing you ever do for God can act as a substitute for a life of obedience." Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) Mercy and Truth Day … [Read more...] about Day 2/12 – Mercy and Truth
Day 2/11 – The Sacrifice of Praise
Daily Devotion "Your eternal gain will be proportional to your temporal commitment." Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) The Sacrifice of Praise Day … [Read more...] about Day 2/11 – The Sacrifice of Praise
Day 2/10 – Examples and Commands
Daily Devotion "Although we are created in His image, we are creatures. He is the Creator. Our interests are tied to His interests. God's grace is seen in His allowing us this link; we profit from submission to His authority. The desire for … [Read more...] about Day 2/10 – Examples and Commands
Day 2/9 – Muddled Motives
Daily Devotion "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will." Ephesians 1:5. "All that God does is for His glory, serving His purpose. God did not create you for … [Read more...] about Day 2/9 – Muddled Motives
Day 2/8 – The Absence of Options
Daily Devotion “God will never help you do what you can do for yourself. The application of reason comes first. Where you can no longer journey by reason, you continue by faith." Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”)——-::///// Thoughts from the Diary … [Read more...] about Day 2/8 – The Absence of Options
Day 2/7 – The Profit of Obedience
Daily Devotion "Christians, you will "stand before the judgment bar of God and give an account for how you lived the life God gave you. He will remember every thought, motive, word, and deed in your life and you will be judged accordingly. Your … [Read more...] about Day 2/7 – The Profit of Obedience
Day 2/6 – Love For Profit
Daily Devotion "One of the most precious gifts an individual can bring to the marriage bed is purity. Prior experience causes the mind to remember the past in the midst of the presence, making the act of love less beautiful than God meant it to … [Read more...] about Day 2/6 – Love For Profit
Day 2/5 – Who Control’s Your Life?
Daily Devotion "You are complete in Him." You can add nothing to who you are by your own effort; you have nothing to prove, either to God, others, or yourself. You are important, not because of your performance, but because the Creator God of … [Read more...] about Day 2/5 – Who Control’s Your Life?
Day 2/4 – All Things in Common
Daily Devotion "…obedience without struggle reveals little of your true submission to Christ. Only when you don't want to do it, but do it anyway, do you find your commitment (to Him) confirmed." Walter A. Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 2/4 – All Things in Common
Day 2/3 – Eternal Accountability
Daily Devotion "In the following verse Paul gives specific instructions on what a clean vessel looks like. "So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart," … [Read more...] about Day 2/3 – Eternal Accountability
Day 2/2 – One in the Task, Individual in the Reward
Daily Devotion "Repentance is not just for conversion; all that sin need to repent. It doesn't matter where you are in your walk with God, you never grow out of the need to repent. As long as you sin you need to repent. Never deceive yourself … [Read more...] about Day 2/2 – One in the Task, Individual in the Reward
Day 2/1 – A Contest of Wills
Daily Devotion "The voice of the Spirit of God is as gentle as a summer breeze— so gentle that unless you are living in complete fellowship and oneness with God, you will never hear it. The sense of warning and restraint that the Spirit gives … [Read more...] about Day 2/1 – A Contest of Wills