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 27:1 The Lord is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the Strength of my Life; of whom shall I be afraid?
The Word for the day--
Psalm 44:3
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the Light of thy countenance, because Thou hadst a favour unto them.
Hear the entire Psalm--
Psalm 44
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"Thy right hand,"
Exodus 15:6
Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power:
Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
Psalm 45:3-8 Gird Thy Sword upon
Thy thigh, O
most Mighty, with Thy glory and Thy majesty. And in Thy majesty ride prosperously because of Truth and Meekness
and Righteousness;
and Thy right hand shall teach Thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; whereby the people fall under Thee. Thy throne, O God,
is for ever and ever: the sceptre of Thy Kingdom
is a right sceptre. Thou lovest Righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows. All Thy garments
smell of myrrh, and aloes,
and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made Thee glad.
Psalm 48:10 According to Thy Name, O God, so
is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth:
Thy right hand is full of Righteousness.
Psalm 78:54 And He brought them to the border of His Sanctuary,
even to this Mountain,
which His right hand had purchased.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which He hath purchased with His Own blood.
Psalm 98:1 O sing unto the
Lord a new song; for He hath done marvellous things:
His right hand, and His Holy arm, hath gotten Him the Victory.
I Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:34 Who
is he that condemneth?
It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, Who is even at the right hand of God, Who also maketh intercession for us.
"Thine arm"
Isaiah 53:1-6 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is
the arm of the Lord revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him,
there is no beauty that we should desire Him. 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. But He
was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace
was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to His own way; and the
Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
"the Light of Thy countenance"
II Corinthians 4:6 For God, Who commanded the Light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to
give the Light of the Knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ.
"because Thou hadst a favour unto them."
Deuteronomy 7:7,8 The
Lord did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye
were the fewest of all people:
but because the Lord loved you, and because He would keep the Oath which He had sworn unto your fathers, hath the
Lord brought you out with a Mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Ephesians 2:8,9 For
by grace ["favour" Lu 1:30] are ye saved through Faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is the Gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Titus 3:5-7
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 ["favour" Lu 1:30], we should be made heirs according to the Hope of Eternal Life.
Again, the Word for the day--Psalm 44:3
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the Light of Thy countenance, because Thou hadst a favour unto them.
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
10.05 Morning:
Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him,
Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.―
Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear.―For Thou, Lord,
art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.
Jacob said unto his household, . . . let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, Who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the Way which I went.―Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
I love the
Lord, because He hath heard My Voice
and My supplications. Because He hath inclined His ear unto Me, therefore will I call upon
Him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed Me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon Me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the Name of the
Lord.
Psa 50:15 Ps 42:11 10:17 86:5 Ge 35:2,3 Ps 103:2 116:1-4
Here it is again with the full verses and references
10.05 Morning:
(Psalm 50:15)And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.
(Psalm 42:11)Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him,
Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.--
(Psalm 10:17)Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear:--
(Psalm 86:5)For Thou, Lord,
art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.
(Genesis 35:2,3)Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that
were with him, Put away the strange gods that
are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: and let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, Who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the Way which I went.--
(Psalm 103:2)Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
(Psalm 116:1-4)I love the
Lord, because He hath heard My Voice
and My supplications. Because He hath inclined His ear unto Me, therefore will I call upon
Him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed Me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon Me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the Name of the
Lord; O
Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver My Soul.
Psa 50:15 Ps 42:11 10:17 86:5 Ge 35:2,3 Ps 103:2 116:1-4
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.
