READ IT ALOUD: Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded (James 4:8b). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: “Yes, I am engaged to an unbeliever,” Jane says, “but God knows my heart.” Jane is right. What she does not understand, however, is the gravity of that statement. The things of the...
read moreThe Word: There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all...
read moreThe Word: For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? (2 Corinthians 2:15-16). Prayerful Contemplation: To the precious people of God, Jesus...
read moreThe Word: He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth slander, is a fool (Proverbs 10:18). The Bible commands us to speak the truth at all times. Love does not lie. However, it is hard to maintain honesty in all things. Sometimes, it even seems like it would be virtuous to tell a lie, in order to spare another...
read moreThe Word: King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian (Acts 26:28). Prayerful Contemplation: The Apostle Paul had just given an astounding account of his journey to Christianity. His testimony had an entire company of people in awe,...
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