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January 2025

Jan. 1stO God, never suffer us to think that we can stand....John Donne
Jan. 2ndIf the people do not like the doctrine of grace,.....Charles H. Spurgeon
Jan. 3rdIf I am not [in a state of grace], God bring me...Joan of Arc
Jan. 4thLord, give us faith that right makes might.Abraham Lincoln
Jan. 5thTo follow the Savior is to participate in...Irenaeus
Jan. 6thI believe that unarmed truth and unconditional...Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan. 7thSin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which....Oliver Wendell Holmes
Jan. 8thFaith is not the belief that God will do what you....Max Lucado
Jan. 9thNo one who really wants to count for God can...H. A. Ironside
Jan. 10thAll earthly delights are but "streams." But God is...Jonathan Edwards
Jan. 11thNever think that God's delays are God's denials......George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Jan. 12thThe golden rule for understanding in spiritual...Oswald Chambers
Jan. 13thBy perseverance the snail reached the ark.Charles H. Spurgeon
Jan. 14thKnowing that I am not the one in control gives...Alexander Michael
Jan. 15thA theology without spirituality would be a sterile...John Macquarrie
Jan. 16thQuit sweating, quit wrestling. It is not TRY but.....John G. Lake
Jan. 17thWe're in spiritual combat - cosmic combat for the....Chuck Colson
Jan. 18thThe Bible applied to the heart by the Holy Spirit,...J. C. Ryle
Jan. 19thFor a soul to come to Jesus, is the grandest event...Joseph Alleine
Jan. 20thA prayerless soul is a Christless soul.Charles H. Spurgeon
Jan. 21stThere is no better evangelist in the world than...Dwight L. Moody
Jan. 22ndOur Lamb has conquered, let us follow him.Motto of Moravian Brotherhood
Jan. 23rdI exhort you, press on in your course, and exhort....Polycarp
Jan. 24thThe best is yet to be.John Wesley
Jan. 25thThe doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, which was.....H. G. Wells
Jan. 26thThe world rings changes, it is never constant but....Thomas Watson
Jan. 27thLeadership is found in becoming the servant of...Richard Foster
Jan. 28thI'd rather get ten men to do the job than to do...Dwight L. Moody
Jan. 29thThere is within every soul a thirst for happiness....Thomas Aquinas
Jan. 30thA religion without mystery must be a religion...Jeremy Taylor
Jan. 31stEvery creature is a divine word because it...Bonaventure

February 2025

Feb. 1stThe Spirit of God first imparts love; he next...Dwight L. Moody
Feb. 2ndThe Holy Spirit is not a blessing from God, He is....Colin Urquhart
Feb. 3rdWe don't follow him in order to be loved, we are.....Neil Anderson
Feb. 4thOnly a life lived for others is worth living.Albert Einstein
Feb. 5thHe who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which...Scott Nicholson
Feb. 6thWe can do no great things; only small things with....Mother Teresa
Feb. 7thDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can...Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feb. 8thWe too often love things and use people when we...Author Unknown
Feb. 9thThough you can give without loving, you can't love...Tom Drout
Feb. 10thThe opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but...Robert Anthony
Feb. 11thJesus promised his disciples three things - that.....G. K. Chesterton
Feb. 12thWhenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel...Abraham Lincoln
Feb. 13thThe first duty of love is to listen.Paul Tillich
Feb. 14thThe greatest happiness of life is the conviction.....Victor Hugo
Feb. 15thLove transcends all the human sense and reason can...Jacob Boehme
Feb. 16thThe very best and highest attainment in this life....Meister Eckhart
Feb. 17thOur most dangerous tendency is to expect too much....Warren G. Harding
Feb. 18thHe who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds.....Thomas Jefferson
Feb. 19thBear in mind there is no situation in life for...D.L. Moody
Feb. 20thThe steady discipline of intimate friendship with....H. E. Fosdick
Feb. 21stMen love to be encouraged by false hopes; the...J. Gresham Machen
Feb. 22ndHe said 'Love...as I have loved you.' We cannot...Amy Carmichael
Feb. 23rdHonesty is the first chapter in the book of...Thomas Jefferson
Feb. 24thA godly mind prizes honor above worldly good.Rembrandt
Feb. 25thLying covers a multitude of sins - temporarily.Dwight L. Moody
Feb. 26thIs it not wonderful news to believe that salvation...Martin Luther
Feb. 27thWe can see hope in the midst of hopelessness. We.....Priscilla Shirer
Feb. 28thI more fear what is within me than what comes from...Martin Luther

March 2025

Mar. 1stWe cannot bear sin - when it is near us, we feel.....Charles H. Spurgeon
Mar. 2ndWhen you attack the roots of sin, fix your thought...Walter Hilton
Mar. 3rdAll human sin seems so much worse in its...Reinhold Niebuhr
Mar. 4thIf a man is not made for God, why is he happy only...Blaise Pascal
Mar. 5thThe difference between perseverance and obstinancy...Henry Ward Beecher
Mar. 6thWhat fools are they who, for a drop of pleasure,.....Thomas Watson
Mar. 7thHave thy tools ready, God will provide thee work.Charles Kingsley
Mar. 8thTalk happiness. The world is sad enough without...Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Mar. 9thGod examines both rich and poor, not according to....St. Augustine of Hippo
Mar. 10thThe national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."Peter Kreeft
Mar. 11thThis is all the inheritance I can give to my dear....Patrick Henry
Mar. 12thWherever there is a human being, there is an...Seneca
Mar. 13thNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you...Abraham Lincoln
Mar. 14thJesus is the yes to every promise of God.William Barclay
Mar. 15thGod's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Mar. 16thSincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to...John Bunyan
Mar. 17thWe are all healers who can reach out and offer...Henri Nouwen
Mar. 18thTo love another person is to help them love God.Søren Kierkegaard
Mar. 19thFaith makes it possible, not easy.Sally Nguyen
Mar. 20thChrist is our temple, in whom by faith all...Matthew Henry
Mar. 21stThrough a tree we were made debtors to God; so...Irenaeus
Mar. 22ndThe more we meditate on the cross, the deeper our....Pishoy Kamel
Mar. 23rdWe never move on from the cross of Christ, only...David Prior
Mar. 24thWhen I survey the wondrous cross,|On which the...Isaac Watts
Mar. 25thChrist, having sacrificed himself once, is to...Huldrych Zwingli
Mar. 26thThe cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic....Reinhold Niebuhr
Mar. 27thOur Lord has written the promise of resurrection,....Martin Luther
Mar. 28thPerhaps the transformation of the disciples of...John R. W. Stott
Mar. 29thChrist himself deliberately staked his whole claim...B. B. Warfield
Mar. 30thFew rich men own their own property. The property....Robert G. Ingersoll
Mar. 31stWherever riches have increased, the essence of...John Wesley

April 2025

Apr. 1stTrue religion is a union of God with the soul, a.....Henry Scougal
Apr. 2ndFall seven times, stand up eight.Japanese Proverb
Apr. 3rdWhat is more pleasing than a psalm? A psalm is a.....Ambrose
Apr. 4thThe very first Easter taught us this: that life...Kate McGahan
Apr. 5thChristianity is not a theory or speculation, but a...Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Apr. 6thThe modern church rejects the outcasts of society....Philip Yancey
Apr. 7thNo Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity....William R. Inge
Apr. 8thThose who keep speaking about the sun while...Henri Nouwen
Apr. 9thOf all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are...John Greenleaf Whittier
Apr. 10thThere is no security on this earth; there is only....Douglas MacArthur
Apr. 11thLet your hook always be cast. In the pool where...Ovid
Apr. 12thIf you lose an opportunity you will be like one...John of the Cross
Apr. 13thNothing true or beautiful or good makes complete.....Reinhold Niebuhr
Apr. 14thNothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime;....Reinhold Niebuhr
Apr. 15thNothing we do, however virtuous, can be...Reinhold Niebuhr
Apr. 16thThe world says, The more you take, the more you...Frederick Buechner
Apr. 17thOver the long run, love's power to forgive is...Lewis B. Smedes
Apr. 18thIf ours is an examined faith, we should be...Os Guinness
Apr. 19thTrust the past to God's mercy, the present to...St. Augustine of Hippo
Apr. 20thExperience is the worst teacher; it gives the test...Vernon Law
Apr. 21stChristianity, if false, is of no importance, and.....C. S. Lewis
Apr. 22ndChrist is not valued at all unless He is valued...St. Augustine of Hippo
Apr. 23rdReal authority is the power to serve.Dick McMullen
Apr. 24thDo not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray.....Phillips Brooks
Apr. 25thPreach the gospel everyday; if necessary, use...Francis of Assisi
Apr. 26thIntercessory prayer might be defined as loving our...Charles Brent
Apr. 27thIn prayer it is better to have a heart without...John Bunyan
Apr. 28thGod loves us the way we are but He loves us too...Leighton Ford
Apr. 29thIt's hard for God to walk with a man who gets his....Norvel Hayes
Apr. 30thReligion is hanging around the cross, Christianity...Stephen Hill

May 2025

May. 1stDo not let your happiness depend on something you....C. S. Lewis
May. 2ndGod doesn't call people who are qualified. He...Richard Parker
May. 3rdFaith is not belief without proof, but trust...Elton Trueblood
May. 4thIf one first gives himself to the Lord, all other....Robert Harris
May. 5thThere are three things that only God knows: the...Welsh Proverb
May. 6thSins are like circles in the water when a stone is...Philip Henry
May. 7thThe task ahead of us is never as great as the...Author Unknown
May. 8thAll I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator...Emerson
May. 9thThe man who refuses to forgive destroys the bridge...John Iverson
May. 10thSin is like quicksand: Your own efforts only make....Author Unknown
May. 11thIn darkness there is no choice. It is light that.....Mrs. C. T. Whitemell
May. 12thWhat is it to serve God and to do His will?...Martin Luther
May. 13thWe must alter our lives in order to alter our...William Law
May. 14thChristianity isn't all that complicated … it's...Joni Eareckson Tada
May. 15thWe are all pencils in the hand of a writing God,.....Mother Teresa
May. 16thWe read not that Christ ever exercised force but.....John Milton
May. 17thI believe in Christianity as I believe that the...C. S. Lewis
May. 18thWe need never shout across the spaces to an absent...A. W. Tozer
May. 19thI have held many things in my hands, and have lost...Martin Luther
May. 20thWe love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder.....Ed Howe
May. 21stGod will not look you over for medals, degrees, or...Elbert Hubbard
May. 22ndAs sure as God puts His children in the furnace he...Charles H Spurgeon
May. 23rdJesus was God spelling himself out in language...S. D. Gordon
May. 24thOur Lord has written the promise of the...Martin Luther
May. 25thI may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to...Jim Elliot
May. 26thI know God won't give me anything I can't handle.....Mother Teresa
May. 27thGod is never too late, nor too early, but just on....R. T. Kendall
May. 28thGod hath given to man a short time here upon...Jeremy Taylor
May. 29thGod has given us two ears, but one tongue, to show...Thomas Watson
May. 30thPeace if possible, truth at all costs.Martin Luther
May. 31stSalvation is free, ... but discipleship will cost....Dietrich Bonhoeffer

June 2025

Jun. 1stThe turning point in our lives is when we stop...Patrick Morley
Jun. 2ndDecisions which are made in the light of God's...Vonette Z. Bright
Jun. 3rdI am always content with what happens; for I know....Epictetus
Jun. 4thFaith is not only a commitment to the promises of....William Barclay
Jun. 5thGod does not lead His children around hardship,...Otto Dibelius
Jun. 6thIf ye keep watch over your hearts, and listen for....Johannes Tauler
Jun. 7thWhen God turns away from us because of...Brennan Manning
Jun. 8thThe renewal of our natures is a work of great...George Whitefield
Jun. 9thGive me a stout heart to bear my own burdens. Give...John Baillie
Jun. 10thIf our faith is not relevant to our daily life in....Douglas Rhymes
Jun. 11thWe Christians must simplify our lives or lose...A. W. Tozer
Jun. 12thSometimes God sends the brilliant light of a...Verdell Davis
Jun. 13thBe still, and in the quiet moments, listen to the....Janet L. Weaver
Jun. 14thThere is no situation so chaotic that God cannot.....Handley C. G. Moule
Jun. 15thTo the rich man, Lazarus was part of the...William Barclay
Jun. 16thWho needs fathers? We all do. We especially need.....Dr. Rodney Rathmann
Jun. 17thGod loves fathers. He is one.Dr. James I. Lamb
Jun. 18thHe is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to...Jim Elliot
Jun. 19thWe must welcome the night. It's the only time...Michel Quoist
Jun. 20thYou are free to choose, but the choices you make.....Author Unknown
Jun. 21stThe Bible shows how the world progresses. It...Phillips Brooks
Jun. 22ndGod is good, he cares, forgives, loves us at all.....Nancy Irene
Jun. 23rdAnyone can count the seeds in an apple... but only...Author Unknown
Jun. 24thTruth is not a virtue unless it is given with...Pete Welsh
Jun. 25thThe cross, as poignant as it is, is understandable...Jim Cymbala
Jun. 26thSometimes God doesn't tell us His plan because we....Carlton Pearson
Jun. 27thIf we would talk less and pray more about them,...John Owen
Jun. 28thYou will never find Jesus so precious as when the....Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Jun. 29thI find that doing the will of God leaves me with.....George MacDonald
Jun. 30thChristians must learn again what Christians have.....T. R. Milford

July 2025

Jul. 1stWe cannot all do great things but we can do small....Mother Teresa
Jul. 2ndThere is nothing the body suffers the soul may not...George Meredith
Jul. 3rdHe who has God and Everything has nothing more...C. S. Lewis
Jul. 4thGive what you have; to someone it may be better...Longfellow
Jul. 5thBlessed is any weight, however overwhelming, which...F. W.Faber
Jul. 6thIf the world were like me, what kind of a world...Author Unknown
Jul. 7thIt is no small thing to be on terms of friendship....Author Unknown
Jul. 8thWhen I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live...Matthew Henry
Jul. 9thObedience is the fruit of faith; patience, the...Rossetti
Jul. 10thIn the sorest trials God often makes the sweetest....Author Unknown
Jul. 11thBelieve your beliefs and doubt your doubts.F. F. Bosworth
Jul. 12thShared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is...Swedish Proverb
Jul. 13thWe have a God who delights in impossibilities.Andrew Murray
Jul. 14thToday Jesus Christ is being dispatched as the...Oswald Chambers
Jul. 15thWithout the religious element, life is like an...Romano Guardini
Jul. 16thBeware of cut-and-dried theologies that reduce the...Warren Wiersbe
Jul. 17thThe phrase "God is good" cannot be reserved for...Stacy and Paula Rinehart
Jul. 18thI have this theory that if one person shows...Rachel Joy Scott
Jul. 19thPrayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling....Edwin Keith
Jul. 20thOutside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am...Watchmen Nee
Jul. 21stNothing under God's control is ever out of...Charles Swindoll
Jul. 22ndGod is not interested in our spiritual life. He's...John Ortberg
Jul. 23rdChristians have to look more redeemed, if the...Gary French
Jul. 24thThe Gospel is good news of mercy to the...John R. W. Stott
Jul. 25thChrist has not only spoken to us by his life, but....Søren Kierkegaard
Jul. 26thThe only ultimate disaster that can befall us, I.....Malcolm Muggeridge
Jul. 27thJesus Christ is a peacemaker. So, if we want to.....John R. W. Stott
Jul. 28thMuch of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems...A. W. Tozer
Jul. 29thIt is safe to tell the pure in heart that they...C. S. Lewis
Jul. 30thThe mind justifies what the heart has chosen.Author Unknown
Jul. 31stWe may never see the end results, but that is the....Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador

August 2025

Aug. 1stIt's an awesome thing: To be died for.Michael Benson
Aug. 2ndThere are only 2 reasons everyone is not a...Author Unknown
Aug. 3rdOne can give without loving, but one cannot love.....Amy Carmichael
Aug. 4thSanctification is glory begun. Glory is...F. F. Bruce
Aug. 5thUnless we know the difference between flowers and....Clyde Francis Lytle
Aug. 6thOur faith and our friendships are not shattered by...J. Gustav White
Aug. 7thChristianity must mean everything to us before it....Donald Soper
Aug. 8thIf Christians had ever been brave enough to make.....Winifred Kirkland
Aug. 9thIt is only when men begin to worship that they...Calvin Coolidge
Aug. 10thMan worships because God lays His hand to the dust...Douglas Horton
Aug. 11thThe soul of the Christian religion is reverence.Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Aug. 12thAnd what greater calamity can fall upon a nation.....Ralph Waldo Emerson
Aug. 13thIf the blind put their hand in God's they find...Helen Keller
Aug. 14thOur Father dwells in tents as well as in temples,....J. Fred Jones
Aug. 15thIf our greatest need had been information, God...Max Lucado
Aug. 16thA man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing...C. S. Lewis
Aug. 17thOur misery is that we thirst so little for these.....Charles H. Spurgeon
Aug. 18thFaith is seeing the invisible, but not the...A. W. Tozer
Aug. 19thGod is in the hypocrite's mouth, but the world is....Gurnall
Aug. 20thFaith is the conviction that God knows more than.....Max Lucado
Aug. 21stLilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.William Shakespeare
Aug. 22ndThe repetition of small efforts will accomplish...Charles H. Spurgeon
Aug. 23rdThere is nothing we can do to make God love us...Philip Yancey
Aug. 24thWhen a person's faith seems to collapse without...Quinton J. Everest
Aug. 25thSin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable...Max Lucado
Aug. 26thFaith is the highest passion in a human being....Søren Kierkegaard
Aug. 27thThe mark of a saint is not perfection, but...W. T. Richardson
Aug. 28thBut all the wickedness in the world that man may.....William Langford
Aug. 29thHe who is threatened by another's faith is not...Sheila Matechuk
Aug. 30thGod didn't promise day without pain, laughter...Annie J. Flint

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