Dear Daughter,
Friday riddle: what does the wedding wine remember that the water forgets? That it was transformed, not replaced.
Let this weekend be an Ordinary made miraculous — not a grand gesture, just presence turned into wonder.
Small moments are Cana enough.
'This, the first of his signs, Jesus did… and manifested his glory' (John 2:11).
What ordinary moment could you let Him transform this weekend?
#DearDaughter #CanaAtHome #StrongMarriage
Friday riddle: what does the wedding wine remember that the water forgets? That it was transformed, not replaced.
Let this weekend be an Ordinary made miraculous — not a grand gesture, just presence turned into wonder.
Small moments are Cana enough.
'This, the first of his signs, Jesus did… and manifested his glory' (John 2:11).
What ordinary moment could you let Him transform this weekend?
#DearDaughter #CanaAtHome #StrongMarriage
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"The Christian's life should put his minister's sermon in print."
- William Gurnall
Believers, are you living out the sermon? Are you applying the Word to your lives?
- William Gurnall
Believers, are you living out the sermon? Are you applying the Word to your lives?
Friday gratitude: Thank God for the covenant He gave you! 🙏❤️ It's a gift, not a given! Mal 2:14 💞
What are you thankful for this week? #StrongMarriage #August
What are you thankful for this week? #StrongMarriage #August
You stand before God as if you were Christ, because Christ stood before God as if He were you.
Spurgeon
Spurgeon
7 Things to Pray for Your Church:
1. Faithful preaching (2 Tim. 4:2)
2. Genuine conversions (Acts 2:47)
3. Holy leadership (1 Tim. 3:1-7)
4. Biblical unity (Eph. 4:3)
5. Courageous evangelism (Acts 4:29)
6. Growing disciples (Col. 1:28)
7. Love for one another (John 13:35)
Don't only criticize your local church. Pray for her.
1. Faithful preaching (2 Tim. 4:2)
2. Genuine conversions (Acts 2:47)
3. Holy leadership (1 Tim. 3:1-7)
4. Biblical unity (Eph. 4:3)
5. Courageous evangelism (Acts 4:29)
6. Growing disciples (Col. 1:28)
7. Love for one another (John 13:35)
Don't only criticize your local church. Pray for her.
Anxiety comes when you try to control things that belong to God. Cast all your worries on him because he cares for you deeply.
His peace will guard your heart when you trust in his good plan.
His peace will guard your heart when you trust in his good plan.
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We've got to stop looking for peace in our circumstances and start looking for it in Christ.
"For he is our peace" (Eph. 2:14).
"For he is our peace" (Eph. 2:14).
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On the cross, Christ bore the wrath we deserved. God’s justice was satisfied, and forgiveness was secured (2 Cor. 5:21). Without His substitution, I am lost.
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“All is different because we know that Christ is near. We work and enjoy the things of earth as those who know the earth shall soon be invaded by its Maker.” —Greg Morse
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And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind.
Romans 1:28
When God removes His hand, judgment follows.
Romans 1:28
When God removes His hand, judgment follows.
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Signs that pride is taking over your heart:
• You cannot handle criticism
• You rarely ask God for help in prayer
• You look down on other people's sins
• You take credit for God's blessings
• You cannot handle criticism
• You rarely ask God for help in prayer
• You look down on other people's sins
• You take credit for God's blessings
August 29: Becoming a Saved People
#Devotional
Isaiah 60:1–62:12; Luke 22:63–23:25; Job 13:13–28
For Luke, Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah’s message. At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, according to Luke, Jesus opened the Isaiah scroll in a synagogue and proclaimed that the words in Isa 61 are about Him (Luke 4:17–19): “The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and liberation to those who are bound, to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and our God’s day of vengeance, to comfort all those in mourning” (Isa 61:1–2). This moment defines what Jesus’ life would mean—and He was immediately persecuted for claiming the authority rightfully given to Him by God (Luke 4:20–30).
Luke’s message—an extension of Isaiah’s—is played out further near the end of Jesus’ life. Jesus’ claim to authority resulted in His being sentenced to death (Luke 23). It is easy to view the events of Jesus’ life as proof that He was the figure that Isaiah prophesied—that He was exactly who He said He was. But if we stop there, we miss the larger picture. Luke has an agenda: He draws on Isaiah and uses the story of Jesus reading in the synagogue because he intends for our lives to be changed by Jesus. We are the oppressed receiving the good news. We are the captives being liberated. We are meant to be a people called out to follow Him (Isa 40:1–2; 53:10–12).
When we look upon Jesus—the Suffering Servant, Messiah, prophet, and savior—we should be confronted with the reality that we’re still so far from what He has called us to be. We should be prompted to put Him at the center of our lives. We should be prompted to change. We must realize our place as the people He has saved and respond with gratitude.
How is Jesus’ sacrifice changing your life?
#Devotional
Isaiah 60:1–62:12; Luke 22:63–23:25; Job 13:13–28
For Luke, Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah’s message. At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, according to Luke, Jesus opened the Isaiah scroll in a synagogue and proclaimed that the words in Isa 61 are about Him (Luke 4:17–19): “The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and liberation to those who are bound, to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and our God’s day of vengeance, to comfort all those in mourning” (Isa 61:1–2). This moment defines what Jesus’ life would mean—and He was immediately persecuted for claiming the authority rightfully given to Him by God (Luke 4:20–30).
Luke’s message—an extension of Isaiah’s—is played out further near the end of Jesus’ life. Jesus’ claim to authority resulted in His being sentenced to death (Luke 23). It is easy to view the events of Jesus’ life as proof that He was the figure that Isaiah prophesied—that He was exactly who He said He was. But if we stop there, we miss the larger picture. Luke has an agenda: He draws on Isaiah and uses the story of Jesus reading in the synagogue because he intends for our lives to be changed by Jesus. We are the oppressed receiving the good news. We are the captives being liberated. We are meant to be a people called out to follow Him (Isa 40:1–2; 53:10–12).
When we look upon Jesus—the Suffering Servant, Messiah, prophet, and savior—we should be confronted with the reality that we’re still so far from what He has called us to be. We should be prompted to put Him at the center of our lives. We should be prompted to change. We must realize our place as the people He has saved and respond with gratitude.
How is Jesus’ sacrifice changing your life?
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August 29 - The Blind Men Reach Out
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus sternly warned them: ‘See that no one knows about this!’ But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout all that land” (Matthew 9:30–31).
Usually believers need to say more, not less, about the gospel of Jesus Christ. But here our Lord had definite reasons for commanding the people to whom He had ministered most directly not to publicize what had occurred.
He did not forbid them from speaking simply because He did not want their specific healing made known or because He did not want His miracles in general to be proclaimed. The miracles were evidence of His deity and legitimate mission. Christ commanded silence because it was not time to widely publicize His messiahship, lest the news stir up premature opposition to Him or encourage revolutionary Jews to rally around Him as a political deliverer.
Jesus also did not want to overemphasize His miracles. While they were a key element of His ministry, they were not the primary reason for His incarnation. Many already were not understanding the miracles rightly: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled” (John 6:26).
Another reason why the Lord may not have wanted the men heralding His messiahship was because He wanted others, especially the Jews, to look to Scripture for the fulfillment of prophecy about the Messiah.
But in spite of Jesus’ command, the blind men still “went out and spread the news about Him.” This was disobedient of them and was the wrong response. However, it was the sort of sin that only grateful, eager new converts would commit. The men could not resist telling everyone of their miraculous deliverance.
Ask Yourself
How much of your everyday conversation is taken up with what the Lord has done for you? Is it because you’re trying to be sensitive to the unsaved around you? Or is it more because you just haven’t thought about it that much?
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus sternly warned them: ‘See that no one knows about this!’ But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout all that land” (Matthew 9:30–31).
Usually believers need to say more, not less, about the gospel of Jesus Christ. But here our Lord had definite reasons for commanding the people to whom He had ministered most directly not to publicize what had occurred.
He did not forbid them from speaking simply because He did not want their specific healing made known or because He did not want His miracles in general to be proclaimed. The miracles were evidence of His deity and legitimate mission. Christ commanded silence because it was not time to widely publicize His messiahship, lest the news stir up premature opposition to Him or encourage revolutionary Jews to rally around Him as a political deliverer.
Jesus also did not want to overemphasize His miracles. While they were a key element of His ministry, they were not the primary reason for His incarnation. Many already were not understanding the miracles rightly: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled” (John 6:26).
Another reason why the Lord may not have wanted the men heralding His messiahship was because He wanted others, especially the Jews, to look to Scripture for the fulfillment of prophecy about the Messiah.
But in spite of Jesus’ command, the blind men still “went out and spread the news about Him.” This was disobedient of them and was the wrong response. However, it was the sort of sin that only grateful, eager new converts would commit. The men could not resist telling everyone of their miraculous deliverance.
Ask Yourself
How much of your everyday conversation is taken up with what the Lord has done for you? Is it because you’re trying to be sensitive to the unsaved around you? Or is it more because you just haven’t thought about it that much?
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DAY 29: When Ecclesiastes encourages readers to “enjoy life,” is that unconditional?
https://telegra.ph/DAILY-BIBLE-08-29
https://telegra.ph/DAILY-BIBLE-08-29
Telegraph
DAILY BIBLE
Reading for Today: Ecclesiastes 7:1–29 Psalm 103:1-5 Proverbs 24:7-9 1 Corinthians 10:1-18 Notes: Psalm 103:2 forget not all His benefits. These earthly gifts from God included: 1) forgiveness of sin (v. 3); 2) recovery from sickness (v. 3); 3) deliverance…
We need preachers who still preach that God is holy, sin is damning, hell is real, salvation is only available through Christ, death is coming, and Jesus is returning.
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Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.
Romans 5:20
From judgment to grace, flowing from the Cross.
Romans 5:20
From judgment to grace, flowing from the Cross.
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Three reminders for every Christian this morning:
- God is still on His throne.
- His Word is still true.
- The gospel is still the power of God for salvation.
Go live like you believe it.
- God is still on His throne.
- His Word is still true.
- The gospel is still the power of God for salvation.
Go live like you believe it.
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