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November 21—A Pearl for Today “Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; May they not rule over me” (Ps. 19:12). THE DAY THE ROOF CAVED IN For about 30 years our family called 1800 Hankerson Street in Tyler, Texas, our home. We had so many happy memories in that house. One memory, though, was not what you would call happy. Most people thi...

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November 20—Evil The word for today is evil. “But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die” (Gen. 2:17). “The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time” (Gen. 6:5). “So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he di...

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November 19—Evangelism The word for today is evangelism. “‘But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.’ And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they wer...

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November 18—Divorce The word for today is divorce. “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord” (Prov. 18:22). “But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery” (Matt. 5:32). “Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your o...

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November 17—Bible The word for today is Bible. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work” (2 T...

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November 16—Apathy The word for today is apathy. “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word” (Ps. 119:37). “He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly” (Prov. 5:23). “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” (Prov. 14:23). “One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys” (Pro...

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November 15—Sincerity The word for today is sincerity. “For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well” (2 Tim. 1:5). “So that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ” (Phil. 1:10). “Like newborn babes, long f...

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November 14—A Pearl for Today “You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?” (Gal. 5:7). WHAT’S THE PACE OF YOUR RACE? I was on my way to Dallas when I noticed a broken-down bus parked on the shoulder of Interstate 20. The sign painted in large letters on the back of the bus caught my attention. It proclaimed, “On the Move for the Master.” The side of the vehicle had...

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November 13—Knowledge The word for today is knowledge. “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowle...

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November 12—Gratitude The word for today is gratitude. “They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening” (1 Chron. 23:30). “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name” (Ps. 100:4). “Proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds” (Ps. 26:7). “...

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