Category: DEVOTIONALS

  • FOR ALL THE SAINTS

    William How, 1823–1897 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race that is marked out for us. (Hebrews 12:1) Someone has described a “saint” as any Christian who makes…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    No doubt a part of the wonder which is concentrated in the word “Behold,” is excited by the unbelieving lamentation of the preceding sentence. Zion said, “The Lord hath forsaken me, and my God hath forgotten me.” How amazed the divine mind seems to be at this wicked unbelief! What can be more astounding than…

  • PROGRAM OF BELIEF

    My Utmost For His Highest Believest thou this? John 11:26. Martha believed in the power at the disposal of Jesus Christ; she believed that if He had been present He could have healed her brother. She also believed that Jesus had a peculiar intimacy with God and that whatever He asked of God, God would…

  • I SING THE MIGHTY POWER OF GOD

    Isaac Watts, 1674–1748, with alterations by others He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the rivers unto the ends of the earth. (Psalm 72:8 KJV) Isaac Watts, the father of English hymnody, had a fervent concern about the dismal state of congregational singing that had developed in the English-speaking churches during…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    When a believer has fallen into a low, sad state of feeling, he often tries to lift himself out of it by chastening himself with dark and doleful fears. Such is not the way to rise from the dust, but to continue in it. As well chain the eagle’s wing to make it mount, as…

  • PARTAKERS OF HIS SUFFERINGS

    My Utmost For His Highest Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings. 1 Peter 4:13. If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a multitude of experiences that are not meant for you at all; they are meant to make you useful in His hands, and to…

  • PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN

    Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847 Praise the Lord, all His works everywhere in His dominion. Praise the Lord, O my soul. (Psalm 103:22) The Christian life that is joyless is a discredit to God and a disgrace to itself.— Maltbie D. Babcock A life of praise and an inner joy and contentment are interwoven—they are complements…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    This day is notable in English history for two great deliverances wrought by God for us. On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy our Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605. And secondly—to-day is the anniversary of the landing of King William III, at Torbay, by which the hope of Popish ascendancy was…

  • THE AUTHORITY OF REALITY

    My Utmost For His Highest Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. James 4:8. It is essential to give people a chance of acting on the truth of God. The responsibility must be left with the individual, you cannot act for him, it must be his own deliberate act, but the…

  • PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY

    Joachim Neander, 1650–1680Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1829–1878 Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee. (Psalm 67:3) Great expressions of praise to God have come from many different traditions and backgrounds. Throughout the centuries God has used the talents of people from various cultures to provide His church with hymns…