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I am with you to save you |
CAN the prey be taken
from the mighty man, Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? Surely, thus
says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And
the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who
contends with you, and I will save your sons. And all flesh will know that
I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of
Jacob.--'Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you,
for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I
will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
We do not
have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who
has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.--He Himself was
tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of
those who are tempted.--The steps of a man are established by the LORD and
He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong;
because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.
Jer 15.20. Is
49.24-26.--Is 41.10.
Heb 4.15.--Heb. 2.18.--Ps. 37.23, 24.
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He has
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YOU have tasted the
kindness of the Lord.
O God, thou art
my God; I shall seek Thee earnestly; my soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh
yearns for Thee, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I
have beheld Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory.--My soul
longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh
sing for joy to the living God.--Having having the desire to depart and be
with Christ, for that is very much better
I will be
satisfied with Thy likeness when I awake --They shall hunger no more,
neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun beat down on them, nor any
heat for the Lamb in the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and
shall guide them to springs of the water of life; and God shall wipe every
tear from their eyes.--They drink their fill of the abundance of Thy house;
And Thou dost give them to drink of the river of Thy delights --My people
shall be satisfied with My goodness declares the LORD.
Ps 107.9. 1 Pe. 2.3.
Ps. 63.1, 2.--
Ps. 84.2.--Phil. 1.23. Ps. 17.15.--
Rev. 7.16, 17.--Ps. 36.8.--Jer. 31.14.
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July 11
SEEKING LOST SOULS
"Rejoice with me, for I have
found my sheep which was lost....Likewise joy shall be in heaven
over one sinner that repenteth."--
Luk 15:6-7.
OUR LORD sought the
proximity of sinners, not because there was any affinity between
His character and theirs, but because He desired bring them back
from the far country into which they had wandered. The straying
sheep heedlessly nibbles at the grass which lies immediately in
front, and so crops its way until it has wandered a great distance
from the shepherd, and the rest of the flock.
Is this a picture of your
life? Have you lived only for personal gratification, drifting in
thoughtlessness and unconsciousness of the dangers which threaten
to destroy you? Then remember, that though you care not for
yourself, your condition is stirring the deepest solicitude in the
heart of Christ. Probably you will never find your way back to
Him, but Christ is on your track, and He will not relinquish his
quest until He has come just where you are, and has extricated you
from the rocks on which you have fallen, or from the thorns in
which you are entangled.
The lost coin bears the
image and superscription of the sovereign, once clear-cut by the
mint, but it lies unused, tarnished and perhaps defaced, amidst
the dust of the corner, or the chink of the floor. Its owner
sweeps, ransacks, and explores every possible hiding-place until
it is found. How aptly that lost coin represents the soul of man,
made in the image of God, lying amid the dust of sin. The one hope
for the sinner is the anxiety in the heart of God, who leaves no
stone unturned that He may win us back. There is disturbance and
removal, and the house of life is upset in every part, for no
other reason than that we should be recovered.
PRAYER
Halts by me that footfall:
Is my gloom, after all,
Shade of His hand,
outstretched caressingly?
He, fondest, blindest,
weakest,
I am He Whom thou seekest!
Thou dravest love from thee,
who dravest Me.
Alack, thou knowest not
How little worthy of any
love thou art!
Whom will thou find to love
ignoble thee
Save Me, save only Me?
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July 11
Never
Separated from God
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believeth thou
this?" (John 11:26).
Yes, LORD, we believe it; we shall never die. Our soul may be separated
from our body, and this is death of a kind; but our soul shall never be
separated from God, which is the true death -- the death which was
threatened to sin -- the death penalty which is the worst that can happen.
We believe this most assuredly, for who shall separate us from the love of
God which is in Christ Jesus our LORD? We are members of the Body of
Christ; will Christ lose parts of His Body? We are married to Jesus; will
He be bereaved and widowed? It is not possible. There is a life within us
which is not capable of being divided from God: yea, and the Holy Spirit
dwells within us, and how then can we die? Jesus, Himself, is our life,
and therefore there is no dying for us, for He cannot die again, In Him we
died unto sin once, and the capital sentence cannot a second time be
executed. Now we live, and live forever. The reward of righteousness is
life everlasting, and we have nothingless than the righteousness of God,
and therefore can claim the very highest reward.
Living and believing, we believe that we shall live and enjoy. Wherefore
we press forward with full assurance that our life is secure in our living
Head.
SPURGEON'S
MORNING AND EVENING
Morning, July 11
““After that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect,
stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
1 Peter 5:10
You have seen the arch of heaven as it spans the plain: glorious
are its colours, and rare its hues. It is beautiful, but, alas, it
passes away, and lo, it is not. The fair colours give way to the
fleecy clouds, and the sky is no longer brilliant with the tints
of heaven. It is not established. How can it be? A glorious show
made up of transitory sun-beams and passing rain-drops, how can it
abide? The graces of the Christian character must not resemble the
rainbow in its transitory beauty, but, on the contrary, must be
stablished, settled, abiding. Seek, O believer, that every good
thing you have may be an abiding thing. May your character not be
a writing upon the sand, but an inscription upon the rock! May
your faith be no “baseless fabric of a vision,” but may it be
builded of material able to endure that awful fire which shall
consume the wood, hay, and stubble of the hypocrite. May you be
rooted and grounded in love. May your convictions be deep, your
love real, your desires earnest. May your whole life be so settled
and established, that all the blasts of hell, and all the storms
of earth shall never be able to remove you. But notice how this
blessing of being “stablished in the faith” is gained. The
apostle’s words point us to suffering as the means employed—“After
that ye have suffered awhile.” It is of no use to hope that we
shall be well rooted if no rough winds pass over us. Those old
gnarlings on the root of the oak tree, and those strange twistings
of the branches, all tell of the many storms that have swept over
it, and they are also indicators of the depth into which the roots
have forced their way. So the Christian is made strong, and firmly
rooted by all the trials and storms of life. Shrink not then from
the tempestuous winds of trial, but take comfort, believing that
by their rough discipline God is fulfilling this benediction to
you.
Evening, July 11
““Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their
children, and their children another generation.”
Joel 1:3
In this simple way, by God’s grace, a living testimony for truth
is always to be kept alive in the land—the beloved of the Lord are
to hand down their witness for the gospel, and the covenant to
their heirs, and these again to their next descendants. This is
our first duty, we are to begin at the family hearth: he is a bad
preacher who does not commence his ministry at home. The heathen
are to be sought by all means, and the highways and hedges are to
be searched, but home has a prior claim, and woe unto those who
reverse the order of the Lord’s arrangements. To teach our
children is a personal duty; we cannot delegate it to Sunday
school teachers, or other friendly aids; these can assist us, but
cannot deliver us from the sacred obligation; proxies and sponsors
are wicked devices in this case: mothers and fathers must, like
Abraham, command their households in the fear of God, and talk
with their offspring concerning the wondrous works of the Most
High. Parental teaching is a natural duty—who so fit to look to
the child’s well-being as those who are the authors of his actual
being? To neglect the instruction of our offspring is worse than
brutish. Family religion is necessary for the nation, for the
family itself, and for the church of God. By a thousand plots
Popery is covertly advancing in our land, and one of the most
effectual means for resisting its inroads is left almost
neglected, namely, the instruction of children in the faith. Would
that parents would awaken to a sense of the importance of this
matter. It is a pleasant duty to talk of Jesus to our sons and
daughters, and the more so because it has often proved to be an
accepted work, for God has saved the children through the parents’
prayers and admonitions. May every house into which this volume
shall come honour the Lord and receive his smile. |
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J H JOWETT
DAILY MEDITATION
JULY The Eleventh
THE FRIEND OF THE BRIDEGROOM
“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom.”
—John 3:23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.
WE ministers sometimes speak of “my church.” I occasionally read of Mr.
So-and-So’s church! I know that the phrase is colloquially used, but
nevertheless, it is unfortunate. Words that are perversely used tend to
pervert the spirit. And this phrase tends to displace the Bridegroom. It
helps to make us obtrusive, unduly aggressive, when we ought to be
reverently hiding our faces with our wings. The Bride is His!
“But the friend of the bridegroom.” That is my place, and that is my
dignity. And what a title it is, making me a member of the finest and most
select aristocracy in heaven or on earth! The “friend of the bridegroom”
used to carry messages to the bride, to share in the wooing, and to help
to bring the wedding about. And that, too, is my gracious office, to be a
match-maker for my Lord, to testify concerning Him, to speak His praises,
until the soul “fall in love” with Him.
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” Yes, when the sun is rising the
moon becomes dim! When the glory of the Bridegroom breaks upon the bride
He becomes “all in all,” “the chief among ten thousand, and the altogether
lovely.”
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R Miller's
Year Book
July 11.
"We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak—and
not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for
his good, to build him up. For even Christ did not please
himself." Romans 15:1-3
There are some people who are anointed to be helpers of others—to
build them up. Those who have questions or perplexities, those who
are seeking light or guidance, turn to them instinctively, with
confidence, sure of finding what they seek.
There is need for such helpers. There are questions which books or
sermons do not answer; it is a friend that is needed, one who can
understand and sympathize. No other ministry to which men are
ordained in this world, is so sacred as this, which comes into
lives in their deepest experiences, at times when, without wise
help, they may be wrecked. There is not one of us who may not be
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Store up
(present
imperative
= command to make this privilege our practice!) for
yourselves treasure in heaven (cp Mt 6:20-note,
1Th 2:19, 20-note,
Lk 10:2, Col 4:2,3-note,
2Th 3:1, Rev 7:9-note)
We will do much of what we do on earth in heaven, but
one thing we cannot do is share the Gospel and intercede
for souls to be saved. Beloved, let this sobering truth
cause us to
redeem the time,
making the most of the opportunities we have today to
intercede for these innumerable souls who have never
heard the Gospel or the Name of Jesus.
Pray for the unreached people groups.
Global Prayer Digest
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Unreached People Group of the Day.
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July 11
-Angku People of China
by JS
It has been said that, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
That must certainly be true of the Angku people who live near the
common borders of Myanmar, China and Laos. The Angku women think
black teeth are a sign of beauty and chew betel nut to stain them!
Since the stain is only temporary, they also use other means to
darken them.
The Angku are a small minority group in China’s southern Yunnan
Province, spilling over the borders into the neighboring nations.
They strictly adhere to Buddhism, and life centers around the
temple in all of their villages. According to Asia Harvest, Angku
boys serve as novice monks and live in the temple from a young age
until they are 12 years old.
The Angku villages are far away from the roads used by mainstream
travelers, so it will take a special effort to share the gospel
message with them. Previously, missionaries focused on larger
minority groups, but now the focus is to reach everyone with the
good news of Jesus. Even remote people often have access to cell
or satellite phones and can be reached with the gospel message
through online movies and audio materials. Technology does not
ever replace people sharing the Word, but it can create an
interest and plant a seed.
Learn more at joshuaproject.net
Pray for the Angku people to hear the gospel message in audio
recordings that are available in their language. Pray that
neighboring people who have been reached for Jesus will want to
share Him with the Angku people.
2 Corinthians 11:3, NIV
But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s
cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere
and pure devotion to Christ.
Often the further a believer goes in his walk with the Lord, the
more cluttered his faith can become. Layers of human tradition can
easily be added to the simple message that once gave us a “sincere
and pure devotion to Christ.” For example, we hear from many
believers who are anxious about the moral direction of their
nation. Believers ought to ask themselves if dwelling on these
things helps them love Christ more. If not, then such things may
be part of the “serpent’s cunning” referred to in the above
Scripture
Pray for a sincere, pure devotion to Him.—Paul Hattaway, Asia
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PRAY FOR
REVIVAL
Restore us, O God of our
salvation, and cause Your indignation toward us to cease. Will You
be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all
generations? Will You not Yourself revive us again, that Your
people may rejoice in You? Show us Your lovingkindness, O LORD,
and grant us Your salvation.
(Psalm 85:4-7)
O God, restore us And cause
Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved. O LORD God of
hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people?
(Psalm 80:3-4)
Bryon Paulus, director
of Life Action Ministries, has said our greatest obstacle for
revival is failure to pray, to plead, to intercede, to cry out.
Leonard Ravenhill summed it up...
The self-satisfied
doesn't need to pray. The self-sufficient doesn't want to
pray. The
self-righteous cannot pray!
Paulus commented: "Those three
principles apply to revival: We are so self-satisfied that
we don't want revival, so
self-sufficient that we think we don't need revival, and so
self-righteous that we can't have revival." (Ouch!)
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God addressed Israel
in the following famous passage but the timeless principle is
apropos to believers in America ...
If I shut up the heavens so
that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the
land, or if I send pestilence among My people,
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves
and pray, and seek My face and turn from
their wicked ways,
then I will hear
from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal
their land. (2Chr 7:13, 14)
J. Barton Payne writes that
"This great verse, the best known in all Chronicles, expresses as
does no other in Scripture God’s requirement for national
blessing, whether in Solomon’s land, in Ezra’s, or in our own.
Those who believe must forsake their sins, turn from the life that
is centered in self, and yield to God’s word and will. Then, and
only then, will heaven send revival."
May God grant His children
grace to plead for a Spirit driven, God glorifying, Word centered,
Christ exalting revival of the Body of Christ in America.
First of all, then, I urge that
entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on
behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, in
order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness
and dignity. (1Ti 2:1,2)
Our Heavenly Father
desires to hear His children cry out with "fasting, sackcloth and
ashes" (Da 9:3), reflecting not the external appearance of our
bodies, but more accurately the internal condition of our hearts -
sinful (Da 9:5 - "we" not "they"!), rejecting His Holy Word
(Da 9:6-"we"), shameful (Da 9:8-"us"), contrite, and
broken (Ps 51:17), over our national rejection of God's righteous
and holy Name...
Daniel's prayer (Da 9:3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) is an
excellent "template" for all saints to emulate as we begin to
intercede with a sense of urgency for
America and especially for God's Name and reputation considering
that the world thinks of us as a "Christian nation" and we once
called ourselves "One Nation Under God"!
Matthew Henry's comments
on Lev 26:40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 (directed first to Israel but
applicable to any nation that rejects Him)
Among the Israelites, persons
were not always prosperous or afflicted according to their
obedience or disobedience. But national prosperity was the
effect of national obedience, and national judgments
were brought on by national wickedness. Israel was under a
peculiar covenant.
National wickedness will end
in the ruin of any people,
especially where the Word of God and the light of the Gospel are
enjoyed.
Sooner or later, sin will be
the ruin, as well as the reproach, of every people.
Oh that, being humbled for
our sins,
we might avert the rising storm before it bursts upon us!
(Note: Henry's comments
were published in 1706 and national revival, the
First Great Awakening,
occurred in the 1730's and 1740's! Brethren, there is hope because
there is a "God of hope"! Ro 15:13)
God grant that we may, in this
our day,
consider the things which belong to our eternal peace.
Righteousness exalts a
nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.
Proverbs 14:34
My (Our) soul cleaves
to the dust;
Revive
me (us)
according to Thy word.
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