March 11 Daily Devotional

Bible Reading

Matthew 26:17-25:

¹⁷Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
¹⁸And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
²⁰Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
²¹And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
²²And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
²³And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
²⁴The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
²⁵Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

Devotional

The Son of man goeth. Where did He go? He himself tells us: I go unto the Father. But the way led through suffering and death. He became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross. Everything that was written concerning him must be fulfilled. He always clung to what was written. The Word of God was his guide and stay. In his temptation in the wilderness He overcame Satan by the Word of God. He said, It is written. When He preached He preached the Word of God. Today has this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. In his suffering and death the Scriptures were his support. "How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be?" And after his resurrection He said to his disciples: "These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms concerning me." All was fulfilled that was written concerning us. What a comfort to know that everything goes according to God's Word. That all his promises will be fulfilled, and that all things must work together for my salvation.

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith in his excellent Word!

Prayer

Our Father, we thank Thee for Thy Word. We thank Thee that Thy Word is truth, and that it abides for ever. May Thy Word be a continual light upon our path. Help us to believe Thy precious promises. As we look into the future may we not doubt or fear, but believe and trust, knowing that all Thou hast spoken shall surely come to pass; and everything that comes to pass will be for the good of Thy children. So we thank Thee, our Father, for Thy loving care over us. Continue to bless us for Jesus' sake. Amen.

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Scripture in Devotional: John 14:17; Luke 4:21; Matt. 26:54; Luke 24:4.

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