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Scripture > Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. > > — Psalm 56:9 (ESV) Devotional It is impossible for any human speech to express the full meaning of this delightful phrase, “God is for me.” He was “for us” before the … Read more

Scripture > But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” > > — Jonah 4:9 (ESV) Devotional Anger is not always or necessarily sinful, but it has such a tendency to run wild that … Read more

Scripture > The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. > > — 2 Timothy 4:18 (ESV) Devotional Yonder city of the great King is a place of active service. Ransomed spirits serve him day and night … Read more

Scripture > To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. > > — Jude 1 (ESV) Scripture > To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the … Read more

Scripture > Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. > > — Joel 1:3 (ESV) Devotional In this simple way, by God’s grace, a living testimony for truth is always to be kept alive in the land—the beloved of the Lord are to hand … Read more

Scripture > And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. > > — 1 Peter 5:10 (ESV) Devotional You have seen the arch of heaven as it spans the plain: glorious are … Read more

Scripture > And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. > > — Genesis 1:5 (ESV) Devotional The evening was “darkness” and the morning was “light,” and yet the two together are called by the name that is given to the light alone! This is somewhat remarkable, but it has an exact … Read more

Scripture > So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. > > — Ephesians 2:19 (ESV) Devotional What is meant by our being citizens in heaven? It means that we are under heaven’s government. Christ the king of heaven … Read more

Scripture > And God separated the light from the darkness. > > — Genesis 1:4 (ESV) Devotional A believer has two principles at work within him. In his natural estate he was subject to one principle only, which was darkness; now light has entered, and the two principles disagree. Mark the apostle Paul’s words in … Read more

Scripture > Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. > > — Psalm 103:2 (ESV) Devotional It is a delightful and profitable occupation to mark the hand of God in the lives of ancient saints, and to observe his goodness in delivering them, his mercy in pardoning them, and his … Read more