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Thursday, October 17: Let us rejoice today and be glad Psalm 118:24

The Lord has done it this very day;

let us rejoice today and be glad.

Reflect

God has given each of us this one day. God is... Continue Reading

Wednesday, October 16: To loose the chains of injustice Isaiah 58:3-8

'Why have we fasted,' they say,

'and you have not seen it?

Why have we humbled ourselves,

Tuesday, October 15: Where can I go from your Spirit? Psalm 139:1-12

You have searched me, Lord,

and you know me.

You know when I sit and when I... Continue Reading

Monday, October 14: Do not I fill heaven and earth? Jeremiah 23:23-24

"Am I only a God nearby,"

declares the Lord,

"and not a God far away?

Sunday, October 13: We’re going to feast!

Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.

"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his... Continue Reading

Saturday, October 12: He allowed no one to oppress them Psalm 105:12-22

When they were but few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in it,

they wandered from nation to nation,

Friday, October 11: Yes, Lord, you know that I love you John 21:15-17

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?"

"Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you."

Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."

Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"

He answered, "Yes, Lord, ... Continue Reading

Thursday, October 10: Before the rooster crows Matthew 26:72-75

He denied it again, with an oath: "I don't know the man!"

After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, "Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away."

Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, "I don't know the man!"

Immediate... Continue Reading

Wednesday, October 9: Christ died for us Romans 5:8-11

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death... Continue Reading

Tuesday, October 8: The redemption that came by Christ Jesus Romans 3:23-24

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Reflect

Yesterday's passage said that we're made in the image of God. Today we see that we are all sinners, breakers of God's law,... Continue Reading

Monday, October 7: And it was very good Genesis 1:27-31

So God created mankind in his own image,

in the image of God he created them;

male and female he created them.

God b... Continue Reading

Sunday, October 6: Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house Luke 15:8-10

"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, th... Continue Reading

Saturday, October 5: From everlasting to everlasting Psalm 103:13-22

As a father has compassion on his children,

so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

Friday, October 4: Jesus Christ is Lord Philippians 2:9-11

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place

and gave him the name that is above every name,

that at the name of Jesus e... Continue Reading

Thursday, October 3: Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus Philippians 2:5-8

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Who, being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own adv... Continue Reading

Wednesday, October 2: Value others above yourself Philippians 2:3-4

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Reflect

Selfish ambition can wreck a church, can ruin a family, and can self-destruct a life.... Continue Reading

Tuesday, October 1: Being like-minded Philippians 2:1-2

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.

Reflect... Continue Reading

Monday, September 30: Come, follow me Matthew 4:18-22

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." At once they left their nets and followed... Continue Reading

Sunday, September 29: More rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents Luke 15:1-7

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn't he... Continue Reading

Saturday, September 28: The LORD is compassionate and gracious Psalm 103:1-12

Praise the Lord, my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise... Continue Reading