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June 16 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The Spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. (Mark 14:38)     Is there some sinful thought that continues to recur in your life and you wonder how to win victory over it? That is a typical challenge in the life of a believer. In this great passage, Jesus gives good instruction for us in our daily battles for our thought life. He says, "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."... Read More

April 24 And, other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased...(Mark 4:8)     Consider that you are the "sower" sowing the "word," as stated in verse 14. What will you encounter? First, much of what you proclaim will fall on the beaten path and will not penetrate at all. These people are completely indifferent. They will simply ask you --politely or impolitely -- not to press your 'religion' onto them... Read More

January 9 The people, which sat in darkness, saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. (Matthew 4:16)       Witness from this passage that Jesus began His work as God's anointed Messenger far from His hometown of Nazareth, and far from Jerusalem. This word refers to Isaiah's description of this area as the place of dwelling for Jesus. He came to begin His earthly service in Galilee. I... Read More

November 16 Wilt thou be made whole? (John 5:6)       John is the only gospel writer to speak of this healing. It is a rich glimpse not only of the compassion of Jesus, but also how He overcomes unbelief. Let's look at the situation here: This man lay ill and immobilized for 38 years! Consider that he had for years laid waiting for his healing, doing what he knew to be healed. And, the poor man had no remedy because he did not... Read More

October 30 Why seek ye the living among the dead? (Luke 24:5b)     Do you and I ever seek the living among the dead? Could it be we do that every time we lose our focus upon the face of Jesus? We begin to seek our life among our dead worldly relationships, our dead head knowledge, our dead plans, our dead reliance upon the sources of provision that we have used in the past, our dead doctrines, our dead traditions, our dead circumstances. And... Read More

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