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.
The Word for the day--
Hebrews 11:6
But without Faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Here is some immediate context--
Hebrews 11:1-8 Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through Faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By Faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. By Faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without Faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. By Faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. By Faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"But without Faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."
"But without Faith it is impossible to please Him"
Matthew 3:17 And lo a Voice from Heaven, saying, This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.
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.
Romans 4:16-25 Therefore it is of Faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the Faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before Him Whom he believed, even God, Who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in Faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in Faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed to him for Righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
"for he that cometh to God must believe that He is"
Exodus 3:13-15 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is His Name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is My Name for ever, and this is My Memorial unto all generations.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
John 18:6 As soon then as He [Christ Jesus the LORD] had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground.
"and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."
Hebrews 11:24-28 By Faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By Faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing Him Who is Invisible. Through Faith
he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest He that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Again, the Word for the day--Hebrews 11:6
But without Faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
08.17 Morning:
Pray one for another, that ye may be healed.
Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which
am but dust and ashes: peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt Thou destroy all the city for
lack of five? And He said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy
it.
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.―Pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which Thou hast given Me; for they are Thine.―Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their Word.―Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
Jas 5:16 Ge 18:27,28 Lu 23:34 Mt 5:44 Joh 17:9,20 Ga 6:2 Jas 5:16,17
Here it is again with the full verses and references
08.17 Morning:
(James 5:16)Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
(Genesis 18:27,28)And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which
am but dust and ashes: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt Thou destroy all the city for
lack of five? And He said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy
it.
(Luke 23:34)Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted His raiment, and cast lots.--
(Matthew 5:44)But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
(John 17:9)I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given Me; for they are Thine.--
(John 17:20)Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their Word;--
(Galatians 6:2)Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
(James 5:16,17)Confess
your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
Jas 5:16 Ge 18:27,28 Lu 23:34 Mt 5:44 Joh 17:9,20 Ga 6:2 Jas 5:16,17
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.
