TDR: 20 February (Numbers 11:23)

‘Is the Lord’s arm too short?’ (Numbers 11:23) No – what He has done, He can do; and all He has promised or His people need, He will do. He has all power. He knows no difficulty. Why then are we cast down? Because we do not believe His word, we do not depend simply…

‘Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you’ (1 Peter 5:7) The Lord knows all His people, their situations, wants and trials. God thinks upon them to benefit, deliver, and supply them. God keeps His eye upon them in all places, at all times, and under all circumstances. He has them in…

‘You too, be patient and stand firm’ (James 5:8) Our God is a God of patience. The Lord Jesus is the great example of patience. The Holy Spirit is the agent producing patience. Trials, troubles and disappointments are the means which exercise and strengthen it. The patience required is a character to bear all that…

‘Now is the day of salvation’ (2 Corinthians 6:2) What an unspeakable mercy to live at such a time as this. We are poor, lost, ruined sinners; but this is the day when salvation is freely bestowed, without money and without price. The Lord saves from the love, power, and consequences of sin; gives His…

‘I will be their God, and they will be my people’ (Hebrews 8:10) That is, to all His people – the object of their adoration and trust, the subject of their meditation, and the source of all their happiness. To be our God, is more than being our friend, or helper or benefactor. He engages…

‘Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God’ (Ephesians 4:30) We are absolutely dependent upon the Holy Spirit for life, light, teaching, and sanctification. Without His presence, power and operations we are dead, dark, ignorant and carnal. We should therefore be very careful not to grieve or dishonour Him. We do so when we neglect,…

‘The LORD will take delight in you’ (Isaiah 62:4) Is it possible that such poor, depraved, unworthy creatures can be the objects of God’s delight? YES – the infinite love of God has been fixed upon us; He sent His only begotten Son to die for us; He sent His Holy Spirit into our hearts;…

‘Search me, O God, and know my heart’ (Psalm 139:23) None can search the heart but God; none are willing for the heart to be searched except real Christians. A believer desires to know the worst. They dread deception. Grace has made them honest, and so they pray, “Lord, search me!” If another person were…

‘Hope in God’ (Psalm 42:11) However gloomy the day, however strange the trials, however distressing the event, put your hope in God. He is with you, He is your God, He has promised to befriend you, He is the faithful God. He will turn darkness into light, make crooked things straight, and make all grace…

‘I will spare them’ (Malachi 3:17) Precious assurance! But whom will the Lord spare? All His children – especially those who speak of His goodness, witness to His faithfulness, thank upon His name, and honour Him before an evil generation. He says, “They shall be mine, in that day when I make up my jewels,…

‘God is for me’ (Psalm 56:9) Beloved, the greatest mercy a sinner can enjoy is to have God on their side, engaged in their quarrel, and employed in their most important concerns; this mercy is yours. God is for you: He chose you in Christ before the world began; He formed you to show forth…

‘Be watchful! Wake up and strengthen what remains’ (Revelation 3:2) Satan is watching to ensnare us; the world is watching to triumph over us; and God is watching to protect us. Jesus, our best Friend, says to us, “BE WATCHFUL”. Watch against the spirit of this world, against your easily besetting sins, against seasons of…

‘That I may gain Christ’ (Philippians 3:8) The aim of people in general is to make a fortune, enjoy the world, and live respectably; the aim of the Christian believer is to gain Christ. Jesus possesses all He desires, and to possess Christ would satisfy every wish. We have now a title to Him, we…

‘My times are in your hand’ (Psalm 31:15) Every event is under divine control; nothing is left to chance. The hand of God is in all that occurs; directing, overruling, or sanctifying for our good. He appointed all that concerns us and appointed all in infinite wisdom and love; therefore we should not judge rashly…

‘To you then, who believe, he is precious’ (1 Peter 2:7) YES – Jesus is precious to every believer: however Christians may differ upon some points, they all agree in this, JESUS IS PRECIOUS. They cannot always feel towards him as they wish, but they always have one and the same opinion of Him. He…

‘With the precious blood of Christ’ (1 Peter 1:19) The blood of Jesus is the price of our redemption, the object of our faith, the ground of our peace, the subject of our meditation, and our constant plea at the throne of grace. It satisfied divine justice and speaks peace to the humbled sinner’s heart.…

‘A faith as precious as ours’ (2 Peter 1:1) Faith is the gift of God. It is the fruit of everlasting love, the effect of grace; we believe through grace. The faith which is the evidence of salvation includes giving credit to the gospel report of a free and full salvation for poor unworthy sinners;…