Devotional “And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.” (Zechariah [...]
Devotional “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” (Colossians 1:9) In this prayer, Paul sought for the Colossian Christians the full knowledge [...]
Devotional "...in thy light shall we see light." Psalm 36:9 No lips can tell the love of Christ to the heart till Jesus Himself shall speak within. Descriptions all fall flat and tame unless the Holy Ghost fills them with life and power; till our Immanuel reveals Himself within, the soul sees Him [...]
Devotional Paul has four of these "faithful sayings." The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." The next is in 1 Timothy 4:8-9, "Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the [...]
Devotional "And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?" Luke 24:38 "Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?" The Lord cares for all things, and the [...]
“To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you” [I Peter 1:4] Because we are elect, regenerate, and redeemed, we have a living hope of a glorious inheritance. Peter lifts the minds of his readers away from the reproaches, persecutions, and afflictions of this present world [...]
Devotional "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." Matthew 10:32 Gracious promise! It is a great Joy to me to confess my Lord. Whatever my faults may be, I am not ashamed of Jesus, nor do I fear to declare the [...]
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this Word, it is because there is no light in them” [Isaiah 8:20]. We must learn to judge all things by the written Word of God. The Lord has given the Bible to us as the only infallible rule of [...]
Devotional "Now on whom dost thou trust?" Isaiah 36:4 Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the Christian's answer, and see if it is yours. "On whom dost thou trust?" "I trust," says the Christian, "in a triune God. I trust the Father, believing that He has chosen me from before the [...]
“In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” [Colossians 2:9] The incarnation of Christ is one of the most profound events in history. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became a Man – “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” [John 1:14]. And the text in Colossians is [...]
Devotional "Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it." — Psalm 81:10 What an encouragement to pray! Our human notions would lead us to ask small things because our deservings are so small; but the Lord would have us request great blessings. Prayer should be as simple a matter as the opening [...]
“So the people of Nineveh believed God” [Jonah 3:5]. The ancient city of Nineveh was the scene of an amazing revival in the ninth century B.C. This vast city, which had a huge population, was so full of sin that God said its wickedness had come up before him. The Ninevites were so [...]
