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Thursday, September 1, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “As the Deer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 2:1-7 (ESV). “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven...

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...

Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 5:24 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Jesus Paid It All.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 11:17-32 (ESV). Divisions Among You (vv. 17-19) But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not...

Friday, March 18, 2016, 9:05 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “He Gives Purpose.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 12 (select vv. ESV). We Must Die to Sin (vv. 20-25) Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who...

Saturday, March 12, 2016, 7:25 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Servant of The Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 5:30-47 (ESV). The Testimony (vv. 30-37a) “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will...

Thursday, February 25, 2016, 9:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Courageous!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 14:25-35 (ESV). A Hyperbole (vv. 25-27) Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own...

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 2:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 6:46-49 (ESV). “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show...

Thursday, January 28, 2016, 5:13 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “What the Lord Says.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 1:14-20 (NASB). Repent and Believe (vv. 14-15) Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God...

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are all supposed to be ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is a call to all ministers of the gospel to give our all to Jesus Christ. So many ministers of the gospel are walking in the ways of the world, are following the teachings of humans, and are...

Coming to faith in Jesus Christ means so much more than just Jesus forgiving us of our sins so that we can go to heaven one day. When we trust Jesus to be our Lord and Savior, we give our whole heart and devotion to him to obey him, to forsake our former lives of sin, and to follow him wherever...