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July 23, 2017

Fear Represses Faith

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 23, 2017 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved praise from men more than praise from [...]

July 22, 2017

Prayer and Petition

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 22, 2017 So I turned to the LORD God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. Daniel 9:3 Prayer and petition are privileges of Christ-followers. They are the means of solemn supplication to your superior authority and Savior, [...]

July 21, 2017

Teach Children Gratitude

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 21, 2017 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4:9 [...]

July 19, 2017

Eternal Optimist

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 19, 2017 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 Eternal optimists base their optimism on the eternal, not the temporal. The temporal [...]

July 17, 2017

Five Sins of Neglect

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 17, 2017 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. James 4:17 The sin of not doing anything or the sin of omission may be more dangerous than the sin of commission. Why, you may [...]

July 16, 2017

Laughing Jesus

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 16, 2017 He will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21 Laughter is from the Lord. It is His medicine for the mind and therapy for the soul. The Lord laughs because He is the dispenser of laughter. [...]

July 15, 2017

Clear Minded

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 15, 2017 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) A clear mind promotes creativity but a cluttered mind clings to the status quo. The mind is like a computer’s inbox: It can [...]

July 14, 2017

Relational Generosity

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 14, 2017 Therefore I [Paul] am all the more eager to send him [Epaphroditus], so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety. So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him, [...]

July 12, 2017

Exceed Expectations

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 12, 2017 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask. Philemon 1:21 Exceed expectations because God has done the same for you. He has done what He said and more. There is nothing halfway about God. [...]

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