The word for today is work. “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” (Prov. 14:23). “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men” (Col. 3:23). “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four mon...
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The word for today is selfishness. “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the inter...
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The word for today is relationship. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”...
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“When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then He said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own ho...
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The word for today is abiding. “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he be...
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The word for today is attitude. “For he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you” (Prov. 23:7). “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life...
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The word for today is salvation. “That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he conf...
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The word for today is obedience. “But Samuel replied: ‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams’” (1 Sam. 15:2...
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The word for today is authority. “These things Jesus spoke; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee, even as Thou gavest Him authority over all mankind, that to all whom Th...
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Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings! The psalmist has two requests: “Protect me” and “Hide me.” (1) “Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye” and (2) “Hide me in the shadow...
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