Daily Devotion: In The Spirit On Tthe Lord's Day by Octavius Winslow

Bible Reading: Revelation 1:9-10 KJV 

Key Verses:  "I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,"
- Revelation 1:9-10 KJV

Our adorable Immanuel frequently reveals the most brilliant beams of His glory in seasons of the most painful trial and deepest gloom. The dark providential dispensations of God often bring out in richer radiance the glories of His beloved Son, as the darkness of night reveals more distinctly and brightly the existence and beauty of the heavenly bodies. For the manifestation of this remarkable revelation of His risen glory to His servant, our Lord selects precisely such an occasion- an occasion which, to the eye of reason, would appear the most unfavorable and improbable; but to faith's eye, ranging beyond second causes, the most appropriate for such a revelation of Jesus. The emperor Domitian, though not released from his fearful responsibility for the act, was but the instrument of executing the eternal purpose of grace and love. 

Daily Devotion: The Lord Is Our Dwelling-Place by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Reading: Psalm 91:9-16 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;"
- Psalm 91:9 KJV

The Israelites in the wilderness were continually exposed to change. Whenever the pillar stopped its motion, the tents were pitched; but tomorrow, before the morning sun had risen, the trumpet sounded, the ark was in motion, and the fiery, cloudy pillar was leading the way through the narrow paths of the mountain, up the hillside, or along the arid waste of the wilderness. They had scarcely time to rest a little, before they heard the sound of "Away! this is not your rest; you must still be onward journeying towards Canaan!" They were never long in one place. Even wells and palm trees could not detain them. Yet they had an abiding home in their God, His cloudy pillar was their roof-tree, and its flame by night their household fire. They must go onward from place to place, continually changing, never having time to settle, and to say, "Now we are secure—in this place we shall dwell." "Yet," says Moses, "though we are always changing, Lord, you have been our dwelling-place throughout all generations."

Daily Devotion: Blinded By The god Of This World by J.C. Philpot

Bible Reading: Romans 11:1-8 KJV  

Key Verse:  "What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded."
- Romans 11:7 KJV

Those who are blinded by the god of this world, have no knowledge of what power and feeling and savor and dew are; they see not these things, they are blind to their reality, they are dead to their importance; but the living family of God, who are brought by his blessed Spirit into some apprehension of eternal realities, have eyes to see what power is, and hearts too, to desire to feel its manifestation.

Daily Devotion: Why Christ's Disciples Did Not Fast by Favell Lee Mortimer

Bible Reading: Luke 5:33-39 KJV 

Key Verse:  "And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?"
- Luke 5:33 KJV

This is a difficult passage, and it has been explained in different ways; so that we can scarcely forbear wishing that our Savior himself had given an explanation of these parables. Yet surely he would not have left them unexplained, if it were not possible by attentive consideration to unravel their meaning.

Daily Devotion: Bible Word - Redeemed by J.E. Smith

Bible Reading: Galatians 3:6-13 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"
- Galatians 3:13 KJV

The word redeemed is one of the most beautiful words in the Christian faith. To redeem means to buy back, to rescue, or to pay a price to set someone free. In the Bible, it describes what God has done for us through Jesus Christ. Humanity was enslaved to sin, unable to free itself, but God paid the price for our freedom.

Daily Devotion: Take Away The Stone by J. R. Miller

Bible Reading: John 11:39 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days."
- John 11:39 KJV

We find in all our Lord's life, an economy of miracle. He never put forth supernatural power, unless it was necessary. Could not Jesus have taken away the stone himself? Certainly he could. The power that could call the dead to life, could easily have lifted back the piece of rock from the door of the tomb. But there is always something left for human hands to do.

Daily Devotion: Presence And Rest by John MacDuff

Bible Reading: Exodus 33:14-21 KJV 

Key Verse:  "And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest."
- Exodus 33:14 KJV

Moses asked to be shown "the way." Here is the answer: The way is not shown; but better than this, God says, "Trust Me — I Myself will go with you!" Afflicted one! hear the voice addressing you from the cloudy pillar. It is a wilderness promise which "the God of Jeshurun" speaks to His spiritual Israel still. He who led His people of old "like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron," will manifest towards you the same Shepherd love. The way may be very different from what we could have wished; what we would have chosen. But the choice is in better hands. He had His own wise and righteous ends in every diverse turning in it.