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 Worthy Brief - September 6, 2024 Does it seem that the tests are getting harder? Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. I don't know about you, but it seems that the tests we're going through are getting harder and harder. Do you remember when you took tests in high school? At the time they may have seemed hard. But imagine if you had to take an elementary school test when you were in high school. You'd probably think – oh this is so simple. So if it seems that the testing of your faith is more intense – it simply means that you're graduating to new levels of faith! Our faith is being tested, and as we pass each "faith" test, we're finding different means of being tested. I suppose in a few years, we'll look back and think to ourselves – wow that was a hard test, but now it doesn't look so difficult! If you're going

 Today's Daily Encounter Monday, September 16, 2024 Lessons from Plants The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they thrive in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, to declare, "The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."1 Over the last few years, I have come to really like plants. When I first got married, I wanted to have a plant or two to brighten up my home, but somehow they never thrived under my watch. Either I would overwater them or forget about them altogether and before I knew it, I would have a sad looking, withered, or dried-up pile of leaves that would leave me feeling a little sad myself. I gave up on the idea for a while, until one day, about ten years later, I came across a cute little, leafy plant in a hanging basket while in the grocery store. Her outstretched leaves seem to say, "take me with you", and

 This Day's Verse 16th September 2024 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head.  Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.  The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.  In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. Job 1:20-22 The New International Version https://thisdaysthought.org/

 This Day's Thought 16th September 2024 Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it. William Penn https://thisdaysthought.org/

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 True Vine Devotional for September 16 “ If Ye Abide in Me, and My Words Abide in You, Ask Whatsoever Ye Will, and it Shall be Done Unto You ” - John 15:7 The reason the Vine and its branches are such a true parable of the Christian life is that all nature has one source and breathes one spirit. The plant world was created to be to man an object lesson teaching him his entire dependence upon God, and his security in that dependence. He that clothes the lilies will much more cloth us. He that gives the trees and the vines their beauty and their fruits, making each what He meant it to be, will much more certainly make us what He would have us to be. The only difference is what God works in the trees is by a power of which they are not conscious. He wants to work in us with our consent. This is the nobility of man, that he has a will that can cooperate with God in understanding and approving and accepting what He offers to do. If ye abide—Here is the difference between the branch of the n

 Streams in the Desert Devotional for September 16 "Hide thyself by the brook Cherith" (1 Kings 17:3). God’s servants must be taught the value of the hidden life. The man who is to take a high place before his fellows must take a low place before his God. We must not be surprised if sometimes our Father says: "There, child, thou hast had enough of this hurry, and publicity, and excitement; get thee hence, and hide thyself b the brook-- hide thyself in the Cherith of the sick chamber, or in the Cherith of bereavement, or in some solitude from which the crowds have ebbed away." Happy is he who can reply, "This Thy will is also mine; I flee unto Thee to hide me. Hide me in the secret of Thy tabernacle, and beneath the covert of Thy wings!" Every saintly soul that would wield great power with men must win it in some hidden Cherith. The acquisition of spiritual power is impossible, unless we can hide ourselves from men and from ourselves in some deep gorge wher

 Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for September 16 “I will never leave Thee nor forsake Thee” (Hebrews 13:5) It is most cheering thus to know that although we err and bring upon ourselves many troubles that might have been easily averted, yet God does not forsake even His mistaken child, but on his humble repentance and supplication is ever really both to pardon and deliver. Let us not give up our faith because we have perhaps stepped out of the path in which He would have led us. The Israelites did not follow when He called them into the Land of Promise, yet God did not desert them; but during the forty years of their wandering He walked by their side bearing their backsliding with patient compassion, and waiting to be gracious unto them when another generation should have come. “In all their afflictions He was afflicted, but the Angel of His presence saved them; He bare them and carried them all the days of old.” And so yet, while our wanderings bring us many sorrows and lose us ma

 Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for September 16 “Reward Is Certain ” - Matthew 10:42 Well, I can do as much as that. I can do a kind act toward the LORD’s servant. The LORD knows l love them all and would count it an honor to wash their feet. For the sake of their Master, I love the disciples. How gracious of the LORD to mention so insignificant an action -- "to give to drink a cup of cold water only"! This I can do, however poor: this I may do, however lowly: this I will do right cheerfully. This, which seems so little, the LORD notices -- notices when done to the least of His followers. Evidently it is not the cost, nor the skill, nor the quantity, that He looks at, but the motive: that which we do to a disciple, because he is a disciple, his LORD observes and recompenses. He does not reward us for the merit of what we do but according to His riches of His grace. I give a cup of cold water, and He makes me to drink of living water. I gi

 Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional for September 16 Morning “Charity suffereth long and is kind.” Luke 9:51-62 Luke 9:51 He looked beyond his death to his ascension, and for the joy that was set before him he was resolute to go through with the appointed suffering. Oh that we were equally steadfast to perform all the will of the Lord! Luke 9:52 , Luke 9:53 They were prejudiced against the Jewish worship. The Samaritans often attacked Galileans who passed through their country to go up to the feasts at Jerusalem. Luke 9:54 They thought it holy indignation, and so perhaps it was, but that is not to be paramount under the gospel. Love reigns in Christ’s kingdom. Luke 9:55-58 He hoped to share the glories of the great prophet and the honours of the Messiah. Jesus honestly told him that he would have not only to fare hard but to lie hard, and this did not suit the new professor. He had chosen Christ in ignorance, but Christ had not chosen him, and therefore

 Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for September 16 Tozer in the Morning The Necessity of the Spirit's Illumination I said that the causes of religious confusion were four, and I named misunderstanding of the nature of truth as one of them. The others are lack of love, unbelief and nonobedience. "Wisdom is a loving spirit," says the Wisdom of Solomon. "He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way" (Psalms 25:9), says David, the father of Solomon, and these set forth a truth which the whole Bible joins to celebrate; namely, that love and wisdom are forever joined and that soundness of moral judgment is for the meek alone. The humble, loving heart intuits truth as the Scriptures reveal it and the Holy Spirit illuminates it. The Spirit will not enlighten an unloving mind; and without His enlightenment the mysteries of Christian truth must forever remain a stranger to us. To the loving mind God gives the power of immediate apprehension

More Than a Miracle | Matthew 12:42 - Daily Devotions From Greg Laurie - Omny.fm

"Unlimited Resources" — Ephesians 3:16-17 (Together in Christ)

'Demonic Powers Can't Separate Us from God's Love' — Romans 8:38-39 NLT (Spiritual Warfare)

"Misleading Times" — Mark 13:5-6 (What Jesus Did!)

Genesis 9:16 — Today's Verse for Monday, September 16, 2024

James 5:12 — Daily Wisdom for Monday, September 16, 2024

'Don't Break His Heart' — Ephesians 4:30 MESSAGE (God's Holy Fire)

'Risen with Christ' — Hebrews 5:7-10 (Praying with Paul)

'In the Great Assembly' (Passion for Praise)

Prayer

 Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 16th September 2024 9/16 Isaiah 45:11 11 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: "Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands? When reading the Scriptures, it is of utmost importance to understand the context. In one fringe group of believers, I was given a memory-verse list that backed up their doctrine. This verse was one on the list, however, we were memorizing from the King James Version. There it was translated, "Concerning the works of my hands, command thou me." Based on that mistranslation, we would command God to do what we thought was good. The context of the passage shows the ESV and NIV translations to be more accurate. God was expressing His sovereign authority over all His creation. He asked what right a clay pot had to argue with its maker. Our verse for today is telling us that it is the height of arrogance to tell God what to do. He makes wh

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Israel War Crisis Response - IFCJ

Hold Fast Your Confession

Voice of the Martyrs on X: "Christian leaders have reported an inspiring work of God. Lebanon faces many crises like unemployment, dysfunctional government, hyperinflation and war, yet there have been 115 baptisms since January. Pray for the church to continue expanding. https://t.co/ATlRtG9FXP" / X

Shameful Behaviour

 James 3:13 (Complete Jewish Bible) Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him demonstrate it by his good way of life, by actions done in the humility that grows out of wisdom. https://biblegateway.com

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I have to buy school supplies — Ani tzricha liknot tziyud lebeit sefer. - IFCJ

Uphold the Cause of the Poor - Holy Land Moments Devotional

 True Vine Devotional for September 15 “ If Ye Abide in Me, and My Words Abide in You, Ask Whatsoever Ye Will, and it Shall be Done Unto You ” - John 15:7 The Whole place of the branch in the vine is one of unceasing prayer. Without intermission it is ever calling: “O my vine, send the sap I need to bear Thy fruit.” And its prayers are never unanswered: it asks what it needs, what it will, and it is done. The healthy life of the believer in Christ is equally one of unceasing prayer. Consciously or unconsciously, he lives in continual dependence. The Word of his Lord, “You can do nothing,” has taught him that not more unbroken than the continuance of the branch in the vine, must be his asking and receiving. The promise of our text gives us infinite boldness: “Ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” The promise is given in direct connection with fruit-bearing. Limit it to yourself and your own needs, and you rob it of its power; you rob yourself of the power of appropriat

 Streams in the Desert Devotional for September 15 "Blow upon my garden that the spices may flow out" (Song of Solomon 4:16). Some of the spices mentioned in this chapter are quite suggestive. The aloe was a bitter spice, and it tells of the sweetness of bitter things, the bitter-sweet, which has its own fine application that only those can understand who have felt it. The myrrh was used to embalm the dead, and it tells of death to something. It is the sweetness which comes to the heart after it has died to its self-will and pride and sin. Oh, the inexpressible charm that hovers about some Christians simply because they bear upon the chastened countenance and mellow spirit the impress of the cross, the holy evidence of having died to something that was once proud and strong, but is now forever at the feet of Jesus. It is the heavenly charm of a broken spirit and a contrite heart, the music that springs from the minor key, the sweetness that comes from the touch of the frost u

 Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for September 15 Tozer in the Morning Sharing the Good News The impulse to share, to impart, normally accompanies any true encounter with God and spiritual things. The woman at the well, after her soul-inspiring meeting with Jesus, left her water pots, hurried into the city and tried to persuade her friends to come out and meet Him. Come, see a man, she said, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Her spiritual excitement could not be contained within her own heart. She had to tell someone. Is it not possible that our Lord had this in mind when He spoke about the impossibility of secret discipleship? Have we misunderstood the true relationship between faith and testimony? Christ made it clear that there could be no such thing as secret discipleship and Paul said, With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. This is usually understood to mean that God has

 Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for September 15 “Though it tarry, wait for it, for it will surely come, and will not tarry” (Habakkuk 2:3) Some things have their cycle in an hour and some in a century; but His plans shall complete their cycle whether long or short. The tender annual which blossoms for a season and dies, and the Columbian aloe, which develops in a century, each is true to its normal principle. Many of us desire to pluck our fruit in June rather than wait until October, and so, of course, it is sour and immature; but God’s purposes ripen slowly and fully, and faith waits while it tarries, knowing it will surely come and will not tarry too long. It is perfect rest to fully learn and wholly trust this glorious promise. We may know without a question that His purposes shall be accomplished when we have fully committed our ways to Him, and are walking in watchful obedience to His every prompting. This faith will give a calm and tranquil poise to the spirit and save us f

 Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional for September 15 Morning “Believest thou this?” John 11:20-37 John 11:20 Martha had earnestly expected the Lord’s coming, and her active spirit led her to meet him. In this she is an example to us: our faith and hope and prayer, should go forth to meet the Lord in his ways of providence and grace. We may not judge Mary, but we may do well to remember that it is a temptation to contemplative Christians to sit too still in hours of sorrow. Martha was cumbered with much serving, and there have been Marys who have been cumbered with much fretting. John 11:21 , John 11:22 Her complaint of his absence was very gentle, and her faith in his power to restore her brother was far too pleasing to Jesus for him to be displeased by what she said. How apt are we all to think that if the Lord were with us we should not be in trouble, whereas it is in affliction that he is most graciously manifest. John 11:25 , John 11:26 It would be

 Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for September 15 “The Safest Shelter ” - Isaiah 32:2 Who this Man is we all know. Who could He be but the Second Man, the LORD from heaven, the man of sorrows, the Son of Man? What a hiding place He has been to His people! He bears the full force of the wind Himself, and so He shelters those who hide themselves in Him. We have thus escaped the wrath of God, and we shall thus escape the anger of men, the cares of this life, and the dread of death. Why do we stand in the wind when we may so readily and so surely get out of it by hiding behind our LORD? Let us this day run to Him and be at peace. Often the common wind of trouble rises in its force and becomes a tempest, sweeping everything before it. Things which looked firm and stable rock in the blast, and many and great are the falls among our carnal confidences. Our LORD Jesus, the glorious man, is a covert which is never blown down. In Him we mark the tempest sweepi

 Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 15th September 2024 9/15 Isaiah 43:10 10 "You are my witnesses,"declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. Israel and the Messiah (my servant) were to be witnesses to the truth of one true God, the LORD. If they had stayed faithful to Him and to His word, the world would have seen the blessing of God upon them and been persuaded the He alone is our Creator. This was the reason God disciplined them so severely when they turned to idols. Idolatry distorted the message. They had to learn there was but one God. Even when God's chosen people were weaned from idols, they made their obedience an idol by adding rules to God's Word so they would not break it. Instead of seeing His loving heart, they focused on not being punished again. They treated other people with contempt which repelled them from the Go

"When?" — Mark 13:2-4 (What Jesus Did!)

"Upright, Humble, and Wise!" — Proverbs 3:33-35 (Together in Christ)

1 Corinthians 9:15 — Today's Verse for Sunday, September 15, 2024

'Faith Saves and Is Rewarded' — Hebrews 11:7 NLT (Spiritual Warfare)

Quotemeal for Sunday, September 15, 2024

'Our Great High Priest' — Hebrews 4:14-5:6 (Praying with Paul)

'Sing with Joy!' (Passion for Praise)

'Insulted and Disdained the Holy Spirit?' — Hebrews 10:28-29 NLT (God's Holy Fire)

Ephesians 4:2 — Daily Wisdom for Sunday, September 15, 2024

Life Can Be Tough

In High Demand

Living by Faith

1 John 4:16 (Complete Jewish Bible) Also we have come to know and trust the love that God has for us. God is love; and those who remain in this love remain united with God, and God remains united with them. https://biblegateway.com

 True Vine Devotional for September 14 “ If a Man Abide Not in Me, He is Cast Forth as a Branch, and is Withered; and They Gather Them, and Cast Them into the Fire, and They are Burned ” - John 15:6 The lessons these words teach are very simple and very solemn. A man can come to such a connection with Christ, that he counts himself to be in Him, and yet he can be cast forth. There is such a thing as not abiding in Christ, which leads to withering up and burning. There is such a thing as a withered branch, one in whom the initial union with Christ appears to have taken place, and in whom yet it is seen that his faith was but for a time. What a solemn call to look around and see if there be not withered branches in our churches, to look within and see whether we are indeed abiding and bearing fruit! And what may be the cause of this “not abiding.” With some it is that they never understood how the Christian calling leads to holy obedience and to loving service. They were content with the

 Streams in the Desert Devotional for September 14 "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" (Mark 8:34). The cross which my Lord bids me take up and carry may assume different shapes. I may have to content myself with a lowly and narrow sphere, when I feel that I have capacities for much higher work. I may have to go on cultivating year after year, a field which seems to yield me no harvests whatsoever. I may be bidden to cherish kind and loving thoughts about someone who has wronged me-- be bidden speak to him tenderly, and take his part against all who oppose him, and crown him with sympathy and succor. I may have to confess my Master amongst those who do not wish to be reminded of Him and His claims. I may be called to "move among my race, and show a glorious morning face," when my heart is breaking. There are many crosses, and every one of them is sore and heavy. None of them is likely to be sought out by me of m

 Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for September 14 Tozer in the Morning Costly Adjustment to this World To be happy, adjust to the social norm. That is the popular notion but it will not hold up under examination. This norm to which we must adjust-where did it come from? What Moses brought it down from what mount? Where are its credentials? From whence its authority? Since the world insists that I adjust to its beliefs, its moral standards and its practical working philosophies, it should be able to demonstrate that it knows where it is going, what it wants and why, and it should be able to come up with a few million happy men and women who by adjusting to its standards have found life's summum bonum. Furthermore, nations that have had the benefit of such adjustment should be prosperous, peaceful, contented and happy. These stipulations do not appear to me at all unreasonable considering how much depends upon the outcome and how much evangelistic zeal the world puts i

 Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for September 14 “For the Lord God will help me, therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore, have I set my face like a flint, and I know I shall not be ashamed” (Isaiah 50:7) This is the language of trust and victory, and it was through this faith, as we are told in a passage in Hebrews, that in His last agony, “Jesus, for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame.” His life was a life of faith, His death was a victory of faith, His resurrection was a triumph of faith, His mediatorial reign is all one long victory of faith, “From henceforth expecting till all His enemies be made His footstool.” And so, for us He has become the pattern of faith, and in every situation of difficulty, temptation and distress has gone before us waving the banner of trust and triumph, and bidding us to follow in His victorious footsteps. He is the great Pattern Believer. While we must claim our salvation by faith, the Great Forerunner als

 Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional for September 14 Morning “My sheep hear My voice.” John 10:19-40 John 10:19 Christ thus called out his own sheep from the flocks of others. The gospel is a great separater, and every Sabbath day it reveals its power in dividing the sheep from the goats. Those who hear and obey are saved; those who are disobedient are condemned in their own consciences. John 10:22 , John 10:23 winter or stormy, wintry weather John 10:22 , John 10:23 Sheltering himself from the cold, and reaching the people who would there assemble. John 10:25 , John 10:26 This was plain, bold speech. They were none of his, and therefore they had not discerned him. Had they been his chosen, they would have received him joyfully. This doctrine is very irksome to the pride of man. John 10:28-31 The chosen are doubly secure; two hands have grasped them, and in that double security they are beyond all danger. John 10:28-31 They would not hear of his being o

 Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for September 14 “Mark of Divine Approval ” - James 1:12 Yes, he is blessed while he is enduring the trial. No eye can see this till he has been anointed with heavenly eye salve. But he must endure it and neither rebel against God nor turn aside from his integrity. He is blessed who has gone through the fire and has not been consumed as a counterfeit. When the test is over, then comes the hallmark of divine approval -- "the crown of life." As if the LORD said, "Let him live; he has been weighed in the balances, and he is not found wanting." Life is the reward: not mere being, but holy, happy, true existence, the realization of the divine purpose concerning us. Already a higher form of spiritual life and enjoyment crowns those who have safely passed through fiercest trials of faith and love. The LORD hath promised the crown of life to those who love Him. Only lovers of the LORD will hold out in the

 Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 14th September 2024 9/14 Isaiah 42:6-7 6 "I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. This is one of a number of Isaiah's suffering-servant songs. The Messiah, Jesus, is referred to as God's righteous servant. He is the only One that was truly righteous when God called Him to take on the task of redeeming fallen mankind. This chapter immediately follows our passage from yesterday. In that passage God promised to take hold of the hand of His children. In this passage, He promises to take the Messiah by the hand. It is comforting to know that just as God held the hand of Jesus and walked with Him, He will take our hand and walk with us. God did keep Jesus from all the plots against His life. The final co

"No Not One" — Mark 13:1-2 (What Jesus Did!)

"On My Knees!" — Ephesians 3:14-15 (Together in Christ)

1 Corinthians 9:14 — Today's Verse for Saturday, September 14, 2024

'Faith to See the Invisible God' — Hebrews 11:26-27 GWT (Spiritual Warfare)

Quotemeal for Saturday, September 14, 2024

'Living before the Omniscient God' — Hebrews 4:13 (Praying with Paul)

'A Shelter for the Oppressed!' (Passion for Praise)

'God's Instruction' — 1 Thessalonians 4:8 NIV (God's Holy Fire)

Revelation 1:3 — Daily Wisdom for Saturday, September 14, 2024

They Laughed Jesus To Scorn

The Lord God Is My Strength

The Power of His Word

 Philippians 2:1-2 (Complete Jewish Bible) Therefore, if you have any encouragement for me from your being in union with the Messiah, any comfort flowing from love, any fellowship with me in the Spirit, or any compassion and sympathy, then complete my joy by having a common purpose and a common love, by being one in heart and mind. https://biblegateway.com

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Turkey spy chief meets members of Hamas political bureau - The Jerusalem Post

 Worthy Brief - September 13, 2024 Death to the flesh! Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. When we study a translation of a Scripture passage we often miss out on the nuances hidden in the original Hebrew (Old Testament) or Greek (New Testament). Often, it’s not that a word is mistranslated, but that rendering the meaning in one English word is difficult if not impossible. One such word is the word "flesh". The often-used Greek word for "flesh", "sarx", forms the etymological root for our English word, "sarcophagus". Sarcophagi are ornately adorned stone coffins where the mortal flesh of humans (usually significant in some way during their lifetime) becomes entombed. They can be quite ornate and beautifully crafted. Thus, the Greek word for "flesh", ir

 Today's Daily Encounter Friday, September 13, 2024 The Valleys in Our Lives "Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."1 We all, at some point in life, face trials, uncertainty, doubts, anxiety and fear. The valleys of life are inevitable and unpredictable, we are all going to cross them at one point or another. The biggest mistake we can make is trying to run away from them. However, the key to overcoming them is to keep the right perspective on what Jesus can do in us during those stages. In these seasons of many ups and downs, when we are challenged, we can experience something we would never feel otherwise: Christ Jesus as a refuge. In addition, we can see that the apostle Paul in th

 This Day's Thought 13th September 2024 Almost all of us have received the word about God through faith, without having a secondary training in Greek philosophy, some of us without elementary education. Clement of Alexandria https://thisdaysthought.org/

Do you have an extra pencil? — Yesh lechah iparone nosaf? - IFCJ

Open to Rebuke - Holy Land Moments Devotional

 True Vine Devotional for September 13 “ Apart From Me Ye Can Do Nothing ” - John 15:5 In everything the life of the branch is to be the exact counterpart of that of the Vine. Of Himself Jesus had said: “The Son can do nothing of himself.” As the outcome of that entire dependence, He could add: “All that the Father doeth, doeth the Son also likewise.” As Son He did not receive His life from the Father once for all, but moment by moment. His life was a continual waiting on the Father for all He was to do. And so Christ says of His disciples: “Ye can do nothing apart from me.” He means it literally. To everyone who wants to live the true disciple life, to bring forth fruit and glorify God, the message comes: You can do nothing. What had been said: “He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit,” is here enforced by the simplest and strongest of arguments: “Abiding in Me is indispensable, for, you know it, of yourselves you can do nothing to maintain or act out the heav

 Streams in the Desert Devotional for September 13 "Come up in the morning . . . and present thyself unto me in the top of the mount" (Exodus 34:2). The morning is the time fixed for my meeting the Lord. The very word morning is as a cluster of rich grapes. Let us crush them, and drink the sacred wine. In the morning! Then God means me to be at my best in strength and hope. I have not to climb in my weakness. In the night I have buried yesterday’s fatigue, and in the morning take a new lease of energy. Blessed is the day whose morning is sanctified! Successful is the day whose first victory was won in prayer! Holy is the day whose dawn finds thee on the top of the mount! My Father, I am coming. Nothing on the mean plain shall keep me away from the holy heights. At Thy bidding I come, so Thou wilt meet me. Morning on the mount! It will make me strong and glad all the rest of the day so well begun. -- Joseph Parker. Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh, When the

 Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer Devotional for September 13 Tozer in the Morning Crossless Chrisianity About 300 B.C. a Greek king named Pyrrhus fought a battle with the Romans at Heraclea. Pyrrhus won the battle but in doing so he suffered such appalling losses as to more than offset his gains. Thus a victory that costs too much is often called a Pyrrhic victory. . . . For years I have watched misled Christians in their unholy effort to make friends with the enemy and to render the cross socially acceptable. A few prophets have written and preached against this outrageous sellout, but their words have gone unheeded. The leadership of the popular Christian movements has been and still is in the hands of persons who are blind to the meaning of the cross. That darkness and light cannot mingle never so much as occurs to them. They are busily engaged copying the world and trying to be like it as far as they dare. To be a Christian one need only "accept" Christ. That brings &

 Days of Heaven on Earth Devotional for September 13 “Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you” (1 Peter 4:12) Most persons after a step of faith are looking for sunny skies and unruffled seas, and when they meet a storm and tempest they are filled with astonishment and perplexity. But this is just what we must expect to meet if we have received anything of the Lord. The best token of His presence is the adversary’s defiance, and the more real our blessing, the more certainly it will be challenged. It is a good thing to go out looking for the worst, and if it comes we are not surprised; while if our path be smooth and our way be unopposed, it is all the more delightful, because it comes as a glad surprise. But let us quite understand what we mean by temptation. You, especially, who have stepped out with the assurance that you have died to self and sin, may be greatly amazed to find yourself assailed with a tempest of thoughts and feelings that seem to come wh

 Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional for September 13 Morning “One thing I know.” John 9:24-41 John 9:24 Smooth words, but full of malice; they did not, however, deceive the resolute man to whom they were spoken. John 9:25 That was enough for him, and he could not be beaten out of it. Surely the man who had opened eyes which had never seen the light before could not be a guilty person. John 9:26 , John 9:27 He turned from his defensive position and warmly assailed his questioners. They were so determined to cavil that he refused to go over his story again. John 9:30-33 This was splendid reasoning. The man’s eyes were opened in more senses than one. John 9:34 Railing and persecution are the old arguments of those who are silenced, but refuse to be convinced. We must expect such things just in proportion as our enemies feel the power of our words. John 9:35 Happy is it for us that Jesus is sure to come to us when we are cast out by men for his sake. John 9

 Charles Spurgeon's "Faith's Checkbook" Devotional for September 13 “The Dew of Heaven ” - Deuteronomy 33:28 What the dew in the East is to the world of nature, that is the influence of the Spirit in the realm of grace. How greatly do I need it! Without the Spirit of God I am a dry and withered thing. I droop, I fade, I die. How sweetly does this dew refresh me! When once favored with it I feel happy, lively, vigorous, elevated. I want nothing more. The Holy Spirit brings me life and all that life requires. All else without the dew of the Spirit is less than nothing to me: I hear, I read, I pray, I sing, I go to the table of Communion, and I find no blessing there until the Holy Ghost visits me. But when He bedews me, every means of grace is sweet and profitable. What a promise is this for me! "His heavens shall drop down dew." I shall be visited with grace. I shall not be left to my natural drought, or to the world’s burning heat, or to the sirocco of satan

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 Wayside Chapel Daily Devotional 13th September 2024 9/13 Isaiah 41:10 10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. The Assyrians were conquering nation after nation, and it looked like they were on their way to subjugate the entire world. But God spoke to Israel and told them that they were not to fear. They were His chosen people. If God is holding your right hand, you have nothing to fear. Those whom God assists will be victorious. Though the prophecy was for the descendants of Abraham, it can also apply to all who place their faith in God. He promised to be near those who are of a broken spirit and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17). He holds our right hand (Isaiah 41:13) while upholding us with His right hand. Can you picture that? No wonder we should not fear or be dismayed. The God who upholds the universe is upholding us! The next time you find yourself wondering how you wil

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