Daily Devotionals

John Gossner's Treasury

Devotional: November 19th

Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. Psalms 10:12. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Psalms 9:12. Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Psalms 38:21. For the Lord will not cast off his people. Psalms 94:14. For the Lord will not cast off for ever. Lamentations 3:31.

Answers to these prayers, and promises concerning them are found in plenty in the word of God. Even if there were no other answers than those found in Isaiah 49:15, and in John 6:37, these would be sufficient to comfort all that are downcast and sad, all that are in fear and doubt. Grasp them in faith and have the confidence in the good God that He does not lie, that He does not mock the afflicted, but inviolably keeps what He has promised in His word. If we only pray thus and continue in these child-like and earnest petitions and remember His fatherly heart, we shall never lack an answer. What can surpass the faithfulness, tender love and devotion of our Bridegroom? What ought we not expect from Him? Oh, we of little faith! If we were really established in His word, we should stand more firmly than the mountains; we should never be moved. Heaven and earth shall collapse and perish, but His word and faithfulness never collapse and never perish. God has written to you with the blood of His Son, on the cross of Golgotha. Go there. What do you read? When you can neither read nor believe another word, there you shall read and believe the handwriting of God the Father in the wounds and blood of His Son. For more legibly, powerfully, convincingly, and vividly no writer can write nor speaker speak. There it is written in large letters, "I do not forget you; I do not forsake you; I do not cast you off."

Jesus, my Strength, my Hope,

On Thee I cast my care;

With humble confidence look up.

And know Thou hearest my prayer.

Give me on Thee to wait.

Till I can all things do;

On Thee, almighty to create.

Almighty to renew.