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
Commandment
Day 1/24 – God’s Commandments Are Good
Daily Devotion "The whole of Scripture asserts that this life is the seedtime of eternity. Your only purpose for living this life is to prepare for an eternity with God. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. … [Read more...] about Day 1/24 – God’s Commandments Are Good
Day 12/17 – Chaos from God 2
Daily Devotion “Certain things you believe you can do, God cautions you not to do. God does not want you to try to become rich.(I Timothy 6:9-10) But in those areas where God has not established prohibitions, and you are competent to act, He … [Read more...] about Day 12/17 – Chaos from God 2
Day 10/25 – Judgment
Daily Devotion “Your faith has to have a basis. When you commit either to the unseen or a future promise, you must have a good reason for doing so; otherwise it is nothing more than wishful thinking. Personal experience plays a strategic role … [Read more...] about Day 10/25 – Judgment
Day 10/14 – The Power of Sin
Daily Devotion “Unless the Holy Spirit opens the eyes of the spiritually blind they cannot see. Never become frustrated with the non-Christian's inability to understand spiritual truth. Unless God touches him, he will remain spiritually dead.” … [Read more...] about Day 10/14 – The Power of Sin
Day 9/17 – The Stronger Brother
Daily Devotion “The believer who knows that God will judge the sinner and fails to alert the lost of his impending judgment; that believer God will judge because of his neglect.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from … [Read more...] about Day 9/17 – The Stronger Brother
Day 9/14 – The Value of Self-discipline
Daily Devotion "If you want that splendid power in Prayer, you must remain in loving, living, lasting, conscious, practical, abiding union with the Lord Jesus Christ." Charles Spurgeon ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate … [Read more...] about Day 9/14 – The Value of Self-discipline
Day 9/2 – The House of Mourning
Daily Devotion “But I say to you whoever: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.” Luke 6:27-28 How can a person do this? …only with the Holy Spirit indwelling in … [Read more...] about Day 9/2 – The House of Mourning
Day 8/29 – A Second Tithe
Daily Devotion “You can easily develop an adversarial relationship with government over what you perceive to be unjust laws. But never forget that you cannot think evil of people and be a channel of God's grace to them. You may believe that … [Read more...] about Day 8/29 – A Second Tithe
Day 8/26 – Spiritual Gifts
Daily Devotion “You should read and study God's Word like you read the morning newspaper. The context gives you the meaning of the words. Let the text make its case. Don't try and be cleaver by seeing any more or less in the passage than what … [Read more...] about Day 8/26 – Spiritual Gifts
Day 8/25 – Marriage or Celibacy
Daily Devotion ""... Yea, let God be true, but every man a liar ... " Romans 3:4 There are times when people say, ‘I prayed and nothing happened.’ ‘I had devotions and it’s not working.’ ‘I go to church and don’t receive anything.’ ‘I’m doing … [Read more...] about Day 8/25 – Marriage or Celibacy
Day 8/24 – Law and Self-denial
Daily Devotion “How often you would like to reach inside another and alter their perception of reality. You say to yourself, 'Why can they not understand this simple message of redemption?" …”But they cannot, and you cannot force it. Unless the … [Read more...] about Day 8/24 – Law and Self-denial
Day 8/13 – Provision
Daily Devotion "We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness." Francis Chan ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) Provision Day Two … [Read more...] about Day 8/13 – Provision
Day 8/12 – Legalism
Daily Devotion “God brings suffering into your life so that you will be able to minister to others that are suffering.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 8/12 – Legalism
Day 8/4 – Out of Control
Daily Devotion "If I see alright, the cross of popular evangelicalism is not the cross of the New Testament. It is, rather, a new bright ornament upon the bosom of a self-assured and carnal Christianity. The old cross slew men, the new cross … [Read more...] about Day 8/4 – Out of Control
Day 8/2 – Repentance
Daily Devotion "… our marriage problems are not really marriage problems. They are heart problems. They are God problems. Our lack of intimacy with God causes a void that we try to fill with the frailest of substitutes. Like wealth or pleasure. … [Read more...] about Day 8/2 – Repentance