Topic:Complacency Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have begun to reign — and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you! 1 Corinthians 4:8 The seat of the problem at Corinth was their love of human wisdom, their hunger for the …
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Topics: Youth Issues The Problem of Boredom By Billy Graham October 11 . . . knowing what lies ahead for you, you won’t become bored with being a Christian . . . —Hebrews 6:12 (TLB) Do you know what nearly all the sociologists say today in their study of young people? The greatest problem facing young people today is not …
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Topic:Live Free From Fear Gloria Copeland He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome …
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Topic:Fighting Life’s Dragons Bible in a Year: Isaiah 34–36 Colossians 2 Having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Colossians 2:9–15 Have you ever fought a dragon? If you answered no, author Eugene Peterson disagrees with you. In A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, he wrote, “Dragons are …
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Topic:PRONOUNCE YOURSELF CLEAN! Matthew 8:3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Most of us are familiar with the healing of the leper in Matthew 8. It is a beautiful account of God’s willingness to touch and heal the sick, no matter how unclean they may be. …
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Topics: God, God’s Love Satisfied by Righteousness By Billy Graham October 10 But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:19 Man hungers for food, and God sends the sun and rain upon the golden fields of grain. The grain is made into flour, and flour into bread, and man’s …
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Topic:Stewards of the Mysteries of God This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 A minister of Christ is to be a steward entrusted with what Paul …
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Topic:Your First and Highest Calling Kenneth Copeland God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9 Do you know what God wants you to do more than anything else today? He wants you to fellowship with Him. He wants you to walk with Him and talk with Him. …
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Topic:A Critical Reaction Bible in a Year: Isaiah 32–33 Colossians 1 The one who is patient calms a quarrel. Proverbs 15:1–2, 31–33 Tough words hurt. So my friend—an award-winning author—struggled with how to respond to the criticism he received. His new book had earned five-star reviews plus a major award. Then a respected magazine reviewer gave him a backhanded compliment, …
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Topic:OUR HELP IN TIME OF NEED Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. If you are facing a challenge right now, I want you to know that you have a standing invitation from your heavenly Father to come boldly to the …
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