Emergency Fund

I am sure you’ve heard the term Emergency Fund before.  What is an Emergency Fund? Who should have it? When do you start it? Where should you save  it? Why do you need it? How do you start it? These are the questions that…

Thankful in Everything

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21,2014 In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.— 1 Thessalonians 5:18  In her remarkable book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom relates an amazing story about the importance of being thankful.…

Powered by His Spirit

MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2014 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.—Ephesians 5:17–18 When we think…

Lord of All

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2014 Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.—Luke 14:33 It was George Bernard Shaw who said, “There are two sources of unhappiness in life. One is not getting what you…

Spiritual Slumber

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014 Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and…

Like Sheep

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014 Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.—1 Peter 2:25 On more than one occasion, the Bible compares Christians to sheep. I don’t…

Subtle Damage

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.—Proverbs 20:19 Among the many ways we can use our words to hurt others, three of them…

Unlikely Conversions

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2014 Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.—Hebrews 4:7  An attorney was trying to deliver an important paper to a man who was determined to avoid him. The man reasoned that the…

Strength in Troubled Times

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.— Matthew 24:35  Where will you turn in a time of crisis? When tragedy hits? When disaster strikes? Will it be your favorite magazine? The…