A Pattern for Healing
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. — James 5:14 I believe that God…
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When to Pray
MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.—James 5:13 When we find ourselves in trying circumstances, often the temptation is to strike out at the person who helped bring…
Get Rooted
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.—James 5:8 A number of years ago, we held a Harvest Crusade in Colorado. When we arrived, it was around seventy…
If He Wills
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 You ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”—James 4:15 The book of Acts tells the story of Philip and how the Lord was blessing him in Samaria as…
Forgetting God
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. —James 4:14 There was a time in my life…
Behind the Scenes
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 The Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman’s wife. Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were…
Our Motive in Giving
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 I want it to be a willing gift, not one given grudgingly.—2 Corinthians 9:5 The story is told of Billy and Ruth Graham and an experience they had in church one Sunday. As the offering was…
Giving out of love
When you give, either to your church or others, do you do so because you feel you have to give or because you want something in return? Are you expecting God to bless you, so that you can have more…
The Discipline of Giving
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.—1 Corinthians 16:2 Years ago, when I was…
