Dear Daughter,
Fight impatience in the summer pace ⏳
Slow down. Listen well. Respond with grace and respect.
'A gentle answer turns away wrath' (Prov 15:1).
Where do you need more patience right now?
#DearDaughter #PatientWife #StrongMarriage

The world’s greatest need is Jesus Christ.

Speak LIFE over your marriage daily! 🗣️🌱

Your words have power — build up, encourage, and bless your spouse! Prov 18:21 ❤️

What blessing will you speak today? #StrongMarriage #July

Soon, and very soon, we are going to see the King...

“The lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.” Proverbs 20:15

Not the prowess of erudition.

But true knowledge of reality.

Far from killing evangelism, Reformed theology gives us confidence.

We preach because God saves.
We witness because God saves.
We go because God saves.

And because He saves, our labor in the Lord is never in vain.

Before you sleep, remember this:

Christ is not tired, anxious, confused, or defeated. Rest under His care tonight.

A sermon that never confronts sin may fill seats, but it will not prepare souls for eternity.

In hard times, don’t make your ability to understand God’s ways the condition for trusting him.

This is why some of the greatest missionaries and evangelists in church history were deeply Reformed or Calvinist in their beliefs on soteriology.

They believed God saves sinners.

Therefore, they went.

July 16: Jack-in-the-Box Pride

#Devotional

1 Samuel 28:1–29:11; 1 Peter 2:13–17; Psalm 130:1–131:3

It’s dangerous to become too confident in the maturity of our own faith. Our pride is like the spring of a jack-in-the-box: Just when we think it’s broken or that we’ve gotten the lid on tight, it springs back to life. It rears its ugly head, bobbing around like a circus fool.

It’s so easy to get caught up in our own achievements—even when it comes to faith. We can grow in knowledge and then look down on others who still need to grow. The psalmist of Psa 131 presents the solution with a sure, succinct declaration. He fully submits to God’s order. He doesn’t wrestle with the things that don’t make sense—he is able to place these in God’s hand. His inner peace comes from total trust in God: “My heart is not haughty nor my eyes arrogant, And I do not concern myself with things too great and difficult for me. Rather I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like the weaned child is my soul with me” (Psa 131:1–2).

Maturity of faith is found in childlike trust—trust that sees ourselves as small and God as mighty. Peter also speaks about peace that is a result of having faith that submits to God. Submission allows us to act wisely in a situation, all “for the sake of the Lord” (1 Pet 2:13). Doing good will silence the ignorant (1 Pet 2:15), and if we do good while enduring the mistreatment of others, God will show us His favor (1 Pet 2:20). Ultimately, it’s Christ who serves as the example of submission. Even while suffering and enduring abuse, Jesus “did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth” (1 Pet 2:22). Instead, He “entrusted himself to the one who judges justly” (1 Pet 2:23).

Jesus’ act of redemption should be the focus of all our actions. While pride is rebellion against Him, forgiveness and grace through Christ are enough to drive us to the end of ourselves and send us into the haven of God’s love. His sacrifice eliminates the need to be prideful and self-seeking. It quiets our souls.

How are you turning to Christ’s sacrifice in moments of pride?

July 16 - A Testimony to the Jews

#LifeOfChrist

“Jesus said to him, ‘See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them’” (Matthew 8:4).

Following times of greatest blessing and triumph, our Lord often tests us to see if our faith is obedient. In the case of the cleansed leper, Jesus commanded him to fulfill the ritual requirements of the law and let the priests attest to his healing (cf. Lev. 14). This responsibility had to precede any celebrations of his newfound health or telling others about his cure.

Perhaps Jesus told the man not to tell others of this healing so that people would not merely give adulation to Him as a miracle worker. Furthermore, He would not have wanted this event to encourage any speculation that He was a political deliverer. Christ was still in His period of humiliation, and any exaltation of Him by the crowd would have been premature within the Father’s plan.

However, the major reason for Jesus’ command to the healed man to respect the Mosaic requirements was to testify to the crowd, particularly the Jewish leaders. He blasted their hypocrisy, superficiality, and unscriptural methods, but He did not want to communicate that He had no regard for God’s law at all. When the priest declared the man healed—and the evidence would be obvious—it would allow Jesus’ miracle to be verified by the Jewish establishment. That would give added weight to His credibility as Messiah, as One who “did not come to abolish but to fulfill” (Matt. 5:17).

Ask Yourself

How would you describe your spiritual state after a season of great accomplishment or at the culmination of a long struggle that has ended in victory? Is this a time when you deliberately focus on the basics of Christian faith, or when you decide to take a break for a while?

DAY 16: How profound an impact can the gospel have on a society?

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Pride is the sin that convinced Satan he could rise above God, and it still destroys lives today.

Pride rejects correction, resists repentance, and robs God of the glory He deserves.

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." (James 4:6)

Choose humility before pride ensures your downfall.

I believe Scripture clearly teaches that the office of pastor/elder is reserved for qualified men (1 Tim 2:11-15, 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9).

That said, I'm curious:

If you believe women can serve as pastors, what biblical argument do you find most convincing?

There’s no painter greater than God.

The church does not need to become more worldly to reach the world. It needs to become more faithful to Christ.

Dear Daughter,
Make your home a refuge from summer stress 🕊️
Create peace through worship, rest, and gentle presence.
Be the calm your husband can run to.
'Peace I leave with you' (John 14:27).
How can you increase peace at home?
#DearDaughter #HomeRefuge #StrongMarriage

“No man will say, ‘There is no God’ till he is so hardened in sin that it has become his interest that there should be none to call him to account.”—Matthew Henry