August 26 – The Pursuit Of Blessings

“A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”  Proverbs 28:20  Devotional Thought For The Day First, a clarification about the translation.  All translators are agreed on the first part of the proverb,...

August 25 – The Glory Of God In Nature

“These all look to You, to give them their food in due season.  When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are filled with good things.  When You hide Your face, they are dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and...

August 22 – For Us Or Against Us?

“John answered, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your Name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.’  But Jesus said to him, ‘Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.'”  Luke...

August 21 – The Tune Of Wisdom

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’  For John came neither eating...

August 20 – Persevering In Christ

“For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews, who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease...

August 19 – A Productive And Successful Life

“Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.”  Proverbs 28:19 Devotional Thought For The Day For those who are industrious and ambitious, but have started out with little to nothing,...