He Alone Is God

“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!”— Deuteronomy 6:4 In Judaism the most famous declaration from the Torah is found in Deuteronomy 6:4, and it is called the Shema: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is…
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Move With the Cloud

“Throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it…
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Just Ask

“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”—Luke 11:13 Today’s passage reveals three key truths that every follower…
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Rejoice Continually

“For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up…
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Live Beyond Your Understanding

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”—Proverbs 3:5 Why does Solomon, the wisest man in the whole world, who wrote today’s verse, tell us to trust in the Lord with all…
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You Are Beautiful to God

“God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”—Genesis 1:27 With its gorgeous bluish-green color, the Mediterranean Sea, viewed from Caesarea, Israel, is one of the most beautiful…
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Choose to Be His

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.”—Song of Solomon 6:3 This verse may be familiar to you if you’ve read the Song of Solomon (also called the Song of Songs). The book paints a picture of the relationship…
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Focus on Things Eternal

“Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”—1 Peter 1:13 In the church world today we are not often challenged…
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Strike the Rock

““Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders…
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Forever Settled

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”—Romans 5:8 Once when I was ministering at a congregation in Toledo, Ohio, I asked the people to raise their hand if…
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