September 19—A Pearl for Today “Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it” (1 Pet. 3:15 NLT). “Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the r...
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September 20—Addiction The word for today is addiction. “He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly” (Prov. 5:23). “He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored” (Prov. ...
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September 21—Consistency The word for today is consistency. “Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot ...
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September 24—Light The word for today is light. “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” (Prov. 4:18). “Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the worl...
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September 30—Godliness The word for today is godliness. “For kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. … but rather by means of good works, as befits women making a claim to...
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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 5—Direction The word for today is direction. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6). “The integrity of the uprigh...
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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 11—Sowing The word for today is sowing. “As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it. (Job 4:8) “Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap...
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