‘The end of all things is near’ (1 Peter 4:7) The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; only Jehovah’s word, love, purposes, and perfections remain the same. The world passes away; but whoever does the will of God remains for ever. The end of all things is near; our labours will soon cease; […]
TDR: 14 September (Genesis 33:11)
Jacob said: ‘I have everything that I want’ (Genesis 33:11) Poor Jacob left his father’s house with only a staff, but he returned with two bands; so greatly had the Lord prospered him. But it was not his earthly possessions, but the kindness of his brother, and the grace of his God, which led him […]
TDR: 13 September (James 1:4)
‘Let perseverance finish its work’ (James 1:4) Perseverance (or ‘patience’ in some versions) supposes trials and troubles; it signifies to remain under a burden; it is opposed to fretfulness, murmuring, haste, and despondency; it produces submission, silence before God, and satisfaction with His dealings. The Holy Spirit produces this grace by means of afflictions; tribulation […]
TDR: 12 September (John 10:15)
‘I lay down My life for the sheep’ (John 10:15) Jesus has His very own flock; His Father chose them and gave them to Him; He received them and became their Shepherd; they wandered and were doomed to die, but He intervened and died for them. Oh, what an infinite love was the love of […]
TDR: 11 September (John 5:6)
‘Do you want to get well?’ (John 5:6) The great Physician presents Himself to us this morning, and He asks, “Do you want to get well?” This is a searching question. Are you willing to be sanctified throughout? Willing that He should use what means He pleases, to conform you to Himself? Jesus is able […]
TDR: 10 September (Isaiah 61:2)
‘To comfort all who mourn’ (Isaiah 61:2) The Lord’s people are all mourners; grace sets and keeps them mourning over sin committed, depravity discovered, evidences needed, comforts forfeited and lost, apparent uselessness, the sins of others, the state of the church, or for the salvation of relatives and friends. We mourn after Jesus when we […]
TDR: 9 September (Psalm 31:23)
‘Love the Lord, all His saints!’ (Psalm 31:23) Our God has revealed Himself as the source, centre, and end of everything lovely. In Jesus He appears as the fairest among ten thousand, and the altogether lovely. The wealth of the universe is His. He is worthy of our highest love. He is all we could […]
TDR: 8 September (Isaiah 40:8)
‘The word of our God shall stand for ever’ (Isaiah 40:8) The word of our God is like His nature, immutably the same; He says, “I will not break my covenant, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my mouth.” Christian believer, this is your comfort; every promise is confirmed and shall be […]
TDR: 7 September (Romans 12:12)
‘Rejoicing in hope’ (Romans 12:12) The Christian believer cannot always rejoice in possession, especially when stripped of everything; but we still may rejoice in hope even then. We are underpinned with hope for eternal life; for righteousness by faith, that God may be magnified in our earthly body, by life or by death; for the […]
TDR: 6 September (Hosea 14:4)
‘I will love them freely’ (Hosea 14:4) The Lord loves His people naturally, as parents love their children; freely, without any cause whatever in them. He looks for nothing in them to move Him to love; nor will He allow anything in them to prevent His love. He loves them as vessels of mercy, disciples […]
TDR: 5 September (John 6:37)
‘Whoever comes to me I will never cast out’ (John 6:37) The strongest believer is subject to fears, and may at times be strongly tempted to doubt, not only all that God has done for him, but his right and title to every promise in God’s Book; at such times it is well to have […]
TDR: 4 September (Ephesians 1:13)
‘The gospel of our salvation’ (Ephesians 1:13) Our salvation is our deliverance from sin, the curse, and the wrath of God; this was impossible to man, but God sent His own Son in our nature, to save us freely, fully and eternally. The gospel is the “good news of our salvation.” It is sent to […]
TDR: 3 September (Philippians 4:19)
‘My God will supply all your needs’ (Philippians 4:19) Paul assured believers at Philippi, and so he assures us. They had many wants, so have we; they were dependant on God, and so are we. The Lord engaged to supply them, and He is engaged to supply us. The Lord was faithful to them, and […]
TDR: 2 September (Romans 11:20)
‘Do not become proud, but fear’ (Romans 11:20) Christian believers are sometimes tempted to think more highly of themselves than they ought to think; they forget that they are indebted to the free, sovereign, and distinguishing grace of God, for all the difference there is between them and the vilest of the vile. They should […]
TDR: 1 September (Romans 11:26)
‘The deliverer will come from Zion’ (Romans 11:26) The Lord Jesus Christ is anointed and appointed to deliver His people whenever they need His aid; for this purpose all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are stored in Him, authority over all flesh is given to Him, and every attribute of Deity can be exerted […]
TDR: 31 August (Lamentations 3:25)
‘The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him’ (Lamentations 3:25) The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works; but He is especially benevolent, kind, and attentive to the praying, waiting soul. He has prepared of His goodness for the poor, and His goodness is ever […]
TDR: 30 August (Psalm 103:9)
‘He will not always accuse’ (Psalm 103:9) If we sin, our heavenly Father will correct us, in order to reclaim us; His strokes often fall heavy, and the effects remain for a long time. But He will not always chide; when we repent and confess, He pardons and restores. His anger is but for a […]
TDR: 29 August (Matthew 25:5)
‘They all became drowsy and fell asleep’ (Matthew 25:5) When we think of the warning Jesus has given, the promises He has made, and the precepts He has delivered, we are ready to conclude that His people must be always active and always happy. But when we look around us, or when we look at […]