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Work, calling, diligence, stewardship, and service
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Evening, July 11
Joe 1:3
… It is a pleasant duty to talk of Jesus to our sons and daughters, and the more so because it has often proved to be an accepted work …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 30
Mk 14:72
… It is not unlikely that it was so, for his sin was very great, and grace in him had afterwards a perfect work. This same experience is common …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 29
Le 13:13
… this will be the whole truth, and if the Holy Spirit be at work with us, convincing us of sin, there will be no difficulty about making such …
SERMON • SERMON 3157The Fourth Beatitude
Matthew 5:6
… The new birth is the commencement of sanctification and sanctification is the carrying on of the work commenced in re-generation—so the blessed man cries, "Lord, help …
DEVOTIONALMorning, January 1
Jos 5:12
… A part of the host will this year tarry on earth, to do service for their Lord. If this should fall to our lot, there is no reason …
DEVOTIONALEvening, January 17
2Sa 11:2
… Satan can climb housetops, and enter closets, and even if we could shut out that foul fiend, our own corruptions are enough to work our ruin unless grace …
DEVOTIONALMorning, March 6
Jn 3:7
… This great work is supernatural . It is not an operation which a man performs for himself: a new principle is infused, which works in the heart, renews the …
DEVOTIONALEvening, March 20
Eph 5:25
… It is not mere lip-service. Ah! beloved, what more could Christ have done in proof of his love than he has done? Jesus has a delighted love …
DEVOTIONALMorning, April 5
Lu 23:26
… 26 We see in Simon’s carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 5
Ro 1:7
… his own evil heart; and the more his Master honours him in his service, the more also doth the evil of the flesh vex and tease him day …
DEVOTIONALEvening, February 20
Mt 4:1
… When Satan tempts us, his sparks fall upon tinder; but in Christ’s case, it was like striking sparks on water; yet the enemy continued his evil work …
SERMON • SERMON 2794A Refreshing Canticle
Song 1:4
… It is the Holy Spirit's work to assist you in that matter! But I do trust that the resolution contained in our text will be formed in …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 15
2Pe 3:18
… world for something; Lord, show me what that is, and help me to work out my life-purpose: I cannot do much; but as the widow put in …
DEVOTIONALEvening, February 26
Le 13:13
… this will be the whole truth; and if the Holy Spirit be at work with us, convincing us of sin, there will be no difficulty about making such …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 29
Je 31:3
… in his ears. “Law and terrors do but harden All the while they work alone; But a sense of blood-bought pardon Will dissolve a heart of stone …
DEVOTIONALMorning, August 8
Is 59:5
… Hypocritical cobwebs will soon come down when the besom of destruction begins its purifying work. Which reminds us of one more thought, viz., that such cobwebs are not …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 18
Ga 5:25
… Of what service is the mere foundation of a building to a man in the day of tempest? Can he hide himself therein? He wants a house to …
DEVOTIONALEvening, October 5
Mk 16:16
… The carnal mind always maps out for itself a way in which self can work and become great, but the Lord’s way is quite the reverse. Believing …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 3
Ge 41:4
… them in the right meadow, to spend them with the Lord, in His service, in His company, in His fear, and in His way. Why should not every …
DEVOTIONALEvening, August 5
Nu 32:6
… The Master of the vineyard saith, “Why stand ye here all the day idle?” What is the idler’s excuse? Personal service of Jesus becomes all the more …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 2
Mk 1:30
… that since they furnish an opportunity for personally witnessing the Lord’s gracious work upon one’s own flesh and blood, they may even instruct the teacher better …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 30
Ps 9:1
… It is a healthful and invigorating exercise which quickens the pulse of the believer, and nerves him for fresh enterprises in his Master’s service. To bless God …
DEVOTIONALEvening, March 10
Job 14:1
… is of few days, and full of trouble.” Job 14:1 It may be of great service to us, before we fall asleep, to remember this mournful fact …
DEVOTIONALEvening, June 7
Rev 3:19
… It feels that time is short compared with the work to be done, and therefore it devotes all that it has to the cause of its Lord. And …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 4
Ps 24:4
… But “ clean hands ” will not suffice, unless they are connected with “ a pure heart .” True religion is heart-work. We may wash the outside of the cup and …
DEVOTIONALEvening, December 22
De 32:5
… Make sure work for eternity.
DEVOTIONALEvening, November 8
Mk 14:14
… it, welcoming it, this is a sure indication that there is a secret work going on in the soul, and that God has chosen them unto eternal life …
DEVOTIONALMorning, January 19
Song 3:1
… But it is hard work to go back for Christ. Bunyan tells us, the pilgrim found the piece of the road back to the Arbour of Ease, where …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 19
De 5:24
… be fitted to behold the majesty of God when he comes forth to work their deliverance. He whose life is one even and smooth path, will see but …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 31
Ps 51:10
… No man can be renewed without as real and true a manifestation of the Holy Spirit’s energy as he felt at first, because the work is as …
DEVOTIONALMorning, December 19
Pr 16:33
… You have been trying “providing” work and forgetting that it is yours to obey. Be wise and attend to the obeying, and let Christ manage the providing. Come …
DEVOTIONALMorning, December 30
Ec 7:8
… Let faith and patience have their perfect work, for in the day when the crown shall be set upon the head of the King, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, one …
SERMON • SERMON 718The Standard Uplifted In The Face Of The Foe
Isaiah 59:19
… I believe it to be one of the most fatal devices of Satan to turn aside useful Gospel ministers from their proper work into idle speculations upon the …
DEVOTIONALMorning, January 5
Ge 1:4
… The children of the day must be sober, honest, and bold in their Lord’s work, leaving the works of darkness to those who shall dwell in it …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 26
Jon 2:9
Morning, February 26 Go To Evening Reading “Salvation is of the Lord.” Jonah 2:9 Salvation is the work of God. It is he alone who quickens the …
DEVOTIONALEvening, April 5
Pr 15:33
… Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
DEVOTIONALEvening, August 3
Lu 8:42
… While yet this rod of Aaron bears the blossom of an unaccomplished wonder, it yields the ripe almonds of a perfect work of mercy. It is enough for …
DEVOTIONALMorning, August 27
Nu 14:11
… Bunyan tells us that unbelief has “as many lives as a cat:” if so, let us kill one life now, and continue the work till the whole nine …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 24
Ps 104:16
… suck out the various gases, or transmute the mineral into the vegetable; this work is done down in the dark. Our root is Christ Jesus, and our life …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 27
2Ti 2:11
… also reign with him.” The last sets forth the active form of Christian service, bidding us diligently to maintain good works. Thus we have the root of salvation …