Devotions (Page 6)

One God Or Many? God stands in the divine assembly;He judges among the gods (divine beings). How long will you judge unjustlyAnd show partiality to the wicked? Selah. Vindicate the weak and fatherless;Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy;Rescue them from the hand of the wicked. The rulers do not know nor do they understand;They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles…

Heart Response Be it unto me according to thy word. Luke 1:38 How essential it was that in the virgin Mary the Living Word should find a free way if God’s purpose of sending it was to be fulfilled. God spoke, and because her faith responded, his miracle took place. Alas many of us think it quite enough if we are orthodox in doctrine and give unqualified mental assent to the Word of Truth. But unless that Truth is taking…

One Voice I will give into thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 16:19 What qualified Peter to become God’s mouthpiece, to open the door of faith first to Jews and then to Gentiles? Surely it was that before Peter spoke he had himself been spoken to, for before he could make use of the keys of the Kingdom he must encounter the demands of that Kingdom upon himself. What does the term “kingdom” mean? Surely it is…

For Sleepless Nights My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;My voice rises to God, and He will hear me. In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;In the night my hand was stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;My soul refused to be comforted. I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah. You have held my eyelids open;I am so troubled that I cannot…

The Groaning And The Glory God is known in Judah;His name is great in Israel. His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem);His dwelling place is in Zion. There He broke the flaming arrows,The shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah. You are glorious and resplendent,More majestic than the mountains of prey. The stouthearted have been stripped of their spoil,They have slept the sleep [of death];And none of the warriors could use his hands. At Your rebuke, O God of…

Come To Pass   He said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Revelation 21:6   “They are come to pass.” At long last God’s eternal purpose has been realized. How has this happened? Why does Scripture so confidently affirm it? Surely because he is the Alpha and the Omega. Gods has begun a work, and he will perfect it. He can do no other than finish what…

Devastation O God, why have You rejected us forever?Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance;Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt. Turn your footsteps [quickly] toward the perpetual ruins;The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. In the midst of Your meeting place Your enemies have roared [with their battle cry];They have set up their own emblems…

Apprehended By Christ I press on, if so be that I may apprehend that for which also I was apprehended by Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12 No master has so many servants as our Master; and for each he has a suitable employment. Even the little maid was at hand to testify to Naaman in his need. Many of us murmur against the position God has given us. We want to do this, but God puts us to that. We have…

Delusional Book Three The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous. A Psalm of Asaph.Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant as I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pains in their death, Their body is fat and pampered. They are not in trouble as…

Rich Dividends He will tell thee what thou shall do. Ruth3:4 All Israel were to preserve their family heritage from the days of Joshua to the coming of Christ, hence the return of alienated property in the year of Jubilee. And because continuity of possession required that the original owner have heirs, hence too the law that if a man died leaving a widow and no sons, a near relative must take her and preserve the line. Naomi’s case was…