Sermons & Devotionals by Utmost For His Highest

“And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.” Luke 18:23 The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word to say. He had no doubt as to what Jesus said, no debate as to what it meant, and it produced in him a sorrow that had not any words. Have yo... Lee mas

“Jesus said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me?” John 21:17 Have you felt the hurt of the Lord to the uncovered quick, the place where the real sensitiveness of your life is lodged? The devil never hurts there, neither sin nor human affection hurts there, nothing goes through to that place but ... Lee mas

“It is Christ … who also maketh intercession for us.” Romans 8:34,27 Do we need any more argument than this to become intercessors - that Christ "ever liveth to make intercession;" that the Holy Spirit "maketh intercession for the saints"? Are we living in such a vital relationship to our fellow men... Lee mas

“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him Life for them that sin not unto death.” 1 John 5:16 If we are not heedful of the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other folks are failing, and we tur... Lee mas

“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, tarry ye here, and watch with Me.” Matthew 26:36,38 We can never fathom the agony in Gethsemane, but at least we need not misunderstand it. It is the agony of God and Man in one, face to face with sin. We know... Lee mas

And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven." ” Luke 24:51 We have no corresponding experience to the events in Our Lord's life after the Transfiguration. From then onwards Our Lord's life' was altogether vicarious. Up to the time of the Transfigur... Lee mas

“Behold, a virgin shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Isaiah 7:14 His Birth in History. "Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:35.) Jesus Christ was born into this world... Lee mas

“Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?” Luke 24:2 Our Lord's Cross is the gateway into His life: His Resurrection means that He has power now to convey His life to me. When I am born again from above, I receive from the Risen Lord His very life. Our Lord's Resu... Lee mas

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 Until we are born again, the only kind of temptation we understand is that mentioned by St. James - "Every man is tempted, when he... Lee mas

“Thine they were, and Thou gavest them Me.” John 17:6 The missionary is one in whom the Holy Ghost has wrought this realization - "Ye are not your own." To say, "I am not my own" is to have reached a great point in spiritual nobility. The true nature of the life in the actual whirl is the deliberate... Lee mas

“And He … wondered that there was no intercessor.” Isaiah 59:16 The reason many of us leave off praying and become hard towards God is because we have only a sentimental interest in prayer. It sounds right to say that we pray; we read books on prayer which tell us that prayer is beneficial, that our... Lee mas

“But God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ.” Galatians 6:14 The Gospel of Jesus Christ always forces an issue of will. Do I accept God's verdict on sin in the Cross of Christ? Have I the slightest interest in the death of Jesus? Do I want to be identified with His... Lee mas

“If thou hadst known … in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.” Luke 19:42 Jesus had entered into Jerusalem in triumph, the city was stirred to its foundations; but a strange god was there, the pride of Pharisaism; it was religious and upright, ... Lee mas

“The simplicity that is in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:3 Simplicity is the secret of seeing things clearly. A saint does not think clearly for a long while, but a saint ought to see clearly without any difficulty. You cannot think a spiritual muddle clear, you have to obey it clear. In intellectual ma... Lee mas

“From whence then hast Thou that living water?” John 4:11 "The well is deep" - and a great deal deeper than the Samaritan woman knew! Think of the depths of human nature, of human life, think of the depths of the "wells" in you. Have you been impoverishing the ministry of Jesus so that He can not do... Lee mas

“Moses went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens.” Exodus 2:11 Moses saw the oppression of his people and felt certain that he was the one to deliver them, and in the righteous indignation of his own spirit he started to right their wrongs. After the first strike for God and for the ri... Lee mas

“If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself.” Matthew 16:24 Individuality is the husk of the personal life. Individuality is all elbows, it separates and isolates. It is the characteristic of the child and rightly so; but if we mistake individuality for the personal life, we will remain iso... Lee mas

“Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with.” John 4:11 "I am impressed with the wonder of what God says, but He cannot expect me really to live it out in the details of my life!" When it comes to facing Jesus Christ on His own merits, our attitude is one of pious superiority - Your ideals are high and the... Lee mas

“I have to lead my life in faith, without seeing Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 For a time we are conscious of God's attentions, then, when God begins to use us in His enterprises, we take on a pathetic look and talk of the trials and the difficulties, and all the time God is trying to make us do our duty ... Lee mas

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me.” Matthew 11:29 "Whom the Lord loveth, He chasteneth." How petty our complaining is! Our Lord begins to bring us into the place where we can have communion with Him, and we groan and say - "O Lord, let me be like other people!" Jesus is asking us to take one e... Lee mas