James Russell Miller's A Message for the Day: A Year's Readings is a devotional book that offers daily reflections for each day of the year. Published in 1895, it provides spiritual insights and encouragement rooted in Scripture, guiding readers through the challenges and blessings of daily life. Miller's writing is known for its warmth, clarity, and deep pastoral care, making this book a cherished resource for personal devotion. His devotionals continue to inspire readers seeking daily spiritual nourishment.
January 1 "The Lord bless thee and keep thee: The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up His counte
January 2 "Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward."
January 3 "The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail." &n
January 4 "If ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed." St. John 8:31 Simply starting is not enough; ongoing commitmen
January 5 "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night comes, when no man can work."  
January 6 "The pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them." Exodus 14:19 It's not always guidance that we
January 7 "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt." Matthew 6:20 Practicing self-de
January 8 "Ye are My friends; if ye do whatsoever, I command you." John 15:14 There's something incredibly comforting in the idea that we ca
January 9 "Occupy till I come."
January 10 "Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds." Luke 19:16 We always find these ten pound servants a
January 11 "Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds." &n
January 12 "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be we
January 13 "Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return."
January 14 "And with every living creature that is with you."
January 15 "I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth." Genesis 9:13 There can be no
January 16 "Be thou perfect. Genesis 17:1 We often say, "Perfection is impossible," and as a result, we don't attemp
January 17 "Who forgives all thine iniquities; heals all thy diseases; redeems thy life from destruction; crowns thee with loving kindness a
January 18 "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee." &nb
January 19 "He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust." &nbs
January 20 "Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." &
January 21 "Whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant." &n
January 22 "Not to be ministered unto, but to minister."  
January 23 "Henceforth, I call you not servants. I have called you friends." &nb
January 24 "Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live."  
January 25 "I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you." &n
January 26 "Unto him, that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think." &
January 27 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom."  
January 28 "The angel of God." &nbs
January 29 "As soon as the soles of the feet of the priests shall rest in the waters shall be cut off."
January 30 "All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made." &nb
January 31 "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men." &nb
February 1 "And I will establish My covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood." &
February 2 "When I bring a cloud over the earth.. the bow shall be seen in the cloud."  
February 3 "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding
February 4 "He answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."  
February 5 "Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren." &n
February 6 "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
February 7 "In the world, ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." &
February 8 "Which is your reasonable service." &nb
February 9 "Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots." &
February 10 "She hath done what she could."
February 11 "And brought that which they had spun." &nbs
February 12 "That I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no." &n
February 13 "Stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord." &
February 14 "Thou art my hiding place." &nbs
February 15 "His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness." &nb
February 16 "The king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land." &n
February 17 "This He said to prove him: for He Himself knew what He would do." &
February 18 "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." &
February 19 "Jesus took the loaves; and distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down."  
February 20 "Lord, evermore, give us this bread."
February 21 "Still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst Me against him, to destroy him without cause." &nb
February 22 "What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?"  
February 23 "Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth." &n
February 24 "I know that Thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from Thee." &nb
February 25 "I would order my cause before Him." &
February 26 "Will He plead against me with His great power? No; but He would put strength in me."
February 27 "He hideth Himself that I cannot see Him. But He knoweth the way that I take." &
February 28 "The Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends." &n
February 29 "This I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers." &nb
March 1 "Quit you like men, be strong." &nbs
March 2 "Now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light." &
March 3 "And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."  
March 4 "He answered her not a word."
March 5 "A bruised reed shall He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench, till He send forth judgment unto victory. &nbs
March 6 "I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift." &nb
March 7 "The stranger will they not follow, but will flee from Him: for they know not the voice of strangers."  
March 8 "So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him."
March 9 "Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask." &n
March 10 "His heart was not perfect with the Lord his God." &n
March 11 "The rest of the acts of Solomon are they not written?" &nb
March 12 "The sweet psalmist of Israel." &
March 13 "For she said within herself, If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole" &nb
March 14 "He that judgeth me is the Lord." &
March 15 "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." &nbs
March 16 "I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do." &nbs
March 17 "Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law." &
March 18 "The Lord told Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." &nbs
March 19 "And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses." &
March 20 "Moses made an end of speaking." &n
March 21 "The Lord spake unto Moses. . Get thee up into this mountain... and die." &
March 22 "Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' mini
March 23 "I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil." &nb
March 24 "It doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He
March 25 "Ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake." &nbs
March 26 "I forgave thee all that debt. Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant?" &n
March 27 "I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life." &
March 28 "Who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works o
March 29 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."  
March 30 "Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto
March 31 "Having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end." &
April 1 "She is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying." &n
April 2 "Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows."
April 3 "Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures." &nb
April 4 "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" &nb
April 5 "That He rose again the third day according to the scriptures." &n
April 6 "Why seek ye the living among the dead?" &
April 7 "And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."  
April 8 "But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth before you into Galilee." &nb
April 9 "And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He vanished out of their sight." St. Luke 24:31 Anniversary days alw
April 10 "Mary. seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre." &nbs
April 11 "The eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them." St. Matthew 28:16 We should always h
April 12 "Have hope toward God..that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust." Acts 24:15 The hope of resurre
April 13 "I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore." Revelation 1:18 Think about the brokenness, the in
April 14 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, im- movable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know tha
April 15 "Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord." John 21:7 Dr. Cultodd compares the character of
April 16 "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me?... Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love Thee." John 21:16 We strive to follow Chri
April 17 "Lovest thou Me? Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee." St. John 21:17 When you look into your life t
April 18 "Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again." John 11:23 There is incredible beauty in these words when they are spoken to
April 19 "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone." John 11:39 In all of our Lord's life, there's a careful use of miracles. He never used
April 20 "As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you." John 20:21 The Son of God came to Earth and lived as a human so that people could
April 21 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, not evil, to give you an expected end. J
April 22 "I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make crooked things
April 23 "For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth
April 24 "Some seeds fell by the wayside . . some fell upon stony places.. some fell among thorns." St. Matthew 13: 4, 5, 7 From the h
April 25 "Take heed therefore how ye hear." St. Luke 8:18 We often talk about the "fearful responsibility" of those who preach and tea
April 26 "It was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night." Exodus 14:20 God appears differently to His friends and to
April 27 "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? Genesis 17 Many people are concerned about the destiny of those who have not heard
April 28 "As the feet of the priests were dipped in the brim of the water, the waters stood, and rose up upon a heap, very far from the city
April 29 "And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the l
April 30 "Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved." St. John 13:23 I appreciate the term "leaning
May 1 "This do in rememberance of Me." St. Luke 22:19 A young man approached me one morning, holding a letter in his hand. He opened i
"God thee wilt off thy country, and from thy kindred, and thy father's house into a land that I will show thee." Genesis 12:1 All nobl
May 3 "I will bless thee, and thou shalt be a blessing." Genesis 12:2 That is God's offer and message to all of us. He wants to bless us, an
May 4 "Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day." Genesis 32:24 We all face our own Jabbo
May 5 "So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."&nb
May 6 "There were some that had indignation .. and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?" Mark 14:4 Here are some who think e
May 7 "Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I say, Rejoice." Philippians 4:4 The Bible emphasizes joy as a crucial aspect of Christia
May 8 "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow." St. Matthew 6:28 God reveals Himself to us through every beautiful flower that bloo
May 9 "Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God." Isaiah 40:1 Comfort is a deeply soothing word. It resonates with those facing diff
May 10 "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord." Isaiah 55:8 It's truly a blessing th
May 11 "I was an hungred, and ye gave Me no meat. sick, and in prison, and ye visited Me not." St. Matthew 25:42, 43 It's not the acti
May 12 "But judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way." Romans 14:13 Instead of constantly watching ot
May 13 "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:5 It is said about a
May 14 "I am come down to deliver them and to bring them unto a good land." Exodus 3:8 Tears may last through the night, but joy
May 15 "Bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there." Judges 7:4 The way the men drank water from the brook was
May 16 "Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies." Joshua 7:12 This is the only instance in the Book of Joshua
May 17 "The Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him." Exodus 16:8 Does God really hear every discontented word
May 18 "All the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands." Exodus 35:25 It didn't ruin their hands at all. Some delicate
May 19 "And brought of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen." Exodus 35:25 When the ancient Hebrews were prepa
May 20 "Thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments." Exodus 40:13 One aspect of the high priest's attire was particularly meaningful. On ea
May 21 "Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for
May 22 "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds." Psalms 147:3 It's said that when one branch of a tree is i
May 23 "When saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee?" Matthew 25:39 True goodness doesn't realize its own presence. Moses
May 24 "That which is born of the Spirit is spirit." John 3:6 Like produces like. To be born of the Spirit is to receive a new life fr
May 25 "The fruit of the Spirit is love." Galatians 5:22 The essence of all practical religion is love. "It is the fulfilling of the l
May 26 "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day." Revelation 1:10 We should all aim to be in the Spirit on the Lord's day. Throughout th
May 27 "Learn a parable of the fig tree." St. Mark 13:28 The parable of the fig tree teaches us that we should not ignore the early si
May 28 "The elders trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably:I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord."&nb
May 29 "I will send thee to Jesse. I have provided Me a king among his sons." Samuel 16:1 The Lord is never without a plan. When one p
May 30 "Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut
May 31 "David said before Jonathan. .what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?" 1 Samuel 20, 1 A friend is a refuge. We all
June 1 "Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father." 1 Samuel 19:4 One quality of true friendship is loyalty, which speaks out
June 2 "Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee." 1 Samuel 20:4 Friendship is benefici
June 3 "The men said: Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand." 1 Samuel 2
June 4 "Wherefore hearest thou men's words?" 1 Samuel 24:9 Someone was secretly attacking David's reputation in the dark. It's likely that S
June 5 "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing." I Samuel 24:6 "Would it not be manly to resent it?" asked someone who had received an
June 6 "I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord's anointed." 1 Samuel 24:10 David now seemed to have a quic
June 7 "The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee." 1 Samu
June 8 "Then went King David in, and sat before the Lord." 2 Samuel 7: 18 We can approach the Lord anywhere by closing our eyes to the
June 9 "David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but th
June 10 "The Lord which had appeared unto him twice." 1 Kings 11:9 Matthew Henry states, "God keeps track of the gracious visits He makes to
June 11 "In thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son." 1 Kings 11:12 In this wo
June 12 "I will sing a new song unto Thee, O God." Psalm 144:9 Ruskin says, "Many mighty harmonies have been discoursed by instruments that
June 13 "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul." Psalm 19:7 The works of God showcase His glory, but not His will. We co
June 14 "The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart." Psalm 19:8 Many people believe that living a good life means living
June 15 "Many O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to us-ward, I am poor and needy; yet t
June 16 "Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts." Psalms 51:6 No doubt being is better than doing; that is, if it were possible to
June 17 "Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering." Leviticus
June 18 "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not." Ecclesiastes 12:1 Starting a Christian life
June 19 "That we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God." Acts 14:22 The best things in life come from hardship.
June 20 "He that doeth the will of God abideth forever." 1 John 2:17 God's will is always the best; it is always divine love. A grieving wif
June 21 "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." James 1:19 We miss so much by
June 22 "Unto you therefore which believe He is precious." 1 Peter 2:7 The close friends of Christ have discovered that no other influence i
June 23 "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings" Proverbs 22:29 People often aspire to improve their s
June 24 "Howbeit the Levites hastened it not." 2 Chronicles 24:5 The Levites seem to have been indifferent and negligent. No reason is given
June 25 "And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou and Aaron." Exodus 24:1 God is always far above us. We can get closer to
June 26 "As he thinketh in his heart so is he." Proverbs 23:7 Our thoughts shape us. They are the quiet builders of the temple of char
June 27 "A good man obtains favor from the Lord." Proverbs 12:2 It's definitely worthwhile to have the Lord's favor. If we know He is smilin
June 28 "He went out to his father, he said, My head! he.. brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died." &n
June 29 "There is no God like Thee who keepest covenant with Thy servants, that walk before Thee with all their heart." 1 Kings 8:23 P
June 30 "My mouth shall speak truth All the words of my mouth are in righteousness." Proverbs 8:7, 8 In today's world, there's a lot of gues
July 1 "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, My great ar
July 2 "He smote thrice, and stayed. Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times." 2 Kings 13:18, 19 Character reveals itself in the
July 3 "He hath put a new song in my mouth." Psalms 40:3 The ancient statue of Memnon was believed to become musical when the su
July 4 "The children of Israel kept the feast with joy for the Lord had made them joyful." Ezra 6: 21, 22 The Lord is always doing thi
July 5 "Blessed be the Lord there hath not failed one word of all His good promise." 1 Kings 8:56 It has been nearly three thousand ye
July 6 "This thing became a sin." 1 Kings 12:30 The king's plan worked. The people didn't return to the temple in Jerusalem but worshi
July 7 "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a
July 8 "Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God." St. Mark 4:11 It's amazing how differently the truth of Chris
July 9 "The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down." Psalms 145:14 God never gets tired of helping
July 10 "By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another." St. John 13:35 In all the ropes used in
July 11 "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves." Romans 15:1 There are some i
July 12 "We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen." St. John 3:11 The teachings of Christ are absolute truths. A lot of
July 13 "And Joshua, the servant of the Lord, died." Judges 2:8 We don't have a detailed account of the final moments of this good man
July 14 "Joshua died and the children of Israel did evil. And they abandoned the Lord." Judges 2:8-12 This pattern is all too common.
July 15 "Jesus gave him no answer." St. John 19:9 The silences of Jesus are as meaningful as His words. He remained silent before Pila
July 16 "It might have been sold and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her." Mark 14:5 It's very easy to fall int
July 17 "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of rig
July 18 "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand." 1 Kings 17:1 We all stand before God. His eye is always on us. His fa
July 19 "Thou shalt drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there." Kings 17:4 God always finds a way to prov
July 20 "It came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up." 1 Kings 17:7 This is how it often happens with the world's sources o
July 21 "And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah." 1 Kings 17:15 That is, she took the small amount of flour she had an
July 22 "She, and he, and her house, did eat many days." 1 Kings 17:15 Had the prophet not visited the widow's home, she and her house
July 23 "He came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die." 1 Kings 19:4 He was deeply discouraged.
July 24 "An angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. He went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights." 1 Kings
July 25 "I, even I only, am left." 1 KINGS 19:10 There's something very moving about this phrase. Elijah truly believed he was alone. He was
July 26 "Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel which have not bowed unto Baal." Kings 19:18 Things were not as bad as Elijah had thoug
July 27 "It came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind." 2 Kings 2:1 When a good person leaves this world,
July 28 "It came to pass as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and parted them both asunder." 2
July 29 "Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me." 2 Kings 2:9 Elisha's choice reveals where his heart truly
July 30 "He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him." 2 Kings 2:13 We often witness the departure of valuable lives from
July 31 "But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night." Psalms 1:2 A perfumer purchased a simple
August 1 "The Lord hath sent me to Bethel. The Lord hath sent me to Jericho. The Lord hath sent me to Jordan." 2 Kings 2:2, 4, 6 God guides
August 2 "They took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh." 1 Samuel 31:13 It's often said that everyone lives for a funeral; t
August 3 "When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long." Psalms 32:3 Sometimes, it's better to remain silent
August 4 "In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up." Jeremiah 39:2 When eve
August 5 "In the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them." Matthew 14:25 He did not come immediately; in fact, it was almost morning
August 6 "His disciples came and besought Him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us." St. Matthew 15:23 Jesus is not so tenderhear
August 7 "Not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God." Colossians 3:22 St. Paul talks about "eye service
August 8 "Hezekiah received the letter and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord." Isaiah 37:14 This wa
August 9 "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death." 2 Kings 20:1 Palace walls cannot keep out sickness. Kings and queens, just like commo
August 10 "Turn you at my reproof." Proverbs 1:23 We must always be turning if we want to keep our lives true and in line with God's command
August 11 "Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold." Proverbs 8:10 It's difficult to convince people t
August 12 "All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby they have made thee glad." Psalms 45:8 W
August 13 "Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good." Psalms 143:10 There are so many possibilities in life, in atta
August 14 "They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage." Isaiah 41:6 It was Charles Kingsley
August 15 "I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry." Psalms 40. 1 Has God taught you a significant truth,
August 16 "We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3:2 Bishop Thoburn shares a touc
August 17 "Jesus said, Let her alone, she hath wrought a good work on Me." St. Mark 14:6 Utility isn't the only measure of value. Actions ca
August 18 "Jesus called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them." St. Matthew 18:2 When the disciples were curious a
August 19 "Tribulation worketh patience." Romans 5:3 Patience is an important lesson to learn. Any situation where we can learn it is benefi
August 20 "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." Job 1:21 God's love remains constant, both in time
August 21 "The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time." Jonah 3:1 Jonah had not succeeded the first time, but God gave him another
August 22 "So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord." Jonah 3:3 Jonah had learned his lesson well. We are no
August 23 "Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died." 2 Kings 13:14 A deathbed is a good place from which to reflect on one's
August 24 "When the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet." 2 Kings 13:21 The bones of Eli
August 25 "Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai." Esther 4:10 We often overlook the minor characters in Scriptur
August 26 "If thou altogether holdest thy peace, thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed." Esther 4:14 The only safe way in life's bu
August 27 "If thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall their enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another pl
August 28 "Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther 4:14 One reason Esther was in the palace at thi
August 29 "I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." Nehemiah 4 Years were not the only thing Nehemiah dedicated. He also took his conc
August 30 "Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night." Nehemiah 4:9 We risk turning prayer in
August 31 "Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed; so that we are not able to build." Nehemiah 4:10 There are always
September 1 "Do not be afraid of them: remember the Lord, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your h
September 2 "Everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon; for the builders everyone had his sw
September 3 "Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared." Nehemiah 8:10 God lov
September 4 "Neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength." Nehemiah 8:10 If we want to be strong for service and always do
September 5 "Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia. He hath charged me to build Him an house." Ezra 2 It comforts us to know that nothing is going
September 6 "Who is there among you of all His people... let him go and build the house of the Lord." EZRA 1:3 There is another temple to bu
September 7 "The children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest kept the dedication of this house of God with joy." Ezra 6:16
September 8 "In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai." Haggai 2:1 T
September 9 "I waited patiently for the Lord." Psalm 40:1 There are times in everyone's life when personal effort can't achieve anything, an
September 10 "And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top
September 11 "Be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work." Haggai 2:4 There are many times in most people's lives when t
September 12 "The Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee." Zechariah 3:2 The Lord is the friend of His people and will not stand by ina
September 13 "Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?" 2 Kings 4:28 The woman seemed to think, "It would have been better if I had sta
September 14 "That seeing they may see, and not perceive." St. Mark 4:12 It's a mistake not to use one's eyes to see things that are there t
September 15 "Jesus turned Him about in the press, and said Who touched My clothes?" Mark 5:30 The crowd was packed tightly around Jesus, an
September 16 "Blessed be ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God." St. Luke 6:20 The blessed ones of the Bible are not those whom thi
September 17 "When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not." Luke 7:13 A sorrow in a home sends out a wave o
September 18 "There came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son: hear Him." St. Luke 9:35 Many of the most comforting reve
September 19 "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Μe." St. Luke 9:23 The more
September 20 "If ye love Me, keep My commandments." John 14:15 Love is more than just a feeling; it is also a way of life. The evidence of i
September 21 "Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table." St. Matthew 15:27 When Jesus spoke to the p
September 22 "Be ye followers of Me, even as I also am of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1 One way God reveals Himself to us is through the lives
September 23 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6:7 People have casual vi
September 24 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights." James 1:17 There are many go
September 25 "Ye have this day rejected your God, who Himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations." I Samuel 10:19 W
September 26 "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" Psalms 27:1 The idea is that God is a protective fortress surroundi
September 27 "The elders said unto him, Behold, thou art old." 1 Samuel 8:4, 5 They implied that his old age made him inefficient as a leade
September 28 "I am old and grey-headed.I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day." 1 Samuel 12:2 Old age is the ultimate test
September 29 "They said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand." 1 Samuel 12:4 It is
September 30 "Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good an
October 1 "My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?" Psalm 42, 2 One may have everything else
October 2 "Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone." John 12:24 Jesus was an incredibly wise teacher. He didn'
October 3 "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." John 6:63 God's own life is present in the words of Scriptu
October 4 "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." St. John 10:10 To have an abundant life, we mu
October 5 "A certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him." Luke 10:33 "O Lord, let
October 6 "Jesus wept." John 11:35 This is the shortest verse in the entire Bible, but it is deep in meaning. It's like a large window into
October 7 "And He took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and anklebones received strength." Acts 3:7 A woma
October 8 "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep." Romans 12:15. Odd as it might seem, it's often easier to weep w
October 9 "Tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience." Romans 5:3, 4 At first, we might think that a home where no sorrow has e
October 10 "Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day." Acts 26:22 After nearly twenty-five years of tough, hard
October 11 "That ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ." Philippians 10 Sincere means "without wax." Many people in R
October 12 "Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name." Psalms 103:1 Every part of our being should join in
October 13 "Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust." Psalm 41:4 That's not what the world says. It considers the person blessed,
October 14 "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." Proverbs 22:1 We cannot be
October 15 "Turn you at My reproof: behold, I will pour out My spirit unto you, I will make known My words unto you." Proverbs 1:23 After re
October 16 "What seest thou?" Zechariah 4:2 The world is full of beautiful things that only a few people can see. A lady was admiring some o
October 17 "Surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off." Proverbs 23:18 What you observe of the brilliance, the exci
October 18 "Their delectable things shall not profit." Isaiah 44:9 "Delectable things" refer to the things in which they found joy, namely,
October 19 "Even today is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning." Job 23:2 Job doesn't imply he was rebellious, but tha
October 20 "The children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings." Psalms 36:7 Under God's wings is a blessed shelter to flee t
October 21 "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." Proverbs 27:2 We should avoid talking
October 22 "If thou seest the oppression of the poor. He that is higher than the highest regardeth." Ecclesiastes 5:8 It's comforting, in a
October 23 "The spirit of the people was deeply disheartened because of the way." Numbers 21:4 There are a lot of disheartened people in the
October 24 "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up." Psalms 27:10 We all understand how deeply our father an
October 25 "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired which things the angels desire to look into." 1 Peter 10, 12 Both earth and heaven
October 26 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give unto you." John 14:27 Two artists set out to each create a painting representing peace.
October 27 "I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." Philippians 4:11 Contentment is determined by the individual
October 28 "What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter." John 13:7 At this time, Peter did not understand why he needed a
October 29 "I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee." 2 Corinthians 12: 8
October 30 "We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1 Peace is a favorite concept for St. Paul. Despite his life bei
October 31 "That He may incline our hearts unto Him, to walk in all His ways." 1 Kings 8:58 We need to be obedient and faithful, or we risk
November 1 "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath." Ephesians 1:26 It's good for us to have limits that temporarily make it seem like our
November 2 "Except these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved." Acts 27:31 The sailors were essential for saving the lives of the passengers
November 3 "When they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea." Acts 27:40 Anything that prevents us from reaching
November 4 "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much." Luke 16:10 We often underestimate small failures in duty. It seems like
November 5 "Labor not for the meal which perisheth, but for that meal which endureth unto everlasting life." St. John 6:27 We need constant
November 6 "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee." Genesis 12:3 It's amazing how God aligns Himself with His p
November 7 "I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin." Psalm 32:5 Unconfessed sins
November 8 "My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine." Proverbs 23:15 Every true father deeply cares about the live
November 9 "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me?" Psalm 42:11 No attitude is more full of discomf
November 10 "What can David say more unto Thee? for Thou, Lord God, knowest Thy servant." 2 Samuel 7:20 Who hasn't felt the complete inadequ
November 11 "What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?" 1 Samuel 15:14 Sin is diff
November 12 "I delight to do Thy will." Psalm 40:8 That is what it means to be fully dedicated. All ambition should start and end with this
November 13 "And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it, and His anger was kindled." Numbers 11:1 There a
November 14 "And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship." Matthew 14:22 Even when Christ sends us out, we may face s
November 15 "To obey is better than sacrifice." 1 Samuel 15:22 Many people place much more emphasis on religious ceremonies than on practica
November 16 "He put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark." Genesis 8:9 One night in a home by the sea, the
November 17 "Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him." 1 Sa
November 18 "I am in a strait betwixt two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: nevertheless to abide in
November 19 "I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision." Acts 26:19 Dr. Doddridge, in his biography of Colonel Gardiner, recounts the c
November 20 "The fashion of His countenance was altered." St. Luke 9:29 Artists often depict Christ's face with a halo in their paintings, b
November 21 "Jesus entered and passed through Jericho." Luke 19:1 Jesus had never been to Jericho before and never returned there again. He
November 22 "What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" St. Mark 10:17 Eternal life is the only goal truly worth striving for. No mat
November 23 "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." St. Matthew 18:3 Our gre
November 24 "The word of the Lord endureth for ever." Peter 1:25 People often make promises to others on which those individuals depend, per
November 25 "For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake." Philippians 1:2
November 26 "If he offer it for a thanksgiving." Leviticus 7:12 The concept behind this offering was that whenever a special favor was shown
November 27 "I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak." Acts 20:35 All Christians are family. W
November 28 "We are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish. And who is sufficient for these thing
November 29 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." 2 Corinthians 4:7
November 30 "All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them." Acts 9:39
December 1 "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself." St. Matthew 6:34 One reas
December 2 "Go thy way for this time; for when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee." Acts 24:25 This is how people often behave
December 3 "This is the man, that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place." Acts 21:28 This was a case o
December 4 "Having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end." St. John 13:1 His own! How wonderful these words are!
December 5 "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered." Psalms 32:1 No true happiness can ever come to anyone unti
December 6 "He took a towel, and girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wip
December 7 "Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter." John 13:7 It's n
December 8 "Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." James 1:19 We're often told to think twice before we speak. Somet
December 9 "Thou hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart." 1
December 10 "It was in my mind to build an house. word of the Lord came to me, saying, thou shalt not build an house unto My name." 1 Chroni
December 11 "If thou wilt walk in My ways, and if thou wilt keep My charge, then I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by."
December 12 "The whole congregation murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness." Exodus 16:2 As soon as the people of Israel were aw
December 13 "Moses alone shall come near the Lord." Exodus 24:2 There are always some who are brought into closer intimacy with Christ than
December 14 "Be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble." 1 Peter
December 15 "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." 1 John 3:18 Increasingly, Christians
December 16 "Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding." Proverbs 23:23 It is not with money that we b
December 17 "He is despised and rejected of men." Isaiah 53:3 The most heartbreaking aspect of Christ's life was the resistance He faced fro
December 18 "Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ." Acts 28:31 This is the final glim
December 19 "He went on his way rejoicing." Acts 8:39 He did not abandon his journey and decide to return to the other Christians because he
December 20 "The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, l
December 21 "He that is righteous, let him be righteous still." Revelation 22:11 The life in the after-world won't be different from life he
December 22 "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35 We will have a happier Christmas if we've contributed to bringing a bit
December 23 "Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee." Acts 3:6 In a story, a good person says, "It's very h
December 24 "I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." Luke 2:10 If we are sitting in peace and joy, our hearts
December 25 "They presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh." &
December 26 "Then shall He send His angels, and shall gather together His elect... from the uttermost part of the earth."
December 27 "That they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in us; that the world may believe th
December 28 "Sleep on now, and take your rest; it is enough, the hour is come." St. Mark 14:41 We need to understand the importance of being
December 29 "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Psalms 90:12 There are several ways of numbering our
December 30 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." &nb
December 31 "Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before." &