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August 2015

Monday, August 31, 2015

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Prayer, Praise, Thanksgiving

What is the cause that the former days were better than these? (Eccl. 7:10)

Then believed they His words; they sang His praise. (Psa. 106:12)

Gently loosens He thy hold
Of the treasured former things —
Loves and joys that were of old,
Shapes to which the spirit clings —
And alone, alone He stands,
Stretching forth beseeching hands.

In the silence of that dawn
God shall speak His words of grace;
Light that round thy waking shone
Is the radiance of His face;
Yearning of His heart to thee
Fills the deep immensity.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

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Lord's Day: Person and Work of Christ

Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on Me. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying. (Mark 14:6,8)

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. (Mark 16:1‑2)

Ye trembling saints who love the Lord,
Chase all your fears away;
For lo! the tomb is empty now —
The place where Jesus lay.

Then raise your eyes, and tune your songs,
For Jesus lives again;
Not all the powers of death and hell
The Saviour could detain.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

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Comfort

The channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at Thy REBUKE, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils. (Psa. 18:15)

The waters stood above the mountains. At Thy REBUKE they fled; at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away. (Psa. 104:6‑7)

He REBUKED the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so He led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. (Psa. 106:9)

At Thy REBUKE, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. (Psa. 76:6)

Then He arose, and REBUKED the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. (Luke 8:24)

Friday, August 28, 2015

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Exhortation

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. (1 Tim. 6:1‑2)

And not alone would I walk there,
For others I would lift in prayer;
That through this day the selfish masks
May all be stripped from daily tasks;
That fellow-workers, too, may see
And want to walk this day with Thee.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Gospel

He will beautify the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)

Thy beauty … was perfect through My comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 16:14)

Lord Jesus, ’tis our joy to think
Our life is so bound up with Thine,
That nothing can divide the link
Secured and fixed by love divine.

Till we behold Thee on Thy throne,
In Thee we boast, in Thee alone;
Our beauty this, our glorious dress:
“Jesus, the Lord, our righteousness.”

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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The Lord's Coming

He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. (Rev. 21:5)

We which have believed do enter into rest, as He said. (Heb. 4:3)

This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. (Isa. 28:12)

There my heart is resting and is joyful,
With a joy untold —
Earth’s dark ways lit up with that fair glory,
Gleam as streets of gold.

Words of blessed greeting as I wander
Fall upon my ear;
As a song aloft in palace towers,
Deep and sweet and clear.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Encouragement

Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good. (Psa. 104:28)

Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O Lord, according unto Thy word. (Psa. 119:65)

According to Thine own heart, hast Thou done all these great things. (2 Sam. 7:21)

Great our need, but greater far
Is our Father’s loving power;
He upholds each mighty star;
He unfolds each tiny flower;
He who numbers every hair,
Earnest of His faithful care,
Gave His Son for us to die;
God shall all your need supply.

Monday, August 24, 2015

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Prayer, Praise, Thanksgiving

Walk as children of light. (Eph. 5:8)

Whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. (1 John 3:22)

Abiding in His presence,
And walking in the light,
And seeking to do always
What’s pleasing in His sight;
We look to Him to keep us
All glorious within,
Because the blood of Jesus
Is cleansing from all sin.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

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Lord's Day: Person and Work of Christ

For your sakes He became poor. (2 Cor. 8:9)

For their sakes I sanctify Myself. (John 17:19)

He … is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things. (Eph. 4:10)

He [Stephen], being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus … on the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55)

Thou hast our souls from sin made clean;
Thy Spirit gives us strength within;
Whilst Thou for us in all our need
At God’s right hand dost ever plead.

Saturday, August 22, 2015

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Comfort

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psa. 23:4‑5)

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psa. 30:5)

When He leads through some valley of trouble,
His omnipotent hand we trace;
For the trials and sorrows He sends us
Are part of His lessons in grace.

So we’ll follow wherever He leadeth,
Let the path be dreary or bright;
For we’ve proved that our God can give comfort;
Our God can give songs in the night.

Friday, August 21, 2015

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Exhortation

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. (2 Tim. 2:4)

As the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. (Eph. 6:6)

Then every little service, of hand or pen or voice,
Becomes, if He has asked it, the service of my choice,
And from my own desires ’tis not so hard to part,
If once I know I follow so, His wiser will and heart.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

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Gospel

They shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and He shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and He shall deliver them. (Isa. 19:20)

I am the Lord thy God … for there is no saviour beside Me. (Hos. 13:4)

Of this man’s seed hath God, according to His promise, raised … a Saviour, Jesus. (Acts 13:23)

Oh! what a Saviour is Jesus the Lord;
Well might His name by His saints be adored!
He has redeemed them from hell by His blood,
Saved them forever, and brought them to God.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

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The Lord's Coming

The Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom. (Matt. 16:27‑28)

If ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. (1 Peter 1:17)

Then let our gladsome praise resound,
And let us in His work abound,
Whose blessed name is love;
We’re sure our labor’s not in vain,
For we with Him ere long shall reign —
With Jesus dwell above.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

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Encouragement

The king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me again, and show me both it, and His habitation: but if He thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him. (2 Sam. 15:25‑26)

Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee. (Psa. 31:19)

Can we count redemption’s treasure,
   Scan the glory of God’s love?
Such shall be the boundless measure
   Of His blessings from above;
All we ask or think, and more,
   He will give in bounteous store;
He can fill and satisfy;
   God shall all your need supply.

Monday, August 17, 2015

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Prayer, Praise, Thanksgiving

The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. (Ex. 35:29)

He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. (Luke 21:2‑4)

Forbid it, Lord, that we should boast,
Save in the death of Christ, our God;
All the vain things that charm us most,
We’d sacrifice them to His blood.

Were the whole realm of nature ours,
That were an offering far too small;
Love that transcends our highest powers,
Demands our soul, our life, our all.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

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Lord's Day: Person and Work of Christ

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. (Prov. 11:15)

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him. (Gen. 43:9)

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. (Heb. 7:22)

Himself He could not save,
For He the Surety stood
For all who now rely
Upon His precious blood;
He bore the penalty of guilt
When on the cross His blood was spilt.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

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Comfort

I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. (Isa. 48:17)

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for He that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall He guide them. (Isa. 49:10)

To walk with God, oh fellowship divine!
Man’s highest state on earth — Lord, be it mine!
With Thee, may I a close communion hold;
To Thee, the deep recesses of my heart unfold.

Yet, tell Thee all — each weary care and grief
Into Thy bosom pour — till there I find relief;
Oh let me walk with Thee, Thou Mighty One;
Lean on Thine arm, and trust Thy love alone.

Friday, August 14, 2015

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Exhortation

Let thy garments be always white. (Eccl. 9:8)

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)

And He can do all this for me,
Because in sorrow, on the tree,
He once for sinners hung;
And, having washed their sin away,
He now rejoices, day by day,
To cleanse His trusting one.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

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Gospel

The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him. (Ezra 8:22)

The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. (Rom. 1:18)

Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. (Rom. 5:9)

Lost and ruined, vile and wayward,
Deepening gloom hung o’er my path;
Sins recounting, death I feared,
Loomed before me endless wrath;
Now His voice, so sweet and tender,
Gently whispers to my soul,
“Trust, oh, trust in Me, the Saviour;
I am He who makes thee whole.”

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

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The Lord's Coming

I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. (1 Thess. 4:13‑15)

Comfort yourselves together, and edify one another. (1 Thess. 5:11)

The resurrection morn will break,
And every sleeping saint awake,
Brought forth in light again;
Oh morn, too bright for mortal eyes!
When all the ransomed church shall rise
And wing their way to yonder skies —
Called up with Christ to reign.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

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Encouragement

Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. (Psa. 145:16)

My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the Lord. (Jer. 31:14)

Be Thou the object bright and fair
To fill and satisfy the heart;
My hope to meet Thee in the air,
And nevermore from Thee to part:
That I may undistracted be
To follow, serve and wait for Thee.

Monday, August 10, 2015

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Prayer, Praise, Thanksgiving

Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. (Job 9:10)

God thundereth marvelously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend. (Job 37:5)

The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. (Psa. 126:3)

The Lord has done great things for thee!
All through the fleeting days
Jehovah has dealt wondrously;
Lift up thy heart and praise!
For greater things thine eyes shall see,
Child of His loving choice!
The Lord will do great things for thee;
Fear not; be glad; rejoice!

Sunday, August 9, 2015

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Lord's Day: Person and Work of Christ

Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go? (Judg. 9:9)

Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go? (Judg. 9:11)

Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go? (Judg. 9:13)

Whom shall I send, and who will go? (Isa. 6:8)

This is He that came … even Jesus Christ. (1 John 5:6)

Brightness of the eternal glory,
Shall Thy praise unuttered lie?
Who would hush the heaven-sent story
Of the Lamb who came to die?

Came from Godhead’s fullest glory
Down to Calvary’s depth of woe;
Now on high, we bow before Thee;
Streams of praises ceaseless flow!

Saturday, August 8, 2015

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Comfort

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? (Job 38:33)

Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall. (Ruth 3:18)

They shall know that I am the Lord, and that I have not said in vain. (Ezek. 6:10)

Reigning, guiding, all-commanding,
Ruling myriad worlds of light;
Now exalting, now abasing,
None can stay Thy hand of might!
Working all things by Thy power,
By the counsel of Thy will,
Thou art God! enough to know it,
And to hear Thy word: “Sit still!”

Friday, August 7, 2015

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Exhortation

The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. (Ex. 34:26)

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matt. 6:33)

   Thine, Jesus, Thine,
   No more this heart of mine
Shall seek its joy apart from Thee;
The world is crucified to me,
   And I am Thine.

   Thine — ever Thine,
   Forever to recline
On love eternal, fixed and sure —
Yes, I am Thine forevermore —
   Lord Jesus, Thine.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

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Gospel

Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (He said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today. (Luke 5:23‑26)

Christ could not be hid, for the blind and the lame
His love and his power would together proclaim;
The dumb would speak out, and the deaf would recall
The name of that Jesus who healed them all.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

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The Lord's Coming

Out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the TREE of LIFE also in the midst of the garden. (Gen. 2:9)

Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the TREE of LIFE. (Gen. 3:24)

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the TREE of LIFE. (Rev. 22:2)

Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the TREE of LIFE. (Rev. 22:14)

Oh mystery of mysteries!
Of life and death the tree;
Center of two eternities,
Which look with rapt, adoring eyes,
Onward and back to Thee.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

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Encouragement

Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. (Job 11:18)

Safety is of the Lord. (Prov. 21:31)

In Thee we every glory view,
Of safety, strength, and beauty too;
’Tis all our rest and peace to see
Our sanctuary, Lord, in Thee.

Whatever foes or fears betide,
In Thy blest presence let us hide;
And while we rest our souls on Thee,
Thou shalt our sanctuary be.

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Prayer, Praise, Thanksgiving

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. (Psa. 68:19)

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. (Psa. 103:2)

What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. (Psa. 116:12‑13)

And hallowed be our festal joy
With gratitude and praise;
Forget not all His benefits,
Whose kindness crowns our days.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

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Lord's Day: Person and Work of Christ

Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is there is no more offering for sin. (Heb. 10:17‑18)

By one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified. (Heb. 10:14)

In the Lord we have redemption,
Full remission in His blood;
From the curse entire exemption,
From the curse pronounced by God.

Lord, we worship and adore Thee
For Thy rich, Thy matchless grace;
Perfect soon in joy before Thee,
We shall see Thee face to face.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

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Comfort

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing Him who is invisible. (Heb. 11:27)

Suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. (Mark 9:8)

“From glory unto glory!”
Though tribulation fall,
It cannot touch our treasure,
When Christ is all in all!
Whatever lies before us,
There can be naught to fear,
For what are pain and sorrow
When Jesus Christ is near?