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Another pearl for today: There are some who might pretend to earnestly seek and respect Christ's teaching on a particular matter, but aren't sincere and even seek to do harm. The Lord sees through all pretense but still addresses important issues anyway.

The Lord's people should not pronounce judgment on the quality of another beleiver's service to the Lord. The Lord is the only one who can truly see and evaluate what is inside of a person. These are the purposes of their heart that are impossible for another person to truly know.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people can rest in His ultimate justice, refusing personal retaliation while trusting Him to set things right.

Another pearl for today: The Holy Spirit enables the Lord's people to understand the Truth of Him and His Kingdom. The Truth can only be understood spiritually, by those with God's Spirit living in them.

Another pearl for today: Without Christ, our human wisdom and strength will not result in anything of eternally enduring value. However the Lord's people can be confident in Him, that we have what truly matters, and we have it forever.

Another pearl for today: The Lord’s steadfast devotion to His people sets the standard for every marriage, and for Christ’s union with His church.

Another pearl for today: Believers earnestly seeking Christ, sometimes face misunderstanding, mistreatment, or persecution—even from those expected to help. Depending on His righteousness rather than any human institution is a lesson His people learn from such trials.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people strive for cooperative thinking and judgment on all matters of critical importance. This requires following Christ first and foremost, not fallible humans.

Pearl for today: The Lord's people are sinners who are reconciled with God through the gospel. We have responded to Him in faith and have the righteousness of Jesus imputed (or transferred) to us, like a fine garment that's been freely given to us. God has also transferred our sin to Jesus.

Jesus Christ is the principal guide for our individual and collective lives, like a cornerstone was the principal stone in ancient buildings. His death and resurrection make it possible for anyone to be one of God's people. No one should reject Him as their Lord and Savior, but some will choose to.

Another pearl for today: The kingdom of God is for His people, who build upon a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. They produce the fruit of righteousness and obedience to Him in their daily lives.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people in His church are cultivated by Him and filled with living water for the purpose of being able to refresh a world that is spiritually thirsty.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people are careful to treat love with reverence, guard desire, and wait for God’s appointed season. Passion within His boundaries, reflects the purity, grace, and delight of His original design from the beginning.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people remember that we ought to forgive and work to reconcile with others, because we know God has forgiven us and made reconciliation with Him possible.

Another pearl for today: The Lord uses miraculous physical healing to demonstrate that He is the only way to restoration of our relationship to God.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people know that asking for something "in faith" is trusting God to do what is most fitting with His purpose for us and for the world.

Another pearl for today: Worship should not be peripheral to the Lord's people. Spirit-led expression of our reverent love and devotion to the Lord with music should be central to our identity and confidence in Him.

The Lord's people are all a part of His kingdom. We are also mediators who introduce others to Him (or His "priests.") Today, we should serve in this important individual mediator role as a part of His organized church.

Another pearl for today: David's organization of the priests highlighted the importance of each individual's role in the collective worship of the community, emphasizing unity and dedication to God's service.

Another pearl for today: David's organization of the priests highlighted the importance of each individual's role in the collective worship of the community, emphasizing unity and dedication to God's service.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people may be tempted to value immediate acceptance in worldly organizations over our eternal acceptance in His kingdom. However, with the Holy Spirit's help, we can resist this temptation and prioritize being His good and faithful servants here and now.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people should earnestly want to submit to God and put Him at the very top of their priorities.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people who currently have more than enough to meet their needs have an opportunity to express the love of Christ by helping our brothers and sisters in the Lord who don't.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people may be tempted to prioritize our relative earthly means of power more than being obedient to Him. We also know this is sinful and foolish.

Another pearl for today: The Lord is the primary source of guidance and wisdom for His people. Salvation is ours through Christ who is The Light of the world.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people can call upon Him when we are in distress, and we know that He hears us.

Another pearl for today: The Lord's people experience a kind of peace, completeness, and welfare that only He can provide.

Another pearl for today: Rather than emphasizing His power, Jesus first came in humility as a servant of God to restore humanity to a right relationship with Him through Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross in our place, for our sins.

Another pearl for today: The lawless seek to capitalise on existing tensions to sow divisions when unity is fragile. In contrast, the Lord's people diligently seek seek unity and reconciliation, following the example of Christ.

Pearl for today: The ultimate joy that we have as the Lord's people isn't dependent on our circumstances, but on His character and promises instead. We find our security in His steadfastness, align our lives with His truth, and can express the true joy that comes from living in harmony with Him.