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January 24 God’s Overpowering Purpose “I have appeared to you for this purpose …” (Acts 26:16). The vision Paul had on the road to Damascus was not a passing emotional experience, but a vision that had very clear and emphatic directions for him. And Paul stated, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” […]
Read MoreJanuary 23 Transformed by Beholding “We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image …” (2 Corinthians 3:18). The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled openness before God, which allows that person’s life to become a mirror […]
Read MoreJanuary 22 Am I Looking to God? “Look to Me, and be saved …” (Isaiah 45:22). Do we expect God to come to us with His blessings and save us? He says, “Look to Me, and be saved … .” The greatest difficulty spiritually is to concentrate on God, and His blessings are what […]
Read MoreTime To Make The Call 9If you use your mouth to say, “Jesus is Lord,” and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from death, then you will be saved. 10We believe with our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouths to say that we believe, […]
Read MoreJanuary 21 Recall What God Remembers “Thus says the Lord: ‘I remember … the kindness of your youth …’ ” (Jeremiah 2:2). Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Does everything in my life fill His heart with […]
Read MoreJanuary 20 Are You Fresh for Everything? “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God’ ” (John 3:3). Sometimes we are fresh and eager to attend a prayer meeting, but do we feel that same freshness for such mundane […]
Read MoreJanuary 19 Vision and Darkness “When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him” (Genesis 15:12). Whenever God gives a vision to a Christian, it is as if He puts him in “the shadow of His hand” (Isaiah 49:2). The saint’s duty is […]
Read MoreJanuary 18 “It Is the Lord!” “Thomas answered and said to Him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ ” (John 20:28). Jesus said to her, ‘Give Me a drink’ ” (John 4:7). How many of us are expecting Jesus Christ to quench our thirst when we should be satisfying Him! We should be pouring out our […]
Read MoreJanuary 17 The Call of the Natural Life “When it pleased God … to reveal His Son in me …” (Galatians 1:15–16). The call of God is not a call to serve Him in any particular way. My contact with the nature of God will shape my understanding of His call and will help me […]
Read MoreJanuary 16 The Voice of the Nature of God “I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ ” (Isaiah 6:8). When we talk about the call of God, we often forget the most important thing, namely, the nature of Him who calls. There are many […]
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