Holiness in the seed shall have happiness in the harvest.
From Galatians 6:7-8: “Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.”
Thomas Adams (1583-1652) was an English preacher.
From Psalm 94:1-2: “O Lord, you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O judge of the earth; give to the proud what they deserve!”
Holy, perfect Father
Bringing justice for all
Earth’s one, ultimate Judge
Love covers, like rainfall
Truest God of vengeance
Providing blessed Grace
Living high in Heaven
Father’s firm hand, in place
Lives thirst for discipline
Teaching knowledge, His Word
Knowing our hollow thoughts
Empty breath, minds stand blurred
Over the roaring seas
On highest mountaintops
Across fertile valleys
Earth’s Judge shall never stop
Gracious to believers
God’s goodness and kindness
Through our faith, accept Grace
Love overcomes blindness
Judging with righteousness
God’s law rules over all
Vanquishing the wicked
Justice builds righteous walls
From Psalm 98:8-9: “Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing together for joy at the presence of the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.”
Originally published November, 2020.
Our need is not to prove God’s faithfulness but to demonstrate our own, by trusting Him both to determine and to supply our needs according to His will.
From 1 Corinthians 4:2: “Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.”
John MacArthur (born 1939) is an American pastor and Christian author.
From Psalm 23:6: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.”
Searching for life’s certainty
Facing darkness without end
Seeking mercy’s treasured light
Father’s truth will never bend
Praying for darkness to leave
Believing in light above
Accepting His timely grace
Father’s gentle touch of love
Walking into valley’s light
Stepping toward Heaven’s gate
Watching darkness crawl away
Father’s certainty creates
Rising from Calvary’s death
Trusting Savior’s final words
Defeating darkness at last
Father’s light no longer blurred
Feeling certainty redeemed
Tearing apart chains of sin
Seeing Eternity’s light
Father’s benevolence wins
From 2 Timothy 2:8-10: “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.”
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
From 2 Thessalonians 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Her body of published work is found in autobiographies, essays, poems, and numerous credits in plays, movies, and television shows.
Holiness consists of three things: separation from sin, dedication to God, transformation into Christ’s image.
From 1 Peter 1:15-16: “Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. Instead, as He who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct, for it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.'”
James H. Aughey (1828-1911) was an American minister. During the Civil War, he was imprisoned and scheduled to be executed for his anti-Secession and pro-Union beliefs. Fortunately, he was able to escape from his Confederate captors and reached the lines of the Union army.
From Colossians 1:4-5: “For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you.”
Faith in Jesus Christ
Rising with hope’s clear light
Love descends from Heaven
Fulfilling mercy’s flight
Faith speaks through God’s Word
Nourishing truth each day
Whisper of light to trust
Breathing hope, never gray
Faith targets saint’s heart
Sowing each faithful seed
Spirit nurtures each one
Blessing how hope shall feed
Faith’s patient journey
Praying to Lord above
Strengthened steps persevere
Uniting with hope’s love
Faith’s kingdom shall come
Redeeming with love’s grace
Father, Son, and Spirit
Offering hope’s embrace
From Colossians 1:12-13: “Giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.”
The grace you had yesterday will not do for today. Grace is the overflowing favor of God; you can always reckon it is there to draw upon. Pray now; draw on the grace of God in the moment of need.
From 2 Corinthians 6:1-2: “As we work together with Him, we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For He says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.’ Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!”
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.
High standards can be contagious. But it doesn’t necessarily happen through osmosis.
Just as love is a verb, so is faith.
Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) was an American educator and religious leader.
Faith believes as if it did not work, and it works as if it did not believe.
From 1 Corinthians 3:8: “The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will receive wages according to their own labor.”
Thomas Watson (1620-1686) was an English Puritan preacher and Christian author.
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