A Lot to Sing About
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. —Acts 16:25 If we were to rate Christianity on the basis of music only, it is clear that…
Category Harvest
Glimpses of Heaven
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013 Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven. There he ministers in the heavenly Tabernacle, the true…
An Eternal Perspective
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we…
What difference can a prayer make?
It’s important to remember that God’s work is not contingent on our meager offerings, but on His greatness. God can do a lot with a little. Maybe you feel that you don’t have a lot of faith or a lot of time, but…
The Last Song in Scripture
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2013 And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O…
A Badge of Honor
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 5:10 God takes it personally when His people come under attack, just as you would take it personally if…
Closing Time
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 “And I heard a voice from the altar, saying, ‘Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just’ “ —Revelation 16:7 In 1869, French chemist Pierre Berthelot wrote, “Within a hundred years of…
Best Dressed
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. —Romans 13:14 Most of us pay at least some attention to the way we look, and there is…
No Place for Pride
MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh,…
