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--
Proverbs 16:15
In the Light of the King's countenance is Life; and His favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"In the Light of the King's countenance is Life"
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.
Psalm 36:9 For with Thee
is the Fountain of Life:
in Thy Light shall we see Light.
John 1:4 In Him [Jesus Christ the Lord] was Life; and
the Life was the Light of men.
John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put
it on the cross. And the writing was,
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
I Timothy 1:17 Now unto
the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 7:1-3 For this Melchisedec, King of Salem, Priest of the Most High God, Who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; to Whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all;
first being by interpretation King of Righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of Peace; without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of Life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a Priest continually.
Revelation 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous
are Thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true
are Thy ways,
Thou King of saints.
"and His favour is as a cloud of the latter rain."
Deuteronomy 11:10-14 ¶For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: but the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: a land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are
always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the
year. ¶And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto
my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,that I will give you the rain of your land in His due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil..
Jeremiah 5:24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us
now fear the Lord
our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in His
season: He reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till He come and rain righteousness upon you.
Hebrews 6:7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
James 5:7 ¶Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Again, the Word for the day--Proverbs 16:15
In the Light of the King's countenance is Life; and His favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
10.29 Morning:
He is altogether lovely.
My meditation of Him shall be sweet.―My Beloved
is . . . the Chiefest among ten thousand.―A Chief Corner Stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.―Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into Thy lips.―God . . . hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name.―It pleased
the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell.
Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see
Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
I count all things
but loss for the excellency of the Knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them
but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the Faith of Christ, the Righteousness which is of God by Faith.
So 5:16 Ps 104:34 So 5:10 1Pe 2:6 Ps 45:2 Php 2:9 Col 1:19 1Pe 1:8 Php 3:8,9
Here it is again with the full verses and references
10.29 Morning:
(Song of Solomon 5:16)His mouth is most sweet: yea, He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
(Psalm 104:34)My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the
Lord.--
(Song of Solomon 5:10)My Beloved
is white and ruddy, the Chiefest among ten thousand.--
(I Peter 2:6)Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a Chief Corner Stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.--
(Psalm 45:2)Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into Thy lips: therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever.--
(Philippians 2:9)Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name:--
(Colossians 1:19)For it pleased
the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell;
(I Peter 1:8)Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see
Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
(Philippians 3:8,9)Yea doubtless, and I count all things
but loss for the excellency of the Knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them
but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through the Faith of Christ, the Righteousness which is of God by Faith:
So 5:16 Ps 104:34 So 5:10 1Pe 2:6 Ps 45:2 Php 2:9 Col 1:19 1Pe 1:8 Php 3:8,9
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.
