The word for today is praise. “Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live” (Ps. 146:1-2). “Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness...
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The word for today is joy. “For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 14:17). “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full”...
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The word for today is patience. “Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthe...
Continue ReadingThe word for today is patience. “Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthe...
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The word for today is forgiveness. “But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared” (Ps. 130:4). “If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your off...
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The word for today is bitterness. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight...
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The word for today is pride. “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Prov. 16:18). “To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech” (Prov. 8:13). “Though the Lord is on hi...
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The word for today is criticism. “Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp” (Num....
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The word for today is work. “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” (Prov. 14:23). “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men” (Col. 3:23). “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four mon...
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The word for today is selfishness. “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 inter...
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