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We lift up our
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WHO
is like the LORD our God, Who is enthroned on high, Who humbles Himself to
behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth?--To Thee, O LORD, I
lift up my soul.--I stretch out my hands to Thee. My soul longs for Thee, as
a parched land. Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails. Do not hide Thy
face from me, lest I become like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear
Thy lovingkindness in the morning for I trust in Thee; Teach me the way in
which I should walk for to Thee I lift up my soul.
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips
will praise thee. So I will bless Thee as long as I live. I will lift up my
hands in Thy name --Make glad the soul of Thy servant, for to Thee, O Lord,
I lift up my soul. For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and
abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee.
Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do
La. 3.41. Ps. 113.5,
6.--Ps. 25.1.-- Ps. 143.6-8. Ps. 63.3, 4.--Ps. 86.4, 5. Jn 14.13.
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Watchman, how far gone is the night? |
IT is already
the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us
than when we believed. The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Let
us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Learn a parable from the fig tree: when its
branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that
summer is near even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize
that He is near, right at the door --Heaven and earth will pass away, but My
words shall not pass away.
I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and
in His word do I hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than the watchmen for
the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
He who testifies to these things says, Yes, I am coming
quickly. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day
nor the hour.
Is. 21.11. Ro. 13.11,
12.
Mt. 24.32, 33, 35. Ps. 130.5, 6. Rev 22.20. Mt. 25.13.
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September 6
THE CURE FOR SHORT SIGHT
"If these things are yours and
abound, they make you to be not idle or unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing
only what is near."--
2Pe 1:8,9 (RV).
THE CHRISTIAN graces which we have to supply present
themselves to the Apostle's mind as the golden links of a chain or
necklace, which begins with Faith, and ends with Love, so that Faith and
Love clasp in the centre (2Pe 1:5, 6, 7 ).
The idea of lavish expenditure is
here associated with the word translated "Supply" ( 2Pe 1:5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
Among the ancient customs of Greece, was the expression of goodwill to
society on the part of leading citizens by the provision of public
entertainments, in honour of benefactors, or generals returning victorious
from war. Rich men craved permission to bear the cost, as in modem days
men will endow hospitals and libraries.
So the Apostle says, See to it that
you spare no cost in the glorious provision of "these things"; spare
neither thought nor pains, if only these Christian graces are in you and
abound. Then, for you also, there will be a profuse expenditure of
Heavenly welcome. You will not enter the Heavenly City unnoticed and
alone. A choral and processional greeting will be yours. You will not
enter the port like some water-logged vessel, but with colours flying and
all sails set! ( 2Pe 1:11.)
Notice the order of these graces.
Each is in the other like those Chinese boxes, each of which contains a
number of smaller ones which fit inside. Opening the one marked Faith,
manly courage should be discovered; opening courage, knowledge should
present itself; from knowledge, we should come on self-control; within
self-control should be patience; inside patience we have towards men
should be godliness towards God; then we find brotherly love; and finally
we come on Love!
The Apostle says that those who lack
"these things" are short-sighted--they see only the things of this world,
not the real things of eternity. The tenth verse warns us that the careful
culture of these things in the heart will prevent stumbling in the outward
life ( Jude 1:20-24).
So many people wait to feel good before they act goodness. The Divine
method is to step out on the path of obedience to Christ, believing that
He will supply the needed grace.
PRAYER
Accept, O Most Merciful Father, of
this renewed dedication which we make of ourselves, our bodies, souls, and
spirits unto Thee. Grant that we may be like Jesus, pure and undefiled,
meek and gentle, peaceable, patient, contented and thankful.
AMEN. |
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FAITH'S CHECKBOOK
by C H Spurgeon
(Read C H Spurgeon's testimony - It is
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Sept 6
A Strong
Heart
"Wait on the
LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I
say, on the LORD" (Psalm 27:14).
Wait! Wait! Let your waiting be on the LORD! He is worth waiting for. He
never disappoints the waiting soul. While waiting keep up your spirits,
Expect a great deliverance, and be ready to praise God for it. The promise
which should cheer you is in the middle of the verse -- "He shall
strengthen thine heart." This goes at once to the place where you need
help. If the heart be sound, all the rest of the system will work well.
The heart wants calming and cheering, and both of these will come if it be
strengthened. A forceful heart rests and rejoices and throbs force into
the whole man. No one else can get at that secret urn of life, the heart,
so as to pour strength into it. He alone who made it can make it strong.
God is full of strength, and, therefore, He can impart it to those who
need it. Oh, be brave; for the LORD will impart His strength to you, and
you shall be calm in tempest and glad in sorrow. He who penned these lines
can write as David did -- "Wait, I say, on the LORD." I do, indeed, say
it. I know by long and deep experience that it is good for me to wait upon
the LORD.
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John H
Jowett
Daily Devotional
SEPTEMBER The Sixth
CONTEMPTUOUS WORDS
Matthew 15:21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
I
WONDER if this word “dogs” was my Saviour’s word, or had He picked it up
from the disciples that He might cast it away again for ever? Did He use
it that He might reveal its ugliness, and so banish it from human speech?
As Jesus and His disciples came along the road the Master walked before
them. “And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders!” And
the disciples whispered to one another, “Here comes one of the dogs!” And
the Master overheard it, and His tender spirit grieved. And there and then
He resolved to help the woman and at the same time cleanse the men.
Is there not therefore something half-ironical in our Saviour’s use of the
word? When He spake of the woman as a “dog,” and of the disciples as “the
children,” would there not be something significant in His very looks and
tones? These cold, unfeeling men “the children,” and this tender yearning
woman the “dog”!
When the Lord used the disciples’ word they began to be ashamed, and in
the fire of their shame their self-conceit was consumed. He turned with
impatient longing to the woman, “O, woman, great is thy faith; be it unto
thee even as thou wilt.” |
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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.
September Global Prayer Digest
target = Sri Lanka: In the Calm After the Storm -
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GLOBAL PRAYER
DIGEST - September 6, Irular People in Sri Lanka...
In the Tamil language, the name Irula means "people of
darkness." This could refer to the dark skin of this
tribal people, or it might refer to the fact that most
of their important events are done in the dark of night.
But it could just as easily reflect their spiritual
condition.
When a baby is born, they call on elderly women who are
versed in magic to "help" the pregnant woman. During one
of their death ceremonies, the Irular people dance and
rejoice, giving thanks to the gods for preserving the
person's life until the time of death.
There is something good that we can learn from the
Irular people. We should thank God for giving and
preserving a life when we go to a funeral. Yet we don't
want to make the serious mistake they do in thanking
spirits that have nothing to do with life. When Jesus
said that He is "the way, the truth and the life" He
made it clear that He was the only way to the Heavenly
Father. No other spirit being can give life!
Pray for the Irular people to embrace the life that
Christ has for those who receive Him. Pray that they
will repent of thanking false gods and turn to the One
who gives life.-KC
Genesis 1:2-3 Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the
Spirit of God was hovering over the water. And God said,
"Let there be light."
It is God who takes something that is formless, empty
and insignificant and brings order and purpose. The
first thing God does in this process is speak words that
bring light. Here in this light we come to see that it
is God, our Creator, Who gives everything its
significance. That is why the message we bring is so
powerful: we have the ability to connect every nation's
story, and indeed every person's story, back to God's
story with its light-giving introduction and eternal
conclusion.
Pray that the Irular people will soon find their purpose
and identity in their creator.
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"CODE RED"
Let us Intercede
For America
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.
Psalm 119:25
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