Day 19 Go Home and Tell P. Douglas Small God’s Word for Today Read Galatians 1:23 Thoughts for Today My grandfather was a godly man – I never knew him to be anything but Christian. And my mother came to faith very early. But my father was slow to believe. He had a tender heart,…
DetailsDay 18 Jesus’ Final Command Claude V. King God’s Word for Today Read Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47-48; John 20:21-22; and Acts 1:8 Thoughts for Today Final words of famous people are long remembered and often quoted. When a person knows he is on his death bed, he might even prepare a final statement…
DetailsDay 17 Pray for Workers in the Harvest Claude V. King God’s Word for Today Read Matthew 9:35-38 Thoughts for Today When Jesus “saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them” (v. 36). The closer you get to Jesus and the more time you spend with Him, the more your heart will begin to beat…
DetailsDay 16 Live with Urgency P. Douglas Small God’s Word for Today Read Luke 16:19-31 and Luke 21:25-28 Thoughts for Today Richard Hornbuckle had three passengers in his yellow Buick headed south over the St. Petersburg Bay bridge. The weather was horrible. The rain was fierce and visibility was bleak. Hornbuckle slowed to a crawl…
DetailsDay 15 Praying for Those Yet to Believe P. Douglas Small God’s Word for Today Read Daniel 3:34-36; 4:22-30; Acts 9:10-19; 12:1-4, 21. Thoughts for Today Nestled between the great dreams and visions of Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel that reveal the sweep of history and the coming kingdom of God, are stories or persecution of the…
DetailsDay 14 Survey Your World Claude V. King and P. Douglas Small God’s Word for Today Read John 1:35-51 Thoughts for Today The disciple-band that followed Jesus was not comprised of all friends or acquaintances. Andrew heard about Jesus from John, the Baptist. And he brought his brother Simon Peter. Jesus found Philip, and then…
DetailsDay 13 The Power of Love Claude V. King God’s Word for Today Read John 13:34-35 and John 15:9-17 Thoughts for Today The world will know we are followers of Jesus Christ by the love we demonstrate toward one another. This past summer I saw this reality during a trip to Sierra Leone (West Africa).…
DetailsDay 12 The Blessings of Obedience Claude V. King God’s Word for Today Read John 14:15-23 and Matthew 7:21-27 Thoughts for Today Hasn’t Jesus made some wonderful promises to us? He has promised the Holy Spirit as our Counselor who will never leave us alone. He has promised us life in Him and in the…
DetailsDay 11 Surrendered Lives Claude V. King God’s Word for Today Read Romans 12:1-2 and 1 John 3:16 Thoughts for Today Paul explained that God’s mercy for us deserves the surrender of our lives and bodies to Christ as living sacrifices. Then John wrote that because of Christ’s love for us, we ought to lay…
DetailsDay 10 Return to Your First Love Claude V. King God’s Word for Today Read Revelation 2:1-5 Thoughts for Today Our intimate relationship with Christ and our concern for those He loves are dependent on our love for Him. If we depart from our first love, we need to return. Our renewed love for Him…
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