February 18 Taking the Initiative Against Despair “Rise, let us be going” (Matthew 26:46). In the Garden of Gethsemane, the disciples went to sleep when they should have stayed awake, and once they ....

                          February 17 Taking the Initiative Against Depression “Arise and eat” (1 Kings 19:5). The angel in this passage did not give Elijah a vision, or explain the Scriptures to him, or do anything remarkable. ....

                                                          February 16 The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative “Arise from the dead …” (Ephesians 5:14). Not all initiative, the willingness to take the first step, is inspired by God. Someone may say to you, “Get ....

February 15 “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” “None of us lives to himself …” (Romans 14:7). Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible spiritually to God for other people? For instance, if ....

February 14 The Discipline of Hearing “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops” (Matthew 10:27). Sometimes God puts us through ....

February 13 The Devotion of Hearing  “Samuel answered, ‘Speak, for Your servant hears’ ” (1 Samuel 3:10). Just because I have listened carefully and intently to one thing from God does not mean that I ....

February 12 Are You Listening to God? “They said to Moses, ‘You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die’ ” (Exodus 20:19). We don’t consciously ....

                           February 11                                                   Is Your Mind Stayed on God? “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You” (Isaiah 26:3). Is your mind stayed on ....

                             February 10 Is Your Ability To See God Blinded? “Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things …” (Isaiah 40:26). The people of God in Isaiah’s time had ....

February 9 Are You Exhausted Spiritually? “The everlasting God … neither faints nor is weary” (Isaiah 40:28). Exhaustion means that our vital energies are completely worn out and spent. Spiritual exhaustion is never the result ....