Daily Devotionals

Bowen's Daily Meditations

Devotional: October 16th

"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering." - Hebrews 10:23.

We have professed to believe that God gave his Son to bear our sins in his own body on the tree; that God has accepted us in his Son; that he is our heavenly Father, and Christ our perpetual intercessor; that not having spared his only begotten Son, he will with him also freely give us all things; that what ever we ask according to his will, we have the petitions that we desired of him; that not one jot or tittle of his word can pass away. Now the things we have thus professed to receive lot us hold fast. Immense efforts are made to get them from our grasp. Sometimes we are left alone for a season that we may be lulled asleep; but the design never sleeps in the purpose of the adversary. Should a man walk through a crowded city with rubies, diamonds and precious pearls sprinkled over his garments, and expect that no attempt will be made to snatch from him these treasures, his security will not be so much misplaced as that of the man who, walking through this world with the promises of God conspicuous about him, fancies that no endeavor will be made to lessen his store. It is not that the promises are wanted; but it is wanted that men should not believe upon them. When, therefore, you hear a whisper to the effect that you have done well in giving evidence of your zeal and self-denial and independence of the world, and that now you may without any danger relax a little in the rigidness of your principles, remember that God abhors all wavering and instability: hold fast the profession of your faith. Know no change but that involved in progress. Hold fast what you have, while you add to it what you lack.

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