Monday, December 17, 2007
Quicken us...Psa. 80:18
It is the Spirit that quickeneth. John 6:63
The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Rom. 8:26, 27
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance. Eph. 6:18
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. Psa. 119:93
The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63
The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. II Cor. 3:6
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7
This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. I John 5:14
No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. I Cor. 12:3
Sunday, December 16, 2007
...he loved them unto the end. John 13:1
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. John 17:9, 10, 15, 16
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. John 15:9
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:13, 14
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John 13:34
He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:6
Christ ... loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. Eph. 5:25, 26
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Gal. 6:2
Even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45
He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. II Cor. 5:15
When Jesus ... saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. Jesus wept. John 11:33, 35
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Rom. 12:15
Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. I Pet. 3:8, 9
Friday, December 14, 2007
Make his praise glorious. Psa. 66:2
I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth. Jer. 33:8, 9
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Heb. 13:15
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. Psa. 86:12, 13
Who is like unto thee, O LORD.... glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Exo. 15:11
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. Psa. 69:30
They sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty. Rev. 15:3
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. II Tim. 2:1
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Col. 2:6, 7
Trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Isa. 61:3
Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. 2:20-22
I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. Acts 20:32
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. Phil. 1:11
Fight the good fight of faith. I Tim. 6:12
In nothing terrified by your adversaries. Phil. 1:28
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Lord is in the midst of thee. Zeph. 3:15
The Lord is in the midst of thee. Zeph. 3:15
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isa. 41:10
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. Isa. 35:3, 4
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will jov over thee with singing. Zeph. 3:17
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart. Psa. 27:14
I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. Rev. 21:3, 4
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Let not your good be evil spoken of. Rom. 14:16
Let not your good be evil spoken of. Rom. 14:16
Abstain from all appearance of evil. I Thess. 5:22
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. II Cor. 8:21
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. I Pet. 2:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. I Pet. 4:15, 16
Brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Gal. 5:13
Take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. I Cor. 8:9
Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Matt. 18:6
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matt. 25:40
Monday, December 10, 2007
No man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:29
No man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:29
I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. II Tim. 1:12
The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. II Tim. 4:1
We are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8:37-39
Your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. 3:3
Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? James 2:5
Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. II Thess. 2:16, 17
Saturday, December 8, 2007
By love serve one another. Gal. 5:13
By love serve one another. Gal. 5:13
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Gal. 6:1, 2
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. James 5:19, 20
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. I Pet. 1:22
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Rom. 13:8
Be kindly affectioned one to another in brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. Rom. 12:10
Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. I Pet. 5:5
We ... that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Rom. 15:1
Friday, December 7, 2007
He hath made him to be sin for us...II Cor. 5:21
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. II Cor. 5:21
The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 53:6
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. I Pet. 2:24
As by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Rom. 5:19
After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:4-7
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom. 8:1
The LORD our Righteousness. Jer. 23:6
Thursday, December 6, 2007
It is God which worketh in you. Phil. 2:13
It is God which worketh in you. Phil. 2:13
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. II Cor. 3:5
A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. John 3:27
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever. Jer. 32:39
Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. James 1:16-18
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph. 2:10
LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. Isa. 26:12
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Psa. 119:71
REASONS WE EXPERIENCE SUFFERING
I. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Psa. 119:71
II. Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered. Heb. 5:8III. We suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Rom. 8:17, 18
IV. He knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Job 23:10, 11
V. Thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Deut. 8:2, 5, 6
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Where shall wisdom be found? Job 28:12
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. 3:5, 6
The only wise God. I Tim. 1:17
Be not wise in thine own eyes. Prov. 3:7
Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Jer. 1:6-8
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:23, 24
All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matt. 21:22
Monday, December 3, 2007
Our bodies washed with pure water. Heb. 10:22
Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you. I Cor. 6:19
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. I Cor. 3:17
In my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job 19:26, 27
There shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth. Rev. 21:27
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity. Hab. 1:13
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. 12:1
Saturday, December 1, 2007
A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest. Isa. 32:2
Forasmuch ... as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same. Heb. 2:14
The man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts. Zech. 13:7
I and my Father are one. John 10:30
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psa. 91:1
There shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. Isa. 4:6
The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. Psa. 121:5, 6
When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psa. 61:2
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble. Psa. 32:7
Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Isa. 25:4