Undoubtedly God goes along with us as far as He can in this weak and one-sided treatment of the Holy Scriptures, but He cannot be pleased with this way of doing. Our Heavenly Father takes pleasure in seeing us develop and grow up spiritually. He does not want us to live entirely on a diet of sweet stuff. He gives us for our encouragement Isaiah 41, but He gives us also Matthew 23 and the book of Jude, and He expects us to read it all. The eighth chapter of Romans is one of the most elevating passages in the entire Bible, and its popularity is well deserved; but we need Second Peter as well, and we should not neglect to read it. When reading Paul's epistles, we should not stop with the doctrinal sections but should go on to read and ponder the bracing exhortations that follow. We should not stop with Romans 11; the rest of the epistle is also important, and if we would treat our souls fairly, we must give it the same attention we gave to the first ten chapters. Briefly, the health of our souls requires that we take the whole Bible as it stands and let it do its work in us. We cannot afford to be selective with anything so important as the Word of God and our own eternal future.

A.W. Tozer's materials are a mainstay in Evangelical churches in our day and he is one of the most quoted authors. He was a prophet in his day and his writings are even more influential in our day. One of his books: The Pursuit of God, has had over 1 million copies sold world-wide.

Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer

The Sword of the Spirit

For Reading and Meditation:      Romans 11:25-36A subject which is of great interest to many today is anthropology - the study of man. Although this subject is of great importance, for a Christian there is something far more important - the study of God. The great preacher C. H. Spurgeon said: "The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy that can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father." The contemplation of God seems to be a lost art today. We appear to be more concerned about subjects such as Church growth, the end times, signs, wonders and miracles. I am not suggesting these issues are unimportant, but they must not be allowed to replace the supremely important matter of the constant, earnest and continued investigation of the great subject of the Deity. The more we know of God the more effective will be our lives here on earth. Those who have given themselves to the study of God tell us that it humbles the mind, expands the soul, and consoles the heart. It humbles the mind. When our minds grapple with other subjects we feel a degree of self-content and come away thinking: "Behold, I am wise." But when our minds engage with thoughts of God we discover that there is no plumb-line that can sound His depth, and we come away thinking: "Behold, I know nothing." In an age which stresses the supremacy of the human ego it is no bad thing to learn that there is something far greater. Indeed someone far greater - the infinite and eternal God.Gracious and loving heavenly Father, teach me how to focus on You and contemplate You so that all vanity and pride dies within me, and I go on my way no longer caught up with how wise I am but how wonderful You are. In Jesus' Name. Amen.<div class="tl-lightgrey mt20 pt20 flexbox-row-wrap jc-around"><div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">AdditionalVerses</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li>Isaiah 40:18-26</li><li>Job 11:7-9</li></ul></div>

<div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">Questions to Consider</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li>What probing question does Isaiah ask?</li><li>What conclusion had Zophar come to?</li></ul></div></div>

Let a little light into your soul every day with this wonderful devotional from English pastor Selwyn Hughes.

Every Day Light with Selwyn Hughes

"Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" (v. 34)

"To whom be glory for ever." This should be the single desire of the Christian. All other wishes must be subservient and tributary to this one. The Christian may wish for prosperity in his business, but only so far as it may help him to promote this-"To him be glory for ever." He may desire to attain more gifts and more graces, but it should only be that "To him may be glory for ever." You are not acting as you ought to do when you are moved by any other motive than a single eye to your Lord's glory. As a Christian, you are "of God, and through God," then live "to God. " Let nothing ever set your heart beating so mightily as love to him. Let this ambition fire your soul; be this the foundation of every enterprise upon which you enter, and this your sustaining motive whenever your zeal would grow chill; make God your only object. Depend upon it, where self begins sorrow begins; but if God be my supreme delight and only object, "To me 'tis equal whether love ordain My life or death-appoint me ease or pain." Let your desire for God's glory be a growing desire. You blessed him in your youth, do not be content with such praises as you gave him then. Has God prospered you in business? Give him more as he has given you more. Has God given you experience? Praise him by stronger faith than you exercised at first. Does your knowledge grow? Then sing more sweetly. Do you enjoy happier times than you once had? Have you been restored from sickness, and has your sorrow been turned into peace and joy? Then give him more music; put more coals and more sweet frankincense into the censer of your praise. Practically in your life give him honour, putting the "Amen" to this doxology to your great and gracious Lord, by your own individual service and increasing holiness.

This timeless classic from Charles Spurgeon will help to both start and end your day with wonderful insight into God's Word.

Charles Spurgeon's Morning & Evening

"To whom be glory for ever. Amen" - Romans 11:36

Morning Devotional

From Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him 
be the glory forever! (Romans 11:36 NIV)


It is necessary that we should be quite clear 
that, in the Bible, there are not two distinct things, as represented by the two 
Testaments, the Old and the New, or even more, if the Old Testament is 
subdivided into eras. There may be two, or more, methods of expression, but 
throughout the Bible, from its beginning to its close, there is only one thing 
expressed. Our habit of handling the Bible by dispensations, and emphasizing the 
different characteristics of different times, may have had the effect of making 
us mechanically minded, just as can a preoccupation with typology and symbolism. 
I want, therefore, to underline this anew: that, in these several and varied forms 
of expression, God is actuated, from beginning to end, by one thought, and one 
thought alone: that everything throughout, at all times, shall express and 
be subservient to His Son.
HE governs everything, in the realities 
of His Person and of His redemptive and perfecting work. It is one Person and 
one Work, from the first book of the Bible to the last. The change from the Old 
Testament to the New is simply and only the change from the indirect to the 
direct; from the symbolic to that which is symbolized; from the temporal 
representation to the spiritual reality. That is all. It is not a change of 
purpose or object, not a change of basis or foundation; it represents no change 
of principle in any way. Perhaps you feel you know all that; but there is very 
much more in it than any of us have yet realized. For example, all God’s 
dealings with the patriarchs were, in principle, as much upon the basis of His 
Son as are His dealings with you and me. That was true also of Israel. Israel in 
the Old Testament was dealt with as much upon the basis of God’s Son as we are 
in this dispensation. God has never, at any time, by any means, worked on any 
other ground than that of His Son. His creative activities were on the ground of 
His Son. “In Him, through Him, by Him, unto Him, were all things created” (Col. 
1:16); and from then everything has proceeded on that basis, and will be 
consummated in Christ. By whatever means, in whatever way God has worked, His 
ground has always been the same. And on into the ages to come, that ground will 
be unchanging. It is the ground of Christ. It is very important that we should 
remember this and be quite clear about it.

This devotional contains short daily portions from a selection of Mr. Austin-Sparks' messages. In his own words, “Perhaps this is just like a window opened into heaven. If you get the right window you can see quite a lot. You can see great things and you can see far things. But the best that I can hope is that this has just opened a window, and that as you look through it you are seeing one thing - how superior is Jesus Christ to all else, and how superior is the dispensation into which we have come, and how superior are all the resources at our disposal to all that ever was before!” Open Windows messages have been selected and compiled by Austin-Sparks.Net from the works of T. Austin-Sparks. In some cases they appear in abridged form. The introductory verse and its associated Bible version have been selected by the editor and did not always appear within the original message.

Open Windows

The Israel of God - Chapter 5

 The Unchangeable Ground of Christ 

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. § What do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? § By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. § For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things. § All things come from You, and of Your own we have given You. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is righteous.

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

Morning Daily Light

 When you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, “We are unprofitable servants.” 

He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. § It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. § I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. Even so Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. § We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. § How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand. § Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?” … For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law. 

She did not know that I gave her grain, new wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold … Therefore I will return and take away My grain in its time and My new wine in its season, and will take back My wool and My linen. All things come from You, and of Your own we have given You. For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, as were all our fathers; our days on earth are as a shadow, and without hope. O Lord our God, all this abundance … is from Your hand, and is all Your own. § Of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. The living God … gives us richly all things to enjoy. § Every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Evening Daily Light

 The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness. 

<blockquote>
Blessed are they that ... seek Him with the whole heart" (<a id="verse_1632879341540297" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Psalm/119/2">Ps. 119:2</a>).
</blockquote>Once the Holy Spirit instills within our hearts the hunger for God's very best, all must and will become secondary to this supreme goal: " . . .the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (<a id="verse_1632879341766056" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Philippians/3/14">Phil. 3:14</a>). Our puny, worthless all exchanged for the One who is All in all! "For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to Whom be glory for ever. Amen" (<a id="verse_1632879341156955" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Romans/11/36">Rom. 11:36</a>)."A sage of India was asked by a young man how he could find God. For some time the sage gave no answer, but one evening he asked the youth to come and bathe with him in the river. While there he gripped him suddenly and held his head under the water until he was nearly drowned. When he released him the sage asked him: 'What did you want most when you were under the water?' 'A breath of air,' he replied. To which the sage answered, 'When you want God as you wanted the breath of air, you will find Him.'" -G.G"Every Christian will become at last what his desires have made him. We are all the sum total of our hungers. The great saints have all had thirsting hearts. Their cry has been, 'My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God....' Their longing after God all but consumed them; it propelled them onward and upward to heights toward which less ardent believers look with and entertain no hope of reaching.""For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness" (<a id="verse_1632879341282511" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Psalm/107/9">Ps. 107:9</a>)

A 365 day devotional that will help you in your Christian growth and walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.  This devotional is a collection of quotes from some of the best authors in the realm of Christian growth that has been organized by Miles J Stanford.  This devotional study is divided into 12 sections each containing 31 daily portions.

None but the Hungry Heart

 Nothing Daunted 

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Romans 11:36

 36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.   To him be the glory forever! Amen.  

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 For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

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