January 31 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. — Psalm 127:3

The Blessing of Children

If there is one thing which is made abundantly clear, both in the Old and New Testaments, it is that children are a gift from God. They are loaned to us for a little while and we, as parents, are responsible for giving them a godly education. We are to rear them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord—that line upon line, precept upon precept, His truth is to be taught to them. In our society, children are not always looked upon as... More

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January 30 Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! — Revelation 19:9

The Bride of Christ

Did you ever consider the fact that marriage is a major theme of the Bible? One theologian noted that the Bible opens with a marriage, and it closes with one. Jesus is the bridegroom who left heaven to seek out a bride. When we become believers in Him, we become part of the bride of Christ. Marriage was God’s idea in the first place. Marriage is above all a picture of Christ and His bride, the Church. Perhaps this is why Satan aims... More

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January 29 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. — Proverbs 9:10

The Fear of God

We hardly ever hear any more that so-and-so is “a God-fearing person.” What has happened to “the fear of God” in our land, much less in many of our churches? Jesus said that we should fear God. We should fear God, not for fear of punishment (Jesus has taken our punishment), but for fear of disappointing Him. We may be forgiven, yet still bear the scars for our sins. We should fear the results of sin in our lives. If... More

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January 28 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. — 2 Corinthians 5:17

A New Nature

Can the leopard change its spots? Can the Ethiopian change his skin? Of course not. No more than human beings can change their nature; but that is precisely what Christ does. He doesn’t merely change our outward behavior; He changes our nature. He comes within us and plants therein a new man and a new nature—a new creation created by God—a new you. In Christ, we now desire things we didn’t desire before.... More

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January 27 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — Matthew 11:28

Cast Your Burden on the Lord

Jesus is inviting us to come to Him with our burdens, to take our troubles to the foot of the cross and lay them down. One verse I particularly like is found in I Peter 5:7 where he says: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” The Greek verb used here for casting shows a person with a great burden on his back, coming to Christ and rolling that burden off into the arms of Jesus. What burden is right now... More

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January 26 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoking flax He will not quench. — Isaiah 42:3

Winners and Losers

Are you a winner or a loser? It’s obvious which is preferable. But I’m certain there are some who feel they are born losers. Maybe they didn’t do well in school; they embarrassed themselves and perhaps their parents. They haven’t done well in the workplace, having perhaps been fired from numerous jobs. Even their home life has not worked out so well. It seems like they just can’t do anything right. They... More

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Januray 25 …Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. — Hebrews 10:25

Avoiding Church

Many people offer a multitude of reasons as to why they don’t go to church. But they tend to gloss over the real reason. They don’t want to go. I talked to a man one time who told me all the reasons why he didn’t go to church: he’d rather stay home and read the funny paper, he had to work … he had all sorts of excuses. I said, “Would you like for me to tell you the real reason you don’t go to... More

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The Blessing of Children

The Bride of Christ

The Fear of God

A New Nature

Cast Your Burden on the Lord

Winners and Losers

Avoiding Church