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Hearts That Don’t Turn Back (May 10)

Hearts That Don’t Turn Back (May 10)

“All this has come upon us; but we have not forgotten You, nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant. Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from Your way” (Psalm 44:17-18). HOLDING TRUE TO OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD IS EASIER AT SOME TIMES THAN AT OTHERS. On some days, the [...]

Desire More Deeply Felt (May 10)

Desire More Deeply Felt (May 10)

“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18:1). SOMETIMES WHEN GOD APPEARS UNWILLING TO GRANT OUR REQUESTS, THE RESULT IS THAT WE ARE LED TO SEEK HIM MORE FERVENTLY. When our prayers are not instantly answered, we should not jump to foolish conclusions about [...]

Metamorphosis (May 9)

Metamorphosis (May 9)

“For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection” (Romans 6:5). TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS TO BE A PERSON UNDERGOING A GREAT CHANGE. What we are today is not what we will have become tomorrow — and each day [...]

No Trivial Pursuit (May 9)

No Trivial Pursuit (May 9)

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). SOME QUESTIONS CALL FOR A SOBER, DELIBERATE CONCENTRATION OF OUR MINDS, AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS SURELY THAT OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD. What endeavor could possibly be [...]

Individuality (May 9)

Individuality (May 9)

“The reason a polar bear wears a fur coat is because he’d look funny in a woolen one” (Anonymous). ERIC FROMM SAID, “MEN ARE BORN EQUAL BUT THEY ARE ALSO BORN DIFFERENT.” In our more serious moments, we realize that this is a good thing, but much of the time we act as if standardization [...]

Just a Few More Days (May 8)

Just a Few More Days (May 8)

“So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her” (Genesis 29:20). ATTITUDES LIKE LOVE AND HOPE CAN SHORTEN WHAT OTHERWISE MIGHT SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME. Although time passes at exactly the same rate every day, the passage of time [...]