October 12 Surely God is in this place, and I knew it not. Gen. 28:16. The Parish Priest, of austerity, Climbed up in the high church steeple To be nearer God, that he might hand His word down to the people. And in sermon script he daily wrote What heRead More …

October 11 Behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. Gen. 28:12. Think of that mystic ladder, which descends from the throne of God to the spot, however lowly, where you may be. It may be a moorland waste; a humble cottage;Read More …

October 10 O Lord God, Thou knowest! Ezek. 37:3 Here is the response of faith. “Thou knowest!”—what a pillow for the heart to repose upon! “Thou knowest!”—what few but comprehensive words to sum up and express the heart’s difficulties and perplexities and trials. “Thou knowest! “—what an inexpressibly sweet resting-placeRead More …

October 9 Come and dine. John 21:12. This morning the voice of the Beloved of our soul is heard giving us His invitation. “Children,” He asks, “have ye any meat?” We answer, “No; of ourselves we have nothing but hunger and starvation. O God, we cannot feed ourselves!” Then itRead More …

October 8 I (Daniel) was left alone, and saw this great vision. Dan. 10:8. Solitude is the antechamber of God; only one step more and you can be in His immediate presence —Landor Thoughts for the Quiet Hour – October 08

October 7 When I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me. Micah 7:8. If you are willing to choose the seeming darkness of faith instead of the illumination of reason, wonderful light will break out upon you from the Word of God. —A. J. Gordon ThoughtsRead More …

October 6 When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Matt. 2:10. We who look for Jesus ought to be joyful; it is no credit to our Lord when we look as though we were seeking His grave The dull looks of Christ’s followers have injured HimRead More …

October 5 Happy is the man whom God correcteth. Job 5:17. Happy, because the correction is designed to bring him into paths of blessedness and peace. Happy, because there is no unnecessary severity in it. Happy, because the chastisement is not so much against us, as against our most cruelRead More …

October 4 Be not afraid, only believe. Mark 5:36. Be not downcast if difficulties and trials surround you in your heavenly life. They may be purposely placed there by God to train and discipline you for higher developments of faith. If He calls you to “toiling in rowing,” it mayRead More …

October 3 They took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13. A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of Christ, beautifully and eloquently written, but the best life of Christ is His living biography, written out in the wordsRead More …