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"Just, and the justifier of him which believeth." —Romans 3:26 Morning Thought Being justified by faith, we have peace with God. Conscience accuses no longer. Judgment now decides for the sinner instead of against him. Memory looks back upon past sins, with deep sorrow for the sin, but yet...

"Who of God is made unto us wisdom." —1 Corinthians 1:30 Evening Thought Man's intellect seeks after rest, and by nature seeks it apart from the Lord Jesus Christ. Men of education are apt, even when converted, to look upon the simplicities of the cross of Christ with an eye too little...

Dear Lord, Thank You for my marriage. I am so blessed to be married to my best friend. I pray that we always make time to have fun together. We are so good at planning and doing and rushing through life. Help us to slow down, to play more, to laugh more, and to just be close. I pray we tickle...

[Jesus continued,] "And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved." —Mark 13:13 NLT Key Thought Even when our situation makes us feel like everyone is against us, we can endure ... we must endure ... we will endure. When we are...

Hebrews 11:8-19 Holy Father, in whom all faith is safe, I cannot imagine what it would be like to be asked to do what you asked ### to do. He was willing to sacrifice the very son you had promised to him, the son through whom you promised to make a great nation. He believed that you could do...

The Spirit told Philip, "Climb into the chariot." —Acts 8:29 MESSAGE Key Thought I am not sure that I have ever heard a command uttered this clearly by the Spirit of God. But I do know, however, that the Spirit has led me to deep conviction about sin in my life and given me answers to...

...I am the LORD which exercise loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. —Jeremiah 9:24 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Two truths are equally crucial for us to understand in this passage. First, God is kind, just and...

"For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him." —Ezra...

"I sleep, but my heart waketh." —Song of Solomon 5:2 Evening Thought Paradoxes abound in Christian experience, and here is one—the spouse was asleep, and yet she was awake. He only can read the believer's riddle who has ploughed with the heifer of his experience. The two points in this...

But first, I need to tell you about the online marriage retreat! Awesome Marriage is hosting an online marriage retreat that begins October 14 and includes a session from me on 5 Steps to Better Sex. Early bird registration is open NOW. Early Bird: $39 (9/23-29) Regular: $49 (after 9/29)...

Dear Lord, Please help me to love my husband today. Inspire my heart to do something nice for him, to help him solve a problem, to encourage his heart, or to serve him joyfully. I pray the other women in my life would spur me on to show my husband great love. I pray I would respect him with my...

[Jesus continued,] "A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed." —Mark 13:12 NLT Key Thought Jesus warned that those loyal to him could find themselves having to choose between their...

Then the Spirit lifted me [Ezekiel] up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. —Ezekiel 43:5 NIV Key Thought The Spirit of God gets us to the places we need to be to minister to others in the name of Jesus. The Spirit also leads us to the places —...

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...

"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. Our...

"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...