Work & Service

Aug. 9 — PRUNING FOR FRUIT-BEARING

John 15:2

… No doubt it is so, for very much of our Lord's purging work is done by means of afflictions of one kind or another. It is not …

Aug. 18 — SEEKERS, FINDERS

I Chron. 28:9

… Those who already know the Lord must go on seeking His face by prayer, by diligent service, and by holy gratitude: to such He will not refuse His …

Nov. 25 — MOUNTAINS TURNED TO PLAINS

Zech. 4:7

… God alone must work, and men and means must be nothing accounted of. If it be so, that the Almighty God takes up the concerns of His people …

Over the Mountains

Song 2:16

… Ah, it is sad work this! The Presence of the Lord makes this life the preface to the celestial life! But His absence leaves us pining and fainting …

April 20 — BY FAITH NOT FEELING

Rom. 1:17

… would not try to live by my righteousness; I would cling to the work of the Lord Jesus, and still live by faith in Him and by nothing …

Oct. 15 — SUSTAINED BY FEEDING

John 6:57

… Not His life, or death, or offices, or work, or word alone, but Himself, as including all these. On Jesus, Himself, we feed. This is set forth to …

Sept. 12 — WHAT OF MY HOUSE?

Acts 16:31

… Be gracious to my servants, and all who dwell under my roof, or work for me. Thou makest this promise to me personally if I believe in the …

July 4 — THE WORD, NECESSARY FOOD

Matt. 4:4

… He can work without the second cause as well as with it; and we must not tie Him down to one mode of operation. Let us not be …

Sept. 19 — THE REASON FOR SINGING

Zeph. 3:17

… We not only have His presence, but He is engaged upon His choice work of salvation. "He will save." He is always saving: He takes His name of …

Sept. 3 — OUT OF SPIRITUAL DEATH

Ezek. 37:13

… None could work this but the living God, the Lord and giver of life. Ah me! How well do I remember when I was lying in the valley …

Sept. 10 — COMING IN; GOING OUT

Deut. 28:6

… I have a good deal of work to do indoors, within my own soul; oh, for a blessing upon it all, the blessing of the Lord Jesus, who …

The Christian’s Heaviness and Rejoicing

1 Peter 1:6

… There is a man of God, full of faith—strong; he is about to do his Master’s work, and he does it. God is with him, and …

Nov. 30 — GOD IS IN THE FRONT LINE

Deut. 31:8

… 31:8 In the presence of a great work or a great warfare, here is a text which should help us to buckle on our harness. If Jehovah …

Dec. 8 — FOLLOWING LEADS TO HONOR

John 12:26

… if any man serve me, him will my Father honor" John 12:26 The highest service is imitation. If I would be Christ's servant I must be …

Dec. 29 — HE WILL CARRY US HOME

Isa. 46:4

… They worked hard all day and wore themselves out in their Master's service, and so He said to them, "Now rest in anticipation of that eternal Sabbath …

Footsteps Of Mercy

Job 33:23

… In his own apprehension the man has been lost and then it is that Mercy has commenced her work, her blessed work that shall open to him the …

The Personality of the Holy Ghost

John 14:16-17

… first, concerning the true and proper personality of the Holy Ghost; secondly, concerning the united agency of the glorious Three Persons in the work of our salvation; thirdly …

Sad Fasts Changed To Glad Feasts

Zechariah 8:19

… Very remarkable will be the transformation of character which God shall work. According to the text, love of the Truth of God is to be one of the …

The Work of the Spirit

Let us ever remember that Christ on the cross is of no value to us apart from the Holy Spirit in us. In vain that blood is flowing …

Psalm 58

Psalm 58

… In heart ye work wickedness, etc. The psalmist doth not say, they had wickedness in their heart, but that they did work it there: the heart is a …

Clear Shining after Rain

… The tribulation and the consolation work together for our good. “As the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.” The clear shining …

The Snare of the Fowler

Psalm 91:3

… He would be an unwise fowler who should go to work with the same machinery to catch the lark that flies on high as the duck that swims …

The Triumph of Grace

… It is indeed a triumph of grace when man’s heart is brought to give its affection to Jesus, for it proves that the work of Satan is …

Miracles Of Love

Isaiah 38:17

… We cannot do Christ's work when our base hearts are puffed up with conceit! But when we once see His beauty, then we feel that the laces …

The King In His Beauty

Isaiah 33:17

… O happy are you that spend much time in contemplations! I wish that we had less to do, that we might do more of this heavenly work. Would …

Alas! I Can Do Nothing!

… The work of the Lord is perfect. It begins where we are, and asks nothing of us in order to its completion. When the good Samaritan saw the …

I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

Job 19:25-27

… Cruel have ye been, ye warriors of death, for though ye wield no axes and bear no hammers, yet have ye broken down the carved work; and though …

Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… It does seem to rise a marvel that the Holy Ghost should become a comforter, for comforting is, to many minds, but an inferior work in the church …

Christ Asleep in the Vessel

Mark 4:38

… My weakness shall glorify Your might." Possibly the hard suspicion that Jesus does not care for you takes another form. "I do not ask the Lord to work …

Looking Unto Jesus

Psalm 34:5

… The angels came from heaven— “They brought his chariot from on high, To bear him to his throne Clapped their triumphant wings and cried, The glorious work is …

Daniel—a Pattern for Pleaders

Daniel 9:19

… Have I come so far, then work for me—work the blessings I need." Follow up your advantage—build another prayer on the answer that you have. If …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… The work of Grace which enabled him to die in peace would, if it had been the Lord's will, have enabled him to live in holiness. We …

The New Heart

… and another wheel where it had gone to ruin, and the machine might work anew. But no; the whole of it is out of repair; there is not …

Evening, July 12

2Ti 4:18

Evening, July 12 Go To Morning Reading “His heavenly kingdom.” 2 Timothy 4:18 Yonder city of the great King is a place of active service . Ransomed spirits …

Presumptuous Sins

Psalm 19:13

… Has God just commanded, ‘Ye shall do no manner of work?’ Here am I; I do not want sticks to-day; I do not want to work; not …

Humility

… but you surely would not call that humility? A man is asked to take part in some good work: “No,” he says, “I have no ability;” yet, if …

Morning, May 13

Ps 30:5

… Be patient; for you know who has said, “Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall …

The Whole Band Against Christ

Matthew 27:27

… Perhaps I address some men here who work together and who are in the habit of scoffing at the Cross of Christ. I hope that there is not …

Christ Made a Curse for Us

Galatians 3:13

… Since faith is the hand that lays hold upon the finished work of Christ—which works could not and would not do, for works lead us to boast …

Evening, April 9

Ps 18:35

… Some render it, “thy help ,” which is but another word for providence; providence being the firm ally of the saints, aiding them in the service of their Lord …