Rosary

This refers to the string of beads used, but also to the method of prayer itself. Popular with Catholics, the rosary devotions involve meditating on the fifteen “mysteries” in the life of Jesus and His mother. “Praying the rosary” includes repetition of the Ave Maria (“Hail Mary,” see 176 [Ave Maria]) and the Lord’s Prayer.

The fifteen “mysteries” are: annunciation, visitation, nativity, presentation, finding the boy Jesus in the temple, agony in Gethsemane, scourging, crown of thorns, carrying the cross, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, descent of the Spirit, assumption of Mary, coronation of Mary as “queen of heaven.”

All but the last two are events found in the New Testament, and most are covered elsewhere in this book.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Holy Hatred of Sin

John MacArthur

We desperately need to recover a holy hatred of sin. We need to do this corporately as a church, but we also need to do it individually as believers. Sin is surely not a pleasant subject to study or preach on, but it is necessary.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Calm And Quiet

David Jeremiah

According to medical researchers at Duke University, there is a “vicious cycle” involving insomnia, anxiety, and depression. It’s sort of a “which came first: the chicken or the egg?” scenario.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The Rope of Prayer

David Jeremiah

Daniel was a man who communicated with heaven. He prayed fervently, consistently, and for the will of God. He knew nothing of praying only before meals, at bedtime, and when he really needed God’s help.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The Initiative Against Depression

Oswald Chambers

A human being is capable of depression, otherwise there would be no capacity for exaltation. There are things that are calculated to depress, things that are of the nature of death; and in taking an estimate of yourself, always take into account the capacity for depression.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative

Oswald Chambers

When the inspiration of God does come, it comes with such miraculous power that we are able to arise from the dead and do the impossible thing. God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.