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DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 15; Ezekiel 16:1-34; John 5:24-47

Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Are you cumbered down with the cares of this world? My dear
Christian friend, if you have trusted your precious soul to the Saviour
for His keeping for all eternity, can you not trust Him now for much
lesser things? He will not fail you! His everlasting love will keep you
securely till you are safely home in the Father’s House.
—E. MacLelland

O Lord, I cast my care on Thee;
I triumph and adore:
Henceforth my great concern shall be,
To love and praise Thee more. —John Ryland

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 13-14; Ezekiel 14-15; John 5:1-23

And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the
LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. Genesis 39:3

No doubt Potiphar was intrigued with this foreigner, this Hebrew
servant (v. 17). He was watching and observing his every move.
Obviously, Joseph must have talked, but his testimony appeared to
be more through his behaviour, not his beliefs—his works, more than
his words. Whatever Potiphar saw in Joseph was a reflection of God
Himself. Someone else was looking also (see v. 7), but she had a completely
different set of eyes. Think no one is watching us? At work, at
home, at play? Think again! —N. Craig Funston

Faith is the victory! Faith is the victory!
O glorious victory that overcomes the world! —John Yates

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 10-11; Ezekiel 12; John 4:1-30

For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye
are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power:
Colossians 2:9-10

God the Son was in the form of God, but took upon Himself a servant’s
form; and was made in the likeness of men (Phil. 2:6-7). As
God manifest in flesh (I Tim. 3:16), He also manifests to us the fullness
of God. That God should be evident in flesh is a miracle of
divine grace. But He goes further; He imparts Himself to us in such
a manner that we are made to be complete in Him. Not partly saved;
not partly transformed; not partly a child of God; but fully so, for His
fullness is imparted to us. —Doug Kazen

Complete in Thee—each want supplied, and no good thing to me denied;
Since Thou my portion, Lord, wilt be, I ask no more, complete in Thee.—Anon.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 10-11; Ezekiel 12; John 4:1-30

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Jeremiah 8:20

God has arranged the seasons for the blessing of mankind. The sun shines warm during summer, bringing forth a bountiful harvest, before the onset of winter. God has also made such an arrangement for man in the spiritual sense. The bright sun of God’s Gospel has bathed our planet for over two thousand years now, and the harvest is still being brought in. But the signs are that the day of God’s grace is about to close, and the terrible day of God’s vengeance is about to break. When the harvest has been gathered in, will you be left behind to face the judgment of God for all of eternity? —W. H. Burnett

Then hasten O sinner, whilst He will receive thee,
The harvest is passing, the summer will end.—Anon.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 8-9; Ezekiel 11; John 3:22-36

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth
us from all sin. 1 John 1:7a

The route I take to work passes a building advertising “adult entertainment”.
What’s noticeable about the building is there are no windows
so light cannot enter. Those within are in real darkness. Jesus
said, “Men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were
evil”. He said, “I am the light of the world, he that followeth Me shall
not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life”. The night is far
spent, the day is at hand, therefore let us put on the armour of light and
walk as children of light before a very dark world. —Jerry Proctor

Walk in the Light and thou shalt find, thy heart made truly His,
Who dwells in cloud-less light enshrined, in whom no darkness is.—Anon.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 7; Ezekiel 10; John 2:23 to 3:21

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he
loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved). Ephesians 2:4, 5

This chapter has a sad beginning but a happy ending. It starts with
a dark description of the lost estate of each one who is outside of
Christ. But it ends with God indwelling each one who trusts Christ as
Saviour. Between start and finish, God’s mercy and love shine forth.
Because of His great love toward us, He has saved us. Love is the
basis and motivation for everything He has given to us and made us.
Thank God for His infinite and unconditional love. May we live in
the fullness of it today. —B. Crawford

Hark! the voice of love and mercy, sounds aloud from Calvary;
See, it rends the rocks asunder, shakes the earth, and transforms me.—Anon.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 6; Ezekiel 8-9; John 2:1-22

For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in
mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Psalms 86:5
For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
Psalms 86:10
But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering,
and plenteous in mercy and truth. Psalms 86:15

Three divine attributes are presented here, all found in our Lord
Jesus Christ. He is good—the good Shepherd who gave His life for
the sheep (John 10:11). He is great and He wrought a great salvation
(Heb. 2:3) He is gracious, always ready to forgive, full of compassion
and plenteous in mercy and truth (John 1:17). —Milton Haack

That Man of Calvary has won my heart from me,
And died to set me free, blest Man of Calvary! —R. M. Ramsey

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 4:24 to 5:26; Ezekiel 7; John 1:19-51

And the evening and the morning were the third day. Genesis 1:13

God has a purpose for each day. We may not like His purpose or
understand it, but He’s using our experiences to make us more like
Him. Perhaps our day brings a lesson in patience, or forgiveness or
submission to His will. Perhaps He’s unsettling our plans—so our
hope and our faith and our trust will only be in Him! Whatever your
day—recognize that God has ordained it to be part of His plan. By
trusting Him you’ll know a peace that passes understanding—a
peace that others may find their hope in too! —Deborah Manera

I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,
Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.
He replied, Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.—Anon.

DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 3 to 4:23; Ezekiel 5-6; John 1:1-18

The woman saith unto Him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with,
and the well is deep: from whence then hast Thou that living
water? John 4:11

She was right. The well was deep and He had nothing to draw
with. Nothing to draw water with, that is. But the Lord Jesus was
aiming for more than water. He was reaching to meet her deepest
need. For that He used something else to draw with. He used
Himself. When He had finished drawing at Jacob’s well He had
drawn this woman and many of the Samaritans. Today, the need is
deep as well, but the Lord Jesus is still drawing sinners to Himself.
—Rex Trogdon

Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord, to the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to Thyself now glorified.—Anon.