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 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 s...
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September 8—Test The word for today is test. “Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied. Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifi...
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September 11—Womanhood “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him’” (Gen. 2:18). “To the woman he said, ‘I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birt...
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September 15—Desire The word for today is desire. “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it de...
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September 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 ...
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October 13—Justice The word for today is justice. “For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what h...
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October 15—Priest The word for today is priest. “Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High” (Gen. 14:18). “The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven...
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October 19—Holy Spirit The words for today are Holy Spirit. “Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?” (Gal. 3:3). “Now the earth was a formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,...
Continue ReadingOctober 20—Lamb of God The words for today are lamb of God. “Abraham answered, ‘God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.’ And the two of them went on together” (Gen. 22:8). “The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and...
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