December 31—Evaluation The word for today is evaluation. “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?” (2 Cor. 13:5). “And this He was saying to test him; for He Himself knew what He was intending to do” (John 6:6). “Consider it all joy, my brethren, whe...
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December 30—Example The word for today is example. “For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you” (John 13:15). “Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall through following the same example of disobedience” (Heb. 4:11). “As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord” (James 5:10)....
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December 24—Prophecies The word for today is prophecies. “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel” (Gen. 3:15). “Then God said, ‘Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants...
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December 29—Glorification The word for today is glorification. “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy” (Jude 24). “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Rom. 8:18). “And six days later Jesus took with Him ...
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December 28—Sheep The word for today is sheep. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort m...
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December 27—First Love The words for today are first love. “But I have this against you, that you have left your first love” (Rev. 2:4). “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth” (Rev. 3:15-16). “The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have l...
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December 26—A Pearl for Today “It is a true saying that if someone wants to be an elder, he desires an honorable responsibility. … He must be gentle, peace loving …” (1 Tim. 3:1, 3 NLT). GODLY LEADERS Don has stepped in to work with the officers and leaders of several churches in crisis. We have met some very Christlike servant leaders, but unfortunately for the church and God’s ki...
Continue ReadingDecember 25—Christmas The word for today is Christmas. “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). “For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form” (Col. 2:9). “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15). “Who, although He existed in the form...
Continue ReadingDecember 23—Virgin Birth The words for today are virgin birth. “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14). “For nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). “But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order that He m...
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December 22—Justification The word for today is justification. “Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:12-14). “But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him...
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