Author: Gospel Folio Press

2 Chronicles 35:1-27; Daniel 2:24-49; 1 John 5:1-21

No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John 1:18
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me. John 17:24

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the “brightness of [God’s] glory, and the express (exact) image of his person” (Heb. 1:3). One day soon we will see God face to face, and what will we see? We will behold the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, in His wonderful resurrected body, in all His glory! —Richard Bishop

Face to face with Christ my Saviour, face to face, what will it be?
When with rapture I behold Him, Jesus Christ who died for me!  —Carrie E. Breck

2 Chronicles 34:1-33; Daniel 2:1-23; 1 John 4:1-21

Do all things without complaining. Philippians 2:14 NKJV

On the other side of the Red Sea, as the Israelites tasted freedom from Egypt, their voices overflowed with singing to their Saviour God. However, just 72 hours later, everything changed as they faced bitter disappointment at the undrinkable waters of Marah. Although God had not changed, their tune had! Singing was replaced with complaining—a word which at its root in Hebrew means “to stop, to stay permanently.” Their progress to the Promised Land was halted. Complaining is no small matter. It reflects a lack of faith in the goodness of God and misrepresents Him to those around us. Am I progressing in my walk with the Lord or is grumbling impeding my progress? —Michael McKillen

Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God has done. —J. Oatman Jr

2 Chronicles 33:1-25; Daniel 1:1-21; 1 John 3:1-24

I will come again. John 14:3

The Lord Jesus promised His disciples that although He must leave them, He would return to take them home to heaven. There they would be with Him forever. His words still comfort those who are suffering for His sake—the suffering will end, and the glory will surely follow. The same words also strike a note of urgency in evangelism, for the
day of grace will soon be over and opportunities either to proclaim or to believe the Gospel will be gone forever. His promise also encourages holiness in our daily living, so that we will not be ashamed before Him when He comes again. —Clark Logan

I am waiting for the coming,
Of the Lord who died for me;
Oh, His words have thrilled my spirit,
“I will come again for thee.” —S. Trevor Francis

2 Chronicles 32:1-33; Ezekiel 48:1-35; 1 John 2:12-29

My ears You have opened. Psalm 40:6 NKJV

I love words—the origin of words, the meanings of words, new words, languages, and our unlimited ability to rearrange 26 letters to express thoughts in a constantly fresh way. But this verse reminds me that I must not only delight in reading the words of God, but I must hear them. I must let them sink deep into my soul so that I become a doer of the Word; so that I live the Word. As one translation of Psalm 119:97 says, “Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.”—Marilyn MacMullen

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You,
To receive the food of Your holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us,
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness. —K. & K. Getty

2 Chronicles 31:1-21; Ezekiel 47:1-23; 1 John 1:1-2:11

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 NKJV
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 NKJV

Whether globally or personally, everyone wants peace. But it seems unreachable. Peace that is dependent on just the right circumstances is fragile. The Christian is promised something far better. It is the peace that depends on the Lord’s control of our circumstances. It is a peace that originates in “the Lord of peace Himself.” Trust Him today in your life and learn to know His peace. —Brian Gunning

O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer.  —J. Scriven

2 Chronicles 30:1-27; Ezekiel 46:1-24; John 21:1-25

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. Joel 1:3

On five occasions God used similar words to introduce exhortations of remembrance—to strengthen Israel’s trust in Him and to establish future generations. The exhortations regarded deliverance from bondage (Ex. 12), purging from sin (Ex. 13), obedience to righteousness (Deut. 6), assurance that He would accomplish His promises as they moved forward in trust (Josh. 4), and a pending day of great judgment for those who reject His love (Joel 1). It would be prudent for every child of God to occupy both heart and mind with the truths of these exhortations in preparation for our weekly gathering at His table of remembrance. —David J. Reed

When to the cross I turn mine eyes, and rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice, I must remember Thee. —J. Montgomery

2 Chronicles 29:1-36; Ezekiel 45:1-25; John 20:19-31

We were with him in the holy mount. 2 Peter 1:18

When the prophet Isaiah had his vision of Christ’s millennial glory, he recorded “I saw” and “I heard” (Isa. 6:1, 8). Saul of Tarsus saw “a light from heaven” and “heard a voice” (Acts 9:3-4). John “turned to see the voice that spake” with him (Rev. 1:12), and doubtless recalled being with Peter and James when they were “eyewitnesses of his majesty” and heard the Father’s voice (Matt. 17:1-5; 2 Peter 1:16). These favoured witnesses had a brief glimpse of Christ in glory but, when we first see and hear Him, it will be forever. —Phil Coulson

I shall then with joy behold Him;
Face to face my Saviour see;
Fall with rapture, and adore Him,
For His love to me.  —Mary E Maxwell

2 Chronicles 27:1-28:27; Ezekiel 44:31; John 20:1-18

God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19

We still have time to preach the Gospel to others, because Calvary has given God the righteous option to withhold “pressing charges” for the present. He provided Himself a just basis to withhold judgment because the opportunity for salvation is still available to all. Everyone’s sin is real and their guilt is established, but the sentence has not yet been executed. While we have this window of opportunity, may our witness be consistent and vibrant while Christ the Door remains open. —Rick Morse

Perhaps today there are loving words, which Jesus would have me speak,
There may be now in the paths of sin, some wand’rer whom I should seek.  —Mary Brown

2 Chronicles 26:1-23; Ezekiel 43:1-27; John 19:17-42

And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. Leviticus 22:29-30 NKJV

In these Old Testament verses, we have instructions for a thanksgiving offering. First, it was to be offered to the Lord freely, “of your own free will.” Unique to other peace offerings that could be eaten on the following day, the thanksgiving offering was to be eaten fully, “on the same day.” In the New Testament, we have the same principle in a simple exhortation. Fully, “in everything”; and freely (1 Thess. 5:18), “give thanks.” Today, let us offer to God our
thanks for all His blessings to us. —Rex Trogdon

Thank You, Lord, for giving to me,
Thy great salvation so rich and free. —Seth & Bessie Sykes

2 Chronicles 25:1-28; Ezekiel 42:1-20; John 18:28-19:16

As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything. Ecclesiastes 11:5 NKJV

The Spirit of God uses the illusive nature of the wind, and the miraculous phenomenon of a growing unborn child to describe how little we understand the ways of God. Job tells us, “He does great things which we cannot comprehend” (Job 37:5), and Paul affirms that “His ways (are) past finding out” (Rom. 11:33). If you don’t understand what God is doing in your life right now, continue to seek His face, and trust Him to work through even impossible situations for your good. He is able! —E. V.

His glories now we sing, who died and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.—M. Bridges