"For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day." Matthew 12:8 "Let every one that loves Christ keep holy the Lord's day--,the queen of days, the resurrection day, the highest of all days." Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, A.D. 101 "On the Lord's day, every one of us...
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in...
Twelve years ago, through the following devotional, the Lord opened my heart to the truth of the following verses. This "everlasting covenant ordered in all things, and sure" is to this day "all my salvation, and all my desire." "He hath made with me an everlasting...
The authority and power of God’s Word is such that sometimes hearing it second-hand---either a recording, or someone quoting part of a sermon---does not have the same effect as hearing it personally. What I am sharing from this past Lord’s Day may not mean anything...
The fashion of this world passeth away. 1 Cor. 7:31. As long as we feed on the husks of the world, and are in love with it, we are neither willing nor able to taste the comforts of the love of God; but when sin and the world are become an abomination to us, and we...
"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing." Rev. 5:12. "O Lord, how mean and slight notions have I often of thy great power. By these I am discouraged, and thou art robbed of thy...
The original intent of this blog was to introduce A Golden Treasury for The Children Of God to those who had not known of this daily devotional printed in 1746; and to offer it to the public through the Kindle program. (See About.) We have been publishing Bogatzky's...
31. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Matt. 13:45, 46. Blessed are they to whom the gospel has made known the unsearchable riches...
30. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt.11:28. This is a free invitation to every weary and heavy-laden sinner, made by Him who alone is able to take away the load and guilt of sin. Every person under the pressure of...