Author: Gospel Folio Press

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 18; Psalms 56-57; Acts 10:1-23

And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he
let the people go. Exodus 8:32

You may have heard the Gospel many times but keep hardening
your heart and still refuse to turn to Christ for salvation. Beware my
friend. You never know when God will accept your decision as final
and you will have had your last opportunity to be saved! Did He not
say in Noah’s day, “My Spirit will not always strive with man?”
Come today. Today is the day of salvation. —David Croudace

While God’s Spirit bids you come,
Sinner do not longer roam,
Lest you seal your hopeless doom,
Be in time. —Anon.

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 17; Psalm 55; Acts 9:32-43

I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is
the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to
the ministry of the saints,). 1 Corinthians 16:15

Many people are addicted to some vice or habit that results in sorrow
and regret. Yet not all addictions are bad. Paul admired the
brethren in Achaia for their addiction. But addicted to what? The
ministry of the saints, serving God’s people. They set themselves to
serve the people of God. What an honour! What is the result of such
an addiction? The Lord Jesus said after washing His disciples feet, “if
ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” —Sid Halsband

I wonder have I done my best for Jesus,
Who died upon the cruel tree?
To think of His great sacrifice at Calv’ry! —Ensign Edwin Young

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 16; Psalm 52-54; Acts 9:1-31

Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for He hath torn, and He
will heal us; He hath smitten, and He will bind us up. Hosea 6:1

The Scriptures consistently portray the Lord as the God of restoration
and recovery. His purposes embrace not only Israel’s national
recovery, as seen here in Hosea, but also personal restoration, as seen
in Peter’s case. Herein lies great encouragement for us! Let us personally
“return to the Lord”, applying Biblical principles of restoration
to our lives. Thus “healed and bound up”, it may please the Lord
to use us in the recovery of others (see Luke 22:32). —G. Hall

Lord, speak to me, that I may speak,
In living echoes of thy tone;
As thou hast sought, so let me seek,
Thy erring children, lost and lone. —Bernard of Clairvaux

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 15; Psalm 51; Acts 8:5-40

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all
men, apt to teach, patient. 2 Timothy 2:24
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the Gospel of Christ:
that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of
your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving
together for the faith of the Gospel; Philippians 1:27

In the days of sailing ships, during a major naval battle the captain
of a ship came upon two of his officers whose disagreement on how
to conduct the battle had led to blows. He jerked them apart, pointed
them in the same direction, saying, “Gentlemen, there’s the enemy.”
—David Logan

Christian hearts, in love united, seek alone in Jesus rest;
Has He not your love excited? Then let love inspire each breast.—N. L. V.Z.

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 14:5-31; Psalms 49-50; Acts 7:30 to 8:4

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the
LORD shall be safe. Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man can lead us into sin and keep us from speaking out
in boldness for Christ. It is a snare that subtly traps us into finding
security in the approval of men. We need to remember that “the fear
of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death”
(Proverbs 14:27). As we see God for who He is, temptation and fear
fade proportionately. The fear of man will keep you from fearing the
Lord and the fear of the Lord will keep you from fearing man.
—Dennis Easton

Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace. —Helen H. Lemmel

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 13 to 14:4; Psalms 47-48; Acts 7:1-29

The day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his
heart. Song Of Solomon 3:11

The wedding day of Solomon anticipates the coming marriage of
the Lamb. Solomon had wooed and won the bride’s affections and
now the joyful day of consummation had arrived. Our Beloved paid
a great price for His bride, even His own life’s blood at Calvary. The
day is soon to come when He will claim His bride and take her to
Himself, to share His love, His Throne for all of eternity. What a day
of rejoicing that will be. —W. H. Burnett

O the blessed joy of meeting, the entire desert past!
O the wondrous words of greeting, He shall speak at last.
He and I together entering, those bright courts above,
He and I together sharing, all the Father’s love. —Paul Gerhardt

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 12:21-51; Psalm 45-46; Acts 6

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers
of that one bread. 1 Corinthians 10:17

As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are intimately united to
Him. This brings wonderful privileges and responsibilities. One such
privilege will be our participation today, in countries all around the
world, in a remembrance feast to Him. As for responsibilities in this
context, we would do well to heed the exhortation, “Let a man examine
himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1
Cor. 11:28). Besides examination, we need to fill our hearts to the brim
with love, devotion and worship. Then what a joy it will be to pour
them out before Him. —Drew Craig

Thy body broken for my sake; my bread from heaven shall be;
Thy testamental cup I take and thus remember Thee. —J. Montgomery

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 11 to 12:20; Psalm 44; Acts 5:12-42

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped Him. John 9:38

The Lord had healed the blind man and now He revealed to him
that He was the Son of God. The man’s response was to believe—to
accept without doubt the word of the Lord. He did so personally as
each person must do. He then did what every believer in Christ
should do, worship him with honour and reverence. Have you
believed on the Lord Jesus Christ? Then worship Him. —Bob Cretney

I worship Thee, most gracious God,
And all Thy ways adore;
And every day I live, I seem,
To love Thee more and more. —F. W. Faber

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 10; Psalms 42-43; Acts 4:32 to 5:11

LORD, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, and the place
where Thine honour dwelleth. Psalms 26:8
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass Thine altar,
O LORD. Psalms 26:6

The Psalmist loved to spend time in the presence of the Lord, meditating
at the altar and dwelling on His beauties. He was conscious
that such communion needed personal, spiritual preparation. He
promised to approach God with washed hands, in innocence. Only
when our hearts and lives are right, and in tune with the music of
heaven is such worship possible and desirable. —Milton Haack

Thy guiding grace afford, teach me Thy way!
Help me to walk aright, more by faith, less by sight;
Lead me with heav’nly light, teach me Thy way! —B. M. Ramsey

DAILY READINGS: Exodus 9; Psalm 40-41; Acts 4:1-31

Seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the
shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with
night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: Amos 5:8

Jehovah is the God of creation. He made the stars also and with
His power He can turn mourning into morning. Mourning signifies
a loss but morning shows the faithfulness of God and implies a new
start. Many of the Lord’s people sadly mourn but joy comes in the
morning. We must embrace the changed and difficult circumstances
and move on into the day. The Lord is in control! —Roy Hill

Wide the gates of morning open, spreading far o’er land and sea,
Softly, gently passing thro’ them, comes the morning light to me.
—Solomon. W. Straub