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Read Job 1:1 through 2:13; John 21:10-25 “I told you I was ill.” That amusing epitaph marks the grave of British comedian Spike Milligan. The gravestone of Martin Luther King Jr. features a line from his 1963 speech in Washington, DC: “Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I’m free at last.” The inscription on William Shakespeare’s monument …
Read Esther 1:1 through 2:23 In the summer of 2002, Craig DeMartino nearly died when he fell 100 feet to the ground while rock climbing. But God was working to preserve his life. DeMartino’s climbing partner didn’t usually carry a phone since he couldn’t get a signal in the wilderness. That day, however, he did have a phone – and …
Read 2 Chronicles 27:1 through 29:36 John asked Jesus into his heart about a year ago and began attending the youth group meetings on Tuesdays. On the way home one night, something started nagging at his heart. Funny, he had never really thought about it before, but certain movies and music in his collection were not all that edifying. The …
Read Luke 12:1 through 13:35 Have you ever been frustrated because you’ve shared God’s Word, talked with a person about Christ, and prayed fervently that he or she would come to Christ or grow spiritually – and nothing seemed to happen? [Jesus] asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took …
Read 1 Chronicles 24:1 through 26:32 God identified David as a man after the Lord’s own heart. David deeply valued worship. As a musician himself, David understood the power of music to touch human emotions, intimately connecting the people with their God. So, the king personally supervised the official integration of music into temple worship. All these men were under …
Read 2 Kings 18:1 through 20:21 Bad news often comes in the form of a letter. I once got a frightening letter from the Internal Revenue Service. I read, I wept, I prayed, I appealed, and I won. That letter was a snap compared to other letters. Some have opened letters from their spouses, letters that amounted to final notice …
Read Luke 5:1 through 6:49 “We’re in Branson and Mark had a heart attack,” Elizabeth wrote on her Facebook status. “He will have a heart cath and stents put in tomorrow.” She wanted to sob with fear and aloneness, but was trying to be strong for Mark and their two young children, who only knew that Daddy was too sick …
Read 1 Kings 9:1 through 11:43 How often have we thought that more money would make our lives easier? If we just got a raise, we could pay our bills more easily. If only our house or our car was nicer, we would feel better. If we only had money in savings, we could finally relax. Yet how often do …
Read 1 Kings 2:1 through 3:28 What is the most important legacy a parent could pass on to his or her child? Would it be the houses, lands, and full bank accounts that a mother or father worked to provide? Would it be a broad education and wisdom? Would it even be a successful business or ministry for those children …
Read 1 Peter 1:1 through 5:14 Modern Christians seem to have fallen into the entitlement trap. They expect a comfortable life and readily answered prayers. Rather than self-discipline or correction from church leaders when they stray from Scripture, they want acceptance of their personal practices. They may overlook or excuse sin in themselves and others. God calls believers to a …