For all flesh is as grass,
and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.
The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever.
And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the Word,
that ye may grow thereby:
if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
(I Peter 1:24-2:3)
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 25:8,9 Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will He teach sinners in the Way. The meek will He guide in Judgment: and the meek will He teach His Way.
The Word for the day--
Isaiah 61:8
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them.
Here is some immediate context--
Isaiah 61:1-11 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.
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien
shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. But ye shall be named the Priests of the
Lord:
men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
For your shame
ye shall have double; and
for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them. And their Seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they
are the seed
which the
Lord hath blessed. I will greatly rejoice in the
Lord, My soul shall be joyful in My God; for He hath clothed Me with the garments of Salvation, He hath covered Me with the robe of Righteousness, as a Bridegroom decketh
Himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth
herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord
God will cause Righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"an Everlasting Covenant"
Jeremiah 32:36-41 And now therefore thus saith the
Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this City, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in Mine anger, and in My fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: and I will give them One Heart, and One Way, that they may fear Me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make
an Everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me. Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this Land assuredly with My Whole Heart and with My Whole Soul.
Isaiah 55:1-4 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for
that which is not Bread? and your labour for
that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye
that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall Live; and I will make
an Everlasting Covenant with you,
even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given Him
for a Witness to the people, a Leader and Commander to the people.
Genesis 17:1-8 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the
Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I
am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect. And I will make
My Covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for Me, behold,
My Covenant
is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish
My Covenant between Me and thee and thy Seed after thee in their generations for
an Everlasting Covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy Seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy Seed after thee, the Land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many;
but as of One, And to thy Seed, which is Christ. . . .Galatians 3:29 And
if ye be Christ's, then are ye
Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Hebrews 13:20,21 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of
the Everlasting Covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to Whom
be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Again, the Word for the day--Isaiah 61:8
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them.
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
09.15 Morning:
Sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the Law, but under grace.
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the Law, but under grace? God forbid.―My brethren, ye . . . are become dead to the Law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another,
even to Him Who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.―Being not without Law to God, but under the Law to Christ.―The sting of death
is sin; and the strength of sin
is the Law. But thanks
be to God, which giveth us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the Law of sin and death.―Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. . . .If the Son . . . shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Ro 6:14,15 7:4 1Co 9:21 15:56,57 Ro 8:2 Joh 8:34,36 Ga 5:1
Here it is again with the full verses and references
09.15 Morning:
(Romans 6:14)For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the Law, but under grace.
(Romans 6:15)What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.--(Romans 7:4)Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the Law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to Him Who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.--(I Corinthians 9:21)To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without Law to God, but under the Law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.--(I Corinthians 15:56,57)The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Romans 8:2)For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the Law of sin and death.--(John 8:34)Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. . . (John 8:36)If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
(Galatians 5:1)Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Ro 6:14,15 7:4 1Co 9:21 15:56,57 Ro 8:2 Joh 8:34,36 Ga 5:1
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.
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.
