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-- Da 11:1-19
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kollao
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in the NT?
Word Study on Greek Verb Kaleo = to
call - and its interesting nuances
John 19:30 Commentary - some
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"It
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What is Sin? - A Short Study of the Greek Word Hamartia
2 Corinthians 5:17
Commentary - A New Creature in Christ
What
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Proverbs 29:18 Comments on a Commonly Misinterpreted Verse -
"Where there is no vision the people perish"
Judges Commentaries - Updated with many additions
Topical Discussion: The Deceitfulness of
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Sermons by Charles Simeon - Hebrews, 1Peter,
2 Peter,
Judges
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Brothers We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering (Mp3
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The name of God is
Adonai - My Lord, My Master
Isaiah 5 Commentary - "Parable" of the
Vineyard
Integrity - A Few Thoughts
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-- Daniel 2:1-23
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-- Daniel 7:1-6
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-- Daniel
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-- Daniel
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Jesus Teaches on the Principle of Prophetic "Time Gaps"
The Judgment Seat of
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Goel - Our Kinsman
Redeemer - In Shadow (Type) & Substance
Blood
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John 3:30 Commentary "He
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Old Testament Passages in
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#1 problem in churches in
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Forgiveness" in Eph 4:32
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Isaiah 4:1
Isaiah 4:2-6 The Branch of Jehovah
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Commentary on
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1John 2:17
Kosmos
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James 4:4
and
Commentary on
James 4:5
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Commentary on
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4:7
4:8
4:9
4:10
- God gives grace to the humble
Commentary 2Corinthians 12:9,
12:10 His grace made perfect in our
weakness
Isaiah 40:31 - How to "Fly Like An Eagle"
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Job 23:12 the "Secret" of his
perseverance
Table comparing the Rapture and the
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God Glorifying Preaching
Romans 6:11 The Believer's Emancipation Proclamation -
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Suffering and trials 1Peter 1:6;
1:7
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Do you know Him as your El Shaddai - God
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January 27,
Morning |
January 27,
Evening |
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You know that He
appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. |
GOD....in
these last days has spoken to us in His Son... and He is the radiance of His
glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by
the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty on high -- He made Him who knew no sin to be
sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay upon earth knowing
that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold... but
with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of
Christ.
For He was foreknown before the foundation of the
world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you -- The love
of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that One died for all,
therefore all died and He died for all, that they who live should no longer
live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. --
For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
1Jn 3.5. Heb 1.1, 2,
3--2Co 5.21
1Pe 1.17, 18, 19, 20.--2Co 5.14, 15 - 1Co 6.20
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I have set
before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life
in order that you may live. |
FOR
I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies declares the Lord GOD.
Therefore, repent and live.
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would
not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
That slave who knew his master's will and did not
get ready or act in accord with his will, shall receive many lashes -- For
the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord -- He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he
who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on
him -- Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves
for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin
resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and
where I am, there shall My servant also be; if anyone serves Me, the Father
will honor him --for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise
Me will be lightly esteemed.
Dt 30.19 Ezek 18.32. Jn
15.22.
Lk 12.47. Ro. 6.23.--Jn 3.36.--
Ro. 6.16. Jn 12.26-- 1Sa 2:30
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DAILY WALK
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January 27 CHRIST
PLEADING FOR ADMISSION
"Behold, I stand at the door and
knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and he with Me."--
Rev 3:20.
DO NOT forget the majesty and glory of
Him who asks for admission!
In the following verse, He declares
that He is able to give the right of sitting with Himself on His Throne. He
stands, that some day we may sit! O child of two worlds, shut your ear to
the chatterings and noise of this passing age, and listen to Him who stands
at the door of your life and knocks!
Of course, we know that the Saviour
never withdraws Himself from hearts that are really His own. He abides in
them, as they abide in Him. But with us there may be ebbs as well as flows.
The current may drop from feet to inches. The light may linger in the sky,
while clouds obscure the face of the sun. The heat of the body may remain,
but the extremities may become chilled. It is under these circumstances that
the Lord of all worlds comes to the door of our poor tenement, and stands,
and knocks, and asks for admission!
We may expect His knock when our love
is cooling. Once our hearts beat quickly when we heard His approaching step;
now, when He is at hand, we keep Him waiting on the doorstep till His head
is filled with dew, and His locks with the drops of night. Do we not all
know what it is to be "neither hot nor cold"? Somehow our heart has gone
dead! It is then that we may expect to hear the knock of Christ. He only
asks us to admit Him and He will restore the soul to love, and love to the
soul.
We may expect His knock when we must
go forth from this world. The moment comes when the post will present us
with a letter like that received by Christiana: "The Master expecteth thee
to stand in His Presence, in clothes of immortality, within ten days." The
same summons will come to Mr. Honest and Mr. Ready-to-halt; to Mr.
Despondency and to Miss Much-afraid; to Mr. Stand-fast and Mr.
Valiant-for-truth. But in each ease there will be the accompanying knock of
Jesus, saying: "Fear not, I will be with you. I have called you by your
name, you are Mine." ( Isa 43:1).
PRAYER
We thank Thee, O God, that Thy love
has come to us in a human Form, that it shines from the Face of the Man
Christ Jesus, and speaks to us in gentle tones we can understand. We thank
Thee that He stands at the low doorway of our hearts, and knocks, and waits
to come in and dwell with us for ever. We humbly ask that the Holy Spirit
may open our eyes more fully to behold Him, and our hearts more ardently to
love and welcome Him. AMEN. |
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FAITH'S CHECKBOOK
by C H Spurgeon
(Read C H Spurgeon's testimony - It is
miraculous as
is EVERY testimony of the new birth) |
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Jan 27
Precious Repentance
"And there shall ye remember your ways, and
all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe
yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye hate committed"
(Ezekiel 20:43).
When we are accepted of the LORD and are standing in the place of favor,
and peace, and safety, then we are led to repent of all our failures and
miscarriages toward our gracious God. So precious is repentance that we
may call it a diamond of the first water, and this is sweetly promised to
the people of God as one most sanctifying result of salvation. He who
accepts repentance also gives repentance; and He gives it not out of "the
bitter box" but from among those "wafers made with honey" on which He
feeds His people. A sense of blood-bought pardon and of undeserved mercy
is the best means of dissolving a heart of stone. Are we feeling hard? Let
us think of covenant love, and then we shall leave sin, lament sin, and
loathe sin; yea, we shall loathe ourselves for sinning against such
infinite love. Let us come to God with this promise of penitence and ask
Him to help us to remember, and repent, and regret, and re- turn. Oh, that
we could enjoy the meltings of holy sorrow! What a relief would a flood of
tears be! LORD, smite the rock, or speak to the rock, and cause the waters
to flow!
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J R
Miller's "Year Book" 1895
January 27.
"Happy is the man who finds wisdom!" Proverbs 3:13
It is worth our while to study what the Bible says about
happiness, and how to get it. All people want to be happy—but most
miss the mark.
Yet those who follow the Bible rules for happiness, will never be
disappointed. "Happy is the man who finds wisdom."
WISDOM is a large word. It is not merely knowledge. A man may know
so much, that he is a walking encyclopedia, and yet not be happy.
He may pursue knowledge into all its nooks and hiding-places, dig
it out of the rocks, extract it from the minerals, gather it from
flower and plant, draw it down from among the stars—and yet not
find happiness. Knowing a great many things—does not make one
wise!
Wisdom is knowledge applied to life. He has found wisdom—who has
learned to live well. To live well—is to live according to God's
laws, which are summed up in one word, love—love to God and love
to man. No one is happy who does not recognize God and do His
will. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
Likewise, no one can be really happy who does not love his
fellow-men. Happiness never is found in selfishness. Those who
seek happiness in thinking, toiling, and striving only for
themselves—will have a vain quest! It never lies that way. He only
has found wisdom—who has found rest in Christ. |
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John H
Jowett
Daily Meditation
for Circling the Year
JANUARY 27
THE CONFESSION OF SIN
“I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me.” Ps 51:3
—Psalm 51:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
SIN that is unconfessed shuts out the energies of grace. Confession makes
the soul receptive of the bountiful waters of life. We open the door to
God as soon as we name our sin. Guilt that is penitently confessed is
already in the “consuming fire” of God’s love. When I “acknowledge my sin”
I begin to enter into the knowledge of “pardon, joy, and peace.” But if I
hide my sin I also hide myself from “the unsearchable riches of Christ.”
“If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
I must then make confession of sin in my daily exercises in the presence
of the Lord. I am taking the way to recovered victory when I tell the Lord
the story of my defeat. Satan strengthens his awful chains when he can
induce me to keep silence concerning my sin. All his plans are thrown into
confusion as soon as I “pour out my soul before the Lord.” When I fall let
me not add to my guilt the further sin of secrecy. Unconfessed sin breeds
in its lurking-place and multiplies its hateful offspring. The soul that
makes confession is washed through and through, and the seeds of iniquity
are driven out of my soul. |
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Store up
(present
imperative
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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)
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Pray for the unreached people groups.
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(1) GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST - Jan 27 Yerwa Kanuri People
of Sudan
Once-powerful rulers often don’t know where to direct
their energies after they lose their power. This has
been the experience of the Yerwa Kanuri people of Sudan,
who began losing their power in this region during the
early years of the 20th century. The British took power
in 1914, and the influence of the Kanuris became much
less significant. Nevertheless, they do still exercise a
degree of influence on the surrounding people groups.
Several other people groups have adopted various Kanuri
practices and traditions in language and culture.
The Kanuris are tall and very dark in complexion,
carrying a stately, dignified look. Making their living
primarily through farming, the Kanuri people also do
various other things during the dry season, such as
raising livestock. Many of the Kanuris in cities perform
government jobs.
Islam has remained the dominant religion of the Yerwa
Kanuri people since the 11th century. This carries with
it the belief that husbands should dominate their wives,
with no recognition of any sort of equality. Along with
Islamic traditions, many Yerwa Kanuris also practice
many superstitions, using amulets and charms in a vain
attempt to aid in pregnancies and protect themselves
from the spirits of the dead.
Pray that the Church will begin going to the Yerwa
Kanuri people to befriend them, connect with them, and
touch them with the gospel.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
“‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly
meaningless! Everything is meaningless!’”
If anyone could ever affirm the truth of this statement,
it was the author, Solomon, King of Israel. He had it
all—power, wealth, honor, glory, wisdom, and a large
family! Yet he proclaimed it all worthless. Why? Solomon
had forfeited the enjoyment of God’s blessings by his
disobedience. Even though he was used of God to bless
the Queen of Sheba (in Ethiopia), Solomon encumbered
God’s plan to bless “all the families of the world”
because of his sins of marrying many pagan wives and
then being led into idolatry by them. With the channel
of blessing diverted to personal pleasure, Solomon
evaluated life as vain, empty, and futile.
Pray that the Kanuri people will learn to become focused
on the things of God rather than diverting their
resources to personal pleasures.
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PRAY
FOR REVIVAL
Bryon Paulus, director of Life
Action Ministries, was asked to name our greatest obstacles for
revival...in short he said failure to pray, to plead, to
intercede, to cry out. He quoted Leonard Ravenhill...
"The self satisfied don't need
to pray. The self-sufficient don't want to pray. The
self-righteous cannot pray."
Paulus said...
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!)
Let us Intercede
For America
While we still have time!
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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