Read 1 Peter 5:4 Today’s Scripture: When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. 1 Peter 5:4 Christian workers may labor for many different kinds of rewards. Some work hard to build personal empires; others strive for the applause of men;...
Read Galatians 4:19–31 Today’s Scripture: My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you … Galatians 4:19 We parents never seem to outgrow our children. The saying goes, “When they’re little, they’re a handful; but when they’re grown, they’re a...
Read 2 Corinthians 10:1–6 Today’s Scripture: The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. 2 Corinthians 10:4 There are walls of resistance in the minds of people, and these walls must be pulled down (2 Cor. 10:4 KJV). What are these “mental walls”? Reasonings that are...
Read Colossians 2:8–15 Today’s Scripture: In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.Colossians 2:9–10 When Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, He went in a human body (Acts 1:1–11). It...
Read 1 John 2:9–11 Today’s Scripture: Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. 1 John 2:10 A man who was walking down a dark street one night saw a pinpoint of light coming toward him in a faltering way....
Read Colossians 1:10–14 Today’s Scripture: Bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power … and joyfully giving thanks to the Father. Colossians 1:10–12 Wisdom and conduct should always be related to moral character. One of the great problems in our evangelical...
Read 1 Corinthians 5 Today’s Scripture: It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. And you are proud! 1 Corinthians 5:1–2 The people at Corinth were boasting of the fact...
Read 1 Peter 2:11–12 Today’s Scripture: Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 1 Peter 2:12 In the summer of 1805, a number of Indian chiefs and...
Read 1 John 3:1–3 Today’s Scripture: We know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 The United States Treasury Department has a special group of employees whose job it is to track down counterfeiters. How do they...
Read Isaiah 1:5—3:26 Today’s Scripture: Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Isaiah 1:15–17 The disgusting thing about Isaiah’s rebellious nation is that they were a religious people (Isa. 1:10–15)....