JUL. 21, 2026 In partnership with God. "In all things at all times, having all that you need." 2Co 9:8 NIV Paul wrote: "God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work...Now he who supplies seed to the sower...will...increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion" (vv. 8, 10-11 NI

JUL. 20, 2026 Don't speak with "a forked tongue". "Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing...These things ought not to be so." Jas 3:10 NKJV Note what the Bible says about an uncontrolled tongue: "Sometimes it praises...and sometimes it curses...And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, o

JUL. 19, 2026 Obedience: it's your key to victory and blessing. "Consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little." Hag 1:5-6 NKJV In Haggai chapter one, we see a group of people whom God told eighteen years previously to rebuild His house. They still had not obeyed Him, yet they didn't understand why their lives were a mess. They wondered why God was not blessing them. So He said to them: "Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this tem

JUL. 18, 2026 Be a sower. "Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness." 2Co 9:10 NKJV Three young men were each given three kernels of corn by a wise old sage. He told them to go out into the world and use the corn to bring themselves good fortune. The first young man put his three kernels of corn into a bowl of soup and ate them. The second thought, "I can do better t

JUL. 17, 2026 God is putting the pieces together. "Our light affliction...is working for us." 2Co 4:17 NKJV Without God's Word, most of our experiences in life make no sense whatsoever. With it, we can decipher our experiences. Few things are more comforting or more exhilarating than knowing that God is the One putting together the jigsaw puzzle of your life. It was a London cartographer, John Spilsbury, who is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760. During

JUL. 16, 2026 You're called to do "good works". "Being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." Col 1:10 NKJV Many people know how Helen Keller overcame the difficult physical challenge of being left without hearing, speech, and sight after contracting fever as a baby and how she eventually learned to communicate by learning Braille. Her life inspired millions of people. One of her ardent admirers was author Mark Twain. She was invited to visit eve

JUL. 15, 2026 Pray boldly (4) "Joshua...said..'Sun, stand still...So the sun stood still.'" Jos 10:12-13 NKJV God said: "Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know" (Jer 33:3 NKJV). You're to call on God for great things as well as little things. Joshua's army was battling the combined might of five hostile armies, and he was winning. But he was running out of time and needed more daylight. So he did something no one in rec

JUL. 14, 2026 Pray boldly (3). "If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer." Mt 21:22 NCV Max Lucado wrote about the power of prayer in the life of his friend Greg Pruett: "He is trained as an engineer, linguist, and Bible translator. But his most significant contribution might be in the area of 'extreme prayer!" In Greg's book by that name, he related how he returned from Guinea, West Africa, to assume the role of president of Pioneer Bible Translators. It w

JUL. 13, 2026 Pray boldly (2). "Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus." Heb 10:19 NKJV Martin Luther had a good friend named Frederick Myconius who became very ill to the point of death. Luther wrote to him: "I command thee in the name of God to live because I still have need of thee in the work of reforming the church...The Lord will never let me hear that thou art dead but will permit thee to survive me. For this I am praying, this

JUL. 12, 2026 Pray boldly (1). "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace." Heb 4:16 NKJV When Martin Luther's coworker became ill, the reformer prayed boldly for healing. "I besought the Almighty with great vigor... quoting from Scripture all the promises I could remember...and said that He must grant my prayer, if I was henceforth to put faith in His promises." As John Wesley was crossing the Atlantic Ocean, his ship encountered a great storm. He was reading in h

JUL. 10, 2026 Keep marching and believing. "Shout, for the Lord has given you the city!" Jos 6:16 NKJV Jericho represented the greatest stronghold in Canaan, and it had to be conquered before Israel could move in and possess the land. So God told them to march around its walls once a day for six days and seven times on the seventh day. On the seventh day, "Joshua said to the people: 'Shout, for the Lord has given you the city!'" Is there a stronghold in your life? Are you d

JUL. 9, 2026 One life at a time. "If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded." Mt 10:42 NLT Les Goldberg's friends thought he was crazy when he cashed in his personal investments to buy a home to lease for the homeless. A retired engineer, Les felt it was the only decision he could make. He had spent a minimum of one hour each day with his homeless friends and had helped renovate several properties on their behalf. I

JUL. 8, 2026 Pursue God's purpose for your life! '''For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you... plans to give you hope and a future.'"' Jer 29:11 NIV Nothing is more gratifying than knowing one's purpose-even when opposition seems unbearable and other distractions threaten to overshadow it. Often when people say they don't have a passion for anything, they mean they don't have faith to believe they could actually do what they really desir

JUL. 7, 2026 The harvest law. "Whoever sows generously will also reap generously." 2Co 9:6 NIV The Bible clearly teaches that those who give generously to God's kingdom purposes will receive something back in return for participating. Furthermore, there's a correlation between how much you give and how much you get back. "Whoever sows generously will also reap generously." This is good news for reluctant givers. When you give away something valuable, it can feel like a loss.

JUL. 6, 2026 Pray for "The wisdom from above". "The wisdom from above is first of all pure." Jas 3:17 NLT The Bible says that the wisdom that comes from this world is "earthly, sensual, demonic," because it comes from "envy and self-seeking" and "confusion and every evil thing" (vv. 15-16 NKJV). The wisdom you need comes from a different source: "The wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is fu

Jul 5,2026 Give to meet the needs of others. "Do good and...share with others." Heb 13:16 NIV In the following Scriptures, the Bible teaches that God requires us to meet the needs of the less fortunate: "If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites...give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to" (Dt 15:7, 10 NIV). "Blessed are those who have regard f

JUL. 4, 2026 Clear signs before bad decisions. "Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us know among ourselves what is good." Job 34:4 NKJV When you make a mistake or a bad decision, if you're wise, you'll learn from it by asking, "Where have I gone wrong?" Here are three ways to avoid making a bad decision: (1) Don't get involved where you don't belong. "Helping" without an invitation is called "meddling." No matter how well qualified you are, no matter how badly other pe

JUL. 3, 2026 Use the gift God has given you. "[God] has given each one of us a special gift." Eph 4:7 NLT Paul said that when Jesus "ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people" (v. 8 NLT). He used the metaphor of a victorious king. It was common in Paul's day for the conquering monarch to return to his palace with prisoners and treasures in tow. He celebrated his conquest by giving gifts to his people. So did Jesus. Having defeated sin an

JUL. 2, 2026 How to know you're blessed. "May I never forget the good things he does for me." Ps 103:2 NLT It's the bad days that help us to appreciate the good days. Without them, we'd have no comparison point. David was talking to himself one day, and he recorded his thoughts for us: "May I never forget the good things he does for me." Here are six "good things" worth thinking about: (1) If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than

JUL. 1, 2026 Keep on keeping on. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Gal 6:9 NIV Some of the world's most successful people were told by so-called experts that they didn't have what it took to be a success in the professions they had chosen. In 1927, Lucille Ball was told by an instructor at the John Murray Anderson Drama School, "Try any other profession. Any other." Universal Pictures dismissed both Cl