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IN TOUCH DAILY: DECEMBER 5
Dealing With Immorality Colossians 3:5-11 How can you live a moral life in an immoral society? When the appeal of the world’s standards is strong, you may feel powerless to resist, but that’s not what Scripture teaches. Through Christ, … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: OCTOBER 24
God Is Trustworthy Matthew 10:29-31 As Christians, we put our trust in God’s unending divine love. But some days are harder than others, and we need to be reminded of the Lord’s character. We can trust Him because: He … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: FEBRUARY 2
Sunday Reflection: God’s Blessing in Our Emptiness It’s our natural tendency to fill things when they’re empty. If we buy a new house, we might fill it with furniture to make it feel more like home. At a restaurant, waiters … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 10
God Is Working While You’re Waiting “I wait expectantly, trusting God to help, for he has promised” (Psalm 130:5 TLB). God wants you to wait patiently for him to answer your prayer, but he also wants you to wait expectantly. … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 2
Three Mistakes to Avoid When Seeking God’s Will “The steps of a man are established by the Lord . . . When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the One who holds his hand” … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: NOVEMBER 28
The Riches of the Destitute …being justified freely by His grace… —Romans 3:24 The gospel of the grace of God awakens an intense longing in human souls and an equally intense resentment, because the truth that it reveals is not … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: OCTOBER 3
The Place of Ministry He said to them, “This kind [of unclean spirit] can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” —Mark 9:29 “His disciples asked Him privately, ‘Why could we not cast it out?’ ” (Mark 9:28). The … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JUNE 6
“Work Out” What God “Works in” You …work out your own salvation…for it is God who works in you… —Philippians 2:12-13 Your will agrees with God, but in your flesh there is a nature that renders you powerless to do … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: FEBRUARY 10
Is Your Ability to See God Blinded? Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things… —Isaiah 40:26 The people of God in Isaiah’s time had blinded their minds’ ability to see God by looking on … Continue reading
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