Daily Light: 8/1/10

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Evening devotional

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

08.31 Evening:

Occupy till I come.

The Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.―Unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.―Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?―Leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.―Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it.―Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Lu 19:13 Mr 13:34 Mt 25:15 Joh 9:4 Lu 2:49 1Pe 2:21 2Ti 4:2 1Co 3:13 15:58

Here it is again with the full verses and references

08.31 Evening:

(Luke 19:13)And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

(Mark 13:34)For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.--(Matthew 25:15)And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

(John 9:4)I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.--(Luke 2:49)And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?--(I Peter 2:21)For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

(II Timothy 4:2)Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.--(I Corinthians 3:13)Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.--(I Corinthians 15:58)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Lu 19:13 Mr 13:34 Mt 25:15 Joh 9:4 Lu 2:49 1Pe 2:21 2Ti 4:2 1Co 3:13 15:58

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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.

Double . . . Twice

Consider what the LORD says about "double" and "twice"

Genesis 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; [1] it is because the thing is established by God, and [2] God will shortly bring it to pass.

Here are a few times we see Words or Phrases doubled or spoken twice . . .

Daniel 5:25-31 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Isaiah 40:1-8 Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The Voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the Word of our God shall stand for ever.

Isaiah 26:1-5 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong City; Salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the Truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting Strength: for He bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, He layeth it low; He layeth it low, even to the ground; He bringeth it even to the dust.

Psalm 24:1-10 A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the Hill of the Lord? or Who shall stand in His Holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up His soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and Righteousness from the God of His Salvation. This is the generation of them that seek Him, that seek Thy Face, O Jacob. Selah. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

Isaiah 21:1-10 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath He turned into fear unto me. Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: and he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: and, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods He hath broken unto the ground. O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

Revelation 14:6-8 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of Heaven, having the Everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud Voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made Heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the Fountains of Waters. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Revelation 18:1-8 And after these things I saw another angel come down from Heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another Voice from Heaven, saying, Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto Heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God Who judgeth her.

Numbers 5:22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: and the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

Song of Solomon 1:15,16 Behold, thou art fair, My love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. Behold, thou art fair, My beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

Song of Solomon 4:1 Behold, thou art fair, My love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

Isaiah 40:9,10 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the High Mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings,lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and His Arm shall rule for Him: behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.

Isaiah 65:1 I am sought of them that asked not for Me; I am found of them that sought Me not: I said, Behold Me, behold Me, unto a nation that was not called by My Name.

Isaiah 65:11-16 But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget My Holy Mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. Therefore will I number you to the Sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before Mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, My servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, My servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, My servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto My chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call His servants by another Name: That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of Truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of Truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from Mine eyes.

Exodus 3:4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

I Samuel 3:10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for Thy servant heareth.

Acts 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?

Ezekiel 7:5,6 Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.

II Corinthians 6:2 (For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by His Faith.

Romans 1:16,17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the Righteousness of God revealed from Faith to Faith: as it is written, The just shall live by Faith.

Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the Law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by Faith.

Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by Faith: but if any man draw back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Psalm 112:1,7,8 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments. . . . He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

John 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see Heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.

John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

John 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do: for what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

John 5:24,25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath Everlasting Life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto Life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the Voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall Live.

John 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek Me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

John 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that Bread from Heaven; but My Father giveth you the True Bread from Heaven.

John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath Everlasting Life.

Psalm 41:13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 72:19 And blessed be His Glorious Name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 89:52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 45:17 I will make Thy Name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise Thee for ever and ever.

AGAIN

Genesis 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; [1] it is because the thing is established by God, and [2] God will shortly bring it to pass.

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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.

The LORD is gracious

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

Ro 5:16 Isa 1:18 43:25,26 44:22 Joh 3:16 Ro 5:15 1Co 6:11

Here it is again with the full verses and references

08.31 Morning:

(Romans 5:16)And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the Gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the Free Gift is of many offences unto justification.

(Isaiah 1:18)Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.--(Isaiah 43:25,26)I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine Own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put Me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.--(Isaiah 44:22)I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.

(John 3:16)For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life.--(Romans 5:15)But not as the offence, so also is the Free Gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the Gift by grace, which is by One Man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.--(I Corinthians 6:11)And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Ro 5:16 Isa 1:18 43:25,26 44:22 Joh 3:16 Ro 5:15 1Co 6:11

I Timothy 4:15,16 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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.

Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

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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.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Evening devotional

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

08.30 Evening:

They said . . ., It is manna: for they wist not what it was.

Without controversy great is the Mystery of Godliness: God was manifest in the flesh.―The Bread of God is He which cometh down from Heaven, and giveth Life unto the world.

Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.―If any man eat of this Bread, he shall live for ever: and the Bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world. . . . My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.

The children of Israel . . . gathered, some more, some less. . . . He that gathered little had no lack; . . . They gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating.

Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? . . . your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ex 16:15 1Ti 3:16 Joh 6:33,49,51,55 Ex 16:17,18,21 Mt 6:31-33

Here it is again with the full verses and references

08.30 Evening:

(Exodus 16:15)And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.

(I Timothy 3:16)And without controversy great is the Mystery of Godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.--(John 6:33)For the Bread of God is He which cometh down from Heaven, and giveth Life unto the world.

(John 6:49)Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. . . .(John 6:51)I am the Living Bread which came down from Heaven: if any man eat of this Bread, he shall live for ever: and the Bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world. . . .(John 6:55)For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.

(Exodus 16:17,18)And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. . . . (Exodus 16:21)And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

(Matthew 6:31-33)Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ex 16:15 1Ti 3:16 Joh 6:33,49,51,55 Ex 16:17,18,21 Mt 6:31-33

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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.

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 25:1,2 Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in Thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Psalm 25

The Word for the day--
Isaiah 26:3,4 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting Strength:

Here is some immediate context--

Isaiah 26:1-5 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; we have a strong City; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the Truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting Strength: for He bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, He layeth it low; He layeth it low, even to the ground; He bringeth it even to the dust.

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

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting Strength:"

Psalm 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.

Philippians 4:6,7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

"for in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting Strength {H06697}"

H06697
צר צוּר
[tsûr tsûr] \{tsoor} tsoor\
From 6696; properly a cliff (or sharp {rock} as compressed); generally a rock or boulder; figuratively a refuge; also an edge(as precipitous): - {edge} X (mighty) God ({one}) {rock} X {sharp} {stone} X {strength} X strong. See also 1049.

Exodus 33:21,22 And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by Me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock{H06697}: and it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock{H06697}, and will cover thee with My hand while I pass by:

Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock{H06697}, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He.

I Samuel 2:2 There is none Holy as the Lord: for there is none beside Thee: neither is there any rock {H06697} like our God.

Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength {H06697}, in Whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Psalm 18:31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock{H06697} save our God?

Psalm 18:46 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock{H06697}; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

Again, the Word for the day--Isaiah 26:3,4 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is Everlasting Strength:

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

08.30 Morning:

The king held out . . . the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
It shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love Him, because He first loved us.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of Faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure Water.―For through Him we ... have access by one Spirit unto the Father.―We have boldness and access with confidence by the Faith of Him.―Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Es 5:2 Ex 22:27 1Jo 4:16-19 Heb 10:22 Eph 2:18 3:12 Heb 4:16

Here it is again with the full verses and references

08.30 Morning:

(Esther 5:2)And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
(Exodus 22:27)For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

(I John 4:16-19)And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love Him, because He first loved us.

(Hebrews 10:22)Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of Faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure Water.--(Ephesians 2:18)For through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.--(Ephesians 3:12)In Whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the Faith of Him.--(Hebrews 4:16)Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Es 5:2 Ex 22:27 1Jo 4:16-19 Heb 10:22 Eph 2:18 3:12 Heb 4:16

I Timothy 4:15,16 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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.

Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

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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.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Evening devotional

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

08.29 Evening:

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night.―He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust.―Even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings.―He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy Keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

I will abide in Thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of Thy wings.―The darkness hideth not from Thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee.

He that spared not His Own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?―Ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.―I will trust, and not be afraid.

Ps 4:8 91:5,4 Mt 23:37 Ps 121:3-5 61:4 139:12 Ro 8:32 1Co 3:23 Isa 12:2

Here it is again with the full verses and references

08.29 Evening:

(Psalm 4:8)I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

(Psalm 91:5)Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;--(Psalm 91:4)He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His Truth shall be thy Shield and Buckler.--(Matthew 23:37)O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!--- (Psalm 121:3-5)He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy Keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

(Psalm 61:4)I will abide in Thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of Thy wings. Selah.--- (Psalm 139:12)Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee.

(Romans 8:32)He that spared not His Own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?--(I Corinthians 3:23)And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.---(Isaiah 12:2)Behold, God is my Salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my Strength and my Song; He also is become my salvation.

Ps 4:8 91:5,4 Mt 23:37 Ps 121:3-5 61:4 139:12 Ro 8:32 1Co 3:23 Isa 12:2

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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.

Daniel 4:17b

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the Basest of men.
Daniel 4:17

"to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the Basest of men"
Daniel 4:17b

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

"to the intent{H01701}"

1701
דּברה
[dibrâh] \dib-raw'\
(Chaldee); corresponding to 1700: - {intent} sake.

Daniel 2:30 But as for me, this Secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes{H01701} that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent {H01701}that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Job 5:8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause{H01700}:

Psalm 110:4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order {H01700} of Melchizedek.

Ecclesiastes 3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate {H01700} of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end {H01700} that man should find nothing after him.

Ecclesiastes 8:2 I counsel thee to keep the King's commandment, and that in regard {H01700} of the oath of God.

"that the living"

Ephesians 2:1,5 And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; . . . even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the Life which I now live in the flesh I live by the Faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

"may know that the most High ruleth{H07990} in the kingdom of men"

Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth Eternity, Whose Name is Holy; I dwell in the High and Holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 40:12-17, 21-25 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out Heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being His counsellor hath taught Him? With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of judgment, and taught Him knowledge, and shewed to Him the Way of understanding? Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, He taketh up the isles as a very little thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. All nations before Him are as nothing; and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and vanity. . . . Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken Me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

Ephesians 1:11 In Whom also we have obtained an Inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him Who worketh all things after the counsel of His Own will:

Psalm 103:19 The Lord hath prepared His throne in the Heavens; and His Kingdom ruleth over all.

Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the Holy Ones: to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth{7990} in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. . . . (Daniel 4:25,26) That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth{7990} in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will. And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the Heavens do rule{7990}. . . . (Daniel 4:32) And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High ruleth {7990}in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will. . . . .(Daniel 5:21} And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruled{7990} in the kingdom of men, and that He appointeth over it whomsoever He will.

"and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men."

Jeremiah 27:5-8 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto Me. And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

Daniel 2:20-23 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the Name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His: and He changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth Wisdom unto the wise, and Knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the Light dwelleth with Him. I thank Thee, and praise Thee, O Thou God of my fathers, Who hast given me Wisdom and Might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of Thee: for Thou hast now made known unto us the King's matter.

"and setteth up over it the basest {H08215} of men.

H08215
שׁפל
[shephal] \shef-al'\
(Chaldee); from 8214; low: - basest.

H08214
שׁפל
[shephal] \shef-al'\
(Chaldee); corresponding to 8213: - {abase} {humble} put {down} subdue.

Daniel 4:34-37 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto Heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured Him that Liveth for ever, Whose dominion is an Everlasting dominion, and His Kingdom is from generation to generation: and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou? At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of Heaven, all Whose works are Truth, and His ways Judgment: and those that walk in pride He is able to abase {H08214}.

Daniel 5:18-28 O thou king [Belshazzar], the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: and for the majesty that He gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that He appointeth over it whomsoever He will. And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart{H08214}, though thou knewest all this; but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of Heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in Whose hand thy breath is, and Whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: then was the part of the Hand sent from Him; and this writing was written.

And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

"and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men."

Psalm 2:6-12 Yet have I set My King upon My Holy Hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee. Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a Potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the Way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in Heaven and in earth.

Philippians 2:6-11 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 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; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Matthew 11:29,30 Take My yoke [cp. Jer 27:8] upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.

I Corinthians 15:22-26 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the Firstfruits[cp.15:20]; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming. Then cometh the end [cp.I Peter 4:7], when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the Holy Ones: to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the Basest of men.
Daniel 4:17

--
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.

Daniel 4:17a

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the Holy Ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Daniel 4:17

"This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the Holy Ones"
Daniel 4:17a

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

"This matter{H6600}"

H06600
פּתגּם
[pithgâm] \pith-gawm'\
(Chaldee); corresponding to 6599; a {word} answer
letter or decree: - {answer} {letter} {matter} word.

Ezra 4:17 Then sent the king an answer{H6600} unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.

Ezra 5:7 They sent a letter {H6600}unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

Ezra 5:11 And thus they returned us answer{H6600}, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

Ezra 6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word{H6600}, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter{H6600}.

Daniel 4:17 This matter{H6600} is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Esther 1:20 And when the king's decree {H06599}which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 Because sentence {H06599} against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

"by the decree {H01510}"

Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree{H01510} of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the Holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. . . . Daniel 4:24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree{H01510} of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

"and the demand {H7595}"

H07595
שׁאלא
[she'êlâ'] \sheh-ay-law'\
(Chaldee); from 7593; properly a question (at {law}) that {is} judicial decision or mandate: - demand.

Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand{H07595} by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Ezra 5:9,10 Then asked{H07593} we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? We asked {H07593}their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

Ezra 7:21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven, shall require {H07593} of you, it be done speedily,

Daniel 2:10,11 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked {H07593} such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth{H07593}, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

Daniel 2:27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded {H07593} cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

"by the Word{H03983} of the Holy Ones"

H03983
מאמר
[mê'mar] \may-mar'\
(Chaldee); corresponding to 3982: - {appointment} word.

Ezra 6:9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of Heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment {H03983}of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word {H03983}of the Holy Ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Esther 1:15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment {H03982} of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

Esther 2:20 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment{H03982} of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

Esther 9:32 And the decree {H03982} of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

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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.

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