HPBC Daily Blog (Page 318)

HPBC Daily Blog (Page 318)

Daily Devotional – The Light That Never Fails

The Light That Never Fails – From Utmost.org April 22, 2016  We all, with unveiled face, beholding…the glory of the Lord… —2 Corinthians 3:18  A servant of God must stand so very much alone that he never realizes he is alone. In the early stages of the Christian life, disappointments will come— people who used to be lights will flicker out, and those who used to stand with us will turn away. We have to get so used to it…

Letters from Roscoe

The “Letters from Roscoe” is a series of short letters describing the way one person became a ‘real’ follower of Christ and a Christian in Training.  Please feel free to join in by filling out the comments form at the end of this post. My name is Roscoe, and I am a Christian in Training. I haven’t always been that.  In fact, I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart and was baptized when I was a kid in 1966.  Then I…

Daily Devotional – Don’t Hurt the Lord

Don’t Hurt the Lord – From utmost.org April 21, 2016  Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? —John 14:9  Our Lord must be repeatedly astounded at us— astounded at how “un-simple” we are. It is our own opinions that make us dense and slow to understand, but when we are simple we are never dense; we have discernment all the time. Philip expected the future revelation of a tremendous mystery, but not…

Daily Devotional – Can a Saint Falsely Accuse God?

Can a Saint Falsely Accuse God? – From Utmost.org April 20, 2016  All the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen… —2 Corinthians 1:20  Jesus’ parable of the talents recorded in Matthew 25:14-30  was a warning that it is possible for us to misjudge our capacities. This parable has nothing to do with natural gifts and abilities, but relates to the gift of the Holy Spirit as He was first given at Pentecost. We must never measure…

Verse of the Day – 1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begottten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrections of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Daily Devotional – Beware of the Least Likely Temptation

Beware of the Least Likely Temptation – From Utmost.org April 19, 2016  Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom. —1 Kings 2:28 Joab withstood the greatest test of his life, remaining absolutely loyal to David by not turning to follow after the fascinating and ambitious Absalom. Yet toward the end of his life he turned to follow after the weak and cowardly Adonijah. Always remain alert to the fact that where one person has turned…

Verse of the Day – Isaiah 53:3 KJV

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Daily Devotional – Readiness

Readiness – From Utmost.org April 18, 2016  God called to him….And he said, “Here I am.” —Exodus 3:4  When God speaks, many of us are like people in a fog, and we give no answer. Moses’ reply to God revealed that he knew where he was and that he was ready. Readiness means having a right relationship to God and having the knowledge of where we are. We are so busy telling God where we would like to go. Yet…

Verse of the Day – Deuteronomy 7:9 KJV

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Daily Devotional – All or Nothing?

All or Nothing? – From Utmost.org April 17, 2016 When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment…and plunged into the sea. —John 21:7  Have you ever had a crisis in your life in which you deliberately, earnestly, and recklessly abandoned everything? It is a crisis of the will. You may come to that point many times externally, but it will amount to nothing. The true deep crisis of abandonment, or total surrender, is…