November 21 I… heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, say ing… Write. Rev. 1:10,11. It is very sweet to note that a voice from heaven said to John, “Write.” Does not that voice come to us? Are there not those who would taste the joys ofRead More …

November 20 In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33. Tribulation is God’s threshing—not to destroy us, but to get what is good, heavenly, and spiritual in us separated from what is wrong, earthly, and fleshly. Nothing less thanRead More …

November 19 They shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. Zech. 4:10. It is joy to the Christian to know that the plummet is now in the hands of our great Zerubbabel, and that when He comes forth, the world’s misrule shall be over. TheRead More …

November 18 He which stablisheth us… in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor. 1:21, 22. When a Christian is “sealed” by the Holy Ghost, “sealed” as the property of his Master, thereRead More …

November 17 Who is my neighbor? Luke 10:29. “Who is thy neighbor?” It is the sufferer, wherever, whoever, whatsoever he be. Wherever thou hearest the cry of distress, wherever thou seest anyone brought across thy path by the chances and changes of life (that is, by the Providence of God),Read More …

November 16 Not I, but Christ liveth in me. Gal. 2:20. The wonder of the life in Jesus is this—and you will find it so, and you have found it so, if you have ever taken your New Testament and tried to make it the rule of your daily life—thatRead More …

November 15 He hath said, Heb. 13:5. If we can only grasp these words of faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. What doubt is there that will not be slain by this two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not fall smitten with a deadly woundRead More …

November 14 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Psalm 90:1. You cannot detain the eagle in the forest. You may gather around him a chorus of the choicest birds; you may give him a perch on the goodliest pine; you may charge winged messengers to bringRead More …

November 13 Choose you this day whom ye will serve. Josh. 24:15. Choice and service—these were demanded of the Israelites; these are demanded of you, these only. Choice and service—in these are the whole of life. —Mark Hopkins Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – November 13

November 12 Examine yourselves. 2 Cor 13:5. If your state be good, searching into it will give you that comfort of it. If your state be bad, searching into it cannot make it worse; nay, it is the only way to make it better, for conversion begins with conviction. —BishopRead More …