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How Then Shall We Live?

Devotions on Living a Deeper Christian Life

September 01-15 Devotionals

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September 01 – Most Beautiful Words Ever Written & the Mischievous Woodchuck

September 02 – Great Were Those That Published the Word

September 03 – For Where Jealousy Exists

September 04 – How Full is Your Cup?

September 05 – Sealed With the Promised Holy Spirit   

September 06 – Delight Thyself in the Lord

September 07 – The Road Back – On Being Backslidden

September 08 – Some Thoughts on an Eternal Hell

September 09 – The Christian Life

September 10 – On Forgiveness

September 11 – Forget Not All His Benefits

September 12 – The Tongue Has the Power of Life and Death

September 13 – Guard Your Mind

September 14 – You Are the God Who Sees Me 

September 15 – Nothing Can Separate Us From the Love of God

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September 01

The Most Beautiful Words Ever Written & the Mischievous Woodchuck

“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” – Habakkuk 3:17-18


Every time I think about Daniel Webster (1782-1852), I’m reminded of the story about a woodchuck that helped himself to the vegetables in his father’s garden. Ezekiel Webster, Daniel’s brother, set a trap and caught the woodchuck, and said, “Now we’ll kill the thief. You’ve done mischief enough to die Mr. Woodchuck, and you shall die.”


Young Daniel Webster pleaded with his brother for the woodchuck’s immediate release. The case was brought before the father, who agreed to act as judge. Ezekiel presented the vicious habits of the prisoner, the damage already done to the garden, the value of his skin, and reasons why the woodchuck ought to die. Daniel pleaded that the woodchuck was one of the creatures of God, not particularly vicious, having a right to food, life, and liberty. He urged against the cruelty of taking the life of the helpless creature. The plea moved the father, and he cried, “Zeke, Zeke, let the woodchuck go!”


This was Daniel Webster’s first case, won when he was only 10 years old. He would later grow up to become a lawyer, Senator, American statesman and he creator of Webster's Dictionary.


Daniel Webster used to meet with his friends regularly to discuss literature written throughout the ages. He once remarked to his friends that the words in Habakkuk 3:17-18, were the most beautiful words ever written in literature. 


“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.”


Read these words again. Only this time, insert your own name.


“Although MY fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. "Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.”


The Hebrew word used for “rejoice,” in verse 18 is alaz (aw-laz’), which is interchangeable with the words, triumph & joyful. The Lord wants us to rejoice in our adversity. When difficult trials and sufferings come it is very hard to rejoice and find triumph or joy in them. Today, if you find yourself in a place where nothing seems to be going well and you see no hope of relief, remember, Habakkuk 3:17-18 instructs us in times like these to do two things; (1) Rejoice in the Lord, (2) Joy in the God of your Salvation.


If you’re in a place where you need restoration in your life, seek the Lord for that restoration; that is what He does. He is the Restorer. He will deliver us in His chosen time.


BE ATTENTIVE TO MY WORDS  


"My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. "  


- Proverbs 4:20-22


MEDIATATE ON IT DAY AND NIGHT


"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."


- Joshua 1:8


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Words to Think About

ON RELIGIOUS BOOKS


“If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country. I do not know what is going to become of us as a nation. If truth be not diffused, error will be; if God and His Word are not known and received, the devil and his works will gain the ascendancy; if the evangelical volume does not reach every hamlet, the pages of a corrupt and licentious literature will; if the power of the Gospel is not felt throughout the length and breadth of the land,  anarchy will reign without mitigation or end.”


– Daniel Webster (1782-1852) Lawyer and American Statesman.


ON THE BIBLE


“If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.” 


– Daniel Webster (1782-1852) Lawyer and American statesman.


ON GOVERNMENT


“The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.  


- Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American Orator and Politician


NOT WRITTEN FOR HIS SAKE ALONE  


"But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.  


- Romans 4:23-25


THE WORDS OF THE LORD  


"The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times." 


 - Psalm 12:6

September 02

Great Were Those That Published the Word

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it." - Psalm 68:11


BECAUSE I WILL PUBLISH THE NAME  


"Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God."  


- Deuteronomy 32:3


GOD WILL SPREAD HIS WORD


"Yes, it is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams, the most abundant and most marvelous liquor that has ever flowed to relieve the thirst of men! Through it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men."


- Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468) German Inventor, Printer, Publisher 


THAT I MAY PUBLISH WITH THE VOICE OF THANKSGIVING


"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works."  


- Psalm 26:7


PUBLISH HIS SALVATION FROM DAY TO DAY


"Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth; Publish his salvation from day to day."


- 1 Chronicles 16:23


GO INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL


"He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."


-Mark 16:15


PUBLISH YE, AND SAY


"For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel."


- Jeremiah 31:7 


PUBLISH YOUR PRAISE FROM GENERATION TO GENERTAION


"So, we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever; we will declare and publish Your praise from generation to generation."


- Psalm 79:13


PUBLISH HIS SALVATION FROM DAY TO DAY


"Tools sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; publish His salvation from day to day."


- Psalm 96:2


THE WORD OF GOD WILL STAND FOREVER  


"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”      


- Isaiah 40:8  


MEDITATE ON IT DAY AND NIGHT 

  
"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success."  

    
- Joshua 1:8   


EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD    


“But He answered, “It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”  


- Matthew 4:4  


WE ACCOUNT THE SCRIPTURES OF GOD  


"We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever."       


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


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Words to Think About…

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD    


“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”  


- Matthew 4:4


CHRIST IS THE WORD OF GOD    


"Christ is the Word of God. It is not in certain texts written in the New Testament, valuable as they are; it is not in certain words which Jesus spoke, vast as is their preciousness; it is in the Word, which Jesus is, that the great manifestation of God is made."    


- Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Episcopal Clergyman


MARCH TO PUBLISH HIS MERCY


'Not called!' did you say? 'Not heard the call,' I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father's house and bid their brothers and sisters, and servants and masters not to come there. And then look Christ in the face, whose mercy you have professed to obey, and tell him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish his mercy to the world."


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


GOD WRITES THE GOSPEL   


"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 and Theology Professor 


ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED  


"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."  


- 2 Timothy 3:16-17  


THE WORD OF GOD IS QUICK      


"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."  


- Hebrews 4:12   

September 03

For Where Jealousy Exists

"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice." - James 3:16


WHO CAN STAND BEFORE JEALOUSY?  


“Wrath is fierce, and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?”  


- Proverbs 27:4


WHEN THERE ARE JEALOUSIES  


“When there are dissensions, and jealousies, and evil speakings among professors of religion, then there is great need of a revival. These things show that Christians have got far from God, and it is time to think earnestly of a revival.”   


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


DO NOT LET YOUR HEART ENVY SINNERS  


“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.”  


- Proverbs 23:17-18


THE FOUNDATION OF HUMAN JEALOUSY


"Self-love is, no doubt, the usual foundation of human jealousy...the fear lest another should by any means supplant us."


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


WHERE THERE IS JEALOUSY AND STRIFE


"For you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? "


- 1 Corinthians 3:3


THE LORD IS JEALOUS AND AVENGING GOD


"The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies."


- Nahum 1:2


BECOMING JEALOUS AND EMBITTERED


"If someone is leaving you behind, and you are becoming jealous and embittered, keep praying that he may have success in the very matter where he is awakening your envy; and whether he is helped or not, one thing is sure, that your own soul will be cleansed and ennobled." 


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


DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ARE NEVER SATISFIED   


“Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.”  


- Proverbs 27:20


NOT IN QUARRELING AND JEALOUSY


"Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy."


- Romans 13:13


FOR EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD  


“For everything in the world–the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life–comes not from the Father but from the world.”  


- 1 John 2:16


SET YOUR MINDS ON THINGS ABOVE 

 
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” 


- Colossians 3:2 


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Words to Think About…

LOVE DOES NOT ENVY  


“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” 


 - 1 Corinthians 13:4


O, JEALOUSY, THOU UGLIEST FRIEND 


"O, Jealousy, thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue of my fresh cheek to haggard shallowness, and drinks my spirit up.    


- Hannah More (1745-1833) English Religious Writer 


FROM WITHIN THE HEART  


“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness.”  


- Mark 7:21-22


THE CURE FOR JEALOUSY


"The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God. 


- Jerry Bridges (1929-2016) Evangelical Christian Author


DO NOT ENVY THE VIOLENT   


“Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.” 


 - Proverbs 3:31


THOSE WHO ARE ENVIOUS  


“Of David. Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”  


- Psalm 37:1-3


JEALOUSY KILLS THE SIMPLE    


“Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.”   


- Job 5:2


FILLED WITH JEAOUSY


"But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy."


- Acts 5:17


ENVY ROTS THE BONES  


“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”  


- Proverbs 14:30 



September 4

How Full is Your Cup?

There is a story about a man who sought great wisdom all his life. Finally, he heard of a man known for his vast knowledge who lived in a remote mountainous area. He quickly sent a messenger asking for an audience with man. 


The day came when he was granted audience by the old wise man, who offered him tea. As the wise man quietly poured water into his cup, the man continued talking about his contemplation on wisdom. He told of his extensive experience and profound thoughts, and especially of his own brilliance in processing all these things in such depth. The old man said nothing but continued pouring until the man's teacup was overflowing. He just kept pouring until the man noticed that he was spilling water all over the table, and asked in a surprised manner, "What are you doing?" 

The old man simply said, "Only when your cup is empty can I fill it with anything useful." 


Isn't this the way God is with us? We ask Him for things, yet our hands are full with the things that WE want in them. We seek His wisdom, yet we act on our own understanding and experience. When was the last time we sat in stillness in God's presence and waited for His voice? The psalmist urges us, "Be still, and know that He is God." (Psalm 46:10)


Often times we don't get an answer soon enough and rush ahead in what we "feel" is God's will. We try to force God's hand because of our time schedule or short attention span, instead of waiting on His timing, His purpose. We grasp hold of the wisdom that worked for us the last time, or what the world would deem common sense. I wonder how many times God just sits back and waits, pouring tea, waiting for us patiently to just stop talking, just stop telling Him what should or shouldn't happen in our lives. Seeking wisdom means seeking God, and often times it is in His still, small voice that we are given the greatest of all secrets of His kingdom. It is only by letting go that we can be filled. 


MY CUP OVERFLOWS  


"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. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows." 


 - Psalm 23:1-6 


THE CUP OF BLESSING   


"The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?"  


- 1 Corinthians 10:16


THIS CUP IS THE NEW COVENANT   


"In the same way also He took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”  


- 1 Corinthians 11:25


WHOVEVER GIVES A CUP OF WATER   


"For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward."  


- Mark 9:41


AND HE TOOK THE CUP   


"And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank of it."  


- Mark 14:23


ARE YOU ABLE TO DRINK THE CUP?   


Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”  


- Mark 10:38


YOU CANNOT DRINK THE CUP OF THE LORD   


"You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons."  


- 1 Corinthians 10:21


LET A PERSON EXAMINE HIMSELF    


"Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup."   


- 1 Corinthians 11:28


MY CHOSEN PORTION AND MY CUP


"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot."  


- Psalm 16:5


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Words to Think About…

LET THIS CUP PASS FROM ME


And He went a little farther, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.” 


- Matthew 26:39


THIS CUP IS THE NEW COVENANT  


"In the same way, after the supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” 


- Luke 22:20


- Matthew 26:39


REMOVE THIS CUP FROM ME   


"Saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”  


- Luke 22:42


THE CUP OF SALVATION  


"Surely scripture is right when it makes the sin of sins that unbelief, which is at bottom nothing else than a refusal to take the cup of salvation. Surely no sharper grief can be inflicted upon the Spirit of God than when we leave His gifts neglected and unappropriated."


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


A CUP FULL OF SWEET WATER


"If a sudden jar can cause me to speak an impatient, unloving word, then I know nothing of Calvary love. For a cup brimful of sweet water cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, however suddenly jolted."  


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


DRINK OF THE SAME CUP


"The servant of Christ must never be surprised if he has to drink of the same cup with His Lord. "

     

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


CUP OF TEMBLING  


“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem."  


- Zechariah 12:2


A CUP OF COLD WATER  


"And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”  


- Matthew 10:42


ONE OPENS ITS CUP  


"There is dew in one flower and not in another, because one opens its cup and takes it in, while the other closes itself and the drop runs off. So, God rains goodness and mercy as wide as the dew, and if we lack them, it is because we do not open our hearts to receive them."  


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



September 05

Sealed With the Promised 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


SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION 


"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."


- Ephesians 4:30


SEALED UNTO THE END OF TIME


He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end."


- Daniel 12:9


INSPIRATION ORIGINATES WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT 


"Many saints cannot distinguish inspiration from emotion. Actually these two can be defined readily. Emotion always enters from man’s outside, whereas inspiration originates with the Holy Spirit in man’s spirit."


- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Underground Church Leader


UNTIL WE HAVE SEALED THE SERVANTS OF OUR GOD  


Saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”


- Revelation 7:3


WILLING TO ENTER HUMAN PERSONALITY AND CHANGE IT


Every time we say we believe in the Holy Spirit, we mean we believe that there is a living God able and willing to enter human personality and change it."


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


WERE SEALED WITH THE PROMISED 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 HOLY SPIRIT IS THE REMEMBRANCER


"Memory is one of the highest powers in our nature. By it day is linked today, the unity of life through all our years is kept up, and we know that we are still ourselves. In the spiritual life, recollection is of infinite value. For the sanctifying of our memory, in the service of our spiritual life, God has provided most beautifully. The Holy Spirit is the remembrancer, the Spirit of recollection. Jesus said, “He shall bring all things to your remembrance.”


- Andrew Murray (1828–917) South African Writer, Teacher and Pastor. 


SHUT IT AND SEALED IT OVER HIM


"And threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while."


- Revelation 20:3


BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS NOT DONE SO


"Christ has fully revealed Himself. It was the love and divine compassion of the Son. But the Holy Spirit has not done so. It is His saving faithfulness to meet us only in the secret place of His love."


- Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) Dutch Theologian, Statesman, and Journalist


WERE SEALED WITH THE PROMISED 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, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of His glory."


- Ephesians 1:13-14 


GOD'S OWN SPIRIT DWELLING IN THE HEARTS OF HIS SAINTS


"The true spirit of prayer is no other than God's own Spirit dwelling in the hearts of the saints. And as this spirit comes from God, so doth it naturally tend to God in holy breathings and pantings. It naturally leads to God, to converse with him by prayer."


- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist Preacher and Theologian


THE ANNOINTING THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM HIM ABIDES IN YOU


"But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him."


- 1 John 2:27


THE SPIRIT CAN INITIATE AND SUSTAIN IT


The Christian’s life in all its aspects—intellectual and ethical, devotional and relational, upsurging in worship and outgoing in witness—is supernatural; only the Spirit can initiate and sustain it."


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


MEET US IN THE SECRET PLACE


"Christ has fully revealed Himself. It was the love and divine compassion of the Son. But the Holy Spirit has not done so. It is His saving faithfulness to meet us only in the secret place of His love.


- Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) Dutch Theologian, Statesman, and Journalist


IT IS AS IF THE HOLY SPIRIT STANDS BEHIND US


"It is as if the Spirit stands behind us, throwing light over our shoulder, on Jesus, who stands facing us. The Spirit’s message is never, “Look at me; listen to me; come to me; get to know me,” but always “Look at him, and see his glory; listen to him, and hear his word; go to him, and have life; get to know him, and taste his gift of joy and peace.”


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


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Words to Think About…

MY TRANSGRESSIONS SEALED IN A BAG  


"My transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity."


- Job 14:17


O HOLY SPIRIT


"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams."


Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Early Christian Church Father


AND GIVEN US HIS HOLY SPIRIT


"And who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee."


- 2 Corinthians 1:22


WHEN WE PRAY FOR THE SPIRITS HELP


"When we pray for the Spirit's help ... we will simply fall down at the Lord's feet in our weakness. There we will find the victory and power that comes from His love."


- Andrew Murray (1828–917) South African Writer, Teacher and Pastor


NOT IN THE FLESH


"You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him."


- Romans 8:9


NEW BIRTH IN THE POWER


"The Christian religion begins in a New Birth in the power of the Spirit. It is developed under His guidance, and sustained by His presence; but ignoring the Spirit, it becomes a matter of education and evolution."


- Samuel Chadwick (1860–1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister


BEARING HIS SEAL


"But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: The Lord knows those who are his, and, Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”


- 2 Timothy 2:19


THE VOICE OF THE SPIRIT


"The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr…So gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never hear it."


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


PUT HIS SEAL ON US


"And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee."


- 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 


WHEN WE PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT'S HELP


"When we pray for the Spirit's help ... we will simply fall down at the Lord's feet in our weakness. There we will find the victory and power that comes from His love."


- Andrew Murray (1828–917) South African Writer, Teacher and Pastor


SEALED THE SERVANTS OF OUR GOD


Saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”


- Revelation 7:3 


DECEND PLENTIFULLY INTO MY HEART


"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams."


Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Early Christian Church Father

   

September 06

Delight Thyself in the Lord

"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." - Psalm 37:4  


I DELIGHT MYSELF IN GOD  


"I know what a lovely, gracious, bountiful Being God is, from the revelation which He has been pleased to make himself in His Holy Word; I believe this revelation; I also know from my own experience the truth of it; and therefore, I was satisfied with God. I delight myself in God; and so, it came, that He gave me the desire of my heart." 


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


HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW OF THE LORD  


"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."  


- Psalm 1:1-6 


DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD  


"Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act."  


- Psalm 37:1-4 


WHO GREATLY DELIGHTS IN HIS COMMANDMENTS   


"Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in His house, and His righteousness endures forever. Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious, merciful, and righteous. It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice." 


 - Psalm 112:1-10 


HE WILL TAKE GREAT DELIGHT IN YOU  


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


- Zephaniah 3:17


THE LORD TAKES DELIGHT IN HIS PEOPLE  


"For the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with victory." 


 - Psalm 149:4


IN A DELIGHTFUL CONSCIOUSNESS 


"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 


LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL  


"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth."  


- 1 Corinthians 13:4-6


IT IS THE DELIGHT OF THE SPIRIT


"The Bible NEVER flatters its heroes. It tells us the truth about each one of them in order that against the background of human breakdown and failure we may magnify the Grace of God and recognize that it is the delight of the Spirit of God to work upon the platform of human impossibilities.”  


- Alan Redpath (1907-1989) American Minister 


THE LORD DELIGHTS IN THE TRUSTWORTHY 


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


- Proverbs 12:22


I WILL DELIGHT MYSELF


"I will meditate on Your precepts and contemplate Your ways.  I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word."


- Psalm 119:15–16 


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Words to Think About…

GOD'S GREATEST DELIGHT  


“The great secret of the Christian life is to begin experiencing God as He desires me to experience Him. God’s greatest delight is to bring me into His presence.”  


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


FOR I DELIGHT IN IT  


"Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways."  


- Psalm 119:33-40 


DELIGHT TO KNOW MY WAYS


"Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God."  


- Isaiah 58:2


PRAYER DELIGHTS GOD'S EAR  


“Prayer delights God’s ear; it melts His heart.”   


– Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher


GOD'S USUAL COURSE    


"You shall find this to be God’s usual course: not to give His children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them."     


- Richard Baxter (1615-1691) English Puritan Church Leader


LIFE OF DELIGHT


"When you have a right-standing relationship with God, you have a life of freedom, liberty, and delight; you are God’s will."


- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptist Evangelist 


LOVE AND DELIGHT COMPARED  


"The happiness which God designs for His higher creatures is the happiness of being freely, voluntarily united to Him and to each other in an ecstasy of love and delight compared with which the most rapturous love between a man and a woman on this earth is mere milk and water."  


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


DELIGHT IN HIS HOLINESS


"A true love of God must begin with a delight in his holiness." 


- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist



September 07

The Road Back – On Being Backslidden

GOD USES BROKEN THINGS


"God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume. It is Peter, weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than ever."

- Vance Havner (1901-1986) American Country Preacher


MEN FALL IN PRIVATE


"Men fall in private long before they fall in public."


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


ONLY ONE WAY TO BE HEALED FROM BACKSLIDING


"There is only one way to be revived and healed from our backslidings so that we may become fruitful even in old age. We must take a steady look at the glory of Christ in His special character, in His grace and work, as shown to us in the Scripture."


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


THE CAUSES OF BACKSLIDING


"The causes of backsliding are many. We have pretended to be living a more devoted life than was actually the case; we neglected to watch unto prayer; we allowed secret sin to eat out the heart of our piety…or we yielded to temptation…or we yielded to the fear of man, and drifted with the multitude to do evil; or we became prosperous, and trusted only in our wealth; or poor, and succumbed to covetousness and the bitterness of despair."


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


YOU CANNOT WALK WITH HIM IN REBELLION


"Whenever you make up your mind to refuse to go where God wants you to go and to do what God wants you to do, you must make up your mind at the same time to renounce the friendship of God. You cannot walk with Him and at the same time be in rebellion against Him. God has no possible way of entering into fellowship with the soul that is disobedient to His will. Believe me, it is absolutely useless, it is mere mockery, to say "Lord, Lord" and then refuse to do the things that He commands you to do."


- Clovis G. Chappell (1882-1972) Methodist Clergyman


IF YOU FIND YOURSELF


"If you find yourself loving any pleasure more than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better than the house of the Lord, any table better than the Lord’s table, any persons better than Christ, or any indulgence better than the hope of heaven – be alarmed."


- Thomas Guthrie (1803-1873) Scottish Divine Thilanthropist


THE CASE OF BACKSLIDERS IS VERY SAD


"As the case of backsliders is very sad, so our diligence must be very great for their recovery. It is sad to them to lose so much of their life, and peace, and serviceableness to God; and to become so serviceable to Satan and his cause. It is sad to us to see that all our labor is come to this; and that, when we have taken so much pains with them, and have had so much hopes of them, all should be so far frustrated. It is saddest of all, to think that God should be so dishonored by those whom He has so loved, and for whom he has done so much; and that Christ should be so wounded in the house of His friends. Besides, partial backsliding has a natural tendency to total apostasy, and would effect it, if special grace did not prevent it."


- Richard Baxter (1615-1691) English Puritan Church Leader


THOSE WHO FALL AWAY


"Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it."


- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian 


THE TRUTH BRINGS HIM TO HIS KNEES


"The backslider likes the preaching that wouldn't hit the side of a house, while the real disciple is delighted when the truth brings him to his knees."


- Billy Sunday (1862-1935) American Evangelist, MLB Baseball Player


IF YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD


"Remember that if you are a child of God, you will never be happy in sin. You are spoiled for the world, the flesh, and the devil. When you were regenerated there was put into you a vital principle, which can never be content to dwell in the dead world. You will have to come back, if indeed you belong to the family."


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


REMAIN STEADFAST UNDER TRIAL


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


- James 1:12 


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Words to Think About…

THE LORD IS MY DELIVERER


"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."


- Psalm 18:2

   

WILL FALL INTO CALAMITY


"Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity."


- Proverbs 28:14


IF YOU RETURN I WILL RESTORE YOU


"Therefore, thus says the LORD: If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them."


- Jeremiah 15:19


GOD GIVES US VICTORY


"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."


- 1 Corinthians 15:57


YOUR WORD IS A LAMP UNTO MY PATH

 

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."


- Psalm 119:105


THEREFORE, NOW NO CONDEMNATION


"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."


- Romans 8:1


FOR OUR SAKES


"For our sake He made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."


- 2 Corinthians 5:21


THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST


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


- 2 Corinthians 5:17


IN ALL YOUR WAYS


"In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths."


- Proverbs 3:6


I CAN DO ALL THINGS


"I can do all things through him who strengthens me."


- Philippians 4:13

 

THE LORD IS WITH YOU


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


- Joshua 1:9


September 08

Some Thoughts on an Eternal Hell

"When the author walks on the stage the play is over. God is going to invade, all right - something so beautiful to some of us and so terrible to others that none of us will have any choice left? For this time it will be God without disguise. It will be too late then to choose your side."


-  C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), Irish Writer, Theologian


THE LAST DAYS OF THOMAS PAINE


Paine was nursed in his last illness by a Mrs. Hedden, a very worthy and pious woman, who did her best to serve him not only as a kind attendant, but also as a spiritual counsellor. During the first three or four days, his conduct was tolerable, except that he grew outrageous whenever Madame Bonneville entered the room. About the fifth day, his language to Mrs. Hedden was so bad, that she resolved immediately to quit the house, but sensible how necessary she was to his comfort, he made concessions which induced her to remain. Though his conversation was equivocal, his conduct was singular; he would not be left alone night or day; he not only required to have some person with him, but he must see that he or she was there, and would not allow his curtain to be closed at any time; and if, as it sometimes unavoidably happened, he was left alone, he screamed and cried aloud, until some person came to him. There was something remarkable about his conduct about this period (which comprises nearly two weeks immediately preceding his death), particularly when we reflect that Thomas Paine was the author of "Age of Reason."


He called out during his paroxysms of distress, without intermission, "O Lord help me; God, help me; Jesus Christ, help me, help me; Oh, Lord, help me," etc., repeating the same without the least variation, in a tone of voice that alarmed the house. On the 6th of June, Dr. Manly, struck by these expressions, frequently repeated, and seeing that he was in great distress of mind, put the following questions to him: "Mr. Paine, what must we think of your present conduct?  Why do you call upon Jesus Christ to help you? Do you believe that He can help you? Do you believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ?"

  

After a pause of some minutes he answered, " I have no wish to believe on that subject."


A gentleman of the neighborhood occasionally furnished him with refreshments from his own table, of which a respectable female of the family was the bearer. She being asked by Paine her opinion respecting the "Age of Reason," frankly told him that she though it the most dangerous book she had ever seen; that the more she read, the more she found her mind estranged from all good; and that from a conviction of its evil tendency, she had burnt it without knowing to whom it belonged. 


To this, Paine replied, that he wished all its readers had been as wise as she; and added, "If ever the devil had an agent on earth, I have been one."


Mrs. Bonneville, the unhappy female who had accompanied him from France, lamented to his neighbor her sad case, observing, "For this man, I have given up my family and friends, my property and my religion; judge, then, of my distress, when he tells me that the principles he has taught me will not bear me out."


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


GOD HATH GIVEN TO MAN A SHORT TIME HERE ON EARTH


"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


DON'T SAY A LOVING GOD IS GOING TO SEND YOU TO HELL


"Don't say that a loving God is going to send you to hell - He's not. The thing that's going to send you to hell is that you're a sinner and you don't want to admit it."


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


IF SINNERS BE DAMNED


"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for."


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


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Words to Think About Hell…

IT IS A REMARKABLE FACT


"It is a very remarkable fact that no inspired preacher of whom we have any record ever uttered such terrible words concerning the destiny of the lost as our Lord Jesus Christ."


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


HELL IS THE HIGHEST REWARD


"Hell is the highest reward that the devil can offer you for being a servant of his."


- Billy Sunday 1862-1935) Americal Evangelist


I CANNOT PREACH ON HELL


"I cannot preach on hell unless I preach with tears."


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


THE SAFEST ROAD TO HELL


"The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts."


-  C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), Irish Writer, Theologian


DEPART FROM ME


"Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." 


- Matthew 25:41


WHEN SINNERS ARE CARELESS


"When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It is as much the duty of the church to awake, as it is for the firemen to awake when a fire breaks out in the night in a great city."


- Charles Finney (1792-1875), American Preacher and Lawyer



September 09

The Christian Life

IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE    


"In our natural life our ambitions are our own.  In the Christian life we have no aim of our own, and God’s aim looks like missing the mark because we are too shortsighted to see what He is aiming at."    


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


THE FOUNDATION STONES OF CHRISTIANITY  


"The resurrection of Christ is one of the foundation stones of Christianity. It was the seal of the great work that He came on earth to do. It was the crowning proof that the ransom He paid for sinners was accepted, the atonement for sin accomplished, the head of Him who had the power of death bruised, and the victory won."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher


THE CLAIM OF CHRISTIANITY  


"Perfect correspondence, according to Mr. Herbert Spencer, would be "perfect life." To abolish death, therefore, all that would be necessary would be to abolish Imperfection. But it is the claim of Christianity that it can abolish death. And it is significant to notice that it does so meeting this very demand of science--it abolishes imperfection."  


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


THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS  


"The Christian witness through the centuries has been that "God so loved the world ... "; it remains for us to see that love in the light of God's infinitude. His love is measureless. It is more: it is boundless. It has no bounds because it is not a thing but a facet of the essential nature of God. His love is something He is, and because He is infinite that love can enfold the whole created world in itself and have room for ten thousand times ten thousand worlds beside."   


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


TEST OF THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER  


"The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world." 


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


IF ANYONE WISHES TO COME AFTER ME  


“And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?”  


- Luke 9:23-25


THE CHRISTIAN MUST STAND FIRM ON HIS PRINCIPLES  


"No, the Christian must stand fixed to his principles, and not change his habit; but freely show what countryman he is by his holy constancy in the truth."  


- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman 


THE CHRISTIAN DOES NOT THINK  


“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” 


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


MANY CHRISTIANS ARE IN TROUBLE ABOUT THE FUTURE  


"I find that many Christians are in trouble about the future; they think they will not have grace enough to die by. It is much more important that we should have grace enough to live by. It seems to me that death is of very little importance in the meantime. When the dying hour comes, there will be dying grace; but you do not require dying grace to live by."  


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


A TRUE CHRISTIAN   


“A true Christian lives and labors on earth not for himself but for his neighbor. Therefore, the whole spirit of his life impels him to do even that which he needs not do, but which is profitable and necessary for his neighbor.”  


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


IN THE CHRISTIAN'S JOURNEY  


"Nothing whatever, whether great or small, can happen to a believer, without God's ordering and permission. There is no such thing as "chance," "luck" or "accident" in the Christian's journey through this world. All is arranged and appointed by God. And all things are "working together" for the believer's good."  


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


ALL CHRISTIAN POWER  


"All Christian power springs from communion with God and from the indwelling of divine grace." 


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


IF YOU READ HISTORY, YOU WILL FIND 


"If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next."  


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


THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS STAMPED  


The Christian life is stamped all through with impossibility.  Human nature cannot come anywhere near what Jesus Christ demands, and any rational being facing his demands honestly, says, “It can’t be done, apart from a miracle.”  

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


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Words to Think About…

THERE IS NO OTHER SALVATION  


"And there is Salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”  


- Acts 4:12


JESUS SAID TO HIM  


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 


MOST CHRISTIANS ARE BEING  


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


- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman


CHRISTIANS ARE LIKE SEVERAL FLOWERS  


"Christians are like the several flowers in a garden that have each of them the dew of heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other's roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other."  


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


HE WHO FOLLOWS ME 


"Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”  


- John 8:12


TO KEEP CHRISTIANS FROM PRAYING  


“The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray."  


- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister 


CHRISTIAN, COME OUT AND BE SEEN  


"Christian, come out and be seen! No slinking there in a dusty corner. Let men see you evidently conducting yourself on supernatural principles, living above the world, quietly and unostentatiously serving God in your vocation."  


- E. M. Goulburn (1818–1897) English Churchman


THE CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE  


"The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith."  


- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader 


TO LIVE AS A CHRISTIAN MAN  


"A man may be outwardly successful all his life long and die hollow and worthless as a puffball; and he may be externally defeated all his life long and die in the royalty of a kingdom established within him.  A man’s true estate of power and riches is to be in himself, not in his dwelling, or position, or external relations, but in his own essential character.  That is the realm in which he is to live, if he is to live as a Christian man."  


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


99 WILL READ THE CHRISTIAN  


“Out of 100 men, one will read the Bible, the other 99 will read the Christian.”  


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


THE WHOLE LIFE OF CHRISTIANS 


"The whole life of Christians ought to be an exercise of piety, since they are called to sanctification. It is the office of the law to remind them of their duty and thereby to excite them to the pursuit of holiness and integrity. But when their consciences are solicitous how God may be propitiated, what answer they shall make, and on what they shall rest their confidence, if called to his tribunal, there must then be no consideration of the requisitions of the law, but Christ alone must be proposed for righteousness, who exceeds all the perfection of the law." 


-  John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian


THE DUTY OF EVERY CHRISTIAN

 
"It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor."  


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



September 10

On Forgiveness

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." - Ephesians 4:32


BECAUSE YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN  


"I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name's sake."  


- 1 John 2:12 


IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS   


"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  


- 1 John 1:9


FORGIVENESS IS THE REMISSION OF SIN


"Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again."


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


FORGIVENESS AND THE CHRISTIAN


"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."


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


HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE YOU


"It's Satan's delight to tell me that once he's got me, he will keep me. But at that moment I can go back to God. And I know that if I confess my sins, God is faithful and just to forgive me."


- Alan Redpath (1907-1989) American Minister


FORGIVENESS IS THE ECONOMY OF THE HEART


"Forgiveness is the economy of the heart. Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits."


- Hannah More (1745-1833) English Religious Writer 


EVERLASTING FORGIVENESS


"God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness."


- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Clergyman


FORGIVENESS IS LOUDER


"The voice of sin is loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder."


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


I WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN
 

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."


- 2 Chronicles 7:14


FORGIVE HOW MANY TIMES?


"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, until seventy times seven."


- Matthew 18:21-22


HE THAT COVERETH HIS SINS


"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."


- Proverbs 28:13


WHO FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES  


Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases." 


- Psalm 103:3 


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Words to Think About…

YOU, LORD ARE FORGIVING


"You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you."


- Psalms 86:5


FOR IF YOU FORGIVE OTHERS

 

"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."


- Matthew 6:14


INTO EVERLASTING FORGIVENESS


"God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness."


- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Congregationalist


FORGIVENESS IS GOD'S COMMAND


"Forgiveness is God's command."


- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Religious Reformer


WHEN GOD FORGIVES


"When God forgives, He at once restores."


- Theodore Epp (1907-1985) American Christian Clergyman


FORGIVENESS IS AN ACT OF WILL


"Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart."


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


NO CHILD OF GOD


"No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness."


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


GOD IS MORE READY TO FORGIVE ME


"I believe that as often as I transgress, God is more ready to forgive me than I am ready to offend."


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


NOT WILLING TO FORGIVE SOMEONE


"I firmly believe a great many prayers are not answered because we are not willing to forgive someone."


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


FOR IF YE FORGIVE MEN


"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."


- Matthew 6:14


FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER


"Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."


- Colossians 3:13


September 11

Forget Not All His Benefits

"Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." - Psalm 103:2


I SAY THIS FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT 


"I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord."  


- 1 Corinthians 7:35


FOR THE BENFIT OF THE PEOPLE  


"I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”  


- John 11:42  


 FURNACE OF AFFLICTION BENEFITS YOU  


"The furnace of affliction is a good place for you, Christian; it benefits you; it helps you to become more like Christ, and it is fitting you for heaven." 


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher  


ALL THIS IS FOR YOUR BENEFIT  


"All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God."  


- 2 Corinthians 4:15


THOSE WHO ARE KIND BENEFIT THEMSELVES 


"Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves." 


- Proverbs 11:17


THE BENEFIT YOU REAP  


"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life." 


- Romans 6:22 


THE BENFIT OF THE DOUBT  


"If I do not give a friend 'The benefit of the doubt,' but put the worst construction instead of the best on what is said or done, then I know nothing of Calvary love."  


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


FOR THE BENEFITS OF OTHERS  


"All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors."  


- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian


UNLESS WE CONSENT TO HIM AS OUR LORD 


"All the grace contained in [the Bible] is owing to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior; and, unless we consent to Him as our Lord, we cannot expect any benefit by Him as our Savior."  


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


IF THERE TO BE ANY BENEFIT  


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


- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian 


THIS VOICE WAS FOR YOUR BENEFIT  


"Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine." 


- John 12:30


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Words to Think About…

FOR ALL HIS BENEFITS TO ME  


"What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me?"  


- Psalm 116:12


BENEFITED BY PRAYING FOR OTHERS 


"I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself."


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


SURELY IT WAS FOR MY BENEFIT   


"Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In Your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back."


- Ecclesiastes 5:11 


THAT IT MAY BENEFIT THOSE


"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."  


- Ephesians 4:29 


SOME BENEFIT FROM YOU   


"I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ."  


- Philemon 1:20


BENEFIT TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE 


"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"  


- 1 John 11:25-26 


FELLOW WORKER FOR YOUR BENEFIT  


"As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ."  


- 2 Corinthians 8:23


WHAT BENEFIT IS THAT TO YOU?   


"And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same."  


- Luke 6:33

September 12

The Tongue Has the Power of Life and Death

"The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." - Proverbs 18:21


BEFORE A WORD IS ON MY TONGUE  


"Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely."  


-  Psalm 139:4


EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS 


For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”  


- Romans 14:11  


THE TONGUE IS A FIRE  


"And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell."  


- James 3:6


OUR TONGUE WITH SHOUTS OF JOY  


"Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” 


- Psalm 126:2


DEATH AND LIFE ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE  


"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits." 


- Proverbs 18:21


LET HIM KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL  


For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit"  


- 1 Peter 3:10


MEDITATION IS THE TONGUE OF THE SOUL 


"Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit; and our wandering thoughts in prayer are but the neglects of meditation and recessions from that duty; according as we neglect meditation, so are our prayers imperfect, - meditation being the soul of prayer and the intention of our spirit."  


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


THE DISCERNING HOLD THEIR TONGUES  


"Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues."  


- Proverbs 17:28


 WHOEVER WOULD LOVE LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS  


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 TONGUE OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS CHOICE SILVER  


"The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value."  


- Proverbs 10:20


THE TONGUE SPEAKS WHAT'S IN THE HEART 


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


- Theodore Epp (1907-1985) American Protestant Clergyman 


THE TONGUE OF THOSE WHO ARE TAUGHT  


"The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught." 


- Isaiah 50:4


 A SOFT TONGUE WILL BREAK A BONE  


"With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone."  


- Proverbs 25:15


OH LORD, KEEP OUR TONGUES 

 
"OH Lord, keep our hearts, keep our eyes, keep our feet, and keep our tongues." 

 
- William Tiptaft (1831-1898) Minister Church of England


A DISHONSET TONGUE FALLS INTO CALAMITY     


"A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity."  


- Proverbs 17:20


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Words to Think About…

EVERY TONGUE THAT ACCUSSES YOU  


“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord."  


- Isaiah 54:17


THEIR TONGUE IS A DEADLY ARROW  


"Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him."  


- Jeremiah 9:8 


SING MY TONGUE, THE SAVIOR'S GLORY  


"Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory, Of His Flesh, the mystery sing; Of the Blood, all price exceeding, Shed by our Immortal King, Destined, for the world's redemption, From a noble Womb to spring."  


- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian


KEEP YOUR TONGUE FROM EVIL  


"Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit."  


- Psalm 34:13


TWO EARS, BUT ONE TONQUE   


"God has given us two ears, but one tongue, to show that we should be swift to hear, but slow to speak. God has set a double fence before the tongue, the teeth and the lips, to teach us to be wary that we offend not with our tongue."  


- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher


LEARN TO HOLD THY TONGUE  


"Learn to hold thy tongue; five words cost Zacharias forty weeks of silence."  


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


WHEN SINNERS FIND A TONGUE  


"Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue."  


- Francis Quarles (1592–1644) English Poet Author, Book of Emblems


WHEN THE TONGUE IS SILENT  


"A holy life is a voice; it speaks when the tongue is silent, and is either a constant attraction or a perpetual reproof."  


- Robert Leighton (1611–1684) Scottish Prelate and Scholar, Church Minister 


AND DOES NOT BRIDLE HIS TONGUE  


"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless."  


- James 1:26


THE TONGUE OF THE WISE  


"The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly."  


- Proverbs 15:2


HIGH PRAISE WAS ON MY TONGUE  


"I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue."  


- Psalm 66:17



September 13

Guard Your Mind

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." - Colossians 3:2


BLINDED THE MINDS OF UNBELIEVERS


"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."


- 2 Cor 4:4


RENEWING OF YOUR MIND


"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."


- Colossians 3:2


BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND


"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."


- Romans 12:2 


LOVE YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR MIND


"And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."


- Matthew 22:37


BE SOBER-MINDED AND WATCHFUL


"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."


- 1 Peter 5:8


SET YOUR MIND ON THESE THINGS


"Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."


- Colossians 3:2-5


WHOEVER TRUSTS IN HIS OWN MIND


Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.


THE LORD SEARCHES THE HEART AND TESTS THE MIND


The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”


- Jeremiah 17:9-10


SETTING THE MIND ON THE FLESH IS DEATH


"For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace."


- Romans 8:6


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Words to Think About…

BE NOT DOUBLE-MINDED


"He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."


- James 1:8


SET YOUR AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE


"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."


- Colossians 3:2-17


KEEP THY HEART


"Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life."


- Proverbs 4:23


PERFECT PEACE


"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you."


- Isaiah 26:3


KEEP YOU FROM SIN


"The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible."


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


ON LEAK WILL SINK A SHIP


"One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner."


- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer


GUARD YOU MIND  


"Do not be anxious about anything, 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 your minds in Christ Jesus."  


- Philippians 4:6-7

September 14

You Are the God Who Sees Me

"He gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: You are the God who sees me, for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” - Genesis 16:13


GOD SEES EVERYTHING UNDER THE HEAVENS


“God looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.” 


- Job 28:24


THE EYES OF THE LORD RUN TO AND FRO THROUGHOUT THE EARTH


"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” 


-  2 Chronicles 16:9 


THE LORD HAS LOOKED DOWN FROM HEAVEN

 

"The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God."


- Psalm 14:2


HE LOOKS OUT ON ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH

 

"From His dwelling place He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth."


- Psalm 33:14


HE SEES ALL THE TWISTED THINGS ABOUT ME


"He sees all the twisted things about me that my fellow-men do not see (and I am glad!), and that He sees more corruption in me than that which I see in myself (which, in all conscience, is enough)."


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


THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM


"But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love."


- Psalm 33:18


HIS EYES ARE UPON THE WAYS OF A MAN

 

“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps."


- Job 34:21


HE SEES THAT YOU APPRECIATE


"Jesus is moved to happiness every time He sees that you appreciate what He has done for you. Grip His pierced hand and say to Him, "I thank Thee, Saviour, because Thou has died for me." Thank Him likewise for all the other blessings He has showered upon you from day to day. It brings joy to Jesus."


- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian 


THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE IN EVERY PLACE


"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good."


- Proverbs 15:3


 GOD LOOKS DOWN AT THE SONS OF MEN 


"God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there is anyone who understands, who seeks after God."


- Psalm 53:2 


JESUS SEES THE BEGINNING FROM THE END


"When Christ delays to help His saints now, you think this is a great mystery, you cannot explain it; but Jesus sees the end from the beginning. Be still, and know that Christ is God."


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


HIS EYES KEEP WATCH ON THE NATIONS

 

"He rules by His might forever; His eyes keep watch on the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah."


- Psalm 66:7


THE FLESH IS AS GOD SEES IT


"The flesh must be broken. The Lord can use us then, not while it is unbroken. While Paul was writhing under Satan's thorn, he could get some estimate, though not a full one, of what the flesh is as God sees it. When it was broken, and Paul did not know what to do, the Lord came to pour sympathy into the writhing heart of Paul."


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


THE WAYS OF MAN ARE BEFOE THE EYES OF THE LORD

 

"For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He watches all his paths."


- Proverbs 5:21


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Words to Think About…

HE WATCHES ALL MY PATHS

 

"He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths."


- Job 33:11


EYES OF THE LORD ARE EVERYWHERE


"The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good."


- Proverbs 15:3


HE SEES WHERE WE DO NOT


"It is in the deepest darkness of the starless midnight that men learn how to hold on to the hidden Hand most tightly and how that Hand holds them; that He sees where we do not, and knows the way He takes; and though the way be to us a roundabout way, it is the right way."

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


YOU WILL KEEP IN PERFECT PEACE


"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."


- Isaiah 26:3


YOU SEE ME AND TEST MY HEART


"But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you."


- Jeremiah 12:3 


GOD SEES HEARTS 


"God sees hearts as we see faces."


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


HIS EYES ARE THEIR WAYS

 

“He provides them with security, and they are supported; and His eyes are on their ways."


- Job 24:23


DOES HE NOT SEE MY WAYS?

 

“Does He not see my ways and number all my steps?"


- Job 31:4


HE SEES I CAN BEAR NO MORE


"Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because he sees I can bear no more."


Joseph Hall (1574–1656) English Bishop, Satirist and Moralist


AND WATCH ALL MY PATHS

 

“You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet."


- Job 13:27


HIS EYES BEHOLD

 

"The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men."


- Psalm 11:4


HE SEES ALL THE SONS OF MEN

 

"The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men."


- Psalm 33:13


MY EYES ARE ON ALL THEIR WAYS


"For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes."


- Jeremiah 16:17



September 15

Nothing Can Separate Us From the Love of God

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:38-39


NOTHING COVERED THAT WILL NOT BE REVEALED    


“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known." 


- Matthew 10:26


HANGS THE EARTH ON NOTHING  


"He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing." 


- Job 26:7


ABSOLUTELY NOTHING CAN SEPARATE YOU  


"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 and Reformer  


YOU HAVE ASKED NOTHING IN MY NAME  


"Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."  


- John 16:24


NOTHING SHALL HURT YOU  


"Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you."  


- Luke 10:19


GOD DOES NOTHING WITHOUT REVEALING   


“For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets." 


- Amos 3:7


BUT I HAVE LOVE, I HAVE NOTHING  


"And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing."  


- 1 Corinthians 13:2


WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT GOD    


"When you have no helpers, see your helpers in God. When you have many helpers, see God in all your helpers. When you have nothing but God, see all in God. When you have everything, see God in everything. Under all conditions, stay thy heart only on the Lord."   


- Charles Spurgeon


NOTHING GOOD DWELLS IN ME  


"For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out."  


- Romans 7:18


LORD WITHOUT THEE I CAN DO NOTHING


"Lord without Thee I can do nothing; with Thee I can do all. Help me by Thy grace, that I fall not ; help me by Thy strength, to resist mightily the very first beginnings of evil, before it takes hold of me; help me to cast myself at once at Thy sacred feet, and lie still there, until the storm be overpast; and, if I lose sight of Thee, bring me back quickly to Thee, and grant me to love Thee better, for Thy tender mercy's sake—Amen."


- Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882) English Anglican Cleric


APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING  


"I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing."  


- John 15:5


TREASURE OF WICKEDNESS PROFIT NOTHING  


"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death."  


- Proverbs 10:2


THERE IS NOTHING PERFECT IN THIS WORLD  


"I have lived long enough to discover that there is nothing perfect in this world. If you are to wait till you find a perfect preacher, or perfect meetings, I am afraid you will have to wait till the millennium arrives. What we want is to be looking up to Christ. Let us be done with faultfinding."  


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


NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU  


He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” 


- Matthew 17:20


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Words to Think About…

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE   


"For nothing will be impossible with God."  


- Luke 1:37


THE POOR MAN HAD NOTHING BUT  


"But the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him."  


- 2 Samuel 12:3


DO NOTHING FROM SELFISH AMBITION    


"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." 


- Philippians 2:3


EXPECT NOTHING IN RETURN   


"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil."  


- Luke 6:35


NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR YOU   


"‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you." 


- Jeremiah 32:17


NOTHING WILL KEEP YOUR HEART 


"Nothing will keep the heart tender so much as cultivating the spirit of filial awe."  


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


NOTHING PERTAINING TO GODLINESS


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


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


I COULD DO NOTHING  


"Unless I had the spirit of prayer, I could do nothing."  


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


NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE  


"I am glad there is no such thing as chance, that nothing is left to itself, but that Christ everywhere has sway."  


- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 


BUT AT YOUR WORD  


"And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.”  


- Luke 5:5

Continue to Septemebr 16-30 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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