Read: Psalm 119:65-80 I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. —Psalm 119:75 In his book The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis observes that “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it...

Read: John 15:1-11 These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. —John 15:11 While waiting in the gate area of Singapore’s Changi Airport to board my flight, I noticed a young family—mom, dad, and son. The area...

Read: Revelation 21:1-8 The marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. —Revelation 19:7 Within the last 800 or so years, a new custom has been added to the Jewish wedding ceremony. At the very end, the groom crushes a wine glass under his foot....

Read: Luke 22:24-27 Yet I am among you as the One who serves. —Luke 22:27 “I’m nobody’s servant!” I cried out. That morning the demands of my family seemed too much as I frantically helped to find my husband’s blue tie, while feeding the crying baby and recovering the lost...

Read: Psalm 100 The Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. —Psalm 100:5 It may seem surprising when children don’t follow their parents’ example of faith in God. Equally unexpected is a person with a deep commitment to Christ who emerges from a...

Read: Colossians 3:12-17 Put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another. —Colossians 3:12-13 At the end of a conference in Nairobi, Kenya, our group traveled from the conference center to a guesthouse to prepare to fly back home the next morning. When we arrived, one person...

Read: Colossians 3:1-11 [You] have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him. —Colossians 3:10 In our media-saturated age, image consultants have become indispensable. Entertainers, athletes, politicians, and business leaders seem desperate to manage the way they are perceived...

Read: 1 John 5:6-15 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. —Hebrews 4:16 Technology is a blessing in so many ways. Need a bit of information about a health problem? All you have...

Read: Matthew 8:23-27 When He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. —Matthew 8:23 When the cruise ship pulled into port, the passengers got off as quickly as possible. They had spent the last few days enduring an outbreak of a virus, and hundreds of people had been sickened....

Read: Deuteronomy 11:8-15 The land which you cross over to possess is a land . . . for which the Lord your God cares. —Deuteronomy. 11:11-12 Friends are starting to plan their summer vegetable gardens. Some get an early start by planting seeds indoors where they can control the conditions...

Read: Psalm 119:105-112 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. —Psalm 119:111 Millions of people around the world have seen Gone with the Wind, which premiered in the United States on December 15, 1939. It won 10 Academy Awards and...

Read: Romans 12:1-8 Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. —Romans 12:1 During his only inaugural address as the US President, John F. Kennedy issued this challenge to Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can...