Category Archives: Bible

20 JUNE Be poor in spirit ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ Matthew 5:3SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Luke 5:1–11 To be poor in spirit is to be humble, to know ourselves, and to judge ourselves to be what we are. There would be no excellency in this poverty ofContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

June 19th The service of passionate devotion Lovest thou Me? Feed My sheep. John 21:16. Jesus did not say—Make converts to your way of thinking, but look after My sheep, see that they get nourished in the knowledge of Me. We count as service what we do in the way of Christian work; Jesus ChristContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

June 19 “Bread corn is bruised.” (Isa. 28:28.) MANY of us cannot be used to become food for the world’s hunger until we are broken in Christ’s hands. “Bread corn is bruised.” Christ’s blessing ofttimes means sorrow, but even sorrow is not too great a price to pay for the privilege of touching other livesContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

19 JUNE Finding true happiness ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ Matthew 5:3SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Matthew 5:1–12 The desire of happiness is natural to man, but all are bewildered and disappointed in the present, except those who are enriched and taught by the Spirit of God to seekContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

June 18th Don’t think now, take the road And Peter … walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid. Matthew 14:29–30 . The wind was actually boisterous, the waves were actually high, but Peter did not see them at first. He did not reckon withContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”