Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Devotionals
The Believer's Daily Treasure
March 8
Pardon through Christ
“In whom we have redemption
Through His blood,
The forgiveness of sins.
- Colossians 1:14
“In that day a fountain shall be
Opened for the house of David
And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
For sin and for uncleanness.
- Zechariah 13:1
There Is a Fountain…
William Cowper
There is a
fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains:
Lose all their guilty stains,
Lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief
rejoiced to see
That fountain in His day;
And there have I, though vile as he,
Washed all my sins away:
Washed all my sins away,
Washed all my sins away;
And there have I, though vile as he,
Washed all my sins away.
Dear dying Lamb,
Thy precious blood
Shall never lose its pow’r,
Till all the ransomed church of God
Are safe, to sin no more:
Are safe, to sin no more,
Are safe, to sin no more;
Till all the ransomed church of God
Are safe, to sin no more.
E’er since by
faith I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die:
And shall be till I die,
And shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die.
When this poor,
lisping, stamm’ring tongue
Lies silent in the grave,
Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save:
I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save,
I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save;
Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save.
- Published 1772
The Greatest Need of the World
- Bill Dillon
Our society is characterized by mechanical conveniences,
Escape entertainment, sexual freedom, upward mobility
And practically unencumbered leisure.
What else could any people need?
Is there more to life?
What happens when the machines break down?
The entertainment is over?
The sexual freedom is found out to be nothing but
Barnyard morality?
The mobility becomes stalled?
The leisure turns to boredom?
What do we say when over soaring prices in stores,
Loved ones die, etc?
1. Can Science Help?
Science has its place, but it can’t salve the soul.
Science can ease some of the suffering through
Medicine but can’t tell the “why” of suffering.
2. Can Education Help?
H.G. Wells once believed more education would
Make man better but W.W. 2 showed some of the
Most educated nations committing the worst atrocities.
Education has a place but it is not the ultimate answer
To man’s spiritual problems.
3. Can Greater Sensual Pleasure Help?
No one opposes good fun, but in this age “King Jazz
Has replaced King Jesus.” In the gusto generation
There is more enthusiasm for beer, wine, whiskey and
Drugs than for God, Christ, the Church and the Bible.
4. Salvation from Sin is the Word’s Greatest Need!
If that need is filled then nothing else matters.
All have sinned (Romans 3:23).
And a new life is described by the Apostle Paul
In (Romans 6:1-4).
Via Beacon 12/12/1985 Edited by H.C.
The Power of the Gospel
- Marshall Keeble
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the only thing that will stop
Men from sinning. It has already been proven that city
And county jails won’t stop it; State and Federal penitentiaries
Have been enlarged yet they are over crowded.
The death penalty won’t stop them from sinning.
The only thing that will stop them is what the Apostle Paul
Wrote about in the book of Romans chapter 1 verse 16…
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
For it is the power of God to salvation for
Everyone who believes,
For the Jew first and also for the Greek.”
Friend, the gospel is powerful enough to stop a man from
Bootlegging, to stop a man from beating his wife,
To make him stay away from his neighbor’s wife,
To make a woman let her neighbor’s husband alone.
Via Beacon 12/12/1985 Edited by H.C.
Plan of Salvation…
* God’s Part
1. The great love of God for man.
For God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting life.
(John.3:16)
2. He gave Christ as the Savior.
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and
to save that which was lost.”
(Luke 19:10)
3. Sent the Holy Spirit as a guide.
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,
He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority,
but whatever He hears He will speak;
and He will tell you things to come.
(John 16:13)
4. Provided atonement by the blood of Christ.
Much more then, having now been justified by
His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
(Romans 5:9)
5. Gave the Gospel as “the power unto salvation.”
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,
for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone
who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
(Romans 1:16)
*Man’s Part
1. Hear the Gospel.
So then faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
(Romans 10:17)
2. Believe the Gospel.
But these are written that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that believing you may have life in His name.
(John 20:31)
3. Repent of past sins.
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked,
but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
(Acts 17:30)
4. Confess faith in Christ.
Therefore whoever confesses Me before men,
him I will also confess before My Father
who is in heaven.
(Matt.10:32)
5. Water Baptism.
For as many of you as were
baptized into Christ have
put on Christ.
(Galatians 3:27)
6. Faithfulness
But Jesus said to him,
“No one, having put his hand to the plow,
and looking back,
is fit for the kingdom of God.”
(Luke 9:62)
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