Devotionals

Praying

Fight worldliness

September 28th

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and …

Tychicus a beloved brother

September 27th

But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. Eph. 6:21-22 Who was …

Cares which come upon us

September 26th

Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 2 Cor. 11:28 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, …

Moved with compassion

September 25th

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. Mk. 1:41 One of the most beautiful pictures in the gospels is the story of our Lord’s encounter – apparently the first in his public ministry – with a leper. As you might know, lepers …

Rejoice in the Lord always

September 24th

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Phil. 4:4 This is a command: the follower of Christ is to rejoice, no matter the circumstances. That does not mean, of course, that we put on plastic smiles or that we pretend that the pain we are experiencing is not real. For this is not a …

The God who quickens the dead

September 23rd

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him …

Getting a temple perspective

September 22nd

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Psalm 73:16-17 What was it about going into the sanctuary, the temple of God, that reoriented Asaph's thoughts in the right direction? Though the psalm itself doesn't say …

The God who does wonders

September 21st

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. Psalm 72:18-19 We are told in the next and last verse of this psalm that this was the last recorded psalm and …

The God who shows us great and sore troubles

September 20th

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. Psalm 71:20-21 It ought to be an article of faith for every believer in the truth and authority of …

How the early church sang

September 19th

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Eph. 5:19 What does this verse teach us about the songs we sing in church? First of all, it teaches us something about the content of the music the church sings. Everyone of these …

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