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How Then Shall We Live?

Devotions on Living a Deeper Christian Life

February 01-15 Devotionals

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

February 01 – Redeeming the Time

February 02 – I Would Have You Without Carefulness

February 03 – Toilsome Sleep

February 04 – Having a Heart Trained in Greed

February 05 – Dreams in the Bible

February 06 – The Wounds of a Friend

February 07 – That Old Serpent

February 08 – Be Not Discouraged or Dismayed

February 09 – Why God Made You

February 10 – By Lack of Knowledge My People Perish

February 11 – Our Struggle is Not Against Flesh and Blood

February 12 – Standing in the Gap

February 13 – The Lord is My Shepherd

February 14 – Will Shine Like the Stars Forever and Ever  

February 15 – Before Suicide  

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February 01

Redeeming the Time

"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil." - Ephesians 5:16  


WHO CAN ADD A SINGLE HOUR TO HIS LIFE


"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?"


- Matthew 6:27


WHEN THEN IS TIME?


"What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know."


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


THAT WHICH DOES NOT COME IN YOUR TIME


"Cast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when he pleases, how he pleases, and by what means he pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but he will perform his word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek him."


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


FIND TIME OR FORFEIT BLESSING


"Closet communion needs time for the revelation of God's presence. It is vain to say, "I have too much work to do to find time." You must find time or forfeit blessing. God knows how to save for you the time you sacredly keep for communion with Him."


- A. T. Pierson (1837-1911) American Pastor and Missionary


THE CREATOR OF TIME


"Set no time to the Lord the creator of time, for His time is always best."


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


CANNOT BE SATISFIED WITH THE THINGS OF TIME

    

"God has set Eternity in our heart, and man's infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense."


- F. B. Meyer (1847-1929) Baptist Pastor and Evangelist

 

YOUR TIME TO NO BETTER ADVANTAGE 


"You can use your time to no better advantage than to pray whenever you have a moment, either alone, or with others, while at work, at rest, or walking down the street! Anywhere!"


- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian


UPON THIS SHORT TIME ETERNITY DEPENDS


"God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends."

 

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


NOT CICUMSCRIBED BY TIME


"Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee."


- Hannah More (1745-1833) English Religious Writer


WHEN THE TIME COMES TO DIE


"When the time comes for you to die, you need not be afraid, because death cannot separate you from God's love."


- Charles H. Spurgeon. (1834-1892) English Pastor Clergyman


GOD HAS MADE EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN ITS TIME


"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end."


- Ecclesiastes 3:11 


MY TIMES ARE IN YOUR HAND


"My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!"


- Psalm 31:15


MAKE IMPROVEMENT OF PRECIOUS TIME 


"Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time."


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


FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS


"For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"


- Esther 4:14 


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Peter Denies The Lord 3 Times

Words to Think About

TIME IN VIEW OF ETERNITY


"Time is given us to use in view of eternity."


- Harry Ironside (1876-1951) American Bible Teacher


THIS PRESENT TIME


"The present is the only time in which any duty may be done or grace received."


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


LOST TIME


"Lost time is never found again."


- James H. Aughey (1828-1911) Imprisoned American Minister


TIME DOES NOT CHANGE MEN


"Will power does not change men. Time does not change men. Christ does."


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


TIME SPENT IN PRAYER


"Time spent in prayer is never wasted."


-  Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop


TIME ENRICHED BY EXPERIENCE


"Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering."


- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1900-1945) German Christian Executed by Nazis


THE BEST USE OF YOUR TIME


"Behave wisely toward outsiders, making the best use of your time."


- Colossians 4:5


TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS


Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."


- Psalm 90:12 


THE FULLNESS OF TIME


"As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth."


- Ephesians 1:10


YOU KNOW THE TIME


"Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed."


- Romans 13:11


AT THE RIGHT TIME


"For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly."


- Romans 5:6 


ASK WHAT IS TIME?


"Ask what Time is, it is nothing else but something of eternal duration become finite, measurable and transitory."


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



February 02

“I Would Have You Without Carefulness”

"But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord."  - 1 Corinthians 7:32


The Greek word used "Carefulness" in this passage (1 Cor 4:6) is "Amerimnos" and means; not anxious, free from anxiety, secure and free from earthly cares. The Lord does not want us focused on things of this world that takes our focus away from Him and His purpose for you in this life.  The Bible tells us that the people who are alive in the days preceding Jesus' return would experience great stress and anxiety as the world would become filled with wars, rumors of wars, nations rising against nations, diseases, pestilences, earthquakes, famines, deceptions, and there would be a great falling away from religion. All of these things will cause stress and anxiety.  We are told that when we see these things (Matt 24:33-34), know that "the end is near, even at the doors," but the end is not yet. If you focus on the things of this world, it will cause you to be anxious and "without carefulness."


BE VERY CAREFUL, THEN, HOW YOU LIVE


"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."


- Ephesians 5:15-16


BE CAREFUL TO KEEP MY LAWS


"And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws."


- Ezekiel 36:27


THAT YOU MAY BE CAREFUL TO DO


"Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."


- Joshua 1:8


TROUBLES AND WORRRIES OF THIS LIFE

 

"The little troubles and worries of life may be as stumbling blocks in our way, or we may make them stepping-stones to a nobler character and to Heaven. Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things."


- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Clergyman


I AM NO LONGER ANXIOUS ABOUT ANYTHING

 

"I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize the Lord is able to carry out His will, and His will is mine. It makes no matter where He places me, or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me; for in the easiest positions He must give me His grace, and in the most difficult, His grace is sufficient."


- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China


ANXIETY DOES NOT EMPTY TOMORROW


"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."


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


IF YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE LORD


"If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you."


- Exodus 15:26


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Words to Think About…

GIVE CAREFUL THOUGHT TO PATHS


"Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways."


- Proverbs 4:26


BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING


"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."


- Philippians 4:6-7


ANXIETY WAS GREAT WITHIN ME


"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul."


- Psalm 94:19


AN ANXIOUS HEART WEIGHS 


"An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up."


- Proverbs 12:25


NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT TOMORROW


"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."


- Matthew 6:33-34


SUPPOSE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN  


"Our lives are full of supposes. Suppose this should happen, or suppose that should happen; what could we do; how could we bear it? But, if we are living in the high tower of the dwelling place of God, all these supposes will drop out of our lives. We shall be quiet from the fear of evil, for no threatenings of evil can penetrate into the high tower of God."  


- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Bible Teacher


CAREFULLY FOLLOW HIS COMMANDS


"If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth."


- Deuteronomy 28:1

February 03

Toilsome Sleep

“When you lie down, you will not be afraid, when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” - Proverbs 3:24 


FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS SLEEPING PAGE


Frederick, King of Prussia, one day rung his bell, and nobody answering, he opened his door, and found his page fast asleep in an elbow-chair. He advanced towards him, and was going to awaken him, when he perceived part of a letter hanging out of his pocket.  His curiosity prompting him to know what it was, he took it out and read it.  


It was a letter from this young man's mother, in which she thanked him for having sent her a part of his wages to relieve her misery; and finished by telling him, that God would reward him for his dutiful affection. 


The king after reading it, went back softly to his chamber, too a bag full of ducats (money) and slipped it with the letter into the page's pocket.  Returning to the chamber, he rang the bell so loudly, that it awakened the page, who instantly made his appearance.


"You have had a sound sleep," said the king.  The page was at a loss how to excuse himself; and putting his hand in his pocket by chance, to his utter astonishment he found there a purse of ducats.  He took it out, turned pale, and looking at the king, shed a torrent of tears without being able to utter a single word. "What is that?" said the king. "What is the matter?"


"Ah! sire," said the young man, throwing himself on his knees, "somebody seeks my ruin! I know nothing of this money found in my pocket!" 


"My young friend," replied Frederick, "God often does great things for us, even in our sleep. Send that to your mother; salute her on my part, and assure her that I will take care of both her and you."


- Moral and Religious Anecdotes by Norman Islay Macleod C. 1870s 


Losing sleep over what happened yesterday, what you cannot change today, or what may happen in the tomorrow will not change things. Just because you don't see God working on your behalf, even when you are sleeping, doesn't mean that He is not working out the crook in your lot.


TO THIS END WE TOIL AND STRIVE    


"For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe."   


 - 1 Timothy 4:10


WHICH YOU TOIL UNDER THE SUN  


"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


GOD CAUSES EVERYTHING TO WORK TOGETHER


"We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." 


- Romans 8:28 NLT


WE SLEEP IN PEACE IN THE ARMS OF GOD  


"We sleep in peace in the arms of God, when we yield ourselves up to His providence, in a delightful consciousness of His tender mercies; no more restless uncertainties, no more anxious desires, no more impatience at the place we are in; for it is God who has put us there, and who holds us in His arms. Can we be unsafe where He has placed us?"  


- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop 


MEN TOIL FOR THEM DAY AND NIGHT  


"Riches are the pettiest and least worthy gifts which God can give a man. What are they to God's Word, to bodily gifts, such as beauty and health; or to the gifts of the mind, such as understanding, skill, wisdom! Yet men toil for them day and night, and take no rest. Therefore God commonly gives riches to foolish people to whom he gives nothing else."  


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


ALL TOIL AND ALL ACHIEVEMENT 


"And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind."  


- Ecclesiastes 4:4


THEREFORE, LET US NOT SLEEP
"Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."


- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 


HAPPY IN THEIR TOIL


"Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God." 


- Ecclesiastes 5:19


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Words to Think About…

WHEN YOU LIE DOWN


"When you lie down, you will not be afraid, when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” 


- Proverbs 3:24


THE BREAD OF ANXIOUS TOIL  


"It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep."    


- Psalm 127:2


IN PEACE I IWILL LIE DOWN


“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” 


 - Psalm 4:8


HIS BELOVED SLEEP


“…for he gives to his beloved sleep.” 


- Psalm 127:2


A COVENANT OF PEACE


“I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods."


- Ezekiel 34:25


SATAN LAUGHS AT OUR TOIL  


“Satan laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.” 


- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister 


RETURN TO YOUR REST


"Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you."


- Psalm 116:7


IN HIS SLEEP   


"No man can become a saint in his sleep."  


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


AND FINDETH THEM ASLEEP


"And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?"


- Matthew 26:40


TO EVERY TOILING 


"To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, Come to me and rest. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, Go, labor on, as perhaps you imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, Come to me and rest. Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never did He send a hungry one, a weary one, a sick or sorrowing one, away on any service. For such the Bible only says, Come, come, come."     


- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China 



February 04

Having a Heart Trained in Greed

"Having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children."  - 2 Peter 2:14


A GREEDY MAN STIRS UP STRIFE  


"A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched."  


- Proverbs 28:25    


FULL OF GREED AND SELF-INDULGENCE


“Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence."  


- Matthew 23:25


NOT BE QUICK TEMPERED OR GREEDY   


"For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain."  


- Titus 1:7  


NOT GREEDY FOR DISHONEST GAIN  


"Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain."  


- 1 Timothy 3:8


FULL OF GREED AND WICKEDNESS  


"And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness."  


- Luke 11:39


GIVEN THEMSELVES UP TO GREED  


"They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity."  


- Ephesians 4:19


HIS GREED IS AS WIDE AS SHEOL    


“Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples.”  


- Habakkuk 2:5


GUILTY OF SEXUAL IMMORALITY OR GREED   


"But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one."  


- 1 Corinthians 5:11     


NOR GREEDY SHALL INTERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD  


"Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."  


- 1 Corinthians 6:10


THE GREEDY AND THE SWINDLERS  


"Not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world."  


- 1 Corinthians 5:10


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Words to Think About…

WHOEVER IS GREEDY    


"Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live."  


- Proverbs 15:27


AND IN THEIR GREED  


"And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep." 


- 2 Peter 2:3


THE PRACTICE OF GREEDINESS  


"And they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness."  


- Ephesians 4:19


ANY PRETEXT FOR GOOD  


"As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!  


- 1 Thessalonians 2:5


GREEDY FOR UNJUST GAIN  


“For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely."  


- Jeremiah 6:13


THE ONE GREEDY FOR GAIN  


"For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD."  


- Psalm 10:3


THE GREED OF YOUR ENEMIES  


"Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you and diminished your allotted portion and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior."  


- Ezekiel 16:27


GREEDY FOR UNJUST GAIN  


"Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely." 


- Jeremiah 8:10


GREEDY FOR THEIR INIQUITY     


"They feed on the sin of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity."  


- Hosea 4:8

February 05

Dreams in the Bible

Throughout the Bible we see where God has communicated with people in dreams. Dreams have been used to warn us, make our paths clear, bless us and show us things that are coming upon the earth. The Bible tells us in the last days that young and old men will dream dreams.


IN THE LAST DAYS  


“And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams."  


- Acts 2:17


YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS


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


- Joel 2:28 


DO NOT INTERPRETATIONS BELONG TO GOD?


“We both had dreams, they answered, but there is no one to interpret them. Then Joseph said to them, do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”


- Genesis 40:8


YOU SHALL NOT LISTEN TO THE WORDS  


"You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him."  


- Deuteronomy 13:3-4


TELL ME THE VISIONS OF MY DREAM 


“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation."  


- Daniel 4:9


HE NO LONGER ANSWERS ME BY DREAMS  


"Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So, I have called on you to tell me what to do.”  


- 1 Samuel 28:15


UNDERSTAND VISIONS AND DREAMS OF ALL KINDS


"To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds."


- Daniel 1:17


FOR ONE WHO FORETELLS DREAMS


"1f a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, let us follow other gods (gods you have not known) and let us worship them, you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul."


- Deuteronomy 13:1-3 


IN A DREAM, IN A VISION OF THE NIGHT


"For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings, to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride, to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword."  


- Job 33:14-18 


DREAMS CARRIED AROUND IN ONE'S HEART 

 
"Dreams carried around in one’s heart for years, if they are dreams that have God’s approval, have a way of suddenly materializing."  


- Catherine Marshall (1914-1983) American Christian Author 


THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED  


"But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”)."  


- Matthew 1:20-23


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Words to Think About on Prayer...

GOD CAME TO HIM IN A DREAM


"But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”


- Genesis 20:3


GOD REVEALS DREAMS  


"Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream. The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine."  


- Genesis 41:25-27 


THEN HE REMEMBERED HIS DREAMS


"Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”


- Genesis 42:9


THE LORD APPEARED IN A DREAM  


"When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”


- Matthew 2:13


ANGELS APPEAR IN DREAMS


"After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt."


- Matthew 2:19 


THE DREAM OF THE KING    


"I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king."     


- Daniel 2:23


I SPEAK TO THEM IN DREAMS


"He said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams."


 - Numbers 12:6


DREAM A DREAM SO BIG  


"Dream a dream so big that unless God intervenes it will fail."   


- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China 


YOU NEVER TOO OLD  


"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." 


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




February 06

The Wounds of a Friend

EVEN MY CLOSEST FRIEND WHOM I TRUSTED  


"Even my closest friend whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me."  


- Psalm 41:9 


MY CLOSEST FRIENDS DETEST ME 


"My close friends detest me. Those I loved have turned against me."  


- Job 19:19 


DO NOT BETRAY ANOTHER PERSON'S CONFIDENCE 


"Instead, take up the matter with your neighbor, and don’t betray another person’s confidence. Otherwise, anyone who hears will make you ashamed, and your bad reputation will never leave you."  


- Proverbs 25:9-10


MY FRIENDS HAVE TURNED AGIANST ME  


"My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me. My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me."  


- Job 19:13-14 


YOU WILL DENY ME THREE TIMES  


"A servant girl saw him sitting by the fire, stared at him, and said, “This man was with him, too.” But he denied it, “I don’t know him, woman!” he responded. A little later, a man looked at him and said, “You are one of them, too.” But Peter said, “Mister, I am not!” About an hour later, another man emphatically asserted, “This man was certainly with him, because he is a Galilean!” But Peter said, “Mister, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just then, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” 


 - Luke 22:56-61 


FAULTS AND IMPERFECTIONS OF OTHERS  


"Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?"  


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


HE DID NOT RETALIATE WHEN INSULTED  


"He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly."  


- 1 Peter 2:23 


FORVIVE YOUR FELLOW SERVANT


"Keep God's covenant in your trials; hold you by His blessed word, and sin not; flee anger, wrath, grudging, envying, fretting; forgive a hundred pence to your fellow-servant, because your Lord hath forgiven you ten thousand talents: for, I assure you by the Lord, your adversaries shall get no advantage against you, except you sin, and offend your Lord, in your sufferings."


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


BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED  


“How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them! “How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me! Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That’s how they persecuted the prophets who came before you.”  


- Matthew 5:10-12


WHEN FRIENDS CAN DO NO GOOD  


"When old companions, old lusts, and sins crowd in upon you, and when you feel that you are ready to sink, what can save you, sinking sinner? This alone - I have a high priest in heaven, and he can support in the hour of affliction. This alone can give you peace - I have a high priest in heaven. When you are dying - when friends can do you no good - when sins rise up like specters around your bed - what can give you peace? This - "I have a high priest in heaven" 


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


AFTER JOB HAD PRAYED FOR HIS FRIENDS  


"After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before."


- Job 42:10


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Words to Think About on Prayer...

FOR IF YOU FORGIVE OTHERS 


"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."    


- Matthew 6:14-15


THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY


"The kisses of an enemy may be profuse, but faithful are the wounds of a friend."


- Proverbs 27:6


I AM ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS  


"I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me."  


- Philippians 4:13


IN THE SAME WAY  


"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."  


- Romans 8:26


DEAR FRIEND, I PRAY THAT


"Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." 


- 3 John 1:2


SEEK FRIENDS THAT WILL STIR UP 


“Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.”   


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


WHATEVER TROUBLES YOU


"Whatever troubles come to you, of mind, body, or estate, from within or from without, from chance or from intent, from friends or foes - whatever your trouble be, though you be lonely, O children of a heavenly Father, be not afraid!”   


– J. H. Newman (1801-1890) English Theologian


OR BY THWARTED FRIENDSHIP  


"When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted friendship – when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us."  


- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptist Evangelist 


NO ROOT OF BITTERNESS       


"Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many."      


- Hebrews 12:15


DO NOT FORSAKE A FRIEND  


"Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you—better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away." 


- Proverbs 27:10


February 07

That Old Serpent

"So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."


- Revelation 12:9


THE DEVIL HAS PRETTY APPLES


"I do not deny that the Devil has some pretty apples; I just say that all of them are fakes and that after you bite into them, you will find they have worms. All Satan's apples have worms."


- John R Rice (1895-1980) Baptist Minister


EVE'S SINLESS HEART


"Eve's heart was sinless and yet she received Satan's suggested thoughts. She was thus beguiled through his deception into forfeiting her reasoning and tumbling into the snare of the enemy."  


- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church leader


SATAN DISGUISES HIMSELF AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT  


"And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."  


- 2 Corinthians 11:14


AND THEN SHE UNDERSTOOD


"And then she understood the devilish cunning of the enemies plan. By mixing a little truth with it they had made their lie far stronger."


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


IF YOU YIELD TO SATAN


"If you yield to Satan in the least, he will carry you further and further, till he has left you under a stupefied or terrified conscience: stupefied, till thou hast lost all thy tenderness. A stone at the top of a hill, when it begins to roll down, ceases not till it comes to the bottom. Thou thinkest it is but yielding a little, and so by degrees are carried on, till thou hast sinned away all thy profession, and all principles of conscience, by the secret witchery of his temptations."


- Thomas Manton (1620-1677) Puritan Clergyman


SATAN'S TEMPTATIONS


"Satan tempts to sin gradually. As the husbandman digs about the root of a tree, and by degrees loosens it, and at last it falls. Satan steals by degrees into the heart: he is at first more modest."


- Thomas Watson (1620–1686) English Puritan Minister


SATAN IS TOO SUBTLE  


"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 pretenses. 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


IS A TERROR TO SATAN  


"The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer; no spiritualistic seance can succeed in the presence of a humble praying saint. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer." 


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


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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Words to Think About…

NEVER ONCE FEARED THE DEVIL


"I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit."


- John Knox (1514-1572) Scottish Minster, Theologian


THE DEVIL'S MOST WANTED LIST


"My main ambition in life is to be on the devil's most wanted list."


- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist 


WHEN THE DEVIL SEES A MAN


"When the devil sees a man or woman who really believes in prayer, who knows how to pray, and who really does pray, and, above all, when he sees a whole church on its face before God in prayer, he trembles as much as he ever did, for he knows that his day in that church or community is at an end."


- R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) American Evangelist. Educator, Writer


THAT ANCIENT SERPENT


"He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years." 


- Revelation 20:2


DECEIVED BY THE SERPENT'S CUNNING


"But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ."


- 2 Corinthians 11:3


YOU SERPENTS, WILL YOU ESCAPE?   


"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?"  


- Matthew 23:33


ADVERSARY OF THY WILL


"If thou sin, the word of God is thy adversary. It is the adversary of thy will till it become the author of thy salvation."


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


CONTENT THYSELF WITH THIS  


"Again, Satan will ask the Christian what was the time of his conversion. Art thou a Christian, will he say, and dost thou not know when thou commencedst? Now content thyself with this, that thou seest the streams of grace; you may know the sun is up, though you did not observe when it rose."  


- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman 


February 08

Be of Good Courage

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:9


RESOLVE TO LIVE WITH ALL THY MIGHT


"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  


TAKE COURAGE, IT IS I


"But when they saw Him walking on the lake, they thought He was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw Him and were terrified. Immediately He spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”


Mark 6:49-50


PRINCIPLE ACT OF COURAGE


"The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them."


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


WEAR COURAGE ON YOUR FACE


"Then let these useless streams be stayed; wear native courage in your face."


- Isaac Watts (1674-1728) English Congregational Minister


HONEST AND COURAGEOUS PEOPLE


"Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty."


- Hosea Ballou (1796-1861) American Minister


THE PARADOX OF COURAGE


"The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it."


- G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) English Writer, Theologian


COURAGE FOR CHRIST


"O take heed of this squint eye to our profit, pleasure, honor, or anything beneath Christ and heaven; for they will take away your heart - that is, our love, and if our love be taken away, there will be little courage left for Christ."


- William Gurnall (1616-1678) English Anglican Clergyman


BE NOT AFRAID AND DISCOURAGED


David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished."


- 1 Chronicles 28:20


BE COURAGEOUS; BE STRONG


"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong."


- 1 Corinthians 16:13


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Words to Think About…

THE WILL OF GOD


"The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end, it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger."


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


BE OF GOOD COURAGE


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


- Psalm 31:24


MORE THAN CONQUERERS


"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."


- Romans 8:27


I CAN DO ALL THIS THROUGH HIM


"I can do all this through him who gives me strength."


- Philippians 4:13


COURAGE OF CHRISTIAN SORROW


"Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow."


- Alexandre Vinet (1797-1847) Swiss Minster and Theologian 


BE STRONG AND TAKE HEART


"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."


 - 1 Chronicles 22:13 


WHOM SHALL I FEAR?


"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  


 BE STONG AND COURAGEOUS


"Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged." 


- 1 Chronicles 22:13
 


February 09

Why God Made You

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." - Genesis 1:27


FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED


"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for him."


- Colossians 1:16


BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY


And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”


- Genesis 1:28


WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP


"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."


- Ephesians 2:10


 I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU


"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."


- Jeremiah 29:11


WHOM I CREATED FOR MY GLORY


"Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”


- Isaiah 43:7


YOU FORMED MY INWARD PARTS  


"For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.  


- Psalm 139:13 


FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE


“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”


- Psalm 139:14


FIND OUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE LIVING FOR  


"It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, He had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone."  


- Ephesians 1:11-12


THE PEOPLE WHOM I FORMED 

 
"The people whom I formed for Myself that they might declare My praise."  


- Isaiah 43:21 


FOR I DESIRE STEADFAST LOVE


"For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings."


- Hosea 6:6  


BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD


"According as he hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:"


- Ephesians 1:4 


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Words to Think About…

WHOM I FORMED AND MADE


"Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” 


- Isaiah 43:7


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


YOU RETURN MAN TO DUST   


"A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” For a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning."  


- Psalm 90:1-17 


BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE


“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him."


- John 3:16-17


IN HIM WERE ALSO CHOSEN  


"In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory."  


- Ephesians 1:11:12 


LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE  


"Then God said, 'Let Us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."  


- Genesis 1:26


AMONG MANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS


"For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters."


- Romans 8:29



February 10

By Lack of Knowledge My People Perish

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction." - Proverbs 1:7


THE WORD: KNOWLEDGE


The word used in this passage for knowledge "daʿaṯ" pronounced "dah'-ath," and occurs 93 times in the Bible.


The KJV translates Strong's H1847 in the following manner: knowledge (82x), know (6x), cunning (1x), unwittingly 2 (with H1097) (2x), ignorantly (with H1097) (1x), unawares (with H1097) (1x).


In this passage the "knowledge" is used the context of; "knowledge, perception, discernment, understanding, wisdom."


THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLDGE


"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight."


- Proverbs 9:10


KNOWLEDGE WILL BE PLEASANT TO YOUR SOUL


"For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul."


- Proverbs 2:10


MAN'S KNOWLEDGE ENHANCES HIS MIGHT


"A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might."


- Proverbs 24:5


THE RIGHT USE OF KNOWLEDGE


"Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom."


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


ZEAL WITHOUT KNOWLWDGE


"Zeal without knowledge is like a mettled horse without eyes, or like a sword in a madman's hand; and there is no knowledge where there is not the word: for if they reject the word of the Lord, and act not by that, 'What wisdom is in them?' saith the prophet (Jer 8:9; Isa 8:20)."


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


INTELLIGENT HEART ACQUIRES KNOWLWDGE


"An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge."


- Proverbs 18:15


THE UTTERANCE OF KNOWLEDGE


"For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit."


- 1 Corinthians 12:8


HIDDEN TREASURES IN KNOWLEDGE


"In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."


- Colossians 2:3


THE ADVANTAGE OF KNOWLEDGE


"For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it."


- Ecclesiastes 7:12


PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE


"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children."


- Hosea 4:6


LIPS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE A PRECIOUS JEWEL


"There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel."


- Proverbs 20:15


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Words to Think About…

MAN NATURALLY DESIRES KNOWLEDGE


"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars."


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


KNOWLEDGE AND CONDEMNATION


"Knowledge, not improved and well employed, will only increase our condemnation at the last day."


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


KNOWLEDGE OF SALVATION


"To give knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness of their sins."


- Luke 1:77


DISCIPLINE AND KNOWLEDGE


"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid."


- Proverbs 12:1


CAN'T HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE AT ONCE


"We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves."


- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian


KNOWLEDGE OF GOD


"Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge, and that, not only of God, but also of the divine will."


- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian


 GOOD JUDGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE


"Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments."


- Psalm 119:66 


KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL


"And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding."


- Colossians 1:9


GROW IN KNOWLEDGE


"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen."


2 Peter 3:18


February 11

All The Days of My Struggle

“If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait until my change comes." - Job 14:14


IN YOUR STRUGGLE AGAINST SIN   


"In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood."  


- Hebrews 12:4


OUR STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD


"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." 


- Ephesians 6:12


CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE   


"Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”  


- Psalm 50:15


WHICH HAS COST ME TEARS AND STRUGGLES  


"I long to put the experience of fifty years at once into your young lives, to give you at once the key to that treasure chamber every gem of which has cost me tears and struggles and prayers, but you must work for these inward treasures yourselves."   


- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) American Christian Writer


A HARD STRUGGLE WITH SUFFERINGS   


"But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings." 


 - Hebrews 10:32


GIVE UP THE STRUGGLE AND FIGHT  


"Give up the struggle and the fight; relax in the omnipotence of the Lord Jesus; look up into His lovely face and as you behold Him, He will transform you into His likeness. You do the beholding--He does the transforming. There is no short-cut to holiness."   


- Alan Redpath (1907–1989), American Evangelist, Pastor, Author

  

THESE ARE OPPOSITION TO ONE ANOTHER   


"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please."  


- Galatians 5:1


FOR THIS I TOIL, STRUGGLING WITH ALL HIS ENERGY


"Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all His energy that He powerfully works within me."


- Colossians 1:28-29


ONE OF THE HARDEST STRUGGLES OF THE CHRISTAIN LIFE  


"It is, perhaps, one of the hardest struggles of the Christian life to learn this sentence - "Not unto us, not unto us, but unto Thy name be glory."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


HOW GREAT A STRUGGLE I HAVE   


"For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face." 


- Colossians 2:1


WHERE THERE IS NO STRUGGLE 

   
"Do not fear the conflict, and do not flee from it; where there is no struggle, there is no virtue."    

- John of Kronstadt (1829–1909) Russian Archpriest  


STRIVE TO ENTER THE NARROW GATE   


“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able."  


- Luke 13:24


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Words to Think About…

WHO WILL SET ME FREE?   


"Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?"  


- Romans 7:24


ONE TOUCH FROM CHRIST   


"One touch of Christ is worth a lifetime of struggling."  


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


I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT   


"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith."  


- 2 Timothy 4:7


IF THOU DOST NOT STUMBLE  


"If thou dost not stumble at this stone, the devil hath another at hand to throw in the way. He is not so unskillful a fowler as to go with one single shot into the field; and therefore, expect him, as soon as he hath discharged one, and missed thee, to let fly at thee with a second."  


- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman 


ALWAYS STRUGGLING ON YOUR BEHALF  


"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God."  


- Colossians 4:12


ATTEMPT SANCTIFICATION BY STRUGGLE  


"Earnest souls who are attempting sanctification by struggle, instead of sanctification by faith, might be spared much humiliation by learning the botany of the Sermon on the Mount."  


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


STRUGGLING FAITH  


"There are three kinds of faith in Christ: 


1. Struggling faith, like a man in deep water desperately swimming. 

2. Clinging faith, like a man hanging to the side of a boat. 

3. Resting faith, like a man safely within the boat (and able to reach out with a hand to help someone else get in)." 


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


YOUR DAILY STRUGGLES  


"To pray is to let God into our lives. He knocks and seeks admittance, not only in the solemn hours of secret prayer. He knocks in the midst of your daily work, your daily struggles, your daily grind. That is when you need Him most."  


- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian



February 12

Standing in the Gap - Interceding

"So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one." - Ezekiel 22:30


BECAUSE THE SPIRIT INTERCEDES   


"And He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."  


- Romans 8:27


HE LIVES TO MAKE INTERCESSION  


"Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."  


- Hebrews 7:25


DOING THE VERY THING I HATE   


"For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate."  


- Romans 7:15


CHRIST JESUS IS INTERCEDING FOR US  


"Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us." 


 - Romans 8:34    


THE PRIVILEDGE OF PRAYING FOR PEOPLE  


"I always give all the glory to God, but I do not forget that He gave me the privilege of ministering from the first to a praying people. We had prayer meetings that moved our very souls, each one appeared determined to storm the Celestial City by the might of intercession."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


INTERECESSION FOR US IN HEAVEN  


"Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in Heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry on intercession for all men." 


- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptist Evangelist 


DO FEW WHO GIVE THEMSELVES TO INTERCESSION  


"God has no greater controversy with His people today than this, that with boundless promises to believing prayer, there are so few who actually give themselves unto intercession."  


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


BENEFICIAL TO THE MAN WHO INTERCEDES  


"Prayer for others is very beneficial to the man himself who prays; it purifies the heart, strengthens faith and hope in God, and arouses love for God and our neighbor."  


- John of Kronstadt (1829–1909) Russian Orthodox archpriest 


TEARFUL INTERCESSORS BEHIND THE SCENES  


"To be much for God, we must be much with God. Jesus, that lone figure in the wilderness, knew strong crying, along with tears. Can one be moved with compassion and not know tears? Jeremiah was a sobbing saint. Jesus wept! So did Paul. So did John. Though there are some tearful intercessors behind the scenes, I grant you that to our modern Christianity, praying is foreign."  


- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist 


OUR CHIEF WORK AS GOD'S MESSSENGERS   


"Time spent in prayer will yield more than that given to work. Prayer alone gives work its worth and its success. Prayer opens the way for God Himself to do His work in us and through us. Let our chief work as God's messengers be intercession; in it we secure the presence and power of God to go with us."  


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


NO MAN CAN DO ME A TRUER KINDNESS  


"No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than to pray for me."    


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


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Words to Think About…

GOD'S CALL TO INTERCESSION  


"Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to fault finding."  


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


THE BOW OF CHRIST'S INTERCESSION


"Prayer as it comes from the saint is weak and languid; but when the arrow of a saint's prayer is put into the bow of Christ's intercession it pierces the throne of grace." 


- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher


IS ANYONE AMONG YOU SICK 


"Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."  


- James 5:14


THE POWER OF INTERCESSION 


"No one can get above circumstances unless he knows that he has the ear of God. The power of intercession is a great thing to the servant of God."  


- G. V. Wigram (1805-1879) English Biblical Scholar


WE ARE NEVER MORE LIKE CHRIST


"We are never more like Christ than in prayers of intercession."  


- Austin Phelps (1820–1890) American Congregational Minister


GOD'S GREATEST AGENCY  


"God's greatest agency; man's greatest agency, for defeating the enemy and winning men back is intercession."  


- Samuel Dicky Gordon (1859-1936) Evangelical Lay Minister  


GOD'S HEARING OUR PRAYERS  


"God's hearing of our prayers doth not depend upon sanctification, but upon Christ's intercession; not upon what we are in ourselves, but what we are in the Lord Jesus; both our persons and our prayers are acceptable in the beloved [Eph 1.6]."  


- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) Puritan Preacher and Writer 


DELIVERENCE THROUGH YOUR PRAYERS    


"For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ."   


- Philippians 1:19


MOSES CRIED OUT TO THE LORD   


"Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “ God, heal her, I pray!”  


- Numbers 12:13


February 13

The Lord is My Shepherd

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." - Psalm 23:1-4  


YOUR PEOPLE ARE THE SHEEP OF YOUR PASTURE  


"So, we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture will give thanks to You forever; to all generations we will tell of Your praise."  


- Psalm 79:13


YOU WERE LIKE STRAYING SHEEP    


"For you were straying like sheep but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls."  


- 1 Peter 2:25


BE THEIR SHEPHERD AND CARRY THEM FOREVER  


"Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever."  


- Psalm 28:9


ALL OF US LIKE SHEEP HAVE GONE ASTRAY  


"All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him."  


- Isaiah 53:6


LIKE A SHEPHERD HE WILL TEND HIS FLOCK  


"Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, in His arm He will gather the lambs and carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes."  


- Isaiah 40:11


THE SHEPHERD IS FAR MORE WILLING  


"Experience has taught me that the Shepherd is far more willing to show His sheep the path than the sheep are to follow. He is endlessly merciful, patient, tender, and loving. If we, His stupid and wayward sheep, really want to be led, we will without fail be led. Of that, I am sure."  


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


DO NOT BE AFRAID, LITTLE FLOCK 


"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom."  


- Luke 12:32


THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD   


"A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."  


- Psalm 23:1


LOST SHEEP SO DEAR TO THE SHEPHERD 

 
"I want no Christmas without a burden for lost souls, a message for sinners, a heart to bring in the lost sheep so dear to the Shepherd, the sinning souls for whom Christ died." 

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


GOD WHO HAS BEEN MY SHEPHERD ALL MY LIFE   


He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my father's Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day." 


- Genesis 48:15


A TRUE SHEPHERD LEADS THE WAY   


"A true shepherd leads the way. He does not merely point the way."  


- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist 


I HAVE GONE ASTRAY LIKE LOST SHEEP  


"I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments."  


- Psalm 119:176


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Words to Think About…

I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD    


"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."   


- John 10:11


WE ARE PEOPLE OF HIS PASTURE  


"For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice."  


- Psalm 95:7


ONE FLOCK, ONE SHEPHERD  


"And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd." 


- John 10:16


AS FOR YOU, MY SHEEP  


“As for you, My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God, declares the Lord God."  


- Ezekiel 34:31


BE ON GUARD FOR YOUR FLOCK  


"Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock."  


- Acts 20:28-29


 LIKE SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD


"When He went ashore He saw a great crowd, and He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things."  


- Mark 6:34


THE TRUE SHEPHERD SPIRIT  


"The true shepherd spirit is an amalgam of many precious graces. He is hot with zeal, but he is not fiery with passion. He is gentle, and yet he rules his class. He is loving, but he does not wink at sin. He has power over the lambs, but he is not domineering or sharp. He has cheerfulness, but not levity; freedom, but not license; solemnity, but not gloom."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


BE THEIR SHEPHERD  


"Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever."  


- Psalm 28:9 


HE GOES AFTER THE LOST SHEEP  


“What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish."  


- Matthew 18:12-14

February 14

Will Shine Like the Stars Forever and Ever

"Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever." - Daniel 13:3


THE WORK OF YOUR FINGERS  


"O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth, who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained." 


 - Psalm 8:1-9


SEE WHO HAS CREATED THE STARS   


"Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing."


- Isaiah 40:26


GOD WRITES THE GOSPEL IN THE STARS  


"God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars."   


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


THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR   


“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”  


- Revelation 22:16


MEN PASS THEMSELVES WITHOUT WONDERING   


"Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering."  


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


HE DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF THE STARS  


"He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names."  


- Psalm 147:4


MOON AND STARS RULE THE NIGHT 


"To Him who made the great lights, For His lovingkindness is everlasting: The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness is everlasting, the moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness is everlasting." 


 - Psalm 136:7-9


IF YOU ARE ABLE, COUNT THEM  


"And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” 


 - Genesis 15:5


AS MANY DESCENDANTS AS THE STARS   


"Therefore, there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore."  


- Hebrews 11:12


CANST THOU BRING FORTH THE MAZZAROTH  


"Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?" 


- Job 38:31-33


BY THE WORD THE HEAVENS WERE MADE   


"By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host."  


- Psalm 33:6


PRAISE HIM ALL STARS OF LIGHT

    
"Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created."    


- Psalm 148:3-6 


STARS OF THE SKY FELL TO THE EARTH    


"And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale."  


- Revelation 6:13


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Words to Think About…

HE MADE THE STARS ALSO  


"God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also."  


- Genesis 1:16


HE HELD SEVEN STARS  


"In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength." 


 - Revelation 1:16


AS THE STARS ARE FASHIONED 


"So surely as the stars are fashioned by His hands, and their orbits fixed by Him, so surely are our trials allotted to us: He has ordained their season and their place, their intensity and the effect they shall have upon us." 


-  Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


GOD WHO NUMBERS THE STARS   


"The God who created, names and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the stars of my head. He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him, and that changes my life."  


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


WHO HOLD THE SEVEN STARS 


“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands."  


- Revelation 2:1


THERE WILL BE SIGNS IN THE STARS     


“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves."  


- Luke 21:25


SAW HIS STAR IN THE EAST   


“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”  


- Matthew 2:2


YOU HAVE MADE THE HEAVENS  


“You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them and the heavenly host bows down before You."


- Nehemiah 9:6


MYSTERY OF THE SEVEN STARS 


"As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches."  


- Revelation 1:20


SETS A SEAL UPON THE STARS    


"Who commands the sun not to shine, and sets a seal upon the stars; Who alone stretches out the heavens and tramples down the waves of the sea; Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south."    


- Job 9:7-9


February 15

Before Suicide

"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." - Matthew 24:13 


IT IS WHEN A MAN HAS NO ONE TO LOVE HIM


"It is when a man has no one to love him that he commits suicide. So long as he has friends, those who love him and whom he loves, he will live, because to live is to love. Be it but the love of a dog, it will keep him in life; but let that go and he has no contact with life, no reason to live. He dies by his own hand." 


- Henry Drummond (1851-1897) Scottish Evangelist


I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE


"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."


- John 10:10


THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION 


"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."


- Romans 8:1-2


THE CHOICE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH


“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life.”


- Deuteronomy 30:19-20


ANGUISH IN MY SOUL


"How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand? Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die."


- Psalm 13:2-3 


THE SCRIPTURES TEACH US THE BEST WAY OF LIVING


"The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering and the most comfortable way of dying."


- John Flavel (1628-1691) Puritan Preacher 


THE LORD WILL ANSWER MY PRAYER 


"All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer."


- Psalm 6:6-9 


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Words to Think About…

WHY DIE BEFORE YOUR TIME


"Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool– why die before your time?"


Ecclesiastes 7:17 


NO CREATURE BUT MAN


"No creature but man willingly kills itself."


-Thomas Watson (1620-1686) Puritan Preacher


RESIST THE DEVIL, HE WILL FLEE


"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."


- James 4:7


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


HE FILLS THE LOWEST PLACE 


"Just as water ever seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds you abased and empty, His glory and power flow in."


- Andrew Murray (1828-1917) South African Minister


THE ALCOHOLIC COMMITS SUICIDE  


"The alcoholic commits suicide on the installment plan."  


-  Vance Havner (1901-1986) American Country Preacher


Continue to February 16-29 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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