August 15—A Pearl for Today “Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done” (Col. 2:7 NL...
Continue ReadingAugust 16—Purpose The word for today is purpose. “The Lord will fulfill [his purpose] for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands” (Ps. 138:8). “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’...
Continue ReadingAugust 17—Conformity The word for today is conformity. “That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Phil. 3:10). “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bea...
Continue ReadingAugust 18—Usefulness The word for today is usefulness. “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Cor. 7:1). “And while they were minis...
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August 19—Weariness The word for today is weariness. “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint” (Jer. 31:25). “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, ...
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August 20—Gentleness The word for today is gentleness. “But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children” (1 Thess. 2:7). “And the Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, ab...
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August 21—Meditation The word for today is meditation. “He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching” (Gen. 24:63). “I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways” (Ps. 119:15). “In hi...
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August 22—A Pearl for Today “God calls his angels ‘messengers swift as the wind, and servants made of flaming fire.’… But angels are only servants. They are spirits sent from God to care for those who will receive salvation” (Heb. 1:7,14 NLT)....
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August 23—God’s Glory The words for today are God’s glory. “While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud” (Exod. 16:10). “The heavens dec...
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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 i...
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