crucified life

Saturday, July 9, 2016, 4:47 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 (ESV). Encouraging Others (v. 1) Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you...

Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 5:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Colossians 1:15-29 (ESV). He is Preeminent (vv. 15-20) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were...

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 6:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Colossians 1:1-14 (ESV). By the Will of God (vv. 1-2) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful...

Monday, May 30, 2016, 4:53 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Draw Me Close.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 4 (ESV). We Have This Ministry (vv. 1-6) Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced...

Friday, April 29, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Fully Ready.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 6 (ESV). By No Means! (vv. 1-4) What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live...

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 12:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 16:16-34 (Select vv. ESV). Summary (vv. 16-24) A young girl, who was a fortune teller, followed Paul and his companions for many days. She kept...

Monday, March 28, 2016, 12:18 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken.” Speak, Lord your words to my heart. I read John 19 (select ESV). They Mocked Him (vv. 1-6) Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and...

Monday, March 7, 2016, 3:32 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Realizing.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 1:1-18 (ESV). The Word was God (vv. 1-8) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All...

Wednesday, February 3, 2016, 8:45 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “In Holiness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 8:31-38 (ESV). What kinds of things must we suffer? (vv. 31-32a) And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected...

Jesus said that if anyone would come after him, to be one of his followers, he (or she) must first of all deny (disallow; repudiate; forbid) himself, i.e. renounce his life of sin, selfishness, and following his own will and way for his life. He must take up his cross daily, i.e. he must daily...