The Great Thing About Prayer
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014 Never stop praying.—1 Thessalonians 5:17 I clearly remember when I was a new Christian and first began to pray. I had never prayed in my life. I wasn’t aware that I could know God in such…
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Ask for Help
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.—Luke 11:10 The Bible tells the story of Simon Peter, who was out walking on the water with Jesus.…
An Appointment with God
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014 The Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”—Genesis 3:9 In addition to walking in harmony with God, Amos 3:3 provides another nuance of meaning. It also gives the idea of keeping an appointment. Did…
Going His Way?
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?— Amos 3:3 I have a German shepherd that was a former guide dog for the blind. Because he had slight hip dysplasia, he was put up for…
Dealing with Distraction
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014 I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step.—1 Corinthians 9:26 In first-century track competitions, each runner would be assigned to a lane on the track. Each was expected to stay in his assigned…
A Wing or a Weight?
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 Since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. – Hebrews…
Shaped by Suffering
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.—2 Corinthians 12:10 On a recent visit…
Part of the Family
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 As we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.— Romans 12:4-5 Sometimes people…
Little messes
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014 He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a…
