A Devotional Commentary on the Gospels Arranged for family devotions, for every day in the year. By Favell Lee Mortimer (1802—1878) SEPTEMBER 1 John 12:34-36. Christ exhorts the people to believe while they have the light. While ministers are preaching, their hearers are often answering them in thei... Read More
"Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not" (Matt. 21:28-30). We are in the dark about ourselves. When we act, we are groping in the dark, ... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
Souls Are Dying! Set Yourself To Win Them! By Catherine Booth "Son, go work today in my vineyard" (Matthew 21:28). "And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled" (Luke 14:23). It seems to me that no one can study the... Read More
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. This psalm contains a pleasant, but solemn meditation upon the glory, the greatness, and the grace of God. Let me here observe, (1.) How illustrious and widespread are all his glory and renown, ver. 1, 3, 9. (2.) By how weak and insignificant ins... Read More
What about those old "friends" who stay around to tempt you or drag you down? All friendships made for selfish reasons before your conversion must go on the altar of sacrifice with all other things that belonged to your past life. All future friendships as well as those you keep from the past must b... Read More
"Son, go work today in my vineyard" (Matthew 21:28). "And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled" (Luke 14:23). It seems to me that no one can study the New Testament without arriving at the conclusion that it is a... Read More
The life of every citizen is impacted by an estimated 500,000 or more individuals who wield significant influence each day. Consider the vast multitude of elected officials, appointed judges, lawyers, police officers, bureaucrats, officials, military officers, media elite, news anchors, publishers a... Read More
Beside (1839) (existemi from ek = out + hístemi = to stand) literally means to stand out from or to stand outside oneself (and thus to be beside oneself). To put out of position, to displace or to change. To remove from its place. For example Aristotle writes "you won't budge (existemi) me from my p... Read More
Immature (3516) (nepios from nê = negative + epos = not able to talk) means literally not speaking and thus a small child above age of a helpless infant but probably not more than three or four years of age. Figuratively as here in Romans nepios refers to a person who lacks experience, is untried or... Read More
The life of Christ, for family devotions - September
God Knows
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Souls Are Dying! Set Yourself To Win Them!
Psalm 8
PEOPLE PLEASERS
Souls Are Dying! Set Yourself To Win Them! By Catherine Booth
Ways To Pray For People Of Influence By Gary P. Bergel
Amazed (astonished, astounded, besides one's self) (1839) existemi
Babe (infant, immature) (3516) nepios