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May 13, 2016

James

James 1 1-4: The Purpose in Your Pain 2-3: Pure Joy, Three Gifts of Tribulation, Faith Strengthened by Trials 2-4: Trust Your Instruments, Everything is an Opportunity, Sifting Then Shifting, An Opportunity for Joy, A Lesson from the Garden 3: What Comes Out When You Are Squeezed? 3-4: A Growing Patience Grows Character, How Problems Grow Patience [...]

September 3, 2025

The Fruit of Forgiveness

“Learning to let go of pain, masked in anger, shame, or guilt, frees us to love and be loved.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 3, 2025 Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 How can we know if we have truly forgiven someone? Providentially, God’s Word offers us a blueprint [...]

September 2, 2025

A Lesson from the Garden

“Patience is the fruit of faith in God’s faithfulness.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 2, 2025 by Mez Stead Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be [...]

August 29, 2025

Pure Religion

“Like the Lord, defend the cause of the fatherless and the widow.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 29, 2025 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 [...]

August 24, 2025

Finding Treasures in the Storm

“As you cling to Him, you’ll begin to see the treasures He’s hidden in the very storm you thought would break you.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 24, 2025 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you [...]

July 30, 2025

Healthy Ambition

“Be ambitious with a heart to bless, and you will be blessed in the process.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 30, 2025 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Ambition means to pursue. There can be both good and bad [...]

July 24, 2025

A Time to Keep Silence

“Sometimes, the only faithful response is silence.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 24, 2025 A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak. Ecclesiastes 3:7, ESV One of the most well-known and beloved verses of my childhood was 1 Peter 3:15, [...]

July 17, 2025

An Opportunity for Joy

“There is an encounter of God’s mercy and love that can only be formed in and through the fires of adversity.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 17, 2025 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when [...]

July 16, 2025

Jesus And Scriptures

“Jesus’ high regard for God’s Word is a good word for us today.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 16, 2025 Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Luke 24:27 Jesus embraced all of the Scriptures, highlighting to [...]

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