Sunday December 22nd, 2024 Meditate on Judges 14:3 NLT « His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.” » Read Genesis 29:20-28; Genesis 31:30-35 Genesis 29:20-28 Holman Christian Standard...
THE SIN OF INGRATITUDE
Saturday December 21st, 2024 Meditate on Romans 1:21NLT « Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused » Read Numbers 11:1-20NKJV 1 Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire...
WHEN LIGHT COMES IN
Friday December 20th, 2024 Meditate on Isaiah 60:1NKJV « Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you » Read John 8:12 NKJV Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” NLT Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you...
DEALING WITH DESTINY KILLERS III
Thursday December 19th, 2024 Meditate on 1 Timothy 6:10AMB « For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows » Read 1 Timothy 6:10-12 GWT 10 Certainly, the love of money is the root of all...
DEALING WITH DESTINY KILLERS II
Wednesday December 18th, 2024 Meditate on Proverbs 16:18 ESV « Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall » Read Ezekiel 28:1-19 NKJV 1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, in the midst of the seas,’ Yet...
DEALING WITH DESTINY KILLERS I
Tuesday December 17th, 2024 Meditate on Judges 18:9 ESV « They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land » Read Proverbs 6:6-11NLT 6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! 7 Though they have no prince or governor or...
UNDERSTANDING DESTINY
Monday December 16th, 2024 Meditate on Ephesians 1:4NKJV « Just as God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love » Read Jeremiah 1:5 NKJV « Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” GWT « Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you...
Be a doer of the Word
Sunday December 15th, 2024 Meditate on James 1:22 GNT « Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice. » Read: James 1:21-25 NLT 21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. 22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it...
Hold no grudges
Saturday December 14th, 2024 Meditate on Matthew 6:14 GNT « “If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you.” » Read Matthew 18:23-35 NLT 23 “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. 24 In the process, one of...
Wolves in sheep’s clothing
Friday December 13th, 2024 Meditate on Mark 14:18 GNT « While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you that one of you will betray Me–one who is eating with Me.” » Read Psalms 41:6-12 NKJV 6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes out, he tells it. 7 All who hate me whisper together...