Daily Devotion: Wings As Eagles by J. R. Miller

Bible Reading: Isaiah 40:25-31 KJV

Key Verse:  "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
- Isaiah 40:31 KJV

The source of strength in any life—must be God. It is only when we are co-workers with him—that we are unconquerable. If we would be strong, therefore, able to resist sin, able to do valiant battle for the truth, able to touch other lives with healing, uplifting influences—we must abide in Christ. Then his strength shall be in our heart and in our arm.

Daily Devotion: Sovereignty by John MacDuff

Bible Reading: Isaiah 45:7 KJV 

Key Verse:  "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."
- Isaiah 45:7 KJV

What a sad world this would be — were it governed by Fate! Were its blended lights and shadows, its joys and sorrows — the result of capricious accident — or blind and wayward chance! How blessed to think that each separate occurrence which befalls me — is "a thought of God" — the fulfillment of His own immutable purpose!

Daily Devotion: Disappointments by James Meikle

Bible Reading: Psalms 34:13-22 KJV

Key Verse:  "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
- Psalms 34:18 KJV

How uncertain are our best-founded expectations from created things! Nothing seemingly more sure; the time when, the place where, and the manner how—designs were to be put in execution, being set by the agreement and concurrence of everyone concerned! And yet, in the event, nothing more unsure! O irresistible Providence! How do you laugh at the folly of man, whose blind eye sees nothing to change the face of things, until by an unexpected resolution, and severe discipline, he is made to know his fallibility and blindness! O foolish heart of man, to be fond of this or that to excess! You see the beginning of a matter, but not the end; you behold the outer wheel of providence, but consider not that there is an inner wheel, even a wheel in the middle of a wheel, which produces scenes unobserved before, scenes which finite wisdom never could invent.

Daily Devotion: Abundant Life by Wil Pounds

Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 1:11-20 KJV

Key Verse:  "And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."
- 1 Timothy 1:14 KJV

Abundant Life!

Abundant life as Jesus described it is the life of God Himself.

God places the new spiritual life within the individual the moment he responds to God’s grace and believes on Christ as his personal Savior.

Daily Devotion: Consider Jesus As Without Deceit by Octavius Winslow

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:21-25 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:"
- 1 Peter 2:22 KJV

Purer than the purest crystal, more transparent than the brightest sun, was the character of Jesus. It needed but the visual organ purged from the blinding and distorting effects of sin to have looked into the deepest recesses of His heart, to have seen every pulse, to have read every thought, and to have fathomed every purpose of His soul--so open, transparent, and childlike was He. His foes sought with deception to ensnare Him, but He was too innocent to be ensnared. The moral atmosphere of His being was too pure and translucid for their wicked purposes to find a single fault. They could fix no thought, excite no passion, rouse no imagination within His breast that would have left a taint or a cloud upon that pure, bright spirit of His. What He declared of Satan could with equal truth have been affirmed of ungodly men--"The prince of this world comes, and has nothing in me." They found no evil in Him upon which their own sinfulness could work. Wickedness could not for a moment exist in an atmosphere so holy.

Daily Devotion: Casting All Your Care Upon Him by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:7 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
- 1 Peter 5:7 KJV

It is a happy way of soothing sorrow, when we can feel, "HE cares for me." Christian! do not dishonor religion by always wearing a brow of worry—come, cast your burden upon your Lord. You are staggering beneath a weight—which your Father would not feel. What seems to you a crushing burden—would be to Him but as the small dust of the scale. Nothing is so sweet as to

"Lie passive in God's hands,
 And know no will but His."

Daily Devotion: The Song of Mary by Favell Lee Mortimer

Bible Reading: Luke 1:46-56 KJV 

Key Verse:  "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,"
- Luke 1:46 KJV

This beautiful song shows us what was Mary's state of mind at this time. We must remember that there was much to try her in her present circumstances, for many people would not believe her account of the angel's visit, and would treat her with scorn. Yet she was filled with joy, because she enjoyed the favor of the Lord. She said, "My soul magnifies the Lord—and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior." How great was Mary's faith! Faith enables us to rejoice in the midst of trials. Paul had this faith when he said, "I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed."