Author: Gospel Folio Press

DAILY READINGS: 2 Kings 1; Jeremiah 34; Hebrews 5:11 to 6:20

Wherefore….stir up the gift of God, which is in thee. 2 Timothy 1:6

The brilliant musician, Mozart, has inspired many music lovers. At
age five he wrote an advanced concerto and at 12, composed and conducted
his own opera. Mozart lived in poverty and died in obscurity
at age 35. Yet many of his 600 works live on. Very few are born with
the same genius. God is the One who bestows gifts and may multiply
them as he sees fit. May we live and use our gifts and talents so our
works follow us, and that we hear the Lord’s “Well done, good and
faithful servant.” (Matt.25:23). —E. Dyck

Give of your best to the Master, naught else is worthy of His love,
He gave Himself for your ransom, gave up the glory above,
Laid down His life without murmur, you from sin’s ruin to save,
Give Him your heart’s adoration, give Him the best that you have.—J. Grose

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 22; Jeremiah 33; Hebrews 4:14 to 5:10

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that
thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God,
to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. Acts 10:33

Cornelius had heard from an angel and he sent for Peter to come
to Caesarea. Peter had miraculous powers and was a compelling
preacher but Cornelius was interested only in hearing a message
from the Lord. So with heart prepared he received the word and it
changed his life forever. When we attend meetings we must not do so
just to listen to an interesting speaker but to hear “the things commanded
of God”. Thus, our lives will be changed to conformity with
Christ, bringing pleasure to God and rich blessing to us. —Roy Hill

Master, speak! Thy servant heareth, waiting for Thy gracious word,
Longing for thy voice that cheereth. Master! Let it now be heard.—F.R.H.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 21; Jeremiah 32:26-44; Hebrews 4:1-13

All Thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the
ivory palaces, whereby they have made Thee glad. Psalms 45:8

Procter and Gamble is a familiar name. One Sunday, Harley
Procter listened to a preacher speak from Psalm 45 where ivory
palaces are mentioned. As a result, he decided to call his soap Ivory.
Many people think that good works or a moral life, superficial cleanliness,
will merit them entry into God’s heaven. But our problem goes
much deeper than that. Thank God for Him who came from the ivory
palaces to accomplish what no soap could do! Christ washed us from
our sins! —R. E. Surgenor

Though thy sins are red like crimson, deep in scarlet glow;
Jesus’ precious blood can make them, white as snow. —F. R. Havergal

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 20; Jeremiah 32:1-25; Hebrews 3

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall
be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be
any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Rev. 21:4

This verse has been a great comfort to the Lord’s people. Many
believers today are going through times of pain and suffering.
Physical pain is one thing but even more intense is the emotional
pain that breaks the heart. Thankfully we can endure, knowing we
have something which no pain medication can give. The assurance of
an eternity where pain will be banished forever! —Jim Paul

The Father’s house! Oh say, what will it be?
Love! Perfect love! And bliss eternally!
No lonely hearts! No hunger, deep and sore,
Grief, pain and sadness, then forever o’er. —J. Danson Smith

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 19; Jeremiah 31; Hebrews 2

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: 1 Thess. 4:17

It’s becoming difficult to get everything done these days. Time
saving devices turn into time stealing vices. Do you wonder if you’ll
ever get caught up? The answer is, Yes! The dead have ceased from
their labours, but we which are alive and remain will one day, finally
be caught up, not with our chores, but with our Saviour to be with
Him forevermore! —Rex Trogdon

Oh, joy, oh, delight, should we go without dying!
No sickness, no sadness, no dread and no crying!
Caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory,
When Jesus receives His own. —H. L. Turner

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 18; Jeremiah 30; Hebrews 1

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of
blue…and the continual bread shall be thereon: and they shall
spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering
of badgers’ skins. Numbers 4:7-8

In preparation for the journey, most of the holy furniture of the
tabernacle was first covered in blue, representative of heavenly glory.
But the table of showbread had covers of two colours, blue and scarlet.
At that table of fellowship, heavenly blue and earthly scarlet were
represented. So it shall be at today’s table, deity and humanity
remembered in the person of Christ, God’s provision for His people.
—Duncan Maxwell

Gathered to Thy table Lord, losing sight of all but Thee,
Oh what joy the sight affords, calling up our hearts to Thee.—C.A.W.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 17; Jeremiah 29; Philemon

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9

These words were addressed to the carnal church of Corinth in a
period of extreme crisis. In chapter after chapter the apostle Paul had
to deal with matters of faith and order that were seriously wrong
there. His theme is the Lordship of Christ. The Lord’s Supper
expresses it; the love of Christ exalts it; the power and wisdom of
God enshrines it and the resurrection establishes it. How beautiful is
the plan of God’s salvation. Have you received it? —Les Rainey

Faithful one, so unchanging;
Ageless one, You’re my rock of peace;
Lord of all I depend on You,
I call out to You, again and again. —Brian Doerksen

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 15:33-16:34; Jeremiah 27-28; Col. 4:2-18

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose
branches run over the wall: Genesis 49:22

Jacob’s blessing to Joseph reflects what he was and what he was to
become—his early years and his later life, if you will. The years in his
father’s home, Potiphar’s house, the prison cell, and, finally,
Pharaoh’s palace, were all used to shape and mold him into one of
the Scripture’s greatest characters. Through them Joseph was growing
up, digging deep, and spreading out. May there be progression in
our lives too as we seek to be fruitful for the Lord.
—N. Craig Funston

You are my strength when I am weak,
You are the treasure that I seek;
You are my all in all. —Dennis Jernigan

DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 15:1-32; Jeremiah 26; Colossians 3:5 to 4:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under
the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, made this observation as
he contemplated the affairs of life. How important it is for us to realize
this, and to plan our lives accordingly. We see this in the life of the
Lord Jesus. He knew not only what to do, but the time, when it
should be done. At the wedding in Cana, He said to Mary, who was
anxious that he should act immediately, “Mine hour is not yet come”.
But eventually nearing the cross, the Lord is heard to say, “Father, the
hour is come”. May the Lord grant us that same sensitivity to His
timing for our lives. —W. H. Burnett

Until the race is run, until the journey done,
Until the crown is won, teach me Thy way. —B. Mansell Ramsay