180 Days behind the Curtain

A Deeper Life Daily Devotional

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Contents

Day 1. The Beginning and the End, 1, 
Day 2. The Curtain of Intercession; Not Separation, 3, 
Day 3. Repair the Altar First (Part 1), 5, 
Day 4. Repair the Altar First (Part 2), 7, 
Day 5. The Man behind the Curtain, 9, 
Day 6. Hired and Qualified, 11, 
Day 7. Have You Entered?, 13, 
Day 8. Teach Us to Pray Like That!, 15, 
Day 9. Cleansing the Temple, 17, 
Day 10. Heart Melting Mercy, 19, 
Day 11. A Life Hidden in Christ (Part 1), 21, 
Day 12. A Life Hidden in Christ (Part 2), 23, 
Day 13. Have You Been with Jesus?, 25, 
Day 14. Christ-like or Anti Christ-like?, 27, 
Day 15. Jesus Stopped!, 29, 
Day 16. Justice in Who's Hands? (Part 1), 32, 
Day 17. Justice in Who's Hands? (Part 2), 34, 
Day 18. Like His Unlikeness (Part 1), 36, 
Day 19. Like His Unlikeness? (Part 2), 39, 
Day 20. Loving Jesus Produces Hatred for Evil, 42, 
Day 21. Mocker or Beggar?, 44, 
Day 22. Caught off Guard, 47, 
Day 23. The Balanced Walk of the Saint, 49, 
Day 24. The Crest and the Trough, 52, 
Day 25. The Winds and Fires of God, 54, 
Day 26. The Discipline of Listening, 57, 
Day 27. The Joy of Suffering, 59, 
Day 28. Trading Worthy For Worthless, 61, 
Day 29. Show Me the Coin, 63, 
Day 30. What Makes You Unique? (Part 1), 65, 
Day 31. What Makes You Unique? (Part 2), 67, 
Day 32. What Makes You Unique? (Part 3), 70, 
Day 33. Love without Hypocrisy, 72, 
Day 34. Clinging is Two-Handed, 74, 
Day 35. Godly Relief or Ungodly Release?, 76, 
Day 36. Merciful Contempt, 78, 
Day 37. Staying in Light or Playing with Wax?, 80, 
Day 38. Sacrificing Idols or Isaacs?, 82, 
Day 39. Make the Eternal Exchange, 84, 
Day 40. The White Squirrel, 86, 
Day 41. A Worship-full Heart is not Noisy to God, 89, 
Day 42. Victory is Losing (Part 1), 91, 
Day 43. Victory is Losing (Part 2), 93, 
Day 44. What is Your Recharging Base?, 95, 
Day 45. Whose are You?, 97, 
Day 46. The Day the Earth Swallowed the Son (Part 1), 99, 
Day 47. The Day the Earth Swallowed the Son (Part 2), 101, 
Day 48. The Day the Earth Swallowed the Son (Part 3), 103, 
Day 49. The Day the Earth Swallowed the Son (Part 4), 104, 
Day 50. The Only Eyewitness on Earth, 106, 
Day 51. Walking Forward Backwards, 108, 
Day 52. Be Careful What You Love, 110, 
Day 53. Righteous or Rebellious?, 112, 
Day 54. Beware what Makes a Lot of Sense!, 114, 
Day 55. "Abba, Father" Not Abracadabra (Part 1), 117, 
Day 56. "Abba, Father" Not Abracadabra (Part 2), 119, 
Day 57. Seeing is Not Necessarily Believing, 121, 
Day 58. Fire of Redeeming Love, 123, 
Day 59. "But" Does Not Follow God, 125, 
Day 60. Tear Down the Wall!, 127, 
Day 61. The Fullness of Forsaking Sin, 129, 
Day 62. When You See War, 131, 
Day 63. When God Stops Paying, 133, 
Day 64. Come to Jesus Like a Dead Person, 135, 
Day 65. The Evil of Motivational Manipulation, 137, 
Day 66. The Futility of Solomon's Futility, 139, 
Day 67. How Could a Good God Allow Evil?, 141, 
Day 68. Spirit-Filled Equals Sin-Restrained, 144, 
Day 69. The Smiling Scowl, 146, 
Day 70. Turn Cope into Hope, 148, 
Day 71. Seek and Find, Not Hide and Seek, 150, 
Day 72. Don't Settle for `Only Human' (Part 1), 152, 
Day 73. Don't Settle for `Only Human' (Part 2), 154, 
Day 74. Would You Be Blessed?, 156, 
Day 75. A Baptism of Prayer and Faith, 158, 
Day 76. A Large Heart Means a Little You, 160, 
Day 77. The Hand and the Glove (Part 1), 162, 
Day 78. The Hand and the Glove (Part 2), 164, 
Day 79. Self-Love Multiplies Sorrows, 166, 
Day 80. The Way Out, 168, 
Day 81. God's Dwelling Place, 170, 
Day 82. Prayer-paration, 172, 
Day 83. Fearful and Amazed, 174, 
Day 84. Disillusioned but Not Disappointed, 176, 
Day 85. Disillusioning Your Thoughts, 178, 
Day 86. The Source of Life, Not its Decoration, 180, 
Day 87. The Agoraphobic Hoarder, 182, 
Day 88. Timely Words are Tidy Words, 184, 
Day 89. Don't Remember what God Forgets, 186, 
Day 90. Give it All or Keep it All, 188, 
Day 91. God Counts it as "Done", 190, 
Day 92. Others-Supplying is Self-Denying, 192, 
Day 93. I'm Still the Chief!, 194, 
Day 94. Falling is Rising, 196, 
Day 95. The Weight of Guilt (Part 1), 198, 
Day 96. The Weight of Guilt (Part 2), 200, 
Day 97. The Weight of Guilt (Part 3), 202, 
Day 98. The Weight of Guilt (Part 4), 204, 
Day 99. Compassion Versus Pity, 206, 
Day 100. Lifted by Love into Holiness, 208, 
Day 101. The Dirtiest Becomes the Cleanest, 210, 
Day 102. Two Steps Too Far!, 212, 
Day 103. Just Keep Walking!, 214, 
Day 104. Our "Dash in the Middle" (Part 1), 216, 
Day 105. Our "Dash in the Middle" (Part 2), 218, 
Day 106. Expense is Immaterial, 220, 
Day 107. The Goodness of Loneliness, 222, 
Day 108. When Our Answer is "No!", 224, 
Day 109. Branches are Not Fruit, 226, 
Day 110. Nothing but the Present (Part 1), 228, 
Day 111. Nothing but the Present (Part 2), 230, 
Day 112. Who's Touching My Bride?, 233, 
Day 113. The Authority of a "Never" Promise, 235, 
Day 114. He Reigns! (Part 1), 237, 
Day 115. He Reigns! (Part 2), 239, 
Day 116. Do You Really Know Him?, 241, 
Day 117. The Spring in the Desert, 243, 
Day 118. Becoming the Message, 245, 
Day 119. Obeying the Message, 247, 
Day 120. Hating or Loving the Message, 250, 
Day 121. It's a Worship Problem, 253, 
Day 122. The Standard Transcendent, 255, 
Day 123. The Standard Despised, 257, 
Day 124. Not Boxing the Air, 259, 
Day 125. Minor Corrections, 261, 
Day 126. Humbled or Stumbled?, 263, 
Day 127. Thief or Sheep?, 265, 
Day 128. Don't Be a Right-Fighter!, 267, 
Day 129. Killed with Kindness, 269, 
Day 130. Who is My Neighbor? (Part 1), 271, 
Day 131. Who is My Neighbor? (Part 2), 273, 
Day 132. Who is My Neighbor? (Part 3), 275, 
Day 133. Who is My Neighbor? (Part 4), 277, 
Day 134. When Instruments Conquered Instruction, 279, 
Day 135. Choose Your Table Wisely, 281, 
Day 136. They Abandoned their Idols, 283, 
Day 137. Don't Be a Stranger, 285, 
Day 138. Strangers in God's House, 287, 
Day 139. Bark, For Heaven's Sake!, 289, 
Day 140. The Bread that Ends All Bread, 291, 
Day 141. Love is Always Crucified!, 293, 
Day 142. Fearers of Mirrors see Clearer, 295, 
Day 143. See God, Not Rome!, 297, 
Day 144. The Word Versus the World, 299, 
Day 145. If the World's Appealing, Heaven's Appalling, 301, 
Day 146. You are Treasure Too, 303, 
Day 147. What's in Your Temple?, 305, 
Day 148. Much in Prayer, 307, 
Day 149. No "If" About It, 309, 
Day 150. 150 Days Behind the Wooden Door, 311, 
Day 151. When Peter Demanded Hell, 313, 
Day 152. Let's Go to Judea Again, 315, 
Day 153. It Must Be Broken, 317, 
Day 154. The Basket that Never Empties, 319, 
Day 155. The Habit of Listening and Responding, 321, 
Day 156. Are You a Burning Bush? (Part 1), 323, 
Day 157. Are You a Burning Bush? (Part 2), 325, 
Day 158. What is My Strength?, 327, 
Day 159. When Jesus Stood Up, 329, 
Day 160. The Good...