Titus 3

Titus 3

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the Hope of Eternal Life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them. And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the Faith. Grace be with you all. 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.

Evening devotional

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

07.10 Evening:

My son, give Me thine heart.

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

Thy heart is not right in the sight of God.―Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

They . . . first gave their own selves to the Lord.―In every work that . . . [Hezekiah] began . . . to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of Life.

Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord.―As the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.

I will run the way of Thy commandments, when Thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Pr 23:26 De 5:29 Ac 8:21 Ro 8:7,8 2Co 8:5 2Ch 31:21 Pr 4:23 Col 3:23 Eph 6:6,7 Ps 119:32

Here it is again with the full verses and references

07.10 Evening:

(Proverbs 23:26)My son, give Me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe My ways.

(Deuteronomy 5:29)O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

(Acts 8:21)Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.--(Romans 8:7,8)Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

(II Corinthians 8:5)And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.--(II Chronicles 31:21)And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the Law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

(Proverbs 4:23)Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of Life.

(Colossians 3:23)And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;--(Ephesians 6:6,7)Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

(Psalm 119:32)I will run the way of Thy commandments, when Thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Pr 23:26 De 5:29 Ac 8:21 Ro 8:7,8 2Co 8:5 2Ch 31:21 Pr 4:23 Col 3:23 Eph 6:6,7 Ps 119:32


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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 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.


The Word for the day--
Ezekiel 34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

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

"I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel."


Psalm 87:1 His Foundation [cp.1Cor 3:11] is in the holy mountains.

Psalm 36:5-10 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the Heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy Righteousness is like the great mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast. How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the Shadow of Thy Wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the River of Thy pleasures. For with Thee is the Fountain of Life: in Thy Light shall we see Light. O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy Righteousness to the upright in heart.

Isaiah 40:9-11 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. He shall feed His flock like a Shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Mark 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and He was transfigured before them.

Revelation 21:10,11 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great City, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of Heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her Light was like unto a Stone most precious, even like a jasper Stone [cp.Rev 4:2,3], clear as crystal;

Isaiah 25:6 And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things [cp.Lev 3:16; Eph 5:2], a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

Jeremiah 31:14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the Lord.



Again, the Word for the day--Ezekiel 34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.



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

07.10 Morning:

The disciple is not above his Master.

Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his Master, and the servant as his Lord.―If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.―I have given them Thy Word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith; Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.―Forasmuch . . . as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same Mind.

Mt 10:24 Joh 13:13 Mt 10:25 Joh 15:20 17:14 Heb 12:3,4,1,2 1Pe 4:1

Here it is again with the full verses and references

07.10 Morning:

(Matthew 10:24)The disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord.

(John 13:13)Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

(Matthew 10:25)It is enough for the disciple that he be as his Master, and the servant as his Lord. If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of His household?--(John 15:20)Remember the Word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.--(John 17:14)I have given them Thy Word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

(Hebrews 12:3,4)For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.--(Hebrews 12:1,2)Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith; Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

(I Peter 4:1)Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same Mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

Mt 10:24 Joh 13:13 Mt 10:25 Joh 15:20 17:14 Heb 12:3,4,1,2 1Pe 4:1


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.

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.