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 6/5 – 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 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 5/19 – An Inner Beauty
Daily Devotion "We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) An Inner Beauty Day One Hundred … [Read more...] about Day 5/19 – An Inner Beauty
Day 5/12 – The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Daily Devotion "The pursuit of God is not a part-time, weekend exercise. If it is, chances are you will experience a part-time, weekend freedom." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 5/12 – The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Day 5/11 – Controlling The Work Of God
Daily Devotion "Much of the modern church is ashamed to mention such countercultural topics as the differing roles of the sexes, disciplining wayward believers for disobedience, and extramarital sex or homosexuality being sins. Yet the … [Read more...] about Day 5/11 – Controlling The Work Of God
Day 5/3 – The Ministry of Suffering
Daily Devotion “…Anytime you use religion as a motivation and means of worldly betterment you miss the mark with God.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 5/3 – The Ministry of Suffering
Day 4/22 – The Little Foxes
Daily Devotion The Test of Knowing Him: 1 John 2:3-4 3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in … [Read more...] about Day 4/22 – The Little Foxes
Day 4/13 – Hope In vs. Hope For
Daily Devotion “People can accept, distort, manipulate, and reject whatever evidence they see. Your only reliable gauge remains God's Word. If He said it, you can count on His doing it. Are you willing to live with the affirmation of no one … [Read more...] about Day 4/13 – Hope In vs. Hope For
Day 4/3 – Accountability
Daily Devotion "Nothing in the Bible remotely suggests the idea that we should seek "happiness." …But there is plenty written about seeking Holiness: "Pursue Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord...like the Holy One who called you, … [Read more...] about Day 4/3 – Accountability
Day 1/28 – Ruled By Men
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 1/28 – Ruled By Men
Day 1/22 – Samson and Samuel
Daily Devotion "Apart from Divine initiative, you cannot know God. "It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." I Corinthians 1:21 You will never believe foolishness. Only when God opens your eyes can you see that … [Read more...] about Day 1/22 – Samson and Samuel
Day 1/20 – Following the Recipe
Daily Devotion "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." I Corinthians 3:15 -- "Many passages of Scripture teach that there is eternal accountability for temporal behavior, but … [Read more...] about Day 1/20 – Following the Recipe
Day 1/16 – The Biblical Basis of Significance
Daily Devotion “…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 spirit from past hurts; the choice is yours. The battle is won or lost in the mind … [Read more...] about Day 1/16 – The Biblical Basis of Significance
Day 1/13 – Those That God Destroys
Daily Devotion “Again and again God calls upon us to demonstrate that we believe all we have is a gift of His grace. If you believe this, then giving becomes easy, for God's resources are unlimited. Most are so afraid of poverty that they … [Read more...] about Day 1/13 – Those That God Destroys