Topic:GOD LIKES US – April 20 Mark 5:19, “Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.” MARK 5:18-20 One of the ways God’s goodness is revealed is through His mercy. We may describe mercy as “the …
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Topic:Our Basic Need By Billy Graham • April 20 . . . he hath set his love upon me . . . —Psalm 91:14 A basic need of mankind is affection. Those who “abide in Him” are objects of God’s affection and love. You cannot say that you are friendless when Christ has said, “Henceforth I call you not servants …
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Topic:Be Supernatural God’s Way Gloria Copeland And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me?… Lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. Exodus 14:15-16 If you hang around God very much, it won’t …
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Topic:The Art of Forgiveness April 20, 2018 Read: Luke 15:11–24 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 9–11; Luke 15:11–32 While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Luke 15:20 One afternoon I spent two hours …
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Topic:WORSHIP IS WARFARE – April 19 Mark 5:6, “But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him.” MATTHEW 8:28-34; MARK 5:1-17; LUKE 8:27-39 The word “worshipped” is taken from the Greek word “proskuneo” which means “to prostrate oneself in homage to; do reverence to; adore.” The fact that this tormented man ran to Jesus, and not away …
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Topic:Depend on Him By Billy Graham • April 19 I advise you to obey only the Holy Spirit’s instructions. He will tell you where to go and what to do, and then you won’t always be doing the wrong things your evil nature wants you to. —Galatians 5:16 (TLB) To walk in the Spirit is a challenging and inspiring exercise, …
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Topic:Be of Good Cheer Kenneth Copeland And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. Acts 27:22 What do you do when you’re in a really perilous situation? If you’re like I used to be, you cry out to God in desperation. One afternoon when I was squalling to God about something, He interrupted me and said, Kenneth, …
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Topic:Hurry Not April 19, 2018 Read: Isaiah 26:1–4 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 6–8; Luke 15:1–10 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3 “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry.” When two friends repeated that adage by the wise Dallas Willard to me, I knew I needed to consider it. Where …
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Topic:Handling Life A daily devotion for April 19th Read the Scripture: Leviticus 17 This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings…. They must …
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Topic:SERVANT POWER – April 18 Mark 4:41, “And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” MARK 4:35-41 When God created this physical world and all of its inhabitants, He gave mankind authority to rule and subdue His creation. Although God still owned the universe …
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