Sermons & Devotionals by William MacDonald Devotions
William MacDonald Devotions
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” (2 Cor. 5:10) While it is true, as we have seen on the previous page, that there are no degrees of fitness for heaven, it is ... Read More
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For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Rom. 10:13) No one can ever really call on the Name of the Lord without being saved. This call of desperate earnestness never goes unanswered. When we get to the end of our own resources, when we abandon all hope of saving ourselv... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” (Lu. 9:24) Basically there are two attitudes we believers can take toward our life. We can try to save it or we can purposefully lose it for Christ’s sake. The natural thing is to ... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
Freely ye have received, freely give
“Freely ye have received, freely give.” (Matt. 10:8) Fritz Kreisler, one of the world’s greatest violinists said, “I was born with music in my system. I knew musical scores instinctively before I knew my ABC’s. It was a gift of Providence. I did not acquire it. So I do not even deserve thanks for th... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone
“…go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone.” (Mt. 18:15b) Someone has done or said something which has offended you or bothered you in some way. The Bible says to go and tell him his fault, but you don’t want to do it; it’s too difficult. So you start brooding about it. You begin rehears... Read More
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God is love
“God is love.” (I John 4:8). The coming of Christ brought a new word for love into the Greek language—agape. There was already a word for friendship (philia) and one for passionate love (eros), but there was none to express the kind of love which God showed in giving His only begotten Son and which ... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
God is rich in mercy
“God…is rich in mercy.” (Eph. 2:4) The mercy of God is His pity, lovingkindness and compassion on those who are guilty, failing, distressed or needy. The Scriptures emphasize that God is rich in mercy (Eph. 2:4) and plenteous in mercy (Psa. 86:5). His mercy is abundant (1 Pet. 1:3); it is great unto... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
God knoweth all things
“God…knoweth all things.” (1 John 3:20) The omniscience of God means that He has perfect knowledge of everything. He has never learned and can never learn. One of the great passages on the subject is Psalm 139:1-6, where David wrote: “O Lord, thou has searched me and known me. Thou knowest my downsi... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
“Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.” (Psa. 145:3) The thought of God is undoubtedly the greatest thought that can occupy the human mind. Great thoughts of God ennoble all of life. Small thoughts of God destroy those who hold them. God is very great. Afte... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
he began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord
“…he began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord.” (Acts 11:23 NASB) There is an alarming tendency in some Christian circles to fawn over men because they are scholars, even though they are disloyal to the Person of Christ. Here is a man, for instance, who is a brillia... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
He careth for you
“He careth for you.” (1 Pet. 5:7) The Bible is fairly full of tokens of God’s marvelous care for His people. During Israel’s forty-year trek through the wilderness, they ate food from heaven (Ex. 16:4), had an unfailing supply of water (1 Cor. 10:4), and were equipped with shoes that never wore out ... Read More
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He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob
“He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel.” (Num. 23:21) The hireling prophet, Balaam, spoke a remarkable truth when he said that the all-seeing God could not see sin in His people, Israel. What was true of Israel then is wonderfully true of the believer toda... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
he spake unadvisedly with his lips
“…he spake unadvisedly with his lips.” (Psa. 106:33) When the people of Israel grumbled about the lack of water at Kadesh, God told Moses that water would flow if he would speak to the rock. But Moses was fed up with the people by now, so he lashed out at them, saying, “Hear now, ye rebels; must we ... Read More
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He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” (Mk. 16:16) If this were the only verse in the Bible on the subject, we might justifiably conclude that salvation is by faith plus baptism. But when there are 150 verses in the New Testament that condition... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
He that believeth shall not make haste
“He that believeth shall not make haste.” (Isa. 28:16) In an age of supersonic travel and highspeed communications, in a culture where hurry is the watchword, it brings us up short to learn that haste is seldom used of God in a good sense in the Bible. Seldom, I say, because there is the instance wh... Read More
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He that is not against us is for us
“He that is not against us is for us.” (Luke 9:49, 50) At first this seems to flatly contradict our previous verse, but there is no contradiction. There the Savior was speaking to the unbelieving Pharisees and saying, “If you aren’t for Me, you’re against Me.” But here it is a different matter. The ... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
He that is not with me is against me
“He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.” (Matt. 12:30) The Lord Jesus spoke these words concerning the Pharisees. They had just committed the unpardonable sin, attributing His miracles to Beelzebub, the prince of the demons, when actually they were... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption
“He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption.”(Gal. 6:8) No one can sin and get away with it. The results of sin are not only inescapable, they are extremely bitter. Sin may look like a harmless pussy but it eventually devours like a pitiless lion. The supposed glamor of sin recei... Read More
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he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter
“…he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter.” (Isa. 53:7b) I once saw a lamb die. It was a most moving, most awful sight. As it was brought to the place of execution, it looked especially lovable. Children would have loved to cuddle it. The young of every species are darling—kittens, puppies, chicks... Read More
William MacDonald Devotions
He will destroy them
“He will destroy them…so that you may drive them out and destroy them.” (Deut. 9:3 NASB) In all of God’s dealings with mankind, there is a curious merging of the divine and the human. Take the Bible, for example. There is the divine Author, and there are human authors, who wrote as they were moved b... Read More
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His more than over eighty-four works published in North America are characterized by a clarity and economy of words that only comes by a major time investment in the Word of God.
MacDonald graduated with an AB degree from Tufts College (now University) in 1938 and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School in 1940. During the 1940's he was on active duty in the US Navy for five years.
He was President of Emmaus Bible College, a teacher, preacher, and Plymouth Brethren theologian alongside his ministry as a writer. He was a close friend and worker with O.J. Gibson.
MacDonald last resided in California where he was involved in his writing and preaching ministry. He went to be with the Lord in 2007.