With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost […]
If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. (Matthew 16:24-25) This came from a tract written by G.D. Watson (1845-1924) called Others May, […]
By George MacDonald Come to me, come to me, O my God; Come to me everywhere! Let the trees mean thee, and the grassy sod, And the water and the air! For thou art so far that I often doubt, As on every side I stare, Searching within, and looking without, If thou canst be […]
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. -Psa. 42:1 One of my favorite devotionals of late is called Voices from the Past Edited by Richard Rushing. It is a compilation of puritan devotional readings for every day of the year. Every morning I wake up, I look […]
Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” – Luke 21:36 In our battle against sin, it does not matter if we win or lose. Victory belongs to the Lord. […]
In Chapter 19 entitled Sons of God in this same book, Knowing God, J.I. Packer talked about how difficult it is to bring an adopted child into your home and to what great lengths adoptive parents have to go in order to develop a relationship with that child. He says: “The establishing of the child’s […]
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 I happened to read something that melted my heart on what it means to be a Christian. I picked up a book on my nightstand called Knowing God […]
The following is a wonderful story that I read in Mrs. Charles E Cowman’s devotional Springs in the Valley back on February 10th and noted the page. It is a very encouraging story regarding the power of prayer and angelic protection as told by a Moravian missionary. An American missionary and his wife bravely went […]
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. – 1 Peter 2:9 Our purpose is to declare the excellencies of God. What an amazing calling we have! […]
John Owen’s seven considerations for mortification: 1. Consider the dangerous symptoms of lust; 2. Get a clear sense of : a. the guilt of the sin, b. its manifold danger, c. the evil of it; 3. Load your conscience with the guilt of the perplexing sin; 4. Have a vehement desire for […]
