Read 2 Corinthians 11:16–33 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 2 Corinthians 11:27 In my limited itinerant ministry, I have had the convenience of automobiles and planes,...
Read Isaiah 28 Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions. Isaiah 28:7 Isaiah saw storm clouds gathering over the city and announced that trouble was coming. He began his message announcing God’s...
Read James 5:10–11 Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. James 5:10 The prophets encourage us by reminding us that God cares for us when we go through sufferings for His sake. Elijah announced to...
Read Philippians 3:20–21 Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 The citizens of Philippi were privileged to be Roman citizens away from Rome. When babies were born in Philippi, it was important that their names be registered on...
Read 1 Peter 1:22—2:3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2–3 God’s Word has life, gives life, and nourishes life. We should have appetites for the...
Read Romans 11:16–36 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all. Romans 11:32 We must remember that God chose the Jews so that the Gentiles might be saved. “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you” was God’s promise...
Read 2 Corinthians 1:1–7 Our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:7 Dr. George W. Truett pastored First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, for nearly fifty years. In one of his...
Read 2 Timothy 1:1–7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 It is the Holy Spirit who enables us to serve God, and through Him we can overcome fear and weakness. The word fear...
Read Job 36—37 How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out. Job 36:26 God wants to teach us through our sufferings (36:22), and one evidence that we are learning our lessons is that we praise and thank Him, even for trials. “Glorify him...
Read James 4:1–6 You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:2–3 The essence of sin is selfishness. Selfish desires are dangerous things. They...