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AUGUST 01-15 DEVOTIONALS

Devotions on Living a Deeper Christian Life

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

August 01 – The Nearness of God

August 02 – A God That Knows His Creation

August 03 – Why Did You Doubt?

August 04 – Trust in the Lord 

August 05 – He Who Finds a Wife

August 06 – Why Does the Bible Command a Husband to Love His Wife?

August 07 – When Evil Runs Unchallenged

August 08 – My Pain is Ever Before Me 

August 09 – Rejoice in the Lord Always

August 10 – How Then Shall We Live?

August 11 – The First Mention of Hope in the Bible

August 12 – Why Jesus Died on The Cross

August 13 – And it Came to Pass

August 14 – Imprisoned Music

August 15 – Serving 2 Masters

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August 01

The Nearness of God

"But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works."  - Psalm 73:28


THE NEARNESS OF GOD 


Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) the famed 17th century astronomer, once told a group of his friends, “I can take my telescope and look millions of miles into space, but I can lay it aside and go into my room, shut the door, get down on my knees in earnest prayer, and see more of heaven and get closer to God, than I can assisted by all the telescopes and material agencies on earth.” 


REMINDED OF THE NEARNESS OF GOD


On this day I am again reminded of the nearness of God through the birth of my new daughter. There are times when I am only eighteen inches away from her three-month-old perceptions, yet she has no idea that I am so close to her. I sit and watch with amazement this beauty that God has given me and quietly wonder to myself, is God this close to me right now, just outside of my perception, looking at me the way I am looking at my daughter? I wonder what life will bring her. Will she marry and have her own children? What will be God’s plan for her life? Then, I privately wonder to myself, how long will I be in her life? 


In the midst of these thoughts, I catch myself wondering what kind of questions does He ask Himself, as my Father, about me when He is this close to me? Is He thinking about the blessings that He has lain before me this day, wondering if I will catch every nuance that He has planned along with it? Or, is He praying that I will endure that trial I am in right now, and watch expectantly for His answer in the wing? Maybe He just gazes at me, as I do my little girl, in wonder and delight. 


Scientists tell us that we can now measure our universe in eleven different dimensions. If man can define eleven, this must mean that God operates in at least twelve dimensions. Can God be nearer to me in one of these other dimensions, than I can be to my baby daughter when I hold her tight and rock her to sleep in my arms? These are interesting questions. 


The Bible says, Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest” – Joshua 1:9. The Bible is full of stories where God has intervened into the lives of individual men and women at times when they felt He was nowhere to be found. How close is God to you right now? Take a moment now to ponder this question. He may be closer to you this very second than your very next breath. 


WHEN IT SEEMS AS IF GOD IS FAR AWAY


"When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us."  


- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman


Quotes by Sir Isaac Newton about God:


  1. "In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence."
  2. "This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being."
  3. "I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily."
  4. "Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion. God governs all things and knows all that is or can be done."
  5. "Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the Earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance."
  6. "All variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning of its original Creator, whom I call the Lord God."


- Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) Famed 17th Century Astronomer


These quotes reflect Newton's profound belief in God's role in the creation and order of the universe.

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Words to Think About…

THE RICHNESS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE


Helen Keller suffered an illness at eighteen months which left her completely blind and deaf. For five years she was isolated completely from the world and alone in darkness. Then with the help of Anne Sullivan, Helen fought back against her handicap. When asked about her having to suffer with a life of blindness said, 


“The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were not dark valleys to traverse.”


I WILL GIVE THANKS FOREVER

 

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.” 


– Psalm 30:11-12     


NEARNESS TO GOD BRINGS  


"Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God the more of God will be seen in you."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


WE ARE NEVER NEARER CHRIST  


"We are never nearer Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at His unspeakable love." 


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


WHO HAS MEASURED THE WATERS?


Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?” 


– Isaiah 40:12 

August 02

A God That Knows His Creation

“He telleth the the numbers of the stars; He calleth the stars by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite” – Psalm 147:4,5


Astronomers today tell us that there may be more than 200 billion universes. That is quite a staggering number, isn’t it? If you were to count to 100 for each minute, of each hour, of each day, for 19 years, you will have counted to one billion. There is a star, actually a “super giant” star, called Anteres. Think about this, Anteres is 390 times the size of the sun. That is 1.25 million times the size of our earth.


If you were to take a hollow rubber ball and let it represent Anteres, and then slice this rubber ball in half, you could put inside it: Venus, Mercury, Mars, and the Earth. All could fit inside Anteres and continue their orbits around the sun, which you could also put inside the rubber ball. As these planets would continue in their orbits around the sun, they would never touch the inside of the rubber ball. Anteres can be seen in the constellation Scorpio, low on the summer horizon. Anteres is just one of the many stars that God calls by name.


There are some stars that are 2000 times the size of the sun in our universe. The stars are innumerable, each one unique, each one with a divine purpose, just like you are in His sight. We can never reach them in this life, but in our glorified bodies, we shall have endless time to explore the infinite heavens that God has created.


Heed the advice of Amos 5:8, “Seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the faces of the earth: The Lord is His Name.”


God’s plan for the Christian in this generation is summed in Daniel 12:3, “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”


MAN WAS SO ENGINEERED BY GOD  


"Man was so engineered by God that the presence of the Creator within the creature is indispensable to His humanity."  


- Major Ian Thomas (1914-2007) British War Hero, Christian Writer 


THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH 

 

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable."


- Isaiah 40:28


FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP  


"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."  


- Ephesians 2:8-10


THERE IS NOT ONE BLADE OF GRASS  


"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice."  


- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian


WE WERE CREATED FOR ANOTHER WORLD 


"If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can satisfy, also we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for another world." 


 - C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar 


THE ANXIOUS LONGING OF CREATION  


"For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God." 


 - Romans 8:19


IF ANYONE IS IN IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION  


"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."  


- 2 Corinthians 5:17


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Words to Think About…

FOR YOU CREATED ALL THINGS    


“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”  


- Revelation 4:11


HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD?


“People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars…. and they pass by themselves without wondering.” 


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


A GOD THAT IS WELL DEFINED


“A God that is well defined, is not a very Big God” 


– French Proverb


IF I BELIEVE IN GOD


"If I believe in God, in Being who made me, and fashioned me, and knows my wants and capacities."


- Thomas Erskine (1788-1870) Scottish Theologian


THE BEGINNING OF CREATION  


"And saying, where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."  


- 2 Peter 3:4


GOD BLESSED THEM AND SAID 


God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”  


- Genesis 1:28


HE IS A NEW CREATION  


"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."  


- 2 Corinthians 5:17


SINCE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD  


"For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."  


- Romans 1:20


August 03

Why Did You Doubt?

"Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” - Matthew 14:31


ASK IN FAITH WITHOUT DOUBTING  


"But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind."  


- James 1:6


THE SERPANT SOWS SEEDS OF DOUBT  


"Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”  


- Genesis 3:1


IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND DO NOT DOUBT  


And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, it will happen. And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."  


- Matthew 21:21-22


THERE WAS A CASTLE CALLED DOUBTING CASTLE  


"There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair."  


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister and Preacher


DEPEND UPON GOD AND DO NOT DOUBT  


"When we dare to depend entirely upon God and do not doubt, the humblest and feeblest agencies will become mighty through God, to the pulling down of strongholds."  


-  A.B. Simpson (1843-1919) Founder Christian Missionary Alliance


 DO NOT BE UNBELIEVING, BUT BELIEVING 


"Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.”  


- John 20:27


IF A MAN FIGHTS THROUGH HIS DOUBTS  


"If a man fights his way through his doubts to the conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord, he has attained to a certainty that the man who unthinkingly accepts things can never reach."  


- William Barclay (1907-1978) Church of Scotland Minister, Author


BEING A DOUBLE-MINDED MAN  


"For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. Being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."  


- James 1:8


WITHOUT DOUBT THE MIGHTIEST THOUGHT  


"Without doubt the mightiest thought the mind can entertain is the thought of God."  


- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher


TRIALS CAUSE US TO DOUBT GOD'S FAITHFULNESS  


"Trials should not surprise us, or cause us to doubt God's faithfulness. Rather, we should actually be glad for them. God sends trials to strengthen our trust in him so that our faith will not fail. Our trials keep us trusting; they burn away our self-confidence and drive us to." 


- Edmund Clowney (1917–2005) Theologian, Educator, and Pastor


DOES NOT DOUBT IN THE HEART   


"Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him."  


- Mark 11:23


MOSES SPOKE BEFORE THE LORD   


"But Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?”  


- Exodus 6:12 


CONVINCED BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT  


"True godliness leaves the world convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the only explanation for you, is Jesus Christ to whose eternally unchanging and altogether adequate "I AM!" your heart has learned to say with unshatterable faith, "Thou art!" 


- Major Ian Thomas (1914-2007) British War Hero, Christian Writer 


DOUBTING DOE NOT PROVE  


"Doubting does not prove that a man has no faith, but only that his faith is small. And even when our faith is small, the Lord is ready to help us."  


- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop 


WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING?  


"Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.”  


- 2 Peter 3:3-4


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Words to Think About…

AN EVIL UNBELIEVING HEART  


"Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God."  


- Hebrews 3:12


WHAT IF SOME DO NOT BELIEVE?  


"What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?"  


- Romans 3:3 


YOU OF LITTLE FAITH! 


"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!"  


- Matthew 6:30


SLOW OF HEART TO BELIEVE   


"And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!"  


- Luke 24:25


DOUBT DISCOVERS DIFFICULTIES  


"Doubt discovers difficulties which it never solves; it creates hesitancy, despondency, despair. Its progress is the decay of comfort, the death of peace. "Believe!" is the word which speaks life into a man, but doubt nails down his coffin."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


DOUBT IS CAN'T BELIEVE  


"Christ never failed to distinguish between doubt and unbelief. Doubt is can't believe. Unbelief is won't believe. Doubt is honesty. Unbelief is obstinacy. Doubt is looking for light. Unbelief is content with darkness."  


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


WHEN WE THROW ANY DOUBT  


"We corrupt the Word of God most dangerously, when we throw any doubt on the plenary inspiration of any part of Holy Scripture."  


- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop 


TEN THOUSAND DIFFICULTIES  


"Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt." 


- John Henry Newman (1801-1890) English Theologian and Scholar


YOU PROVE THE DOUBTING SPIRIT  


"If you pray for bread and bring no basket to carry it, you prove the doubting spirit, which may be the only hindrance to the boon you ask."  


- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher


DOUBTFUL PRAYER  


"Doubtful prayer is no prayer at all."  


- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian


NO DOUBT GOD HAS FORGIVEN US  


"We need not climb up into heaven to see whether our sins are forgiven: let us look into our hearts, and see if we can forgive others. If we can, we need not doubt but God as forgiven us."  


- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher


MERCY ON THOSE WHO DOUBT  


"And have mercy on those who doubt;" 


 - Jude 1:22


August 4

Trust in the Lord

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." - Proverbs 3:5


BLESSED IS HE WHO TRUSTS IN THE LORD  


"Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord."  


- Proverbs 16:20


TRUST IN HIM, AND HE WILL ACT 


"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and He will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday."  


- Psalm 37:4-6


FAITH THAT PUTS ITS TRUST IN HIM  


"Christ will always accept the faith that puts its trust in Him."  


- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer 


IN HIM MY HEART TRUSTS  


"The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him."  


-  Psalm 28:7 


TRUST PERFECTED IS PRAYER PERFECTED


*Trust perfected is prayer perfected. Trust looks to receive the thing asked for and gets it. Trust is not a belief that God can bless or that He will bless, but that He does bless, here and now. Trust always operates in the present tense. Hope looks toward the future. Trust looks to the present. Hope expects. Trust possesses. Trust receives what prayer acquires. So, what prayer needs, at all times, is abiding and abundant trust."


- E. M. Bounds (1835–1913) American Clergyman, Author


TRUST THE PAST TO GOD'S MERCY  


"Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence."  


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


NO DIFFICULTY TRUSTING IN THE LORD  


"You find no difficulty in trusting the Lord with the management of the universe and all the outward creation, and can your case be any more complex or difficult than these, that you need to be anxious or troubled about His management of it?"  


-  Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Reformer 


HE IS WORTHY OF MY TRUST AND OBEDIENCE  


"God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to."  


-  Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian  Missionary and Writer


WE CAN ALWAYS TRUST GOD'S HEART  


"We cannot always trace God's hand, but we can always trust God's heart."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GOD    


"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." 


- Romans 8:28 


FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU 


"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."  


- Jeremiah 29:11


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Words to Think About…

TRUST CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOUR  


"There's a pardon for every sinner on the top side of the earth, but you have to call for it by faith before it becomes yours. In other words, you have to trust Christ as your Savior."      


-  J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988) American Bible Teacher


THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME  


"And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you." 


 - Psalm 9:10


NEVER BE AFRAID TO TRUST  


"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."   


– Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer 


NOT FORSAKEN THOSE WHO SEEK HIM


"And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you."   


- Psalm 9:10


TRUST IS FAITH  


"Trust is faith that has become absolute, approved, and accomplished. When all is said and done, there is a sort of risk in faith and its exercise. But trust is firm belief; it is faith in full bloom. Trust is a conscious act, a fact of which we are aware."  


- E. M. Bounds (1835–1913) American Clergyman, Author


FEW DELIGHTS CAN EQUAL  


"Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly."  


- George MacDonald (1824-1905 Scottish Christian Minister, Author


NEVER WAS THERE A MAN OF PIETY   


"Never was there a man of deep piety, who has not been brought into extremities - who has not been put into fire - who has not been taught to say, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him."  


- Richard Cecil (1748–1810) Evangelical Anglican Clergyman


DO NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT YOUR LIFE  


“Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?"  


- Matthew 6:25


THE LORD IS WITH YOU  


"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” 


- Joshua 1:9


August 05

He Who Finds a Wife

"He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD."  - Proverbs 18:22 


AN EXCELLENT WIFE 


"An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones."  


- Proverbs 12:4  


AN EXCELLENT WIFE WHO CAN FIND  


"An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels."  


- Proverbs 31:10


SEE THAT THE WIFE RESPECTS HER HUSBAND  


"However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband." 


- Ephesians 5:33


A PRUDENT WIFE IS FROM THE LORD 


"House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD."  


- Proverbs 19:14


REJOICE IN THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH 


"Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth."  


- Proverbs 5:18   


LET THE WIFE MAKE THE HUSBAND GLAD TO COME HOME


"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." 


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian


ENJOY LIFE WITH WIFE WHOM YOU LOVE  


"Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." 


- Ecclesiastes 9:9


YOUR WIFE WILL BE LIKE A FRUITFUL VINE


"Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table." 


- Psalm 128:3 


WIVES, SUBMIT YOURSELVES TO YOUR HUSBAND


"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore, as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything."


- Ephesians 5:22-24


HER CHILDREN CALL HER BLESSED   


"Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."  


- Proverbs 31:28


ABRAHAM WAS BURIED WITH SARAH HIS WIFE 


"The field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife."  


- Genesis 25:10 


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Words to Think About....

THERE IS NOTHING MORE LOVELY

 

"There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage."


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian


WHOSE WIFE WILL SHE BE  


"In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”  


- Mark 12:23


GOD MADE A WIFE FOR ADAM 


"And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them."  


- Genesis 3:21


A CONTINUAL DRIPPING    


"A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike." 


- Proverbs 27:15


SHE OPENS HER MOUTH   


"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue."  


- Proverbs 31:26


FOR A WIFE


"For a wife take the daughter of a good mother."


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


THAT SHE RESPECTS HER HUSBAND


"However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband."


 - Ephesians 5:33


IN THE SAME WAY  


"In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." 


 - Ephesians 5:28 


THE UNBELIVEING HUSBAND  


"For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy."  


- 1 Corinthians 7:14



August 06

Why Does the Bible Command a Husband to Love His Wife?

"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.  - Ephesians 5:24-25


In this passage we see that a man is commanded to love his wife. The reason for this is because when a man loves his wife unconditionally, as Christ loves the church, she will automatically love her husband. 


HE WHO FINDS A WIFE  


"He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD."  


- Proverbs 18:22 


THEREFORE, A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER


"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."


 - Genesis 2:24


ISAAC PRAYED FOR HIS WIFE   


"And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived."  


- Genesis 25:21


ABRAHAM PRAYED AND GOD HEALED HIS WIFE  


"Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children." 


 - Genesis 20:17


REJOICE IN THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH   


"Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth."    


- Proverbs 5:18    


IS IT LAWFUL FOR A MAN TO DIVORCE HIS WIFE?  


"And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”  


- Mark 10:2


DO NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR'S WIFE  


“And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s." 


 - Deuteronomy 5:21


BETHROTHED TO ONE HUSBAND  


"For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ."  


- 2 Corinthians 11:2


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Words to Think About on Husbands...

HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES


"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word."


- Ephesians 5:24-25


A QUARELESOME WOMAN  


"It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife."  


- Proverbs 21:9


UNITED TO HIS WIFE


"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."


- Ephesians 5:31


GOD MADE A WIFE FOR ADAM  


"And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them."  


- Genesis 3:21


EVERYONE WHO DIVORCES HIS WIFE 


"But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."  


- Matthew 5:32 


GO, CALL YOUR HUSBAND   


"Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”  


- John 4:16


THE UNBELIVEING HUSBAND    


"For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy."   


 - 1 Corinthians 7:14

August 07

When Evil Runs Unchallenged

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." - Romans 12:21


ORIGIN OF EVIL


"Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end."


- John Newton (1724-1807) Slave Trader Turned Preacher


ADMONISH EVIL-DOERS


"At times one hesitates to reprove or admonish evil-doers, either because one seeks a more favorable moment or fears his rebuke might make them worse, and further, discourage weak brethren from seeking to lead a good and holy life, or turn them aside from the faith. In such circumstances forebearance is not prompted by selfish considerations but by well advised charity. What is reprehensible, however, is that while leading good lives themselves and abhorring those of wicked men, some, fearing to offend, shut their eyes to evil deeds instead of condemning them and pointing out their malice. To be sure, the motive behind their malice is that they may suffer no hurt in the possession of those temporal goods which virtuous and blameless men may lawfully enjoy; still there is more self-seeking here than becomes men who are mere sojourners in this world and who profess the hope of a home in heaven." 


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


A CHINESE EMPEROR


A Chinese Emperor being told that his enemies had raised an insurrection in one of the distant provinces said, -- "Come, then, my friends," said he, "follow me, and I promise you that we shall quickly destroy them."  He marched forward, and the rebels submitted upon his approach.  All now thought that he would take the most signal revenge; but were surprised to see the captives treated with mildness and humanity. "How!" cried the first minister, "is this the way in which you fulfill your promise? Your royal word was given, that your enemies should be destroyed; and behold you have pardoned them all!"  "I promised," replied the Emperor, with a generous air, "to destroy my enemies. I have fulfilled every word; for see, they are my enemies no longer; I have made friends of them."


FROM THE HEART COME EVIL THOUGHTS"


For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander."


- Matthew 15:19  


OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD


"Let every Christian intimate so noble an example, and learn to overcome evil with good." 


- Romans 12:21


WORLD UNDER CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE


"We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one."

- 1 John 5:19


RESCUE ME FROM EVERY EVIL ATTACK


"The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen."


- 2 Timothy 4:18


PROTECT THEM FROM THE EVIL ONE


"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one."


- John 17:15


ALL OF THESE EVILS


"He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”


- Mark 7:20-23


DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE


"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."


- Matthew 6:13


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Words to Think About…

OF TWO EVILS


"Of two evils choose neither."


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher and Author


PRAY AGAINST EVIL


"The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be; the mightier the forces against evil everywhere."


- E. M. Bounds (1835-1913) American Preacher, Author, Attorney


SIX THINGS THE LORD HATES


There are six things which the Lord hates,

Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

A heart that devises wicked plans,

Feet that run rapidly to evil,

A false witness who utters lies,

And one who spreads strife among brothers.


- Proverbs 6:16-19


MAN'S HEART IS CONTINUALLY EVIL


"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."


- Genesis 6:5 


REJECT EVERY EVIL


"But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil."


- 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22


HATE EVIL 


"To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech."


- Proverbs 8:13


GOOD OUT OF EVIL


"God would never permit evil, if He could not bring good out of evil."


- St. Augustine (354-430)


STOP DOING EVIL


"Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong."


- Isaiah 1:16


TURN FROM EVIL


"Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it." 


- Psalm 34:14

August 08

My Pain is Ever Before Me

"For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me." - Psalm 38:17


BUT I AM AFFLICTED IN PAIN  


"But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high!"


- Psalm 69:29


MY ANQUISH, MY ANQUISH! I WRITHE IN PAIN


"My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war."


- Jeremiah 4:19


PAIN IS A KINDLY, HOPEFUL THING  


"Pain is a kindly, hopeful thing, a certain proof of life, a clear assurance that all is not yet over, that there is still a chance. But if your heart has no pain -- well, that may betoken health, as you suppose: but are you certain that it does not mean that your soul is dead?"


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


PAIN IS NECESSARY TO ALL OF US


"I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God."


- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer


THE LORD GIVES REST FROM YOUR PAIN 


"When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve."


- Isaiah 14:3


HOW WE SHOULD LOOK AT PAINFUL EXPERIENCES


"I do not think that we should look upon painful experiences too pessimistically. Surely they are more profitable than we think at the time we are going through the anguish connected with them. But if they are to be of any benefit to us, we must, in the first place, be truthful and not begin to practice deception, that is, excuse and defend our slovenly prayer life. We must admit our weakness in prayer; admit that we are faced with a problem which cannot be solved by our own efforts."


- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian 


GOD SHOUTS TO US IN OUR PAIN 


"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."


- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar


ANQUISH OF THE HEART AND WITH MANY TEARS  


"For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you."


- 2 Corinthians 2:4

 

YOUR PAIN SHALL BRING FORTH CHILDBEARING


To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”


- Genesis 3:16


THE PAIN WHERBY THE FLESH DIES 


"We take our stand at the cross and consent to be nailed to it, voluntarily, actually; to submit to the pain whereby the flesh dies; the hands are pierced that carnal work may no longer be done in the energy of the flesh; the feet are pierced that no longer we may walk according to the flesh; the brow is pierced with the thorn crown that our head may not any longer be held up for human diadems and fading laurel wreaths; the side is pierced that the heart may relinquish its fleshly energy and preference, and be occupied with God."


- A. T. Pierson (1837–1911) American Presbyterian Pastor 


THOUGH SUFFERING BODY PAIN


"Though poor in this world's goods, though grieving the loss of loved ones, though suffering pain of body, though harassed by sin and Satan, though hated and persecuted by worldlings, whatever be the case and lot of the Christian, it is both his privilege and duty to rejoice in the Lord."


- A. W. Pink (1886-1952) English Bible Teacher


IN THE MIDST OF THE BITTEREST PAIN


"Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence to, not in an exemption from, suffering."


- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop 


EVEN THE MOST PAINFUL CHASTISEMENT


"God has no pleasure in afflicting us, but He will not keep back even the most painful chastisement if He can but thereby guide His beloved child to come home and abide in the beloved Son."


- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer 


SPEAK PAINFUL TRUTH LOVING WORDS


"It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So, to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship."


- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Clergyman and Scholar 


VIRTUE CONSOLES US IN OUR PAIN


"Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains."


- William Cowper (1731-1800) English Poet and Hymnwriter 


HE WILL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES


"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”


- Revelation 21:4


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Words to Think About…

THE BED OF PAIN


"I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain."


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


PAIN IS NO EVIL


"Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us."


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


HOW PAIN AND SUFFERING FIT


"Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross."


- Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Episcopal Clergyman


THAT IT WILL NOT BRING ME PAIN


"Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked."


- 1 Chronicles 4:10 


MY PAIN IS NOT RELIEVED


“Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I refrain, it does not go away."


- Job 16:6


WHY IS MY PAIN UNCEASING? 


"Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?"


- Jeremiah 15:18


EVEN IN THE GREATEST AFFLICTIONS  


“Even in the greatest afflictions, we ought to testify to God, that, in receiving them from his hand, we feel pleasure in the midst of the pain, from being afflicted by Him who loves us, and whom we love.” 


- John Wesley (1703-1791) English Cleric and Minister


WHEN YOU ARE DEEPLY HURT 


“When you are deeply hurt, no person on this earth can shut out the innermost fears and deepest agonies. The best of friends cannot really understand the battle you are going through or the wounds inflicted on you. Only God can shut out the waves of depression and feelings of loneliness and failure that come over you. Faith in God’s love alone can salvage the hurt mind. The bruised and broken heart that suffers in silence can be healed only by a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit, and nothing short of divine intervention really works.” 


- David Wilkerson (1931-2011) American Christian Evangelist


A PLEASING KIND OF PAIN  


"Of late God has been pleased to keep my soul hungry almost continually, so that I have been filled with a kind of pleasing pain. When I really enjoy God, I feel my desires of Him the more insatiable and my thirstings after holiness more unquenchable."


- David Brainard (1718-1747) American Missionary to Native Indians


AFTER MANY PAINFUL TRIALS


"After many painful trials, which none can know, but those who are taught to relinquish a system in which they had been educated, I settled down in the full persuasion, that the immersion of a professing believer in Christ is the only Christian baptism."


- Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) American Missionary to Burma 


FOR THE MOMENT 


"For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it."


- Hebrews 12:11



 

August 09

Rejoice in the Lord Always

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" - Philippians 4:4


REJOICE THAT YOUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN  


"However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."  


- Luke 10:20


REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE


"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." 


- Romans 12:15


I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN YOU  


"I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High."  


- Psalm 9:2


LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT  


"This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." 


- Psalm 118:24


WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING  


"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." 


- Zephaniah 3:17


BEGIN TO REJOICE IN THE LORD 


"Begin to rejoice in the Lord, and your bones will flourish like an herb, and your cheeks will glow with the bloom of health and freshness. Worry, fear, distrust, care-all are poisonous! Joy is balm and healing, and if you will but rejoice, God will give power."  


- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher, Theologian


A MAN WHO FATHERS A WISE SON REJOICES IN HIM  


"The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him." 


- Proverbs 23:24


YET I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD  


"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior."  


- Habakkuk 3:17-18


MY HEART REJOICES IN YOUR SALVATION  


"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for He has been good to me."  


- Psalm 13:5-6


BOTH PRIVILGE AND DUTY TO REJOICE  


"Though poor in this world's goods, though grieving the loss of loved ones, though suffering pain of body, though harassed by sin and Satan, though hated and persecuted by worldlings, whatever be the case and lot of the Christian, it is both his privilege and duty to rejoice in the Lord."  


- A. W. Pink (1886-1952) English Bible Teacher 


THIS IS THE HAPPY LIFE, TO REJOICE IN THEE  


"There is a joy which is not given to the ungodly, but to those who love Thee for Thine own sake, whose joy Thou Thyself art. And this is the happy life, to rejoice to Thee, of Thee, for Thee; this it is, and there is no other."      


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


THEY REJOICE WITH A JOY THAT RADIATES  


"Spirit filled souls are ablaze for God. They love with a love that glows. They serve with a faith that kindles. They serve with a devotion that consumes. They hate sin with fierceness that burns. They rejoice with a joy that radiates. Love is perfected in the fire of God."  


- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister 


WE REJOICE IN OUR SUFFERINGS   


"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance."  


- Romans 5:3


THAT WE MAY REJOICE AND BE GLAD  


"Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." 


- Psalm 90:14


REJOICE IN THAT DAY, AND LEAP FOR JOY  


"Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets."  


- Luke 6:23


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Words to Think About…

LET US REJOICE TODAY AND BE GLAD  


"The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad."  


- Psalm 118:24


REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY CONTINUALLY  


"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."  


- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


AS ONE REJOICES IN GREAT RICHES 


"I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches." 


 - Psalm 119:14


WHEREFORE LET US ALL REJOICE  


"In the bonds of death He lay who for our offense was slain; But the Lord is risen today, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!"  


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian


REJOICE BEFORE HIM  


"Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before Him—His name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling."  


- Psalm 68:4-5


LOVE REJOICES WITH TRUTH  


"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."  


- 1 Corinthians 13:6-7


FINALLY BROTHERS AND SISTERS  


"Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you."  


- 2 Corinthians 13:11


ANGELS OF HEAVEN REJOICE   


"I think beloved, it will not be hard for you to learn. The angels of heaven rejoice over Sinners that repent: saints of God, will not you and I do the same? I do not think the church rejoices enough. We all grumble enough and groan enough: but very few of us rejoice enough. When we take a large number into the church it is spoken of as a great mercy; but is the greatness of that mercy appreciated?"  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


TRUELY REJOICE IN GOD MY SAVIOR  


"I was delivered from the burden that had so heavily suppressed me. The spirit of mourning was taken from me, and I knew what it was to truly rejoice in God my Savior."  


- George Whitefield (1714-1770) Church of England Evangelist


REJOICE IN HOPE  


"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." 


- Romans 12:12


THOSE WHO SEEK THE LORD REJOICE   


"Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!"  


- 1 Chronicles 16:10


THEY REJOICED EXEEDINGLY    


"When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy."  


- Matthew 2:10

August 10

How Then Shall We Live?

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever." - Psalm 23:6


RESOLVE TO LIVE WITH ALL MY MIGHT WHILE I DO LIVE 


"Resolved to live with all my might while I do live, and as I shall wish I had done ten thousand ages hence."  


- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist


LET THE CURRENT OF YOUR BEING  


"Let the current of your being set towards God, then your life will be filled and calmed by one master-passion which unites and stills the soul."  


- Alexander MacLaren (1826-1919) President Baptist World Congress


WHAT MANNER OF PERSONS OUGHT YE TO BE?


"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness.  Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?  Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."


- 2 Peter 3:11-14


KEEP YOUR LIFE FREE FROM THE LOVE OF MONEY 


"Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."  


- Hebrews 13:5


REMAIN STEADFAST UNDER TRIAL  


"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him."  


- James 1:12


EVERYDAY LIFE ON EARTH  


"In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety."  


- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher


HE CAME THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY  


"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."  


- John 10:10


THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC OF OUR LIVES  


"Just as a servant knows that he must first obey his master in all things, so the surrender to an implicit and unquestionable obedience must become the essential characteristic of our lives."  


- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer


WHOEVER PURSUES RIGHTEOUSNESS AND KINDNESS   


"Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor." 


- Proverbs 21:21


NEVER FEAR DYING, BELOVED  


"Never fear dying, beloved. Dying is the last, but the least matter that a Christian has to be anxious about. Fear living - that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


THE LORD IS THE STRONGHOLD OF MY LIFE  


"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"  


- Psalm 27:1


ONE'S LIFE DOES NOT CONSIST  


And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”  


- Luke 12:15


I DO NOT ACCOUNT MY LIFE   


"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God."  


- Acts 20:24


WHOVER LOVES HIS LIFE LOSES IT    


"Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life."  


- John 12:25


WHEN CHRIST APPEARS  


"When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." 


- Colossians 3:4 


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Words to Think About…

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE?  


"Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes."  


- James 4:14


LET GOD HAVE YOUR LIFE  


"Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can."  


- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher


HOW THEN SHOULD WE LIVE?


Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel: ‘Thus ye speak, saying, “If our transgressions and our sins be upon us and we pine away in them, how should we then live?”


- Ezekiel 33:10 


YOUR PRAYERS LIVE BEFORE GOD  


"God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed to death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God's heart is set on them and prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; they outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world."  


- E. M. Bounds (1835–1913) American Clergyman, Author


NOT BE SERVED, BUT TO SERVE  


"And whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."  


- Mark 10:44-45


TAKE CARE OF YOUR LIFE  


"Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death." 


- George Whitefield (1714-1770) Church of England Evangelist


WHY DO WE EXPECT  


"Why do we expect to be better treated in this world than Jesus was?"  


- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist 


THE MEASURE OF A LIFE  


"The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation."  


- Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer 


WHOEVER BELIEVES IN THE SON   


"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."  


- John 3:36


WHOEVER IS RIGHTEOUS  


"Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel."


 - Proverbs 12:10


IT IS NO LONGER I WHO LIVE  


"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."  


- Galatians 2:20


PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE  


 "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life."  


- John 5:24



August 11

The First Mention of Hope in the Bible

"Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons." - Ruth 1:12
 

OUR HOPE DEPENDS ON HIM


"Our righteousness is in Him, and our hope depends, not upon the exercise of grace in us, but upon the fullness of grace and love in Him, and upon His obedience unto death."


- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian


HOPE OF PARDON


"The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity--hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory--because at the Father's will Jesus became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."


- J. I. Packer (1926-2020) Canadian Evangelical Theologian


HOPE IS AN ANCHOR TO THE SOUL


"Hope is called the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19), because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a 'wish' (I wish that such-and-such would take place); rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made."


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


THEREFORE, I WILL HOPE IN HIM


"The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore, will I hope in him."


 - Lamentations 3:24


HOPE DOES NOT PUT US TO SHAME  


"And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." 


- Romans 5:5


IF I DO NOT LOOK WITH EYES OF HOPE


"If I do not look with eyes of hope on all in whom there is even a faint beginning, as our Lord did when, just after His disciples has wrangled about which of them should be accounted the greatest, He softened His rebuke with those heart-melting words, 'Ye are they which continue with Me in my temptations,' then I know nothing of Calvary love."


- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India 


REJOICING IN HOPE, PATIENT IN TRIBULATION


“Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.”


- Romans 12:12


THIS HOPE WILL NOT LEAD TO DISSAPOINTMENT


“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”


- Romans 5:3-5


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Words to Think About

IF IT WERE NOT FOR HOPE


"If it were not for hopes, the heart would break."


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


HE THAT LIVES IN HOPE


"He that lives in hope danceth without music." 


– George Herbert (1592-1633 Church of England Priest


A DOOR OF HOPE


“God is the only one who can make the valley of trouble a door of hope.” 


– Catherine Marshall (1914-1983) American Christian Writer


EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE


"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope."


– Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Theologian


AND NOW ABIDETH IN LOVE
 

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."


1 Corinthians 13:13


HOPELESS WITHOUT THE HOLY GHOST


“The Christian religion is hopeless without the Holy Ghost.”


- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister  


HOPE IN THE LORD


"Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord."


- Psalm 31:24


BUT IF WE HAVE HOPE


""But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."


- Romans 8:25


August 12

Why Jesus Died on The Cross

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." - 1 Corinthians 1:18


THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST  


"But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."  


- Galatians 6:14   


OBEDIENT, EVEN TO THE DEATH ON A CROSS     


"And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."  


- Philippians 2:8


THE CROSS IS FOLLY TO THOSE THAT ARE PERISHING  


"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."  


- 1 Corinthians 1:18


BORE HIS BODY ON THE CROSS  


"And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."  


- 1 Peter 2:24 


COME, AND SEE THE VICTORIES OF THE CROSS  


"Come, and see the victories of the cross. Christ's wounds are thy healings, His agonies thy repose, His conflicts thy conquests, His groans thy songs, His pains thine ease, His shame thy glory, His death thy life, His sufferings thy salvation."  


- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer 


SALVATION COMES THROUGH THE CROSS


"Salvation comes through a cross and a crucified Christ."  


- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer 


THE CROSS IS THE LIGHTNING ROD 


"The Cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuited God's wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers."  -


- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher


HIS BROKENHEARTED CRY FROM THE CROSS


"His brokenhearted cry on the cross, 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do,' shows God's heart toward sinners."  


- John R. Rice (1895–1980) Baptist Evangelist and Pastor


IN JESUS CHRIST ON THE CROSS


"In Jesus Christ on the Cross there is refuge; there is safety; there is shelter; and all the power of sin upon our track cannot reach us when we have taken shelter under the Cross that atones for our sins."  


- A. C. Dixon (1854–1925) Baptist pastor, Bible Expositor, and Evangelist 


IN THE LIGHT OF THE CROSS  


"God is looking for broken men who have judged themselves in the light of the cross of Christ. When He wants anything done, He takes up men who have come to the end of themselves, whose confidence is not in themselves, but in God."  


- Harry Ironside (1876-1951) American Bible Teacher, Theologian 


THE CROSS IS THE CENTER OF WORLD'S HISTORY  


"The cross is the center of the world's history; the incarnation of Christ and the crucifixion of our Lord are the pivot round which all the events of the ages revolve. The testimony of Christ was the spirit of prophecy, and the growing power of Jesus is the spirit of history."  


- Alexander MacLaren (1826-1919) President Baptist World Congress


PILATE WROTE AN INSCRIPTION ON THE CROSS  


"Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”  


- John 19:19


CHRIST AND THE CROSS ARE NOT SEPRERABLE  


"Christ and His cross are not separable in this life; howbeit Christ and His cross part at heaven's door, for there is no house-room for crosses in heaven. One tear, one sigh, one sad heart, one fear, one loss, one thought of trouble cannot find lodging there."  


- Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) Scottish Presbyterian Pastor, Theologian


NOW IF WE HAVE DIED IN CHRIST  

 
"Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him."  


- Romans 6:8 


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Words to Think About…

TAKING UP THE CROSS MEANS  


"Taking up my 'cross' means a life voluntarily surrendered to God."  


- A. W. Pink (1886-1952) English Bible Teacher 


COME DOWN FROM THE CROSS   


"And saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”  


- Matthew 27:40


DENY HIMSELF AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS   


"Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."  


- Matthew 16:24


CROSS BETWEEN TWO THIEVES  


"Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday's regret and tomorrow's worries." 


- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman


CARRY THE CROSS PATIENTLY  


"Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission; and in the end it shall carry you."  


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


THERE IS NO DEATH OF SIN WITHOUT  


"There is no death of sin without the death of Christ."  


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


BEAR YOUR OWN CROSS 


"Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple."  


- Luke 14:27


INTERESTED IN THE CROSS OF CHRIST  


"All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning."  


- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher


THERE THEY CRUCIFIED HIM  


"There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between."  


- John 19:18


BEARING HIS OWN CROSS   


"And he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha."  


- John 19:17


TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY  


"And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."  


- Luke 9:23


NAILING IT TO THE CROSS   


"By canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross."  


- Colossians 2:14


RECONCILED THROUGH THE CROSS    


"And might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility."  


- Ephesians 2:16



August 13

And it Came to Pass

The phrase "And it came to pass" occurs 1244 times in the King James Bible. It's a good thing that it did not say, "And it came to stay!" No matter what your present circumstance, it too, will come to pass.  Have faith, pray, endure, be patient, stand steadfast, make your prayer known to the Lord and you will be able to experience what it is like to be able to say this about long enduring hardships in this life; "And it came to pass!" 


THE OLD HAS PASSED AWAY


"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."


 - 2 Corinthians 5:17


AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS


“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.


- Joel 2:28 


LIVING WITH YOUR PROBLEMS

 

"What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers us from them. We must pray for grace to endure them without murmuring. Problems patiently endured will work for our spiritual perfecting. They harm us only when we resist them or endure them unwillingly."


- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher


PATIENCE IN HEAVEN


"Beloved, have you ever thought that someday you will not have anything to try you, or anyone to vex you again? There will be no opportunity in heaven to learn or to show the spirit of patience, forbearance, and longsuffering. If you are to practice these things, it must be now."


- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher and Theologian


THE BELOVED WHO WILL NEVER PASS AWAY  


"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only (upon) the Beloved who will never pass away."  


- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar


HIS PURPOSES TO PASS IN THE WORLD  


“If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.”  


- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher


WHEN YOU PASS THROUGH THE WATERS  


"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you."  


– Isaiah 43:2 


THE HEAVENS WILL PASS AWAY WITH A ROAR


"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up."  


- Matthew 5:35


THE BRIDGE HE MUST PASS HIMSELF  


"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven"  


- George Herbert (1592-1633) Church of England Priest


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Words to Think About…

HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY


IF YOU BELIEVE IN A GOD


"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away."


- Matthew 24:35


"If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things.  It is we, of course, to whom things look 'little' or 'big'." 


- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer


PATIENCE AND WISDOM


"Patience is the companion of wisdom."


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


THEY DO NOT WAIT LONG ENOUGH


"I think Christians fail so often to get answers to their prayers because they do not wait long enough on God. They just drop down and say a few words, and then jump up and forget it and expect God to answer them. Such praying always reminds me of the small boy ringing his neighbor's door-bell, and then running away as fast as he can go."


- E.M. Bounds (1835-1913) American Minister, Author, and Attorney


AT LEAST BEAR PATIENTLY


"At the least bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully."


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


ALL CAME TO PASS  


"Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass."  


- Joshua 21:45


THE WORLD IS PASSING AWAY


"And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever."


- 1 John 2;17


CHRISTIAN PATIENCE 


"In regard of God, patience is a submission to His sovereignty. To endure a trial, simply because we cannot avoid or resist it, is not Christian patience. But to humbly submit because it is the will of God to inflict the trial, to be silent because the sovereignty of God orders it - is true godly patience."   


- Stephen Charnock (1628-1680) Puritan Clergyman  



August 14

Imprisoned Music

 "Today, I was reminded of a story I once read in a 19th-century devotional about a famous preacher. He told the story of a very cold evening when he had his fireplace burning full of wood to keep his family warm. Sometime after adding more firewood late in the evening, he heard a loud sound, almost like music, coming from one of the logs he had placed in the fire. It was then that he realized that, through the trials and fires of this life, we release an imprisoned music within us, just as the log did when the fire was at its hottest. Look to the Lord to turn your trials into music that will soothe your very soul today." 


SING TO GOD, SING PRAISES TO HIM  


"Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!" 


 - Psalm 68:4 


HE PUT A NEW SONG IN MY MOUTH  


“I waited patiently for the Lord, He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn mire of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him.”   


- Psalm 40:1-3


I WILL REMEMBER MY SONG IN THE NIGHT  


"I will remember my song in the night; I will meditate with my heart, and my spirit ponders."  


- Psalm 77:6


THE REHEARSAL OF OUR ETERNAL SONG  


"Praise is the rehearsal of our eternal song. By grace we learn to sing, and in glory we continue to sing. What will some of you do when you get to heaven, if you go on grumbling all the way? Do not hope to get to heaven in that style. But now begin to bless the name of the Lord."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher and Author


AND SPIRITUAL SONGS, SINGING AND MAKING MELODY  


"Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart."  


- Ephesians 5:19 


SINGING PSALMS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS  


"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God."  


- Colossians 3:16 


AT NIGHT HIS SONG IS WITH ME  


"By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life."  


- Psalm 42:8


I WILL SING OF STEADFAST LOVE 


"I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will make music."  


- Psalm 101:1


POETRY IS MUSIC IN WORDS 


"Poetry is music in words: and music is poetry in sound: both excellent sauce, but those have lived and died poor, who made them their meat."  


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


SOMEONE WHO SINGS IN AFFLICTION


"Ice on trees will bend many a branch to the point of breaking.  Similarly, I see a great many people bowed down and crushed by their afflictions.  Yet every now and then I meet someone who sings in affliction, and then I thank God for my own circumstance as well as his.  There is never a song more beautiful than that which is sung in the night.  You may remember the story of a woman who, when her only child died, looked toward heaven as with the face of an angel and said, “I give you joy, my sweet child.”  That solitary, simple sentence has stayed with me for many years, often energizing and comforting me. "


- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Clergyman and Scholar 


HAVE A SONG IN YOUR HEART  


"It is not enough to have a song on your lips. You must also have a song in your heart."  


- Fanny Crosby (1844-1915) Blind American Mission Worker. Poet


I WILL SING OF YOUR STRENGTH IN THE MORNING  


“I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”   


– Psalm 59:16


SING OF THE MERCIES OF THE LORD  


"I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever."   


- Psalm 89:1


SING TO GOD, SING IN PRAISE 

 
"Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling." 


- Psalm 68:4-5 


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Words to Think About…

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO HIM  


"Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise!"  


- Psalm 95:2


BUT NOW BRING ME A MUSICIAN  


"But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him."  


- 2 Kings 3:15-17


THEY SANG A NEW SONG, SAYING  


And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation."  


- Revelation 5:9


SINGING A NEW SONG  


"Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts."  


- Psalm 33:3


DEEDS IN SONGS OF JOY


"And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!"  


- Psalm 107:22


WITH SONGS OF JOY  


“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.”  


- Psalm 126:5-6


MUSIC THE SPEECH OF ANGELS  


"Music has been called the speech of the angels; I will go farther and call it the speech of God Himself."  


- Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) Church Priest of the Church of England, Historian


SING TO HIM A NEW SONG  


"These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival." 


- Psalm 42:4


THE SWEET CONCORD BY MUSIC  


"The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music."  


- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist


SHOUT FOR JOY, YOU HEAVENS


"Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones."  


- Isaiah 49:13


MUSIC IS ONE OF THE FAIREST 


"Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God, to which Satan is a bitter enemy, for it removes from the heart the weight of sorrow, and the fascination of evil thoughts."  


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian


SHOUT JOYFULLY TO HIM WITH PRAISE   


"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms."  


- 2 Corinthians 5:8



August 15

You Cannot Serve Two Masters

“If your eye is pure, there will be sunshine in your soul. But if your eye is clouded with evil thoughts and desires, you are in deep spiritual darkness. And oh, how deep that darkness can be! You cannot serve two masters: God and money. For you will hate one and love the other, or else the other way around." - Matthew 6:22-24


BEING A DOUBLE-MINDED MAN   


"For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. Being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."    


- James 1:8 


SERVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART 


"But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to Him, to keep His commands, to hold fast to Him and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul."  


- Joshua 22:5


WORK AT IT WHOLEHEARTILY  


"Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people."  


- Colossians 3:23


HE INDEED IS OUR MASTER  


"I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ and the brightest evidences that He is indeed our Master."  


- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian 


HIS MASTER SAID TO HIM   


"His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master."  


- Matthew 25:21


IF THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE HAD KNOWN  


"But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into."  


- Luke 12:39


A SERVANT IS NOT GREATER THAN HIS MASTER    


"Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours."  


- John 15:20


NO LONGER DO I CALL YOU SERVANTS 


"No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you." 


 - John 15:15


BLESSED IS THE SERVANT WHOM HIS MASTER FINDS  


"Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes." 


- Luke 12:43     


WHO THEN IS A FAITHFUL AND WISE STEWARD?


"And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?"


- Luke 12:42


BLESSED IS THAT SERVANT WHOM HIS MASTER FINDS  


"Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes."  


- Matthew 24:46


A SERVANT OF GOD HAS BUT ONE MASTER  


"A servant of God has but one Master. It ill becomes the servant to seek to be rich, and great, and honored in that world where his Lord was poor, and mean, and despised."  


- George Mueller 1805-1898) English Evangelist and Helper of Orphans


THE MASTER'S WORK  


"If the Lord sets you to guard a lonely post in perfect stillness from all active work, you ought to be just as content as to be in the midst of the active warfare. It is no virtue to love the Master's work better than the Master's will." 


- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Reformer   


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Words to Think About…

SERVING THE LORD    


"Not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord."  


- Romans 12:11 


WE SERVE A GRACIOUS MASTER  


"We serve a gracious Master who knows how to overrule even our mistakes to His glory and our own advantage."  


- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian 


IF ANYONE CLEANSES HIMSELF  


"Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work."  


- 2 Timothy 2:21


JESUS, MASTER HAVE MERCY ON US  


"And lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”  


- Luke 17:13


THE MASTER SAID TO HIS SERVANT   


"And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled."  


- Luke 14:23


NO SERVANT CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS  


"No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” 


- Luke 16:13


FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN  


“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard."  


- Matthew 20:1


HIS MASTER SUMMONED HIM   


"Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me."


- Matthew 18:32


YOU WICKED AND SLOTHFUL SERVANT


"But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?"  


- Matthew 25:26


HE IS THE MASTER  


"I really don't think ... you are in a bargaining position with God. He is the Master. He is the Commanding Officer. It is not for you to have input. It is simply for you to accept the orders as the orders are given."  


- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer


MY MASTER IS DELAYED  


"But if that wicked servant says to himself, my master is delayed."  


- Matthew 24:48


Continue to August 16-31 Devotionals

How Can I Be Saved?


You’ve probably seen John 3:16 posted somewhere on a sign, written on a freeway overpass, at a concert, at a sporting event, or even read to you as a little child. This verse is a simple one. There are 20 monosyllables (single words) in the verse. The Gospel is meant to be simple for everyone!


Be sure of your Salvation. Right now, and pray this simple prayer with a sincere heart...


“Lord, forgive me for my sins. I confess that I am a sinner. Come into my heart and make me the person you created me to be. I receive your gift of pardon through Jesus dying for me on the cross to save me. – Amen”


 It was once determined in a court of law that a pardon is only a pardon when it is accepted. There is a true story about a man that refused his pardon. A judge ruled that a pardon is only a pardon when it is accepted. When you prayed that prayer and accepted God’s pardon for your sins, you became a new creation in Christ. 


The Bible teaches that you are saved by faith through Jesus. Grow in the Grace that was just given to you, seek God in His word (The Bible) and go out tell somebody!

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