Devotion: John Newton

"..Do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?..

(2 Cor. 13:5)

"Christ has taken our nature into heaven, to represent us; and has left us on earth, with His nature, to represent Him."

(John Newton)

Devotion: John Newton

"There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?"

(James 4:12)

"When people are right with God, they are apt to be hard on themselves and easy on other people. But when they are not right with God, they are easy on themselves and hard on others."

(John Newton)

Devotion: John Newton

"May you experience the love of Christ—though it is so great you will never fully understand it!"

(Ephesians 3:19)

Such is the love of Christ! When we attempt to consider the glory of His divine person, the depth of His humiliation, the unknown sorrows and agonies which wrung His heart in Gethsemane, and on Golgotha; and that He endured all this for His enemies, even for those whose hearts were, both by nature and habit, alienated from Him; the power He exerts in reconciling them to Himself; the blessings He bestows upon them in this life, when they are renewed by His grace; and the eternal happiness He has prepared for them in the eternal state—I say, when we attempt to conceive of this love, in its origin, progress, and effects—we are soon overwhelmed, our thoughts are swallowed up, and we can only wonder and adore in silence!"

(John Newton)

Devo: John Newton

"May you experience the love of Christ—though it is so great you will never fully understand it!"

(Ephesians 3:19)

Such is the love of Christ! When we attempt to consider the glory of His divine person, the depth of His humiliation, the unknown sorrows and agonies which wrung His heart in Gethsemane, and on Golgotha; and that He endured all this for His enemies, even for those whose hearts were, both by nature and habit, alienated from Him; the power He exerts in reconciling them to Himself; the blessings He bestows upon them in this life, when they are renewed by His grace; and the eternal happiness He has prepared for them in the eternal state—I say, when we attempt to conceive of this love, in its origin, progress, and effects—we are soon overwhelmed, our thoughts are swallowed up, and we can only wonder and adore in silence!"

(John Newton)

From John Newton

"God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."

(Romans 5:5)

Christ reigns in the hearts of all His people. There He writes His precepts, impresses His image, and erects His throne; ruling them, not merely by an outward law, but by an inward secret influence, breathing His own life and spirit into them; so that their obedience becomes, as it were, natural, pleasurable, and its own reward. By the discoveries He affords them of His love—He wins their affections, captivates their wills, and enlightens their understandings."

(John Newton)

Devotion

"Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. "

(Colossians 3:2)

"If you don't keep the eyes of your heart focused on the paradise that is to come, you will try to turn this poor fallen world into the paradise it will never be."

(Paul David Tripp)

Paul David Tripp

"You, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This He set aside, nailing it to the cross."

(Col. 2:13-14)

"The cross guarantees that even in your darkest moment God will never turn in disgust and walk away. There is no rebellion, no weakness, no foolishness, no evil of heart that the cross can't defeat and grace can't transform."

(Paul David Tripp)