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DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 4:1-26; Psalm 103; Acts 26:19-32

 

Commit thy way onto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5

 

Do we dare embrace this verse? “Commit” is a strong word! It tells us to give over to the Lord our way. That is our life’s path, with its issues, burdens, and decisions. Just hand all that over to the Lord, in total trust. Our directive is to leave the Lord in charge of all of our issues. Hand them over to His care. And, if we do that, He (who loves us) will direct our path. —Doug Kazen

He always wins who sides with God,
To him no chance is lost;
God’s will is sweetest to him when,
It triumphs at his cost. —Frederick W. Faber

 

DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 3; Psalm 102; Acts 26:1-18

And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered. Joel 2:32

 

These words were repeated by Peter as he addressed the men of Israel on the day of Pentecost, (Acts 2:21) and the apostle Paul repeats it again as he writes his great doctrinal treatise to the Romans (Rom. 9:13). This verse gives us the secret to being saved. It is by calling upon the name of the Lord. As we read through the Gospels, time and again the needy called upon His name and He responded in blessing. So also today, none are excluded, and none who call on His name will be denied. What wondrous grace. —W. H. Burnett

Oh, the precious Name of Jesus! How it thrills our souls with joy,
When His loving arms receive us, and His songs our tongues employ!—Lydia O. Baxter

 

DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 2; Psalms 99-101; Acts 25:13-27

 

This is My memorial unto all generations. Exodus 3:15

 

A memorial is a monument keeping in memory a past event or person. Biblically, it means bringing the offerer of a sacrifice into remembrance before God or God into a favourable remembrance with the offerer. The Passover was a remembrance of the Lord’s redemption of His people from slavery, a reminder to them to observe it and to revere the Lord in worship (Ex. 12:27b). The Lord’s Supper is our memorial feast to keep the Saviour in our memory until He returns (1 Cor. 11:26). May our memories of Him be precious today. —K. C. Ung

By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored, we keep the memory adored,
And show the death of our dear Lord, until He come.
His body broken in our stead is seen in this memorial bread,
And so our feeble love is fed until He come. —G. Rawson

 

DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 1; Psalms 96-98; Acts 24:24 to 25:12

 

Give me a blessing. Judges 1:15

 

Achsah was a bold woman. She had asked her father Caleb for a field, and now she was asking for something more. It wasn’t her greed—it was her insight. She knew her father, and better, she knew her father’s heart. She wanted to get because he was willing to give. Our heavenly Father is no different, so we must emulate Achsah. Are we limiting ourselves because we doubt the generous heart of God? James tells us that we don’t get because we don’t ask (James 4:2). We also miss out on right things because we ask with wrong motives (James 4:3). We are to come boldly to the throne of grace. That sounds like something that Achsah would do and we should too. —Norman Craig Funston

O this full and perfect peace! O this transport all divine!
In a love which cannot cease, I am His and He is mine. —G. W. Robinson

 

 

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 40; Psalms 94-95; Acts 24:1-23

 

Put on the whole armour of God. Ephesians 6:11

 

Paul was a prisoner in Rome, awaiting trial and chained to a Roman soldier. Every morning that soldier had to put his armour on and be ready for action. Paul reminds us that every day we are in a fierce, spiritual conflict with the hosts of hell. The armour we must put on daily are those character traits of our Lord Jesus. Be truthful; be righteous and faithful. Know the Word of God and use it in the conflict. Put on the Gospel shoes; be zealous in witnessing. Be a good soldier today. —Donald L. Norbie

Am I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own His cause,
Or blush to speak His name? —Isaac Watts

 

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 39; Psalms 92-93; Acts 23:12-35

Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 1 Corinthians 9:25b

 

Men and women are willing to endure tremendous hardships for earthly honours. Sir Ernest Shackleton once placed this ad in a London paper: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” They all returned to their homes safely and were given honour and recognition. They did it to obtain a corruptible crown. How much more should we be willing to do for an incorruptible crown? —W. Ross Rainey

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,and all the world go free?
There’s a cross for all who trust, and I know that there’s a cross for me.—James Cleveland

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 38; Psalms 90-91; Acts 22:22 to 23:11

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. Luke 15:5

 

Christ the Shepherd went after the lost sheep until He found it. No cost was too great, no distance too far and no mountain too steep to rescue the perishing! Thank God for Calvary where our Good Shepherd gave “His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). How much He loves us! What joy is His when we are saved, but note also His rejoicing when He gets us safely home (Luke 15:6). How precious. He lifts us up and carries us—all the way! Both the saving and keeping are His responsibilities, ours is to simply rest upon Him today (1 Peter 1:5). —Pete Smith

Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulders gently laid and home rejoicing brought me.—Henry Williams Baker

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 37; Psalm 89:19-52; Acts 22:1-21

 

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

 

Studying is hard work. Solomon observed that, “Much study is a weariness of the flesh” (Eccl. 12:12). Serious study calls for prayer and preparation of both heart and mind to receive God’s teaching and to make it an effectual part of our lives. A Chinese proverb expresses it well, “He who knows not and knows not that he knows not shun him. He who knows that he knows not, teach him.” May God help us to diligently learn His Word and then freely pass it on to others. —Robert Gentile

Teach me Thy way, O Lord, teach me Thy way,
Long as my life shall last, teach me Thy way.—B. Mansell Ramsey

 

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 36; Psalm 89:1-18; Acts 21:17-40

 

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart. Genesis 6:5-6

 

These two verses take us to the heart of the matter. Man’s heart and God’s heart. What is the matter with man’s heart? It is the chronic condition called sin—every imagination of its thoughts is only evil continually. At this the Lord was grieved in His heart and moved to stop man’s violence, resulting in the flood. Ultimately it culminated in the Father sending the Son of His heart into this world to pay the penalty of our sin. —Rex Trogdon

O Jesus, blest Redeemer, sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before Thee, near to the heart of God. —C. B. McAfee

 

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 35; Psalms 87-88; Acts 21:1-16

 

And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2

 

The Tabernacle only had one entrance: the gate. Upon coming there, the Brazen altar graphically presented the high cost of approaching the Holy God. Christ is the only way to the Father, for only His death met His righteous demands. The claims of divine justice were fully met at the cross, and the believer stands fully accepted in the Lord Jesus. —Keith Keyser

For us His blood was shed: for us He lives above:
Secured in Him our Head, God’s purposes of love.
God’s righteousness throws wide the door,
Whence mercy yields her boundless store. —Thomas Kelly