Scripture > He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate, going out by it. Their king passes on before them, the Lord at their head. > > — Micah 2:13 (ESV) Devotional Inasmuch as Jesus has gone before us, things remain not as they would have been … Read more
Scripture > so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, > > — Ephesians 3:17 (ESV) Devotional Beyond measure it is desirable that we, as believers, should have the person of Jesus constantly before us, to inflame our love towards him, and to increase our knowledge … Read more
Scripture > I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. > > — Isaiah 65:19 (ESV) Devotional The glorified weep no more, for all outward causes of grief are gone. There are no broken friendships, nor … Read more
Scripture > To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, > > — Ephesians 3:8 (ESV) Devotional My Master has riches beyond the count of arithmetic, the measurement of reason, the dream of imagination, or the eloquence … Read more
Scripture > I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love. > > — Song of Solomon 5:8 (ESV) Devotional Such is the language of the believer panting after present fellowship with Jesus, he is sick for his Lord. Gracious souls are never … Read more
Scripture > I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right. > > — Isaiah 45:19 (ESV) Devotional We may gain much solace by considering what God has not … Read more
Scripture > Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. > > — Proverbs 11:25 (ESV) Devotional We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in … Read more
Scripture > Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. > > — Nehemiah 3:8 (ESV) Devotional Cities well fortified have broad walls, and so had Jerusalem in her glory. The New Jerusalem must, … Read more
Scripture > Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel: > > — 2 Samuel 23:1 (ESV) Devotional Among all the saints whose lives are … Read more
Scripture > you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge. > > — Psalm 31:4 (ESV) Devotional Our spiritual foes are of the serpent’s brood, and seek to ensnare us by subtlety. The prayer before us supposes the possibility of the believer being caught like a … Read more
