Day 113 (Year 3) Believers Honored by God the Father Jesus said, “If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall My servant also be; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.” (John 12:26 NASB) The verse’s context suggests that some revolutionaries might have sought out Jesus, trying
Day 112 (Year 3) The Righteous Have Many Afflictions… “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19 NASB) The word “righteous” in the above scripture comes from the Hebrew word tsaddiq, meaning “just, right, lawful, or correct.” The word “afflictions” comes from ra’ah, which here
Day 111 (Year 3) Believers Must Be Accurate in Speech Jesus said, “But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.” (Matthew 5:37 NKJV) The word “your” in the verse above refers to the words Jesus’ disciples speak. “Let your ‘Yes’ and ‘No’”
Day 110 (Year 3) When Facing Satan’s Rampage… Jesus said to the church of Pergamum, “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.”
Day 109 (Year 3) Casting Your Anxieties on God “Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:7-8 NASB) The word “anxiety” in the first scripture comes from
Day 108 (Year 3) Do Not Give the Devil a Foothold “‘Be angry, and do not sin’: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.” (Ephesians 4:26-27 NKJV) Cain murdered his brother out of jealousy. Today’s scripture reminds believers: be angry, but do not sin. In other
Day 107 (Year 3) Let the Power of God’s Goodness Grow Ever Stronger “Not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.” (1 John 3:12 NKJV) The scripture above shows that Cain murdered his righteous brother—because
Day 106 (Year 3) Two Reasons for Suffering “So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.” (Job 2:7) “But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as
Day 105 (Year 3) When God’s Will Conflicts With Humans’ … “And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He was stating the matter plainly.
Day 104 (Year 3) When the Devil Temporarily Leaves… “When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.” (Luke 4:13 NASB) Not long after the devil left Jesus, He began His public ministry. Similarly, some believers are also brought into ministry after experiencing intense spiritual warfare. We should understand that
