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--
Luke 4:17-19
And there was delivered unto Him the Book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the Book, He found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"And there was delivered unto Him the Book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the Book, He found the place where it was written"
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the Day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of Righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me"
Luke 3:21,22 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the Heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him, and a Voice came from Heaven, which said, Thou art My Beloved Son; in Thee I am well pleased.
"to preach the gospel to the poor"
Luke 4:43 And He said unto them, I must preach the Kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
"He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted"
Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
Psalm 34:18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalm 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
I Peter 2:21-24 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously: Who His Own Self bare our sins in His Own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto Righteousness: by Whose stripes ye were healed.
"to preach deliverance to the captives"
Luke 4:43 And He said unto them, I must preach the Kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Amos 9:14,15 And I will bring again the captivity of My people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their Land [cp. Isa 61:3], and they shall no more be pulled up out of their Land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.
Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on High, Thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on High, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
"and recovering of sight to the blind"
John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to Light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in Me.
"to set at liberty {G859} them that are bruised"
Matthew 26:28 For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission {G859} of sins.
Acts 5:31 Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness{G859} of sins.
Luke 24:46,47 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission {G859} of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
"to preach the acceptable year of the Lord"
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.)
Again, the Word for the day--Luke 4:17-19
And there was delivered unto Him the Book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the Book, He found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
07.24 Morning:
Patient in tribulation.
It
is the
Lord: let Him do what seemeth Him good.―Whom, though I were righteous,
yet would I not answer,
but I would make supplication to my Judge.―The
Lord gave, and the
Lord hath taken away; blessed be the Name of the
Lord.―What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?
Jesus wept.―A Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.―Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.
Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth.―Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of Righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.―Strengthened with all might, according to His Glorious Power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.―In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Ro 12:12 1Sa 3:18 Job 9:15 1:21 2:10 Joh 11:35 Isa 53:3,4 Heb 12:6,11 Col 1:11 Joh 16:33
Here it is again with the full verses and references
07.24 Morning:
(Romans 12:12)Rejoicing in Hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
(I Samuel 3:18)And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It
is the
Lord: let Him do what seemeth Him good.--
(Job 9:15)Whom, though I were righteous,
yet would I not answer,
but I would make supplication to my Judge.--
(Job 1:21)And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the
Lord gave, and the
Lord hath taken away; blessed be the Name of the
Lord.--
(Job 2:10)But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
(John 11:35)Jesus wept.--
(Isaiah 53:3,4)He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were
our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.--
(Hebrews 12:6)For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth.
(Hebrews 12:11)Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of Righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.--
(Colossians 1:11)Strengthened with all might, according to His Glorious Power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;--
(John 16:33)These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Ro 12:12 1Sa 3:18 Job 9:15 1:21 2:10 Joh 11:35 Isa 53:3,4 Heb 12:6,11 Col 1:11 Joh 16:33
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.
