Day 161, Year 1 Two Different Kinds of Desire God said to Cain, “If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” (Genesis 4:7 NKJV) “I am my beloved’s, and his […]
Day 162, Year 1 Can You Hear Jesus Knocking? Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.” (Revelation 3:20a NASB) “It is honorable for a man to stop striving, since any fool can start a quarrel.” (Proverbs 20:3 NKJV) When someone knocks on a door, the people inside cannot hear the knocking sometimes
Day 163, Year 1 Quieting the Noises Within “You will reduce the noise of aliens, as heat in a dry place; as heat in the shadow of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones will be diminished.” (Isaiah 25:5 NKJV) “You” in today’s verse refers to the God of Israel. Previously, it was mentioned
Day 164, Year 1 Eradicating the Voices of Idols Within “Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I
Day 165, Year 1 Softening Your Heart Toward God “God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?” (Job 9:4 NKJV) Across various religious traditions, many believe that God or gods are almighty. In contrast, the gentleness with which Jesus knocks at the doors of people’s hearts
Day 166, Year 1 Guarding the Door of Your Heart Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd
Day 167, Year 1 Hard to Change a Thief’s Nature? “The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.” (Job 24:14 NASB) “Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan,
Day 168, Year 1 The Sheep Do Not Listen to Thieves Jesus said, “All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.” (John 10:8 NKJV) In my opinion, the “thieves” mentioned in today’s verse refer to evil spirits and their companions. Jesus said, “The sheep did not
Day 169, Year 1 Do You Have a Door in Your Heart or Just a Wall? “If she is a wall, We will build on her a battlement of silver.” (Song of Solomon 8:9a NASB) Today’s verse mentions that some people’s hearts could be like “walls.” In the biblical era, the walls of a big
Day 170, Year 1 Who is Keeping Watch Over Your Heart’s Door? “To him the doorkeeper opens.” (John 10:3a NASB) Each person has a door to his or her own heart. Some doors are relatively closed and difficult to open, while others are more open, allowing for free entry and exit. I suggest that the
