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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintalnest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Psalms 16:5-6. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalms 37:10-11.
Rich, happy and excellent is he who has found Jesus. A more beautiful lot can not be the portion of any soul; a richer heritage can not be yours. All that the world esteems great, beautiful and rich, vanishes as shadows compared thereto, and passes away as smoke in the air. But the Lord remains an eternal inheritance to the faithful. He who possesses Him shall not be in need of any good thing, he is enriched in all good things (1 Corinthians 1:4-5). Hastily does the happiness of the wicked pass away; but those whom they regard as miserable, because they do not put their trust in any visible thing but in that which is invisible; the wretched who feel poor and sinful in themselves and who therefore trust in the riches of the grace of Christ alone, shall inherit the promised land, the rest of peace. Death can not rob them of their heritage; on the contrary, it then becomes their eternal possession. Blessed is he who is not blinded by the seeming good things and imaginary joys of this world; but who looks away from it all and fixes the eye of faith upon the Lord and sees and finds everything in Him, so that he can say in truth, ’’The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup. He alone is sufficient for me. "
Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
More than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint.
Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
Vile and full of sin I am.
Thou art full of truth and grace.
