Key Verse: "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
- John 14:13 KJV
Blessed Jesus! it is You who has unlocked to Your people the gates of prayer. Without You, they must have been shut forever. It was Your atoning merit on earth that first opened them; it is Your intercessory work in Heaven that keeps them open still.
Key Verse: "Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints."
- Psalm 149:1 KJV
As there are stars in the sparkling skies of heaven of different magnitudes and glory—so there are saints of different stations in the church of God. Some like stars of the first magnitude, point out the way to bliss; while others, like stars of a second, third, and fourth magnitude, sparkle with an upright walk, and heavenly conversation, and condemn a wicked world. All these glorify God, as it were, in an active manner.
Key Verse: "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV
The cross of Jesus Christ is a demonstration of the infinite wisdom of God. Every philosophy of life is proven by what it ultimately produces in a person’s life. God’s wisdom produces perfect righteousness. God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor. 5:21).
Key Verse: "If his offering be a burnt
sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall
offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation before the Lord."
- Leviticus 1:3 KJV
The Book of Leviticus, while primarily focused on the laws and rituals of the Israelites, does contain many foreshadows of Jesus Christ and His ultimate sacrifice. This devotional explores how the burnt offering described in Leviticus chapter 1 points to the perfect and eternal sacrifice of Jesus.
Key Verse: "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
- John 3:3 KJV
Regeneration is a work standing alone and distinct from
all the other operations of the Divine Spirit. It is to be carefully
distinguished from conversion, adoption, justification, and sanctification;
and yet must be regarded as forming the basis and the spring-head of them
all. For instance, there can be no conversion without a principle of life in
the soul; for conversion is the exercise of a spiritual power implanted in
man.
Key Verse: "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world."
- 1 John 4:14 KJV
It is a sweet thought that Jesus Christ did not come
forth without His Father's permission, authority, consent, and assistance.
He was sent by the Father—that He might be the Savior of men. We are too apt
to forget that, while there are distinctions as to the persons in the
Trinity, there are no distinctions of honor. We too frequently ascribe the
honor of our salvation, or at least the depths of its benevolence, more to
Jesus Christ—than we do the Father. This is a very great mistake. What if
Jesus came? Did not His Father send Him? If He spoke wondrously, did
not His Father pour grace into His lips, that He might be an able minister
of the new covenant?
Key Verse: "And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord
thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee,
and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou
wouldest keep his commandments, or no."
- Deuteronomy 8:2 KJV
When you look back upon the way the Lord has led you
these many years in the wilderness, can you not see how circumstance after
circumstance, and event after event arose, to prove what was in you; whether
godly fear, whether simplicity and sincerity, whether a desire to fear God,
whether a dread to offend him, whether the life and power of vital
godliness, or whether little else than an empty profession without the
life-giving power of God in the soul?
Bible Reading: John 14:13 KJV Key Verse: " And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified ...
