Morning;
- Galatians 5:1 - Morning Devotional for Sep. 19th September 19, 2023"The liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free."—Galatians 5:1Morning ThoughtThis "liberty" makes us free to heaven's charter-the Bible. Here is a choice passage, believer, "When thou passest through the rivers, I will be with thee." You are free to that. Here is another: "The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness […]
- Galatians 5:25 - Morning Devotional for Sep. 18th September 18, 2023"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."—Galatians 5:25Morning ThoughtThe two most important things in our holy religion are the life of faith and the walk of faith. He who shall rightly understand these is not far from being a master in experimental theology, for they are vital points to […]
- Mark 9:19 - Morning Devotional for Sep. 17th September 17, 2023"Bring him unto me."—Mark 9:19Morning ThoughtDespairingly the poor disappointed father turned away from the disciples to their Master. His son was in the worst possible condition, and all means had failed, but the miserable child was soon delivered from the evil one when the parent in faith obeyed the Lord Jesus' word, "Bring him unto […]
- 2 Peter 1:4 - Morning Devotional for Sep. 16th September 16, 2023"Partakers of the divine nature."—2 Peter 1:4Morning ThoughtTo be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature. Between the creature and the Creator there must ever be a gulf fixed in respect of essence; […]
- Psalms 112:7 - Morning Devotional for Sep. 15th September 15, 2023"He shall not be afraid of evil tidings."—Psalms 112:7Morning ThoughtChristian, you ought not to dread the arrival of evil tidings; because if you are distressed by them, what do you more than other men? Other men have not your God to fly to; they have never proved his faithfulness as you have done, and it […]
Evening;
- 1 Samuel 1:27 - Evening Devotional for Sep. 19th September 19, 2023"For this child I prayed."—1 Samuel 1:27Evening ThoughtDevout souls delight to look upon those mercies which they have obtained in answer to supplication, for they can see God's especial love in them. When we can name our blessings Samuel, that is, "asked of God," they will be as dear to us as her child was […]
- John 10:27 - Evening Devotional for Sep. 18th September 18, 2023"And they follow me."—John 10:27Evening ThoughtWe should follow our Lord as unhesitatingly as sheep follow their shepherd, for he has a right to lead us wherever he pleases. We are not our own, we are bought with a price-let us recognize the rights of the redeeming blood. The soldier follows his captain, the servant obeys […]
- Deuteronomy 1:38 - Evening Devotional for Sep. 17th September 17, 2023"Encourage him."—Deuteronomy 1:38Evening ThoughtGod employs his people to encourage one another. He did not say to an angel, "Gabriel, my servant Joshua is about to lead my people into Canaan-go, encourage him." God never works needless miracles; if his purposes can be accomplished by ordinary means, he will not use miraculous agency. Gabriel would not […]
- Job 7:12 - Evening Devotional for Sep. 16th September 16, 2023"Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?"—Job 7:12Evening ThoughtThis was a strange question for Job to ask of the Lord. He felt himself to be too insignificant to be so strictly watched and chastened, and he hoped that he was not so unruly as to need to be […]
- Psalms 148:14 - Evening Devotional for Sep. 15th September 15, 2023"A people near unto him."—Psalms 148:14Evening ThoughtThe dispensation of the old covenant was that of distance. When God appeared even to his servant Moses, he said, "Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet"; and when he manifested himself upon Mount Sinai, to his own chosen and separated people, one of […]