Category: Daily Devotion

“And I will give him the morning star.” Revelation 2:28. Until the day break and the shadows flee away, what a blessing it is to see in Jesus “the morning star”! I remember when we read in the newspapers the idle tale that the star of Bethlehem had again appeared. On inquiry we found that…

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. Proverbs 27:18. He who tends the fig tree has figs for his pains, and he who waits on a good master has honor as his reward. Truly the Lord Jesus is the very best of masters, and it is an…

“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.” Genesis 49:19. Some of us have been like the tribe of Gad. Our adversaries for a while were too many for us; they came upon us like a troop. Yes, and for the moment they overcame us; and they exulted greatly because…

“So that me may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Hebrews 13:6. Because God will never leave nor forsake us, we may well be content with such things as we have. Since the Lord is ours, we cannot be left without a friend,…

“For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.” Psalm 33:21. The root of faith produces the flower of heart-joy. We may not at the first rejoice, but it comes in due time. We trust the Lord when we are sad, and in due season He so answers our…

He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ Matthew 20:4. Yes, there is work in Christ’s vineyard for old bodies. It is the eleventh hour, and yet He will let us work. What grace is this! Surely every old man ought to jump at this…