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January

Jan 01 Our Deepest Need, Our Greatest Reward – Hb. 11:6
Jan 02 In the Image of God – Gen. 1:27
Jan 03 Our Need for Relationship – 1 Jn. 1:3
Jan 04 Love’s Quest – Exo. 33:13
Jan 05 Diligently Seeking God – Hb. 11:6
Jan 06 A Broken World – Eccl. 1:15
Jan 07 A Weary World – Eccl. 1:8
Jan 08 Substitute Satisfactions – 1 Sam. 12:21
Jan 09 Seeing and Seeking – Deut. 8:3
Jan 10 Why Don’t We See? Rev. 3:17
Jan 11 Why Don’t We Seek? Psa. 10:4
Jan 12 Believing That God Is Real – Hb. 11:6
Jan 13 The Burning "Yes" – Psa. 16:11
Jan 14 Capacity for Joy – Psa. 27:4
Jan 15 The Joy of Fulfilling Our Purpose – Psa. 51:15
Jan 16 The End of All Desire – Psa. 42:1,2
Jan 17 What Faith Makes Possible – Hb. 11:6
Jan 18 Letting God be God – Psa. 100:3
Jan 19 Letting People be People – Psa. 56:11
Jan 20 Hiding from God – Lk. 19:10
Jan 21 Labor That Finally Fails – Psa. 127:1
Jan 22 The Beginning of Wisdom – Prov. 9:10
Jan 23 The United Heart – Psa. 86:11
Jan 24 The Work of Gathering and Collecting – Eccl. 2:26
Jan 25 Less Can Be More – Mt. 16:25
Jan 26 Hearts That Feel Nothing – Rev. 3:15,16
Jan 27 The Great Physician – Mk. 2:17
Jan 28 Shining Faces – 2 Cor. 3:18
Jan 29 Small Steps That Lead to Great Understanding – Lk. 15:20
Jan 30 True Heart, Brave Heart – Mk. 15:43
Jan 31 Joyful Strength – Neh. 8:10

February

Feb 01 Longing for God – Eccl. 3:11
Feb 02 Awakening to God – Rom. 13:11,12
Feb 03 Discovery – Ac. 17:27
Feb 04 Everlasting Sanctuary – Rev. 14:13
Feb 05 The Battlefield of the Human Heart – Gen. 4:7
Feb 06 Clarity – Exo. 20:19
Feb 07 For the Purpose of Obedience – Deut. 29:29
Feb 08 We Must Try to Grow – Mt. 12:13
Feb 09 Unconditional Surrender – 2 Cor. 8:5
Feb 10 On Being a Person "After God’s Own Heart" – 1 Sam. 13:14
Feb 11 The Face of Friendship – Gen. 33:10
Feb 12 The Love of a Soul Near Its Home – Prov. 16:31
Feb 13 God Not Only Gives, He Graciously Receives – 1 Chron. 29:17,18
Feb 14 An Important Redefinition – 2 Sam. 22:36,37
Feb 15 The Ultimate Paradigm – Ac. 17:22,23
Feb 16 Glory and Grandeur – Psa. 19:1
Feb 17 Worthy to be Praised – 2 Sam. 22:4
Feb 18 Worthy to be Loved – Psa. 40:8
Feb 19 A Greater Sense of the Possible – 1 Cor. 2:9
Feb 20 Praying for the Greater Things – Mt. 6:33
Feb 21 No Use Pretending – Jas. 3:2
Feb 22 The Strong Heart Is Not Callous – Psa. 6:6
Feb 23 We Can Truly Change – Eph. 4:22-24
Feb 24 The Great Encounter – Rom. 12:21
Feb 25 The Cult of the Naked Emperor – 1 Jn. 1:8
Feb 26 The Cult of Self-Flagellation – Rom. 12:3
Feb 27 Real Change, Slow Progress – Phil. 3:12
Feb 28 Going Toward God, Come Whatever May – Ac. 14:22
Feb 29 How the Sojourner Lives and Loves – Hb. 11:8-10

March

Mar 01 Likeness – Psa. 17:15
Mar 02 More Than Mere Suffering – Prov. 27:22
Mar 03 Brilliance Against a Dark Background – 2 Sam. 23:4
Mar 04 What Happens to Faith as Life Unfolds? 1 Pt. 1:6,7
Mar 05 Some Thoughts on God’s Goodness – Nah. 1:7
Mar 06 Ebenezer – 1 Sam. 7:12
Mar 07 Light on the Road – Neh. 9:12
Mar 08 The Prepared Heart – Ezra 7:10
Mar 09 Moments Make a Life – Job 7:17,18
Mar 10 Damaging Desires – Prov. 14:12,13
Mar 11 The Problem of Profanity – Hb. 12:16
Mar 12 The Religion of the Undisturbed – Ezek. 33:31,32
Mar 13 A Necessary Turning – Mt. 18:3
Mar 14 Anomie – Gen. 4:16,17
Mar 15 Ashes and Anguish – Deut. 4:27-29
Mar 16 Silence and Solitude – Psa. 22:1-3
Mar 17 Dark Days of Faith – Job 2:9,10
Mar 18 Openness – 2 Chron. 33:11-13
Mar 19 What Sacrifice Means – 2 Sam. 24:24
Mar 20 Deterioration – Lk. 11:24-26
Mar 21 The Danger of Undiscovered Sin – Psa. 19:12
Mar 22 Repenting Before We Sin – Prov. 7:21-23
Mar 23 More Than Mere Insurance – Rom. 6:1,2
Mar 24 Are We Looking for Automatic Obedience? Lk. 9:23
Mar 25 Learning to Love Our Father’s Desires – Jn. 4:34
Mar 26 Doing What We Can Do – 2 Cor. 8:12
Mar 27 Improve! 1 Cor. 15:9,10
Mar 28 Philosophies, Choices – Josh. 24:15
Mar 29 Those Who Will See God – Psa. 119:2
Mar 30 Doing What’s Right . . . For God’s Sake – Lk. 22:42
Mar 31 The Beauty of Holiness – Psa. 29:2

April

Apr 01 Ready to Listen – 1 Sam. 3:9,10
Apr 02 The Declaration of God – Jn. 1:18
Apr 03 Idolatry – Exo. 20:3
Apr 04 God Minimized – Mal. 1:6
Apr 05 Taking Time to Think About God – Psa. 63:6
Apr 06 Real Theology – Mt. 15:8
Apr 07 Lifelong Learning About God – Col. 1:9,10
Apr 08 Carefulness in Speaking of God – Job 42:7
Apr 09 We Must Know God to Love and Worship Him – Gal. 4:8
Apr 10 Delighting in God’s Law – Psa. 1:2
Apr 11 Greater Minds and Hearts – Eph. 3:17-19
Apr 12 The Excellence of His Majesty – Psa. 8:1
Apr 13 According to Each One’s Need – Mt. 11:28-30
Apr 14 Both Rest and Responsibility – 2 Cor. 5:14,15
Apr 15 He Knows – Job 23:10
Apr 16 Strength for the Loyal Heart – 2 Chron. 16:9
Apr 17 Principle vs. Impulse – Hb. 11:24-26
Apr 18 When the Flesh Is Weak – Mt. 26:41
Apr 19 Selfish Motives Are Not Strong Enough – 1 Jn. 5:3
Apr 20 The Ultimate Reason to Refuse Sin – Gen. 39:8,9
Apr 21 God Must Be Sought First, Even Before Spiritual Strength – Mt. 6:33
Apr 22 If We Had Such a Heart – Deut. 5:29
Apr 23 Godly Fear – Deut. 10:12
Apr 24 Godly Sorrow – 2 Cor. 7:10
Apr 25 This Is Our Wisdom – Deut. 4:5,6
Apr 26 Aspiring To Be Acceptable – Psa. 19:14
Apr 27 Be Still! Psa. 46:10
Apr 28 Verbiage – 1 Cor. 4:19,20
Apr 29 Foolish Disregard – Psa. 14:1
Apr 30 The Simple Willingness to Acknowledge God – Exo. 10:3

May

May 01 Higher Ground – Jas. 1:25
May 02 Peaceful Management of the Moments – 1 Cor. 10:13
May 03 Is There Anything We Can’t Let Go Of? Mt. 19:21,22
May 04 Good and Right and True – 2 Chron. 31:20
May 05 Seeking a God Who Is Both Near and Far – Ac. 17:27
May 06 The Feast Within – Eph. 3:20,21
May 07 Center – 1 Pt. 2:6
May 08 Delighting in God – Psa. 37:4,5
May 09 No Trivial Pursuit – 2 Tim. 2:15
May 10 Desire More Deeply Felt – Lk. 18:1
May 11 Seeking God with the Whole Person – Psa. 119:1,2
May 12 Tender Hearts – 2 Kgs. 22:19
May 13 Emptiness – Mt. 5:3
May 14 Moved by Gratitude to Seek and to Serve – Lk. 7:40-42
May 15 Active Love and the Knowledge of God – 1 Jn. 4:8
May 16 Sincerely Setting Our Hearts on God – Psa. 51:6
May 17 Our Casual Requests for God’s Costly Grace – Jas. 4:3
May 18 Yielding to God – Phil. 1:21-24
May 19 Qualities That Keep Us from God’s Best Blessings – Phil. 1:9-11
May 20 Are We Being Hindered by Careless Thinking About God? Rom. 6:17,18
May 21 Readmittance to the Knowledge of God – Rev. 22:4,5
May 22 Able to See God’s Glory – Exo. 33:18-20
May 23 Love, Obey, Worship – Jn. 4:23
May 24 Beyond Conformity – 2 Cor. 5:17
May 25 When Sorrow Turns to Self-Pity – Gen. 4:13,14
May 26 Freedom from the Fear of Suffering – Rev. 2:10
May 27 Inner Strength, Inner Light – Col. 1:10,11
May 28 Our Stewardship of God’s Help – 2 Cor. 1:3,4
May 29 The Door Is Closed to the Unforgiving Heart – Mt. 6:14,15
May 30 On Not Seeking More Than We Need – Mt. 6:11
May 31 Something Greater Than Greatness – Prov. 23:23

June

Jun 01 One Thing We Must Always Do – Ezek. 1:28-2:1
Jun 02 A Faith Strengthened by Doubt – Lk. 22:31,32
Jun 03 The God Who Waits for Our Return – Jer. 8:4
Jun 04 Longing for Lost Fellowship – Job 19:26,27
Jun 05 A Truth That Each One Must Deal With – Psa. 73:25,26
Jun 06 Worldliness – Mk. 4:18,19
Jun 07 Materialism – 1 Cor. 15:32
Jun 08 Weakness – Eccl. 1:14
Jun 09 Strength – Ac. 4:13
Jun 10 Eternal Perfection – Deut. 33:27
Jun 11 The Fountain of Life – Psa. 36:7-9
Jun 12 The Gift of God – Rev. 21:3
Jun 13 Fruit-bearing Discipleship – Jn. 15:8
Jun 14 Halfheartedness – Rev. 3:15,16
Jun 15 The Difficulty of Indecision – Eph. 5:14
Jun 16 Letting Go of Our Liabilities – Ac. 14:14,15
Jun 17 The Pursuit of Christ’s Love – Eph. 5:1,2
Jun 18 Fire – Song of Sol. 8:6,7
Jun 19 The Good That Diligence Will Do – Prov. 13:4
Jun 20 Only the Loving Heart Truly Worships – Mk. 12:33
Jun 21 The Poverty of Our Faith – Eph. 1:18,19
Jun 22 Ordeals Make Some Things Obvious – Gen. 22:12
Jun 23 The Desperate Desire for Deliverance – Ac. 9:8,9
Jun 24 Unconditional Reverence – Dan. 3:16-18
Jun 25 Letting the Lord Decide – Mt. 6:9,10
Jun 26 Seeking God and Seeking Truth – 1 Cor. 13:6
Jun 27 Between Disillusionment and Denial – Jn. 16:33
Jun 28 Faith, Darkness, and Doubt – Dan. 6:10
Jun 29 Well-Placed Faith – Rom. 8:32
Jun 30 Within the Circle of God’s Care – Num. 6:24-26