John MacDuff

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1.) Shadows of the Great Rock
      "And a Man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land." Isaiah 32:2 A great rock! "That Rock is Christ," and "the shadows" are those precious truths--those sublime grounds and utterances of trust and confidence, under which His peopl ...read more

2.) The Doomed City
      "Ungrateful sinner! on your future rests A sadder heritage of guilt and shame, Who with abounding gospel mercies blest Dare spurn the Savior's grace and scorn His Name; Forget not, though His patience now endures, The heathen's hell will be a heaven to yours!" "And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will ...read more

3.) The Faithful Promiser (31 day devotional)
      THE FAITHFUL PROMISER by John MacDuff, 1849 "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises." 2 Peter 1:4 "He who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23 "Remember your promise to me, for it is my only hope." Psalm 119:49 It has often been felt a delightful exercise by the child of God, to take, night by night, ...read more

4.) The Final Gathering of the Flock
      We have just had our thoughts directed to the beautiful inspired picture of the Shepherd conducting His flock through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. The next delineation of Christ's pastoral relation to His Church and people is a pre-eminently sublime one. The Shepherd-love and leadings of the wilderness are at no end. Earth's diverse experie ...read more

5.) The First Bereavement
      This is a solemn hour on which you have entered. The shadows of death for the first time are falling around your dwelling. Often before have you heard of trial. You may have visited over and over again the house of affliction. You may even have dealt out lessons of comfort to others. The doors of neighbors and friends you have seen darkened with be ...read more

6.) The Flock Passing Through The Valley of The Shadow of Death
      "Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me" -Psalm 23:4. There is perhaps no verse in Scripture with which we are more familiar than that which heads this chapter-no Bible figure which has made a more lasting and indelible impression. The pic ...read more

7.) The Heart Wounded
      "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." Psalm 42:1 Are we not warranted to infer that it was the 'wounded' stag which David now saw, or pictured he saw, seeking the brooks?-the deer hit by the archers, with blood-drops standing on its flanks, and its eye glazed with faintness, exhaustion, and death? B ...read more

8.) The Incurable Cured
      When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. (Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-15) ...read more

9.) The Night Rescue
       Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind ...read more

10.) The Night Watches (31 day devotional)
      THE NIGHT WATCHES by John MacDuff "I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night watches." Psalm 63:6 "I long for the Lord more than watchmen long for the dawn, yes, more than watchmen long for the dawn." Psalm 130:6 "Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his ...read more

11.) The Rainbow in the Clouds (31 day devotional)
      The Rainbow in the Clouds by John MacDuff "When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the clouds" Genesis 9:14 1. SOVEREIGNTY "The Lord Reigns." Psalm 93:1 No rainbow of promise in the "dark and cloudy day" shines more radiantly than this. God, my God, the God who gave Jesus, orders all events, and overru ...read more

12.) The Storm on the Lake
      "Night sinks on the wave, Hollow gusts are sighing, Sea birds to their cave Through the gloom are flying. Oh! should storms come sweeping, You in heaven unsleeping, O'er Your children vigil keeping, Hear and save! Stars look o'er the sea, Few and sad and shrouded; Faith our light must be When all else is clouded. You wh ...read more