Journey through and dwell within the Scriptures with Alan Hoare, in the spirit of lectio divina, with these daily devotional commentaries.
Today's thought: Satan can only suggest, he cannot push. We are the ones who make the wrong choices.
Today's thought: an awareness of our vulnerabilities is one of the best weapons against the temptations of Satan.
Today's thought: an untried soldier on the battle field is a liability. Take and appreciate the training.
Today's thought: if we are truly determined to walk God’s path in God’s way, all hell will seek to distract us.
Today's thought: though not of this world, Jesus totally identified with the world. That is also true ministry.
Today's thought: all true ministry will seek to point out, and lay a platform for, the Lord Jesus.
Today's thought: one’s own immediate family can be the furnace in which genuine faith is forged.
Today's thought: living under authority is both the safest and the most powerful place to be. Obedience wins.
Today's thought: the nature of the environment in which a child is raised has the deepest influence on its life.
Today's thought: in the economy of heaven, purity is the door-opener to the things of heaven.
Today's thought: obscurity is often the sphere where God does much of his deepest shaping of a life.
Today's thought: the strategies of Satan range from subtle deceptions to open warfare.
Today's thought: being in the will of God is totally fulfilling but it is costly. It involves a cross.
Today's thought: God has a real heart for the nobodies of this world. Perhaps we ought to emulate him.
Today's thought: here we see the providential, sparked by the prophetic, moving governmental wheels.
Today's thought: God, at times, will do things that are way beyond our own experience and understanding.
Today's thought: the conception of Jesus, the Son of God, sparkles with miracles. Do not miss them.
Today's thought: God does not forget our prayers. He is the Absolutely Reliable One. His timing is perfect.
Today's thought: amidst all the tumults of the earth, and the silences of heaven, God is always active.
Today's thought: we need to ask Jesus to show us how he sees the Old Testament Scriptures.