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OCTOBER 7 “I will remember the works of the LORD; surely I will remember Your wonders of old.” — Psalm 77:11

A Good Memory Leads to Thanks

The word “thank” comes from the same root as “think.” People are not thankful usually because they are not thoughtful. They don’t think about things that have been done for them and so they don’t thank people for doing that. We are not going to be glad and joyful over something and thankful for it if we don’t think about it, and so we need to constantly remind ourselves. That’s why the... More
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OCTOBER 4 “Now these things were our examples to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.” — 1 Corinthians 10:6

Blessings in This Life and the Next

What happened to people in the Old Testament provides lessons for people of all time. The fact that God will bless us and cause us to succeed and prosper if we seek and obey Him is seen clearly in the Old Testament. If the blessings or the cursings had come into the next world, which is invisible to our eyes, there could have been no example unto us at all, for we would not have known whether they had been blessed or not. And we may well have... More
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OCTOBER 3 “And he [Uzziah] did what was correct in the eyes of the LORD as everything his father Amaziah had done. And he sought after God in the days of Zechariah, the one who instructed him in the fear of the LORD. And in the days that he sought after the LORD, God caused him to succeed.” — 2 Chronicles 26:4-5

Promotion is From the Lord

Success is of the Lord. The Bible teaches us that promotion is from above. Now this is very contrary to the attitudes of people today who think they can force themselves up the ladder of success. The Bible tells us that promotion is from above—that it is God who blesses or withholds His blessing, and because of Him kings and nations and individuals prosper and succeed or fail to do so. Obviously, as we have opportunity we should strive... More
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OCTOBER 5 “Watch out for dogs, watch out for evil workers, watch out for those who practice mutilation” — Philippians 3:2

By Grace Alone

The Apostle Paul warned the Philippian Christians about evil workers, whom he called dogs. What they were doing was an attempt to add something to the Gospel. These are the kinds of people that Paul condemned in Galatians 1. In Galatians 1 he is talking about those who are calling them to some other kind of Gospel. This is a Gospel that is antithetical to the grace of God, the grace of Christ. This is the Gospel that always has to add... More
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OCTOBER 6 “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”

Rejoice in the Lord

Paul’s letter to the Philippian Christians is an epistle of joy. The words joy, rejoice, and rejoicing appear over and over again in this epistle. In the final chapter, Paul gives this command. It is an imperative: Rejoice in the Lord! Now we generally tend to say to people,” Well, I hope you will be happy.” Paul never said that. He said, “Rejoice!” That’s a command, an imperative in the Lord. Why is that... More
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OCTOBER 2 “Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he was king in Jerusalem for fifty-two years.” — 2 Chronicles 26:3

And a Teenager Shall Lead Them

Today it seems to be the heart’s desire of every teenager that on his sixteenth birthday he receives a car; preferably a long, low, sleek one with a lot of painting on it and several mufflers. Well, the ancient Jewish leader Uzziah had more than his heart’s desire when he became sixteen. They gave him the whole kingdom, and he became the king of Judah. “Woe to you, O land, when your king is a lad” (Ecclesiastes... More
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OCTOBER 1 “The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.” — Exodus 15:2

A Song in the Heart

When we see that God delivers us, and He becomes our strength and our salvation, then He creates within us a song. Divine strength and spiritual song always go together. Nehemiah said “...the joy of the Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10), and so assurance and deliverance leads to rejoicing, and rejoicing leads to strength for holy living. This is why Paul says that we are to rejoice in the Lord always because in rejoicing we find... More
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