October 4—Correction The word for today is correction. “You rebuke and discipline men for their sin; you consume their wealth like a moth—each man is but a breath. Selah” (Ps. 39:11). “Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teac...
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October 6—Roots The word for today is roots. “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves a...
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October 7—Examination The word for today is examination. “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve” (Jer. 17:10). “Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart...
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October 10—A Pearl for Today “And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near...
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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 23—Delay The word for today is delay. “I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands” (Ps. 119:60). “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the ...
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October 24—A Pearl for Today “… and you may be sure that your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23). BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU IN THE OUTHOUSE My older sister Ardith led me astray one day. Actually, I am not sure which one of us first had th...
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October 26—Unbelief The word for today is unbelief. “And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief” (Matt. 13:58). “What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?” (Rom. 3:...
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October 28—Reconciliation The word for today is reconciliation. “And might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity” (Eph. 2:16). “Leave your offering there before the altar, and go your way; f...
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November 3—Diligence The word for today is diligence. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Prov. 4:23). “Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and bl...
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