Category Archives: Bible

April 17th Neck or nothing Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him …, and did cast himself into the sea. John 21:7. Have you ever had a crisis in which you deliberately and emphatically and recklessly abandoned everything? It is a crisis of will. YouContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

April 17 “The hand of the Lord hath wrought this.” (Job 12:9) SEVERAL years ago there was found in an African mine the most magnificent diamond in the world’s history. It was presented to the King of England to blaze in his crown of state. The King sent it to Amsterdam to be cut. ItContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

17 APRIL (PREACHED OLNEY FAIR DAY, 17 APRIL 1775) Legal fears and gospel hopes ‘And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.’ Revelation 22:17SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Romans 15:1–13 The mannerContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

April 16th Can you come down? While ye have light, believe in the light. John 12:36. We all have moments when we feel better than our best, and we say—‘I feel fit for anything; if only I could be like this always!’ We are not meant to be. Those moments are moments of insight whichContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”

April 16 “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed.” (Heb. 11:8) WHITHER he went, he knew not; it was enough for him to know that he went with God. He leant not so much upon the promises as upon theContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”