The LORD is gracious

The LORD is gracious,
and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
(Psalm 145:8)

The Word for the YEAR--
Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


The Word for the month--
Psalm 18:1,2 I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my strength, in Whom I will trust; my Buckler, and the Horn of my salvation, and my high Tower.


The Word for the day--
Galatians 1:3-5 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.



Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--

"and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world"

Psalm 18:1,2 I will love Thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my strength, in Whom I will trust; my Buckler, and the Horn of my salvation, and my high Tower.


Again, the Word for the day--Galatians 1:3-5 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.



Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]

02.16 Morning:
Thy Name is as ointment poured forth.

Christ . . . hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.--Unto you therefore which believe He is precious--God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name: that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow--In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

If ye love Me, keep My commandments.--The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.--The house was filled with the odour of the ointment.--They took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! Who hast set Thy glory above the Heavens.--Emmanuel . . . God with us.--His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.--The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

So 1:3 Eph 5:2 1Pe 2:7 Php 2:9,10 Col 2:9 Joh 14:15 Ro 5:5 Joh 12:3 Ac 4:13 Ps 8:1 Mt 1:23 Isa 9:6 Pr 18:10


Here it is again with the full verses and references

02.16 Morning:

(Song of Solomon 1:3)Because of the savour of Thy good ointments Thy Name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love Thee.

(Ephesians 5:2)And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.--(I Peter 2:7)Unto you therefore which believe He is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the Stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the Head of the corner,--(Philippians 2:9,10)Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name: that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in Heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;--(Colossians 2:9)For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

(John 14:15)If ye love Me, keep My commandments.--(Romans 5:5)And Hope maketh not ashamed; because the Love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.--(John 12:3)Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.--(Acts 4:13)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

(Psalm 8:1) O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the Heavens.--(Matthew 1:23)Behold, a virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.--(Isaiah 9:6)For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.--(Proverbs 18:10)The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

So 1:3 Eph 5:2 1Pe 2:7 Php 2:9,10 Col 2:9 Joh 14:15 Ro 5:5 Joh 12:3 Ac 4:13 Ps 8:1 Mt 1:23 Isa 9:6 Pr 18:10




Philippians 4:8b " . . . think on these things"


Psalm 72:17-19 His Name shall endure for ever: His Name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in Him: all nations shall call Him blessed. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be His Glorious Name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen.


II Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.


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Romans 16:27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
I Peter 5:11 To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.