June 20 “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” (Prov. 31:10) What are some of the things that a Christian husband desires in his wife? The following is a suggested list. Hopefully no one will be so immature as to expect all this in any one woman. First of…
June 19 “…as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” (Deut. 33:25) God promises to give His people strength according to their needs at any particular time. He does not promise it in advance of the need, but when the crisis comes, the grace is there to meet it. Perhaps you are called to go…
June 18 “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” (Jas. 1:27) When James wrote these words, he didn’t mean to suggest that if a believer did these things, he did all that was required…
June 17 “Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?.” (Job 11:7) There are other attributes of God that must be mentioned, even if only briefly. Contemplation of these divine perfections lifts the soul from earth to heaven, from the petty to the sublime. · God is righteous,…
June 16 “Our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.” (Psa. 115:3) God is sovereign. That means that He is the supreme Ruler of the universe, and that He can do as He pleases. But having said that, we must quickly add that what God pleases is always right. His…
June 15 “His compassions fail not, they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” (Lam. 3:22, 23) God is faithful and true. He cannot lie or deceive. He cannot go back on His word. He is absolutely trustworthy. No promise of His can ever fail. “God is not a man, that he should lie;…
June 14 “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.” (Rom. 1:18) The wrath of God is His fierce anger and retributive punishment directed against unrepentant sinners in time and in eternity. A. W. Pink has pointed out that it is as much a divine perfection as is…
June 13 “God…is rich in mercy.” (Eph. 2:4) The mercy of God is His pity, lovingkindness and compassion on those who are guilty, failing, distressed or needy. The Scriptures emphasize that God is rich in mercy (Eph. 2:4) and plenteous in mercy (Psa. 86:5). His mercy is abundant (1 Pet. 1:3); it is great unto…
June 12 “The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus…” (1 Pet. 5:10) The grace of God is His favor and acceptance to those who do not deserve it; who, in fact, deserve the very opposite; but who trust Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Four of…
June 11 “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10) Love is that quality in God which causes Him to lavish unbounded affection on others. His love is manifest in giving good and perfect gifts to…