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Delighting in God (May 8)

Delighting in God (May 8)

“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37:4-5). AMONG THE MANY GOOD THINGS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY ABOUT GOD, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT [...]

Home (May 8)

Home (May 8)

“A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse . . . and dreams of home” (Carl Burns). IF OUR LANGUAGE HAS ANY MAGICAL WORDS IN IT, “HOME” IS SURELY ONE OF THEM. Few can say the word thoughtfully and [...]

Center (May 7)

Center (May 7)

“. . . and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame” (1 Peter 2:6). GOD WILL NEVER DISAPPOINT US. He is the only secure, unchanging center around which we can order our lives, and in which we can ground our peace. He is an infallible point of reference. To [...]

On Laziness and Leaky Houses (May 7)

On Laziness and Leaky Houses (May 7)

“Because of laziness the building decays, and through idleness of hands the house leaks” (Ecclesiastes 10:18). IF OUR GOAL IS GODLY CHARACTER, THAT GOAL WILL NOT BE REACHED BY ACCIDENT OR BY INACTIVITY. The fact that salvation is by grace means many things, BUT IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT THE LAZY WILL BE SAVED. To Timothy, [...]

Making (May 7)

Making (May 7)

“Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation” (Erich Fromm). IN ONE SENSE, WE CAN’T REALLY “MAKE” ANYTHING; WE CAN ONLY REARRANGE WHAT’S ALREADY BEEN MADE. But what marvelous rearrangements we can sometimes achieve! A world in which things like the Eiffel Tower or the Egyptian Pyramids can be made is a [...]

The Feast Within (May 6)

The Feast Within (May 6)

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen” (Ephesians 3:20-21). THE EXPERIENCE OF GOD CAN BE SO MUCH GREATER THAN ANY [...]