Daily Devotionals

John Gossner's Treasury

Devotional: February 27th

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him except it were given unto him by my Father. John 6:44; John 6:65.

That which man undertakes to do according to his own will and in his own strength, does not reach very far, lacks purity in the sight of God, and is not done in God. Are we, then, to infer from this that man is to fold his hands in his lap and neither to will nor to do because he can not accomplish anything without the aid and the power of the Father? Is he to wait and sit still until the Father comes to him? Yes, in a certain sense, for he must not undertake to do anything without throwing himself in spirit, body and soul, before his God and Savior and receiving power and strength from Him. For God is not far from any of us. We live, move and have our being in Him. He dwells in those who humble themselves before Him. He works, as Jesus says (John 5:17) always, and thus works all in him who humbly and confidently undertakes everything in Him. You ought, therefore, by no means desist in your work; only desist from letting down the net in your own name. You must do it in His name only. Then He will never fail to work in you both to will and to do to draw you closer to everything that is good, and bestow upon you all that you need.

Holy Ghost, with power divine,

Cleanse this guilty heart of mine:

In Thy mercy pity me.

Prom sin’s bondage set me free.

Holy Ghost, with joy divine,

Cheer this saddened heart of mine;

Yield a sacred, settled peace.

Let it grow and still increase.