April 21 I know that my Redeemer lives. (Job 19:25) The essence of Job’s comfort lies in the little word “my”—“my Redeemer”—and in the fact that the Redeemer lives. Oh, to get hold of a living Christ. We must get a share in Him before we can enjoy Him. What is gold to me while…

April 19 No small miracle was performed in the tearing of so strong and thick a curtain; but it was not intended merely as a display of power—many lessons were contained in it. The old law of ordinances was put away and, like a worn-out garment, torn and set aside. When Jesus died, the sacrifices were all…

April 18 She tied the scarlet cord in the window. (Joshua 2:21) Rahab depended for her preservation upon the promise of the spies, whom she regarded as the representatives of the God of Israel. Her faith was simple and firm, but it was very obedient. To tie the scarlet cord in the window was a…

APRIL 17 You have come … To the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.(Hebrews 12:22, 24) Reader, have you come to “the sprinkled blood”? The question is not whether you have come to a knowledge of doctrine or an observance of ceremonies or to a certain form of experience,…

APRIL 16 … The precious blood of Christ.(1 Peter 1:19) Standing at the foot of the cross, we see hands and feet and side all distilling crimson streams of “precious blood.” It is “precious” because of its redeeming and atoning efficacy. By it the sins of Christ’s people are atoned for; they are redeemed from…

APRIL 15 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(Psalm 22:1) Here we view the Savior in the depth of His sorrows. No other place displays the griefs of Christ like this, and no other moment at Calvary is so full of agony as when His cry rends the air—“My God, my God, why…

APRIL 13 All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads.(Psalm 22:7) Mockery was a large factor in our Lord’s suffering. Judas mocked Him in the garden; the chief priests and scribes laughed Him to scorn; Herod set Him at nothing; the servants and the soldiers jeered at Him…

APRIL 12 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh.(Song of Songs 1:13) Myrrh may well be chosen to typify Jesus because of its preciousness, its perfume, its pleasantness, its healing, preserving, disinfecting qualities, and its connection with sacrifice. But why is He compared to “a sachet of myrrh”? First, because it speaks of…