Day 12, Year 1 What You Sow, You Will Reap “For whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:7b NASB) Why should people choose life over death? It is because we would inevitably reap what we had sowed. This law of cause and effect is present in many religious beliefs and doctrines. […]
Day 11, Year 1 Seeking God’s Work “With my soul I have desired You in the night, yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.” (Isaiah 26:9 NKJV) According to today’s verse, believers could seek God
Day 10, Year 1 People Who Long for God “My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.” (Psalm 84:2 NKJV) In the above “long” is kasaph in Hebrew, which means “to deeply long for.” “Faint” in Hebrew is kalah, which
Day 9, Year 1 Seeking God Amid Hardships “<A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.> O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.” (Psalm 63:1 NKJV)
Day 8, Year 1 Seeking Immortality, and Reaping Eternal Life … “Eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality.” (Romans 2:7 NKJV) “Glory” in today’s verse, doxa in Greek, also means “most exalted state, majesty which solely belongs to God.” Together with “honor” and “immortality,” “seek
Day 7, Year 1 Pondering Eternal Life “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11a NKJV) When you choose the true life, you can live longer. Eternal life might seem out of reach, but some people have really entered heaven and enjoy eternal happiness. Contrarily,
Day 6, Year 1 The Words of the Lord are Life Jesus said, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63 NKJV) Yesterday’s verse reveals that Jesus Christ has the “words of eternal life” (John 6:68 NKJV).
Day 5, Year 1 Would You Follow the Way of Eternal Life? “But Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’” (John 6:68 NKJV) People could choose life because God has the way of eternal life, and the true way of life is given by the
Day 4, Year 1 Calling Upon Heaven and Earth to Help You “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19 NKJV) The word “you” in the above verse
Day 3, Year 1 Life could Be Marvelous “So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants.” (Deuteronomy 30:19c NASB) For many, life is about studying and playing, working and enjoying, while some pursue their ideals. To the Israelites, life could take on a different meaning. “Live” in today’s verse, chayah
