True Change
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.—2 Corinthians 5:17 During a visit to the Pacific Northwest a few years ago, I met…
Category Harvest
God’s Free Gift
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2014 The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.—Romans 6:23 Many years ago, I was given some free tickets to Disneyland. I was walking around the…
The Mother Who Prayed
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.—Matthew 15:28 When we are praying for something…
Kept in Heavenly Storage
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.—Revelation…
Empty Net Syndrome
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.— John 21:3 It was déjà vu time for the disciples. They had been fishing…
Sleepwalking
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 Be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.—1 Thessalonians 5:6 Have you ever gone sleepwalking? It’s kind of scary, really — especially the next day when someone tells you what…
Why the Cross?
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014 The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.—1 Corinthians 1:18 A true story was reported about a couple visiting…
Promises . . . with a Prerequisite
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.—Psalm 91:1 Without question, Psalm 91 is a real gem among the psalms. Next to Psalm 23, it…
God with Skin On
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 The Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.—John 1:14 I heard…
