Daily Devotional

"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, CONSIDER the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, CHRIST JESUS."

"Hitherto hath the Lord helped us."

At the start of the Gospel of Matthew we have the name of Jesus Christ announced as Emmanuel, which means 'God with us', or to put it another way, 'God among men'. Matthew writes, "They shall call his name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, God with us" (Mt.1:23). John puts it this way, "And the Word was made flesh, and...

"What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?"

"For your sakes he became poor."

"For your sakes he became poor."

Christ invites us to come to Him, and we will be doing ourselves the highest favor and honor accepting His all-important invitation. He invites us for our own good and wellbeing.

Christ says to you, "Come unto me." That is the primary invitation - the invitation of all invitations. "Come to ME," He says. Come to Him and your search for identity, satisfaction and significance will come to an end. He is the center and circumference of human existence. In Him and by Him you will realize a blissful...

There's always an incentive to all of Christ's invitations. Every time He invites us, He has one blessing or another to bestow on us if we accept or honor His offer. The writer of Hebrews says, "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need"...