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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 vision. A principle does not come from moral inspiration, but a vision does. People who are totally consumed with idealistic […]
Read MoreMay 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 the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something […]
Read MoreMay 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 not referring here to a cost which we have to count, but to a cost which He has already counted. […]
Read MoreMay 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 this and that”; a spiritually-minded person will demand that you align your life with the standards of Jesus. We are […]
Read MoreMay 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 idea, not man’s; therefore, it has an unfathomable depth. Salvation is the great thought of God, not an experience. Experience […]
Read MoreMay 4 Vicarious Intercession “… having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus …” (Hebrews 10:19). Beware of thinking that intercession means bringing our own personal sympathies and concerns into the presence of God, and then demanding that He do whatever we ask. Our ability to approach God is due entirely […]
Read MoreMay 3 Vital Intercession “… praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit …” (Ephesians 6:18). As we continue on in our intercession for others, we may find that our obedience to God in interceding is going to cost those for whom we intercede more than we ever thought. The danger in […]
Read MoreMay 2 The Patience To Wait for the Vision “Though it tarries, wait for it …” (Habakkuk 2:3). Patience is not the same as indifference; patience conveys the idea of someone who is tremendously strong and able to withstand all assaults. Having the vision of God is the source of patience because it gives […]
Read MoreMay 1 Faith—Not Emotion “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). For a while, we are fully aware of God’s concern for us. But then, when God begins to use us in His work, we begin to take on a pitiful look and talk only of our trials and difficulties. And all […]
Read MoreApril 30 Spontaneous Love “Love suffers long and is kind …” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Love is not premeditated—it is spontaneous; that is, it bursts forth in extraordinary ways. There is nothing of precise certainty in Paul’s description of love. We cannot predetermine our thoughts and actions by saying, “Now I will never think any evil […]
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