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April 18, 2016

Submission to God’s Will

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 18, 2016 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 It’s one thing to know God’s will, but it is a whole other [...]

April 17, 2016

Pure Joy

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 17, 2016 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. James 1:2-3 Pure joy is the position and privilege of the person who follows Jesus Christ. Ironically, Jesus-generated joy is [...]

April 12, 2016

Why Desperate Leaders are Winners

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 12, 2016 By Shana Schutte Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 Everyone is a leader. You may not lead a company, a classroom, [...]

April 11, 2016

God’s Customized Blessings

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 11, 2016 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles [...]

April 10, 2016

Great Faith

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 10, 2016 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” Luke 7:9 Great faith comes from believing in your great God. Awe [...]

April 8, 2016

Business Discipline

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 8, 2016 Prepare your work outside and get it ready for yourself in the field; afterward build your house and establish a home. Proverbs 24:27, AMP Business discipline develops an appropriate strategy and follows through to execute the plan with precision. Over time this systematic approach [...]

April 7, 2016

Jesus Serves Breakfast

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 7, 2016 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that [...]

April 5, 2016

Liberating Grace and the Power of “I Can’t”

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 5, 2016 By Shana Schutte And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16 Our society is all about “I can.” I can win the race. I can be the best salesperson in my company. I can get a college degree. I [...]

April 1, 2016

Unheard, But Heard by God

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 1, 2016 Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind? You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend. Job 6:26-27 We all want to be heard—for our ideas to be valued. But when we [...]

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