Scripture You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. — Psalm 73:24 (ESV) Devotional The Psalmist felt his need of divine guidance. He had just been discovering the foolishness of his own heart, and lest he should be constantly led astray by it, he resolved that God’s counsel should … Read more
Scripture But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. — 1 John 1:7 (ESV) Devotional As he is in the light! Can we ever attain to this? Shall we ever be able … Read more
Scripture My righteousness draws near, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait. — Isaiah 51:5 (ESV) Devotional In seasons of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust to, and is therefore compelled to cast … Read more
Scripture Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. — Jeremiah 17:14 (ESV) Devotional “I have seen his ways, and will heal him.” — Isaiah 57:18 It is the sole prerogative of God to remove spiritual disease. Natural disease may be instrumentally … Read more
Scripture Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! — Psalm 27:14 (ESV) Devotional It may seem an easy thing to wait, but it is one of the postures which a Christian soldier learns not without years of teaching. Marching and quick-marching are much easier to God’s … Read more
Scripture > All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. > > — Numbers 6:4 (ESV) Devotional Nazarites had taken, among other vows, one which debarred them from the use of wine. In order that they might not violate the … Read more
Scripture > Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. > > — Psalm 51:1 (ESV) Devotional When Dr. Carey was suffering from a dangerous illness, the enquiry was made, “If this sickness should prove fatal, what passage would you select as the … Read more
Scripture > “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord. > > — Isaiah 54:1 (ESV) Devotional Though we have … Read more
Scripture > oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, > > — Exodus 25:6 (ESV) Devotional My soul, how much thou needest this, for thy lamp will not long continue to burn without it. Thy snuff will smoke and become an offence if light be gone, and gone … Read more
Scripture > Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. > > — Psalm 31:5 (ESV) Devotional These words have been frequently used by holy men in their hour of departure. We may profitably consider them this evening. The object of the faithful man’s solicitude in life and … Read more
