Read Philippians 1:21–24 To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 James tells us that “a double-minded man [is] unstable in all he does” (James 1:8). Or, to use the old Latin proverb: “When the pilot does not know what port he is heading for,...
Read 2 Corinthians 10:7–11 Even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than pulling you down, I will not be ashamed of it. 2 Corinthians 10:8 In my many years of ministry, I have never ceased to be amazed at...
Read 1 Peter 3:18–20 [Christ] went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. 1 Peter 3:19–20 Jesus Christ is the only Savior, and the lost world needs to hear His gospel....
Read 1 Corinthians 16:1–24 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. 1 Corinthians 16:2 It is unfortunate when Christian...
Read 1 Peter 4:7–11 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and selfcontrolled so that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7 My wife and I were in Nairobi, Kenya, where I would be ministering to several hundred national pastors at an Africa Inland Mission conference. We...
Read 2 Corinthians 5:16–21 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 When I was a young pastor, it used to embarrass me somewhat to make visits and confront people with...
Read 1 Corinthians 2:11–16 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 1 Corinthians 2:13 Each of our four children has a different vocation. We have a pastor, a nurse, an electronics...
Read Isaiah 38—39 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.” Isaiah 38:1...
Read Galatians 3:15–29 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. Galatians 3:25 In many Roman and Greek households, well-educated slaves guarded the children during the day. Sometimes they would teach the children, sometimes they would protect and prohibit, and sometimes they would...
Read Hebrews 11:6–16 Without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6 Faith looks to the future, for that is where the greatest rewards are found. The people named in Hebrews 11 (and those unnamed) did not receive “the things promised” (v. 13), but they had God’s witness to...