Day 324, Year 1 The Fruit of Faith “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 NKJV) The first half of today’s verse could be translated as: Faith is the essence that is being hoped for. First, our hope is to be “hoped.” This is absolutely […]
Day 323, Year 1 Abraham’s Justification by Faith “In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, ‘So Shall Your Descendants Be.’ Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about
Day 322, Year 1 Believing in God as Our Basis “Just as Abraham ‘believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.” (Galatians 3:6-7 NKJV) As mentioned earlier, “Birds roost with their own kind,” this has a similar meaning to those
Day 321, Year 1 Practice Honesty Makes People Honest “Birds roost with their own kind, so honesty comes home to those who practice it.” (Sirach 27:9, NRSVCE) Today’s verse is regarded as belonging to one of the books of the Second Canon by many Old Testament scholars. In fact, there are several of those books
Day 320, Year 1 Be a Truth-teller “And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.” (Psalm 119:43 NKJV) The “truth” in today’s verse is the Hebrew word ’emeth. If we are asked to keep speaking the truth, it might make us feel tired and
Day 319, Year 1 Believing in the Lord Means To Serve Him “Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.” (1 Samuel 12:24 NASB) The word “truth” in today’s verse is the Hebrew word ’emeth. In my opinion, discerning with
Day 318, Year 1 Approving the Excellent In Order To Be Sincere … “So that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ.” (Philippians 1:10 NASB) One of the most important things for believers to learn about sincerity is to distinguish between right
Day 317, Year 1 The Result of Calling Upon the Lord in Truth “The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18 NASB) God has chosen to have a name like earthly people. Jehovah or Yahweh means “the One who lives forever.” In the
Day 316, Year 1 Godly Sincerity “Simplicity and godly sincerity.” (2 Corinthians 1:12b NKJV) God is sincere and truthful, but someone may disagree. For instance, in the Old Testament, God killed many sinners. But the New Testament emphasizes God’s love, and Jesus died on the cross in the place of all who believe in Him.
Day 315, Year 1 Trusting in God’s Sincerity “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.” (2 Corinthians 1:12 NKJV) Today’s verse mentioned that Paul, etc.,
