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December 21, 2015

Hopeful Waiting

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – December 21, 2015 By Tripp Prince The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shown. Isaiah 9:2 With Christmas rapidly approaching, I am reminded afresh of a fundamental truth: our society [...]

January 5, 2015

In A Little While

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – January 5, 2015 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me” (John 16:16). Two weeks before Christmas in 2000 my dad breathed his last breath. I stood by his bedside [...]

November 24, 2014

Never Give Up On Others

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – November 24, 2014 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:3 There are times I feel like giving up. I’m tempted to give up on people and lose hope in the middle of a stressful [...]

May 8, 2014

Patient People Wait

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – May 8, 2014 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1 Patient people wait on God’s best. God things happen to those who are patient—those who wait. Patience is a virtue, but it is also a vehicle in which [...]

November 14, 2013

Persistence Pays Off

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 14, 2013 “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that [...]

September 12, 2013

Patient in Affliction

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- September 12, 2013 Be patient in affliction. Romans 12:12 Affliction can draw us closer to Christ or drive us away from Christ. It can be a tool of the Lord’s to build our trust in Him or it can be a wrecking ball of belief in His goodness. [...]

March 31, 2012

Best for Last

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- March 31, 2012 “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” John 2:10 Jesus sometimes saves the best for last. He delights in delivering the unexpected to [...]

February 26, 2012

Patient Endurance

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- February 26, 2012 “This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.” Revelation 13:10b Patient endurance is not easy, but many times it is necessary. If you change jobs every two years, ten times in a row, you do not have twenty years of [...]

November 18, 2011

Poisonous Words

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- November 18, 2011 “They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.” Psalm 140:3 Poisonous words come from a proud heart. In our original state of sin, Satan, the old serpent, infected us with the venom of injurious words. We [...]

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