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 27:13,14 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the Goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
The Word for the day--
Revelation 3:12,13
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the Name of My God, and the Name of the City of My God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of Heaven from My God: and I will write upon him My New Name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Compare Spiritual with Spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:12-14; John 5:39)--
"the Name of My God"
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch Me not; for I am not yet ascended to My Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
"the Name of the City of My God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of Heaven from My God"
Isaiah 1:26 And I will restore
thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning:
afterward thou shalt be called, The City of Righteousness, the Faithful
City.
Isaiah
62:4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any
more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy
land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married....Isaiah 62:12 And they shall call them, The Holy people, The Redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A City not forsaken.
Isaiah 60:14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come
bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves
down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The City of the
Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Revelation 21:1-3 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her Husband. And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Hebrews 13:14,15 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His Name.
"My New Name"
Revelation 19:13 And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His Name is called The Word of God.
Revelation 19:16 And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a Name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Again, the Word for the day--Revelation 3:12,13
Him that overcometh will I make
a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go no more out: and I
will write upon him the Name of My God, and the Name of the City of My
God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of Heaven from My God: and I will write upon him My New Name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Hear this morning's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]
11.14 Morning:
Thou art my Help and my Deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
The steps of a
good man are ordered by the
Lord: and he delighteth in His Way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the
Lord upholdeth
him with His hand.―In the fear of the
Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of Refuge.―Who
art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man
that shall die, and of the son of man
which shall be made
as grass; and forgettest the
Lord thy Maker?
I
am with thee to deliver thee.―Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the
Lord thy God, He
it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
I will sing of Thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast been my Defence and Refuge in the day of my trouble.―Thou
art my Hiding Place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
Ps 40:17 37:23,24 Pr 14:26 Isa 51:12,13 Jer 1:8 De 31:6 Ps 59:16 32:7
Here it is again with the full verses and references
11.14 Morning:
(Psalm 40:17)But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my Help and my Deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
(Psalm 37:23,24)The steps of a
good man are ordered by the
Lord: and he delighteth in His Way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the
Lord upholdeth
him with His hand.--
(Proverbs 14:26)In the fear of the
Lord is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of Refuge.--
(Isaiah 51:12,13)I,
even I,
am He that comforteth you: who
art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man
that shall die, and of the son of man
which shall be made
as grass; and forgettest the
Lord thy Maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where
is the fury of the oppressor?
(Jeremiah 1:8)Be not afraid of their faces: for I
am with thee to deliver thee, saith the
Lord.--
(Deuteronomy 31:6)Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the
Lord thy God, He
it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
(Psalm 59:16)But I will sing of Thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast been my Defence and Refuge in the day of my trouble.--
(Psalm 32:7)Thou
art my Hiding Place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Ps 40:17 37:23,24 Pr 14:26 Isa 51:12,13 Jer 1:8 De 31:6 Ps 59:16 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.
II Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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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.
