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--
Ephesians 2:4-7 But God, Who is rich in mercy, for His great love
wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and hath raised
us up together, and made
us sit together in heavenly
places in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in
His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
The Word for the month--
I John 4:15,16 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God
dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love
that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth
in God, and God in him.
The Word for the day--
Acts 8:37
And
Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Hear the entire chapter--
Acts 8
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria,
except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen
to his burial,
and made great lamentation over him. As for Saul, he made havock of the
church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed
them
to prison. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where
preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto
those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which
he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many
that were possessed
with them:
and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there
was great joy in that city. But there was a certain man, called Simon,
which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people
of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: to whom they
all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the
great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long
time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when they believed Philip
preaching the things concerning
the kingdom of God, and the name of
Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself
believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and
wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. Now when the
apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received
the
word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: who, when they were
come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (for
as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the
name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they
their
hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. And when Simon saw
that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given,
he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power, that on
whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said
unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the
gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot
in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent
therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought
of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the
gall of bitterness, and
in the
bond of iniquity. Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord
for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. And
they, when they had testified and
preached the word of the Lord,
returned to Jerusalem, and
preached the gospel in many villages of the
Samaritans. And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise,
and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto
Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of
Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the
Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to
Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, and sitting in his chariot read
Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join
thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to
him,
and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou
what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide
me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The
place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to
the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not
his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who
shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And
the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the
prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his
mouth, and began at the same scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus. And
as they went on
their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See,
here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
And
Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both
into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And
when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught
away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way
rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through
he
preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.
--
I
Corinthians 15:3,4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I
also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures:
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.
