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Princess Alice was Queen Victoria’s daughter. When her son contracted an incurable disease called black diphtheria, the doctors quarantined the boy and warned his mother to stay away from him lest she get infected. Yet she couldn’t. One day she overheard her son whisper to his nurse, ‘Why doesn’t my mother kiss me anymore?’ His words melted her heart and she ran to him, smothering him with kisses. Within a few days, she died and was buried. What would compel a mother to risk her life for her child? Love! Now stand at the cross and ask what would lead Christ to do something even greater for us? Love! Writing to the believers at Ephesus, Paul says, ‘I want you to know…Christ’s love…is too wonderful to be measured.’ You can trace the greatest action of Christ to his greatest attribute – love. Perhaps the people who should have loved you, didn’t; and those who could have loved you, wouldn’t. Maybe you were left at the hospital, or left standing at the altar, or left with an empty bed and a broken heart. Regardless of the cause, you were left with the question, ‘Does anybody love me?’ And today Christ answers unequivocally, ‘I do!’ The truth is, His love for you ‘is too wonderful to be measured’. Hymn writer Charles Gabriel wrote: ‘I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene, And wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean. How marvellous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be: How marvellous! How wonderful! Is my Saviour’s love for me!’ God couldn’t love you more than He does right now, and that will never change.
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1075 — Christ’s love for you
Thu, 13 Apr 2023
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1074 — A heart filled with goodness
Wed, 12 Apr 2023
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1073 — Are you having a night-time experience?
Tue, 11 Apr 2023
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1072 — Showing grace towards those who differ with you
Mon, 10 Apr 2023
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1071 — A new adventure in existence
Sun, 09 Apr 2023
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The Word For Today is the publishing and broadcast ministry of the late pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel movement.
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‘Your right hand and strong arm…helped them.’
Did you hear about the frog that was running out of water, so he asked two birds to transport him to a nearby pond? He convinced each of them to carry one end of a stick in their beak while he bit down on the centre and held on. It was a sight to behold: two birds, one stick, and a frog in the middle. They were making progress until a cow in a pasture looked up, saw the trio passing overhead, and asked, ‘Who thought of that?’ At that point the frog couldn’t resist. Pride prevailed over prudence, and as he plummeted to earth, he yelled, ‘It was meeee…!’
Don’t make the same error. ‘Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall’ (Proverbs 16:18 NLT). Why are you good at doing what you do? For your own comfort? To save for your retirement? To bolster your self-esteem? No, these are all bonuses, not the main reason. You’re good at what you do – for God’s sake. It’s about Him, not you! Read and ponder these words in your heart: ‘Wealth and honour come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand…at your discretion people are made great and given strength’ (1 Chronicles 29:12 NLT).
Recalling the victories, blessings, and successes Israel had experienced, David reminds us: ‘They did not conquer…with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm…that helped them, for you loved them’ (Psalm 44:3 NLT). Keep in mind that the blessings you enjoy every day are yours only because God favoured and smiled on you. That’s the truth!
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Episodes
The LORD Will Prevail
4/14/2023
Duration:00:25:00
Resting on the LORD
4/13/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Reign of Asa
4/12/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Prayer of Solomon
4/11/2023
Duration:00:25:00
A People Governed by God
4/10/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Pattern of Solomon’s Prayer
4/7/2023
Duration:00:25:00
Giving to God with Our Heart
4/6/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Building of the Temple
4/5/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The House of the LORD
4/4/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The History of the Kings of Judah
4/3/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Imaginations of the Heart
3/31/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Duties of the Priests
3/30/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Wisdom of Solomon
3/29/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Angel of the Lord
3/28/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Battle with the Ammonites
3/27/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Fame of Fear of David
3/24/2023
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The Right Thing in the Wrong Way
3/23/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Mighty Men of David
3/22/2023
Duration:00:25:00
The Service of Song
3/21/2023
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The Power of Prayer
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