Daily Devotion: Christ Shall Be Magnified by Octavius Winslow

Bible Reading: Philippians 1:19-26 KJV

Key Verse:  "According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death."
- Philippians 1:20 KJV

You shall not lack a Christ when most you need Him. He, who has been with you all your earthly pilgrimage, will be with you in its last step. The Shepherd, who has guided you through the wilderness, will not leave you when just emerging from it into the promised land. The Pilot, who has conducted you across the stormy main, will not resign the government just as the vessel enters the haven of rest. The Captain, who has conquered for and conquered in you, will not leave you when on the eve of the final conflict and the certain victory. Oh no! Jesus will be with you to the last. 

Daily Devotion: Perfect in Christ Jesus by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Reading: Colossians 1:22-28 KJV

Key Verse:  "Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:"
- Colossians 1:28 KJV

Do you not feel in your own soul—that perfection is not in you? Does not every day teach you that? Every tear which trickles from your eye—weeps "imperfection"; every harsh word which proceeds from your lip—mutters "imperfection." You have too frequently had a view of your own heart—to dream for a moment of any perfection in yourself. But amidst this sad consciousness of imperfection, here is comfort for you—you are "perfect in Christ Jesus." In God's sight, you are "complete in Him;" even now you are "accepted in the Beloved."

Daily Devotion: How the Church Should Treat Widows, The Elderly And The Poor by J.E. Smith

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:34-41 KJV

Key Verse:  "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
- Matthew 25:40 KJV

As we reflect on the importance of caring for widows, the elderly, and the poor, we are reminded of the weighty responsibility that rests on the shoulders of spiritual leaders. Pastors, in particular, are called to shepherd their flocks with compassion and integrity. Unfortunately, history has shown that some have failed to uphold this standard, exploiting the very ones they were entrusted to serve.

Daily Devotion: For The Lord Gives Joy In Sorrow by J.C. Philpot

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:3-10 KJV 

Key Verse:  "As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."
- 2 Corinthians 6:10 KJV

Though the Christian in himself is sorrowful, and has reason to be so all the day long, yet so far as he has any views by faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, any good hope through grace, or any manifestation of his Person, work, blood, and love, he may be always rejoicing. No, his very sorrow opens up a way for joy.

Daily Devotion: The Miracle At The Pool Of Bethesda by Favell Lee Mortimer

Bible Reading: John 5:2-9 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk."
- John 5:8 KJV

Can we hear of this pool without being reminded of that fountain for sin which Jesus has provided in his Gospel? This pool was called Bethesda, which signifies "House of mercy." And has not Jesus opened a house of mercy in his Word? The poor sick people who sat near the water's side represent diseased souls, such as we all have by nature; only our souls are far more diseased than their bodies were—for some of them were blind, and others halt, and others withered, but our souls are diseased in all their powers. Neither had they all been afflicted many years. Even the man who had been thirty-eight years sick had not been sick from his birth—but our souls have been diseased by sin ever since we were born!

Daily Devotion: I Know God Can Do Everything by J. R. Miller

Bible Reading: Job 42:1-8 KJV 

Key Verse:  "I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee."
- Job 42:2 KJV

We cannot do what we desire to do. Many of our purposes are thwarted. We desire to do good and beautiful things, and we try—but our achievements fall far below our thought. Our clumsy hands cannot fashion the loveliness which our hearts dream of. Our faltering weakness cannot do the brave things our souls aspire to do. No artist ever paints on his canvas—all the beauty of his ideal. No singer ever expresses—all the music which burns within him as he sings. No eloquent orator ever utters—all that he feels as he pleads for truth or for justice.

Daily Devotion: Peace In Believing by John MacDuff

Bible Reading: John 14:24-31 KJV

Key Verse:  "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
- John 14:27 KJV

"You will keep him in perfect peace — whose mind is stayed on You." "Perfect Peace!" What a blessed attainment! My soul! is it yours? I am sure it is not — if you are seeking it in a perishable world, or in the perishable creature, or in your perishable self. Although you have all that the world would call enviable and happy, unless you have peace in God, and with God — all else is unworthy of the name — a spurious thing, which the first breath of adversity will shatter, and the hour of death will utterly annihilate!