February 14 “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5 Today is Valentine’s Day in the USA, a day where cards and gifts are exchanged with loved ones. So I’m thinking two …
February 13 “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flows the springs of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and put devious lips far from you. Let your eyes look directly ahead, and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch …
February 12 “I will set no worthless thing before my eyes, I hate the work of those who fall away, it shall not fasten its grip on my” Psalm 101:3 Yesterday we spoke of crying out to God to remove evil thoughts from our minds and to give …
February 11 “and purify your hearts, you double minded.” James 4:8b Now back to purifying our hearts. So how do we as Christians do this, exactly? Well, desiring it, highly valuing it and pursuing it, I think is the first key. As I said a few days ago, …
February 10 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8) Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8) David said, “Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? …
February 9 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded.” James 4:8 Continuing on now with thoughts on drawing near to God (before we dive into the 24 principles on Overcoming Temptation), let’s …
February 8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded.” James 4:8 We’ve been talking the last few days about drawing near to God, how important it is, how hard it is, and …
February 7 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded.” James 4:8 Drawing near to God is such an important aspect of what we are to be doing daily in Christ, I want …
February 6 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded.” James 4:8 Why would we not draw near to God every chance we get? Why would we knowingly pass up this opportunity! What …
February 5 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 Why don’t we draw near to God? Why isn’t every Christian every day trying to draw near to God as much as possible? Why does God seem so very distant to us so …