Tag: Devotional

  • Morning & Evening

    “Ye are Christ’s.” You are his by donation, for the Father gave you to the Son; his by his bloody purchase, for he counted down the price for your redemption; his by dedication, for you have consecrated yourself to him; his by relation, for you are named by his name, and made one of his…

  • DAY BY DAY

    Amazing Grace Lina Sandell Berg, 1832–1903Translated by Andrew L. Skoog, 1856–1934 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9) It is a common tendency for people to look ahead. They wonder—what will…

  • Morning & Evening

    My soul, examine thyself this morning by the light of this text. Thou hast received the word with joy; thy feelings have been stirred and a lively impression has been made; but, remember, that to receive the word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into thy very soul is quite another;…

  • WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

    Amazing Grace Joseph Scriven, 1819–1886 A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24 KJV) A true friend loves and accepts us just as we are, stays close to us in good or in bad, and is always ready to help in…

  • Morning & Evening

    Doubting one! thou hast often said, “I fear I shall never enter heaven.” Fear not! all the people of God shall enter there. I love the quaint saying of a dying man, who exclaimed, “I have no fear of going home; I have sent all before me; God’s finger is on the latch of my…

  • PRAYER IS THE SOUL’S SINCERE DESIRE

    Amazing Grace James Montgomery, 1771–1854 Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. (Luke 18:1 KJV)Living a life without prayer is like building a house without nails.—Unknown Prayer is releasing the energies of God. For prayer is asking God to do what we cannot do ourselves.—Selected Except for Charles Wesley or Isaac Watts, no…

  • Morning & Evening

    Christian! here is all thou canst require. To make thee happy thou wantest something that shall satisfy thee; and is not this enough? If thou canst pour this promise into thy cup, wilt thou not say, with David, “My cup runneth over; I have more than heart can wish”? When this is fulfilled, “I am…

  • SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

    Amazing Grace William W. Walford, 1772–1850 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18) No one is poor who can by prayer open the storehouse of God.— Louis Paul Lehman Through…

  • Morning & Evening

    What a veil is lifted up by these words, and what a disclosure is made! It will be humbling and profitable for us to pause awhile and see this sad sight. The iniquities of our public worship, its hypocrisy, formality, lukewarmness, irreverence, wandering of heart and forgetfulness of God, what a full measure have we…

  • TEACH ME TO PRAY

    Amazing Grace Words and Music by Albert S. Reitz, 1879–1966 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16) One of the most important emphases during this season of Epiphany is that of prayer, both…