Tag: Devotional

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Lebanon’s cedars are emblematic of the Christian, in that they owe their planting entirely to the Lord. This is quite true of every child of God. He is not man-planted, nor self-planted, but God-planted. The mysterious hand of the divine Spirit dropped the living seed into a heart which he had himself prepared for its…

  • THE THEOLOGY OF REST

    My Utmost For His Highest Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Matthew 8:26. When we are in fear we can do nothing less than pray to God, but Our Lord has a right to expect that those who name His Name should have an understanding confidence in Him. God expects His children…

  • DEEPER AND DEEPER

    Words and Music by Oswald J. Smith, 1890–1986 I delight to do Thy will, O my God: Yea, Thy law is within my heart. (Psalm 40:8) These beautifully worded lines with their soulful melody flowed from the heart of Oswald J. Smith after many difficult experiences during the early years of his ministry. He related…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. On earth the Lord’s power as readily controls the rage of the wicked as the rage of the sea; his love as easily refreshes the poor with mercy as the earth with showers. Majesty gleams in flashes of fire amid the…

  • THIS EXPERIENCE MUST COME

    My Utmost For His Highest And he saw him no more. 2 Kings 2:12. It is not wrong to depend upon Elijah as long as God gives him to you, but remember the time will come when he will have to go; when he stands no more to you as your guide and leader, because…

  • I HAVE HID THY WORD IN MY HEART

    Words and Music by Ernest O. Sellers, 1869–1952 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. (John 6:63) O cleansing Word, O precious Word, Your promises are true;They keep and purify my heart; Your truths are ever new.— Unknown God has…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Numbers of Christians can view the past with pleasure, but regard the present with dissatisfaction; they look back upon the days which they have passed in communing with the Lord as being the sweetest and the best they have ever known, but as to the present, it is clad in a sable garb of gloom…

  • THE SACRAMENT OF THE SAINT

    Let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well-doing. 1 Peter 4:19. To choose to suffer means that there is something wrong; to choose God’s will even if it means suffering is a very different thing. No healthy saint ever chooses suffering; he chooses…

  • NEARER, STILL NEARER

    Words and Music by Leila N. Morris, 1862–1929 The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. (Psalm 145:18) It has often been observed that there were at least four groups of people who had a relationship with Christ while He was here on earth. There…

  • MORNING & EVENING

    Paul’s marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our life. “You hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins.” That same voice which brought Lazarus out of the tomb raised us to newness of life. He is now the substance of our spiritual life. It is by his life that…