Patience in Affliction
AUGUST 30 Wait for the Lord.(Psalm 27:14) It may seem an easy thing to wait, but it is one of the postures that a Christian soldier cannot learn without years o... Read more.
Mercy for the Believer
AUGUST 29 Have mercy on me, O God.(Psalm 51:1) When one of God’s choice servants, William Carey, was suffering from a dangerous illness, the inquiry was made,... Read more.
Oil and Light from God
AUGUST 28 Oil for the lamps.(Exodus 25:6) My soul, you really need this, for your lamp will not continue to burn for long without it. Your snuff will smoke and ... Read more.
Doubt and Unbelief
AUGUST 27 How long will they not believe in me … ?(Numbers 14:11) Strive with all diligence to keep out the monster of unbelief. It is so dishonoring to Chris... Read more.
Delighting in the Covenant
AUGUST 26 He has commanded his covenant forever.(Psalm 111:9) The Lord’s people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of comfort to them a... Read more.
Faith in Every Sense
AUGUST 25 His fruit was sweet to my taste.(Song of Songs 2:3) Faith is described in a variety of in the Bible. It is sight: “Turn to me and be saved.”1 It i... Read more.
Longing for Christ
AUGUST 22 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.(Song of Songs 5:8) Such is the language of the ... Read more.
David, the Psalmist
AUGUST 20 The sweet psalmist of Israel.(2 Samuel 23:1) Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in Holy Scripture, David possesses an experience of the mos... Read more.
Our Shepherd-King
AUGUST 19 He shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord.(Micah 5:4) Christ’s reign in His Church is that of a shepherd-king. He has suprem... Read more.
Foreigners in the Lord’s House
AUGUST 18 Foreigners have come into the holy places of the Lord’s house. (Jeremiah 51:51) In this account the faces of the Lord’s people were covered with s... Read more.