Topic:MARRIAGE IS A COVENANT August 20 Matthew 19:9 “And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.” MATTHEW 19:7-9 Although adultery denotes one who has unlawful …
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Topic:ONE FLESH August 19 Matthew 19:5 “And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” MATTHEW 19:3-5 What does it mean for a man and a woman to become “one flesh?” The act of …
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Topic:DIVORCE IS NOT GOD’S BEST August 18 Mark 10:2 “And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.” MARK 10:2-6 The Pharisees didn’t really want to know what Jesus taught on divorce and remarriage. They didn’t value …
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Topic:RIGHTEOUSNESS IS A GIFT August 17 Luke 18:9 “And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:” LUKE 18:9-14 People who are self-righteous often despise others. No one can compare himself with God’s perfect standard and feel good about himself. To …
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Topic:GOD ANSWERS PRAYER August 16 Luke 18:7 “And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? ” LUKE 18:1-8 This is not an exact comparison of God to this unjust judge, teaching us that we should badger God …
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Topic:LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT August 15 Luke 17:24 “For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.” LUKE 17:24-31 This scripture and the parallel scripture in …
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Topic:GIVE THANKS DAILY August 14 Luke 17:18 “There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.” LUKE 17:11-18 Relatively few people who receive the goodness of the Lord return to give Him thanks for what He has done. That does not keep the Lord from …
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Topic:FOCUS ON THE THINGS ABOVE August 13 John 11:44 “And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.” JOHN 11:44 Symbolically, Lazarus is like many Christians. The …
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Topic:GROANING IN THE SPIRIT August 12 John 11:33 “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.” JOHN 11:33 The Greek word that is translated “groaned” expresses that Jesus was deeply moved, but not necessarily with …
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Topic:LIVE FOREVER IN HIM August 11 John 11:26 “And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” JOHN 11:26 Some people have interpreted this as saying that it is possible to never die. Therefore, there are people today who are believing that they will live physically …
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