Read 1 Chronicles 13:1 through 16:43 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always (1 Chronicles 16:11). King David wanted to bring the ark of God back to Jerusalem. The first attempt to move the ark was disastrous because he didn’t follow God’s commands for transporting it. Putting the ark on an oxen-drawn cart was all wrong. …
Mission Possible
Read Luke 7:11–35 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother (Luke 7:15). This verse is a powerful reminder of God’s incredible power. If you ever wonder if God can help you through a troubling circumstance, the fact that He can raise the dead puts to rest any concern over God’s …
Pressing Mute in Life
Read Luke 4:31 through 5:11 The mute button on a remote control is a powerful thing. Any time a commercial on television comes on that is loud, inappropriate, annoying, or saturated in temptation, a simple push of the mute button silences all the irritating noise. Life offers too many distractions and temptations. No doubt, Satan is often the noise in …
Learn to Value Time
Read James 4:1–17 What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes (James 4:14). The last words written in Sir Walter Scott’s diary were, “Tomorrow we shall . . . .” For Scott, there were no more tomorrows. He was living with a forward focus but he was living on borrowed time, …
Brighten Your Corner
Read 2 Samuel 19:1 through 20:26 Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth till now (2 Samuel 19:7). King David had …