September 2—Complaining The word for today is complaining. “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. … Do all things without grumbling or disputing” (Phil. 2:3-4, 14). “Therefore I will not keep sil...
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September 1—Consequences The word for today is consequences. “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure! Beho...
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August 31—Tears The word for today is tears. “And He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away” (Rev. 21:4). “For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning” (Ps. 30:...
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August 30—Perspective The word for today is perspective. “For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. … For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known” (1 Cor. 13:9-10, 12). “But just as it is written, ‘Things which eye has no...
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August 29—A Pearl for Today “… The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James 5:16). THE EFFECTIVE PRAYERS OF A RIGHTEOUS MOM When our children still lived at home, we exhorted one of our sons concerning his habit of leaving the bathtub dirty. One of us commented that he had better change that habit before he got married. “Oh,” he said, half jokingly, “the girl ...
Continue ReadingAugust 28—Opposition The word for today is opposition. “‘No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,’ declares the Lord” (Isa. 54:17). “Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they ha...
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August 27—Zeal The word for today is zeal. “Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds” (Titus 2:14). “Jehu said, ‘Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.’ Then he had him ride along in his chariot” (2 Kings 10:16). “For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of ...
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August 26—Secret Sin The words for today are secret sin. “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy” (Prov. 28:13). “My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes” (Jer. 16:17). “The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good” (Prov. 15:3). “T...
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August 25—Soldier The word for today is soldier. “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier” (2 Tim. 2:3-4). “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destr...
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August 24—Fear of God The words for today are fear of God. “Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name” (Deut. 6:13). “And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deut. 10:12). “The Lord confides in thos...
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