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Deuteronomy 32:15-52; Hosea 2:1-3:5 ; Luke 17:20-18:14

Look unto me, and be ye saved. Isaiah 45:22

This is a delightful, simple text. Even a young child can understand it. It was through this verse that the preacher C. H. Spurgeon was saved at 15. Because of a snowstorm he turned into a little chapel where there were only a handful of people. The preacher couldn’t make it, so a man stood in the pulpit and read this verse. “Look unto me”, he declared urging the few souls to look to Jesus. Seeing Spurgeon in the balcony he pointed his finger, “Young man you look very miserable and you always will be miserable.” Then he said, “Young man, look to Jesus Christ.” Right there and then Spurgeon trusted Christ. Have you? —Jim Comte

There is life for a look at the crucified One,
There is life at this moment for thee. —Amelia Hull

Deuteronomy 31:14-32:14; Hosea 1:1-11; Luke 17:1-19

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls. Proverbs 25:28, NKJV

When Jericho’s walls came down, the residents were instantly vulnerable. In the same way, lack of self-discipline leaves me vulnerable and easy prey to the darkest assaults of my enemies. The walls of self-discipline are strengthened and reinforced when, in humility of spirit, the Word of God is my steady diet and communion with Christ is my daily routine. Practice transparency and self-judgment alone with God. —Peter Ramsay

Search me, O God, and know my heart today;
Try me O Saviour, know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from every sin and set me free. —Charles Wesley

Deuteronomy 30:1-31:13; Amos 9:1-15; Luke 16:1-31

O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. Psalm 25:2-3

Those who trust in the Lord cannot imagine life without Him. He is always there to talk to them, to show them things they need to know. Even in pain, His grace is sufficient for them. When the future looks bleak, they can depend on Him to give peace and to calm them. What a wonderful God of comfort He is! —G. Frear

To You O Lord, I lift up my soul, You are the One who makes me whole,
I trust in You, I will not blame, I’m led by You, and have no shame. —G. F.

Deuteronomy 29:1-29; Amos 7:1-8:14; Luke 15:11-32

When I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. Lam. 3:8
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. Psalm 22:2

Jeremiah prayed from the depths of his sorrow because God’s people had turned away from Him and even the most earnest of prayers on their behalf would not reverse God’s intent to judge them. But as we turn to Calvary, we hear the Lord Jesus cry a somewhat similar prayer, but in this case, the reason the Heavens were silent was because He was bearing our sins in His body on the tree. God’s righteous judgment, reserved for us, was exhausted upon the sinless Saviour instead. —W. H. Burnett

Because the sinless Saviour died, my guilty soul is counted free.
For God the just, is satisfied, to look on Him and pardon me.—Bancrof

Deuteronomy 28:38-68; Amos 5:1-6:14; Luke 14:25-15:10

And David said…Gird ye on every man his sword…and David also girded on his sword. 1 Samuel 25:13

David urged his men to prepare for battle by taking up their swords. We too have a battle to fight, but the battle of the Christian warrior is not with the swords of men, but with “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph. 6:17). We recognize that it would have been suicidal for David to go into battle without a sword. Yet when it comes to our life, does our Bible remain for the most part on our desk or shelf? It needs to be in our hearts and in our hands. Do we carry it and use it daily? —Sam Thorpe, Jr.

This age of sin is almost o’ver, its horrors soon will cease,
The Son of God will soon appear, to reign in perfect peace. —M. T. Shelford

Deuteronomy 28:1-37; Amos 3:1-4:13; Luke 14:1-24

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Psalm 119:160

Just as God is from everlasting to everlasting, His Word also abides forever, true and unchanging. God’s truth existed before time began and will endure after time ends. Even more sobering is the fact that it will be the standard by which we are judged. You have everlasting life in Christ; spend much time getting to know the everlasting Word of life. —D. Pickup

I love the Bible, the Word of God,
It is the Word God has given to man,
Telling who God is, all that He’s done,
How He loved me; how He sent His Son.—P. P. Knapp

Deuteronomy 26:16-27:26; Amos 1:1-2:16; Luke 13:22-35

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:6, NKJV

All planting but no watering leads to a desert. All watering but no planting leads to a flood. All our work without God’s blessing is a waste of time. There is a balance in God’s service: We do our part—whatever God has enabled us for, then God brings the blessing. We are told to be faithful in our calling (see 4:2), and then to let God do the wooing and winning. It is His work, after all, and we are merely workers together with Him. —N. C. Funston

I’ll go where You want me to go, dear Lord, Over mountain, or plain, or sea. I’ll say what You want me to say, dear Lord. I’ll be what You want me to be. —Mary Brown

Deuteronomy 25:1-26:15; Jonah 3:1-4:11; Luke 13:1-21

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians…I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Romans 1:14-16

Before his Damascus road experience, Saul of Tarsus zealously persecuted Christians. Afterward, Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, boldly preached Christ, that He is the Son of God. Recognizing his obligation to various cultures, he fearlessly preached the gracious message of salvation to everyone. May God raise up men and women with a similar passion today! —Curtis Thigpen

Bearing shame and scoffing rude, in my place condemned He stood;
Sealed my pardon with His blood; Hallelujah! What a Saviour! —Bliss

Deuteronomy 23:9-24:22; Jonah 1:1-2:23; Luke 12:41-59

And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. Matthew 14:36

What a glorious truth! All we need in life is to touch Jesus and we will receive what our body, soul, and spirit requires—Him! There is no social class standing required, no proof of economic status, no list of honourable deeds to show—all who come, receive! The young, the old, the rich and the poor, even the tiny ones can touch His hem and be satisfied! God has made Himself accessible to all, a truly marvelous gift! Are you longing for wholeness? Reach out in faith and touch Him today! —Deborah Manera

Few are they who by faith touch Him;
Multitudes are they who throng about Him.—Augustine

Deuteronomy 22:1-23:8; Joel 3:1-21; Luke 12:22-40 –

She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Mark 14:8

Not only did Mary do what she could, but she did it while she could. Others coming to anoint His body three days later found an empty tomb and their lovingly prepared spices were never used. Once the Lord has returned it will be too late to offer “my spices”. Too late also for those to whom I should have spoken, but didn’t. Not only is today “the day of salvation” (2 Cor. 6:2), but today is also the day of service for “the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4). —David Croudace

Work, for the night is coming, work through the sunny noon;
Fill brightest hours with labour, rest comes sure and soon. —Anna L. Goghill