Dr. Roger D. Duke

God All-Sufficient (A Prayer) O LORD OF GRACE, The world is before me this day, and I am weak and fearful, but I look to thee for strength; If I venture forth alone I stumble and fall, but on the Beloved’s arms I am firm as the eternal hills; If left to the treachery of my heartI shall shame thy Name ,but if enlightened, guided, upheld by thy Spirit, I shall bring thee glory. Be thou my arm to support, my strength to stand, my light to see, my feet to run, my shield to prot

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"For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!" He is God of Creation and God of Redemption! God Creator and Controller Third Day of the Week/Morning: MOST HIGH GOD, The universe with all its myriad creatures is thine, made by thy word, upheld by thy power, governed by thy will. But thou art also the Father of mercies, the God of all grace, the bestower of all comfort, the protector of the saved. Thou hast been mindful of us, hast visited us, preserved us ,given us a goodly heritage

Ship Drifting.... The Direction of Aspiration By Oswald Chambers In the Public Domain Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters…so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God. — Psalm 123:2 kjv This verse is a description of what it means to rely entirely on God. Just as the eyes of servants are riveted on their masters, so our eyes are fixed on God. Spiritual drift begins when we cease to lift our eyes to him. This loss of focus comes not so much through t

Jesus cries "It is Finished" and then dismisses His Spirit! “It is Finished!” By Oswald Chambers I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. — John 17:4 The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God. There is no place for seeing Jesus Christ as a martyr. His death was not something that happened to Him— something that might have been prevented. His death was the very reason He came. Never build your case for forgiveness

The Mayflower where the "Compact" was ratified. Friday, November 21 - Daily Story The Mayflower Compact Blown off Course, Puritans Drew up the Mayflower Compact EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, James I of England’s mistreatment of Puritans and Separatists drove a number to flee their homeland. At first they went to the Netherlands, but later emigrated to America with some non-Puritans whom they called “strangers.” James granted these “Pilgrims” a charter to settle in a vast

Reconcilation by one who has forgiven another! The Forgiveness of God By Oswald Chambers In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. — Ephesians 1:7 Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God, the view that says the reason God forgives us is that he is so kind and loving. This idea has no place in the New Testament. The only ground on which God can forgive us and reinstate us in his favor is th

The Ark of the Covenant that ratified the Covenant between Jehovah and the Children of Israel, symbolic of the Covenant between God and man because Christ shedding His blood to cover our sins. Covenant A Devotional from "The Valley of Vision" For Wednesday November 19, 2025 LORD JESUS, Grant me the favour of being led by thee, under the directions of thy providence and thy Word. Grant me thy blessings with bitter things, to brighten and quicken me, not to depress and make me

The gavel of Final Judgment based on the reward of despising or fearing of GOD'S WORD! A Devotional for Tuesday November 18, 2025 From the pen of John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress Rewarded or Destroyed[!?] “For verily I say unto you, ‘Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled’” Matthew 5: 18 9

The Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ to sit in His GLORY! The Eternal Goal By Oswald Chambers By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing…I will bless you… Genesis 22:16-17 Abraham, at this point, has reached where he is in touch with the very nature of God. He now understands the reality of God. My goal is God Himself…At any cost, dear Lord, by any road. “At any cost…by any road” means submitting to God’s way of bringing us to the goal. There

Is Your Soul at Rest?   Please enjoy the Gospel as found in the “Leather Journal” of Dr. Phil Newton of The Pillar Network. Information on Bro. Phil can be found at https://thepillarnetwork.com/ . You can find other church ministries where he has served as pastor @ https://www.southwoodsbc.org. This is also brought to you by The Inverted Christian found here at https://www.invertedchristian.com/   Rest Quietly “The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He wi

Bring forth the Royal Diadem and Crown Him LORD of all! “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name” ©   “The Story Behind the Hymn” A Hymn of Coronation Scripture Portion   Rev. 4: 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns  before the throne saying, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to received glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and

Do you have an evil heart of a pure heart? A Devotional for August 26, 2025 From the Pen of John Bunyan Author of Pilgrim's Progress Evil is Always Present “So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand” Romans 7: 21. As the righteous man must here be taken for the best part for the I [1] that would do good, for the I . . . hates the evil. So again, we must consider of the desires of this righteous man as they flow from that fountain of grac

Baptist's view of Believer's Baptism administered. A Devotional for the 14th Day of the November 2025 “Another Reason Why Baptists Ought to Teach Their Distinctive Views”   [1]   There is yet another reason —one full of solemn sweetness: To teach our distinctive views is not only a duty to ourselves, to our fellow-Christians, and to the unbelieving world, but it is a duty we owe to Christ; it is a matter of simple loyalty to him . Under the most solemn circumstances he uttere

The Synod of Dort This Day in Christian History for Thursday, November 13, 2025 Calvinists rejected Arminianism at the Synod of Dort [Calvin's] DOCTRINES of God’s sovereignty and man’s free will, of election and human choice are among the most difficult and contested in Christianity. Calvinists in the Netherlands convened the Synod of Dort on this day, 13 November 1618 , to deal with these issues.  Augustine, who “discovered” (his word) his doctrine of election while battling

John the Baptist baptizing Jesus! A Devotional for November 12, 2025 Please Read and Try to Understand!?  “Reasons Why Baptists Ought to Teach Their Distinctive Views” [1]     It is a duty we owe to ourselves . We must teach these views in order to be consistent in holding them. Because of these we stand apart from other Christians, in separate organizations - from Christians whom we warmly love and delight to work with. We have no right thus to stand apart unless the matter

Holiness Unto the LORD A Devotional for Tuesday November 11, 2025 The Great Issus is Holiness Unto the LORD Throughout All of the Scripture “You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine” Leviticus 20: 26. The judgments that sometimes God has executed upon men for their want of godly fear, while they have been in his worship and service, [to] put fear and dread upon his holy appointments.

A new person in Christ! 2 Corinthians 5:17   Therefore if any man be in Christ [1] There's a secret being in Christ from everlasting; so all that are loved by him, espoused unto him, chosen and preserved in him, to whom he was a covenant head, surety, and representative, are in him, united to him, and one with him; not in such sense as the Father is in him, and the human nature is in him, but as husband and wife, and head and members are one: and there is an open being in Chr

Picture of Amy Carmichael as a young woman single missionary to India. This day in Christian History. From Christian History Institute   A Devotional for Sunday, November 9, 2025 from Christian History Institute Amy Carmichael Arrived in India to Save Children AMY CARMICHAEL was sick when she landed in India on this day, 9 November 1895. Friends had urged her to stay in England because of her neuralgia, a nerve disease that made her feeble and achy for weeks at a time. Had sh

Isaiah saw the LORD high and lifted up in the TEMPLE in Isaiah 6 and quaked! A Devotional for November 7, 2025 Where is Our Fear of God? “A son honors the father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? Malachi 1; 6b. [We tremble and fear] his name: I am, Jah, [and] Jehovah. What is by them intended but his nature, as his power, wisdom, eternity, goodness, and omnipotency—might be expressed and declared. Th