May 19                        “Out of the Wreck I Rise” “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” (Romans 8:35). God does not keep His child immune from trouble; He promises, “I will be ....

          May 18 Living Simply—Yet Focused “Look at the birds of the air … . Consider the lilies of the field …” (Matthew 6:26, 28). Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither ....

          May 17                                His Ascension and Our Access “It came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven” (Luke 24:51). We have no experiences in our ....

              May 16 The Habit of Recognizing God’s Provision “… you may be partakers of the divine nature …” (2 Peter 1:4). We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own ....

May 15 The Habit of Rising to the Occasion “… that you may know what is the hope of His calling …” (Ephesians 1:18). Remember that you have been saved so that the life of ....

                    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 ....