Wednesday, June 14, 2017 “Yes, Lord” “No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.”—Acts 10:14 There are certain words that go together, such as “Yes, Lord,” “How, Lord?” and “When,…
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 When Failure Is Good But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.—Ecclesiastes 2:11 Is success the most…
Monday, June 12, 2017 Be Careful What You Ask For Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat?”—Numbers 11:4…
Saturday, June 10, 2017 A False Message Gives False Hope So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth.—Ephesians 4:25 I have a friend who is a doctor. Sometimes he has to tell people they have cancer, and…
Friday, June 9, 2017 Seize the Moment Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not.—2 Timothy 4:2 My mother was married and divorced seven times, so I practically had a full-time ministry sharing the…
Thursday, June 8, 2017 The Greatest Motive for Sharing the Gospel It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.—Hebrews 9:27 One of the most frequent complaints against the church has been about hellfire-and-brimstone preachers. “I…
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Without Prejudice Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.”—Acts 10:34 Some fifty years ago there was a pastor named Charles, known by his friends as Chuck, who felt God had called…
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 God’s Primary Way to Reach People “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”—Jeremiah 29:13 Cornelius was a centurion living in Caesarea, a Roman colony outpost in…
Monday, June 5, 2017 For the Whole World Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that…
