Being of the same mind . . . note this text from First Corinthians regarding this matter,    "Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the...

Biblically speaking, what we pursue and what we avoid are important matters. Two things that stand out in Scripture that we are to take special note of are worldliness and holiness. One is good in the sight of God and to be sought after, while the other is bad in the...

Paradise . . . is there really a Paradise out there somewhere? Note,   "Then he said to Jesus, 'Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.' And Jesus said to him, 'Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.'" (Luke 23:42-43 - NKJV)   As we...

The Great White Throne Judgment . . . a judgment that believers in Christ will miss but every soul that has not or does not receive Him as Lord and Savior, will attend.   "And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven...

Note what the apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers,   "For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life." (II...

As the old hymn says, "Morning has broken like the first morning . . ." And it has! We have a new day by God's grace and in recognizing His provision, let us set our hearts to praise Him for the day and to walk in a manner that is pleasing to Him.   From the book of...

As we raise to the fresh new day let us do so as a people of hope. Yes, we who are in Christ, who walk according to His Word, are a people of hope; the hope of His coming, the hope of the coming of the Kingdom of God, the hope of new bodies, bodies that will no longer...

Certainly if you have been born of God you raise to the new morning with a different attitude then the unsaved person. I know, for I was once lost and I remember how I received the morning, how I conducted myself throughout a day. God changes all that when He causes...

Daily Bread Archive | Sign up for our resources My Scripture text is from Matthew's gospel,   "Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, even while for a pretense you make long prayers, therefore you...

The psalmist writes, "Teach me, O LORD, the way of Thy statutes, and I shall observe it to the end" (Psalm 119:33 - NASB) And so we greet the new day with such a plea to our Father in heaven, "teach me . . . the way of Thy statutes . . . "teach me" from Thy Word, that...

I would believe that it is very safe to say that there are some things we don't ever want to be found to be. In the "Seven Woes" of Matthew, recorded in chapter twenty-three, we find one particular word that Jesus used that I'm sure none of us would want Him to...

Does it really matter how I live this life God has given me? That is a question the Lord speaks expressly to,   "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? May it never be! ....

From the book of Judges we read,   "In those days . . . everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25 - NKJV)   What causes the decline of a nation and its people? What causes them to go from the blessings of God to the chastisement of God? What do the...

From Luke's gospel we read,   "And why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" (Luke 6:46 - NASB)   There are some verses in the Bible that especially convict me to my very core! Brethren, this is one of them! There are times when I struggle with the...

May we awaken the dawn with praise, with hearts turned toward Him who is worthy to receive all honor, glory, and adoration. We who have been born again of the Spirit of God are vessels of praise, vessels that are meant to proclaim the excellencies of Him who has...

Paul wrote to Timothy,   "And indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (II Timothy 3:12 - NASB)   Sobering words, are they not? Do you "desire to live godly in Christ Jesus?" Do you "desire" to be like "Christ Jesus," to love Him who...

As to we who have professed Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, the apostle Paul writes to us what to do in the day,   ". . . continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast" (Colossians 1:23 - NASB)   I believe in the perseverance of the saints! Persevering,...

Philosophy needs philosophers to propagate its message. And we know that the people who espouse worldly philosophies can be pretty antagonistic to the Christian faith. The apostle Paul came face to face with just such people as he took the gospel of God to the city of...

From the Psalms we read,   "Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite" (Psalm 147:5 - NKJV)   Oh what a wonderful thing it is, to be able to grow in the knowledge of our God (cf. II Peter 3:18). To learn of Him, He who is our Creator, to...

The Scriptures . . . the Holy Scriptures . . .    "You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them; and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom...

There is a struggle that each of us faces, daily . . . . .    "For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the member of my body, waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a prisoner of the law of sin, which is...

The Scriptures assure us in the new day, "Hence, also, He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25 - NASB) This early morn I listened to the great old hymn written by Charles...

This praise song spurs my thoughts as I bid you good morning. It reads,  "Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above"  And is it not true? Is not our God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is He not an "awesome God?" The answer is, "Yes! Yes, He...

Psalm 96 speaks of the call to worship God, who is the righteous judge,   "Say among the nations, 'The LORD reigns; indeed the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity . . . Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth...

Praying like the Master . . . note this text from the book of Luke,   "And it came about that while He was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.'" (Luke 11:1...

"And you, being dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived...

May we not forget that, "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (I Corinthians 10:31 - NASB)   The Scripture text is Jesus speaking, and He is speaking about choices,   "For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but...

Interesting note of warning at the end of the book of Ecclesiastes,   "But beyond this, my son, be warned; the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body" (Ecclesiastes 12:12 - NASB)   "The Preacher" (Ecclesiastes 1:1,...