JULY 5 — Make Sure You Have Your Road Map, Sextant Or Compass
Today’s passage:
“Day by day, the promise reads:
Daily strength for daily needs.”
—Stephen F. Winward
Today’s prayer:
“Let me not forget, Lord, Your willingness to get involved.”
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JULY 4, 1977 (Independence Day) — We’re Still A Great Nation 44 Years Later
Today’s passage:
“Our father’s God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King!”
—Samuel Francis Smith
Today’s prayer:
“Lord, make us worthy of Your gift of freedom.”
JULY 3 — We All Stub Our Toes And Show Our Humanness
Today’s passage:
“The humility of Christ is the
medicine of man’s swollen pride.”
—St. Augustine
Today’s prayer:
“Lord, guide my feet so I don’t stumble,
O’er being proud of being humble.”
JULY 2 — Even The Apostle Peter Dealt With Human Weaknesses
Today’s passage:
“Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but My words shall not pass away.”
(Matthew 24:35)
Today’s prayer:
“Thank You, Lord, for Your unconditional love even when I don’t deserve it.”
JULY 1 — Love Can Surmount Unbelievable Odds
This Month’s Message:
Nurture a merry heart. Live each day this month
in the knowledge that as a child of the King you
have everything you need to be happy.
Today’s passage:
“. . . Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every
word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
(Matthew 4:4)
Today’s prayer:
“Sustain us, Father, in our daily struggles.”
JUNE 30 — From Time To Time We Judge Someone Without All The Facts
Today’s passage:
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about
thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.”
(Proverbs 3:3)
Today’s prayer:
“Help me, Father, to be kind and helpful to strangers.”
JUNE 29 — Put Your Life Under A Magnifying Glass — Before God Does
Today’s passage:
“I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
(Romans 12:1)
Today’s prayer:
“Slow me down, Father, and point my eyes toward lasting things.”
JUNE 28 — We All Have One — And With God It Can Be Much Greater
Today’s passage:
“Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden . . .”
(Matthew 11:28)
Today’s prayer:
“Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.”
(Jude 1:24-25)
JUNE 27 — George Washington, Dr. Paul Carlson. . . And You
Today’s passage:
“ . . . Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
(Mark 16:15)
Today’s prayer:
“What a Savior Jesus is . . . He is mine and I am His!”
—Charlotte G. Homer
JUNE 26 — When You’re ‘In Over Your Head’, Who Do You Turn To?
Today’s passage:
“The only known cure for fear is faith.”
—William S. Sadler
Today’s prayer:
“Father, replace my fear with belief in Your power to handle all difficulties.”