Stay Attached To The True Vine

Stay Attached To The True Vine

Today I will attach myself to the true Vine that I may bear good fruit, which is to glorify God. This attachment is in the nature of a relationship based upon the Word of God lived as and in Christ. The Word is the spiritual sap that nourishes my life, that guides my...
Honor God’s Silence

Honor God’s Silence

Today I will honor God’s wisdom and timing by honoring His silence. Though I believe God can do all things, I will not insist that He do all things now. His silence is as much an answer to prayer as His doing. John 11:6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he...
Nourish My Thirst For Christ

Nourish My Thirst For Christ

Today I will nourish my thirst for a Christ-like life which is the gift of His holiness in me. It is His gift of Himself that enables me to live up to the standard of the holy life He commands. “I have a heredity I had no say in; I am not holy, nor likely to be; and...
Reject My Claim To Myself

Reject My Claim To Myself

Today I will reject any claim to myself (to be my own god) that I may cleave to Christ’s claim to me. In so doing I will exchange death for life. That is to say, I reject my being my own god and accept His lordship and the free gift of redemption that comes with...
Trust At All Times

Trust At All Times

Today I will ponder the question, “Will I trust Christ in the valley as strongly as I do on the mountaintop?” Will I maintain my faith when things are “neither beautiful nor poetic nor thrilling”? (Chambers Utmost October 2) The answer is “with God’s help.” Mark...