Sermons & Devotionals by Daily Portions

"Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words--and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." John 14:23 There are two grand vital points that every Christian should seek to be established in. The first is--Is he a believer in Chri... Read More

"Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy." Micah 7:18 God delights in mercy. It is not drawn from him unwillingly; it is not forced out of him even by importunity; it is not dragg... Read More

"For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil." 1 John 3:8 There will be no thorough destruction of indwelling sin, until the body drops into the grave, and the soul mounts aloft to be with the Lord; nor a full destruction of its effects in the body un... Read More

"I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place." Isaiah 28:17 Wherever God the Holy Spirit begins and carries on a work of grace in the heart, he will weigh up, and mete out, from time to ... Read More

"Accepted in the Beloved." Ephesians 1:6 We are ever looking for something in SELF to make ourselves acceptable to God, and are often sadly cast down and discouraged when we cannot find that holiness, that obedience, that calm submission to the will of God, that serenity of soul, that spirituality a... Read More

"Therefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1 Every fervent desire of your soul after the Lord Jesus Christ; every ... Read More

"From the end of the earth will I cry unto you. When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Psalm 61:2 There is something in this expression in our text, "rock," which seems, to my mind, to throw a sweet and blessed light upon what Jesus is to the poor and needy. The ro... Read More

"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren." 1 John 3:14 The Lord's people in their early days have a measure of heavenly love. Though perhaps they cannot say that Jesus is theirs; though they dare not declare they shall certainly go to heaven when they die; thou... Read More

"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation." 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Sobriety in religion is a blessed gift and grace. In our most holy faith there is no room for lightness. The things which concern our peace are sole... Read More

"Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." 1 Timothy 1:9 Have you any testimony that God has called you by his grace, quickened your soul into divine life, b... Read More

"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe." Hebrews 12:18 Grace is the very foundation of the kingdom which cannot be moved. It is all of grace, from first to last. By grace we are saved; by grace we a... Read More

"That I may win Christ." Philippians 3:8 What is it to "win Christ?" It is to have him sweetly embraced in the arms of our faith. It is to feel him manifesting his heavenly glory in our souls. It is to have the application of his atoning blood, in all its purging efficacy, to our conscience. It is t... Read More

"Your words were found, and I ate them; and your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord God of hosts." Jeremiah 15:16 There is a sweetness in the promises which captivates the heart; a beauty in Christ which wins the soul; a saving unction and power ... Read More

"For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise." Hebrews 10:36 Why is patience needed? Because if we are the Lord's people, we are sure to have many trials. The Lord sends us afflictions that he may give us the grace of patience to bear them.... Read More

"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" Amos 3:3 There was a time, child of God, when the world held the chief place in your heart. God was not supreme in your heart. You and he were therefore at variance. But now, through grace, you are brought to make eternity your chief concern. You and G... Read More

"The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Ephesians 6:17 There is only one weapon whereby we can fight Satan to any purpose, and that is the word of God. But observe, that it must not be merely the letter of the word. It must be the "sword of the Spirit," and therefore a spiritual sword, ... Read More

"For you, O God, have proved us; you have tried us, as silver is tried." Psalm 66:10 The Lord's dealings with his people in the wilderness are very much to this purpose and to this end--to prove them, and to know what is in their hearts. Has the Lord implanted life in your soul? Has he touched your ... Read More

"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her." Hosea 2:14 It is in the margin "to her heart;" and God speaks to the heart; that is the special characteristic of his voice. Men may speak to the ear, and they can do no more; but God speaks to... Read More

"Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's." 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 Whatever there be in heaven, whatever there be in... Read More

"And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 After the Lord has quickened our souls, for a time we often go, shall I say, blundering on, not knowing there is a Jesus. We think that the way of life is to keep God's commandments, obey the law, ... Read More