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Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. —Mark 9:23 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... A desperate father comes to Jesus with a request for help and says, "But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help." IF there is anything Jesus can...

Hebrews 11:1-7 Dear Father, trustworthy God, You alone are worthy of faith, for you alone have the power to keep promises. Increase my faith, Lord. May I have the full assurance of what I hope for, the firm conviction of the reality of what I do not yet see. Give me faith in your creation and...

"Accepted in the beloved." —Ephesians 1:6 Morning Thought What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term "acceptance" in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we are the objects of divine complacence, nay, even of divine delight. How marvellous...

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe." —Mark 9:23 Evening Thought A certain man had a demoniac son, who was afflicted with a dumb spirit. The father, having seen the futility of the endeavours of the disciples to heal his child, had little or no faith in Christ, and therefore, when he...

Dear Lord, Thank You for the gift of life. Thank You for comforting us in times of weakness and pain. Thank You for being our healer. I pray for any woman who is struggling with physical pain and ask that You reach down and touch them. May Your righteous right hand lift them up, secure them...

[Jesus continued,] "But when you are arrested and stand trial, don't worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit." —Mark 13:11 NLT Key Thought Our witness will not be our wisdom, but our courage...

"When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." —Psalms 61:2 Evening Thought Most of us know what it is to be overwhelmed in heart; emptied as when a man wipeth a dish and turneth it upside down; submerged and thrown on our beam ends like a vessel mastered by the...

"Let Israel rejoice in him." —Psalms 149:2 Morning Thought Be glad of heart, O believer, but take care that thy gladness has its spring in the Lord. Thou hast much cause for gladness in thy God, for thou canst sing with David, "God, my exceeding joy." Be glad that the Lord reigneth, that...

Hebrews 10:26-39 Holy God, who has promised to return, How foolish I would be to keep on sinning after coming to the knowledge of your truth. Give me the strength to forsake whatever sin I become aware of in my life. I submit myself to your examination and ask to see myself as you see me. In...

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. —1 Corinthians 12:4-6 NLT Key Thought I love the...

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. —1 Corinthians 9:22 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Christ left heaven and came to earth to save us. Paul sacrificed everything to share the Gospel with both...

Dear Heavenly Father, My heart is overwhelmed for wives who have experienced one or many miscarriages. I also lift up any mother who has lost a child. May you comfort their hearts. Give them a peace that surpasses all understanding. Show them that you have a beautiful plan for their lives...

"I will rejoice over them to do them good." —Jeremiah 32:41 Morning Thought How heart-cheering to the believer is the delight which God has in his saints! We cannot see any reason in ourselves why the Lord should take pleasure in us; we cannot take delight in ourselves, for we often have to...

[Jesus continued,] "For the Good News must first be preached to all nations." —Mark 13:10 NLT Key Thought Before the return of Jesus, the Gospel — the Good News about Jesus and his Kingdom — will be preached to every nation. We can do that better today than ever before. So let's make sure we...

Hebrews 10:19-25 Dear Father, Thank you for the confidence I can have to enter your sanctuary. May I draw near to you in faith, full of assurance, with my heart cleansed from a guilty conscience and with my body washed with pure water. Grant that I may hold fast to the confession of my faith...

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it...

[A desperate and lonely woman who had been ill for years came to Jesus for healing.] For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. —Matthew 9:21 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The woman who said this to herself knew ostracism and loneliness because of her...

"Gather not my soul with sinners." —Psalms 26:9 Evening Thought Fear made David pray thus, for something whispered, "Perhaps, after all, thou mayst be gathered with the wicked." That fear, although marred by unbelief, springs, in the main, from holy anxiety, arising from the recollection of...

Dear Lord, Thank You for today. Thank You for my marriage. I pray that I would honor You in my marriage. I pray that I would bless You by the way that I live out my role as a wife. I also pray that everything I do blesses my husband. I pray against fear and the things that tempt me to worry...

[Jesus continued,] "When [wars, earthquakes, and famines] begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about...