OCTOBER 17 Then David said in his heart,“Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul.”(1 Samuel 27:1) The thought in David’s heart at this time was a false thought, because he certainly had no ground for thinking that God’s anointing him by Samuel was intended to be left as an empty, unmeaning…

OCTOBER 16 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”(John 21:12) In these words the believer is invited to enjoy a holy nearness to Jesus. “Come and eat” implies the same table, the same food, and perhaps it means to sit side by side, and even lean our head on the Savior’s shoulder. It is…

OCTOBER 15 But who can endure the day of his coming … ?(Malachi 3:2) Christ’s first coming was without external pomp or display of power, and yet in truth there were few who could endure its test. Herod and all Jerusalem with him were stirred at the news of the wondrous birth. Those who supposed…

OCTOBER 14 I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.(Philippians 3:8) Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through another person’s acquaintance with Him. I must know Him myself; I must know Him on my own account. It will be an…

OCTOBER 10Blameless before the presence of his glory. (Jude 1:24) Let your mind revolve around that wonderful word “blameless”! We are far from it now; but since our Lord never stops short of perfection in His work of love, we will reach it one day. The Savior who will keep His people to the end…

OCTOBER 9 … Able to keep you from stumbling.Jude 1:24 In some ways the path to heaven is very safe, but in other respects there is no more dangerous road. It is surrounded with difficulties. One false step (and how easy it is to take that if grace is absent), and down we go. What…

OCTOBER 7 Why have you dealt ill with your servant?(Numbers 11:11) Our heavenly Father sends us frequent troubles to test our faith. If our faith is worth anything, it will stand the test. Gilt is afraid of fire, but gold is not: The imitation gem dreads being touched by the diamond, but the true jewel…

OCTOBER 5 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights. (1 Kings 19:8) All the strength supplied to us by our gracious God is meant for service, not for indulgence or pride. When the prophet Elijah found the cake baked on the coals…

OCTOBER 4 At evening time there shall be light.(Zechariah 14:7) We often look forward with anxiety to the time of old age, forgetting that at evening time it shall be light. To many saints, old age is the choicest season in their lives. A warmer breeze fans the sailor’s face as he nears the shore…

OCTOBER 3 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? (Hebrews 1:14) Angels are the unseen attendants of the children of God; they carry us in their hands and keep us from calamity. Loyalty to their Lord leads them to take a deep…