A Golden Treasury
A Golden Treasury ~ January 1, 2013 ~ HOSANNA!
( A Golden Treasury for the Children of God by C.H.V. Bogatzky is a daily devotional ~ translated from German to English, published by the American Tract Society in 1746. This new edition has been retyped in the same format here for downloading to your computer or wireless device.) A GOLDEN TREASURY For THE CHILDREN OF GOD WHOSE […]
Year-Ending Alleluia!
Alleluia! Revelation 10:1 Thou didst begin the year, O my soul, with a Hosanna, imploring the Lord’s blessing; canst thou now conclude it with an Alleluia? Surely thou canst celebrate the praise of a gracious and loving God. Take a review of the year past; hast thou not had many mercies? Have not the eyes […]
Jesus Shall Save His People
And thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21. Sin is the deadliest foe we have; it cast our first parents out of paradise; it defaced God’s image in man; it brought pain, sickness, and death into the world, and a spiritual death into the soul; […]
A Separate People
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? Is it not in that thou goest with us? So shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. Exodus 33:16. Reader, do you adopt the […]
Justification Before Works
Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the deeds of the law. Romans 3:28. Ye see how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. James 2:24 Both these apostles wrote by inspiration. St. Paul answers this question both affirmatively and negatively: that “a man is justified […]
Instruction and Reproof
Whoso loveth instruction, loveth knowledge; but he that hateth reproof is brutish. Proverbs 12:1 Nothing can be said so bad of us, which we have not the root of in our heart. And though we are convinced of and strive against our own weakness, yet we may not strive so earnestly as conquer. Therefore God […]
Rest in the Lord
In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15. In patience possess ye your souls. Luke 21:19 Christians must suffer patiently, and patience is their armor, while God is fighting for them. But when we are unwilling to suffer, going about to make complaints […]
The Golden Sceptre
What wilt thou, queen Esther? And what is thy request? It shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom. Esther 5:3 Dost thou want nothing, O poor soul? Hast thou nothing to ask? O yes, you say, a great deal. Well, then, draw near to thy gracious King and Bridegroom without fear. […]
Free Grace
What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? Luke 18:41 O Lord, dost thou ask me also this question? O yes. Well then, I answer, That I may see how gracious thou art; that, knowing thy love in thy light, I may love thee again. This is the sum and substance of all my […]
CHRIST ~ The Bread of Life
And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. Exodus 10:15 This manna was entirely different from common manna, which is shaken from the leaves of trees, and used only in medicine; this dropped down from the clouds, and was truly a miraculous production, as is evident […]