Author: Gospel Folio Press

DAILY READINGS: Judges 8:1-35; Isaiah 29:1-24; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

He calleth them all by their names. Psalm 147:4
Rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. Luke 10:20
Whose names are in the book of life. Philippians 4:3

Do you have difficulty remembering names? In 1 Chronicles chapters 1-9 we find hundreds of names. We would struggle to remember only a few but they were important to God and He remembered them. Imagine for a moment the staggering number of names found in the Book of Life. And our name is among them! Some day our name will be called. What a moment! However, that is only if your name is written in the book. Our blessed Saviour came and died so that your name could be there. Is it? —Vernon Markle

“Call them in” the weak, the weary, laden with the doom of sin:
Peace and pardon freely offered; He is waiting, “Call them in”.—L. Haslup

DAILY READINGS: Judges 7:1-25; Isaiah 28:1-29; 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices (plans), and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. Jeremiah 18:12

This is an apt description of our current world. Hopelessness reigns. So eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die. If it feels good—do it! What a difference the entrance of the gospel makes in these desperate
times. When we trust the Saviour for salvation we have a living hope, an anchor for the soul, a helmet of salvation, the hope of eternal life. “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord” (Jer. 17:7). —W. H. G.

Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul!
On the storm sea, He speaks peace to me, how the billows cease to roll! —Manie Ferguson

DAILY READINGS: Judges 6:1-40; Isaiah 27:1-13; 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18

Growing in the Christian life should be balanced between living and learning—our heart and our head. We see this in our Lord’s example—“all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1), and hear the same in His exhortation, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them” (John 13:17). So, we are called to grow in grace for living and knowledge for learning. Keep the balance and He will get the glory both now and forever. —Rex Trogdon

Give of your best to the Master; give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service, consecrate every part. —Howard B. Grose

DAILY READINGS: Judges 5:1-31; Isaiah 26:1-21; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Daniel purposed in his heart. Daniel 1:8

Daniel had witnessed the destruction of all he held dear; been abducted from his homeland; forced to march, possibly in chains, to a foreign land; there to be subjected to indoctrination and forced into a life of exile. Yet Daniel purposed in his heart. He did not conclude that God had forgotten him, or that God was not strong enough to resist the Babylonians, or that God had not kept His promises. Instead Daniel purposed to walk by faith regardless of circumstances. He chose to see his suffering and limitations as God’s invitation to enter into a more intimate relationship with Him. And what intense encounters
with the living God he enjoyed as a result. —M. MacMullen

Dare to be a Daniel, dare to stand alone
Dare to have a purpose firm, and dare to make it known. —Philip P. Bliss

DAILY READINGS: Judges 4:1-23; Isaiah 25:1-12; 1 Corinthians 4:21

Then Samuel took a stone…and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 1 Samuel 7:12

The founder of the China Inland Mission, J. Hudson Taylor, had a plaque displayed in each of his residences that read “Ebenezer- Jehovah Jireh.” These Hebrew words state, “The Lord has helped us to this point, and He will see to it from now on.” Take courage troubled Christian. God is faithful to His Word. —W. Ross Rainey

Hitherto the Lord hath helped us,
Guiding all the way;
Henceforth let us trust Him fully,
Trust Him all the day. —Frances Ridley Havergal

DAILY READINGS: Judges 3:5-31; Isaiah 24; 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:3

The Law of Moses was written on tables of stone, and compliance was demanded. The New Covenant does not rest upon external compliance to the Law. God’s Law has been written on the believer’s hearts and minds, and as we allow the Spirit of God to work within, we will fulfill the Law. The apple tree does not produce fruit by legislation, but as the expression of its inner nature to do so. So also we who have the Spirit will produce the fruit of the Spirit. —W. H. Burnett

As a living grafted shoot, nourished by a hidden root,
We may bear all holy fruit, through the love of Christ. —William Reid

DAILY READINGS: Judges 2:6-3:4; Isaiah 22:15-23:18; 1 Cor. 2:1-16

Who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord. Jeremiah 30:21

Who dares to draw near to God, who dwells in the unapproachable light of divine glory, holiness and righteousness? Sinful, mortal men and women have no natural way to enter. But the Lord Jesus has made a way. He is the way, and we are “made nigh by the blood of Christ” (Eph. 2:13). Thus Hebrews 10:22 exhorts the believer, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” God wants us near Him always! —Carl Knott

Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last. Till safe in glory my anchor is cast; 
Through endless ages ever to be, nearer, my Saviour, still nearer to Thee. —Lelia N. Morris

DAILY READINGS: Judges 1:1-2:5; Isaiah 21:1-22:14; 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. John 13:1
Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God. John 13:3

Consider two vast topics—the knowledge and the love of the Lord Jesus. Truly, His knowledge is the omniscience of Deity. Equally unfailing is His love for each of His own. Whatever your burdens are, trust in this infinite Person who knows and loves as no other. —George Hall

All that thrills my soul is Jesus; He is more than life to me,
And the fairest of ten thousand, in my blessed Lord I see. —Thoro Harris

DAILY READINGS: Joshua 24:1-33; Isaiah 19:1-20:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

A story is told about a six-year-old girl whose neighbourhood playmate had died. One day she went to visit her friend’s mom. When she came back, she told her mother where she had been. When her mother asked her what she had said, she answered, “I didn’t say anything. I just sat on her lap and cried a little.” What an example that little girl is for us! She understood what it meant to bring comfort. —W. Ross Rainey

Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow!
How the heart yearningly turns to His rest! —William O. Cushing

DAILY READINGS: Joshua 23:1-16; Isaiah 17:1-18:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Psalm 19:1-3
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 14:1, 53:1

Just recently a friend said, “How can anyone say there is no God?” He is not a Christian, but, for him, the evidence is obvious. Take a look at the starry heavens, admire each leaf and flower, and consider the birds, fish and animals. How can you say, “There is no God”? —Janet Fleming

From all that dwell below the skies, let the Creator’s praise arise;
Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, through every land, by every tongue. —Isaac Watts