Daily Devotion "If God is able to make everything that happens to us work together for our good, then ultimately everything that happens to us is good. We must be careful to use the word ultimately. On the earthly plane things that happen to us … [Read more...] about Day 6/9 – A Season of Miracles
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Day 6/8 – The Disobedient Prophet
Daily Devotion "Reason’s first order is to understand revelation; but its second order is to subordinate itself to that revelation. But in today’s church, revelation must subordinate itself to human reason. This is utterly incompatible with the … [Read more...] about Day 6/8 – The Disobedient Prophet
Day 6/7 – Positive and Negative Commands
Daily Devotion “Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:2-3 “God will never place you in the crucible without a purpose. Although you may never … [Read more...] about Day 6/7 – Positive and Negative Commands
Day 6/6 – Law and Request
Daily Devotion “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (II Corinthians 5:10). This is not judgment for sin, … [Read more...] about Day 6/6 – Law and Request
Day 6/5 – Don’t Hesitate to Ask
Daily Devotion “Here then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a … [Read more...] about Day 6/5 – Don’t Hesitate to Ask
Day 6/4 – Never Say No to God
Daily Devotion "Jesus here tells us we cannot be assured of entrance into heaven unless we do the will of His Father. Note with me that, like the children of Israel, the people to whom He refers in this passage are deluded. They think they are … [Read more...] about Day 6/4 – Never Say No to God
Day 6/3 – Only the Secure Can Be Humble
Daily Devotion The Bible “...within the covers of that single book are all the answers to all the problems that face us today if we’d only read and believe.” http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0 President Ronald … [Read more...] about Day 6/3 – Only the Secure Can Be Humble
Day 6/2 – Testing and Surrender
Daily Devotion “Mercy is the setting aside of justice, it is not the setting aside of consequences. The mercy of God does not eliminate the consequences of the sin. If you stand on the tallest building in a large city, and in a moment of … [Read more...] about Day 6/2 – Testing and Surrender
Day 5/31 – Awakening Appetites
Daily Devotion "Lukewarm deeds result from attempting to harmonize the wisdom and morality of the world (cold) with the wisdom and morality of God (hot)." from "The Discipline of Delusion: How Secular Ideas Became the New Idolatry" by Jerry … [Read more...] about Day 5/31 – Awakening Appetites
Day 5/30 – The Double Edge of Responsibility
Daily Devotion “Why are you here? The whole of Scripture asserts that this life is the seed-time 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 … [Read more...] about Day 5/30 – The Double Edge of Responsibility
Day 5/29 – God’s Memory
Daily Devotion "True faith will inevitably manifest itself in the performance of works of obedience... The performance of works are the result of faith and the fruit of justification." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of … [Read more...] about Day 5/29 – God’s Memory
Day 5/28 – Argument of the Skeptic
Daily Devotion "...the ruler of this world offers only empty promises, whether those promises emanate from a graven idol as in Old Testament Israel, or the mouths of unregenerate men in our day. Unlike God, he is not the sovereign of history … [Read more...] about Day 5/28 – Argument of the Skeptic
Day 5/27 – Faith and Reason
Daily Devotion “God charges the state with the task of justice, the individual with forgiveness. When the state seeks to be merciful, oppression and injustice reign. When the individual seeks justice, relationships are broken, for all are … [Read more...] about Day 5/27 – Faith and Reason
Day 5/26 – How God Punishes
Daily Devotion “Anyone who takes his faith seriously and speaks in behalf of Christ and His kingdom will be accused of fanaticism at some point." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 5/26 – How God Punishes
Day 5/25 – Used by God
Daily Devotion Jesus "...tells us in Matthew 24: 35, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away.” He expects us therefore to obey His eternal words. In Luke 6: 46, He asks, “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not … [Read more...] about Day 5/25 – Used by God
Day 5/24 – Who is Watching?
Daily Devotion “Your mind controls your emotion and your will determines what you think, i.e., what the mind chooses to think about or dwell on is controlled by the will. You can choose to meditate on the goodness of God or on your wounded … [Read more...] about Day 5/24 – Who is Watching?
Day 5/23 – The Life of Death
Daily Devotion "At the moment I sin, I desire the sin more than I desire to please God." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) The Life of Death Day One Hundred … [Read more...] about Day 5/23 – The Life of Death