Monthly Archives: January 2017

Tuesday, January 31 God of Love And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16 Recommended Reading … Continue reading →

Monday, January 30 Love in Spite Of But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Recommended Reading John 15:13 The British Victorian poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, published … Continue reading →

New Year’s Resolutions – Keep Your Promises January 28, 2017 Do what has proceeded out of your mouth. Numbers 32:24b While cleaning out his house last year, Darwin Day, 70, of Grand Prairie, Texas, found an old set of Topps … Continue reading →

Friday, January 27 Hope for the Family Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 Recommended Reading Matthew 19:4–8 The state of the family is … Continue reading →

Thursday, January 26 Head and Body And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18 Recommended Reading Ephesians 5:23 … Continue reading →

Wednesday, January 25 Hope: The Long View Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 Recommended Reading Luke 24:46-49 The … Continue reading →

Tuesday, January 24 Hands Tied In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge. Proverbs 14:26 Recommended Reading Luke 15 As children grow into adulthood, their decision-making power increases. Although … Continue reading →

Monday, January 23 Hope and Praise Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. Hebrews 13:15 Recommended Reading John 4:21-24 In the Old … Continue reading →

New Year’s Resolutions – Resolve to Complain Less January 21, 2017 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. Exodus 16:2 John Killinger told of a baseball manager who grew disgusted … Continue reading →

Friday, January 20 More Than Cheery Optimism This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast…. Hebrews 6:19 Recommended Reading Hebrews 6:13-20 In his book about hope, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie wrote, “Hope is not … Continue reading →