Topic:Longing for God May 2, 2018 Read: 1 John 4:13–16 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 12–13; Luke 22:1–2 My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2 One day my daughter was visiting with our one-year-old grandson. I was getting ready to leave the …
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Topic:Waiting in Anticipation May 1, 2018 Read: Psalm 130:1–6 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 10–11; Luke 21:20–38 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:6 Every May Day (May 1) in Oxford, England, an early …
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Topic:Breaking the Chains April 30, 2018 Read: Ephesians 1:3–14 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 8–9; Luke 21:1–19 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. Ephesians 1:7 We found our visit to Christ Church Cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, deeply moving, for it sits …
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Topic:Take Another Look at Jesus! April 29, 2018 Read: Hebrews 3:1–6 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 6–7; Luke 20:27–47 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we …
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Topic:On-the-Job Training April 28, 2018 Read: 2 Timothy 1:6–14 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 3–5; Luke 20:1–26 Of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. 2 Timothy 1:11 When my son’s teacher asked me to serve as a chaperone for their science …
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Topic:Wisdom’s Call April 27, 2018 Read: Proverbs 8:10–21 | Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 1–2; Luke 19:28–48 Wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Proverbs 8:11 Malcolm Muggeridge, the noted British journalist and social critic, came to faith in Christ at the …
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Topic:The Widow’s Faith April 26, 2018 Read: 2 Kings 4:1–7 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 23–24; Luke 19:1–27 The pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Matthew 6:32 It is pitch dark when Ah-pi starts her day. Others in the …
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Topic:Amnesia April 25, 2018 Read: Daniel 4:28–37 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 21–22; Luke 18:24–43 My understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High. Daniel 4:34 nkjv Emergency Services in Carlsbad, California, came to the rescue of a woman with an Australian accent who couldn’t recall …
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Topic:The Waiting Place April 24, 2018 Read: Psalm 70 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 19–20; Luke 18:1–23 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him. Psalm 37:7 “Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday …
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Topic:The Secret of Peace April 23, 2018 Read: 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 16–18; Luke 17:20–37 The Lord of peace himself give you peace. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Grace is a very special lady. One word comes to mind when I think of her: peace. The …
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