Month: November 2025

2 Chronicles 30:1-27; Ezekiel 46:1-24; John 21:1-25

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. Joel 1:3

On five occasions God used similar words to introduce exhortations of remembrance—to strengthen Israel’s trust in Him and to establish future generations. The exhortations regarded deliverance from bondage (Ex. 12), purging from sin (Ex. 13), obedience to righteousness (Deut. 6), assurance that He would accomplish His promises as they moved forward in trust (Josh. 4), and a pending day of great judgment for those who reject His love (Joel 1). It would be prudent for every child of God to occupy both heart and mind with the truths of these exhortations in preparation for our weekly gathering at His table of remembrance. —David J. Reed

When to the cross I turn mine eyes, and rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice, I must remember Thee. —J. Montgomery

2 Chronicles 29:1-36; Ezekiel 45:1-25; John 20:19-31

We were with him in the holy mount. 2 Peter 1:18

When the prophet Isaiah had his vision of Christ’s millennial glory, he recorded “I saw” and “I heard” (Isa. 6:1, 8). Saul of Tarsus saw “a light from heaven” and “heard a voice” (Acts 9:3-4). John “turned to see the voice that spake” with him (Rev. 1:12), and doubtless recalled being with Peter and James when they were “eyewitnesses of his majesty” and heard the Father’s voice (Matt. 17:1-5; 2 Peter 1:16). These favoured witnesses had a brief glimpse of Christ in glory but, when we first see and hear Him, it will be forever. —Phil Coulson

I shall then with joy behold Him;
Face to face my Saviour see;
Fall with rapture, and adore Him,
For His love to me.  —Mary E Maxwell

2 Chronicles 27:1-28:27; Ezekiel 44:31; John 20:1-18

God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:19

We still have time to preach the Gospel to others, because Calvary has given God the righteous option to withhold “pressing charges” for the present. He provided Himself a just basis to withhold judgment because the opportunity for salvation is still available to all. Everyone’s sin is real and their guilt is established, but the sentence has not yet been executed. While we have this window of opportunity, may our witness be consistent and vibrant while Christ the Door remains open. —Rick Morse

Perhaps today there are loving words, which Jesus would have me speak,
There may be now in the paths of sin, some wand’rer whom I should seek.  —Mary Brown

2 Chronicles 26:1-23; Ezekiel 43:1-27; John 19:17-42

And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. Leviticus 22:29-30 NKJV

In these Old Testament verses, we have instructions for a thanksgiving offering. First, it was to be offered to the Lord freely, “of your own free will.” Unique to other peace offerings that could be eaten on the following day, the thanksgiving offering was to be eaten fully, “on the same day.” In the New Testament, we have the same principle in a simple exhortation. Fully, “in everything”; and freely (1 Thess. 5:18), “give thanks.” Today, let us offer to God our
thanks for all His blessings to us. —Rex Trogdon

Thank You, Lord, for giving to me,
Thy great salvation so rich and free. —Seth & Bessie Sykes

2 Chronicles 25:1-28; Ezekiel 42:1-20; John 18:28-19:16

As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of God who makes everything. Ecclesiastes 11:5 NKJV

The Spirit of God uses the illusive nature of the wind, and the miraculous phenomenon of a growing unborn child to describe how little we understand the ways of God. Job tells us, “He does great things which we cannot comprehend” (Job 37:5), and Paul affirms that “His ways (are) past finding out” (Rom. 11:33). If you don’t understand what God is doing in your life right now, continue to seek His face, and trust Him to work through even impossible situations for your good. He is able! —E. V.

His glories now we sing, who died and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.—M. Bridges

2 Chronicles 23:1-24:27; Ezekiel 41:1-26; John 18:1-27

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. Revelation 19:7

When Princess Elizabeth got engaged, World War II had just ended and much of Great Britain lay in ruins. As such, she felt a modest wedding ceremony would be appropriate. The government of the day disagreed! The British people were exhausted and discouraged. What better way to bring hope and joy, than with a royal wedding! Dear beloved one, we too may feel the ravages of war upon our souls, but let us not give up hope! Very soon there will be a royal wedding that will eclipse that of any earthly monarch! What a glorious day to look forward to! —Lynn Shatford

The church shall never perish! Her dear Lord to defend,
To guide, sustain, and cherish, is with her to the end. —S. J. Stone

2 Chronicles 21:1-22:12; Ezekiel 40:1-49; John 17:1-26

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5 NKJV

Because of the pervasiveness of sin in this world, tears are a daily reality. As witnesses, believers weep over the lost in their lives of aimlessness and sorrow. As Christ’s body, we weep over division among fellow saints. As truth-tellers, we weep over false teaching that causes confusion, stunts spiritual growth, and diverts seekers from the path of life. Thankfully, our Lord will one day wipe away all tears (Rev. 21:4). Spiritual seed tearfully sown in difficult situations will yield to the harvest of God’s ripened, glorious purposes. The Lord shall build His church and His kingdom shall come despite earth’s current tribulations. —Keith Keyser

Give to the winds thy fears; hope and be undismayed;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head.  —Paul Gerhardt

2 Chronicles 20:1-37; Ezekiel 39:1-29; John 16:16-33

Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. Matt. 26:56 NKJV
Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. John 13:1 NKJV

The 12 disciples were our Lord’s closest earthly companions, yet when we come to the most crucial event in Jesus’ life, they are absent. Only John is even mentioned as being at the cross. Our last view of Peter is as he denies the Lord, not when confronted by a spear, but by the accusation of a servant girl. I dare not be too hard on him for doubtless I would have done the same. But what a contrast is our Saviour! Despite all He suffered—the betrayal,
denial and forsaking of those closest, His love never faltered. He went all the way to Calvary and died for us there! —Kevin Shantz

He suffered there in darkness, with none His grief to share,
And though He looked for comfort, no comforters were there. —A. Stevens

2 Chronicles 18:1-19:11; Ezekiel 38:1-23; John 15:17-16:15

I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. Romans 9:1-2 NKJV

Why did Paul experience such continual and deep grief in his heart? Paul’s primary concern was the fact that many of his countrymen, even his own relatives were unsaved. Even though they had so many advantages; the very Word of God, divine covenants, and even His manifested glory, they still were not saved! “He was moved with compassion for them” (Matt. 14:14). Are we as deeply grieved and moved as we consider the lost? —Ray Jones

Let me look at the crowd as my Saviour did,
Till my eyes with tears grow dim,
Let me look till I pity the wandering sheep,
And love them for love of Him. —R. A. Jarvie

2 Chronicles 16:1-17:19; Ezekiel 37:1-28; John 15:1-16

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! Luke 19:41-42
Having made peace through the blood of his cross. Colossians 1:20

Since the fall of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, the sinful hearts of men have been restless, desiring peace both within and without. There will always be “wars and rumours of wars” without, but one of the wonders of Christ’s death for us on the cross is that the believer can have peace within, “The peace of God, which passeth all  understanding” (Phil. 4:7). “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3). —Elizabeth C. Bishop

Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin;
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within. —Edward H. Bickersteth