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Tag Archives: thanksgiving
IN TOUCH DAILY: NOVEMBER 26
The Benefits of Gratitude Psalm 105:1-5 Thanking God glorifies and magnifies Him, but did you know doing so also benefits us? The Lord doesn’t need our gratitude, but as we give thanks, we become less selfish and more confident in … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: OCTOBER 31
God Is Good to All Psalm 118:1-4 God is good. We see evidence of this everywhere we look. We might wonder why good things happen to bad people, or why bad things happen to Christ followers. However, no matter … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: AUGUST 21
Accountable to God Acts 24:24-25 Are you accountable to anyone? We all need accountability because it serves as a guardrail, keeping us on the right path. Some people act as if they answer to no one, and yet ultimately … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: JUNE 30
The New Testament Church Matthew 16:13-18 Today the word church is often used differently than the way Scripture defines it. We tend to think of a building with a steeple, a morning or evening service, or even a potluck get-together. … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 17
TO HIS BROTHER, at the end of a long description of a delight-filled winter walk: On thanksgiving as the necessary completion of a pleasure. 9 January 1940 It seems almost brutal to describe a January walk taken without you in … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: DECEMBER 1
MORNING “Thou hast made summer and winter.” Psalm 74:17 My soul begin this wintry month with thy God. The cold snows and the piercing winds all remind thee that he keeps his covenant with day and night, and tend to … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: NOVEMBER 20
MORNING “O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul.” Lamentations 3:58 Observe how positively the prophet speaks. He doth not say, “I hope, I trust, I sometimes think, that God hath pleaded the causes of my soul;” but … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: NOVEMBER 5
MORNING “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.” Isaiah 54:17 This day is notable in English history for two great deliverances wrought by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy our Houses … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: OCTOBER 19
MORNING “Babes in Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:1 Are you mourning, believer, because you are so weak in the divine life: because your faith is so little, your love so feeble? Cheer up, for you have cause for gratitude. Remember that … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: SEPTEMBER 30
MORNING “Sing forth the honour of his name, make his praise glorious.” Psalm 66:2 It is not left to our own option whether we shall praise God or not. Praise is God’s most righteous due, and every Christian, as the … Continue reading
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