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Strengthened in God
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 28:1-31:13 As we saw yesterday, David had been anointed king of Israel, but the coronation was delayed. ...
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Apr 6, 2016
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Trusting God’s Timing
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 25:1-27:12 To obey God means to trust and follow His guidance as to what we do and when we do it. God may be...
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Apr 5, 2016
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Walking with God in Fear and Faith
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 22:6-24:22 As a leader, David demonstrated that he feared no one but God and that he trusted God completely. ...
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Apr 4, 2016
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God’s Faithfulness to His Covenant and People
Today’s reading: Joshua 19:32-21:45 We can count on God to fulfill all His promises to us. Our Savior has triumphed over Satan and won...
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Mar 17, 2016
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Godly Leadership: Wise and Fearless
Today’s reading: Joshua 16:1-19:31 Rare is the leader who is wise enough to see when his people need help and when they need to be...
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Mar 16, 2016
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God Uses Sin for Good
Today’s reading: Joshua 10:1-12:24 How much time have you wasted lamenting your sin and past mistakes? In today’s reading, we have an...
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Mar 14, 2016
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The Anatomy of Temptation
Today’s reading: Joshua 7:1-9:27 I once spoke to a men’s group on the subject “Things I learned the hard way”. One of the things most of...
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Mar 13, 2016
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Leadership: Success vs. Obedience
Today’s reading: Numbers 11:1-13:33 Doing God’s will always calls us to obedience and always leads to blessing, even when it does not...
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Feb 18, 2016
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Traveling Prayers
Today’s reading: Numbers 8:1-10:36 The term “traveling mercies”, though quaint, reflects a dependence on God, similar to that which Moses...
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Feb 17, 2016
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Handling a Leadership Crisis
Today’s reading: Exodus 5:1-7:25 If you are like me when I read my Bible, you come across incidents which puzzle you. One that I have...
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Jan 21, 2016
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Self-confidence vs. God-confidence
Today’s reading: Exodus 2:1-4:31 Here we get an intimate picture of Moses’ inner life, his thoughts and struggles as he interacts with...
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Jan 20, 2016
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God’s Hand in Human History
Today’s reading: Genesis 49:1-Exodus 1:22 We finish Genesis and begin Exodus today. Genesis has taken us from Creation and the Fall of...
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Jan 19, 2016
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