Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
From Proverbs 16:2: “All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.”
Edwin Hubbel Chapin (1814-1880) was an American pastor and poet. He also served as editor of the CHRISTIAN LEADER.
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When God guides a poet’s pen, each reader will experience an invitation to walk with Him.
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(Updated February 25)
From 2 Corinthians 11:13-14: “For such boasters are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”
Facing life’s harshest trials
Walking uphill in shadows
Keeping on the proper trail
Coveting greener meadows
Suffering darkest ordeals
Praying for divine advice
Listening for God’s response
Willing to pay any price
Hiding off the path, waiting
Offering cunning, false hope
Sliding into Satan’s net
Reaching up for rescue’s rope
Clutching God’s forgiving hand
Leaving the enemy’s grip
Finding new life with the Lord
Walking in His fellowship
From Romans 6:22-23: “But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Originally published September, 2020.
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May we live through life’s trials with the passion of Jesus.
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(Updated February 24)
Too many times we miss so much because we live on the low level of the natural, the ordinary, the explainable.
From Psalm 77:14: “You are the God who works wonders; You have displayed Your might among the peoples.”
Vance Havner (1901-1986) was an American pastor and Christian author. During his many years of service to the Lord, he preached throughout America.
From Psalm 18:1-2: “I love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Good Shepherd reminds His flock
Take spirit’s path, filled with love
Humbleness leading faith’s walk
Tasting His grace, from high above
High Priest teaches from God’s Word
Another day filled with light
Righteous truth no longer blurred
Accepting grace, within His sight
Savior nurtures faith with hope
Repentance, actions of peace
His love strengthens mercy’s rope
Forgiving grace, never shall cease
Faithful Counselor’s vision
Salvation to always trust
Joy-filled without division
Breathing with God’s grace, life adjusts
Messiah reigns eternal
Calvary’s blood overcomes
His hand writes in faith’s journal
Offering grace, God’s kingdom come
From Psalm 18:46: “The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation.”
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Jesus invites each of us to accept His patient walk, where grace overflows with His love.
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(Updated February 23)
There is only one place where we are right, and that is in Christ Jesus.
From 1 Peter 2:9: “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the excellence of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
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.
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Early morning shares the harmony of nature’s rewarding, untouched moment in time.
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(Updated February 22)
Sovereign
Unlimited boundaries
God’s eternal presence
Penetrating life’s every moment
Assurance
Vision
Plans unhindered
God’s steady hand
Shaping with mercy’s breath
Divine
Purpose
Never doubt
God’s faithful promises
Reaching into man’s heart
Fulfilled
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