Day 12

“How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand.”

– Psalm 139:17-18

What an encouraging thought, that the creator of the universe thinks so many thoughts about each one of us that it’s compared to sand! Continue reading →

Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. – Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)

Day 11

“But Jesus turned away from Peter and said to him, Get behind Me, Satan! You are in My way [an offense and a hindrance and a snare to Me]; for you are minding what partakes not of the nature and quality of God, but of men.”

– Matthew 16:23

Christ was a good example when it came to temptation. Continue reading →

Day 10

And Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in Me will never be thirsty.”

– John 6:35

Additional Reading: Psalm 63:1-5

A term that comes to mind when I see the struggle of this world is that the world is unfulfilled. Continue reading →

Day 09

“God—you’re my God! I can’t get enough of you! I’ve worked up such hunger and thirst for God, traveling across dry and weary deserts.”

– Proverbs 3:5-6

Focus – a center of activity, attraction, or attention

Action – the accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time

Inseparability – seemingly always together: very intimate

Trust – assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something

Hunger – a strong desire Continue reading →

Day 08

“You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.”(Read verse 5 – 6)

– Exodus 20:3-6

According to Merriam Webster, idolatry is the worship of a physical object as a god, or immoderate attachment or devotion to something. Continue reading →

Day 07

“…be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”

– Ephesians 6:10-11

God has not left us defenseless against the attacks of the enemy, but instead He has provided spiritual armor to wear in this spiritual battle. Continue reading →