July 27
As many as I love, I
rebuke and chasten.
Therefore be zealous
and repent.
-Revelation 3:19

To live a life that pleases Christ,
It's crucial to obey His voice;
When He reveals our sin to us,
Repentance is the wisest choice.

Repentance restores and renews our intimacy with the Lord.

July 26
Do all things without
complaining and disputing,
that you may become blameless
and harmless, children of
God without fault.
-Phillipians 2:14-15

Guard well your life, to the Savior be true;
Many are watching each deed that you do;
Hence if you stumble and fall in deep sin,
It will prove harder lost souls here to win.

The best role models model Christ.

July 25
[R]epent, turn to God,
and do works befitting
repentance.
-Acts 26:20

We must acknowledge when we're wrong,
Confessing it as sin,
If we would know God's power to heal
And cleanse us from within.

Either we conform our desires to the truth or we conform the truth to our desires.

July 24
Be an example to
the believers in word,
in conduct, in love,
in spirit, in faith,
in purity.
-1 Timothy 4:12

Do others know from how we act
At home, at work, at play,
That we have Jesus in our heart
And live for Him each day?

We please God when our walk matches our talk.

July 23
Always be ready to
give a defense to
everyone who asks you
a reason for the hope that
is in you, with meekness and
fear.
-1 Peter 3:15

When people wonder about our faith,
What answer will we give?
We'll tell of Jesus who bore our sins
And shows us how to live.

To be silent about the Savior and His salvation is a dreadful sin of omission.

July 22
The Lord's hand is
not shortened, that it
cannot save... [But]
your sins have hidden
His face from you, so
that He will not hear.
-Isaiah 59:1-2

Noting between my soul and the Savior,
Naught of this world's delusive dream;
I have renounced all sinful pleasure,
Jesus is mine; there's nothing between.

God speaks through His Word
to those who listen with their heart.

July 21
He has put eternity in their hearts.
-Ecclesiastes 3:11

Amid the measured music
What watchful ear can hear
God's voice amidst the garden?
Yet hush! for He is here!

To make the most of today, keep eternity in mind.

July 20
Be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
-Ephesians 4:23

A small step is a giant leap
In growth and faith each day,
If this step is your time with God
To read His Word and pray.

Each small step of faith is a giant step of growth.

July 19
His fame spread far
and wide, for he was
marvelously helped till
he became strong.
-2 Chronicles 26:15

When all goes well and i feel strong,
Oh, help me Lord, to see
That i must place my confidence
In You and not in me.

I have never met a man who has given me as much trouble as myself.

July 18
Beware of false
prophets... in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly
they are ravenous wolves.
-Matthew 7:15

Beware of anyone who claims
To speak directly from the Lord
If what he says does not agree
With everything that's in God's Word.

God's Word gives wisdom to discern what is false.

July 17
In my distress, I called upon the Lord.
-Psalm 18:6

The Lord's our Rock, in Him we hide,
A shelter in the time of storm;
Secure whatever ill betide,
A shelter in the time of storm.

To survive the storms of life,
be anchored to the Rock of Ages.

July 16
Be steadfast, immovable,
always abounding in the work
of the Lord, knowing that
your labor is not in vain
in the Lord.
-1 Corinthians 15:58

Though others may not observe us
And see how we serve God today,
Our job as servants of Jesus
Is to please Him in every way.

No service for Christ goes unnoticed by Him.

July 15
If anyone comes to Me
and does not hate his
father and mother, wife
and children, brothers
and sisters, yes, and
his own life also, he
cannot be My disciple.
-Luke 14:26

Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!
While the world perishes, we go our way
Purposely, passionless, day after day;
Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!

Our love for Jesus is the key to spiritual passion.

July 14

Now abide faith, hope,
love, these three; but
the greatest of these
is love.
-1 Corinthians 13:13

Unfailing is God's matchless love,
So kind, so pure, so true;
And those who draw upon that love
Show love in what they do.

God's love never fails.