Healthy Living

Read Proverbs 3:1 through 4:27; 1 Corinthians 5:1–13 27 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones (Proverbs 3:7–8). To achieve good health, it may seem wise to follow the advice of “experts.” But most experts overlook the biggest problem—a lack of relationship …

All for Jesus

Read Romans 13:1 through 16:27 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die; we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord (Romans 14:7-8). Throughout church history, whenever people gathered together to worship …

God’s Life-Giving Word

Read Psalms 106:1 through 109:31 Ryan slipped downstairs at midnight, trying not to awaken his wife or their three children. The weary young father needed a little time with Jesus. Overwhelmed by life, he felt like an all-around failure. Ryan prayed, but, when he sensed no immediate reply, he muttered, “I must be failing You too.” Desperate for an escape …

Unite My Heart

Read Psalms 79:1 through 86:17 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name (Psalm 86:11). In this climax to his prayer for guidance, David turns to the inward person, where the motivations for his actions originate. His desire to form right habits is clear: David …