Devotional "Ye see your calling, brethren." 1 Corinthians 1:26 We often hear that our belief that we are chosen by God as His peculiar people leads to spiritual pride. In fact, the opposite is the case. Nothing exposes the pride of man more than the notion that what moves sinners to repent and [...]
Devotional "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 No promise is of private interpretation. Whatever God has said to any one saint, He has said to all. When He opens a well for one, it is that all may drink. When He opens a granary-door to give out food, there [...]
Devotional The fruit of the Spirit is... temperance. Galatians 5:23 Temperance here means self-control - and not just with regard to alcohol. Generally, it means having command of ourselves, the ability to restrain ourselves, our feelings, and our desires. But for Christians, it has an added dimension. For us, self-control is the fruit [...]
Devotional "And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my [...]
Devotional "Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, ... for a memorial before the Lord." Exodus 28: 29 The role of the high priest of Israel foreshadowed the high priestly office of Christ. Today's text sets one particular feature of that office [...]
Devotional “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” Ephesians 1:4 Although we cannot really understand how God could choose us (same Greek word as “elected”) before the creation of the world, we can rejoice [...]
Devotional "He ordained twelve, that they should be with him." Mark 3:14 It is interesting to examine the twelve disciples our Lord Jesus Christ chose to be with Him and ordained to His service. In His inscrutable wisdom, the Lord chose men from all walks of life and from a wide variety of [...]
Devotional "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) This power-packed promise is sometimes misquoted, failing to complete the qualifiers that secure the good for which all things work together. Frequently overlooked is the [...]
Devotional "Thou shalt see greater things than these." John 1:50 This is spoken to a childlike believer, who was ready to accept Jesus as the Son of God, the King of Israel, upon one convincing piece of argument. Those who are willing to see shall see: it is because we shut our eyes [...]
Devotional "But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold." Job 23:10 Untried, untrodden, and unknown as your future path may be, it is, each step, mapped, arranged, and provided for in the everlasting and unchangeable covenant of God. To Him who leads [...]
Devotional And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:10 Rightly so! We have the angelic warrant for rejoicing because Christ is born. It is a truth so full of joy that it caused the angel [...]
Devotional "All the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:9 The ability to package immense Bible truths within a very few words was a gift given Paul by the Holy Spirit. And probably no greater example is found than this statement that in Christ dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. At this [...]
