March 16                                               The Master Will Judge “We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ …” (2 Corinthians 5:10). Paul says that we must all, preachers and other people alike, “appear before the ....

March 15 The Discipline of Dismay “As they followed they were afraid” (Mark 10:32). At the beginning of our life with Jesus Christ, we were sure we knew all there was to know about following ....

March 14 Yielding “… you are that one’s slaves whom you obey …” (Romans 6:16). The first thing I must be willing to admit when I begin to examine what controls and dominates me is ....

March 13 God’s Total Surrender to Us “For God so loved the world that He gave …” (John 3:16). Salvation does not mean merely deliverance from sin or the experience of personal holiness. The salvation ....

March 12 Total Surrender “Peter began to say to Him, ‘See, we have left all and followed You’ ” (Mark 10:28). Our Lord replies to this statement of Peter by saying that this surrender is ....

March 11 Obedience to the “Heavenly Vision” “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given us, we alone are responsible—not God. We lose the ....

March 10 Being an Example of His Message “Preach the word!” (2 Timothy 4:2). We are not saved only to be instruments for God, but to be His sons and daughters. He does not turn ....

March 9 Turning Back or Walking with Jesus? “Do you also want to go away?” (John 6:67). What a penetrating question! Our Lord’s words often hit home for us when He speaks in the simplest ....

March 8 The Surrendered Life “I have been crucified with Christ …” (Galatians 2:20). To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender ....

March 7 The Source of Abundant Joy “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Paul was speaking here of the things that might seem likely to ....