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MARCH 1, MORNING
MARCH 1, EVENING
The fruit of
the Spirit is love
GOD
is love and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him
-- The love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy
Spirit who was given to us -- This precious value, then, is for you who
believe.--We love because He first loved us.-- 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.
You yourselves are taught by God to love one another.--This is My
commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you -- Above
all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a
multitude of sins -- Walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave
Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
IF God is for us, who is against us?--The LORD is for me. I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
Thou hast given a banner to those who fear Thee.
The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
defense of my life. Whom shall I dread? -- Though a host encamp against me,
my heart will not fear. Though war arise against me, in spite of this I
shall be confident.
Behold, God is with us at our head.-- The LORD of hosts is with us. The God
of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them
because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. -- Why are the nations in an
uproar, and the peoples devising a vain thing? He who sits in the heavens
laughs, The Lord scoffs at them.-- Devise a plan but it will be thwarted.
State a proposal, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
Ex 17.15. Ro. 8.31.--Ps. 118.6. Ps. 60.4 Ps. 27.1, 3. 2Ch. 13.12.--Ps. 46.7
Rev. 17.14. Ps. 2.1, 4.--Isa 8.10.
MARCH 2, MORNING
MARCH 2, EVENING
God has made me fruitful in the land of my
affliction
BLESSED be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of
all comfort who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to
comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we
ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are
ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.
In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if
necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, that the proof of
your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though
tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the
revelation of Jesus Christ -- The Lord stood with me, and strengthened me.
Let those also who
suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful
Creator in doing what is right.
There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the
people of God.
THERE the
wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest. The prisoners are
at ease together. They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!... they may rest
from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.
Our friend Lazarus
has fallen asleep... Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He
was speaking of literal sleep.
We are in this tent, we groan, being burdened.-- Also we ourselves,
having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our
body. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not
hope...But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait
eagerly for it.
Heb 4.9. Job 3.17, 18. Rev
14.13.
John 11.11, 13. 2Co 5.4.--Ro 8.23, 24, 25.
MARCH 3, MORNING
MARCH 3, EVENING
Trust in the
LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In
all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.
TRUST in Him at all
times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.
Selah.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should
go. I will counsel you with My eye upon you. Do not be as the horse or as
the mule which have no understanding, whose trappings include bit and bridle
to hold them in check, otherwise they will not come near to you. Many are
the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness
shall surround him -- Your ears will hear a word behind you, 'This is the
way, walk in it' whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
If Thy presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. For
how then can it be known that I have found favor in Thy sight, I and Thy
people? Is it not by Thy going with us, so that we, I and Thy people, may be
distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the earth?
Pr 3.5, 6. Ps. 62.8. Ps. 32.8-10.--
Isa 30.21. Ex. 33.15, 16.
The prize of the upward
call of God in Christ Jesus.
YOU
shall have treasure in heaven... follow Me.-- I am... your exceeding great
reward.
Well done, good
and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in
charge of many things, enter into the joy of your master.--They shall reign
forever and ever.
You will receive
the unfading crown of glory.-- The crown of life.--the crown of
righteousness.-- An imperishable crown.
Father, I desire
that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am, in order
that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me.-- Thus we shall
always be with the Lord.
I consider that
the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the
glory that is to be revealed to us.
Set your mind on the things above, not on the
things that are on earth.
DO
not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world,
the love of the Father is not in him. -- Do not lay up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break
in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal for where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For we walk by
faith, not by sight.--Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer
man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For
momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory
far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are
temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal -- An inheritance
which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in
heaven for you.
As
an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke
in the name of the Lord --Now these things happened to them as an example,
and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages
have come.
Shall we indeed
accept good from God and not accept adversity? In all this Job did not sin
with his lips --Aaron, therefore, kept silent.-- It is the LORD; let Him do
what seems good to Him.
Cast your burden
upon the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to
be shaken --Surely our griefs He Himself bore and our sorrows He carried
Come to Me, all
who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon
you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and YOU SHALL
FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy, and My load is light.
Ge. 49.15. Jas
5.10.--1Co.10.11.
Job 2.10.--Lev 10.3.--1Sa. 3.18.
Ps. 55.22.--Isa 53.4. Mt. 11.28-30.
MARCH 5, MORNING
MARCH 5, EVENING
Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.
DO
not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world,
the love of the Father is not in him. -- Do not lay up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break
in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal for where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For we walk by
faith, not by sight.--Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer
man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For
momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory
far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are
temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal -- An inheritance
which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in
heaven for you.
WE were afflicted on
every side: conflicts without, fears within -- Do not fear, for those who
are with us are more than those who are with them.
-- Strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but
I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of
Israel, whom you have taunted -- God is my strong fortress...He trains my
hands for battle so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze -- our adequacy is
from God. .
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them --
Behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around
Elisha.
Time will fail me if I tell...of those who by faith conquered kingdoms...
from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to
flight.
1Ti 6.12. 2Co. 7.5.--2Ki.
6.16.--
Ep. 6.10. 1Sa. 17.45.--2Sa. 22.33, 35.--
2Co. 3.5. Ps. 34.7.--2Ki. 6.17.
Heb 11.32, 33, 34.
MARCH 6, MORNING
MARCH 6, EVENING
He preserves the way of
His godly ones.
THE LORD
your God . . . goes before you on your way, to seek out a place for you to
encamp, in fire by night and cloud by day, to show you the way in which you
should go -- Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that hovers over its
young, He spread His wings and caught them, He carried them on His pinions.
The LORD alone guided him, and there was no foreign god with him --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 --Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But the LORD
delivers him out of them all --For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish --We know that God causes all things
to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called
according to His purpose --With us is the LORD our God to help us and to
fight our battles
The LORD your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over
you with joy
HE was pierced through
for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening
for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed...has
caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him...He was cut off out of the
land of the living, for the transgression of my people...the LORD was
pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief.
Jesus our Lord...was
delivered up because of our transgressions --Christ ...also died for sins
once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to
God --He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die
to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.
He made Him
who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us
Mt 27.46. Isa. 53.5, 6, 8,
10. Ro. 4.24, 25.-1Pe. 3.18.--1Pe. 2.24. 2Co. 5.21
Gal 3.13.
MARCH 7, MORNING
MARCH 7, EVENING
Your husband is your
Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts
THIS is a great
mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
It will no longer be
said to you, Forsaken... but you will be called My delight is in her...For
the LORD delights in you. As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your
God will rejoice over you. -- The LORD...has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted... to comfort all who mourn to grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of
mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
I will rejoice greatly
in the LORD. My soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with
garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with
her jewels.
I will betroth you to Me
forever. Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice in
lovingkindness and in compassion.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Isa 54.5. Ep. 5.32. Is. 62.4, 5.--
Is. 61.1, 2, 3. Isa 61.10. Ho. 2.19. Ro. 8.35.
My times are in Thy
hand.
A
LL Thy holy ones are
in Thy hand.--The word of the LORD came to [Elijah], saying, Go away from
here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is
east of the Jordan. And it shall be that you shall drink of the brook, and I
have commanded the ravens to provide for you there -- Then the word of the
LORD came to him, saying, Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon,
and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.
Do not be anxious for
your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your
body, as to what you shall put on... for your heavenly Father knows that you
need all these things.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths
straight -- casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.
WHO is a God
like Thee, who pardons iniquity and passes over the rebellious act of the
remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, because He
delights in unchanging love. He will again have compassion on us. He will
tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins into the
depths of the sea.
For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great
compassion I will gather you. In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you
for a moment but with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on
you, says the LORD your Redeemer.-- I will forgive their iniquity, and
their sin I will remember no more.
How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! How
blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose
spirit there is no deceit! -- The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from
all sin.
Isa 38.17. Mic 7.18, 19.
Isa 54.7, 8.--
Jer 31:34. Ps. 32.1, 2.--1John 1.7
I know whom I have believed and I am convinced
that He is able
ABLE to do
exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power
that works within us.
Able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in
everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;
Able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.
Able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always
lives to make intercession for them.
Able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you
stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
Able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until
that day.
Who will transform the body of our humble state
into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power
that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
Do you believe that I am able to do this?... Yes,
Lord... Be it done to you according to your faith.
2Ti 1.12. Ep. 3.20. 2 Co.
9.8.
Heb 2.18. Heb 7.25. Jude 1.24. 2Ti 1.12 Php 3.21. Mt. 9.28, 29.
MARCH 9, MORNING
MARCH 9, EVENING
God, Who richly supplies us with all things to
enjoy.
BEWARE lest you
forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments and His ordinances
and His statutes which I am commanding you today lest, when you have eaten
and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them...then your
heart becomes proud, and you forget the LORD your God... for it is He who is
giving you power to make wealth.
Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless
the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain. It is vain for
you to rise up early, to retire late, to eat the bread of painful labors;
for He gives to His beloved even in his sleep -- For by their own sword they
did not possess the land and their own arm did not save them but Thy right
hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy presence, for Thou didst favor
them. -- Many are saying, Who will show us any good? Lift up the light of
Thy countenance upon us, O LORD!
A NEW and living way,
which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh -- not on
the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His
mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, Whom
He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior -- By grace you
have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of
God not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Thy name give glory because of Thy
lovingkindness, because of Thy truth.-- To Him who loves us, and released us
from our sins by His blood, and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to
His God and Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever.
Amen.--
Thou wast slain, and
didst purchase for God with Thy blood men from every tribe and tongue and
people and nation -- I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one
could count... and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our
God Who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.
Rev 14.3. Heb
10.20.--Titus 3.5, 6.--
Eph 2.8, 9. Ps. 115.1.--Rev 1.5, 6.--
Rev. 5.9. Rev. 7.9, 10.
MARCH 10, MORNING
MARCH 10, EVENING
Jehovah Jireh: The Lord will
provide.
GOD will provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering.
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short That it cannot save, neither is His
ear so dull That it cannot hear -- The Deliverer will come from Zion. He
will remove ungodliness from Jacob.
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD
his God --Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who
hope for His lovingkindness, to deliver their soul from death.
My
God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ
Jesus -- He Himself has said, I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER
FORSAKE YOU so that we confidently say, THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL
NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN DO TO ME? - The LORD is my strength and my
shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart exults,
and with my song I shall thank Him.
Ge. 22.14 Ge. 22.8. Isa
59.1..--
Ro. 11.26. Ps. 146.5.--Ps. 33.18, 19.
Phil 4.19.--Heb 13.5, 6.--Ps. 28.7.
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
WHERE two or three
have gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst. -- If anyone
loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will
come to him, and make Our abode with him.
If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My
love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love.
May
my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits -- I have come
into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my
balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey.-- The fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much
fruit, and so prove to be My disciples -- Every branch in Me that does not
bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it,
that it may bear more fruit.--having been filled with the fruit of
righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of
God.
Song 2.16. Mt. 18.20.--John
14.23.
Jn 15.10. So 4.16.--Song 5.1.--Ga. 5.22, 23.
John 15.8.--Jn 15.2.--Php 1.11.
MARCH 11, MORNING
MARCH 11, EVENING
The LORD bless you, and keep you
THE blessing of the LORD,
that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it -- Thou Who dost bless the
righteous man, O LORD. Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield.
He
will not allow your foot to slip. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold,
He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper.
The LORD is your shade on your right hand. -- The LORD will protect you from
all evil. He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and
your coming in from this time forth and forever. -- I, the LORD, am its
keeper; I water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I guard it night and
day.
Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, the name which Thou hast given Me, that
they may be one, even as We are. While I was with them, I was keeping them
in Thy name which Thou hast given Me and I guarded them.
The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely to
His heavenly kingdom to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Nu 6.24. Pr. 10.22.--Ps. 5.12.
Ps. 121.3-5, 7, 8.--Isa. 27.3. Jn 17.11, 12.
2Ti. 4.18.
Jesus wept.
A
MAN of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief.--We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize
with our weaknesses.--It was fitting for Him, for Whom are all things, and
through Whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the
Author of their salvation through sufferings.--Although He was a Son, He
learned obedience from the things which He suffered.
I was not disobedient, nor did I turn back. I gave My back to those who
strike Me and My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard. I did not cover My
face from humiliation and spitting.
Behold how He loved him.--He does not give help to
angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham. Therefore, He had to
be made like His brethren in all things, that He might become a merciful and
faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for
the sins of the people.
Jn 11.35. Isa 53.3.--Heb
4.15.--
Heb 2.10, 5.8. Isa 50.5, 6.
Jn 11.36.--Heb 2.16, 17.
MARCH 12, MORNING
MARCH 12, EVENING
The LORD make His face shine on you and be
gracious to you. The LORD lift up His countenance on you and give you
peace.
NO man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom
of the Father, He has explained Him.--He is the radiance of His glory and
the exact representation of His nature.-- The god of this world has blinded
the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the
gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God.
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; Save me in Thy lovingkindness. Let
me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call upon Thee -- LORD, by Thy favor
Thou hast made my mountain to stand strong. Thou didst hide Thy face, I was
dismayed --Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they
walk in the light of Thy countenance.
The LORD will give strength to His people; The
LORD will bless His people with peace.
Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.
Nu. 6.25, 26. John
1.18.--He. 1.3.--
2Co. 4.4. Ps. 31.16, 17.--Ps. 30.7.--
Ps. 89.15. Ps. 29.11. Mt. 14.27
Things that are pleasing in His sight.
WITHOUT faith it
is impossible to please him.-- Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.--The LORD
takes pleasure in His people.
This
finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a man bears up under
sorrows when suffering unjustly -- If, when you do what is right and suffer
for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.-- The
imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the
sight of God.
He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors
Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.--
I will praise the name of God with song, And shall magnify Him with
thanksgiving. And it will please the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull
with horns and hoofs.
I urge you... brethren, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is
your spiritual service of worship.
1Jn 3.22. He 11.6.--Ro.
8.8.--
Ps. 149.4. 1Pe. 2.19, 20.--1Pe. 3.4.
Ps. 50.23.--Ps. 69.30, 31. Ro. 12.1.
MARCH 13, MORNING
MARCH 13, EVENING
For there is one God, and
one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
Since then the
children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the
same.
Turn to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the
earth; For I am God, and there is no other.
We have an advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.--In Christ Jesus, you who formerly
were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself
is our peace -- through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for
all, having obtained eternal redemption.
And for this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that
since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that
were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may
receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. --He is able to save forever
those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make
intercession for them.
The steadfast of mind
Thou wilt keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in Thee. Trust in the
LORD forever, for in GOD Jehovah, we have an everlasting Rock.
Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you --He has not
despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither has He hidden
His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.--Is anyone
among you suffering? Let him pray.
Let
not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.--do not be anxious for
your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your
body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body
than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither
do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds
them. Are you not worth much more than they?--Be not unbelieving, but
believing. -- Lo, I am with you always.
Ps 42.6. Is. 26.3, 4. Ps.
55.22.--
Ps. 22.24.--Jas 5.13. John 14.27.--
Mat. 6.25, 26.--John 20.27.--Mat. 28.20.
MARCH 14, MORNING
MARCH 14, EVENING
Adorn the doctrine of God our Savior
in every
respect.
Conduct
yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ -- Abstain from every
form of
evil.-- If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because
the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. By no means let any of you
suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler -- be
blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a
crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the
world -- Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see
your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write
them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute In
the sight of God and man.--Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of
praise, let your mind dwell on these things.
The words that I have spoken to you
are spirit
and are life.
OF his own will He
brought us forth by the word of truth.--The letter kills, but the Spirit
gives
life.
Christ... loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might
sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot
or wrinkle or any such thing;
How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping
it according to Thy word. Thy word has revived me. Thy word I have treasured
in my heart, That I may not sin against Thee. I shall not forget Thy word. I trust in
Thy word. The law of Thy mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and
silver pieces. I will never forget Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast
revived me. How sweet are Thy words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to
my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every
false way.
MY soul is deeply
grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me. And He
went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, My
Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but
as Thou wilt. --And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His
sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.
The
cords of death encompassed me, and the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I
found distress and sorrow.--Reproach has broken my heart, and I am so sick.
And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, and for comforters, but I
found none.-- Look to the right and see; for there is no one who regards me.
There is no escape for me. No one cares for my soul.
He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with
grief; and like one from Whom men hide their face. He was despised, and we
did not esteem Him.
He 2.10. Mt. 26.38,
39.--Lk 22.44.
Ps. 116.3.--Ps. 69.20.--Ps. 142.4. Is. 53.3.
The LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea
and all that is in them.
THE heavens are
telling of the glory of God and their expanse is declaring the work of His
hands.-- By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of
His mouth all their host. For He spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and
it stood fast..--Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket and are
regarded as a speck of dust on the scales. Behold, He lifts up the islands
like fine dust.
By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so
that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the
stars, which Thou hast ordained, what is man, that Thou dost take thought of
him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him?
Ex 20.11. Ps. 19.1.--Ps.
33.6, 9.--
Is. 40.15. He. 11.3. Ps. 8.3, 4.
MARCH 16, MORNING
MARCH 16, EVENING
You do not know what your life will be like
tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and
then vanishes away.
MY days are swifter
than a runner; they flee away, they see no good. They slip by like reed
boats, like an eagle that swoops on its prey -- Thou hast swept them away
like a flood, they fall asleep. In the morning they are like grass which
sprouts anew. In the morning it flourishes, and sprouts anew. Toward evening
it fades, and withers away. -- Man, who is born of woman, is short-lived and
full of turmoil. Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees
like a shadow and does not remain.
The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will
of God abides forever. -- They will perish, but Thou dost endure; and all of
them will wear out like a garment; like clothing Thou wilt change them, and
they will be changed. But Thou art the same, and Thy years will not come to
an end. -- Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday, today, yes and forever.
I shall sing with the spirit and I shall sing
with the mind also.
BE filled with the
Spirit; speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord -- Let the word of
Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one
another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness
in your hearts to God.
My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD; and all flesh will bless His
holy name forever and ever.
Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is
pleasant and praise is becoming. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing
praises to our God on the lyre,
I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the
sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of
harpists playing on their harps.
1Cor 14.15. Ep 5.18,
19.--Col 3.16.
Ps 145.21. Ps. 147.1, 7. Re. 14.2.
MARCH 17, MORNING
MARCH 17, EVENING
He
shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be
accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
Knowing
that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from
your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious
blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.--He
Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and
live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. --which He freely
bestowed on us in the Beloved.
As living stones...built up as a spiritual house
for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ.-- I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God,
which is your spiritual service of worship.
Now to Him who is able
to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His
glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time
and now and forever. Amen.
He has been tempted in all things as we are yet without sin.
WHEN the woman saw
that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and
that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and
ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
The tempter came and said to Him, If You are the Son of
God, command that these stones become bread. But He answered...'MAN SHALL
NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF
GOD -- The devil...showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory
(the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of
life) Then Jesus said...Begone, Satan!...YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR
GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.
Since He Himself was tempted
in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who
are tempted.
Blessed is a man who
perseveres under trial (temptation)..
He 4.15. Ge. 3.6. Mt. 4.3,
4, 8-10 --1Jn 2:16 Heb 2.18. Jas 1.12.
MARCH 18, MORNING
MARCH 18, EVENING
My eyes fail from looking upward.
Be gracious to me, O
LORD, for I am pining away. Heal me, O LORD, for my bones are dismayed. And
my soul is greatly dismayed, but Thou, O LORD-- how long? Return, O LORD,
rescue my soul. Save me because of Thy lovingkindness.-- My heart is in
anguish within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and
trembling come upon me and horror has overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh, that I
had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
You have need of endurance,
As they were gazing intently into the sky
while He was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them
and they also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky?
This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just
the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven. -- our citizenship is
in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus
Christ.-- Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our
great God and Savior, Christ Jesus;
Isa 38.14. Ps. 6.2, 3,
4.--Ps 55.4, 5, 6.
He 10.36. Acts 1.10, 11-Php 3.20- Titus 2.13.
His name shall be on their foreheads.
I AM the good
shepherd, and know my own -- The firm foundation of God stands, having this
seal, The Lord knows those who are His, and, Let everyone who names the name
of the Lord abstain from wickedness.
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of
trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him.-- Do not harm the earth
or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God
on their foreheads.
Having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the
Holy Spirit of promise, Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance --Now He
who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also
sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.
I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name
of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven
from My God, and My new name. -- This is the name by which she shall
be called: the LORD is our righteousness.
God raised up His Servant, and sent Him to bless
you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways
BLESSED be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy
has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead --Saved by his life.
Our great God and Savior, Christ
Jesus who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless
deed and purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for
good deeds. -- Like the Holy One Who called you, be holy yourselves also in
all your behavior because it is written, YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ --
In Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form and in Him you have
been made complete.-- Of His fulness we have all received, and grace upon
grace.
He who did not spare His
own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him
freely give us all things?
REMEMBER
the word to Thy servant, in which Thou hast made me hope.-- O Lord, I am
oppressed, be my security.
Heaven and earth will pass away,
but My words will not pass away.-- You know in all your hearts and in all
your souls that not one word of all the good words which the LORD your God
spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of
them has failed.
Do not be afraid. Peace
be with you; take courage and be courageous! Now as soon as he spoke to me,
I received strength and said, May my lord speak, for you have strengthened
me.- Take courage, declares the LORD, and work for I am with you, says the
LORD of hosts.-- Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD
of hosts.
Be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His
might.
Ps. 119.28. Ps.
119.49.--Is. 38.14. Lk. 21.33.--Jos. 23.14. Da. 10.19.-- Hag. 2.4.--Zec.
4.6. Ep. 6.10.
MARCH 20, MORNING
MARCH 20, EVENING
The unfolding of Thy words gives light
THIS . . . is the
message which we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light,
and in Him there is no darkness at all.-- God, who said, Light shall shine
out of darkness is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of
the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. -- The Word was
God. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. -- If we walk in
the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Thy word I have treasured in my
heart, That I may not sin against Thee.-- You are already clean because of
the word which I have spoken to you.
You were formerly
darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light --
You are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's
OWN POSSESSION, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called
you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Ps. 119.130. 1John 1.5.--2Co.
4.6.--
John 1.1, 4.--1John 1.7. Ps. 119.11.--
John 15.3. Ep. 5.8.--1Pe. 2.9.
Noah was a righteous man
THE
righteous man shall live by faith.--Noah built an altar to the LORD, and
took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt
offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma.--The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Having been justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
By the works of the Law
no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the
knowledge of sin. But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has
been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the
righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who
believe; for there is no distinction.
We...exult in God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the
reconciliation.
Who will bring a charge
against God's elect? God is the one who justifies --Whom He predestined,
these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom
He justified, these He also glorified.
Ge 6.9. Ga. 3.11.--Ge 8.20,
21.--
Re 13.8. Ro. 5.1. Ro. 3.20, 21, 22.
Ro. 5.11. Ro. 8.33.--Ro 8.30.
MARCH 21, MORNING
MARCH 21, EVENING
Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain,
which were about to
die
THE end of all things
is at hand: therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose
of prayer.-- Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil,
prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
-- Give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the
things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all
the days of your life -- MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE
SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM. But we are not of those who
shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of
the soul.
What I say to you I say to all, Be
on the alert!
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.
Rev 3.2. 1Pe. 4.7.--1Pe.
5.8.--Dt. 4.9.--
Heb. 10.38, 39. Mark 13.37. Isa 41.10, 13.
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
HIS
lovingkindness is everlasting.--The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in
lovingkindness --Who is a God like Thee, Who pardons iniquity and passes
over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain
His anger forever, because He delights in unchanging love. He will again
have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, Thou
wilt cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea. -- He saved us, not on
the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His
mercy
Blessed Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort Who comforts us in all
our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any
affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
A merciful and faithful high priest in things
pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For
since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to
come to the aid of those who are tempted.
Ps 77.8. Ps. 136.23.--Nu.
14.18.-- Mi. 7.18, 19.--Titus. 35. 2Co. 1.3, 4. Heb 2.17, 18.
MARCH 22, MORNING
MARCH 22, EVENING
Lot
lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was
well watered everywhere-this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah- like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you
go to Zoar. So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan
Righteous
Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men
Do not be
deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows,
this he will also reap.--Remember
Lot's wife.
Do not be bound together with
unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or
what fellowship has light with darkness? Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR
MIDST AND BE SEPARATE, says the Lord. AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN.-- Do
not be partakers with them for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light
in the Lord; walk as children of light trying to learn what is pleasing to
the Lord. And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but
instead even expose them;
Perhaps the LORD will be with me, and I shall drive them out as the
LORD has spoken
HE Himself has said,
"I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU. So that we
confidently say, THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN
DO TO ME? -- I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD. I will make
mention of Thy righteousness, Thine alone.
The work of
righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and
confidence forever.
Stand firm...HAVING GIRDED YOUR
LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, for
our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual
forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full
armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having
done everything, to stand firm.-- The LORD is with
you...Go in this your strength
Josh 14.12. Heb 13.5,
6.--Ps 71.16.
Isa. 32.17. Ep 6.14, 12, 13.--Jdg 6.12, 14.
MARCH 23, MORNING
MARCH 23, EVENING
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY
THOU art holy, O Thou
who art enthroned upon the praises of Israel.-- Do not come near here;
remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing
is holy ground. I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to
look at God. -- To whom then will you liken Me That I should be his equal?
says the Holy One.-- I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your
Savior.-- I, even I, am the LORD and there is no savior besides Me.
Like the Holy One who called you,
be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, YOU
SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY. -- Know that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? --
We are the temple of the living God; just as God said, I WILL DWELL IN THEM
AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. --
Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?
Rev. 4.8. Ps. 22.3.--Ex.
3.5, 6.--
Isa 40.25.--Isa 43.3, 11. 1Pe. 1.15, 16.-1Co. 6.19.--2Co. 6.16.--Amos 3.3.
They urged Him, saying stay with us
BEHOLD, I stand at the
door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in
to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.-- Tell me, O you whom my
soul loves, where do you pasture your flock, where do you make it lie down
at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of
your companions? -- I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and
would not let him go
May my beloved come into his
garden And eat its choice fruits!--I have come into my garden.--I did not
say to the offspring of Jacob, Seek Me in a waste place.
Lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age. -- I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I
EVER FORSAKE YOU -- Where two or three have gathered together in My name,
there I am in their midst.--"After a little while the world will behold Me
no more but you will behold Me
Abraham believed in the
LORD and He reckoned it to
him as righteousness.
With respect to the
promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith,
giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what He had promised, He
was able also to perform. Therefore also IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Now not for his sake only was it written, that it was
reckoned to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be reckoned, as
those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
The promise to Abraham
or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the
Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
The RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY
FAITH.--Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He
who promised is faithful.--our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He
pleases.-- For nothing will be impossible with God.-- And blessed is she who
believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by
the Lord.
God ...Who calls you into His own kingdom and
glory.
MY
kingdom is not of this world: if My kingdom were of this world, then My
servants would be fighting... but as it is, My kingdom is not of this
realm.--waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL
FOR HIS FEET.
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.-- Thou
hast made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign
upon the earth.--I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was
given to them... and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.-- Then THE
RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who
has ears, let him hear.-- Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father
has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.
Just as My Father has granted
Me a kingdom, I grant you that you may eat and drink at My table in My
kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Thy kingdom come.
I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE
YOU
SO so that we
confidently say, THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN
DO TO ME?
Behold, I am with you,
and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for
I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. --Be strong
and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God
is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.
Demas, having loved this present
world, has deserted me
--At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not
be counted against them. But the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me.--
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up.
Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the
age.- The living One and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore.--"I
will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.--My peace I give to you.
Master, we worked hard all night and caught
nothing, but at Your bidding I will let down the nets.
ALL authority has been
given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit...and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
The kingdom of heaven is
like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind
If I preach the gospel, I have
nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not
preach the gospel. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all
means save some.
Let us not lose heart in doing
good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary.-- My
word...shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire,
and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
My word .-- So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is
anything, but God who causes the growth.
The kingdom of heaven
is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own
slaves, and entrusted his possessions to them...each according to his
own ability
Do you not know that
when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are
slaves of the one whom you obey?
One and the same Spirit works all
these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills...the
manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.--As each one has received a
special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the
manifold grace of God.--It is required of stewards that one be found
trustworthy.--And from everyone who has been given much shall much be
required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the
more.
And who is adequate for
these things?--I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
DAVID said, Is there
yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for
Jonathan's sake?
Come, you who are blessed of My
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty,
and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in, naked, and
you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you
came to Me. To the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine,
even the least of them, you did it to Me.-- Whoever in the name of a
disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to
drink, truly I say to you he shall not lose his reward.
Do not neglect doing good and
sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased.-- God is not unjust so as
to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in
having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.
AFTER after a long
time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. And the
one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents,
saying, Master, you entrusted five talents to me; see, I have gained five
more talents. His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful slave;
you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many
things, enter into the joy of your master.
We must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his
deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to
me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His
appearing.
I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, in order
that no one take your crown..
GOD is not a man, that
He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and
will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? -- THE
LORD HAS SWORN AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND
God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of
the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, in
order that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to
lie, we may have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying
hold of the hope set before us.--Therefore, let those also who suffer
according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in
doing what is right.
I also suffer these things, but I
am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He
is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.--Faithful is
He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.-- As many as may be the
promises of God, in Him they are yes...to the glory of God
THE LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the
defense of my life; of whom shall I dread?-- He gives strength to the weary,
and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and
tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD
will gain new strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will
run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weary.--My flesh and my
heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
If God is for us, who is
against us? --The LORD is for me. I will not fear. What can man do to me? --Through
Thee we will push back our adversaries. Through Thy Name we will trample
down those who rise up against us.- We overwhelmingly conquer through Him
who loved us.
Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you.
Josh 1.18. Ps. 27.1.--Isa
40.29-31.--
Ps. 73.26. Ro. 8.31.--Ps. 118.6.--
Ps. 44.5.--Ro. 8.37. 1Ch. 22.16.
Our friend...has fallen asleep
I
do not want you to be
uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve,
as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in
Jesus.
If the dead are not raised, not even Christ has
been raised and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless. You
are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ
have perished.-- Now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits
of those who are asleep.
It came about when all the
nation had finished crossing the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua,
saying, Take up for yourselves twelve stones...these stones shall become a
memorial to the sons of Israel forever. -- This Jesus God raised up again,
to which we are all witnesses.--Witnesses... chosen beforehand...who ate and
drank with Him after He arose from the dead.
Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
FEAR not, little
flock; for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.--did not
God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the
kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?-- Heirs of God and fellow
heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be
glorified with Him.
The Father Himself loves you, because you have
loved Me--God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a
city for them.
He who overcomes shall
inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.-- There
is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who
have loved His appearing.--He who began a good work in you will perfect it
until the day of Christ Jesus.
Riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure
to all generations.
SURELY riches are not
forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations --Set your mind on the
things above, not on the things that are on earth -- Do not lay up for
yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or
steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
They then do it to receive a perishable wreath,
but we an imperishable.-- We look not at the things which are seen, but at
the things which are not seen.-- He who sows righteousness gets a true
reward.--There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but
also to all who have loved His appearing.-- the unfading crown of glory.
Pr. 27.24. Ps. 39.6. Col.
3.2.--
Mt 6.19-21. 1Co. 9.25.--2Co. 4.18.--
Pr. 11.18.--2Ti. 4.8.--1Pe. 5.4.
MARCH 30, MORNING
MARCH 30, EVENING
Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening
LET the words of my
mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD,
my Roc, and my Redeemer.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the
stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that Thou dost take thought of
him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him?--Great are the works
of the LORD; They are studied by all who delight in them.
Blessed
is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the
path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the
law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.-This book of the
law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and
night--My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth offers
praises with joyful lips. When I remember Thee on my bed, I meditate on Thee
in the night watches
Ge 24.63. Ps. 19.14. Ps.
8.3, 4.--
Ps. 111.2. Ps. 1.1, 2.--Josh 1.8.--
Ps. 63.5, 6.
How long, O LORD?
Wilt Thou forget me forever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?
EVERY good thing
bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the
Father--But Zion said The LORD has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten
me. Can a woman forget her nursing child, And have no compassion on the son
of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
You will
not be forgotten by Me. I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick
cloud, And your sins like a heavy mist.
Jesus
loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When therefore He heard that he
was sick, He stayed then two days longer in the place where He was.--A
woman...began to cry out, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my
daughter is cruelly demon-possessed. But He did not answer her a word.
The proof of your faith, being more precious than
gold which is perishable|
Ps 13.1. Jas 1.17.--Is. 49.14,
15.
Is. 44.21, 22. Jn 11.5, 6.-- Mt. 15.22, 23. 1Pe. 1.7.
MARCH 31, MORNING
MARCH 31, EVENING
My God shall supply all your needs according to
His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
SEEK seek first His
kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to
you.--He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how
will He not also with Him freely give us all things?-- All things belong to
you, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or
things present or things to come; all things belong to you, and you belong
to Christ; and Christ belongs to God. -- As having nothing yet possessing
all things.
The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want.-- The LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace
and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk
uprightly.--God...richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.--God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all
sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;
Php. 4.19. Mat. 6.33.--Ro.
8.32.--
1Co. 3.21-23.--2Co. 6.10. Ps. 23.1.--
Ps. 84.11.--1Ti. 6.17.--2Co. 9.8.
What fellowship has light with darkness?
MEN loved darkness
rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.--you are all sons of light
and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.
Darkness has blinded his
eyes.--Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
The dark places of the land are
full of the habitations of violence -- Love is from God; and everyone who
loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know
God, for God is love.
The way The way of the
wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble. But the
path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and
brighter until the full day.
I have come as light
into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness.
You were formerly
darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light
2Cor 6.14. John.
3.19.--1Th. 5.5.
1John 2.11.--Ps. 119.105. Ps. 74.20.--
1John 4.7, 8. Pr. 4.19, 18. John 12.46.
Ep. 5.8.