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Monday, October 8, 2007

I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Heb. 13:6

I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Heb. 13:6

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Rom. 8:35, 37

Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Luke 12:4, 5

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven. Matt. 5:10-12

None of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy. Acts 20:24

I will speak of thy testimonies...before kings, and will not be ashamed. Psa. 119:46

Saturday, October 6, 2007

The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Rev. 19:6

The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Rev. 19:6

I know that thou canst do every thing. Job 42:2

The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Luke 18:27

He doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Dan. 4:35

There is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? Isa. 43:13

Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee. Mark 14:36

Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. Matt. 9:28, 29

Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. Matt. 8:2, 3

The mighty God. Isa. 9:6

All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Matt. 28:18

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. Psa. 20:7

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed...there be more with us than with him. II Chron. 32:7

Friday, October 5, 2007

Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psa. 50:15

From Samuel Bagster's Daily Light for the Daily Path Devotional [c. 1875]

Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psa. 50:15

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psa. 42:11

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. Psa. 10:17

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Psa. 86:5

Jacob said unto his household, . . . Let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. Gen. 35:2, 3

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psa. 103:2

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I on the name of the LORD. Psa. 116:1-4

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. Exo. 34:29

From Samuel Bagster's Daily Light for the Daily Path Devotional [c. 1875]

Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. Exo. 34:29

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory. Psa. 115:1

Lord, when saw we thee a hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? Matt. 25:37

In lowliness of mind, let each esteem other better than themselves. Phil. 2:3

Be clothed with humility. I Pet. 5:5

[Jesus] was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Matt. 17:2

All that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on [Stephen], saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Acts 6:15

The glory which thou gavest me, I have given them. John 17:22

We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. II Cor. 3:18

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Matt. 5:14, 15

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins In his own blood. Rev. 1:5

From Samuel Bagster's Daily Light for the Daily Path Devotional [c. 1875]

Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins In his own blood. Rev. 1:5

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. Love is strong as death. Song 8:7, 6

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

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

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Eph. 1:7

Ye are washed...ye are sanctified...ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. I Cor. 6:11

Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. I Pet. 2:9

I beseech you...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


Tuesday, October 2, 2007

The goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities

From Samuel Bagster's Daily Light for the Daily Path Devotional [c. 1875]


The goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. Lev. 16:22

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Psa. 103:12

In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. Jer. 50:20

Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity? Micah 7:18

All we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 53:6

He shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he hath poured out his soul unto death; and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isa. 53:11, 12

The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29

Monday, October 1, 2007

The fruit of the Spirit is temperance. Gal. 5:22

From Samuel Bagster's Daily Light for the Daily Path Devotional [c. 1875]

The fruit of the Spirit is temperance. Gal. 5:22

Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. I Cor. 9:25-27

Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. Eph. 5:18

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Matt. 16:24

Let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober. I Thess. 5:6

Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Titus 2:12, 13