January 25— A Pearl for Today “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jer. 33:3 NASB). JESUS PAID IT ALL Four of our five children attended Biola, a Christian university in LaMirada, C...
Continue ReadingJanuary 24—Gifts The word for today is gifts. “But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. … But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. … But now ...
Continue ReadingJanuary 23—Brokenness The word for today is brokenness. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Ps. 34:18). “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not de...
Continue ReadingJanuary 22—Rapture The word for today is rapture. “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised...
Continue ReadingJanuary 21—Rewards The word for today is rewards. “Now if any man builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire;...
Continue ReadingJanuary 20—Finishing The word for today is finishing. “I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do” (John 17:4). “When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’And He ...
Continue ReadingJanuary 19—Flesh The word for today is flesh. “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one an...
Continue ReadingJanuary 18—A Pearl for Today “But holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience” (1 Tim. 3:9). “… seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron” (1 Tim. 4:2). SEARED OR CLEAR CONSCIENCE Don and I have five children. The...
Continue ReadingJanuary 17—Witnessing The word for today is witnessing. “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth” (...
Continue ReadingJanuary 16—The Spirit The word for today is the Spirit. “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you” (John 14:26). “Who also sealed us...
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