F E B R U A R Y 2 8 “When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them . . .” — Joshua 7:21

Achan’s Sins

Have you ever looked at a glossy home-decorating magazine and found that the home you felt thankful for an hour ago now seems junky? Or perhaps you saw a television ad for a slick car, and suddenly the car in your driveway now seems like a jalopy. Advertisements often lead us into covetousness. Of course, we need to provide for our families; and we don’t sin when we seek to care for our needs. But we do sin when we desire the things... More

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F E B R U A R Y 2 7 “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” — Ephesians 6:13

Putting On The Armor Of God

Do you ever feel that life is a battle for which you are ill-prepared, defenseless against the enemy’s attacks? In Ephesians, Paul tells us that we fight spiritual battles daily and that we can win only by calling upon a strength beyond our own. So Paul exhorts us to put on the whole armor of God every day. Each piece of armor has a special purpose to protect us from Satan’s blows. The first piece is the belt of truth.... More

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F E B R U A R Y 2 6 “. . . and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” — 2 Corinthians 5:15

Escape From Selfishness

Have you ever pondered what gives us the impulse to sin? Have you ever wondered what makes us go against God’s commands despite our good intentions? I believe that selfishness lies at the root of all sin. I have thought long and hard about this, and I cannot think of any sin that doesn’t originate from selfishness, from placing self rather than God at the center of our lives. Some have suggested that perhaps a person who steals... More

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F E B R U A R Y 2 5 “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances . . .” — 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18, niv

A Checklist For Your Prayer Life

How is your prayer life going these days? As Christians, we should pray unceasingly, lifting praises and intercessions to God as constantly as our lungs rise and fall with each breath. Our hearts should be so in tune with God that every occasion calls forth a petition for a need, an intercession for someone else, a confession of a sin, a word of thanksgiving, or an article of praise. So often we pray narrowly, attending only to our own... More

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F E B R U A R Y 2 4 “. . . and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” — John 6:37

John Bunyan

As you’ve walked along your life’s path, have you ever felt you’ve gone astray, entirely unable to find your way back? Perhaps even today you feel a bit lost, fearing you’ve taken a wrong turn because of a choice you’ve made . . . John Bunyan, the seventeenth-century author who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress, a great Christian classic, wandered off the path leading to Christ. According to his own testimony,... More

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F E B R U A R Y 2 3 “Now, therefore, give me this mountain . . .” — Joshua 14:12

Caleb

Have you ever made an outrageous request of God then stood back in amazement as He granted it? Caleb made such a request in Joshua 14: “Give me this mountain.” At the age of eighty-five, Caleb requested a mountain, hill country filled with pagans. Why would he ask for a hillside full of hostile heathens? Even if he received the land, Caleb would have to face the sons of Anak, a whole family, generation, and tribe of giants who... More

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F E B R U A R Y 2 2 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins . . .” — 1 John 1:9

The Faith Of Washington

How would you define the word “hero”? Do you know anyone who fulfills that definition, anyone whom you hold in such high esteem? These days we desperately need heroes, people we can look up to and emulate. I think that George Washington fills the bill in a remarkable way. In his own day, George Washington’s character was the wonder of the world. Not even his most relentless British foes of the Revolutionary War could... More

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Achan’s Sins

Putting On The Armor Of God

Escape From Selfishness

A Checklist For Your Prayer Life

John Bunyan

Caleb

The Faith Of Washington