Whenever I find myself in the cellar of affliction, I always look about for the wine.
From Luke 22:19-20: “Then He took a loaf of bread, and when He had given thanks He broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.’ And He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.'”
Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) was a Scottish pastor and Christian theologian.
From Colossians 3:12: “Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.”
With every sunrise
Heart filling with grace
Overflowing love
From heavenly place
Freed of darkest clouds
Light removes blindness
Beginning at home
Power of kindness
Father’s chosen ones
Mercy stirs inside
Clothed with humbleness
Joyful, lasting ride
New life takes over
Love leads our labors
Voices singing psalms
Forgive each neighbor
Peace of Christ shall lead
“Golden Rule” thrives
Called as one Body
Compassion arrives
From Colossians 3:17: “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
Immanuel
Angel’s message
God with us
Living in human form
Jesus
Child
Humble birthplace
Sleeping in manger
Destined to save world
Redeemer
Rabbi
Parables taught
Faith’s promised answer
Arriving on Easter morn
Resurrection
From Philippians 3:10-11: “I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the sharing of His sufferings by becoming like Him in His death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.”
Living in darkness
Flesh from evil lasts
Searching for God’s light
Breaking from sin’s past
Walking with Jesus
Loss shall replace gain
Redeeming at cross
Witnessing His pain
Wanting to know more
Resurrection’s light
Pressing on in faith
Praising all that’s right
Spending time with Him
Eyes fixed on Jesus
Growing in His Word
Liberating us
Completing life’s course
Jesus waiting there
Fulfilling mercy
Answering prayers
From Philippians 3:20: “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
If you want to be of use to God, get rightly related to Jesus Christ and He will make you of use unconsciously every minute you live.
From Mathew 6:33-34: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”
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.
In the dark? Follow the Son.
From Colossians 1:13-14: “He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Keep your soul fit to manifest the life of the Son of God. Never live on memories; let the Word of God be always living and active in you.
From 2 Corinthians 4:11: “For we who are living are always being handed over to death for Jesus’s sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal flesh.”
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.
Remember what you are saved for–that the Son of God might be manifested in your mortal flesh.
From Ephesians 1:18: “So that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which He has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance among the saints.”
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.
They lose nothing who gain Christ.
From Mark 9:34-35: “But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.'”
Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) was a Scottish pastor and Christian theologian.
From Romans 3:20: “For no human will be justified before Him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.”
Falling far short
With Father’s law
Darkness of sin
Man’s many flaws
False righteousness
Enemy seeks
Transgressions breathe
Judgment shall speak
Condemnation
Actions deserved
Love intervenes
Mercy preserved
Empty works fade
Grace filled with love
Sin meets Savior
Called from above
Calvary bleeds
Empty tomb’s light
Redemption saves
Heaven’s hope bright
Righteousness found
In Christ, our Lord
Through faith, not works
By His accord
From Romans 3:27-28: “Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith. For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.”
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