Verse of the day — James 1:15

Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.

James 1:15(HCSB)
Open Windows by T. Austin-Sparks

The Renewed Spirit

That which is born of the flesh is flesh. (John 3:6)

It is possible for a man to be marked by an analytical mind, so that he wants to argue out everything, reason out everything and subject everything to the microscope of his own brain, his own reason, and just see the whole thing right through in that way not accept it until he can understand it like that. And so he becomes very analytical, very investigating in his mind over the thing, and until he can have the very best answer to all his questions from every side, he is not going to accept it. That man will make very slow progress. The same will apply to one who thinks that by getting a mighty wave of religious emotion he is going to enter into the things of God. That is one of the great snares of the devil today. Religious emotion is no criterion; it is no ground of true spirituality.

Our knowledge of the Lord, the very remotest bit of it and the very first ray of it, depends upon our spirit being awakened and illumined by the Holy Spirit. Progress in the things of God is simply the growth of our inner man and not the acknowledgment of our intellectual capacity to grasp truth. We may have an increasing capacity, by reason of association and familiarity with truth, for grasping ideas and grasping truth and teaching. And that capacity may expand and expand until there is very little that is available to be grasped, and yet with such there may be the very smallest measure of real spirituality.... The child of God is one whose spirit has been renewed and who has, at the center of their being, a union and a communion with God which is not the possession of any man by nature, and which cannot come in any other realm but in the renewed spirit.

Bible verses: John 3:6
Morning Daily Light by Samuel Bagster

They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on the day that I make them My jewels.”

I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word … I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them …Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

I will come again and receive you to Myself. § He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe. § Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. § You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

Mal. 3:17;  John 17:6,24;  John 14:3;  2 Thess. 1:10;  1 Thess. 4:17;  Isa. 62:3
Bible verses: Malachi 3:17
Evening Daily Light by Samuel Bagster

Please, show me Your glory.

It is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. § The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth … No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? § When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. § Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

Ex. 33:18;  2 Cor. 4:6;  John 1:14,18;  Ps. 42:2;   Ps. 27:8;  2 Cor. 3:18;  John 17:24
Bible verses: Exodus 33:18
None but the Hungry Heart by Miles Stanford

The Cross For Self

I have been crucified with Christ" (Gal. 2:20, ASV).

The Cross is the height of paradox; it is at once God's greatest agony, and His eternal glory. For the growing believer it means daily crucifixion, and at the same time freedom from the penalty and the power of sin and self. "But may it never be mine to boast of anything but the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world!" (Gal. 6:14, Wms.).

"We need to enter deeply into the truth that Christ the Beloved Son of the Father could not return to the glory of Heaven until He had first given Himself over to death. As this great principle opens up to us, it will help us to understand how in our life, and in our fellowship with the Lord Jesus, it is impossible for us to share the fulness of His life until we have first in very deed surrendered ourselves every day as having died to sin and the world."

"Many believers appear to think that when once they have claimed Christ's death in the fellowship of the Cross, and have counted themselves crucified with Him, they may now consider it as past and done with. They do not as yet understand that it is in the crucified Christ, and in the fellowship of His death, that they are to abide daily and unceasingly. The fellowship of the Cross is to be the life of a daily walk - His taking the form of a servant, His humbling Himself and becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross; this mind that was in the Lord Jesus is to be the disposition that marks our daily life."

"Have this mind [attitude] in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 2:5, ASV).

Devotional Studies by Elizabeth Haworth

Fear Not Life - (Thoughts on FEAR - 1)

Devotional Study - FEAR NOT

Life and Living

Jesus tells each of us not to fear the things of this life.. yet life and living is one of the most fearful experiences, and few would likely engage in this life from mere choice.

Responsibilities of Life

The responsibilities in life are crushing; its circumstances can be momentous; its risks are terrifying; its issues can be traumatic.. its relationships can be painful. The facts and realities of life can cause the stoutest heart to shrink back in horror. The Preacher observed that the dead and unborn are better off than the living.

Troubles of Life

Yes, life means a liability to pain and sorrow – to weariness and grief. To millions, their life-story is one of pain and toil – hunger, hurt, crushing burdens. Job reminds us: man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. Job 14:1  Life ushers in poverty and its accompanying handmaidens – hunger; squalor; cold; nakedness; ruin; contempt; bondage; travail.

Brevity of Life

To multitudes, life is a slog, and slavery – as fraud and failures envelop life’s journey. Job also cried, Let the day perish wherein I was born.. and a man-child conceived. Job 3:2 Life similarly is accompanied by loneliness, rejection, and failed friendships.. and as life slips past, we discover ourselves in a world of strangers, bereft of love.

Temptations of Life

And Life is awash with temptations, as trials pour through the floodgates of time. And sin, and the eternal ruin of our race, can cause man and woman to despair of life. Job further distresses, would to God that I had never been born. To believer and heathen alike – it can appear that life is an unwanted gift. To both saint and sinner, God appears impotent, uncaring, and incapable of help! But the Lord knows all these things, and He understands our cares and concerns.. yet how is it that He can so confidently proclaim, Fear not – fear not this life?

God’s Plan for Life

He knows that we

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Knowing Jesus Devotional by Elizabeth Haworth

Perfect Peace At Such A Time As This

Thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3

Cast your burdens on the LORD,  and He shall sustain you, He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God, and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6,7

Grace to you and peace from Him Who is and Who was and Who is to come. Grace to you and peace from the seven Spirits Who are before His throne. Grace to you and peace from Jesus Christ….
Revelation 1:4

Promise of Peace

You are a precious child of God. He has promised to guard your heart.. and to keep you in restfulness and perfect serenity of mind, despite the cruel accusers' vicious assaults, and despite his malicious attempts to rob you of your peaceful inheritance. Saints down through the ages have been promised this blessing of perfect peace and His faithfulness to perform stands fast today as it did in days long gone. He gives His beloved His peace and His rest and He will give you rest and peace.

Cherished Calm

His perfect peace is suited for all occasions. His precious tranquillity is embraced in life’s most difficult circumstances. His cherished calm is adequate for all the stresses and strains, that weigh so heavily on your heart.

Christ’s Peace

He not only bestows on us peace WITH God as we nestle in His forgiveness, that glorious 'new-birth' peace with God the Father….and endows us with the peace OF God, which protects and guards our hearts and minds… but also by His grace, He lavishly supplies us with His OWN peace… the peace of God that surpasses understanding – the peace of Jesus. My peace I give you. My peace I leave with you. Rest under the shadow of His wings. Lie at His feet, like Ruth, and cover yourself with His robe of

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