Dr. Roger D. Duke

Do You Know How Poor You Are? Christ Was Rich and Made Poor Like You! You Can Have His Riches Eternally by Repentance and Faith! A Point to Ponder . . . A Devotional Thought for Friday April 17, 2425 From the Pen of Baptist Pastor John Bunyan Author of Pilgrim's Progress Jesus Became Poor for Us (Please consider leaving a comment.) “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might beco

Please check out The Gospel as found in "The Leather Journal" of Dr. Phil Newton of The Pillar Network The Lamb is the only one worthy to open the Scroll!   “Who is Worthy?”   “And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?”  (Revelation 5:2)   Worthiness pervades the scene in Revelation 4–5. The One sitting on the throne is described with the brilliance of precious stones around which lightning flashed and thun

Do you "Desire Heaven?" Is this desire to see Christ come again to set up His eternal kingdom? If not? Why not? Heaven Desired O MY LORD, May I arrive where means of grace cease and I need no more to fast, pray, weep, watch, be tempted, attend preaching and sacrament; where nothing defiles, where is no grief, sorrow, sin, death, separation, tears, pale face, languid body, aching joints, feeble infancy, decrepit age, peccant humours, pining sickness, griping fears, consuming c

The Earth's mountains, which God created ex nihilo, are invincible and under his sovereign control. Inspired Invincibility Take my yoke upon you and learn from me. — Matthew 11:29 “The Lord disciplines the one he loves” (Hebrews 12:6). How petty is our complaining! Our Lord begins to discipline us, bringing us to a place where we can have communion with him. We should be delighted. Instead, we whine and say, “Oh, Lord, let me be like other people.” Jesus wants us to be unli

Do You "Give Diligence to Your Faith"!? Are You Giving Diligence To Make Your Calling and Election To Salvation Sure? It Could Mean Your Eternal Soul's Final Destination! A Point to Ponder . . .       Do You " Give Diligence to Your Faith"!? The Rev. Dr. John Gill Would Ask Even Today? Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence [1] To make your calling and election sure 2 Peter 1:10   By calling is not meant a call to any office in the church, nor an external call, either

Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672 My Soul, Rejoice Thou in Thy God By Anne Bradstreet My soul, rejoice thou in thy God, Boast of him all the Day, Walk in his Law, and kisse his Rod, Cleaue close to him alway. What tho: thy outward Man decay, Thy inward shall waxe strong; Thy body vile it shall bee chang'd, And gloriovs made ere-long. With Angels-wings thy Soul shall movnt To Blisse vnseen by Eye, And drink at vnexhausted fovnt Of Joy vnto Eternity. Thy teares shall All bee dryed vp,

Have I Seen Him (JESUS)? By Oswald Chambers (Please consider leaving a comment.) Jesus's post resurrection appearance to two of His disciples on the Road to Emmaus the Sunday afternoon of the Resurrection. Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. — Mark 16:12 Being saved and seeing Jesus are not the same thing. Many have accepted God’s grace who have never seen Jesus. Always distinguish between seeing Jesus and seeing

"True Christianity" has to be centered in Jesus Christ's Death, Burial, and Resurrection. One must exercise Repentance toward God and place their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to be a "Real Christian!" A Devotional for Wednesday the Fourth Day Morning: "True Christianity" (Please consider leaving a comment.) LORD OF HEAVEN, Thy goodness is inexpressible and inconceivable. In the works of creation thou art almighty, In the dispensations of providence all-wise, In the gospel o

Will You Endure to the End? Are You Enduring Now? It Is By Grace You Are Saved! You Also Endure By This Grace! And That Too, To the End! A Point to Ponder . . . A Devotional for Tuesday April 7, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress "Personal Perseverance Required" For Eternal Life “But the one who endures to the end will be saved” Matthew 24: 13. And . . . let Christians cautiously distinguish betwixt the meritorious and the instrumental cause of t

People of all kindred, tribes, and tongues from all ages stand before Our God and His Christ on the Last Day! Ponder that . . . Second Day Morning of the Week: "God Over All" O GOD ALL-SUFFICIENT, Thou hast made and upholdest all things by the word of thy power; darkness is thy pavilion, thou walkest on the wings of the wind; all nations are nothing before thee; one generation succeeds another, and we hasten back to the dust; the heavens we behold will vanish away like the cl

Was this the Day Jesus Died? Read this for some new information! Check it out! Was this the Day Jesus Died? [LEFT: Sebastiano Mazzoni (1611–1678), Raising of the Cross —photographer Didier Descouens / [ CC-BY-SA 4.0 ] Wikimedia] WELL-KNOWN is the story of Jesus, the founder of Christianity, and the last days of his earthly ministry. During that time, he ate the Last Supper with his disciples. Before the meal, they quarreled who was greatest. To show that the greatest should s

Saul, the persecutor of Christians, being struck blind by the light of the vision of the LORD Jesus Christ! Spiritual Insight By Oswald Chambers The Lord . . . has sent me so that you may see again. — Acts 9:17 When Paul’s vision was restored after three days of blindness, he also received something spiritual: insight into the person of Jesus Christ. At once Paul “began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God” (Acts 9:20). For the rest of Paul’s days, Jesus C

The Lord reaches out His hand of love to the backsliding disciple to welcome them home if they will but repent. A Disciple’s Renewal (Or Repentance) O MY SAVIOUR, Help me. I am so slow to learn, so prone to forget, so weak to climb; I am in the foothills when I should be on the heights; I am pained by my graceless heart, my prayerless days, my poverty of love, my sloth in the heavenly race, my sullied conscience, my wasted hours, my unspent opportunities. I am blind while lig

Jesus showing mercy via His Cross enabling us to be and show mercy ourselves! Here is a devotional thought from the pen of The Rev Dr. John Gill For Monday March 30, 2026 Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful [1] Who show mercy to the bodies of men, to those that are poor, indigent, and miserable, in their outward circumstances; by both sympathizing with them, and distributing unto them; not only making use of expressions of pity and concern; but communicating with readiness

Where is your life's focus? What do you love? An eternal point to ponder! The Bible Says in the New Testament book of Colossians 3:2   " Set your affections on things above"   [1] For unless the affections are set on them , they [the things above] will never be sought after in a proper manner. The word signifies to mind them, and think on them, to favour and approve of them, to be affectionately desirous of them, and concerned for them; for where the treasure is, the heart s

Today is all you have! Prepare to meet thy God! A Devotional for Thursday March 26, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan early English Baptist Pastor Who spent years in the Bedford English jail for preaching the Gospel! Today is All You Have “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,” that none of your may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” Hebrews 3: 13. Daily bring your heart and the Word of God together that thy heart may be levelled by it and fil

The Most Delicate Mission on Earth By Oswald Chambers Our mission for the Lord Jesus Christ is to get His Gospel to the world! Are we filling our place in that mission? The friend who attends the bridegroom waits (on) and listens for him. — John 3:29 Goodness and purity should never attract attention to themselves; they should be magnets that draw attention to Jesus Christ. If my holiness isn’t drawing people to him, it isn’t holiness of the right order; it’s an influence tha

Those who follow Christ, by repentance towards God and placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, are in an eternal vocation as daughters and sons of God! We are in vocational training here below for the great work He has for us in the future! Vocation: What is Yours? HEAVENLY FATHER, Thou hast placed me in the church which thy Son purchased by his own blood. Add grace to grace that I may live worthy of my vocation. I am a voyager across life’s ocean; Safe in heaven’s ark,

Classical depiction of Jesus Christ knocking at the heart's door of the sinner! Will the sinner open and let Him in for eternity? Think about it this is a point to ponder! Is Jesus Knocking at Your Heart's Door? Revelation 3:20   Behold, I stand at the door and knock The phrase of standing at the door may be expressive of the near approach, or sudden coming of Christ to judgment, see James 5:9; and his knocking may signify the notice that will be given of it, by some of the i

One humbling himself before the Cross of Christ confessing his sins! A Minister’s Confession! O GOD, I know that I often do thy work without thy power, and sin by my dead, heartless, blind service, my lack of inward light, love, delight, my mind, heart, tongue moving without thy help. I see sin in my heart in seeking the approbation of others; This is my vileness, to make men’s opinion my rule, whereas I should see what good I have done, and give thee glory, consider what sin