Tag: Devotional

  • IT IS PROFITABLE TO RECEIVE COMMUNION OFTEN

    Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE BEHOLD, I come to You, Lord, that I may prosper by Your gift and be delighted at Your holy banquet which You, O God, in Your sweetness have prepared for Your poor. Behold, all that I can or ought to desire is in You. You are my salvation and my…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    “Love thy neighbour.” Perhaps he rolls in riches, and thou art poor, and living in thy little cot side-by-side with his lordly mansion; thou seest every day his estates, his fine linen, and his sumptuous banquets; God has given him these gifts, covet not his wealth, and think no hard thoughts concerning him. Be content…

  • IN THE MOMENT OF WEAKNESS

    Connect The TestamentsNumbers 11-12; John 18:1-24; Psalm 11-12 All leaders have their moments of weakness. But without such times, they wouldn’t stretch themselves (and that would mean they weren’t really in God’s will). It’s not that these moments shouldn’t happen, but we should turn to God when they do. Moses dealt with more than his…

  • GOD’S GREAT GOODNESS AND LOVE IS SHOWN TO MAN IN THIS SACRAMENT

    Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE TRUSTING in Your goodness and great mercy, O Lord, I come as one sick to the Healer, as one hungry and thirsty to the Fountain of life, as one in need to the King of heaven, a servant to his Lord, a creature to his Creator, a soul in desolation…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Beware of light thoughts of sin. At the time of conversion, the conscience is so tender, that we are afraid of the slightest sin. Young converts have a holy timidity, a godly fear lest they should offend against God. But alas! very soon the fine bloom upon these first ripe fruits is removed by the…

  • JESUS CHRIST (MEANT TO BE) THE SUPERSTAR

    Connect The TestamentsNumbers 10:1-36; John 17:1-26; Psalm 10:1-18 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, is certainly incorrect (and rather heretical) in its portrayal of history, but it got one thing right: Jesus is meant to be the celebrity. He—no one else—is the Savior, the Christ, the Lord.And that’s why the celebrity pastor movement is…

  • THE GREAT REVERENCE WITH WHICH WE SHOULD RECEIVE CHRIST

    Imitation of Christ THE VOICE OF CHRIST COME to Me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you. The bread which I will give is My Flesh, for the life of the world.44 Take you and eat: this is My Body, which shall be delivered for you. Do this for the…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    “Moab settled on his lees, he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel.” Give a man wealth; let his ships bring home continually rich freights; let the winds and waves appear to be his servants to bear his vessels across the bosom of the mighty deep; let his lands yield abundantly: let the weather…

  • PROFOUND AND CONFOUNDING

    Connect The TestamentsNumbers 8-9; John 16:5-33; Psalm 9:8-20 God’s provision in our lives is often hard to see. There are times when we follow His commandments and we’re able to visibly see His work. Such times are profound to the believer but can be confounding to the unbeliever. The ancients practiced remembering these events. They…

  • ALL HOPE AND TRUST ARE TO BE FIXED IN GOD ALONE

    Imitation of Christ THE DISCIPLE WHAT, Lord, is the trust which I have in this life, or what is my greatest comfort among all the things that appear under heaven? Is it not You, O Lord, my God, Whose mercies are without number? Where have I ever fared well but for You? Or how could…