Month: February 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Exodus 10:1-29; Psalms 42:1-43:5; Acts 4:32-5:11

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5 NKJV

In 1780, a shipwreck brought rats to an Alaskan island, silencing its bird population for over two centuries. In 2007, they were eradicated and the birds returned. Likewise, our hearts can become overrun with earthly influences and sins that drown out our testimony. Our verse urges us to “put to death” these invaders. Just as the island needed cleansing, so do our hearts, making them a dwelling place for His Word. When we purge the flesh, we become renewed, singing habitats for the Lord. —Hanniel Ghezzi

So give us clean hands, and give us pure hearts,
Let us not lift our souls to another. —Chris Tomlin

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Exodus 9:1-35; Psalm 40:1-41:13; Acts 4:1-31

Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come to His seat! Job 23:3 NKJV

Job sobbed his despair at not knowing how or where to approach God with this lament, “But it is not so with me” (9:35). What anguish to be aware of the God of heaven while having no way of drawing near to Him! The mercy seat in the tabernacle was the place where God’s justice under the law met with His mercy under the blood. Today, His very throne is one of mercy to which we can always resort in time of need. Unlike Job, it is so with us! —Rick Morse

And when we’ve run the race,
And fought the faithful fight,
We then shall see Him face to face,
With saints in light. —Mary Bowley Peters

February 18

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DAILY READINGS: Exodus 9:1-35; Psalm 40:1-41:13; Acts 4:1-31

And a great windstorm arose. Mark 4:37
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39

Many people are going through tumultuous storms. From physical infirmities to financial burdens to family problems, all are overwhelming. The Lord’s fishermen friends learned long ago in the stormy waves, it is only when Christ is allowed to be Captain of our lives that we experience true peace. For, after He took full control of the vessel, “there was a great calm.” Will you put your faith in the Prince of Peace? —Bob Cretney

The raging storms may round us beat, a shelter in the time of storm;
We’ll never leave our safe retreat, a shelter in the time of storm.
—Ira D. Sankey

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Exodus 8:1-32; Psalms 38:1-39:13; Acts 3:1-26

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7

Chinese New Year is celebrated by millions of Chinese ancestry. According to their zodiac calculation, this is the Year of the Horse and it postulates a good year. Those born this year are regarded to be honest, outspoken, and easygoing — trustworthy. They are horses! But God states otherwise. “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!” (Isa. 31:1). Who are you trusting this year? —K. C. Ung

My cherished plans and hopes may fail, my idols turn to dust;
But this I know, my Father’s love, is always safe to trust. —L. Alexander

February 17

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DAILY READINGS: Exodus 8:1-32; Psalms 38:1-39:13; Acts 3:1-26

No one has ascended into heaven… John 3:13

It is impossible for man to make his way up to heaven by climbing a ladder of good works or by attaching oneself to the name of a virtuous person, saint, or church. No, getting us up to heaven required that the only begotten Son come down to earth and die for us. And because Jesus humbled Himself, God has highly exalted Him. In God’s kingdom the way up is always down. He who loses his life for Jesus’s sake shall find it. —D. Pickup

The longer I serve Him the sweeter He grows,
The more that I love Him, more love He bestows;
Each day is like heaven, my heart overflows,
The longer I serve Him the sweeter He grows. —William J. Gaither

Monday, February 16, 2026

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Exodus 6:14-7:25; Psalm 37:1-40; Acts 2:22-47

Bless the lads. Genesis 48:16

What memories Jacob must have had as he blessed Joseph’s two sons! He was 147 years old, and virtually blind, just as his father, Isaac, had been some 70 years earlier when Jacob duped him into believing that he was Esau. Then, he acted as Jacob to obtain the birthright: now, much wiser and more in touch with God, he behaved as Israel to bestow the birthright. With spiritual intelligence, he blessed Ephraim over Manasseh, and committed them both to the care of the Redeemer he now knew by faith. As we pray for our children and grandchildren, may spiritual maturity, and the remembrance of our own mistakes, guide us to seek their salvation and spiritual blessing above all else. —Phil Coulson

My Redeemer! O how sweet to call Thee mine! —Author Unknown

February 16

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DAILY READINGS: Exodus 6:14-7:25; Psalm 37:1-40; Acts 2:22-47

And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Joel 2:32

These words were repeated by Peter as he addressed the men of Israel on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:21), and the apostle Paul repeats them again as he writes his great doctrinal treatise to the Romans (Romans 9:13). This verse gives us the secret to being saved. It is by calling upon the name of the Lord. As we read through the Gospels, time and again the needy called upon His name and He responded in blessing. So also today, none are excluded, and none who call on His name will be denied. What wondrous grace! —W. H. Burnett

Oh, the precious Name of Jesus! How it thrills our souls with joy,
When His loving arms receive us, and His songs our tongues employ!
—Lydia O. Baxter

February 15

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DAILY READINGS: Exodus 5:1-6:13; Psalms 35:1-36:12; Acts 2:1-21

For he is not a man, as I am…There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both. Job 9:32-33
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 

Job clearly understood that there needed to be someone to mediate between him and God, but he didn’t know who that could be. Unlike Job, we not only know who that Mediator is, but we know He did all that was necessary to mediate the problem of our sins. We were God’s enemies, separated from Him, but that issue has been satisfied and God offers “peace with [Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). Have you asked to be right with God? —Ken Gross

God’s almighty arms are round me; peace, peace is mine. Judgment
scenes need not confound me; peace, peace is mine. —J. D. Smith

Lord’s Day, February 15, 2026

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Exodus 5:1-6:13; Psalms 35:1-36:12; Acts 2:1-21

I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the Holy One in your midst; and I will not come with terror. Hosea 11:9 NKJV

Week after week, we share remembrances and offer worship to a God who did not come to this earth as a king. It is equally captivating that He did not come as a judge. Rather than executing sovereignty, anger, destruction, or terror, God came as a man. He showed us His heart. Rather than executing justice on us, He took it on Himself. O, what a Saviour! —Jared D. Fraser

Guilty, vile, and helpless, we;
Spotless Lamb of God was He;
Full atonement! Can it be?
Hallelujah! What a Saviour! —Philip P. Bliss

February 14

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DAILY READINGS: Exodus 4:1-31; Psalm 34:1-22; Acts 1:1-26

For God so loved the world. John 3:16, KJV
His father saw him, and had compassion. Luke 15:20, KJV

The father in the story of the prodigal son is a beautiful picture of God the Father. He loved his boy in spite of the young man’s selfishness and sin. And when he returned, the father looked past all the boy’s shortcomings and gave him position, authority, and a renewed relationship in his household. When God so loved the world, it was you He loved. He looks past all your sins to Calvary and is ready to forgive and to give you a place as a son of God. Now this is love, is it not? Come to Him today. —Charlie Tempest

Oh love of God how rich and pure, How measureless and strong,
It shall forever more endure, The saints’ and angels’ song.
—F. M. Lehman