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 36:7-9
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.
Here is some context--the entire Psalm---
Psalm 36
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God!"
Titus 3:4-7 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.
"put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings"
Exodus 25:20-22 And
the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces
shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the Testimony that I shall give thee. And
there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all
things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Psalm 91:1,2
He that dwelleth in the Secret Place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the
Lord,
He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God;
in Him will I trust.
Romans 16:25-27 Now to Him that is of power to stablish you according to my Gospel, and the preaching of
Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of
the Mystery, which was
kept Secret since the world began, but now is made manifest, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the Everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of Faith:
to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
"abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy House"
Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold Thy Face in Righteousness:
I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy Likeness.
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.
'the River of Thy pleasures. For with Thee is the Fountain of Life"
Revelation 21:6,7 And
He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of
the Fountain of the Water of Life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.
Revelation 22:1,17 And he shewed me
a pure River of Water of Life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb. . . . And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take
the Water of Life freely.
"in Thy Light shall we see Light."
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.
In Him was Life; and the Life was the Light of men. And
the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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.
Again, the Word for the day--Psalm 36:7-9
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.
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
10.06 Morning:
The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
I know that Thou canst do every
thing.―The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.―He doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven, and
among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?―
There is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who shall let it?―Abba, Father, all things
are possible unto Thee.
Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto Him, Yea, Lord. Then touched He their eyes, saying, According to your Faith be it unto you.―Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth
His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.―The mighty God.―All power is given unto Me in Heaven and in earth.
Some
trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the Name of the
Lord our God.―Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed . . .
there be more with us than with him.
Re 19:6 Job 42:2 Lu 18:27 Da 4:35 Isa 43:13 Mr 14:36 Mt 9:28,29 8:2,3 Isa 9:6 Mt 28:18 Ps 20:7 2Ch 32:7
Here it is again with the full verses and references
10.06 Morning:
(Revelation 19:6)And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
(Job 42:2)I know that Thou canst do every
thing, and
that no thought can be withholden from Thee.--
(Luke 18:27)And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.--
(Daniel 4:35)And all the inhabitants of the earth
are reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven, and
among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?--
(Isaiah 43:13)Yea, before the day
was I
am He; and
there is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who shall let it?--
(Mark 14:36)And He said, Abba, Father, all things
are possible unto Thee; take away this cup from Me: nevertheless not what I will, but what Thou wilt.
(Matthew 9:28,29)And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto Him, Yea, Lord. Then touched He their eyes, saying, According to your Faith be it unto you.--
(Matthew 8:2,3)And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth
His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.--
(Isaiah 9:6)For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.--
(Matthew 28:18)And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in Heaven and in earth.
(Psalm 20:7)Some
trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the Name of the
Lord our God.--
(II Chronicles 32:7)Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that
is with him: for
there be more with us than with him:
Re 19:6 Job 42:2 Lu 18:27 Da 4:35 Isa 43:13 Mr 14:36 Mt 9:28,29 8:2,3 Isa 9:6 Mt 28:18 Ps 20:7 2Ch 32:7
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.
--
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.
