The Fool and His Many Blows
“A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool” Proverbs 17: 10. Provers 17 contrasts the value of peace, wisdom, and character with the destructive nature of...
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The Goodness of the Lord to those who Wait
“When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire” Deuteronomy 12: 20. In this passage, the...
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God’s Glory: What Part Do We Play?
“No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly” Psalm 84: 11b. Psalm 84 is a joyful song of praise expressing deep longing for God’s presence, the beauty of temple worship, and the...
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How Truth Will Set You Free and Lies Imprison You
“And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison. But the hair of his...
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The Knowledge of Good and Evil: How do We Get Wisdom?
“And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give...
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How the Fear of the Lord Turns Temptation Into Treasure
“Take my [wisdom] instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her” Proverbs 8: 10, 11. Our reading...
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The Story of Samson: Inner Reality Manifested Outwardly
“And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison” Judges 16:21. The Story...
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The Prince of Peace Gives Peace in Every Circumstance
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called. . . Prince of Peace” Isaiah 9: 6. This is a pivotal...
The Fool and His Many Blows
“A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool” Proverbs 17: 10. Provers 17 contrasts the value of peace, wisdom, and character with the destructive nature of...
The Narrow Road: Painful but Temporary
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the...
What Is Manna? And Why Does It Matter?
“Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey” Exodus 16: 31. Exodus 16 tells the story...
The Goodness of the Lord to those who Wait
“When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire” Deuteronomy 12: 20. In this passage, the...
It’s Not Fair. How Could It Be God’s Will?
“So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me’” John 18: 11. This passage describes the betrayal and arrest of Jesus in...
Tempted: When the Traveler Comes to Visit
“Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he...
Is the Fiery Furnace for the Righteous or the Wicked?
“So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing...
The Promises of God: Oases in the Wilderness
“For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water” Isaiah 35: 6b, 7. Isaiah 35 is a...
God’s Glory: What Part Do We Play?
“No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly” Psalm 84: 11b. Psalm 84 is a joyful song of praise expressing deep longing for God’s presence, the beauty of temple worship, and the...
By Faith Not Sight: The Secret to Stability in Trials
“And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not” Exodus 17: 7? This passage tells the...