Living as Lights

SEPTEMBER 6 … In the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.(Philippians 2:15) We use lights for display. A Christian should so shine in his life that a person could not live with him a week without knowing the Gospel. His conversation should be such that…

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Guilty of Brutishness

JULY 28 I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. (Psalm 73:22) Remember, this is the confession of the man of God; and in telling us his inner life, he writes, “I was brutish and ignorant.” The word “brutish” conveys the extent of his wayward folly. In an earlier verse of…

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Preserved by Providence

We are all, of course, familiar with the term “Providence”. It is often used as a shorthand for “If God permits”. But what do we mean by these terms? Do we really know? I fear there is much mental haziness and confusion at this point in the Christian landscape. Defining Providence As the 27th article…

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Established through Suffering

JULY 11 After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace … will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 You have seen the arch of heaven as it spans the plain: Glorious are its colors, and rare its hues. It is beautiful, but, sadly, it passes away, and…

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Love the Lord, Hate Evil

JUNE 7 O you who love the Lord, hate evil! (Psalm 97:10) You have good reason to “hate evil,” for just consider what harm it has already caused you. What a world of mischief sin has brought into your heart! Sin blinded you so that you could not see the beauty of the Savior; it…

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Light and Darkness

JUNE 1 And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. (Genesis 1:5) Was it so even in the beginning? Did light and darkness divide the realm of time in the first day? Then it should be no surprise if I have also changes in my circumstances from the sunshine of prosperity to…

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Are You a Grumbler?

APRIL 30 And all the people of Israel grumbled. (Numbers 14:2) There are grumblers among Christians now, just as there were in the camp of Israel of old. There are those who, when punished, cry out against the affliction. They ask, “Why am I afflicted? What have I done to be chastened in this manner?”…

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You Are Young, Its Time To Have Fun?

“O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!” (Psalm 39:4-5). I was 19 years old when…

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