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November Devotionals 16-31

Devotions on Living a Deeper Christian Life

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

November 16 – He Washed Away Our Sins

November 17 – A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like a Medicine

November 18 – Six Things the Lord Hates

November 19 – The Human Soul 

November 20 –You Did Not Choose Me, But I Chose You

November 21 – What is Truth?


THE MAZZAROTH


SAGITTARIUS (The Archer). The Two-Natured Conqueror going forth “Conquering and to conquer.”


Nov. 22–Dec. 21


1. LYRA (The Harp). Praise prepared for the Conqueror.

2. ARA (The Altar). Consuming fire prepared for His enemies.

3. DRACO (The Dragon). The Old Serpent— Devil, cast down from heaven. 


November 22 – Lost Opportunities – A Conversation With a Young President

November 23 – But Be Doers of the Word

November 24 – Give Thanks in All Circumstances

November 25 – What Does it Mean to be Saved by Grace?

November 26 – Is Anyone Sick Among You?

November 27 – For the Love of Money 

November 28 – The Name of the Lord is a Stong Tower

November 29 – Thy Merchants Were the Great Men of the Earth

November 30 – He Will Give You the Desire of Your Heart

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November 16

He Washed Away Our Sins

"Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin!"  - Psalm 51:2


BUT YOU WERE WASHED  


"And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 


- 1 Corinthians 6:11


BE BAPTIZED, WASH AWAY YOUR SINS  


"And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name." 


- Acts 22:16


WITH OUR HEARTS SPRINKLED CLEAN  


"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."  


- Hebrews 10:22


WASHED IN CHRIST'S BLOOD  


"Do I walk as a heavenly man--my ways, my conversation, the ways and conversation of a man whom Christ has stooped to wash in His blood?"  


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


ALL WHO ARE BAPTIZED IN CHRIST


"So, in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ."


- Galatians 3:26


BY THE WASHING OF REGENERATION  


"He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit."  


- Titus 3:5


JESUS WASHES ALL OUR SINS AWAY


"But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away."


- 1 John 1:7


I WENT AND WASHED AND RECEIVED MY SIGHT   


"He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash, so I went and washed and received my sight.”  


- John 9:11


GOOD CONSCIENCE WILL SAVE NO MAN 


"A good conscience will save no man, wash away no sin, not lift us one hair's breadth towards heaven. Yet a good conscience will be found a pleasant visitor at our bedside in a dying hour."  


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


GOD KEEPS ALL OUR TEARS IN A BOTTLE  


"God keeps all our tears in a bottle; so precious is the water that is distilled from penitent eyes; and because he will be sure not to fail, he notes how many drops there be in his register. It was a precious ointment wherewith the woman in the Pharisee's house (it is thought Mary Magdalene) anointed the feet of Christ; but her tears, wherewith she washed them, were more worth than her spikenard."  


- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer 


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Words to Think About

WASH ME FROM MY INIQUITY


"Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin."


- Psalm 51:12


LORD, DO YOU WASH MY FEET  


"He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?”  


- John 13:6


CLEAN IN THEIR OWN EYES 


"There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth." 


- Proverbs 30:12


GO, WASH IN THE POOL  


"And said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing." 


- John 9:7


PILATE WASHED HIS HANDS    


"So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.”  


- Matthew 27:24


I HAVE KEPT MY HEART CLEAN  


"All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence."  


- Psalm 73:13


IF NOT WASHED IN CHRIST'S BLOOD  


"If not washed in Christ's blood and clothed in his righteousness, no heaven for you, no heaven for me."  


- William Tiptaft (1803-1864) Church of England Cleric


UNLESS THEY ARE BORN OF WATER


Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.”


- John 3:5


WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?


"And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name."


- Acts 22:16

November 17

A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like a Medicine

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." - Proverbs 17:22


WE MUST BE EMPTIED, BEFORE WE CAN BE FILLED 


"I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world, there is no room for the Spirit of God. We must be emptied before we can be filled."


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


FAITH FROM THE HEART


"All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired."


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Religious Reformer


THE NEGLECTED HEART


"The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos."


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


THE HEART MAKES A MAN RICH


"It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has."


- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Congregationalist


ATTITUDE OF THE HEART


"Prayer is not only asking, it is an attitude of heart that produces an atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural, and Jesus says, everyone that asketh receiveth."


- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptists Evangelist


THE NATURE OF THE HEART


"We must not trust our heart at any time; even when it speaks most fair, we must call it liar; and when it pretends to the most good, still we must remember its nature, for it is evil, and that continually."


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


SENSUALITY CORRUPTS THE HEART


"Sordid and infamous sensuality, the most dreadful evil that issued from the box of Pandora, corrupts the entire heart and eradicates every virtue."


- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop


HEARTS READY TO DO GOD'S WILL


"Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is."


- George Mueller (1832-1890) Christian Evangelist and Help of Orphans


WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS


"Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; where your treasure is, there is your heart; where your heart is, there is your happiness."


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


EARTHLY TREASURE OF YOUR HEART


"You must keep all earthy treasures out of your heart, and let Christ be your treasure, and let Him have your heart."


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


THE HEART WAKES US WHEN WE SLEEP


"Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake."


 - -John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


STONY HEART OUT OF FLESH


"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."


- Ezekiel 36:26


CREATE IN A ME A PURE HEART


"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."


- Psalm 51:10 


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Words to Think About…

FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS


"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."


- Matthew 6:21


GOD SEES HEARTS


"God sees hearts as we see faces."


- George Herbert (1593-1633) Church of Christ Priest


REMOVE SORROW FROM MY HEART


"Therefore, remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity."


- Ecclesiastes 11:10


IT IS WONDERFUL


“It is wonderful what God can do with a broken heart, if He gets all the pieces.”


- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister


A DIVIDED HEART


"A divided heart losses both worlds."


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


THE HEART OF THE GIVER


"The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious."


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Religious Reformer


WHAT IS IN THE HEART


"Remember that the tongue speaks only what is in the heart."


- Harry Ironside (1876-1951) American Bible Teacher


THE MAN WHOSE HEART IS BURSTING


"God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the impossible."


- William Booth (1829-1912) Founder, Salvation Army


A SURRENDERED HEART


"The condition of an enlightened mind is a surrendered heart... If a man in his heart is right with God, God will deal with the problem."


- Alan Redpath (1907-1989) American Minister


KEEP YOUR HEART


"Keep your heart as you would a prisoner."


- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher


GUARD YOUR HEART


"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."


- Romans 12:2


WITH IT IN HIS HEART


"He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart."


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



 

November 18

Six Things the Lord Hates

"These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren." - Proverbs 6::16-19


BEHOLD, AS FOR THE PROUD ONE   


"Behold, as for the proud one, his soul is not right within him; but the righteous will live by his faith."  


- Habakkuk 2:4  


GOD RESISTETH THE PROUD  


"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."  


- James 4:6


KEEP YOUR TONGUES FROM EVIL  


"For, Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.”  


- 1 Peter 3:10-11  


THE LORD DETESTS LYING LIPS  


"The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy."  


- Proverbs 12:22


THE WICKED CONDEMN THE INNOCENT TO DEATH  


"The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death."  


- Psalm 94:21  


YOU SHALL NOT MURDER  


“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire." 


- Matthew 5:21-22


THOUGH THEY INTEND EVIL AGAINST YOU  


"Though they intended evil against You and devised a plot, they will not succeed."  


- Psalm 21:11  


OUT OF THE HEART COMES EVIL THOUGHTS  


"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders."  


- Matthew 15:19


DO NOT CONTENT WITH A MAN WITHOUT CAUSE  


"Do not contend with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm."  


- Proverbs 3:30


ONE WHO PLANS TO DO EVIL

    
"One who plans to do evil, Men will call a schemer." 

   
- Proverbs 24:8 


ANY FOOL WILL QUARREL  


"Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel."  


- Proverbs 20:3


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Words to Think About…

BLESSED ARE THOSE


"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."


-  Luke 6:27-28


THEIR FEET RUN TO EVIL 


"Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths."  


- Isaiah 59:7  


ABSTAIN FROM EVIL  


"Abstain from every form of evil." 


- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 


FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOR


“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 


- Exodus 20:16


KEEP YOUR TONQUE FROM EVIL  


"For, Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.”  


- 1 Peter 3:10-11  


LORD DETESTS LYING LIPS  


"The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy."  


 Proverbs 12:22


KEEP AWAY FROM STRIFE  


"Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel."  


- Proverbs 20:3  


DO NOT CONTEND WITH A MAN  


"Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm."  


- Proverbs 3:30 


GOD RESISTS THE PROUD  


"But He gives more grace. Therefore, He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”  


- James 4:6


FOR LACK OF WOOD FIRE GOES OUT  


"For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down."  


- Proverbs 26:20

November 19

The Human Soul

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? - Matthew 16:26


THE SOUL IS A VAST CAPACITY FOR GOD


"The soul, in its highest sense, is a vast capacity for God. It is like a curious chamber added on to being, and somehow involving being, a chamber with elastic and contractile walls, which can be expanded, with God as its guest, illimitably, but which without God shrinks and shrivels until every vestige of the Divine is gone."


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


SEALED WITH THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT


"In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit." 


- Ephesians 1:13


THE SOUL IS AFFECTED BY OUTSIDE INFLUENCES


"One thing is unmistakable: the soul is affected by outside influences, but not the spirit. For example, when the soul is provided with beautiful scenery, serene nature, inspiring music, or many other phenomena pertaining to the external world, it can be moved instantly and respond strongly. Not so the spirit. Hence those that are genuinely spiritual can be active whether or not their soul has feeling, or their body has strength."


- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader


FEAR HIM WHO CAN DESTROY BOTH SOUL AND BODY


"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell."


- Matthew 10:28


JOY AND PEACE WHICH MY SOUL DELIGHTS


"The revealed Word awakened me, but it was the preached Word that saved me, and I must ever attach peculiar value to the hearing of the truth, for by it I received the joy and peace in which my soul delights."


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


NEW CREATION FROM ABOVE


"The Spiritual Life is the gift of the Living Spirit. The spiritual man is no mere development of the Natural man. He is a New Creation born from Above."


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


THE SOUL MADE PARTAKER


"Oh, the blessedness of a life in the holiest! Here the Father is seen and His love tasted. Here His holiness is revealed and the soul made partaker of it. Here the sacrifice of love and worship and adoration, the incense of prayer and supplication, is offered in power. Here the outpouring of the Spirit is known as an ever-streaming, overflowing river from under the throne of God and the Lamb. Here the soul, in God’s presence, grows into more complete oneness in Christ, and more entire conformity to His likeness. Here, in union with Christ, in His unceasing intercession, we are emboldened to take our place as intercessors who can have power with God and prevail. Here the soul mounts up as on eagles’ wings, strength is renewed, and blessing and power and love are imparted with which God’s priests can go out to bless a dying world. Here each day we may experience the fresh anointing by which we can go out to be bearers, witnesses and channels of God’s salvation to men, and living instruments of our blessed King’s triumph…. Let this be our life!


- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary


THE ONLY HAPPINESS WHICH OUR SOULS CAN BE SATISFIED


"God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean."


- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist 


THE LEAST SIN SHOULD HUMBLE THE SOUL


"The least sin should humble the soul, but certainly the greatest sin should never discourage the soul, much less should it work the soul to despair. Despairing Judas perished, whereas the murderers of Christ, believing on Him, were saved."


- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) English Non-Conformist Minister


HEROIC SOULS ENTER THE CONFLICT


"Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die-or if need be, to win and die! "The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force." 


- Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister 


WINNING SOULS FOR CHRIST


"God stands in no need to our strength or wisdom, but of our ignorance, of our weakness; let us but give these to Him, and He can make use of us in winning souls."


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


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Words to Think About…

GOD WILL LOOK TO EVERY SOUL


"God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love."


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


IT IS OUR PRIVLEGE TO KNOW


"It is our privilege to know that we are saved."


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


A SOUL COULD BE BORN AGAIN


"It were worthwhile to die, if thereby a soul could be born again."


Mary Slessor 1848-1915) Scottish Missionary to Nigeria


NO SOUL HAS EVER LACKED


"No soul has ever lacked God’s supply when he depended upon God’s invitation to trust in Him absolutely."


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


GOD IS ENOUGH


"Nothing can separate you from God's love, absolutely nothing. God is enough for time; God is enough for eternity. God is enough!"


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


LOVER OF OUR SOULS


"Do not distress yourself about your prayers. It is not always necessary to employ words, even inwardly, it is enough to raise your heart and let it rest in our Lord, to look lovingly up toward this divine Lover of our souls for between lovers the eyes speak more eloquently than the tongue."


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


PRAYER, A SHIELD TO THE SOUL


"You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan."


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


THE THIRSTY SOUL


"If we do not thirst here, we shall thirst when it is too late; if we do not thirst as David did, ‘My soul thirsteth for God’ (Ps. 42: 2), we shall thirst as Dives did for a drop of water." 


- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher




Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

SAGITTARIUS (The Archer). The Two-Natured Conqueror going forth “Conquering and to conquer.”

Sagittarius the Archer is seen as Christ depicted as a half man, half sacrificial animal just as in Centaurus.


Viewed as Christ victoriously riding his white horse Pegasus as he aims his bow and arrow at the heart of the enemy seen in adjacent Scorpio. 


Sagittarius represents the final triumph, Messiah the Conqueror.


Sagittarius represents the archer with the drawn bow, the victorious Redeemer.


Though He appears in the form of a Centaur, we are reminded that our Savior will return one day, riding upon a white horse.


"And ride prosperously in Your splendour, On the matter of truth and humility, righteousness; And let Your right hand lead You to awesome matters. Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the Sovereign’s enemies – Peoples fall under You."  Psalms 45:4-5

Sagittarius Constellations

Nov. 22–Dec. 21


1. LYRA (The Harp). Praise prepared for the Conqueror.


2. ARA (The Altar). Consuming fire prepared for His enemies.


3. DRACO (The Dragon). The Old Serpent— Devil, cast down from heaven.


November 20

You Did Not Choose Me, But I Chose You

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you."  - John 15:16


MAY ARE CALLED, FEW ARE CHOSEN   


"For many are called, but few are chosen.”  


- Matthew 22:14


TO THEM GOD HAS CHOSE  


"To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."  


- Colossians 1:27


GOD HAS CHOSEN YOU FROM THE BEGINNING 


"For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness. But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth."  


- 2 Thessalonians 2:11-13


I KNOW WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN  


"I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me."  


- John 13:18


GOD CHOSE THE LOWLY THINGS OF THIS WORLD  


"God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him."  


- 1 Corinthians 1:28-29


I HAVE CHOSEN THEE IN THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION  


"Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction."   


- Isaiah 48:10


GOD HAS CHOSEN THE FOOLISH THINGS  


"For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence."  


- 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 


THIS IS MY SON, MY CHOSEN ONE  


"And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to Him!”  


- Luke 9:35


THE LORD HAS CHOSEN THEM   


"Whatever may be said about the doctrine of election, it is written in the Word of God as with an iron pen, and there is no getting rid of it. To me, it is one of the sweetest and most blessed truths in the whole of revelation, and those who are afraid of it are so because they do not understand it. If they could but know that the Lord had chosen them, it would make their hearts dance for joy."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN  


“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles."  


- Matthew 12:18


THESE WERE 700 CHOSEN MEN  


"Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; everyone could sling a stone at a hair and not miss."  


- Judges 20:16


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Words to Think About on Prayer...

YOU ARE A CHOSEN RACE 


"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."  


- 1 Peter 2:9


AS GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE  


"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." 


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


BLESSED IS THE NATION    


"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!"  


- Psalm 33:12


HE HAS CHOSEN YOU  


"For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you." 


- 1 Thessalonians 1:4


CHOSEN OF THE LORD  


"Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well."  


- Romans 16:13


CHOSEN THE WAY OF FAITHFULNESS  


"I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me." 


 - Psalm 119:30


I HAVE CHOSEN YOUR PRECEPTS  


"Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts." 


- Psalm 119:173


PROSPERITY OF THE CHOSEN ONES  


"That I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance."  


- Psalm 106:5


GOD HAS CHOSEN US


"God has chosen us to help one another."  


- Smith Wigglesworth (1859–1947) British Evangelist


A GOOD NAME IS TO BE CHOSEN  


"A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.  


- Proverbs 22:1


I HAVE CHOSEN HIM 


"He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him." 


 - 1 Chronicles 28:6

November 21

What is Truth?

You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him." - John 18:37-38


THE WORD: TRUTH


The word used in this passage for "Truth" is "alētheia" pronounced "al-ay'-thi-a" and occurs 110 times in 623 in the King James Bible.


STRONGS G225 in the following manner: truth (107x), truly (with G1909) (1x), true (1x), verity (1x).


The context of "truth" in this passage is "what is true in any matter under consideration; truly, in truth, according to truth of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly."


Today, we live in a post-truth era. Up is down, right is left, good is bad, and truth is called a lie by world leaders and the media. Jesus told us to not be deceived when we see these things happening. 


THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE


"To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 


- John 8:31-32


DO THE TRUTH YE KNOW


"Do the truth ye know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know."


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


UNDERSTAND THINGS THAT ARE TRUE 


"A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding."


- Isaac Newton (1642-1726) English Physicist, Astronomer


GOD'S TRUTH JUDGES


"God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred."


- Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1900-1940) German Christian Executed by Nazis


WORSHIP GOD IN TRUTH


"To worship God in truth is further to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself if we desire it. Who will be so imprudent as to turn himself away, even for a moment, from the reverence, love, service and continual adoration which we most justly owe Him?"


- Brother Lawrence 1611-1691) Lay Monk in Paris


FEED YOUR MIND WITH TRUTH


"The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength."


- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman


CORRECTLY HANDLING THE TRUTH


"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." 


- 2 Timothy 2:15


STAND FIRM BUCKLED WITH TRUTH


"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place." - Ephesians 6:14


BIRTH THROUGH THE WORD OF TRUTH


"He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created." - James 1:18


FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH


"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." 


- John 1:14


WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH


"God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in Truth.” 


- John 8:32


TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE


"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”


- John 4:24


GUIDE ME IN YOUR TRUTH


"Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." 


- Psalm 25:5


CALL ON HIM IN TRUTH "


"The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth." 


- Psalm 145:18  


SANCTIFIED BY TRUTH 


"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."


- John 17:17  


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Words to Think About…

GUIDE ME IN YOUR TRUTH


"Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." 


- Psalm 25:5 


CALL ON HIM IN TRUTH


"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth."


- Psalm 145:18


WE DECIEVE OURSELVES


"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."


- 1 John 1:8


I AM THE TRUTH


"Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."


- John 14:6


WITH ACTIONS AND IN TRUTH


"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."


1 John 3:18


FROM YOUR MOUTH IS THE TRUTH


"Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth.”


- 1 Kings 17:24


THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE


"Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."


- John 14:6


THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH


"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."

- John 16:13 


TRUTH SPOKEN WITH CHARITY


"Judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity."


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


FINAL EXEGESIS OF ALL TRUTH


"Jesus Christ Himself is the final exegesis of all truth. He is all that we need to know about God, and He is all that we need to know about man."


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


WHERE I FOUND TRUTH


"Where I found truth, there found I my God, who is the truth itself."


St Augustine (354-430) Theologian and Philosopher


THE MESSAGE OF TRUTH


"And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory." 


- Ephesians 1:13-14 


ALL YOUR WORDS ARE TRUE


"All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal." 


- Psalm 119:160


November 22

Lost Opportunities – A Conversation With a Young President

“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” – 2 Corinthians


In his autobiography, “Just As I Am,” Billy Graham tells about a conversation he had with John F. Kennedy shortly after his election:


On the way back to the Kennedy house, the president-elect stopped his car and turned towards me...


"Do you believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ?” he asked. “I most certainly do.

Well, does my church (Catholic Church) believe it?” 


“They have it in their creeds.” I answered. “They don’t preach it,” he said. “They don’t tell us much about it. I’d like to know what you think.” 


I explained what the Bible said about Christ coming the first time, dying on the Cross; rising from the dead, and then promising that he would come back again. “Only then,” I said, “are we going to have permanent world peace.” “Very interesting,” he said, looking away, “we’ll have to talk more about that someday.” And he drove on.


Several years later, the two met again at the 1963 National Prayer Breakfast. “I had the flu,” Graham remembers. “After I gave my short talk, and he gave his, we walked out of the hotel to his car together, as was our custom.” 


At the curb, he turned to me. “Billy, could you ride back to the White House with me? I’d like to see you for a minute.” “Mr. President, I’ve got a fever,” I protested. “Not only am I weak, but I don’t want to give you this thing. Couldn’t we wait and talk some other time?” It was a cold, snowy day, and I was freezing as I stood there without my overcoat. “Of course.” he said graciously. But the two would never meet again. Later that year, Kennedy was shot dead. Graham comments, “His hesitation at the car door, and his request, haunt me still. What was on his mind? Should I have gone with him? It was an irrecoverable moment.”


I got a phone call from an old friend this past week. He was headed back to California from Washington for the funeral of his cousin who had passed away at 54. He told me that this visit back home will be the first time that he gets to visit his mom and dad’s grave since they passed on a few years ago. He paused for a moment and said, “Always, always tell your mom that you love her!”


We never know when a person close to us will hear the words, “This day thy soul is required of thee.”  Statistics say that there is a 30% chance that someone you know will die in the next five years. You never know how long you will have those you hold dear to your heart. Never be afraid to share Christ with them, it may be their last time to hear the Gospel. 


Your greatest legacy will be those who live Eternally because of our efforts.


BEHOLD, I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK


Behold, I stand at the door and knock, if any man heart my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me."  


- Revelation 3:20


CALL ON HIM IN TRUTH 


"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." 


- Psalm 145:18  


NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER


“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”


- Acts 4:12


FOR BY GRACE ARE YOU SAVED


“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”


- Ephesians 2:8-9


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Words to Think About…

ON WHAT WE DO IN THIS LIFE


Louis Pasteur, the pioneer of immunology, lived at a time when thousands of people died each year of rabies. Pasteur had worked for years on a vaccine. Just as he was about to begin experimenting on himself, a 9-year-old, Joseph Meister, was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy’s mother begged Pasteur to experiment on her son. Pasteur injected Joseph for ten days — and the boy lived. Decades later, of all the things Pasteur could have had etched on his headstone, he asked for three words: 


JOSEPH MEISTER LIVED!


"Every day we step on chords that vibrate throughout eternity."


– Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister


IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH


“That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”


- Romans 10:9-10


TRUELY, TRUELY I SAY UNTO YOU


"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


NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION


For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."


- 2 Corinthians 6:2



November 23

But Be Doers of the Word

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing." - James 1:22-25


I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH HIM


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


- Philippians 4:13


DO IT ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD


"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."


- 1 Corinthians 10:31


DO NOT STRIVE IN YOUR OWN STRENGTH


"Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart-so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."


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


SO IN EVERYTHING, DO TO OTHERS 


"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."


- 1 Corinthians 16:14


TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD


"Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture."


- Psalm 37:3


DO NOT BURN FALSE FIRE UPON GOD'S ALTER


"Do not burn false fire upon God's altar; do not pose and pretend, either to Him or to yourself, in your religious exercises; do not say more than you mean, or use exaggerated language that goes beyond the facts, when speaking to Him whose word is truth."


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


DO IT TO GET A CROWN THAT WIL LAST FOREVER


"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever."


- 1 Corinthians 9:25


YOU DO THE BEHOLDING, HE DOES THE TRANSFORMING


"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


WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME WILL DO THE WORKS


"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."


- John 14:12


DO NOT BELIEVE EVERY SPIRIT


"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."


- 1 John 4:1 


IF WE DO NOT TRUST AND RELY ON HIM


"Talk what we will of faith, if we do not trust and rely upon Him, we do not believe in Him."


- Anthony Farindon (1598–1658) English Royalist Divine


TURN FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD


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


- Matthew 7:12


DO WHAT YOU CAN AND PRAY


"Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do."


- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher 


DO NOT WEAR YOURSELF OUT TO GET RICH


"Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness."


- Proverbs 23:4


I WILL DO WHATEVER YOU ASK IN MY NAME


"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son."


- John 14:13


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Words to Think About…

AND WHATEVER YOU DO


"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."


- Colossians 3:17


IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN


“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."


Ephesians 4:26-27


TEACH ME TO DO YOUR WILL


"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."


- Psalm 143:10


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) Canadian Preacher, Theologian


IF YOU DO GOOD TO THOSE


"And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that."


- Luke 6:33


DO NOT HESITATE TO GO THIS WAY


"We want to reach the kingdom of God, but we don't want to travel by way of death. And yet there stands Necessity saying: 'This way, please.' Do not hesitate, man, to go this way, when this is the way that God came to you."


- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher 


DO NOT LET THE SUN GO DOWN


“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."


- Ephesians 4:26-27


DO NOT WITHHOLD GOOD


"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act."


- Proverbs 3:27


DO NOT JUDGE


"Do not judge, or you too will be judged."


- Matthew 7:1


TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND JUST


"To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."


- Proverbs 21:3


YOU DO AS WISELY


"When you entertain any temptation to sin, you do as wisely as he who takes those into his house whom he knows are come on purpose to spoil him of what he esteems most precious."


- Lancelot Addison (1632–1703) English Writer and Church of England Clergyman


DO NOT FORGET THE HELPLESS


"Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless."


- Psalm 10:12


November 24

Give Thanks in All Circumstances

"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18


There are 138 passages of Scripture that deal with the subject of Thanksgiving. Each of them remind us to be continually thankful to the Lord for a variety of purposes that He works in our life.

 

I am reminded of the story about a King in Spain named Alfonso XII (1857-1885). The story goes that one day, information reached the ears of this good king that the Pages at his court forgot to ask God’s blessing at their daily meals. Upon hearing this, the king became quite determined to rebuke them. He proceeded to invite the Pages to a banquet, which they all readily attended. The table was spread with every kind of good food, and the young men ate with evident relish, but not one of them remembered to ask God’s blessing on the food.


During the feast a beggar, (well staged by the king), entered dirty and ill-clad. He seated himself at the royal table and ate and drank to his heart’s content. At first the pages were amazed, and  expected that the king would order him away. But Alfonso never said a word.


When the beggar had finished, he rose and left without a word of thanks. The men could keep silence no longer. "What a despicably mean fellow!" they cried. But the king silenced them, and in a clear calm tone said, "Men, bolder and more audacious than this beggar have YOU all been! Every day you sit down to a table supplied by the bounty of your heavenly Father, yet you ask not His blessing, nor express to Him your gratitude."


During the course of our lives, we will experience times when our conversations with the Lord are based on what we want Him to provide for us, and often times we forget to thank Him for the things that He has already given us. We become like the men seated at the table of the King, eating each day to our fill, only to forget the banquet we have just consumed. Each day the Lord provides Manna for His people, but how often do we bow our heads in thanksgiving?  He is faithful and willing to answer all of our needs.  


Why then do our hearts often stay in the presence of our troubles, rather than the presence of our King? Let us today, then, be thankful. Let us proclaim a day of Thanksgiving in our lives, not that we have all that we might ask for, but that we truly have all that we need.


Be thankful for what you have today! 


WITH THANKFULNESS IN YOUR HEARTS TO GOD


"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


THE THANKSGIVING OF A WHOLE LIFE


"The private and personal blessings we enjoy - the blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty and integrity - deserve the thanksgiving of a whole life."


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


MAKES LIFE ONE LONG THANSGIVING


"This way of seeing our Father in everything makes life one long thanksgiving and gives a rest of heart, and, more than that, a gayety of spirit, that is unspeakable."


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


LET US THANK GOD HEARTILY


"Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts."


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


WILL ALWAYS END IN THANKFULNESS


"The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise."


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


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Words to Think About…

A DAY OF THANKSGIVING


At a time of great despondency among the first settlers of New England, it was proposed in one of the assemblies to proclaim a fast. An old farmer arose, spoke of them provoking heaven with their complaints, reviewed their mercies, showed that they had much to be thankful for, and moved, that, instead of appointing a day of fasting, they should appoint a day of thanksgiving. This was accordingly done, and the custom has been continued to this day. This day as celebrated today around the world as Thanksgivng Day.


BE THANKFUL, THEREFORE


"Be thankful, therefore, for the least benefit and thou shalt be worthy to receive greater. Let the least be unto thee even as the greatest, and let that which is of little account be unto thee even as the greatest. If the majesty of the Giver be considered, nothing that is given shall seem small and of little worth, for that is not a small thing which is given by the Most High God."


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


WE WOULD WORRY LESS


"We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction."


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


IN GRACE AND A THANKFUL HEART


"A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart."


- Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister


A SENSIBLE THANKSGIVING


"A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably."


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


THE WHOLE CHRISTIAN LIFE


"The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God; we should neither eat nor sleep, but eat to God and sleep to God and work to God and talk to God, do all to His glory and praise."


- Richard Sibbes (1577–1635) Anglican Theologian and Minister


AND BE THANKFUL


"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful."


- Colossians 3:15

November 25

What Does it Mean to be Saved by Grace?

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." - Romans 3:24


The message of Grace is proclaimed from Genesis to the last verse in the book of Revelation “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all” (Revelation 22:21). 


Matthew Henry (1662-1714), was a nonconformist minister, author and scholar that said to his generation said, "Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind." 


In our generation, Grace is needed in abundance for mankind as evil continues to increase all around us causing many to fall away. If we are to stand firm as Christians, we need a clear understanding on how Grace is intended to work in our lives.


God chose to save us through the gift of Grace; you cannot earn it, you do not deserve it, and it is freely given through Christ Jesus who died that we might be saved in this life. 


Grace is the opposite of karma, which is all about getting what you deserve. Grace is about getting what you don’t deserve. 


In Christian terms, Grace can be defined as God’s favor toward the unworthy or His benevolence for the undeserving. In His Grace, God forgives us and blesses us, despite the fact that we fall short of living a moral and virtuous life. 


JUSTIFIED BY FREELY BY HIS GRACE


"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." - Romans 23:24


The message of the Grace of God is what the unsaved in this generation need to hear. 


FOR BY GRACE, YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED


"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God."


- Ephesians 2:8


THE GIFT OF GRACE IN YOUR LIFE


The Gift of Grace


Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. - 1 Peter 1:13


Grace in God's Purpose: Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began. - 2 Timothy 1:9


Grace Standing Before God: "This grace in which we stand.” - Romans 5:2


Grace as Your Position as a Christian: “By the grace of God I am what I am.” - 1 Corinthians 1:10


Grace and Abundance: "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." - Romans 5:17


Grace in Marriage: "Husbands do likewise, dwelling with them according to knowledge, as with a weaker vessel, with the female, rendering honor as joint-heirs also of the grace of life, so as for your prayers not to be hindered." - 1 Peter 3:7 


Grace in Our Words: "Let your speech always be gracious." - Colossians 4:6


Grace in Our Strength: "Be strengthened by the grace that is in Jesus Christ."

- 2 Timothy 2:1 


Grace in Serving Others: “Serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace.” 

- 1 Peter 1:10


Grace is Sufficient: "My grace is sufficient for you." - 2 Corinthians 2:9


Grace and Mercy: "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16


Grace and Help: "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16


Grace That is Abounding: "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” - 2 Corinthians 9:9


Grace Prophesied: "Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you." - 1 Peter 1:10-12


Grace and Gladness: "Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord." - Acts 11:23


Grace and Missions: But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God." - Acts 20:24


Continuing in Grace: "Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God." - Acts 13:43


Grace and Eternal Life: "That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." - Romans 5:21 


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Words to Think About…

MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND 


"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work."


- 2 Corinthians 9:8


GRACE CAN NEITHER BE BOUGHT


“Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.” 


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


RICHES OF GOD'S GRACE  


"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."  


- Ephesians 1:7


GRACE IS UNDESERVED KINDNESS  


"Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God's favor."  


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


FOR IT IS BY GRACE


"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." 


- Ephesians 2:8-9


BY HIS GRACE


"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." 


- Romans 3:23-24


BY THE GRACE OF GOD

 

"I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am."


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


HE MUST GIVE ME HIS GRACE


"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 


FOR THE GRACE OF GOD  


"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age."  


- Titus 2:11-12


GRACE UPON GRACE  


"And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace."  


- John 1:16


November 26

Is Anyone Sick Among You?

“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


WHAT IS SEEN IS TEMPORARY  


“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”  


- 2 Corinthians 4:17-18


THIS SICKNESS IS NOT UNTO DEATH


"When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 


- John 11:4


WE CELEBRATE IN OUR TRIBULATIONS  


“And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope.”  


- Romans 5:3-4 


I WAS SICK AND YOU LOOKED AFTER ME  


“I needed clothes, and you clothed me, I was sick, and you looked after me, I was in prison, and you came to visit me.”  


- Matthew 25:36


THE LORD WILL SUSTAIN UPON HIS SICKBED  


"The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.”  


- Psalm 41:3


I WISH YOU COULD CONVINCE YOURSELF  


"I wish you could convince yourself that GOD is often (in some sense) nearer to us, and more effectually present with us, in sickness than in health."


 - Brother Lawrence (1611-1691) Lay Monk in Paris 


THE GREATEST EARTHLY BLESSING  


"I venture to say that the greatest earthly blessing that God can give to any of us is health, with the exception of sickness. Sickness has frequently been of more use to the saints of God than health has."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


IN SICKNESS THE SOUL BEGINS  


"In sickness the soul begins to dress herself for immortality. And first she unties the strings of vanity that made her upper garments cleave to the world and sit uneasy." 


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


STRICKEN WITH SICKNESS  


"Many saints today are stricken with sickness, weakness and suffering; God is chastening them that they may present their bodies to Him a living sacrifice."  


- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader 


GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY  


“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought for a price: therefore, glorify God in your body.”  


- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20  


WE KNOW THAT IN ALL THINGS  


“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”  


- Romans 8:28 


COUNT IT ALL JOY  


“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”  


- James 1:2-4


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Words to Think About…

JOYFUL HEART IS A GOOD MEDICINE  


“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”  


- Proverbs 17:22


HE HEALS THE BROKENHEARTED   


“He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.”  


- Psalm 147:3 


IF WE LIVE AND IF WE DIE


"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."


- Romans 14:8


HEALTH IS GOOD THING   


"Health is a good thing; but sickness is far better, if it leads us to God."  


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


TAKE LIFE ALL THROUGH  


"Take life all through, its adversity as well as its prosperity, its sickness as well as its health, its loss of its rights as well as its enjoyment of them, and we shall find that no natural sweetness of temper, much less any acquired philosophical equanimity, is equal to the support of a uniform habit of kindness."  


- Frederick W. Faber  (1814–1863) English Hymn writer and Theologian.


LANGOUR OF SICKNESS 


"Few spirits are made better by the pain and languor of sickness; as few great pilgrims become eminent saints." 


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


THEREFORE, I URGE YOU  


“I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.”  


- Romans 12:1


PERSEVERING IN TRIBULATION  


“Rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer.” 


- Romans 12:12


THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME  


“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” 


- 1 Romans 8:18


I CALLED TO YOU FOR HELP  


“LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.”  


- Psalm 30:2


HEAL ME, OH LORD    


“Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.”    


- Psalm 6:2


November 27

Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery

“You shall not commit adultery." - Exodus 20:14


A MAN WHO COMMITS ADULTERY HAS NO SENSE  


"But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself."  


- Proverbs 6:32


FOR GOD WILL JUDGE THE ADULTERER  


"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral."  


- Hebrews 13:4


ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE PREYS ON YOUR VERY LIFE  


For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life. Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished."  


- Proverbs 6:26-29


WHY EMBRACE THE BOSOM OF A WAYWARD WOMAN  


"Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman? For your ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all your paths."  


- Proverbs 5:20-22


I HATE DIVORCE, SAYS THE LORD  


“I hate divorce, says the Lord God of Israel, and the one who is guilty of violence, says the Lord who rules over all. Pay attention to your conscience, and do not be unfaithful.”  


- Malachi 2:16 


YOUR ADULTERIES AND LUSTFUL NEIGHINGS  


"Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable acts on the hills and in the fields. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How long will you be unclean?”  


- Jeremiah 13:27


YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBORS WIFE  


“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.”  


- Exodus 20:17


ANYONE WHO DIVORCES HIS WIFE AND MARRIES ANOTHER WOMAN  


"He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her."  


- Mark 10:11-12


HE WHO UNITES HIMSELF WITH A PROSTITUTE  


"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! 16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”  


- 1 Corinthians 6:15-16


FOR EXAMPLE, BY LAW A MARRIED WOMAN  


"For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him."  


- Romans 7:2-3


NEITHER WILL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD  


"Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."  


- 1 Corinthians 6:9-10


TEACHER, THIS WOMAN WAS CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF ADULTERY  


"And said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”  


- John 8:4-11


WOMAN, WHERE ARE THOSE ACCUSERS 

 
“When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you? She said, ‘No one, Lord. And Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."  


- John 8:10-11 


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Words to Think About…

ANYONE WHO DIVORCES HIS WIFE  


“But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”  


- Matthew 5:32


FLEE FROM SEXUAL IMMORALITY  


"Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body."  


- 1 Corinthians 6:18


IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS  


"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."  


- 1 John 1:9


SHE IS CALLED AN ADULTRESS  


"So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man."  


- Romans 7:3


HAS ALREADY COMMITED WITH HER  


“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."  


- Matthew 5:27-28


PASSION IS THE EVIL IN ADULTERY  


“Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man’s wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.”   


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


AVOID SEXUAL IMMORALITY  


"It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God."


- 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5


FOR OUT OF THE HEART  


“Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”  


- Matthew 15:17-18


NO TEMPTATION HAS OVERTAKEN YOU  


“Therefore, let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. No temptation has overtaken you, but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.” 


 - 1 Corinthians 10:12-14



November 28

The Name of the Lord is a Stong Tower

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe." - Proverbs 18:10


A STRONG TOWER AGAINST THE ENEMY   


"For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy."


- Psalm 61:3


MY GOODNESS, AND MY FORTRESS, MY HIGH TOWER


"My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me."


- Psalm 144:2 


I WILL STAND ON MY GUARD POST

 

"I will stand on my guard post and station myself on the rampart; and I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me, and how I may reply when I am reproved."


- Habakkuk 2:1


IF WE ARE LIVING IN THE HIGH TOWER


"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 Reformer  


FOR WHICH OF YOU, DESIRING TO BUILD A TOWER  


"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?"


- Luke 14:28


YOU PLAN A TOWER THAT WILL PIERCE THE CLOUDS 


"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility."


- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher 


THE WATCHMAN WAS STANDING ON TEH TOWER

 

"Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, Is it peace?"


- 2 Kings 9:17


MY GOD, MY ROCK, IN WHOM I TAKE REFUGE


"My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my savior, You save me from violence."


- 2 Samuel 22:3


THEREFORE, THE NAME OF IT AS CALLED BABEL

 

"Therefore, its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth."


- Genesis 11:9


I STAND CONTINUALLY BY DAY ON THE WATCHTOWER


"For thus the Lord says to me, Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees. “When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs, a train of donkeys, a train of camels, et him pay close attention, very close attention. Then the lookout called, O Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower, and I am stationed every night at my guard post."


- Isaiah 21:6-9


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Words to Think About…

AND BUILT A TOWER

 

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey."


- Matthew 21:33


GO UP TO YOUR WATCHTOWER


"But the way to overcome is by patience, forgiving and praying for your enemies, in doing whereof you heap coals upon their heads, and your Lord shall open a door to you in your trouble: wait upon Him, as the night watch waiteth for the morning. He will not tarry. Go up to your watch-tower, and come not down, but by prayer, and faith, and hope, wait on."


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


SECURITY WITHIN YOUR TOWERS


"Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!”


- Psalm 122:7


A STRONG TOWER IN THE CITY


"But there was a strong tower in the center of the city, and all the men and women with all the leaders of the city fled there and shut themselves in; and they went up on the roof of the tower."


- Judges 9:51


HE IS A TOWER OF DELIVERENCE


“He is a tower of deliverance to His king, and shows lovingkindness to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”


- 2 Samuel 22:51


WHEN HE WANTS TO BUILD A TOWER


"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? "Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him."


- Luke 14:28-29


AND THE LORD CAME DOWN


"And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded."


- Genesis 11:5

November 29

For I Know That My Redeemer Lives

"For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:  26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:  27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me." - Job 19:25-27


HE HAS REDEEMED MY SOUL  


"He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall see the light."  


- Job 33:28


FEAR NOT, FOR I HAVE REDEEMED YOU  


"But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine."  


- Isaiah 43:1  


NOT REDEEMED WITH PERISHABLE THINGS   


"Knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers."  


- 1 Peter 1:18


LET THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SAY    


"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble." 


- Psalm 107:2


IN HIM WE HAVE REDEMPTION  


"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace."  


- Ephesians 1:7


MY SOUL WHICH YOU HAVE REDEEMED  


"My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to You; my soul also, which You have redeemed."  


- Psalm 71:23


TO REDEEM THOSE UNDER THE LAW  


"To redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons."  


- Galatians 4:5


REDEEMED ME FROM THE POWER OF THE ENEMY  


"So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy."  


- Psalm 106:10


THUS SAYS THE LORD, YOUR REDEEMER 


"Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go." 


- Isaiah 48:17


THE MOMENT YOU ARE REDEEMED  


"The moment you are redeemed through the atoning death of Christ upon the cross, you receive the Holy Spirit within your human spirit."  


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


WITH YOUR ARM YOU REDEEMED YOUR PEOPLE  


"You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah"  


- Psalm 77:15


OUR DIVINE REDEEMER    


"By faith we are taken into Christ, made at once safe from holy wrath against sin, and kept safe from all perils and penalties. He, our divine Redeemer, becomes to us the new sphere of harmony and unity with God and His law, with His life and His holiness."   


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


HE HAS THE POWER TO REDEEM YOU  


"Look at Him at Gethsemane, sweating as it were great drops of blood; look at Him on the cross, crucified between two thieves; hear that piercing cry, "Father, Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." And as you look into that face, as you look into those wounds on His feet or His hands, will you say He has not the power to save you? Will you say He has not the power so redeem you?" 


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


SINS DROWNED IN THE REDEEMERS BLOOD  


"I thought I could have leaped from earth to heaven at one spring when I first saw my sins drowned in the Redeemer's blood."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


A WORLD GOD VISITED TO REDEEM      


"We want to avoid suffering, death, sin, ashes. But we live in a world crushed and broken and torn, a world God Himself visited to redeem. We receive his poured-out life and being allowed the high privilege of suffering with Him, may then pour ourselves out for others."  


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


PLEAD MY CAUSE AND HE REDEEMED ME  


"Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!"  


- Psalm 119:15


HE REDEEMS MY SOUL IN SAFETY   


"He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me."  


- Psalm 55:18


CHRIST REDEEMED US FROM THE LAW   


"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.” 


- Galatians 3:13


I WILL WHISTLE FOR THEM    


“I will whistle for them and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall be as many as they were before."   


- Zechariah 10:8


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Words to Think About…

MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER  


"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer."  


- Psalm 19:14


YOUR REDEEMER IN JESUS CHRIST  


"There's some task which the God of all the universe, the great Creator, your redeemer in Jesus Christ has for you to do, and which will remain undone and incomplete until by faith and obedience you step into the will of God." 


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


FOR THEIR REDEEMER IS STRONG 


"For their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you."  


- Proverbs 23:11  


REDEEM MY SOUL IN PEACE  


"He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me."  


- Psalm 55:18


LIFE WHICH HE HAS REDEEMED  


"His great act of condescension in becoming man and His willingness to be completely humiliated in the death on the cross is set before us here as the supreme example of what our attitude should be. If Jesus Christ the Lord of glory was willing to be obedient unto death, how much more should sinners saved by grace who owe everything to God give back to the God who saved them the life which He has redeemed."  


- John F. Walvoord (1910–2002) Christian Theologian, Pastor


YOU HAVE REDEEMED ME  


"Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God." 


 - Psalm 31:5


REDEEM ME    


"But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me."  


- Psalm 26:11


CHRIST OF GOD, WHO REDEEMS US

    

"Grieve not the Christ of God, who redeems us; and remember that we grieve Him most when we will not let Him pour His love upon us, but turn a sullen, unresponsive unbelief towards His pleading grace, as some glacier shuts out the sunshine from the mountainside with its thick-ribbed ice."    


- Alexander MacLaren


REDEEMS THEM FROM TRANSGRESSION    


"Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant."    


- Hebrews 9:15


HE REDEEMS THEIR LIFE  


"From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight."  


- Psalm 72:14  8


FOR I HAVE REDEEMED YOU  


"I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you."  


- Isaiah 44:22   


MOST HIGH GOD THEIR REDEEMER    


"They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer." 


 - Psalm 78:35


DRAW NEAR TO MY SOUL  


"Draw near to my soul, redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies!"  


- Psalm 69:18


REDEEMED WITHOUT MONEY    


"For thus says the LORD: “You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.”   


- Isaiah 52:3


I WILL WHISTLE FOR THEM    


“I will whistle for them and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall be as many as they were before."    


- Zechariah 10:8 



November 30

He Will Give You the Desire of Your Heart

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." - Psalm 37:4 


WHEN GOD HAS RAISED A DESIRE 


"In spiritual things, when God has raised a desire, He always gratifies it; hence the longing is prophetic of the blessing. In no case is the desire of the living thing excited to produce distress, but in order that it may seek and find satisfaction."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher


A GOOD NAME IS TO BE MORE DESIRED  


"A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold."  


- Proverbs 22:1 


DESIRES ARE IMPULSES OF THE SOUL  


"Desires are the pulses of the soul;--as physicians judge by the appetite, so may you by desires." 


- Thomas Manton (1620-1677) English Puritan Clergyman


THE DESIRE TO BE HAPPY  


"No man should desire to be happy who is not at the same time holy. He should spend his efforts in seeking to know and do the will of God, leaving to Christ the matter of how happy he should be." 


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


IF I FIND IN MYSELF A DESIRE  


"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."   


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


THREE THINGS ARE NECESSARY


"Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do."  


- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian


CHRIST FREQUENTLY GIVES US THE DESIRES 


"Christ frequently gives us the desires of our heart, though not at the peculiar time we desired, but a better time." 


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


THAT MAN IS PERFECT IN FAITH


That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to Him, 'Thou art my refuge.'"


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


OUR DESIRES IN LIGHT OF ETERNITY  


"In the light of eternity, we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided was essential to our well-being."  


- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop 


A SOUL THAT DESIRES TO BE DEVOTED  


"GOD will not permit that a soul which desires to be devoted entirely to Him should take other pleasures than with Him: that is more than reasonable."  


- Brother Lawrence (1611-1691) Lay Monk in Paris    


HARMFUL DESIRES WHICH PLUNGE MEN INTO RUIN  


But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."  


- Timothy 6:9-10


NO ROOM FOR FEEBLE DESIRES  


"There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous, urgent, ardent. Flamed desires, impassioned, unwearied insistence delight heaven. God would have His children incorrigibly in earnest and persistently bold in their efforts. Heaven is too busy to listen to half-hearted prayers or to respond to pop-calls. Our whole being must be in our praying."  


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


DESIRE EARNESTLY SPIRITUAL GIFTS  


"Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in His Spirit, he speaks mysteries. But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation."


- 1 Corinthians 14:1-4


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Words to Think About…

I HAVE ONE DESIRE  


"I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it."  


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


THE DESIRES OF CHRIST


“To pray in the name of Christ is to pray as one who is at one with Christ, whose mind is the mind of Christ, whose desires are the desires of Christ, and whose purpose is one with that of Christ.” 


- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister 


THE SUBLIMITY OF WISDOM  


"The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living which are to be desired when dying."  


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


THIS THY DESIRE  


"Let this be thy whole endeavour, this thy prayer, this thy desire, that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus only."  


- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian


IF YOUR DESIRES ARE ENDLESS 


"If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so, too."  


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


THE LESS WE DESIRE  


"The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray." 


- George Mueller (1805–1898) English Evangelist


THAT WE MAY DESIRE MUCH MORE  


"It is true that we may desire much more. But let us use what we have, and God will give us more." 


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


THIS DESIRE FOR HEART PURITY  


"This desire for heart purity is a creation of the Holy Spirit at work in the heart."  


- Duncan Campbell (1898-1972) Scottish Evangelist 


DESIRE ONLY GOD  


"Desire only God, and your heart will be satisfied."  


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


FLESH WITH ITS PASSIONS AND DESIRES


"Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."  


- Galatians 5:24


YOU DESIRE TRUTH  


"Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom." 


- Psalm 51:6

Continue to December 01-31 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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