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Read Isaiah 7:1 through 12:6 America is a nation obsessed with worry. Because of broken homes, single parents, and a degenerate culture of rebellion and hate, the disease of worry has grown to epidemic proportions. American citizens spend millions of dollars every year on pills and other medicines, in an attempt to arrest this painful experience, which in essence is …

Read Hosea 14:1–9 Walking along a forest path in darkness can be dangerous. Roots and rocks threaten to cause a walker to stumble. A wise man will carry a flashlight on such a journey to prevent falling and injury. Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; …

Read Obadiah 1:1–21; Jonah 1:1–4:11 In Corrie ten Boom’s autobiography, The Hiding Place, she described the day she met the Nazi guard from Ravensbruck concentration camp who asked for her forgiveness. She wrote, “Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” When the man held out his hand to …

Read Ephesians 4:1 through 6:24 G. K. Chesterton was a well-known Christian writer and philosopher from the last century. He debated many atheists and skeptics in public settings. Unlike some of the debates we see today, which are filled with animosity, his were conducted with kindness. One of his opponents wrote, “To hear Chesterton’s howl of joy . . . …

Read Galatians 4:1 through 6:18 John walked home from his office after work as usual. It was snowing, but he kept to his regular route. Arriving home, he realized he had forgotten his five-year-old son. The boy was supposed to meet John at his office, across the street from the school. The doorbell rang, and, to his surprise, it was …