The God who spoke still speaks. He comes into our world. He comes into your world. He comes to do what you can’t.
From Isaiah 46:4: “Even to your old age I am He; even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”
What makes humility so desirable in the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.
From 1 Peter 5:5-6: “And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.”
Monica Baldwin (1893-1975) was a British writer.
From Romans 5:1-2: “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.”
Observing man’s life without light
Sending grace from heaven to earth
Darkness to be vanquished outright
Harboring Spirit finds its berth
Witnessing Savior’s final task
Hanging from deadly, Roman tree
Filled with anguish, mercy unmasks
Taking man’s place, evil now flees
Sharing destiny’s greatest love
Bending God’s will upon one Son
Redemption designed from above
Breathing His last, mission now done
Seeing heaven’s eternal light
Descending upon empty tomb
Victory over sin takes flight
Overcoming enemy’s doom
From Romans 5:8-9: “But God proves His love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, will we be saved through Him from the wrath of God.”
From Psalm 111:10: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
Father filled with compassion
Reaching out with love-filled grace
Delivering eternity’s flame
Marked upon Calvary’s faithful place
Every whole heart giving thanks
Following Messiah’s voice
Blessings endure from His righteous deeds
Marked upon trust in faith’s lasting choice
Knowledge shall strengthen weakness
Resurrecting faith’s highway
Receiving mercy from one Savior
Marked upon covenant’s trusted way
Gospel spreads across nations
Moving every man to hear
Bearing Father’s truth to light each day
Marked upon faithful hearts, cross appears
Body and blood paying price
Sparing man from sin’s true cost
Tendering faithful actions of love
Marked upon new life, no longer lost
The chosen hymn to accompany this poem’s message is “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” The lyrics were crafted by English poet and hymn writer, Eliza S. Alderson (1818-1889). This video is presented by Mary Munson.
Divine love can’t be fully comprehended by the human mind, but it can nonetheless be ours through faith in Jesus Christ.
From 1 John 4:14-15: “And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent His Son as the Savior of the world. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God.”
From Genesis 1:3: “Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
Horizon always glows
Light penetrates dark skies
Spirit opens hope’s rose
Raising faith to baptize
Daylight shall never bend
Angelic voices praise
Saints welcome every friend
Sharing faith, peace ablaze
Blessed day never ends
Creator’s light feeds all
Love shall always transcend
Taking faith’s righteous call
Every day always bright
Fields golden and ready
Sunlight’s descending flight
Feeding faith, rock-steady
Mercy flowing downstream
Faith’s heavenly sunrise
Eternity’s light beams
Witnessing Savior’s eyes
From Revelation 22:5: “And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.”
Hope’s
Silent night
Beneath Bethlehem’s star
Witnessing Messiah’s promised birth
Peace
Faith’s
Fulfilling testament
Humble shepherds witness
Prince of Peace born
Hallelujah!
Joy’s
Angelic chorus
Scaling every mountain
Witness grace flowing upstream
Love
From the words of American pastor and Christian evangelist, Vance Havner: “Life is a series of choices between the bad, the good, and the best. Everything depends on how we choose.”
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Our daily walk encounters many tests
Life’s decisions shall never be easy
Facing a series of heartfelt choices
Sometimes feeling so alone and uneasy
Quality decisions lead life forward
God’s Word and righteousness always shining
Making choices, pleasing to our Father
Our Lord’s love, His sacred silver lining
God chooses our Savior—His Holy Son
Jesus becomes our faithful source of life
Bringing lasting redemption to ourselves
Hope-filled Cross saving the foolish from strife
Our Father calls many, few are chosen
His chosen, precious cornerstone—Jesus
Believing in Him, never put to shame
Living by faith through our Lord, who frees us
Jesus chooses us in His Father’s name
Days ahead offer bounties of treasures
Following His love and wealth of teachings
Therefore, bear lasting fruit through His measures
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From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord–for we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Originally published May, 2020.
When the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ is easily first.
From 2 Peter 1:5-7: “For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love.”
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.
Thanksgiving is a time of quiet reflection . . . an annual reminder that God has, again, been ever so faithful. The solid and simple things of life are brought into clear focus.
From Psalm 107:8-9: “Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wonderful works to humankind. For He satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry He fills with good things.”
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