"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." - Psalm 90:12
 

HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER
 

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you."

- Exodus 20:12 

THE BLESSING OF THIS DAY

"Enjoy the blessings of this day, if God sends them; and the evils of it bear patiently and sweetly: for this day only is ours, we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

BE HAPPY IN THIS VERY MOMENT

"Try to be happy in this very present moment; and put not off being so to a time to come; as though that time should be of another make from this, which is already come, and is ours."

- Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English Churchman, Historian

HAVE PATIENCE WITH YOURSELF

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew."

- Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Bishop of Geneva

BEGIN THE DAY

“Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.” 

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

RECEIVE EVERY DAY

"Receive every day as a resurrection from death, as a new enjoyment of life; meet every rising sun with such sentiments of God's goodness, as if you had seen it, and all things, new-created upon your account: and under the sense of so great a blessing, let your joyful heart praise and magnify so good and glorious a Creator."

- William Law (1686-1761) Church of England Cleric

LENGTH OF DAYS IS IN HER RIGHT HAND
 

"For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 1She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 1Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone that retaineth her."

- Proverbs 3:14-1

WITHSTAND IN EVIL DAY

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm."
 

- Ephesians 6:12-13

LIFE IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES
 

"Is life not full of opportunities for learning love? Every man and woman every day has a thousand of them. The world is not a playground; it is a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday, but an education. And the one eternal lesson for us all is how better we can love."
 

- Henry Drummond (1851-1897) Scottish Evangelist, Biologist

LEAD ME IN YOUR TRUTH AND TEACH
 

"Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long."

- Psalm 25:5
 

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"Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."   Isaiah 1:17

ORPHAN'S FRIEND   

Gothelf Eppendorf, a superannuated (retired) soldier, who had fought bravely in may battles, was, with the weight of years upon him, in sore distress. His wife had died, leaving him six children to feed, and he worked hard, and often far into the night, upon the small patch of ground from which he derived sustenance. His humble cot was not many miles from Vienna, and once he had the temerity to send a petition for aid from the Emperor; but he and hardly dared hope for favorable notice.   Time passed on, and Gothelf, in his busy and trying estate, had almost forgotten that he had ever dared to lift an appeal to the monarch. One day a horseman, dressed in hunting garb, and, having dismounted and thrown his bridle-rein over a stake, he entered without ceremony. The old soldier bade him welcome, and offered him meat and drink.   "How is this?" said the stranger, looking around. "I heard that you had six children; but I see eight. Have you been ashamed to confess the true number?" "nay, not so." re[plied Gothelf. "These six are my own, left me by my wife. This seventh, is the child of a poor widow, who died not long since in a wretched hovel by Trentschen. I could not see the poor thing cast out homeless, and I took it in. This the eighth, is a child left to care by a brother soldier who died here beneath my roof, where I had given him shelter and nursing. I sought the abodes of those more opulent than myself, and tried to find a home for the poor waif, but without avail; so I keep the little one to myself, doing for it as best I can."   "You must find it very hard," said the stranger, thus to be forced to give a home to children not your own."   "Not for myself, good sir," replied the old soldier, "but I think of the needs of these poor orphan's which I, in my lowly estate, my not properly supply. For the i sometimes regret, but not for myself. It is but a few hours of work on my part, and the knowledge that I am doing good in my humble way is a sufficient recompense. And then the smiles and gratitude of the little ones! Ah, I have my reward."   "Gothelf, you do not know me?" The old soldier looked up with a start, and the truth flashed upon him. It was the Emperor Joseph II (1741-1790),. He remembered the face now, despite the hunter's garb, though it had been years since he had seen it before, and he would have thrown himself upon his knees, but that the monarch restrained him.   "Henceforth," said Joseph, "not only these two orphans, but the six children of your own, shall be my pensioners." Tomorrow my treasurer shall settle upon each of these little ones a hundred florins a year, and upon yourself he shall settle two hundred florins. Continue to be the tutor of the children, and I will be their father." The veteran and his little ones threw themselves down before the Emperor, and bedewed his feet with their grateful tears, and the monarch himself wept freely. "I thank God for the favour He hath this day Vouchsafed," said Joseph.  "He hath led me to discover a virtuous man in obscurity, and such men are jewels in my kingdom."  - The New Cyclopedia of Illustrative Anecdote Religious and Moral by Rev. Donald Macleod 1872- Chaplain to Her Majesty, and editor of "Good Words."

In the Bible, God places special concern on those who are orphaned and fatherless. He calls on us to look on the heart of others and to defend the oppressed, the weak, and those children who are orphaned in our generation God Is the Father of the Fatherless.

I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU AS ORPHANS  

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live."  

- John 14:8

TAKE UP THE CAUSE OF THE FATHERLESS  

"Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."

 Isaiah 1:17 

HE EXECUTES JUSTICE FOR THE ORPHANED

"He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing."  

- Deuteronomy 10:18  

 DO NOT OPPRESS THE WIDOW OR THE ORPHANED  

"And do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another."  

- Zechariah 7:10

YOU SHALL NOT PEVERT JUSTICE FOR THE FATHERLESS

“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge." 

-  Deuteronomy 24:17

DO NOT AFFLICT ORPHANS  

    
"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan."  

   
- Exodus 22:22 

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"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” - Colossians 3:5 

THE NATURAL PERSON DOES NOT ACCEPT THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD

"Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him, these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this tin words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ."

- 1 Corinthians 2:6–16

FOR WHAT A MAN KNOWS

"For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God."

- 1 CORINTHIANS 2:11

IN WHICH YOU ONCE WALKED

"In which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience."

- Ephesians 2:2

NOT IN WORDS WHICH MAN'S WISDOM TEACHES

"These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

- 1 Corinthians 2:13-14

THAT WHICH IS BORN OF THE FLESH

"That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."

- John 3:6

BUT YOU ARE NOT IN THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT

"But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His."

Romans 8:9

THEREFORE, DO NOT LOSE HEART

"Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day."

- 2 Corinthians 4:16

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"Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy." - Jude 1:24

THE LORD KNOWS THE DAY OF THE BLAMELESS  

"The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever."

- Psalm 37:18

TO PRESENT YOU HOLY AND BLAMELESS 

"He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him."

- Colossians 1:22

THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE BLAMELESS

"The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness."

- Proverbs 11:5

THAT WE SHOULD BE HOLY AND BLAMESLESS BEFORE HIM  

"Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love"

- Ephesians 1:4

WALK BEFORE ME, AND BE BLAMELESS 

"When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless."

- Genesis 17:1

THOSE OF BLAMELESS WAYS ARE HIS DELIGHT  

"Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight."

- Proverbs 11:20

THEN I SHALL BE BLAMELESS 

"Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression."

- Psalm 19:13

NOAH WAS BLAMELESS IN HIS GENERATION  

"These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God."

- Genesis 6:9

GOD HAS MADE MY WAY BLAMELESS

"This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless."

- 2 Samuel 22:33

IF YOU MAKE YOUR WAYS BLAMELESS

"Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?"

- Job 22:3

THOSE WHOSE HEART IS BLAMELESS TOWARDS HIM  

"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”

- 2 Chronicles 16:9

WITH THE BLAMELESS MAN YOU SHOW YOURSELF

"With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless."

- Psalm 18:25

GOD WILL NOT REJECT A BLAMELESS MAN

“Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers."

- Job 8:20

THE BLAMELESS WILL HAVE A GOODLY INHERITANCE  

"Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance."

- Proverbs 28:10

ESTABLISH YOUR HEARTS BLAMELESS  

"So that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints."

- 1 Thessalonians 3:13  

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"And they cried out all at once, saying, away with this [man], and release unto us Barabbas.” – Luke 23:18:30 

In the Book of Matthew 27:17 the people were gathered together and “Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?”

If it were possible to take you back 2000 years ago, just days prior to the crucifixion of Jesus, to the day when He was brought before Pilate, we would witness the release of a prisoner, whom the Bible describes as the one named Barabbas, “… bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.” The book of Matthew records that Pilate had both men stand before the multitude and asked the crowd to decide which man he would release unto them, as was the custom.

Pilate yelled out to the crowd, “Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus, which is called Christ?

The crowd cried out, “Give us Barabbas.” In Matthew 27:26 it is recorded in the Bible that Pilate then released Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.

What is not seen by the casual reader looking at the events of this day is that we, the crowd, had a choice between, “Jesus, the Son of the Father,” and Barabbas, which translated means, “The son of the Father.” “Bar,” means “Son of” and “Abba” meaning “Father.”

In Aramaic dialect spoken in that of that day you would have heard the crowd actually screaming both, “Give us the Son of the Father!” “Give us the son of the Father!”

You have to wonder if the irony of this situation didn’t escape those screaming in the crowd and the religious leaders in the Sanhedrin who did understand what was being shouted. You can’t help but recognize the counterfeit here, the Son of the heavenly, divine, creator, Father of the Universe, or the lower case “son” of an unknown father of the earth.

Another interesting play on words during the Crucifixion of Christ is recorded in Matthew 27:46, which reads, “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani.’ that is to say, “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

Here exists the possibility in the Aramaic language, in which SABACHTHANI, a homonym, has a double meaning and can also be translated, “How much have you glorified me?”

God, in His infinite wisdom, speaks the truth in each situation. Understood or not by the onlookers of the day, or even by modern Bible day readers, God has spoken His truth out in both words and deeds. The secrets, or treasures, hidden in God’s word are available to us today. Let us not forget that even when we feel forsaken and abandoned by God, He is working behind the scenes to bring His glory to your circumstances.

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"Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness." - 2 Peter 3:11

GODLINESS IS OF VALUE EVERY DAY  

"For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come."  

- 1 Timothy 4:8

STEADFASTNESS AND GODLINESS    

"And knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness."  

- 2 Peter 1:6

 THE ROOT OF ALL PERSONAL GODLINESS  

"Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness."  

- William Carey (1761-1834) English Christian Missionary

ALL THINGS THAT PERTAINING TO LIFE AND GODLINESS  

"His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence."  

- 2 Peter 1:3

BEFORE THE PRESENCE OF GOD  

"We are called to live Coram Deo, defined as: before the presence of God, under the authority of God and to the glory of God."  

- R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) American Reformed Theologian 

A GODLY MAN IS AFRAID OF NOTHING 

"The godly man contrarily is afraid of nothing; not of God, because he knows Him his best friend, and will not hurt him; not of Satan, because he cannot hurt him; not of afflictions, because he knows they come from a loving God, and end in his good; not of the creatures, since "the very stones in the field are in league with Him;" not of himself, since his conscience is at peace."  

- Joseph Hall (1574-1656) English Bishop, Moral Philosopher

MAKE NO DEMAND OF GODLINESS 

"There is a kind of gospel being proclaimed today which conveniently accommodates itself to the spirit of the age, and makes no demand for godliness." 

 - Duncan Campbell (1898-1972) Scottish Evangelist 

THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS 

 "Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory."  

- 1 Timothy 3:16  

NOT STROLL INTO CHRISTLIKENESS  

"You will not stroll into Christlikeness with your hands in your pockets, shoving the door open with a careless shoulder. This is no hobby for one's leisure moments, taken up at intervals when we have nothing much to do, and put down and forgotten when our life grows full and interesting... It takes all one's strength, and all one's heart, and all one's mind, and all one's soul, given freely and recklessly and without restraint."  

- A.J. Gossip (1873-1954) Professor of Christian Ethics

NOTHING WHATEVER PERTAINING TO GODLINESS  

"Nothing whatever pertaining to godliness and real holiness can be accomplished without grace."  

- St. Augustine (354-430) Theologian and Philosopher

WHAT MAKES A MAN A GOOD MAN?  

What makes a man a good artist, a good sculptor, a good musician? Practice... What makes a man a good man? Practice. Nothing else. There is nothing capricious about religion. We do not get the soul in different ways, under different laws, from those in which we get the body and the mind."  

- Henry Drummond (1851-1897) Scottish Evangelist, Biologist 

GODLINESS WITH AFFECTION 

  
"And godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love."  

- 2 Peter 1:7 

SHOW GODLINESS TO THEIR OWN CHILDREN  

"But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God." 

 - 1 Timothy 5:4

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“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” – Ezekiel 22:30

One of the more fascinating dialogues in the Bible is found in the book of Job, where God asks Satan the question, “Hast thou considered my servant Job?” (Job 1:8).

The word “Considered” in this verse is a military term in the Hebrew. God is asking, have you “Considered” (looked for a way to attack him) as a military commander would look for the weaknesses in an encampment. Satan’s answer (Job 1:10) is also an interesting question, “Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side?” 

Satan was complaining that God had put up a “Hedge” around Job to protect him. Can you hear God asking, “Have you considered my servant (your name here)?”

Another interesting place in the Bible where we see this same word “Hedge” used is in Hosea 2:6, where God instructs the prophet Hosea to pray a “Hedge” around his runaway wife (Gomer).

“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.”

The result of Hosea’s prayer for a hedge around his wife was that all of Gomer’s lovers had lost their desire for her. God had dried up vineyards, dried up her finances, and every direction that she turned, was walled up around her. Later in this story, we see his wife Gomer being auctioned off as a slave, naked and broken. What happens next is an amazing. God tells Hosea to go purchase her. Here we see an insightful illustration of God’s love played out by Hosea in which he not only married her, but bought her with a price. Does that story sound familiar? Did not Christ say we are His bride and that we are bought with a price?

The word “Hedge” occurs nine times in the Scriptures. The description of the “Hedge” here is an impenetrable thorny hedge that is thick and tall with rounded sharp edges that are impossible to go through. This “Hedge,” is sometimes used in Scripture to describe a barrier or boundary, sometimes of live plants such as thorny bush as written in Micah 7:4; Hosea 2:6), and used to protect vineyards in (Mark 12:1, Matt 21:33), and to mark off roads and fields in (Luke 14:23). But the “Hedge” used in this verse is an impenetrable thorny hedge.

Another interesting verse where the word “Hedge” is used is in Ecclesiastics 10:8, “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.” In those days it was common for a hedge/stone wall to have serpents living in the crevices as a deterrent for people wanting to penetrate their wall of defense.

As the days get more and more uncertain, and we hear of wars and rumors of wars every day in the headlines we need to pray for salvation and a thorn of hedges around those we love. The world seeks to entice them with the pleasures of the flesh. This story gives us insight into how Satan attacks God’s people. He looks for our weaknesses the same way a military commander would look to defeat an enemy. Let this be a wakeup call to pray for our family and friends that have no one praying for a “hedge” around them.

SATAN WATCHES FOR ADVANTAGES OVER MY SOUL  

Let our hearts admit, "I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul. The world presses in upon me with all sorts of pressures, pleas, and pretences. My own corruption is violent, tumultuous, enticing, and entangling. As it conceives sin, it wars within me and against me. Occasions and opportunities for temptation are innumerable. No wonder I do not know how deeply involved I have been with sin. Therefore, on God alone will I rely for my keeping. I will continually look to Him.  

- John Owen (1616-1683) English Nonconformist Church Leader

WHEN CHRIST IS NEAREST

"I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan also is busiest."

-Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) Church of Scotland Minister

SATAN WILL STRIVE TO INTERRUPT PRAYER  

"Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer."  

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman 

SATAN WITH ALL POWER AND FALSE SIGNS 

"The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders."  

- 2 Thessalonians 2:9

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“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” - Philippians 4:13 

THROUGH THE DEATH OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS

“Through the death of Christ on the cross making atonement for sin, we get a perfect standing before God. That is justification, and it puts us, in God's sight, back in Eden before sin entered. God looks upon us and treats us as if we had never sinned.”

- A.C. Dixon

GOD SPEAKS TO MAN THROUGH HIS SCRIPTURES

“God speaks to man through the Scriptures, and He does not reveal normative truth except as it is already revealed in the Scriptures themselves. The test of truth must remain not what man experiences today but what the Scriptures have stated long ago”

- John F. Walvoord

WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

“Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
 

- Romans 5:1

GOD DECREED THAT CERTAIN THINGS SHALL COME TO PASS 

“Prayer is not intended to change God's purpose, nor is it to move Him to form fresh purposes. God has decreed that certain events shall come to pass through the means He has appointed for their accomplishment.”

- A.W. Pink

WHEN A TRAIN GOES THROUGH A TUNNEL

“When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”

- Corrie Ten Boom

REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.”

- Ephesians 1:7

THROUGH EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK

"The Lord is my shepherd," is on Sunday, is on Monday, and is through every day of the week; is in January, is in December, and every month of the year; is at home, and is in China; is in peace, and, is in war; in abundance, and in penury.”

- Hudson Taylor

VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”    

-1 Corinthians 15:57 

YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE

“The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.”

-Augustine 

THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

- Psalm 23:4

IF THE LIFE OF CHRIST IS FLOWING THROUGH US

“If the life of Christ is flowing through us, the water from the Rock turning the wheel, as it flows into the heart, it will fill us with joy; and if so, we cannot contain it, it must flow out”.

- G.V. Wigram

YOU COULD NOT BE SAVED THROUGH ANY EFFORT ON YOUR  OWN

“You could not be saved through any effort of your own, but now that you are saved it is necessary for you to put forward every effort you can to glorify Him.”

- Harry Ironside

REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.”

Ephesians 1:7

STRENGTH TO SEE THIS THROUGH WITH HONOR

If we are whimpering, and sniveling, and begging to be spared the discipline of life that is sent to knock some smatterings of manhood into us, the answer to that prayer may never come at all. Thank God! If you are not bleating to get off, but asking to be given grace and strength to see this through with honour, "The very day" you pray that prayer, the answer always comes.

- A. J. Gossip

FOR BY GRACE AR EYE SAVED THROUGH GRACE

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

- Ephesians 2:8-9

WHAT GOD CAN ACCOMPLISH THROUGH ONE SOLITARY LIFE

“No one can sum up all God is able to accomplish through one solitary life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and obedient to Him.”

- D.L. Moody

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