The word for today is forgiveness. “But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared” (Ps. 130:4). “If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your off...
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The word for today is criticism. “Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp” (Num....
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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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The word for today is legalism. “The Lord says: ‘These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men’” (Isa. 29:13). “Are you so...
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The word for today is humility. “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way” (Ps. 25:9). “The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground” (Ps. 147:6). “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does th...
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The word for today is communication. “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words” (Matt. 6:7). “How painful are honest words! But what do your argume...
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“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). SERVANT’S HEART I frequently accompany Don when he travels to various cities to teach Bible studies. When we are on a teaching to...
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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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