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--
II Corinthians 1:9,10 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us;
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"we had the sentence of death in ourselves"
Luke 9:23-25 And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for My sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
I Corinthians 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
"that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead"
Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Psalm 62:7,8 In God is my salvation and my glory: the Rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Colossians 2:10-15 And ye are complete in Him, which is the Head of all principality and power: in Whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the Faith of the operation of God, Who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the Way, nailing it to His cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
"Who delivered us from so great a death"
Romans 5:12,19-21 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: . . . For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through Righteousness unto eternal Life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ephesians 2:1 And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the First Resurrection [cp.Jn 11:25.26; Rev 1:5]]: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
I Peter 1:9 Receiving the end of your Faith, even the salvation of your souls.
"in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us; "
I Thessalonians 5:8-10 But let us, who are of the Day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
I Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope ["trust" Mt 12:21] to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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--II Corinthians 1:9,10 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us;
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
02.15 Morning:
Who can say, I have made my heart clean?
The Lord looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.--Then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
To will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.--We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
The Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by Faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.--God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the Truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Pr 20:9 Ps 14:2,3 Ro 8:8 7:18,19 Isa 64:6 Ga 3:22 2Co 5:19 1Jo 1:8,9
Here it is again with the entire verses and references
02.15 Morning:
(Proverbs 20:9)Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
(Psalm 14:2,3)The Lord looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.--(Romans 8:8)So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
(Romans 7:18,19)For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.--(Isaiah 64:6)But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
(Galatians 3:22)But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by Faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.--(II Corinthians 5:19)To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the Word of Reconciliation.
(I John 1:8,9)If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the Truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Pr 20:9 Ps 14:2,3 Ro 8:8 7:18,19 Isa 64:6 Ga 3:22 2Co 5:19 1Jo 1:8,9
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. -- 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.
