Idols Today’s Scripture Selection: First John 5:21 “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” It’s the final sentence in a letter of encouragement and warning. Speaking to believers – “children” in the faith – a wise teacher writes about God’s love. He also writes about false teachers and how the faithful can so easily be led… Continue reading Idols
Month: August 2014
Harvest
Harvest Today’s Scripture Selection: Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” We’ve all heard it before: you reap what you sow. Even though that is a soundly Biblical teaching – it has become a popular saying… Continue reading Harvest
Gentleness
Gentleness Today’s Scripture Selection: Second Timothy 2:24 “And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.” How gentle are you? You might think the answer to that question might depend on the specific circumstances; the person or persons with which you are dealing, etc. But,… Continue reading Gentleness
Faith
Faith Today’s Scripture Selection: Luke 17:5 “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!” Even with all they were witnessing All the teaching All the healing All the miracles …they had the need. They needed help with their faith. Isn’t that true of all of us? No matter how close we sometimes feel to… Continue reading Faith
Eagerness
Eagerness Today’s Scripture Selection: Mark 10:17 “As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. ‘Good teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” It must have been a dramatic scene. A young man, full of energy and passion, falling at the… Continue reading Eagerness
Daily
Daily Today’s Scripture Selection: Luke 9:23 “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Much has been written about these words of Jesus; and much debated about what it means to Come after me Deny himself Take up his cross Follow me What I… Continue reading Daily
Calling
Calling Today’s Scripture Selection: Ephesians 4:1-5 “As a prisoner of the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. … Continue reading Calling
Balance
Balance Today’s Scripture Selection: Isaiah 40:12 “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?” Does your life… Continue reading Balance
Abundance
Abundance Today’s Scripture Selection: John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” When is enough – enough? When do you have enough money; enough friendship; enough love; enough power; enough respect; enough – anything? I suppose if you were… Continue reading Abundance
Faith: A to Z
Dear Faithful Readers, As I said yesterday, today we begin a fresh year of The Mustard Seed Daily Devotional posts. We have spent the last year together, working our way through the scriptures by “genre.” Now, we begin another walk – this time by theme. But where to begin? Well, how about our own alphabet?… Continue reading Faith: A to Z
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