July-December

July

Jul 01 God Is All We Lack . . . and More – 1 Cor. 1:25
Jul 02 Friends of God – Jn. 15:13-15
Jul 03 Walking with God – Gen. 5:22-24
Jul 04 Made to be Filled – Psa. 107:8,9
Jul 05 Willing to be Filled – Mt. 5:6
Jul 06 A Mother’s Love – Isa. 66:13
Jul 07 The Divine Compassion – Isa. 49:15
Jul 08 God Has Never Trifled with Us – Jer. 31:3
Jul 09 The Passionate Pursuit of God – Psa. 84:1,2
Jul 10 Powerful Prayer – Lk. 7:44-46
Jul 11 Single-Minded Love – Jas. 4:8
Jul 12 Head and Heart – 1 Jn. 2:4,5
Jul 13 Stewardship of the Emotions – Prov. 4:23
Jul 14 The Servant’s Opportunity – Prov. 11:2
Jul 15 Where God’s Love Is Best Learned – 2 Cor. 12:10
Jul 16 What Faith Makes Possible, Love Makes Easy – Gen. 29:20
Jul 17 The Problem of Heartless Prayer – Psa. 20:4
Jul 18 Friendship as an Ingredient of Love – 1 Jn. 4:18,19
Jul 19 What Good Is God’s Friendship? Phil. 3:8
Jul 20 What Are We Seeking? 2 Tim. 3:7
Jul 21 Getting the Right Answers – 2 Thess. 2:9,10
Jul 22 The Ideal Life – Col. 1:11
Jul 23 Awed by God’s Grandeur – Gen. 28:17
Jul 24 Particular People – 1 Cor. 15:10
Jul 25 Solid Self-Respect – 2 Tim. 4:7
Jul 26 Seeking God, Serving Others – Rom. 5:6-8
Jul 27 Continuance – Rom. 2:7
Jul 28 Captivated – 2 Cor. 10:4,5
Jul 29 Failing to Take God into Account – Jas. 4:13-16
Jul 30 The Emptiness of Autonomy – Prov. 27:20
Jul 31 A Difficult Thing for Good People to Do – Rev. 3:1

August

Aug 01 Not What I Will – Mk. 14:36
Aug 02 Surrendering to God’s Intention – Lk. 1:38
Aug 03 Second-Stage Spirituality – 1 Cor. 8:2
Aug 04 Are We Awake to God’s Wonders? Jn. 6:30
Aug 05 The Revelation of God – Hb. 1:1-3
Aug 06 Jesus Christ Is Not a Doctrine – 1 Jn. 4:9
Aug 07 Knowing More of God – 1 Jn. 5:20
Aug 08 Always Upward – 2 Pt. 3:18
Aug 09 The Wisdom of Godly Character – Hb. 5:14
Aug 10 Love and Not Obey? Psa. 40:8
Aug 11 Hearts in Tune – Phil. 1:9,10
Aug 12 Resolution – Rev. 22:12,13
Aug 13 When Foresight Fails – Eccl. 11:6
Aug 14 We Need Both Desire and Training – 1 Tim. 4:7,8
Aug 15 Where We’re Most Vulnerable – Psa. 139:23,24
Aug 16 The Call of the World – Jas. 1:14,15
Aug 17 Zerrissenheit – Mt. 9:36
Aug 18 Bondage to Self – Jas. 3:14-16
Aug 19 Learning to Worship God – Psa. 63:4-6
Aug 20 Prayerful Living – Col. 3:1,2
Aug 21 To Know It Is to Weep – Jn. 11:35
Aug 22 Each Vessel Is Uniquely Broken – Rom. 7:24
Aug 23 When We Realize What Mercy Means – Psa. 34:17,18
Aug 24 One Prayer That Will Never Be Answered – 1 Tim. 1:14-16
Aug 25 More Fully Occupying Our Own Houses – Col. 4:17
Aug 26 Godly Goals Are Always Greater – 2 Thess. 1:11
Aug 27 Tests and Opportunities – 2 Thess. 1:4,5
Aug 28 Ordinary Trials, Extraordinary Results – Rev. 3:12
Aug 29 Would God Say Our Enemies Are Right? Lk. 12:13-15
Aug 30 The Prince of Peace Brought a Sword – Ac. 24:25
Aug 31 Managing Multiple Priorities – Lk. 10:41

September

Sep 01 The Hazard of the Headlines – 1 Tim. 1:17
Sep 02 Seeking God with Our Families – Deut. 6:6-9
Sep 03 Harder . . . But Much Easier – Deut. 10:12,13
Sep 04 To Seek Truly We Must Seek Penitently – 2 Chron. 7:14
Sep 05 The Groaning Heart – Psa. 6:6,7
Sep 06 The Humble Heart of the Seeker – Psa. 10:4
Sep 07 The Open Mind of the Seeker – Psa. 14:2
Sep 08 Self-Satisfaction – Psa. 36:1
Sep 09 Good, Clean Godlessness – 1 Thess. 5:3
Sep 10 The Possessive Life – Lk. 12:23
Sep 11 Shortcuts Turn Out to be Disappointing – Prov. 10:22
Sep 12 Quality of Life – Psa. 34:12-14
Sep 13 If We’re Hungry for Goodness – Psa. 107:8,9
Sep 14 Longing for Whatever God Says – Psa. 119:103
Sep 15 Music to Our Ears – Psa. 89:15
Sep 16 Spiritual "Reality" – Hb. 11:24-27
Sep 17 When We Lose What We Were Made For – Psa. 27:9
Sep 18 At All Costs – Mt. 16:25,26
Sep 19 First Love – Rev. 2:4
Sep 20 Being Wise Is Not What It’s About – Lk. 21:7
Sep 21 Nothing Between Us? – Isa. 59:1,2
Sep 22 When the Road Forks – Gen. 22:1,2
Sep 23 Is Regret Good for Us or Bad? – Mt. 27:3-5
Sep 24 Powerful Truth – Jas. 1:21,22
Sep 25 Becoming Adept at Devotion – 2 Thess. 3:5
Sep 26 God Will Always Love Us More – 1 Jn. 4:19
Sep 27 The Trust That Takes God Seriously – Hb. 11:7
Sep 28 Our Utilitarian Approach to God – Jonah 4:5,6
Sep 29 Is It Praise That We Seek After All? (Mt. 6:1
Sep 30 On Not Missing the Moment – Ac. 20:22-24

October

Oct 01 Uncluttering Our Lives – 1 Thess. 4:11,12
Oct 02 Feeling Our Pain, Facing Our Sin – Psa. 51:3,4
Oct 03 A Labor of Love – 1 Thess. 1:3
Oct 04 Traces of God – Rom. 1:20
Oct 05 The Heart Can Help – Psa. 21:1
Oct 06 Open to God – 1 Thess. 2:13
Oct 07 Kaizen – Eph. 4:15
Oct 08 Grounded in God – Psa. 25:5
Oct 09 The Principle Part of Faith – 1 Pt. 5:10
Oct 10 If? – 1 Sam. 3:18
Oct 11 Faith and Love Firmly Fixed – Jd 21
Oct 12 What the Son of God Came to Give Us – Mt. 11:27
Oct 13 What Is the Point of Life in Christ? – Phil. 3:8-11
Oct 14 God Is Not the Same as His Creation – Gen. 1:1
Oct 15 Logos – Jn. 1:1
Oct 16 Should God Wait? – Eccl. 12:1
Oct 17 It All Comes Down to This – Eccl. 12:13,14
Oct 18 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn – Mt. 5:4
Oct 19 Blessed Are the Pure in Heart – Mt. 5:8
Oct 20 The Impossible Path Is the Most Popular – Mt. 6:24
Oct 21 No Successful Defiance – Gal. 6:7,8
Oct 22 Heedless Hearing – Mt. 7:21
Oct 23 Jesus Christ Is Not Our Lord If . . . – Lk. 6:46
Oct 24 The Importance of Discernment – Eph. 5:17
Oct 25 The Key to Discernment – Jn. 7:17
Oct 26 Defined by Our Love for God – Deut. 6:4,5
Oct 27 Fountainhead – Mt. 22:37-40
Oct 28 Answering God’s Call to Seek Him – Psa. 27:8
Oct 29 While God’s Patience Waits – Isa. 55:6
Oct 30 Spiritual Treasure – Mt. 6:19-21
Oct 31 No Greater Disadvantage – Mt. 19:23,24

November

Nov 01 When Our Seeking Goes Astray – Jn. 6:26,27
Nov 02 Christianity Is Not a Detour – Jn. 17:15
Nov 03 Moving Toward Immortality – 1 Tim. 4:15,16
Nov 04 Lest We Forget The Goal – 1 Tim. 1:5
Nov 05 A God of Both Mercy and Justice – Rom. 11:22
Nov 06 Choosing to Live – Deut. 30:19
Nov 07 The Pleasure of Pleasing God – 2 Cor. 5:9
Nov 08 God’s Kingdom, God’s Will – Mt. 6:9,10
Nov 09 The Integrity of True Worship – Prov. 15:8
Nov 10 Offerings – Psa. 51:17
Nov 11 Self-Righteousness – Lk. 18:11,12
Nov 12 Deeds of Denial – Tit. 1:16
Nov 13 Handle with Care! – 2 Pt. 3:15,16
Nov 14 No Compromise – 1 Jn. 2:15,16
Nov 15 Verity – 1 Thess. 5:21
Nov 16 Validation – 1 Cor. 10:12
Nov 17 Light and Liberation – Jn. 8:32
Nov 18 Truth and Trust – Prov. 3:5,6
Nov 19 Our Enemy Is Not Imaginary – Eph. 6:12
Nov 20 Real Exaltation – 1 Pt. 5:6
Nov 21 Something Else That Requires Diligence – Prov. 8:17
Nov 22 Hearts That Are True – Lk. 8:15
Nov 23 The Bountiful Harvest – 2 Cor. 9:6
Nov 24 Ultimate Experience – Psa. 34:8
Nov 25 Choosing Our Focus – Phil. 4:8
Nov 26 Eternal Glory – 2 Cor. 4:17
Nov 27 The Open Way – Jn. 14:6
Nov 28 Herein Is Our Glory – Jer. 9:23,24
Nov 29 Where Frustration Comes From – Jas. 4:1,2
Nov 30 The Cost of Things Worth Having – Jn. 12:24,25

December

Dec 01 What Should We Demand of God? – Job 38:1,2
Dec 02 Creative Tension vs. Emotional Tension – Eph. 4:13
Dec 03 Careful Learning – Ac. 17:21
Dec 04 Pitfalls – 1 Tim. 6:20,21
Dec 05 Discipleship and Self-Denial – Mt. 16:24
Dec 06 Accepting Our Assignments – 1 Cor. 12:15,16
Dec 07 Learning What We Long to Know – Exo. 33:13
Dec 08 What Does God Want Us to Learn? (Mt. 16:9,10
Dec 09 A Dry and Thirsty Land – Psa. 63:1
Dec 10 When We Do without God – Jer. 10:23
Dec 11 Much More Than Whitewash – Isa. 29:13
Dec 12 Becoming Real – Job 42:5
Dec 13 Ask, Seek, Knock – Mt. 7:7,8
Dec 14 More Than Any Concern for Ourselves – Phil. 3:10,11
Dec 15 Grace Teaches Us to Say No – Tit. 2:11
Dec 16 What Does the Lord Require? – Mic. 6:8
Dec 17 Seeking God Deliberately – Mt. 13:44
Dec 18 One Pearl of Great Price – Mt. 13:45,46
Dec 19 Seeking God in His Word – 1 Pt. 2:2
Dec 20 Willing to be Stirred Up – 2 Pt. 1:12,13
Dec 21 Ears That Do Not Hear – Zech. 7:11,12
Dec 22 Can We Be Confident? – Jer. 29:13
Dec 23 Reserved for God Alone – Deut. 4:39
Dec 24 Beloved – Eph. 2:4-6
Dec 25 To the King Be Honor – 1 Tim. 1:17
Dec 26 Knowing God – Jn. 17:3
Dec 27 Broken Cisterns – Jer. 2:13
Dec 28 Today – Hb. 3:12,13
Dec 29 Persistent Love – Jer. 31:3
Dec 30 Worthy Art Thou – Rev. 4:11
Dec 31 This We Seek: To Be Made Pleasing to God – Psa. 22:26