August 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’...
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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 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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August 25—Soldier The word for today is soldier. “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier...
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August 27—Zeal The word for today is zeal. “Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds” (Titus 2:14). “Jehu said, ‘Come with me and se...
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August 28—Opposition The word for today is opposition. “‘No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,’ decl...
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August 30—Perspective The word for today is perspective. “For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. … For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, b...
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September 4—Fasting The word for today is fasting. “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even...
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