Read 1 John 1:2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 1 John 1:2 Counterfeit Christians—and they are common—are something like counterfeit money. Suppose you have a counterfeit...
Read Philippians 3:12–14 But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13–14 Before the tragedy of the Chicago fire in 1871, D....
Read Hebrews 11 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead.… By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.… By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons.… By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Hebrews 11:19–22 In...
Read Job 27—28 The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding. Job 28:28 The first step toward true wisdom is a reverent and respectful attitude toward God, which also involves a humble attitude toward ourselves. The next step is to ask God for wisdom (James...
Read Romans 7:7–13 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from law, sin is dead. Romans 7:8 I was standing in Lincoln Park in Chicago, looking at the newly painted benches, and I noticed a sign on each...
Read Ecclesiastes 6:10–12 No man can contend with one who is stronger than he. Ecclesiastes 6:10 Solomon seems to say, “It just doesn’t pay to argue with God. This is the way life is, so just accept it.” But his is a negative view of the will of God. It...
Read Isaiah 19—23 In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing on the earth. Isaiah 19:24 Chapters 13 through 23 of Isaiah teach us some important lessons. First, God is in control of the nations of the world. Second, God especially hates the...
Read Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:1–2 Were it not for the dependability of God-ordained natural laws, both science and daily life would be chaotic, if not impossible....
Read Job 6—8 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: “How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind.” Job 8:1–2 Job had poured out his grief and was waiting to hear a sympathetic word, but his friend said that Job’s speech was just so much hot air....
Read 1 John 3:4–6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. 1 John 3:6 For many months after the close of World War II, Japanese troops were discovered hidden in the caves and jungles of the Pacific Islands. Some of these stragglers were living like frightened savages; they...