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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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 27—Law The word for today is law. “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commands I have written for their instruction’” (Exod. 24:12). “Do not ...
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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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November 4—Invitation The word for today is invitation. “And He said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest a while.’ (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)” (Mark 6:31). “J...
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November 11—Decision The word for today is decision. “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” (Joel 3:14). “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for your...
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The word for today is aging. “The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. … Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a hear...
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The word for today is choices. “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are livi...
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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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