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DAILY READINGS: Gen. 43; Ps. 20-21; Matt . 25:1-30

And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. John 17:3
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18a

Our Lord reminds us in His prayer of the importance of “knowing God and Jesus Christ”. Paul grades this as excellent! Peter would exhort us to “grow in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour”. May we always have a burning desire to know more about our Lord Jesus. For this is indeed “life eternal”. —Bob Cretney

More, about Jesus would I know, more of His grace to others show,
More of His saving fullness see, more of His love who died for me.—E. E. H.

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 41:50 to 42:38; Ps. 19; Matt . 24:29-51

He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Matthew 28:6

“He is risen” is the foundation of our Christian faith. If Christ did not rise from the dead, there would be no future resurrection; we are still in our sins; our faith is vain; those fallen asleep in Christ are perished and we are of all men most miserable! But Christ is risen and so our past has been pardoned; our present can be lived in the power of His resurrected life and our prospect is to be in His presence forever. “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Cor. 15:58)—K. C. Ung

I serve a risen Saviour, He’s in the world today;
I know that He is living, whatever men may say. —Alfred H. Ackley

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 41:1-49; Ps. 18:30-50; Matt . 24:1-28

Cause me to hear Thy loving-kindness in the morning…cause me to know the way in which I should walk. Psalm 143:8

Sometimes we need to ask the Lord to make us hear. Our hearts cangrow cold, our devotions perfunctory. The psalmist asks for a hearing heart, a grateful heart that notes the providences of God which compass our days. Lift ing our voices in gratitude for these evidences of His love and care will engender greater confi dence in Him, a greater trust in His love. In the early hours of this morning, let us also pray, ”Cause me to hear” lest His still small voice be drowned by the clamour of the day, and “Cause me to know” so my soul will be lift ed up, safe in His hands all day. —M. MacMullen

Saviour, while my heart is tender, I would yield that heart to Thee;
All my powers to Thee surrender, Thine and only Thine to be. —J. Burton

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 40; Ps. 18:1-29; Matt . 23

Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. Luke 23:24

I write the following testimony of the widow, Suzanne Geske, after
her missionary husband was martyred for his Lord in Turkey
in 2007. “I believe that Jesus went to the cross to forgive all our sins
and on the cross He forgave those who were taking His life, saying:
‘Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ So
I am going to forgive the people who took the life of my husband
because truly they did not know what they were doing. I am going
to stay here to show them that I forgive them.” Do we have such
passion for the lost? —Drew Craig

Through it all, through it all, I’ve learned to trust in Jesus,
I’ve learned to trust in God, through it all, through it all;
I’ve learned to depend upon His Word. —A. Crouch

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 39; Ps. 17; Matt . 22:15-46

Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the fl esh. 1 Timothy 3:16a

Human intellect is quite incapable of grasping the union between Christ’s deity and humanity, and there we must rest. The link between His humanity and His deity is seamless, and we cannot begin to isolate the one from the other for any reason. He was at one and the same time God, and perfect Man. If we begin to divide Him into two diff erent parts— the human and the divine—before long we will find ourselves in the quicksands of error. We must always keep in mind, that even as He trod the scenes of time, He was “upholding all things by the word of His power”. (Heb. 1:3) —W. H. Burnett

But the high mysteries of His name, the creatures’ grasp transcend,
The Father only, glorious claim, the Son can comprehend. —Josiah Conder

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 38; Ps. 15-16; Matt . 21:33 to 22:14

They that are aft er the fl esh do mind the things of the fl esh; but they that are aft er the Spirit the things of the Spirit. Romans 8:5

Before us we have two people, the unbeliever and the Christian. The unbeliever minds the things of the fl esh. In other words, he is dominated by his own desires, selfi sh for his own gratifi cation, and under its dominion and power. The bent of his thinking is toward earthly things. He is characterized by his earthly nature. In contrast is the Christian. He minds not the world, neither the things that are in the world. He is habitually dominated by the Spirit. He walks not as the unsaved, in the vanity of their mind. We cannot live both ways at the same time. Which describes you? —Robert E. Surgenor

What is the world to me? My Jesus is my Treasure, My Life, my Health, my
Wealth, My Friend, my Love, my Pleasure, My Joy, my Crown, my All.—G. M. P.

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 37; Ps. 11-14; Matt . 21:1-32

So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. 2 Kings 17:41

I was once shown a great kindness by a person I did not know very well. I couldn’t understand why he would help me until I went to thank him. He simply said, “Fift y years ago, your grandfather helped me when I needed it.” Let us remember that choices made today aff ect the generations to come. They will harvest what we plant. Sow wisely! —L. Shatford

How blessed are the children who in their fathers see;
The tender Father-love of God, and fi nd their way to Thee.—Lois S. Johnson

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 36; Ps. 9-10; Matt . 20:17-34

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 1 Samuel 21:1
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fi re, and earnestly looked upon him and said, This man was also with him. Luke 22:56

David dared to meet Goliath, single-handed, but under the questioning eye of Ahimelech, he feared to speak the truth. Peter, who stepped out upon the surface of a stormy sea, trembled and denied knowing his Lord at the accusation of a litt le maid. The reason is common among us too. When our eyes are off the Lord, we fall prey to selfpreservation. May our eyes be single upon Him. —Tom Steere

Jesus, Thou alone art worthy, ceaseless praises to receive;
For Thy love and grace and goodness rise o’er all our tho’ts conceive.—J. A. T.

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 35; Ps. 7-8; Matt . 19:16 to 20:16

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9

As believers we surely recognize that we have inherited more blessings than we ever deserved, and that we owe a debt of love and grateful service to the Lord who is our great benefactor. May that spirit of love and devotion to Christ be evident in all aspects of our lives.—Brian Powlesland

From whence this fear and unbelief,
Since God, my God, has put to grief, His spotless Son for me?
Can He, the righteous judge of men,
Condemn me for that debt of sin which, Lord, was charged to thee?—A. M. T.

DAILY READINGS: Gen. 33:18 to 34:31; Ps. 4-6; Matt . 19:1-15

He touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. Matthew 8:15
He came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. Luke 7:14

Everything He touches is blessed. He touches the sinner and transforms him into a saint. He touches the saint and conforms him into splendid Christ-likeness. Are you in need of His touch? Open your heart and He’ll touch you today. —Milton Haack

He touched me and thus made me whole;
Bringing comfort and rest to my soul;
O glad happy day, all my sins rolled away!
For He touched me and thus made me whole.—Thomas Sullivan