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[Jesus continued,] "I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place." —Mark 13:30 NLT Key Thought There are many ways this statement has been interpreted: Some understand this verse to mean that all of Mark 13 is referring to the...

"Sing forth the honour of his name, make his praise glorious." —Psalms 66:2 Morning Thought It is not left to our own option whether we shall praise God or not. Praise is God's most righteous due, and every Christian, as the recipient of his grace, is bound to praise God from day to day. It...

"A living dog is better than a dead lion." —Ecclesiastes 9:4 Evening Thought Life is a precious thing, and in its humblest form it is superior to death. This truth is eminently certain in spiritual things. It is better to be the least in the kingdom of heaven than the greatest out of it. The...

Hebrews 12:29 Dear Father, who dwells in indescribable light, I want to love the Light. Your verdict is: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. They hate the light because they are afraid they will be exposed. As for me, Lord...

[God said through Ezekiel to the Israelites in exile,] "I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and I have done it, declares the LORD." —Ezekiel 37:14 NIV Key Thought Just as for the Israelites in...

Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. —Nehemiah 9:30 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God has spoken repeatedly to his people...

Dear God, I thank You for today. Thank You for Your unconditional love and thank You for my husband. I pray for my husband, that You would fill him with Your Holy Spirit. Equip him to lead our family and yield to Your will. I pray that our marriage would be fulfilled in every way. I pray our...

"Behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague." —Leviticus 13:13 Morning Thought Strange enough this regulation appears, yet there was wisdom in it, for the throwing out of the disease proved that the constitution was sound. This morning...

"I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go." —Song of Solomon 3:4 Evening Thought Does Christ receive us when we come to him, notwithstanding all our past sinfulness? Does he never chide us for having tried all other refuges first? And is there none on earth like...

[Jesus continued,] "Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that [the Son of Man's] return is very near, right at the door." —Mark 13:28-29...

[God] said to me [Ezekiel], "Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, 'GOD, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!'" So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They...

And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's. —Exodus 9:29 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When Moses...

Hebrews 12:22-29 Dear Father, I come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the city of the living God. I join with the thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, with the assembly of the firstborn ones, whose names are written in heaven. I come to you, my God, the judge of...

Rebuilding Trust In Marriage (3 Key Principles) When your trust has been broken, it can be from any number of things. It could be that your spouse lies continually, and finally, it’s just too much. Or, you discover your spouse is gambling and has put you in financial distress. It even could be...

Dear Lord, Thank You for my life. Thank You for my dear husband. I love him so much. I am so grateful for our marriage and the time we get to spend together. I pray for the desire I have for more romance. I pray my husband would be inspired to romance me in new and creative ways. I pray for a...

Hebrews 12:16-17 Dear Father, Keep me from being immoral or irreligious and, like Esau, selling the birthright you have for me. I want to inherit your blessing, even if it comes to me through tears. Hold me close to you. Fill my mind with thoughts of you. Fill my heart with love for you...

Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went...

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. —Hebrews 9:28 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Jesus is coming back! Are you ready? Are you waiting? My Prayer... Come Lord Jesus, your bride...

"The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men." —Psalms 33:13 Morning Thought Perhaps no figure of speech represents God in a more gracious light than when he is spoken of as stooping from his throne, and coming down from heaven to attend to the wants and to behold the woes...

"Go again seven times." —1 Kings 18:43 Evening Thought Success is certain when the Lord has promised it. Although you may have pleaded month after month without evidence of answer, it is not possible that the Lord should be deaf when his people are earnest in a matter which concerns his...