Psa 71:1 In You, O Jehovah, I put my trust; let me never be put to shame.
Psa 71:2 Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; bow down Your ear to me, and save me.
Psa 71:3 Be a rock of refuge for me, to which I may always go; You have commanded to save me; for You are my Rock and my Fortress.
Psa 71:4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Psa 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord God, my trust from my youth.
Psa 71:6 On You I have rested from the womb; You are He who took me out of my mother's bowels; my praise always shall be of You.
Psa 71:7 I am like a wonder to many, but You are my strong tower.
Psa 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with Your praise, with Your honor all the day.
Psa 71:9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails.
Psa 71:10 For my enemies speak against me; and those who watch for my soul plot together,
Psa 71:11 saying, God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
Psa 71:12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste for my help.
Psa 71:13 Let them be ashamed; let those who are enemies of my soul be consumed; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, those who seek my hurt.
Psa 71:14 But I will hope without ceasing, and I will add more in all Your praise.
Psa 71:15 My mouth shall show forth Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day; for I do not know how many they are.
Psa 71:16 I will go in the strength of the Lord Jehovah; I will speak of Your righteousness, of Yours alone.
Psa 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth; and before now I have declared Your wonderful works.
Psa 71:18 And now when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not leave me; until I have declared Your strength to this generation, and Your power to everyone who is to come.
Psa 71:19 And Your righteousness, O God, is very high, who have done great things. O God, who is like You,
Psa 71:20 who has shown me great and evil distresses; You will turn me; You will make me live. You will turn me from the depths of the earth, You will bring me up.
Psa 71:21 You will increase my greatness and surround and comfort me on every side.
Psa 71:22 I will also praise You with a harp. O my God, I will sing Your truth; to You I will sing with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
Psa 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, and my soul, which You have redeemed.
Psa 71:24 My tongue also shall muse on Your righteousness all the day long; for those who seek my evil have turned pale, they are brought to shame.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
The following verses are taken from the KJV concerning the poor.
Pro 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Pro 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Prov 19:1 Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Prov 19:22 The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
Prov 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
Prov 28:6 Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.
Prov 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Prov 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Prov 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Prov 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Prov 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Prov 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
Prov 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Prov 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].
Prov 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
Prov 31:20 She [a virtuous woman] stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Pro 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Pro 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: [and] he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Prov 19:1 Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Prov 19:22 The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
Prov 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
Prov 28:6 Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.
Prov 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Prov 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Prov 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Prov 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Prov 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Prov 22:16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
Prov 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Prov 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].
Prov 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
Prov 31:20 She [a virtuous woman] stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Joh 5:14 Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you." WEYMOUTH NT.
Joh 8:11 And she said, No one, sir. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. DARBY.
Rom 6:1 To what conclusion, then, shall we come? Are we to persist in sinning in order that the grace extended to us may be the greater?
Rom 6:2 No, indeed; how shall we who have died to sin, live in it any longer?
Rom 6:3 And do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
Rom 6:4 Well, then, we by our baptism were buried with Him in death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from among the dead by the Father's glorious power, we also should live an entirely new life.
Rom 6:5 For since we have become one with Him by sharing in His death, we shall also be one with Him by sharing in His resurrection.
Rom 6:6 This we know--that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin;
Rom 6:7 for he who has paid the penalty of death stands absolved from his sin.
Rom 6:8 But, seeing that we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him;
Rom 6:9 because we know that Christ, having come back to life, is no longer liable to die.
Rom 6:10 Death has no longer any power over Him. For by the death which He died He became, once for all, dead in relation to sin; but by the life which He now lives He is alive in relation to God.
Rom 6:11 In the same way you also must regard yourselves as dead in relation to sin, but as alive in relation to God, because you are in Christ Jesus.
Rom 6:12 Let not Sin therefore reign as king in your mortal bodies, causing you to be in subjection to their cravings;
Rom 6:13 and no longer lend your faculties as unrighteous weapons for Sin to use. On the contrary surrender your very selves to God as living men who have risen from the dead, and surrender your several faculties to God, to be used as weapons to maintain the right.
Rom 6:14 For Sin shall not be lord over you, since you are subjects not of Law, but of grace.
Rom 6:15 Are we therefore to sin because we are no longer under the authority of Law, but under grace? No, indeed!
Rom 6:16 Do you not know that if you surrender yourselves as bondservants to obey any one, you become the bondservants of him whom you obey, whether the bondservants of Sin (with death as the result) or of Duty (resulting in righteousness)?
Rom 6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were once in thraldom to Sin, you have now yielded a hearty obedience to that system of truth in which you have been instructed.
Rom 6:18 You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness--
Rom 6:19 your human infirmity leads me to employ these familiar figures--and just as you once surrendered your faculties into bondage to Impurity and ever-increasing disregard of Law, so you must now surrender them into bondage to Righteousness ever advancing towards perfect holiness.
Rom 6:20 For when you were the bondservants of sin, you were under no sort of subjection to Righteousness.
Rom 6:21 At that time, then, what benefit did you get from conduct which you now regard with shame? Why, such things finally result in death.
Rom 6:22 But now that you have been set free from the tyranny of Sin, and have become the bondservants of God, you have your reward in being made holy, and you have the Life of the Ages as the final result.
Rom 6:23 For the wages paid by Sin are death; but God's free gift is the Life of the Ages bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord. WEYMOUTH NT.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death. DARBY.
Rom 8:12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:
Rom 8:13 for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. REVISED VERSION.
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. KJV.
1Co 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. KJV.
Col 3:5 Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
Col 3:6 It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
Col 3:7 and you also were once addicted to them, while you were living under their power.
Col 3:8 But now you must rid yourselves of every kind of sin--angry and passionate outbreaks, ill-will, evil speaking, foul-mouthed abuse--so that these may never soil your lips.
Col 3:9 Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
Col 3:10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self which is being remoulded into full knowledge so as to become like Him who created it. WEYMOUTH.
2Ti 2:19 Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity. DARBY.
1Pe 1:14 as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance; DARBY.
1Pe 2:11 Beloved, I exhort you , as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; DARBY.
1Pe 2:24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed. DARBY.
Joh 8:11 And she said, No one, sir. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. DARBY.
Rom 6:1 To what conclusion, then, shall we come? Are we to persist in sinning in order that the grace extended to us may be the greater?
Rom 6:2 No, indeed; how shall we who have died to sin, live in it any longer?
Rom 6:3 And do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
Rom 6:4 Well, then, we by our baptism were buried with Him in death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from among the dead by the Father's glorious power, we also should live an entirely new life.
Rom 6:5 For since we have become one with Him by sharing in His death, we shall also be one with Him by sharing in His resurrection.
Rom 6:6 This we know--that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin;
Rom 6:7 for he who has paid the penalty of death stands absolved from his sin.
Rom 6:8 But, seeing that we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him;
Rom 6:9 because we know that Christ, having come back to life, is no longer liable to die.
Rom 6:10 Death has no longer any power over Him. For by the death which He died He became, once for all, dead in relation to sin; but by the life which He now lives He is alive in relation to God.
Rom 6:11 In the same way you also must regard yourselves as dead in relation to sin, but as alive in relation to God, because you are in Christ Jesus.
Rom 6:12 Let not Sin therefore reign as king in your mortal bodies, causing you to be in subjection to their cravings;
Rom 6:13 and no longer lend your faculties as unrighteous weapons for Sin to use. On the contrary surrender your very selves to God as living men who have risen from the dead, and surrender your several faculties to God, to be used as weapons to maintain the right.
Rom 6:14 For Sin shall not be lord over you, since you are subjects not of Law, but of grace.
Rom 6:15 Are we therefore to sin because we are no longer under the authority of Law, but under grace? No, indeed!
Rom 6:16 Do you not know that if you surrender yourselves as bondservants to obey any one, you become the bondservants of him whom you obey, whether the bondservants of Sin (with death as the result) or of Duty (resulting in righteousness)?
Rom 6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were once in thraldom to Sin, you have now yielded a hearty obedience to that system of truth in which you have been instructed.
Rom 6:18 You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness--
Rom 6:19 your human infirmity leads me to employ these familiar figures--and just as you once surrendered your faculties into bondage to Impurity and ever-increasing disregard of Law, so you must now surrender them into bondage to Righteousness ever advancing towards perfect holiness.
Rom 6:20 For when you were the bondservants of sin, you were under no sort of subjection to Righteousness.
Rom 6:21 At that time, then, what benefit did you get from conduct which you now regard with shame? Why, such things finally result in death.
Rom 6:22 But now that you have been set free from the tyranny of Sin, and have become the bondservants of God, you have your reward in being made holy, and you have the Life of the Ages as the final result.
Rom 6:23 For the wages paid by Sin are death; but God's free gift is the Life of the Ages bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord. WEYMOUTH NT.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death. DARBY.
Rom 8:12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:
Rom 8:13 for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. REVISED VERSION.
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. KJV.
1Co 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. KJV.
Col 3:5 Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
Col 3:6 It is on account of these very sins that God's anger is coming,
Col 3:7 and you also were once addicted to them, while you were living under their power.
Col 3:8 But now you must rid yourselves of every kind of sin--angry and passionate outbreaks, ill-will, evil speaking, foul-mouthed abuse--so that these may never soil your lips.
Col 3:9 Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
Col 3:10 and have clothed yourselves with the new self which is being remoulded into full knowledge so as to become like Him who created it. WEYMOUTH.
2Ti 2:19 Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity. DARBY.
1Pe 1:14 as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance; DARBY.
1Pe 2:11 Beloved, I exhort you , as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; DARBY.
1Pe 2:24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed. DARBY.
Monday, April 02, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS
1 As He was leaving the Temple, one of His disciples exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi, what wonderful stones! what wonderful buildings!"
2 "You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another--not thrown down."
3 He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,
4 "Tell us, When will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these predictions are on the point of being fulfilled?"
5 So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads you.
6 Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.
7 But when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed: come they must, but the End is not yet.
8 For NATION WILL RISE IN ARMS AGAINST NATION, AND KINGDOM AGAINST KINGDOM. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
9 "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.
10 But the proclamation of the Good News must be carried to all the Gentiles before the End comes.
11 When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12 "Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and CHILDREN WILL RISE AGAINST THEIR PARENTS and have them put to death.
13 You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.
14 "As soon, however, as you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words-- "then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;
15 let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;
16 and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.
17 And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
18 "But pray that it may not come in the winter.
19 For those will be times of SUFFERING THE LIKE OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN FROM THE FIRST CREATION OF GOD'S WORLD UNTIL NOW, and assuredly never will be again;
20 and but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.
21 "At that time if any one says to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'See, He is there!' do not believe it.
22 For THERE WILL RISE UP false Christs and false PROPHETS, DISPLAYING SIGNS AND PRODIGIES with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.
23 But as for yourselves, be on your guard: I have forewarned you of everything.
24 "AT THAT TIME, however, after that DISTRESS, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT SHED HER LIGHT;
25 THE STARS WILL BE SEEN FALLING FROM THE FIRMAMENT, AND THE FORCES WHICH ARE IN THE HEAVENS WILL BE DISORDERED AND DISTURBED.
26 And then will they see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.
27 Then He will send forth the angels and gather together His chosen People from north, south, east and west, from the remotest parts of the earth and the sky.
28 "Learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branch has become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
29 So also do you, when you see these things happening, be sure that He is near, at your very door.
30 I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
31 Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
32 "But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
33 Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.
34 It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.
35 Be wakeful therefore, for you know not when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at cock-crow, or at dawn.
36 Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.
37 Moreover, what I say to you I say to all--Be wakeful!" MARK 13 (Weymouth Translation)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need.
2 He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.
3 He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised.
4 Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, LORD, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.
5 You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me; you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim.
6 I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live. PSALM 23 (Good News Bible Translation)
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
"...to devote this money to the work of God glorifies the name of Jesus more than to keep it in the savings bank for a time of sickness or old age. If such times come, the same Lord who has cared for him in health and strength will also care for him then."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN QUOTE:
There is no smooth transition from the Spirit to the flesh - it is always a case of stumbling [Greek = skandalon] and only takes a split second.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
God, help me and my Brethren to stay watchful and awake, to believe our prayers and learn to trust in You and Your Word with all our hearts. Amen.
1 As He was leaving the Temple, one of His disciples exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi, what wonderful stones! what wonderful buildings!"
2 "You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another--not thrown down."
3 He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,
4 "Tell us, When will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these predictions are on the point of being fulfilled?"
5 So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads you.
6 Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.
7 But when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed: come they must, but the End is not yet.
8 For NATION WILL RISE IN ARMS AGAINST NATION, AND KINGDOM AGAINST KINGDOM. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
9 "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.
10 But the proclamation of the Good News must be carried to all the Gentiles before the End comes.
11 When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12 "Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and CHILDREN WILL RISE AGAINST THEIR PARENTS and have them put to death.
13 You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.
14 "As soon, however, as you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words-- "then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;
15 let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;
16 and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.
17 And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
18 "But pray that it may not come in the winter.
19 For those will be times of SUFFERING THE LIKE OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN FROM THE FIRST CREATION OF GOD'S WORLD UNTIL NOW, and assuredly never will be again;
20 and but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.
21 "At that time if any one says to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'See, He is there!' do not believe it.
22 For THERE WILL RISE UP false Christs and false PROPHETS, DISPLAYING SIGNS AND PRODIGIES with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.
23 But as for yourselves, be on your guard: I have forewarned you of everything.
24 "AT THAT TIME, however, after that DISTRESS, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT SHED HER LIGHT;
25 THE STARS WILL BE SEEN FALLING FROM THE FIRMAMENT, AND THE FORCES WHICH ARE IN THE HEAVENS WILL BE DISORDERED AND DISTURBED.
26 And then will they see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.
27 Then He will send forth the angels and gather together His chosen People from north, south, east and west, from the remotest parts of the earth and the sky.
28 "Learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branch has become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
29 So also do you, when you see these things happening, be sure that He is near, at your very door.
30 I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
31 Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
32 "But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
33 Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.
34 It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.
35 Be wakeful therefore, for you know not when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at cock-crow, or at dawn.
36 Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.
37 Moreover, what I say to you I say to all--Be wakeful!" MARK 13 (Weymouth Translation)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need.
2 He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.
3 He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised.
4 Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, LORD, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.
5 You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me; you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim.
6 I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live. PSALM 23 (Good News Bible Translation)
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
"...to devote this money to the work of God glorifies the name of Jesus more than to keep it in the savings bank for a time of sickness or old age. If such times come, the same Lord who has cared for him in health and strength will also care for him then."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN QUOTE:
There is no smooth transition from the Spirit to the flesh - it is always a case of stumbling [Greek = skandalon] and only takes a split second.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
God, help me and my Brethren to stay watchful and awake, to believe our prayers and learn to trust in You and Your Word with all our hearts. Amen.
Monday, March 26, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
1 (A special psalm by David.) Protect me, LORD God! I run to you for safety,
2 and I have said, "Only you are my Lord! Every good thing I have is a gift from you."
3 Your people are wonderful, and they make me happy,
4 but worshipers of other gods will have much sorrow. I refuse to offer sacrifices of blood to those gods or worship in their name.
5 You, LORD, are all I want! You are my choice, and you keep me safe.
6 You make my life pleasant, and my future is bright.
7 I praise you, LORD, for being my guide. Even in the darkest night, your teachings fill my mind.
8 I will always look to you, as you stand beside me and protect me from fear.
9 With all my heart, I will celebrate, and I can safely rest.
10 I am your chosen one. You won't leave me in the grave or let my body decay.
11 You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful. PSALM 16
12 When Jesus and his disciples left Bethany the next morning, he was hungry.
13 From a distance Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went to see if there were any figs on the tree. But there were not any, because it wasn't the season for figs.
14 So Jesus said to the tree, "Never again will anyone eat fruit from this tree!" The disciples heard him say this. MARK 11
20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.
24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them. MARK 11
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
"What a difference there is when the soul is refreshed in fellowship with God early in the morning! Without spiritual preparation the service, the trials and the temptations of the day can be overwhelming."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Lord, help me to be faithful to you today and to walk worthy of you. Amen.
1 (A special psalm by David.) Protect me, LORD God! I run to you for safety,
2 and I have said, "Only you are my Lord! Every good thing I have is a gift from you."
3 Your people are wonderful, and they make me happy,
4 but worshipers of other gods will have much sorrow. I refuse to offer sacrifices of blood to those gods or worship in their name.
5 You, LORD, are all I want! You are my choice, and you keep me safe.
6 You make my life pleasant, and my future is bright.
7 I praise you, LORD, for being my guide. Even in the darkest night, your teachings fill my mind.
8 I will always look to you, as you stand beside me and protect me from fear.
9 With all my heart, I will celebrate, and I can safely rest.
10 I am your chosen one. You won't leave me in the grave or let my body decay.
11 You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful. PSALM 16
12 When Jesus and his disciples left Bethany the next morning, he was hungry.
13 From a distance Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went to see if there were any figs on the tree. But there were not any, because it wasn't the season for figs.
14 So Jesus said to the tree, "Never again will anyone eat fruit from this tree!" The disciples heard him say this. MARK 11
20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.
24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them. MARK 11
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
"What a difference there is when the soul is refreshed in fellowship with God early in the morning! Without spiritual preparation the service, the trials and the temptations of the day can be overwhelming."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Lord, help me to be faithful to you today and to walk worthy of you. Amen.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
42 But Jesus called them and said to them, You know that they who are accounted rulers over the nations exercise lordship over them. And their great ones exercise authority on them.
43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant [G1249 Diakonos].
44 And whoever of you desires to become first, he shall be slave [G1401 Doulos] of all.
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. MARK 10
1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.
2 Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
3 They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.
5 There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah was his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice. PSALM 14
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONYS:
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Lord, Spring is in the air, brighter days and budding plants. Thank you for this time of year and for the creation we see around us. Thank you for THIS day and for the Fellowship I can have with you in it.
42 But Jesus called them and said to them, You know that they who are accounted rulers over the nations exercise lordship over them. And their great ones exercise authority on them.
43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant [G1249 Diakonos].
44 And whoever of you desires to become first, he shall be slave [G1401 Doulos] of all.
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. MARK 10
1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.
2 Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
3 They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.
5 There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah was his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Jehovah turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice. PSALM 14
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONYS:
- "The primary business I must attend to every day is to fellowship with the Lord."
- "It often astonishes me that I did not see the importance of meditation upon Scripture earlier in my Christian life. As the outward man is not fit for work for any length of time unless he eats, so it is with the inner man. What is the food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the word of God - not the simple reading of the word of God so that it only passes through our minds just as water runs through a pipe. No, we must consider what we read, ponder over it and apply it to our hearts."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Lord, Spring is in the air, brighter days and budding plants. Thank you for this time of year and for the creation we see around us. Thank you for THIS day and for the Fellowship I can have with you in it.
Friday, March 23, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
23 Then looking round on His disciples Jesus said, "With how hard a struggle will the possessors of riches enter the Kingdom of God!"
24 The disciples were amazed at His words. Jesus, however, said again, "Children, how hard a struggle is it for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."
26 They were astonished beyond measure, and said to one another, "Who then *can* be saved?"
27 Jesus looking on them said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God."
28 "Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."
29 "In solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News,
30 but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages.
31 But many who are now first will be last, and the last, first." MARK 10 Weymouth Translation.
[Related texts: MATTHEW 6:19-21,24; LUKE 12:15-21; 1 TIMOTHY 5:17-19; JAMES 5:3.]
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? forever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM 13 KJV
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN EXCERPT:
It appears to me that believers generally have expected far too little present fruit from their labors among children. They hope that the Lord will some day confirm their instruction and answer the prayers which they offer up on the children's behalf. The Bible assures us that in everything we do for the Lord, including bringing up children in the fear of the Lord, our labor is not in vain. We have to guard against thinking that it does not matter whether we see present fruit or not. On the contrary, we should give the Lord no rest until we see fruit. Therefore, in persevering yet submissive prayer, we should make our requests known to God. I am now looking for many more children to be converted.
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for the Bible; for the Words, miracles and ministry of Jesus that have been recorded by eye witnesses, written down for us in what we call the Gospels. Thank you for the faithfulness of those first disciples of yours that were involved in creating the New Testament documents whether directly or indirectly. Please supply Bibles and edifying Christian literature to those Brothers and Sisters of mine - your Children - around the world that don't have them and are stopped from having them. Amen.
23 Then looking round on His disciples Jesus said, "With how hard a struggle will the possessors of riches enter the Kingdom of God!"
24 The disciples were amazed at His words. Jesus, however, said again, "Children, how hard a struggle is it for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."
26 They were astonished beyond measure, and said to one another, "Who then *can* be saved?"
27 Jesus looking on them said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God."
28 "Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."
29 "In solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News,
30 but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages.
31 But many who are now first will be last, and the last, first." MARK 10 Weymouth Translation.
[Related texts: MATTHEW 6:19-21,24; LUKE 12:15-21; 1 TIMOTHY 5:17-19; JAMES 5:3.]
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? forever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM 13 KJV
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN EXCERPT:
It appears to me that believers generally have expected far too little present fruit from their labors among children. They hope that the Lord will some day confirm their instruction and answer the prayers which they offer up on the children's behalf. The Bible assures us that in everything we do for the Lord, including bringing up children in the fear of the Lord, our labor is not in vain. We have to guard against thinking that it does not matter whether we see present fruit or not. On the contrary, we should give the Lord no rest until we see fruit. Therefore, in persevering yet submissive prayer, we should make our requests known to God. I am now looking for many more children to be converted.
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for the Bible; for the Words, miracles and ministry of Jesus that have been recorded by eye witnesses, written down for us in what we call the Gospels. Thank you for the faithfulness of those first disciples of yours that were involved in creating the New Testament documents whether directly or indirectly. Please supply Bibles and edifying Christian literature to those Brothers and Sisters of mine - your Children - around the world that don't have them and are stopped from having them. Amen.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. PSALM 11
42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that NEVER shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth NOT, and the fire is NOT quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that NEVER shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth NOT, and the fire is NOT quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth NOT, and the fire is NOT quenched.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. MARK 9
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN EXCERPT:
"The chief object of our work is to demonstrate the reality of power with God in prayer. As we hoped and as it has been our prayer, the Lord gives us the joy of seeing one child after another brought to Him."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. PSALM 11
42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that NEVER shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth NOT, and the fire is NOT quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that NEVER shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth NOT, and the fire is NOT quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth NOT, and the fire is NOT quenched.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. MARK 9
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN EXCERPT:
"The chief object of our work is to demonstrate the reality of power with God in prayer. As we hoped and as it has been our prayer, the Lord gives us the joy of seeing one child after another brought to Him."
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
Monday, March 19, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
14 You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil one; seek out his wickedness, until You find none.
16 Jehovah is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.
17 Jehovah, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, so that the man of the earth may no more terrify. PSALM 10
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
If anyone thinks that on account of our trials of faith during this year we have been disappointed in our expectations or discouraged in the work , my answer is that the very opposite is true. Such days were expected from the beginning. The chief end for which the institution was established is that the church would see the hand of God stretched out on our behalf in answer to prayer. Our desire therefore is not that we may be without trials of faith, but that the Lord would graciously support us in the trial and that we may not dishonor Him by distrust.
This way of living brings the Lord remarkably near. Morning by morning He inspects our supplies that He may send help as it is needed. I have never had a greater awareness of the Lord's presence than when after breakfast nothing was left for dinner, and then the Lord provided the dinner for more than one hundred people; or when, after dinner, there was nothing for the tea, and yet the Lord provided the tea - all this without one single human being having been informed about our need. One thing is certain - we are not tired of doing the Lord's work in this way.
Many people have commented that such a way of living must cause the mind to continually think of how to obtain food and clothes, and thus become unfit for spiritual work. I answer that our minds are seldom concerned about the necessities of life because the care for them is laid upon our Father. Because we are His Children, He not only allows us to do so but wants us to do so.
Do not think that these answers to prayer are only for us and cannot be enjoyed by all the saints. Every Child of God is not called by the Lord to establish schools and orphan houses and to trust in the Lord for means for them. Yet, there is no reason why you may not experience, far more abundantly than we do now - His willingness to answer the prayers of His Children.
Prove the Faithfulness of God by carrying your every want to Him. Only maintain an upright heart. But if you live in sin and if you willfully and habitually do things which you know are contrary to the will of God, then you cannot expect Him to hear you. "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer." (Psalm 66:18,19).
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
14 You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil one; seek out his wickedness, until You find none.
16 Jehovah is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.
17 Jehovah, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, so that the man of the earth may no more terrify. PSALM 10
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
If anyone thinks that on account of our trials of faith during this year we have been disappointed in our expectations or discouraged in the work , my answer is that the very opposite is true. Such days were expected from the beginning. The chief end for which the institution was established is that the church would see the hand of God stretched out on our behalf in answer to prayer. Our desire therefore is not that we may be without trials of faith, but that the Lord would graciously support us in the trial and that we may not dishonor Him by distrust.
This way of living brings the Lord remarkably near. Morning by morning He inspects our supplies that He may send help as it is needed. I have never had a greater awareness of the Lord's presence than when after breakfast nothing was left for dinner, and then the Lord provided the dinner for more than one hundred people; or when, after dinner, there was nothing for the tea, and yet the Lord provided the tea - all this without one single human being having been informed about our need. One thing is certain - we are not tired of doing the Lord's work in this way.
Many people have commented that such a way of living must cause the mind to continually think of how to obtain food and clothes, and thus become unfit for spiritual work. I answer that our minds are seldom concerned about the necessities of life because the care for them is laid upon our Father. Because we are His Children, He not only allows us to do so but wants us to do so.
Do not think that these answers to prayer are only for us and cannot be enjoyed by all the saints. Every Child of God is not called by the Lord to establish schools and orphan houses and to trust in the Lord for means for them. Yet, there is no reason why you may not experience, far more abundantly than we do now - His willingness to answer the prayers of His Children.
Prove the Faithfulness of God by carrying your every want to Him. Only maintain an upright heart. But if you live in sin and if you willfully and habitually do things which you know are contrary to the will of God, then you cannot expect Him to hear you. "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer." (Psalm 66:18,19).
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Jesus and the Apostles taught: 'stop sinning!'
Later, Jesus met the man in the temple and told him, "You are now well. But don't sin anymore or something worse might happen to you." JOHN 5:14 CEV
"No sir," the woman answered. Then Jesus told her, "I am not going to accuse you either. You may go now, but don't sin anymore." JOHN 8:11 CEV
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:34 KJV
12 Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires
13 or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God. ROMANS 6:12,13 CEV
1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 1 PETER 4:1-5 KJV
Later, Jesus met the man in the temple and told him, "You are now well. But don't sin anymore or something worse might happen to you." JOHN 5:14 CEV
"No sir," the woman answered. Then Jesus told her, "I am not going to accuse you either. You may go now, but don't sin anymore." JOHN 8:11 CEV
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:34 KJV
12 Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires
13 or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God. ROMANS 6:12,13 CEV
1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 1 PETER 4:1-5 KJV
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
7 But the LORD shall endure forever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. PSALM 9:7-10
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. PSALM 118:8,9
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. PSALM 146:3
THOUGHT ON CHRISTIANITY:
If you are in the routine of going to a church building at least every Sunday to hear a preacher or teacher for the purpose of maintaining a spiritual life in relation to Jesus Christ you should only need to hear one thing preached - "follow Me!" If you don't want to hear that and if indeed you can't DO that then you are not a Christian.
7 But the LORD shall endure forever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. PSALM 9:7-10
TODAY'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY:
"If we were to lean upon man we would surely be disappointed; but in leaning upon the living God alone we are beyond disappointment and beyond being forsaken for any reason."8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
From The Autobiography of George Muller.
9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. PSALM 118:8,9
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. PSALM 146:3
THOUGHT ON CHRISTIANITY:
If you are in the routine of going to a church building at least every Sunday to hear a preacher or teacher for the purpose of maintaining a spiritual life in relation to Jesus Christ you should only need to hear one thing preached - "follow Me!" If you don't want to hear that and if indeed you can't DO that then you are not a Christian.
Friday, March 16, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. PSALM 7:1
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 TIMOTHY 3:12
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ROMANS 8:28
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. MARK 7:37
A CHRISTIAN'S TESTIMONY:
"...there is reality in dealing with God alone ('only' or 'personally'.)" Excerpted from his autobiography by George Muller.
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. PSALM 7:1
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 TIMOTHY 3:12
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ROMANS 8:28
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. MARK 7:37
A CHRISTIAN'S TESTIMONY:
"...there is reality in dealing with God alone ('only' or 'personally'.)" Excerpted from his autobiography by George Muller.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS:
Psa 5:11 And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.
Psa 5:12 For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous man ; with favour wilt thou surround him as with a shield.
TODAY'S EXCERPT (From Waiting On God by Andrew Murray):
Psa 5:11 And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.
Psa 5:12 For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous man ; with favour wilt thou surround him as with a shield.
TODAY'S EXCERPT (From Waiting On God by Andrew Murray):
Beware lest any earthly satisfaction or enjoyment, however innocent it appears, keep you back from saying, "I will go to God, my exceeding joy"...Pleasing self in little things may be strengthening it to assert itself in greater things.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
I thought a bit about those verses and I reckon when Jesus says the wise man who built his house on the rock is like the man who does what Jesus says it is because both labor diligently with confidence and patience to secure a lasting dwelling.
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
I thought a bit about those verses and I reckon when Jesus says the wise man who built his house on the rock is like the man who does what Jesus says it is because both labor diligently with confidence and patience to secure a lasting dwelling.
Monday, March 05, 2007
The verse used for today's entry in Streams In The Desert daily devotional is Hebrews 3:14 which says,
What is the beginning of our confidence? Is it not that in-Christ God forgives sins and grants the power to overcome the world and stop sinning by our Faith? Is it not that God will sustain, nurture, guide, instruct, teach, protect, correct, mature and complete this New Life being Faithful to His Word e.g., sending the Holy Spirit, the Helper/Comforter to be with us always and lead us into all Truth - never to forsake us?
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. MATTHEW 28:20
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me has life eternal. JOHN 6:47
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. JOHN 8:12
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this? JOHN 11:25,26
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:16-18
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. JOHN 16:13
And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. ACTS 2:21
Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye behold and hear. ACTS 2:33
And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God may call. ACTS 2:38,39
To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believes on him will receive through his name remission of sins. ACTS 10:43
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform (or, complete) it until the day of Jesus Christ. PHILIPPIANS 1:6
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23,24
Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. HEBREWS 2:17
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. HEBREWS 13:5
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 1 PETER 4:19
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 JOHN 1:7
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; REVELATION 3:14
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end.
What is the beginning of our confidence? Is it not that in-Christ God forgives sins and grants the power to overcome the world and stop sinning by our Faith? Is it not that God will sustain, nurture, guide, instruct, teach, protect, correct, mature and complete this New Life being Faithful to His Word e.g., sending the Holy Spirit, the Helper/Comforter to be with us always and lead us into all Truth - never to forsake us?
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. MATTHEW 28:20
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me has life eternal. JOHN 6:47
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. JOHN 8:12
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this? JOHN 11:25,26
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:16-18
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. JOHN 16:13
And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. ACTS 2:21
Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye behold and hear. ACTS 2:33
And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God may call. ACTS 2:38,39
To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believes on him will receive through his name remission of sins. ACTS 10:43
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform (or, complete) it until the day of Jesus Christ. PHILIPPIANS 1:6
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23,24
Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. HEBREWS 2:17
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. HEBREWS 13:5
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 1 PETER 4:19
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 JOHN 1:7
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 JOHN 1:9
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; REVELATION 3:14
Friday, February 09, 2007
WHY DID I BECOME A CHRISTIAN?
Because I came to the realization one day that I was spiritually dead because of my sinfulness and lack of Jesus Christ in my life! I was left with a choice, either choose to continue in sin and misery and death or turn to God for the Forgiveness and New Life He promised through Faith in Jesus. I chose the later - I wanted to live and not die.
Because I came to the realization one day that I was spiritually dead because of my sinfulness and lack of Jesus Christ in my life! I was left with a choice, either choose to continue in sin and misery and death or turn to God for the Forgiveness and New Life He promised through Faith in Jesus. I chose the later - I wanted to live and not die.
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. ROMANS 6:4
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
Thursday, February 08, 2007
HE will silently plan for thee,
Object thou of omniscient care;
God Himself undertakes to be
Thy Pilot through each subtle snare.
He WILL silently plan for thee,
So certainly, He cannot fail!
Rest on the faithfulness of God,
In Him thou surely shalt prevail.
He will SILENTLY plan for thee
Some wonderful surprise of love.
Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard,
But it is kept for thee above.
He will silently PLAN for thee,
His purposes shall all unfold;
The tangled skein shall shine at last,
A masterpiece of skill untold.
He will silently plan FOR THEE,
Happy child of a Father's care,
As though no other claimed His love,
But thou alone to Him wert dear.
--E. Mary Grimes
TODAY'S QUOTE: ‘God then began to show me that the word of God alone is our standard of judgment in spiritual things; that it can be explained only by the Holy Spirit; and that in our day, as well as in former times. He is the Teacher of His people. The office of the Holy Spirit I had not experimentally understood before that time.
‘It was my beginning to understand this latter point in particular, which had a great effect on me; for the Lord enabled me to put it to the test of experience, by laying aside commentaries, and almost every other book and simply reading the word of God and studying it.
Object thou of omniscient care;
God Himself undertakes to be
Thy Pilot through each subtle snare.
He WILL silently plan for thee,
So certainly, He cannot fail!
Rest on the faithfulness of God,
In Him thou surely shalt prevail.
He will SILENTLY plan for thee
Some wonderful surprise of love.
Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard,
But it is kept for thee above.
He will silently PLAN for thee,
His purposes shall all unfold;
The tangled skein shall shine at last,
A masterpiece of skill untold.
He will silently plan FOR THEE,
Happy child of a Father's care,
As though no other claimed His love,
But thou alone to Him wert dear.
--E. Mary Grimes
TODAY'S QUOTE: ‘God then began to show me that the word of God alone is our standard of judgment in spiritual things; that it can be explained only by the Holy Spirit; and that in our day, as well as in former times. He is the Teacher of His people. The office of the Holy Spirit I had not experimentally understood before that time.
‘It was my beginning to understand this latter point in particular, which had a great effect on me; for the Lord enabled me to put it to the test of experience, by laying aside commentaries, and almost every other book and simply reading the word of God and studying it.
‘The result of this was, that the first evening that I shut myself into my room, to give myself to prayer and meditation over the Scriptures, I learned more in a few hours than I had done during a period of several months previously.
‘But the particular difference was that I received real strength for my soul in so doing. I now began to try by the test of the Scriptures the things which I had learned and seen, and found that only those principles which stood the test were of real value.'
George Muller.
TODAY'S EXCERPT: We are expecting God, in the way of His judgments, to visit his earth: we are waiting for Him. What a thought! We know of these coming judgments; we know that there are tens of thousands of our professing Christians who live on in carelessness, and who, if no change come, must perish under God's hand. Oh, shall we not do our utmost to warn them, if God may have mercy on them. If we feel our want of boldness, want of zeal, want of power, shall we not begin to wait on God more definitely and persistently as a God of judgment, asking Him so to reveal Himself in the judgments that are coming on our very friends, that we may be inspired with a new fear of Him and them and constrained to speak and pray as never before.
TODAY'S BIBLE TEXTS: because He has appointed a day in which He is going to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He appointed, having given proof to all by raising Him from the dead. ACTS 17:31
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to that which he has done, whether good or bad. 2 COR 5:10
Therefore I solemnly witness before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is going to judge the living and the dead according to His appearance and His kingdom 2 TIM 4:1
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and the earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,
waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements, burning with heat, shall melt? 2 PETER 3:10-12
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
TODAY'S QUOTE: Newness of life is in dying daily to self - giving up sin and taking up the cross.
TODAY'S EXCERPT: Is there any ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two. If we are as yet unconverted we have ground to be cast down; or if we have been converted and live in sin, then we are rightly cast down.
From 'Streams in the Desert' for today's date.
TODAY's BIBLE TEXTS: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. HEB 9:27,28
In your patience possess ye your souls. LUKE 21:19
TODAY'S EXCERPT: Is there any ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two. If we are as yet unconverted we have ground to be cast down; or if we have been converted and live in sin, then we are rightly cast down.
From 'Streams in the Desert' for today's date.
TODAY's BIBLE TEXTS: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. HEB 9:27,28
In your patience possess ye your souls. LUKE 21:19
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
TODAY'S BIBLE PASSAGE
JOHN 5:1-14 WEYMOUTH Translation.
5:1 After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, called in Hebrew 'Bethesda.' It has five arcades.
5:3 In these there used to lie a great number of sick persons, and of people who were blind or lame or paralyzed.
5:4 [Weymouth leaves this verse out!]
5:5 And there was one man there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
5:6 Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?"
5:7 "Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."
5:8 "Rise," said Jesus, "take up your mat and walk."
5:9 Instantly the man was restored to perfect health, and he took up his mat and began to walk.
5:10 That day was a Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath: you must not carry your mat."
5:11 "He who cured me," he replied, "said to me, 'Take up your mat and walk.'"
5:12 "Who is it," they asked, "that said to you, 'Take up your mat and walk'?"
5:13 But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.
5:14 Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."
JOHN 5:1-14 WEYMOUTH Translation.
5:1 After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, called in Hebrew 'Bethesda.' It has five arcades.
5:3 In these there used to lie a great number of sick persons, and of people who were blind or lame or paralyzed.
5:4 [Weymouth leaves this verse out!]
5:5 And there was one man there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
5:6 Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?"
5:7 "Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."
5:8 "Rise," said Jesus, "take up your mat and walk."
5:9 Instantly the man was restored to perfect health, and he took up his mat and began to walk.
5:10 That day was a Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath: you must not carry your mat."
5:11 "He who cured me," he replied, "said to me, 'Take up your mat and walk.'"
5:12 "Who is it," they asked, "that said to you, 'Take up your mat and walk'?"
5:13 But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.
5:14 Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."
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