May 14 The Habit of Enjoying Adversity “… that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body” (2 Corinthians 4:10). We have to develop godly habits to express what God’s ....

                    May 13 The Habit of Keeping a Clear Conscience “… strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men” (Acts 24:16). God’s commands to us are actually given to the life of ....

May 12 The Habit of Having No Habits “If these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful …” (2 Peter 1:8). When we first begin to form a habit, we ....

  May 11 “Love One Another” “… add to your … brotherly kindness love” (2 Peter 1:5, 7). Love is an indefinite thing to most of us; we don’t know what we mean when we talk ....

 May 10 Take the Initiative “… add to your faith virtue …” (2 Peter 1:5). Add means that we have to do something. We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God ....

May 9 Reaching Beyond Our Grasp “Where there is no revelation [or prophetic vision], the people cast off restraint …” (Proverbs 29:18). There is a difference between holding on to a principle and having a ....

    May 8 The Faith to Persevere “Because you have kept My command to persevere …” (Revelation 3:10). Perseverance means more than endurance—more than simply holding on until the end. A saint’s life is in ....

May 7 Building for Eternity “Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it …” (Luke 14:28). Our Lord was ....

 May 6 Liberty and the Standards of Jesus “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free …” (Galatians 5:1). A spiritually-minded person will never come to you with the demand—“Believe ....

May 5 Judgment and the Love of God “The time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God …” (1 Peter 4:17). The Christian servant must never forget that salvation is God’s ....