I go out as a missionary not that I may follow the dictates of common sense, but that I may obey the command of Christ. James Gilmour Answering the call of love has nothing to do with common sense or self preservation. Promises flow… Continue Reading "The Safe Dictates of Common Sense?"

I’ve found my Lord and He is mine,He won me by His love;I’ll serve Him all my years of time,And dwell with Him above. Refrain:His yoke is easy, His burden is light,I’ve found it so, I’ve found it so;His service is my sweetest delight,His… Continue Reading "His Yoke Is Easy"

In Proverbs we read: “He that winneth souls is wise.” If any man, woman, or child by a godly life and example can win one soul to God, his life will not have been a failure. He will have outshone all the mighty men… Continue Reading "Example"

And Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Doctor Luke, Luke 2:7 On the very first Christmas there was no room… Continue Reading "Christmas Reflection: Room"

When the wise men saw the star they shouted joyfully. As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.… Continue Reading "Christmas Devotions: Gifts"

After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, the wise men went back by another route to their own country. The Apostle Matthew, Matthew 2:12 The wise men sought something beyond their experience. They had seen in the stars that God would… Continue Reading "Christmas Devotions: Going Home A Different Way"

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned… Continue Reading "Christmas Devotions: Jealousy"

Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected. Indeed, as a result of him… Continue Reading "Christmas Devotions: Sacrifice"

After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.” Angel… Continue Reading "Christmas Devotions: Egypt"

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the… Continue Reading "Christmas Devotions: Dream"