Good morning,
On 1 June 2026, the Daily Devotion will begin new content. Grace Gems will appear Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday, will be my Bible study notes.
What are Grace Gems?
Our purpose is to humble the pride of man, to exalt the grace of God in salvation and to promote real holiness in heart and life.
Our desire is that the Holy Spirit, who is the Divine Revealer and Interpreter of Christ and His truth, may impart to your hearts a sober, spiritual and sanctifying receptivity of His Word—abasing self, and exalting Christ!
Our intention is to unfold and illustrate the Lord Jesus Christ in the relation in which He stands to His people—to unveil His glory, beauty, and fullness—to define the close bond of union that unites all His people to Him, and to bring you into a more personal realization of what Christ is to you, and of what you are to Christ.” (Octavius Winslow)
Our objective is to set before the Christian pilgrim some reflections which may prove challenging, consolatory and encouraging—as he journeys up from this bleak, arid, wilderness world, leaning on his Beloved.
May God’s blessing attend our humble effort to minister comfort to the downcast, strength to the weak, and courage to those who have set their faces towards their glorious eternal home. (https://www.gracegems.org/)
Yes Father
John MacDuff, “Memories of Gennesaret“
(Be sure to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.
Psalm 31:15, “My times are in Your hand!”
Here is the secret of strength in encountering our seasons of trial and difficulty: the conviction that our times are in the hand of God; thus leading to complete and entire subordination of our wills to His.
How it would disarm affliction and bereavement of their bitterest stings, if we were enabled to give as the history of our darkest times: “This is my heavenly Father’s will. This hour has come, as the hour appointed by His loving wisdom.”
The Christian, like his Lord, is able to view every circumstance as emanating from . . .
a hand of infinite love,
a mind of infinite wisdom,
and a will of infinite faithfulness.
Every phase in his history; every step in his pilgrimage; its most trifling incidents and circumstances; are each Divinely appointed. Feeling that he is under this kind and gracious guardianship, the Christian resolves his own will, into the will of the Supreme One! All that concerns him, is a part of His Father’s vast harmonious plan.
The future (mazy, dark, and mysterious) is fully known to the One who causes all things to work for good to His redeemed people–bringing good out of apparent evil, and order out of apparent confusion.
Even when a cross looms gloomily on his path, he breathes with unmurmuring lips, “Yes Father, for this was Your good pleasure!” Matthew 11:26
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Tom Stearms, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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