Dr. Roger D. Duke

"Are You Kind To God, That Is Do You Love Him," John Bunyan Asks? We Are Commanded To Love God and Love Neighbor! Are You And I Fulfilling These Commands? I Look Within To Check Myself! Do You? A Devotional for Friday September 25, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan author of The Pilgrim's Progress Love to God is Kindness to Him “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, ‘Thus says the LORD, I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in

Do You Understand "Depravity"? The Bible Declares We All Are Depraved! We Need a "Heart Transplant" Spiritually, Changing The Heart of Stone To A Heart That Loves God! Meditate On That . . . ! Thine Is My Heart: A Devotional Reading from the Writings of John Calvin John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga) Bible Text: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things whic

Are You A Witness for Christ? That is "The Missionary's Goal"! You ARE To Be A Witness and Missionary? For All Followers Of Christ Are To Be Both? If We Are To Be Faithful Christians! Are We Faithful? The Missionary’s Goal By Oswald Chambers "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem." Luke 18:31 In the natural life our ambitions alter as we develop; in the Christian life the goal is given at the beginning, the beginning and the end are the same, viz., Our Lord Himself. We start with C

God Desires Men’s Heart! He Desires Your Heart, Does He Have Your Heart? Why? Or Why Not? It Comes Down To Your Heart's Affections? Who or What Do You Love? Ponder That . . . ! A Devotional for Tuesday September 22, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan author of The Pilgrim's Progress God Desires Men’s Heart “Of David. To you, O LORD, I will lift up my soul” Psalm 25: 1. God’s desire is to the work of his hands and the righteous are for surrendering that up to him. 1. In giving u

Are You A Follower, Disciple of the LORD JESUS CHRIST? Then You Need Renewal, Constant Daily Renewal! How Do I Know, Because I Need Daily Renewal Myself! Would You Repent With Me? Please Do! A Disciple’s Renewal 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,

Jesus Told the Apostle Paul, "My Grace is Sufficient for You." Is His "GRACE ACTIVE" in Your Life? It (HE) Can Equip You for All You Face and Have To Do! Please Meditate On That . . . ! Grace Active Lord Jesus, Great High Priest, You have opened a new and living way by which a fallen creature can approach you with acceptance. Help me to contemplate the dignity of your Person, the perfectness of your sacrifice, the effectiveness of your intercession. O what blessedness accompa

The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, and Desperately Wicked: Who Can Know It? Does That Describe You, It Does Me!! But We Can Have Our Hearts Changed By the Rebirth! Bible Text: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Philippians 3:13 A Devotional from Church Reformer John Calvin for Thursday September 17, 2026 ... Depravity never ceases in u

The Divine Region Of Religion By Oswald Chambers [Another day's devotional concerning prayers.] Is Your Praying Selfish? Or, "Thy Will Be Done On Earth as In Heaven [in My Life]"? Your Public Deportment Will Directly Reflect Your Prayer Life! Like It Or Not! Ponder That . . . ! When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Matthew 6:6 It’s impossible to conduct your life as a disciple without setting aside definite times for secret

How Are You Praying? Do You Pray Only When In Need? Or, Do Your Really Worship God When Your Pray? There Really Is a Difference! Read, Think and Meditate on the "REQUEST" Below Please! Requests O GOD, May I never be a blot or a blank in life, cause the way of truth to be evil spoken of, or make my liberty an occasion to the flesh. May I by love serve others, and please my neighbour for his good to edification. May I attend to what is ornamental as well as essential in religio

Are You Righteous? Do You Desire To See God? To Experience the Beatific Vision, You Must Be Perfect and Righteous To See God! This Is Done Only By the New Birth in Christ! Ponder That . . . ! A Devotional Reading for Monday September 14, 2026 (Dedicated to my dear wife Katey Melinda Young Duke on her birthday!) Why Do the Righteous Desire to See Christ? “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be

In The Valley I Am A Believer! Yet Sin Still Remains Within Me! But, If We Confess Our Sin, Christ Is Faithful and Just To Forgive Us Our Sin And Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness! Ponder This . . . ! YET I SIN: A Puritan Prayer “Eternal Father, Thou art good beyond all thought, But I am vile, wretched, miserable, blind; My lips are ready to confess, but my heart is slow to feel, and my ways reluctant to amend. I bring my soul to Thee; break it, wound it, bend it, mold it.

Your Life is a "Voyage." What is Your Destination? Hell? Or Heaven? The Scripture Declares, "Prepare To Meet Thy God"! Please Consider Your Destination, Consider Your Preparation! THE [Your] VOYAGE A timeless 200 Year-old Puritan Prayer that is just as relevant today as the moment it was first penned. "O LORD OF THE OCEANS, My little bark sails on a restless sea, Grant that Jesus may sit at the helm and steer me safely; Suffer no adverse currents to divert my heavenward cours

Determinedly Discipline Other Things By Oswald Chambers Are You a DIY Person? Are You A "Determinedly Disciplined" Person? Do You Take Every Thought Captive for Christ? To Do So, You Must Be "Born Again"! Do You Discipline Your Mind? Or Does It You? We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience. — 2 Corinthians 10:5–6 These verses point to the strenuous nature of Christian discipleship. Paul writes that h

Are You in Need of God's Divine Grace Like I Am? It is Available To Us. Read, Think, Pray, Meditate On This Devotional-You Will Find Grace When You Seek God With All Your Heart? What a Thought? Amen!! "Need of Grace" [Are You in Need of God's Divine Grace Like I Do?] O Lord, Thou knowest my great unfitness for service, my present deadness, my inability to do anything for thy glory, my distressing coldness of heart. I am weak, ignorant, unprofitable, and loathe and ab

We All Move On To the Grave! What Wait's At Your End? Hell? Heaven? Judgment? Blessedness? We "Journey On" Daily To Those Ends. Make Sure Your Journey Comes To the Best End! Please Consider These...! A Devotional Reading for Monday September 7, 2026 Journeying On This is the webmaster's testimony and commitment. May God bless it to be so! LORD OF THE CLOUD AND FIRE, I am a stranger, with a stranger’s indifference; My hands hold a pilgrim’s staff, My march is Zionward, My eyes

Are You For God? If So, God Is For You! “What then shall we say . . . If God is for us, who can be against us”! There Is No Security In This World, There Is Only Security In Christ And His Gospel... A Devotional Reading for Friday September 4, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress In God’s Presence is Safety “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us”? Romans 8: 31. God’s presence is the safety of a man. If Go

The Waters of Satisfaction Scattered By Oswald Chambers A Devotional for Thursday September 3, 2026 Would You Drink the Water, Three Friends Have Risked Their Lives To Bring You, When You Asked A Drink From Your Home Town Well? Or Would You Wordship? Ponder This . . . ! The three mighty warriors . . . drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord. — 2 Samuel 23:16 Have yo

Bust of Janus, the Roman God for which January is named. He looked forward to the new year while also looking back to the last year. Retrospect and Prospect SUPREME RULER OF THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE WORLDS, My heart is drawn out to thee for thy amazing grace and condescension. Thou hast kept my conversion fresh before me, that season of my first spiritual comfort when I passed through the Red Sea by a way I did not expect. I rejoiced then for that unthought-of passage, that

What Do You Truly "Lust After" or Desire? No Lust In This Life Lasts! A Desire For God Will Be Fulfilled In This Life and Rewarded In The Next! What Motivates You? Take a "DESIRE" Inventory Today! A Devotional for Tuesday September 1, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress Desire for God “My soul yearns for you in the night, my spirit withinme earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth the inhabitants of the world learn righteous

This Is Not a Funeral Psalm Only! It Is a Living Psalm: A Prayer of Praise, of Thanks, of Blessing: Because THE LORD Loves-Leads-Feeds-Protects-By His Very Presence! Read and Meditate On This . . . Psalm 23 King James Version 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the va