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February 23 The Determination To Serve “The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.” Matthew 20:28 Paul’s idea of service is the same as Our Lord’s: “I am among you as He that serveth;” “ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” We have the idea that a man called to the […] Morning, February 23 Scripture: “I will never leave thee.”(Hebrews 13:5) No promise is of private interpretation. Whatever God has said to any one saint, he has said to all. When he opens a well for one, it is that all may drink. When he openeth a granary-door to give out food, there may be […] Unbroken Fellowship Essential Scripture: “If ye abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you”(John 15:7). Of necessity we must be in Christ to live unto Him, and we must abide in Him to be able to claim the largesse of […] Evening, February 23 Scripture: “Take up the cross, and follow me.”(Mark 10:21) You have not the making of your own cross, although unbelief is a master carpenter at cross-making; neither are you permitted to choose your own cross, although self-will would fain be lord and master; but your cross is prepared and appointed […] February 22 The Discipline Of Spiritual Tenacity “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 Tenacity is more than endurance, it is endurance combined with the absolute certainty that what we are looking for is going to transpire. Tenacity is more than hanging on, which may be but the weakness of being too […] |
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