J A N U A R Y 3 “. . . one thing I do . . .” — Philippians 3:13

Stay Focused

Have you ever watched interviews of athletes who have won come-from-behind victories? What do these people almost invariably credit for their ability to win games? Focus. Concentration. Fixing their eyes on the goal, then playing their best to achieve it. As Christians, we, too, need to focus our attention on our goal—to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. The apostle Paul knew his goal. He pressed toward the mark, keeping “one... More

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J A N U A R Y 2 “The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years . . . it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” — Psalm 90:10

Time Will Be No More

Each morning we receive one brand-new, shiny, golden day, set with twenty-four jeweled hours. Every one of us receives precisely the same amount of time each day. Today some of us will use our twenty-four hours to God’s glory and the betterment of humankind, others will waste them, and still others will use them for evil. Each of us has the same amount, and what we do with this day will have eternal consequences. How will you invest... More

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J A N U A R Y 1 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me . . .” — Psalm 23:6

A Great New Year

Do you have bright hopes and ambitious plans for the year ahead? I think we should purpose to make this year a great one for God’s glory. But how can we do that? We lay our plans and make our resolutions, and yet, sometimes what we deemed the year of great prospects turns out to be a year of disaster. One recent study found that seventy percent of people couldn’t keep their new year resolutions even through the month of... More

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D E C E M B E R 3 1 “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has babbling? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long at the wine, those who go to seek mixed wine.” — Proverbs 23:29-30

The Spirits of New Year’s Eve

Some today call alcoholism merely a “disease.” The Bible calls it drunkenness. But you know, it is an interesting “disease” because the only way you can become an alcoholic is to get drunk. The Bible says that no drunkard will enter into the kingdom of heaven (see I Cor. 6:10). Someone has said that if alcoholism is a disease (and certainly when a person becomes addicted and enslaved by it, it takes on many aspects... More

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D E C E M B E R 3 0 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” — Revelation 2:11

Finish Well

In Greek mythology, Orpheus, the golden voiced, loses his beautiful wife, Eurydice, and so with lyre in hand he makes his way down through the darkness of the infernal regions in quest of the lost Eurydice, singing his plaintive melodies. As he goes forth and fills the chambers of that nether world with the rich sonorous tones of his plaintive cry, Tantalus stops his futile bending after the receding waters and listens for a while. Even the... More

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D E C E M B E R 2 9 “…forgetting those things which are behind…” — Philippians 3:13

FIDO

Years ago we had a guest speaker at our church who made the point so well that we need to forget the things that are behind and press forward in Christ. Lt. Clebe McClary is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He unfortunately experienced the blast of dynamite which blew off his arm, which he only discovered when he couldn’t reach his rifle because there was nothing on his shoulder any longer. It also blew out his eye and half of his face,... More

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D E C E M B E R 2 8 “Do this in remembrance of Me.” “…forgetting those things which are behind…” — Luke 22:19, Philippians 3:13

To Forget or to Remember?

I am sure that Christians must get confused when they read a verse like this. Paul says, “This is what I do, I forget those things which are behind.” And yet I have preached sermons on a number of occasions on “remember.” Jesus said, “Remember Me.” We are told over and over again in the Bible to remember. Are we to forget or are we to remember? Well, obviously we are to do both, and the question is: What... More

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To Forget or to Remember?