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Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.

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The Value of Confidentiality

Date:
December 30, 2024

Read Proverbs 25:19

Can you keep a secret?

Can you? Be honest, now. When privileged information passes through one of the gates of your senses, does it remain within the walls of your mind? Or is it only a matter of time before a leak occurs? When the grapevine requests your attention from time to time, do you refuse to help it climb higher, or do you encourage its rapid growth, fertilizing it by your wagging, unguarded tongue? When someone says, “Now this is confidential,” do you respect their trust or ignore it...either instantly or ultimately?

The Power of Honesty

Date:
December 29, 2024

Read Ephesians 4:21–24

Gentlemen:

Enclosed you will find a check for $150. I cheated on my income tax return last year and have not been able to sleep ever since. If I still have trouble sleeping, I’ll send you the rest.

Sincerely,

______________

Feeling Apprehensive

Date:
December 28, 2024

Read Acts 20:22–24

The scene is familiar: a hospital lobby with all the expected surroundings...soft sofas and folded newspapers...matching carpets and drapes illumined by eerie lighting...a uniformed lady at the desk, weary from answering the same questions...strange smells...and lots of people.

Of Parrots and Eagles

Date:
December 27, 2024

Read Mark 6:18–20

Eagle thinkers ask the hard questions, take strategic risks, search hard for the whole truth, and soar high above mediocrity. Parrot people enjoy the predictable, routine, rehearsed words of others.

The Un-bliss of Ignorance

Date:
December 23, 2024

Read 2 Timothy 4:1–2

During my pastoring days in New England, I heard of a teacher who quizzed a group of high school students on the Bible. The quiz preceded a Bible-as-literature course he planned to teach at the Newton (Massachusetts) High School, generally considered one of the best public schools in the nation. Among the most astounding findings he got from the students:

Sodom and Gomorrah were lovers.

Jezebel was Ahab’s donkey.

The four horsemen appeared on the Acropolis.

The Balance of Life

Date:
December 22, 2024

Read Psalm 78:70–72

Both adversity and prominence confront our equilibrium, but prominence is perhaps the more challenging test. The classic example is David.

[God] chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens. He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants—God’s own people, Israel. He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands. (Psalm 78:70–72)

Beginning Again

Date:
December 20, 2024

Read Proverbs 4:23–25

Instant replays have become old hat. We now expect them in all televised scenarios. Whether it’s a tennis pro’s impressive backhand or an in-store video camera capturing the sticky-fingered shoplifter or a squad car dashcam chronicling an officer’s every move! These days, we never should worry about missing it the first time around. It’ll be back again and again and, probably, again—splashed across cable news.

Be Ready and Make It Clear

Date:
December 19, 2024

Read 1 Peter 3:15-16

One of the toughest assignments in life is to communicate clearly what happened during a time when emotions were high. People who “fall in love” can hardly describe the details of the moment. Those who’ve endured a sudden loss or witnessed a tragic accident often convey the information in a confused manner.

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