God has the right to be trusted; to be believed that He means what He says; and that His love is dependable.
From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”
A. J. (Arthur John) Gossip (1873-1954) was a Scottish-born pastor and Christian teacher.
The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.
From Psalm 34:8: “O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in Him.”
Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was an American theologian and Christian teacher.
From Psalm 118:21-22: “I thank you that You have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”
Reminded with each sunrise
Praise Resurrection’s light
Redemption rises with Christ
Witness empty tomb at daylight
Gates of righteousness opened
Rejoice, be glad in it
Salvation’s final answer
At Calvary, Christ’s love submits
Freed from sin by Savior’s blood
Spirit stirs within man
Nourished with His mercy’s peace
Promises fulfilled through God’s plan
Each step, filled with repentance
Mercy always present
Believe in faith’s risen Lord
Gathered in prayer, as He meant
Follow Shepherd’s tender voice
Path ahead, filled with love
Grace shall cleanse, power to free
Truth speaks from Heaven’s throne above
From John 20:26-27: “A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then He said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see My hands. Reach out your hand and put it in My side. Do not doubt but believe.'”
Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” will be nothing compared to the myriad of angels who will sing in antiphonal voice as we join them in praises to the Lamb of God.
From Revelation 5:11-12: “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full voice, ‘Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!'”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
The simplicity of the Gospel gives what the complexity of human wisdom promises but never delivers.
From Micah 6:8: “He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?”
John MacArthur (born 1939) is an American pastor and Christian author.
Our Lord received Himself in the fire of sorrow, He was saved not from the hour, but out of the hour.
From John 12:27-28: “Now My soul is troubled. And what should I say: ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came from heaven, ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.'”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
Even if I know that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
From Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.”
If you abandon to Jesus, and come when He says “Come,” He will continue to say “Come” through you; you will go into life reproducing the echo of Christ’s “Come.”
From Mark 1:17: “And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.'”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
But by faith I see God and, inaudibly, I hear Him on a regular basis, reading Him written in the events of my life–whether it be the crushing blows that drive me to my knees or the joyous triumphs that send my heart winging.
From Matthew 28:20: “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.
From Genesis 15:5-6: “He brought him [Abram] outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then He said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord, and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.”
Faith’s wilderness journey
Trusting Father above
His righteousness shineth
Doubts transfigured with love
Aimless breath transitions
Believing without fear
Promised Father’s actions
Salvation coming near
Faith’s encouraging steps
Absorbing Father’s voice
Comfort’s forgiving tone
Witness light’s blessed choice
Hope’s unshakable rock
Following Spirit’s lead
Connects with Father’s grace
Planted redemption’s seed
Faith’s confidence matures
Harvesting Father’s peace
Awakened from darkness
Savior’s risen new lease
From Psalm 27:1: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
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