Day 20

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life ?”

– Matthew 6:25 – 27

Of all the animals God chose to compare us to, why birds? Continue reading →

Day 19

“Anyone who listens to My teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.  But anyone who hears My teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.  When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

– Matthew 7:24-27

In the verse above Jesus is talking about two types of people: the wise and the foolish. Continue reading →

Day 18

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our Faith.”

– Hebrews 12:1-2

Additional reading: 2 Timothy 2:19-21, 22-23Psalm 100:1-5Psalm 101:1-4, 5-8

Many of you know that disciplining yourselves to stay away from sin is important. The Bible clearly teaches that. But do you know exactly how to do it? Continue reading →

Day 17

“You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your Presence!”

 – Acts 2:28

Additional reading: Joel 2:28-30, 31-32

Life can get so busy and full of things to do, whether it be for pleasure or play. The constant stimulation of this world makes it hard at times to sit in that quiet place with the Lord Continue reading →

Day 16

“Remember the Lord your God. He is the one Who gives you the power to be successful . . .”

– Deuteronomy 8:18

Everyone enjoys success. Continue reading →

Day 15

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].”

– 2 Corinthians 5:17

Additional Reading (Bible Gateway): Acts 19-21 & 23-24

Sometimes our past tries to come back and keep us from the plans that God has for us. Continue reading →

Day 14

“Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly From a pure heart.”

– 1 Peter 1:22

The Bible clearly describes the state in which people will be in during the end times: “…lovers of self” (2 Timothy 3:2). Continue reading →

Day 13

“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds – declares the Lord.”

– Jeremiah 30:17

God wants you well! He wants you healthy and strong in every area of your life. But first, He wants you to be spiritually strong. Continue reading →

Day 12

“ . . . it is our [constant] ambition to be pleasing to Him.”

– 2 Corinthians 5:9

Consider the following questions as you examine your heart before the Lord today.

Do you give God your heartfelt praise and thanksgiving?

Giving thanks to God should be more than just words out of our mouth. Continue reading →

Day 11

“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him.”

– John 4:23

Additional reading: 1 Chronicles 16:23-27, 28-31

We were created to worship God! Continue reading →