“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” (Jer 1:5). Not only Jeremiah but all of us are custom made (Ps 139:15-16), meaning that, of all people in the world, you are the one best suited to be you—so ask today to see God’s purpose in your design! […]
“And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev 22:17). This is God’s heart, and if it’s ours, too, we’ll have inscribed on our lives and lips the words on a wayside […]
“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (Jn 14:13). Some say this means to claim what we want by Christ’s authority, but doesn’t it mean to ask according to His selfless, sympathizing nature, so the Father’s character is revealed in the answer? […]
“And a Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land” (Isa 32:2). Get in tight with Jesus today, with nothing between, and let Him refresh you; He will […]
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer” (Ps 19:14). We wouldn’t have to be so concerned about our words today if we were more careful about our thoughts, since “out of the abundance of the heart” the mouth […]
Day by day the manna fell; Oh, to learn this lesson well! Still by constant mercy fed, Give me, Lord, my daily bread. Day by day the promise reads, Daily strength for daily needs, Cast foreboding fears away: Take the manna of today. Lord, my times are in Thy hand; All my brightest hopes have […]
Sound the loud timbrel o’er Egypt’s dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed—His people are free. Sing—for the pride of the tyrant is broken, His chariots, his horsemen, all splendid and brave, How vain was their boast; for the Lord has but spoken, And chariots and horsemen are sunk in the wave. Sound the loud timbrel o’er […]
Light after darkness, Gain after loss, Strength after weakness Crown after cross, Sweet after bitter, Song after fears, Home after wandering, Praise after tears. Sheaves after sowing, Sun after rain, Light after mystery, Peace after pain, Joy after sorrow, Calm after blast, Rest after weariness, Sweet rest at last. Never after distant, Gleam after gloom, […]
Some time some ordinary day will come, A busy day, like this, filled to the brim With ordinary tasks—perhaps so full That we have little care or thought for Him. And there will be no hint from silent skies, No sign, no clash of cymbals, roll of drums— And yet that ordinary day will be […]