John 10:29-3029 My Father , which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand .
30 I and my Father are one.
The glorious position of the Christian is that he dwells in the hand of God. It is a hand of protection, a hand of provision, a hand of protection, a hand of joy. And yes at times a hand of trial. But we must always remember above […]
Mark 1:35
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Luke 6:12
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.Prayer, what a blessed truth it is that we can go the God of all and pray. To know He is there and He is attentive to […]
Gal 1:6-9
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, […]
Ps 39:12-13
12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.”I am a stranger with thee”. What a blessed truth. Jesus walked a stranger in this world. He came unto His own and they received Him not. Jesus […]
Mark 6:30-32
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.It was very good to get away for a […]
1 Sam 10:25-27
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought […]
1 Kings 19:19-2019 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have […]
1 Sam 8:1-5
8:1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5 And […]
Sorry no devotion today. Up at 3:00AM and off to Pittsburgh. Just back and now off to BTI class.
Have a good day in the Lord.
1 Sam 3:4
4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I .
Isa 6:8
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I ; send me.The phrase “here am I” is not one found often in Scripture. Only 16 times and all of them in the Old Testament. In our reading we see two men being called of God […]