His Love Is Our Light April 12 Mark 4:21, ‘And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?’ MARK 4:21-25 Just as a candle or lamp is not to be hid, but …

Shine Your Light Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. —Matthew 5:16 One faithful witness is worth a thousand mute professors of religion. Tom Allan, Scotland’s famous young preacher, was brought to Christ while a …

It’s Not Over Till It’s Over Withstand [the devil]; be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God …

Worldly Cares Are Thorns April 11 Luke 8:14, ‘And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.’ LUKE 8:5-14 This third type of ground is characteristic …

Transformed By Grace He hath made him to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God . . . —2 Corinthians 5:21 Augustine was one of the greatest theologians of all time. He was a wild, intemperate, immoral youth. In spite of …

Feed on the Word! Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes. Proverbs 4:20-21 Once you’ve made the Word of God final authority in your life, your first step to victory over the attacks of the enemy is to go to …

No Distractions, Please April 10 Mark 4:16, ‘And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;’ MARK 4:13-20 The second type of person Jesus describes is one who does receive the Word, even with great joy, …

What Is Most Important? For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ must still be dead. And if he is still dead, then all our preaching is useless and your trust in God is empty, worthless, hopeless. . . . The fact is that Christ did actually …

Leave the Past Behind …But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:13 Failures and disappointments. Aches and pains from the past that just won’t seem to go away. Most of us know what it’s like …

Do Not Trust Your Heart And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him . . . —Luke 23:33 One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Why did …