Day 25 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 5:4 NLT 'While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallo...
Day 24 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:16 NLT 'That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.' Have you ever been tempted to give up? Paul talks about this twice in this chapter and concludes that he would neve...
Day 23 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 NLT 'We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on e...
Day 22 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:5 NLT 'You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.' Whatever you are doing today it’s vital to have a clear objective. Dithering...
Day 21 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT 'And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.' Nothing stands still for long. If you need proof of that, then have a look at a photo of yourself from ten ye...
Day 20 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 NLT 'We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualifiedto do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.' Qualifications are important. You ...
Day 19 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NLT 'God uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and ...
Day 18 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 NLT 'It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees eve...
Day 17 - Issue 36
READ: 2 Corinthians 1:12 NLT 'We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have cond...
Day 16 - Issue 36
READ: Proverbs 3:1-2 NLT 'My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.' What’s your memory like? Time and again I trudge upstairs to...
Day 15 - Issue 36
READ: Proverbs 1:8-9 NLT 'My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honour around your neck.' I would be fascinated to know what you...
Day 14 - Issue 36
READ: Proverbs 1:7 NLT 'Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.' You need to be careful with the book of Proverbs. It’s very easy to read too much of it and get indigestion! It’s a book which ne...
Day 13 - Issue 36
READ: Genesis 22:2 NLT “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” This is an incredibly tough story to cope...
Day 12 - Issue 36
READ: Genesis 18:13-14 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” I love laught...
Day 11 - Issue 36
READ: Genesis 17:5-8 NLT 'I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings w...