The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts. —Psalm 28:7 Joseph said to his brothers, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good” (Gn 50:20). Job said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust him” (Jb 13:15). Jesus said, “Father, I entrust my […]
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This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. —Psalm 118:24 “Have a nice day!” chirped the perky salesgirl to her customer. “Young lady, that’s just not a part of my plan!” the lady snapped. God has given you this day. How
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky was twenty-eight when he was arrested for his vocal opposition of Tsarist Russia. Sentenced to death by firing squad, Dostoyevsky was on the scaffold, soldiers with muskets at shoulders, when the execution was stayed. Tsar Nicolas I had commuted his sentence to ten years of exile, four of them in the
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There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. —Proverbs 18:24 No birth certificate is issued when a friendship is born. But at that moment, life takes on new meaning: pleasure is expanded, pain is diminished, life is enriched. True friendship is a pure and satisfying relationship because it isn’t contaminated by competing
In him we live and move and have our being. —Acts 17:28 Hello, wonderful, unique you. How wonderful? How unique? Well, there is no one else in the world like you. Never has been. Isn’t
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We put our hope in the Lord; He is our help and our shield. —Psalm 33:20 Hope is the vaccine that inoculates us against the virus of despair. It puts us beyond the reach of those who would subjugate us with abuse of position and power. Christianity entered the
Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5 “We become what we think about. A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.” —Marcus Aurelius “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” —James Allen “Thought is
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Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. —Psalm 27:14 Is patience an ingredient in your prayers? Waiting may not be your long suit. Most of us want an immediate response when we pray. But there are two things that only God knows: the right answer and the right
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Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. —Proverbs 19:20 Listening to advice leads to wisdom. And wisdom leads to listening to advice. Not that all advice is good: “Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked” (Ps 1:1).
Happy are those who find wisdom and those who gain understanding. —Proverbs 3:13 Here are a couple of proverbs for your perusal today. Proverbs 4:23 “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts” (TEV). Today won’t leave you as it found you.
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