September 10—Manhood The word for today is manhood. “A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished” (Prov. 28:20). “Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams o...
Continue ReadingSeptember 27—Success The word for today is success. “Then he prayed, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham’” (Gen. 24:12). “In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord ...
Continue ReadingOctober 25—Deliverance The word for today is deliverance. “But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance” (Gen. 45:7). “‘The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and t...
Continue ReadingOctober 31—A Pearl for Today “… For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God” (Rom. 13:1). “The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed” (1 Sam. 26:11 NASB). PAST...
Continue ReadingNovember 1—Rock The word for today is rock. “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. … You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth...
Continue ReadingNovember 22—Idolatry The word for today is idolatry. “For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God” (Eph. 5:5). “You know that when you ...
Continue ReadingDecember 1—Communion The word for today is communion. “After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself” (1 Sam. 18:1). “But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with ...
Continue ReadingDecember 9—Intimacy The word for today is intimacy. “But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I...
Continue ReadingDecember 16—Intercession The word for today is intercession. “In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety” (Heb. 5:7)...
Continue ReadingMy heart has heard you say, “Come talk with me” and my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming” (Ps. 27:8 NLT).
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