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Only Truth Shows the Way to God (May 14)

Only Truth Shows the Way to God (May 14)

“Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your tabernacle” (Psalm 43:3). IN AN AGE WHEN IT’S POPULAR FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE UP THEIR OWN SPIRITUALITY, IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE VITAL ROLE OF TRUTH. If God is an objective reality, [...]

Criteria (May 13)

Criteria (May 13)

“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to decide” (Napoleon Bonaparte). DECISIONS ARE AN EVERYDAY REALITY, AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE HARD TO MAKE. In some instances, they are hard because we don’t have all the information we need. But at other times, our decisions are difficult because we aren’t sure what “criteria” ought [...]

Do Our Actions Show Appreciation? (May 13)

Do Our Actions Show Appreciation? (May 13)

“But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem” (2 Chronicles 32:25). WHEN HEZEKIAH ERRED BY SHOWING ALL HIS TREASURES TO THE ENVOYS FROM BABYLON, HIS ERROR WAS ALL THE WORSE BECAUSE IT SHOWED A LACK [...]

Emptiness (May 13)

Emptiness (May 13)

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). THERE IS NO PLACE IN GOD’S KINGDOM FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SPIRITUAL POVERTY. Although we can’t see the depth of our need as fully as God sees it, we certainly can see something of it if we [...]

Will Our Desires Be Fulfilled or Frustrated? (May 12)

Will Our Desires Be Fulfilled or Frustrated? (May 12)

“The fear of the wicked will come upon him, and the desire of the righteous will be granted . . . The hope of the righteous will be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish” (Proverbs 10:24-28). THERE IS A SENSE IN WHICH IT IS ONLY THE RIGHTEOUS WHO WILL “GET WHAT THEY [...]

Tender Hearts (May 12)

Tender Hearts (May 12)

“‘. . . because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,’ says the Lord” (2 [...]