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Dear God, Thank You for the hope we have for the future. Thank You for giving my husband and I dreams and desires. Thank You for the time my husband and I share when we goal set. I submit our goals to You and I ask that we are flexible with them so that we fulfill Your will for our lives and...

[Talking about his second coming, Jesus continued,] "I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for [the Son of Man]!" —Mark 13:37 NLT Key Thought As Jesus tells this story about his second coming (Mark 13:34-36), he is in effect saying, "Watch for my return!" Throughout his ministry, he...

Hebrews 13:10-21 Dear Father, Help me to obey my leaders and submit to them, as those who keep watch for my soul. Fill my mouth and my heart with earnest prayer for all your servants who serve you in your kingdom! Now may you, the great God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord...

From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. —Revelation 4:5 NLT Key Thought Glory! If we read all of Revelation 4, we are given a picture of God's glorious...

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ... —2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The apostle Paul knew he was in a war against spiritual forces...

"He arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights." —1 Kings 19:8 Morning Thought All the strength supplied to us by our gracious God is meant for service, not for wantonness or boasting. When the prophet Elijah found the cake baked on the...

"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." —Mark 16:16 Evening Thought Mr. MacDonald asked the inhabitants of the island of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man replied, "We shall be saved if we repent, and forsake our sins, and turn to God." "Yes," said a middle-aged...

Dear God, I come before You today and lift up wives to You. I pray for any wife that needs to be healed, whether from a physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual pain or problem. I pray for restoration. I ask that You would reach down and touch each wife, giving them peace beyond understanding...

[Jesus continued,] "The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. You, too, must keep watch! For you don't...

Hebrews 13:10-21 Dear Father, Thank you for providing an altar of worship for me and all those who have faith in Jesus. Thank you that our Lord Jesus was willing to suffer outside the gate in order to call to himself a people sanctified through his blood. Thank you that I am one of these! Let...

This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the...

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. —Romans 10:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Christ is both the fulfillment of the Law (the goal and destination of the Law) and also the end of the Law. We are no longer judged on the basis of law-keeping...

"At evening time it shall be light." —Zechariah 14:7 Morning Thought Oftentimes we look forward with forebodings to the time of old age, forgetful that at eventide it shall be light. To many saints, old age is the choicest season in their lives. A balmier air fans the mariner's cheek as he...

"If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." —1 John 2:1 Evening Thought "If any man sin, we have an advocate." Yes, though we sin, we have him still. John does not say, "If any man sin he has forfeited his advocate," but "we have an advocate," sinners...

Dear Lord, I humble myself before You in prayer, seeking restoration, comfort, peace, and energy. So often tiredness strikes marriage, I respond to my husband from selfishness and have no energy to serve him. Please renew my heart so that I am not too exhausted to love well. Give strength to my...

[Talking about his second coming, Jesus continued,] "And since you don't know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!" —Mark 13:33 NLT Key Thought Since we cannot know for sure the exact time of the Lord's return, our approach should be clear and without distraction. We are to...

Hebrews 13:6-8 Dear Father, Help me say with confidence: The Lord is my helper. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? I remember those who led me to Christ by speaking his word to me. Thank you for them. Bless them abundantly. Help me to imitate their faith. And most of all, thank you...

Don't be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others — ignoring God! — harvests a crop of weeds. All he'll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God's...

Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. —Leviticus 10:3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God's holiness is unapproachable except through the...

"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" —Hebrews 1:14 Morning Thought Angels are the unseen attendants of the saints of God; they bear us up in their hands, lest we dash our foot against a stone. Loyalty to their Lord leads...