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June 26 Drawing on the Grace of God—Now “We … plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain” (2 Corinthians 6:1). The grace you had yesterday will not be sufficient for today. Grace is the overflowing favor of God, and you can always count on it being available to draw upon […]
Read MoreJune 25 Receiving Yourself in the Fires of Sorrow “… what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. ‘Father, glorify Your name’ ” (John 12:27–28). As a saint of God, my attitude toward sorrow and difficulty should not be to ask that they […]
Read MoreJune 24 Reconciling Yourself to the Fact of Sin “This is your hour, and the power of darkness” (Luke 22:53). Not being reconciled to the fact of sin—not recognizing it and refusing to deal with it—produces all the disasters in life. You may talk about the lofty virtues of human nature, but there is […]
Read MoreJune 23 “Acquainted With Grief” “He is … a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:3). We are not “acquainted with grief” in the same way our Lord was acquainted with it. We endure it and live through it, but we do not become intimate with it. At the beginning of our lives […]
Read MoreJune 22 The Unchanging Law of Judgment “With what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you” (Matthew 7:2). This statement is not some haphazard theory, but it is an eternal law of God. Whatever judgment you give will be the very way […]
Read MoreJune 21 The Ministry of the Inner Life “You are … a royal priesthood …” (1 Peter 2:9). By what right have we become “a royal priesthood”? It is by the right of the atonement by the Cross of Christ that this has been accomplished. Are we prepared to purposely disregard ourselves and to launch […]
Read MoreJune 20 Have You Come to “When” Yet? “The Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends” (Job 42:10). A pitiful, sickly, and self-centered kind of prayer and a determined effort and selfish desire to be right with God are never found in the New Testament. The fact that I am trying to […]
Read Morev June 19 The Service of Passionate Devotion “… do you love Me? … Tend My sheep” (John 21:16). Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep, to see that they get nourished in the knowledge of Him. We consider what we do […]
Read MoreJune 18 Keep Recognizing Jesus “… Peter … walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid …” (Matthew 14:29–30). The wind really was boisterous and the waves really were high, but Peter didn’t see them at first. He didn’t consider them at all; […]
Read MoreJune 17 Beware of Criticizing Others “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1). Jesus’ instructions with regard to judging others is very simply put; He says, “Don’t.” The average Christian is the most piercingly critical individual known. Criticism is one of the ordinary activities of people, but in the spiritual realm nothing is […]
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