Daily Devotion “We need personal holiness in order to help other people. To become involved in the ministry is to invite people to drink deeply from your life, and who wants to drink from a dirty vessel?” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt … [Read more...] about Day 2/25 – Comparison
Proverbs
Day 1/6 – Your Thought Life
Daily Devotion “Contentment is the fruit of gratitude, gratitude for your understanding your purpose. Then, and only then, can the mundane become significant.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt H”) ——:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate … [Read more...] about Day 1/6 – Your Thought Life
Day 12/13 – Loss of Self-control
Daily Devotion “The only difference between a vocational Christian worker and the laity is how the ministry is funded. The secular is spiritual if the focus of your life is the eternal; the man on the lathe is doing spiritual work if he sees … [Read more...] about Day 12/13 – Loss of Self-control
Day 12/3 – Sin and Fear
Daily Devotion “When you live acting like your daily needs are your responsibility, you offend your Heavenly Father as surely as you would be offended if your child questioned your ability to provide.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt … [Read more...] about Day 12/3 – Sin and Fear
Day 12/2 – Shame
Daily Devotion Understanding “…the importance of a cost/results ratio… If it cost me $5.00 to make a product and I sold it for $4.50, I would soon be out of business. As I mused over this concept, I thought how much the benefits of being a … [Read more...] about Day 12/2 – Shame
Day 11/15 – The Need for a Doctor
Daily Devotion “If you accept God's call to be His servant, you must understand that in your eyes your life here on earth counts for nothing. You must die to self, holding your life in utter disregard. "He who seeks to save his life shall lose … [Read more...] about Day 11/15 – The Need for a Doctor
Day 11/13 – Affluence and Despair
Daily Devotion "The day you choose to become proactively engaged in winning the lost and discipling the saved, the war with the Enemy heats up. Go ahead, attend church, sing in the choir; attend religious programs. No problem, because you are … [Read more...] about Day 11/13 – Affluence and Despair
Day 11/11 – Fear and Pride
Daily Devotion “Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a … [Read more...] about Day 11/11 – Fear and Pride
Day 10/21 – Conjecture
Daily Devotion "So important is walking by faith to our Lord, that you will find Him often placing you in a position where you are forced to believe. You will find such times uncomfortable, but these are the moments when you learn to trust … [Read more...] about Day 10/21 – Conjecture
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 9/16 – The Weaker Brother
Daily Devotion "You will never exaggerate when you speak good things of God. It is not possible to do so. Try, dear brethren, and boast in the Lord." Charles Spurgeon ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A … [Read more...] about Day 9/16 – The Weaker Brother
Day 9/15 – The Divine Dwelling Place
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 9/15 – The Divine Dwelling Place
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 9/13 – Freedom in Christ
Daily Devotion "Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still." E.M. Bounds ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) Freedom in Christ Day Two Hundred … [Read more...] about Day 9/13 – Freedom in Christ
Day 9/12 – Brevity of Life
Daily Devotion “If Christ has died for me, ungodly asylum I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me.” Charles Spurgeon ---------/:///// Thoughts from … [Read more...] about Day 9/12 – Brevity of Life
Day 9/11 – The Time of Esther
Daily Devotion “...You must take care that a legitimate concern not become an excuse to disobey.” “...One of the first signs of turning from your call is an undue concern for the wife and children. Christ, not your family, determines your call. … [Read more...] about Day 9/11 – The Time of Esther
Day 9/9 – Do Good to the Undeserving
Daily Devotion "Outside of the cross of Jesus Christ, there is no hope in this world. That cross and resurrection at the core of the Gospel is the only hope for humanity. Wherever you go, ask God for wisdom on how to get that Gospel in, even in … [Read more...] about Day 9/9 – Do Good to the Undeserving