Hope for Today: A Daily Devotion from Reasons for Hope*Jesus
Devotions by Karl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690—1774)
January
Jan 1 Fresh Start
Jan 2 His Saving Grace
Jan 3 In the Potter’s Hands
Jan 4 Grow in Grace
Jan 5 Not of this World
Jan 6 The Eye of Faith
Jan 7 Jesus, My Everything
Jan 8 Favor with God
Jan 9 The Word and Prayer Together
Jan 10 Depart in Peace
Jan 11 Amazing Love
Jan 12 Rely on His Atonement
Jan 13 Under His Wings
Jan 14 Poverty of Spirit
Jan 15 Incessant Prayer-Communion with God
Jan 16 Abiding, Our Happy Place
Jan 17 Blessing Upon the Gentiles
Jan 18 Justified in Jesus
Jan 19 Rest in Grace
Jan 20 ID’s of a Disciple
Jan 21 Wake Up
Jan 22 Be Watchful
Jan 23 Man’s Extremity, God’s Opportunity
Jan 24 He Loved Us First
Jan 25 The Bride’s Goal
Jan 26 Come to the Throne of Grace
Jan 27 Emptied of Self, Filled with Christ
Jan 28 In His Steps
Jan 29 The Mystery Revealed
Jan 30 Sweet Rest
Jan 31 One Pearl of Great Price
February
Feb 1 The Saving Knowledge of Christ
Feb 2 The Father’s Declaration
Feb 3 Worthy is the Lamb
Feb 4 Magnify the LORD with Me
Feb 5 Growing in Grace
Feb 6 Jesus Alone Satisfies
Feb 7 Sanctified and Perfected
Feb 8 Evidence of Grace
Feb 9 The Spirit of Truth
Feb 10 Godly Sorrow Produces Repentance
Feb 11 Steady Confidence in God
Feb 12 War with Sin
Feb 13 God Reconciled the World
Feb 14 Weaned from the World
Feb 15 Watch and Pray
Feb 16 Rest in Jesus, Resist the Devil
Feb 17 Carnal Knowledge of Christ
Feb 18 Godly Simplicity and Humility
Feb 19 Hear the Shepherd’s Voice
Feb 20 A New and Living Way
Feb 21 Words vs. Works
Feb 22 The Seed of the Woman
Feb 23 When Christ Occupies the Throne
Feb 24 Faith and Patience Exercised
Feb 25 Rest in His Grace Alone
Feb 26 Looking Up
Feb 27 Kept from the Hour of Trial
Feb 28 Incorruptible Beauty
Feb 29 (Leap Year) God Seeks Fruit
March
Mar 1 Living by Faith?
Mar 2 Which Way Do You Walk?
Mar 3 In the Gracious Remembrance of God
Mar 4 Whom Do You Please?
Mar 5 Six Questions to Test Your Heart
Mar 6 Loved & Washed by His Own Blood
Mar 7 Crucifixion of the Flesh
Mar 8 Are You Like Cain or Abel?
Mar 9 Life is in the Blood
Mar 10 God’s Free & Glorious Grace!
Mar 11How Should You Respond to Christ?
Mar 12 What is the Business of Your Life?
Mar 13 Be Not Deceived
Mar 14 Thy Will Be Done
Mar 15 Difference in Knowledge & Knowing
Mar 16 Bear With Others
Mar 17 Do You Desire God’s Leading?
Mar 18 Looking To and Living On Jesus
Mar 19 Looking, Longing, Preparing
Mar 20 Unspeakable Delight, Honor, Riches
Mar 21 Moral Virtue vs Spirit and Truth
Mar 22 Awake to Righteousness
Mar 23 Commandments of Love
Mar 24 The Good Part
Mar 25 Keep Short Accounts
Mar 26 Precious Redemption
Mar 27 Stir Up the Gift
Mar 28 Babes in Knowledge
Mar 29 The Gospel Came in Power
Mar 30 Revealing Christ in Us
Mar 31 Cleansing vs. Covering
April
Apr 1 Covenant of Preservation
Apr 2 Glory in the Cross
Apr 3 An Excellent Grace
Apr 4 Bring Forth Fruit
Apr 5 His Power Ensures the Victory
Apr 6 Love and Delight Breeds Togetherness
Apr 7 Heavenly Gentleness
Apr 8 Sorrow in the Bosom of Faith
Apr 9 The LORD Receives My Prayer
Apr 10 Rest in the Faithfulness of the Promiser
Apr 11 Satisfied by His Goodness
Apr 12 Keep on the Armor of Faith
Apr 13 Remember, God is For Us
Apr 14 Our Counselor and Mighty God
Apr 15 In the Spirit on His Day
Apr 16 His Book of Remembrance
Apr 17 Feast on the Bread of Life
Apr 18 Faith and Hope
Apr 19 Remember Me
Apr 20 What Degree of Saint are You?
Apr 21 A Lively Type of Greater Things
Apr 22 I Die No More
Apr 23 Righteousness Received
Apr 24 Listen for the Saviour’s Knock
Apr 25 No Better Teacher
Apr 26 Established and Sealed
Apr 27 The Flower of Faith
Apr 28 The Wonder of Delight
Apr 29 The LORD our Healer
Apr 30 Confession, A Means to Conversion
May
May 1 Judge Yourself and Note Be Judged
May 2 His Readiness to Do Me Good
May 3 Experience the Scriptures
May 4 Forsake and Follow
May 5 Most Assuredly, Ask and Believe
May 6 Abundance of Grace
May 7 Live Upon the Strength of Jesus
May 8 Choose the Way of Truth
May 9 Teach Me That I May Walk in Truth
May 10 Hunger for Holiness
May 11 Humble Submission to His Will
May 12 Jesus Never Forsakes/Forgets His Own
May 13 True Supporter of Our Souls
May 14 The Fittest Vessels of Grace
May 15 The Riches of His Glory
May 16 Comforts of Gospel/Terrors of Law
May 17 Knowing Christ
May 18 The Tender Mercies of Christ
May 19 Follow the Light of Life
May 20 Invite Jesus to Sup with You
May 21 Abiding Brings Forth Fruit
May 22 His Love in Us
May 23 Come to Me
May 24 The Good Shepherd Leads Me
May 25 My Soul is Truly Humbled
May 26 Reasonable Service
May 27 Garments of Salvation
May 28 If We Judge Ourselves
May 29 The Rich Treasures of Grace
May 30 A Soul that Waits on the Lord
May 31 Sweet Comforts of God’s Word
June
June 1 Christ Crucified
June 2 Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
June 3 Never an Idle Word
June 4 Work to the Glory of God
June 5 God Be Exalted
June 6 Victory By Our Captain
June 7 Keep Me At The Feet of Jesus
June 8 The Blessing Deceitfully Procured
June 9 The Deceitfulness of Sin
June 10 By Water and Blood
June 11 Jesus – Both Divine and Human
June 12 The Very Ways and Methods of God
June 13 A Prayer for Peace in a Troubled World
June 14 Vain Petitions and Repetitions
June 15 Jesus Is Our All
June 16 Love Your Enemy
June 17 Even If It Takes Seven Times
June 18 Never Be At Peace With Sin
June 19 Justification First
June 20 Wholly Justified Through Christ
June 21 Call Upon the Lord
June 22 Swear Not
June 23 Do Not Avenge Yourself
June 24 In Christ, You are a New Creation
June 25 Lawful, But Not Helpful
June 26 Diversities of Activities
June 27 Every Good Gift
June 28 We Wish To See Jesus
June 29 Speak No Corrupt Word
June 30 A Ladder to Heaven
July
July 1 The Lord Reigns
July 2 Preservation of an Unworthy Believer
July 3 Learn from Me
July 4 The Angels of God Met Him
July 5 By Your Words
July 6 LooseThem and Bring Them to Me
July 7 Get Yourselves a New Heart…
July 8 Worried and Troubled
July 9 My Soul Longs for You
July 10 My Soul Silently Waits
July 11 Once Young, Now Old
July 12 Strengthened with All Might
July 13 My Beloved is Mine and I am His
July 14 When You Seek My Face…
July 15 I Trust in You
July 16 Dissolve My Heart in Thankfulness
July 17 Oh, To Love With a Pure Heart
July 18 Lift Up Your Soul to the Lord
July 26 The Just and the Unjust
July 27The Valley of the Shadow
July 28 Hear, My Children …
July 29 Spiritual Site Discerns Spiritual Things
July 30 Cleave to Jesus with Full Purpose
July 31 Vows to the Most High
August
Aug 1 Wanting First That Which Will Come Last
Aug 2 Ask God to Search Your Heart
Aug 3 Hear My Prayer – 12 Supplications
Aug 4 Prevent Discouragement, Presumption
Aug 5 Oh, For a Clean Heart and a Clean Life
Aug 6 Walking with God
Aug 7 What is God’s Will for You?
Aug 8 Reproached for the Name of Christ?
Aug16 Jesus Will Come Soon
Aug 17 Let Us Run the Race
Aug 18 God Made Jesus a Propitiation
Aug 19 Two Masters, Six Questions!
Aug 20 Taste & See That the LORD is Good
Aug 21 Wisdom of God: a Mystery Proclaimed
Aug 22 Blessed Be God Who Has Blessed Us
Aug 23 O To See, O To Be Used
Aug 24 Be Crowned!
Aug 25 A Little Strength in the Christian
Aug 26 Escape the Pollutions of the World
Aug 27 Live Peaceably
Aug 28 Boldness to Enter
Aug 29 What May be Known of God
Aug 30 From Him, There Is No Separation
Aug 31 Winter is Past, Rain is Gone
September
Sept 1 The World Can Be An Idol
Sept 2 Be Holy
Sept 3 To Seek and To Save
Sept 4 Repent and Believe
Sept 5 Watch
Sept 6 Intimate Union and Communion
Sept 7 We Must Be Renewed In Our Minds
Sept 8 God Will Certainly Perform His Promise
Sept 9 Be Not Wise In Your Own Opinion
Sept 10 The Method of the Gospel
Sept 11 Give Me Godly Fear
Sept 12 Your Continual Delight and Counselor
Sept 13 In You the Fatherless Finds Mercy
Sept 14 Lord Strengthen Our Faith
Sept 15 You Are A Traveler Through This World
Sept 16 The Riches of Free and Sovereign Grace
Sept 17 Jesus is Mine, and I am His
Sept 18 Onward
Sept 19 Be Blameless
Sept 20 Do You See the Kingdom of God?
Sept 21 Though He Should Tarry, We Hope
Sept 22 Rest Humbly and Quietly
Sept 23 Thorough Sanctification; Complete Justification
Sept 24 Do We Prize and Love Him?
Sept 25 It Matters Little What I Have
Sept 26 Joseph is a Fruitful Bough;
Sept 27 The Knowledge of Christ
Sept 28 What must I do to be saved?
Sept 29 Dispel My Darkness by the Light
Sept 30 Let Him Who Thirsts Come
October
Oct 1 The Lion of Judah Has Prevailed
Oct 2 Whom the Lord Loves He Chastens
Oct 3 Your Words Give Light
Oct 4 Happier Than The Richest Worldling
Oct 5 Ask With Assurance
Oct 6 Father of Mercies, Send Your Grace
Oct 7 True Love and True Obedience
Oct 8 The Key to Settled Assurance
Oct 9 How Do I Know I Have the Spirit of Christ?
Oct 10 Faith Must Be Fed
Oct 11 Use Every Talent
Oct 12 The Still Small Voice
Oct 13 Cause Me To Love
Oct 14 Watch
Oct 15 The Thirst of Grace
Oct 16 Be Anxious for Nothing
Oct 17 It is Finished, It is Done
Oct 18 Courage, Confidence & Final Victory
Oct 19 Justified Freely by His Grace
Oct 20 Why Do We Not Love As Brethren?
Oct 21 Good Works Will Characterize Us
Oct 22 *** You Are Complete In Him
Oct 23 Seeming Contradiction in the Bible?
Oct 24 Mercy and Justice Upon the Egyptians
Oct 25 Strength of Body and Holy Confidence
Oct 26 God Draws Us by Silken Bands of Love…
Oct 27 Be Valiant for the Truth
Oct 28 A Thousand Promises
Oct 29 Compliance with God’s Word
Oct 30 Present Yourselves as Being Alive
Oct 31 How Is It With You?
November
Nov 1 Seasonable and Visible Help
Nov 2 By the Eyes Sin Rushes Into the Heart
Nov 3 The Eyes of My Faith
Nov 4 Honor the Gospel
Nov 5 The Glory of God Set Forth by Moses
Nov 6 A Covetous Man
Nov 7 O, For More Sanctifying Grace
Nov 8 Bear One Another’s Burdens
Nov 9 You Open Your Hand
Nov 10 Approaching God Correctly
Nov 11 How can we be both poor and blessed?
Nov 12 Be Renewed in the Spirit of Your Mind
Nov 13 Sow Your Seed
Nov 14 Despair Not in Tribulation or Conflict
Nov 15 An Accursed Thing
Nov 16 I Abhor Myself
Nov 17 Sing to Jesus
Nov 18 ***Follow Him
Nov 19 He is Not Far Away
Nov 20 Choose Now
Nov 21 Say to the Fearful-hearted, Be Strong
Nov 22 Add a Thankful Heart – Prayer
Nov 23 Another Spirit with You
Nov 24 You Stubborn Hearted
Nov 25 A Good Soldier
Nov 26 Who Can Hinder?
Nov 27 The Heavenly Gardener
Nov 28 Abundantly Above All That We Ask
Nov 29 Fight On
Nov 30 Press Through
December
Dec 1 The Life of a Christian is…
Dec 2 As Natural to Pray as to Breathe
Dec 3 What Are You Doing Here?
Dec 4 Many Cruel Murderers
Dec 5 O, To Rely On The Divine Power – A Prayer
Dec 6 The Devil Cannot Stand Against You
Dec 7 I Live by Faith in the Son of God
Dec 8 The Shore of a Happy Eternity
Dec 9 In Psalms and Hymns
Dec 10 Fallen or Backsliding? Jesus, Restore Us!
Dec 11 I Will Come to You
Dec 12 Not Sensible of the Weight of Sin
Dec 13 Come As You Are
Dec 14 Watch, Therefore, and Pray Always
Dec 15 Governed and Directed by Him
Dec 16 Faith is Wrought in the Soul
Dec 17 Lord Go Before Me
Dec 18 True Manna
Dec 19 Ask of Him
Dec 20 Lord, say to my soul, I am your salvation.
Dec 21 Wait for the Help of the Lord
Dec 22 Correct and Conform Us
Dec 23 Justified by faith and works?
Dec 24 Separate Me From The World
Dec 25 He Will Save His People From Their Sins
Dec 26 Oh, To Pour Out Our Hearts
Dec 27 Grace, Enlightening Grace
Dec 28 Now Is The Day Of Salvation
Dec 29 One Prays For All And All Pray For One
Dec 30 An Epistle of Christ
Dec 31 Ending the Year with Alleluia
Devotions by Karl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690—1774)
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