Christians Daily Calendar

December 2015

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. (Jer. 8:20)

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isa. 1:18)

Many summers you have wasted;
Ripened harvests you have seen;
Winter snows by spring have melted,
Yet you linger in your sin.

Jesus for your choice is waiting;
Tarry not; at once decide!
While the Spirit now is striving,
Yield, and seek the Saviour’s side.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

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To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen. (Rom. 16:27)

Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (1 Tim. 1:17)

And when on that bright day we rise,
And join the anthems of the skies,
In heavenly songs this note shall swell,
“Our Jesus has done all things well.”

The God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Heb. 13:20‑21)

Preserve Thy flock most graciously,
   Within Thy sheltering fold;
Move them from every harm away,
   And in Thy safeguard hold;
Till Thou shalt fully have obtained
   In us the fruits of grace,
And we, in joys that never end,
   Shall see Thee face to face.

Monday, December 28, 2015

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They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasures. (Psa. 36:8)

Unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. (Eph. 3:20‑21)

How good is the God we adore,
Our faithful, unchangeable Friend,
Whose love is as great as His power,
And knows neither measure nor end.

’Tis Jesus, the First and the Last,
Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home;
We’ll praise Him for all that is past,
And trust Him for all that’s to come.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

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It was not an enemy that reproached Me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated Me that did magnify himself against Me; then I would have hid Myself from him: but it was thou, a man Mine equal, My guide, and Mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. (Psa. 55:12‑14)

Behold, the hand of him that betrayeth Me is with Me on the table. (Luke 22:21)

He that dippeth his hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray Me. (Matt. 26:23)

O God whose wondrous name is love,
Whose grace has fashioned us anew,
Before Thy face now stands the Lamb,
Whom sinful man once pierced and slew.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

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Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself. (1 Sam. 19:2)

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence. … Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion. (Psa. 31:20)

In the world, tribulation; but in Jesus — peace;
The heart of the whirlwind where its roarings cease,
A little home waiting, still and light and warm,
A safe sanctuary from the night and storm.

In the world, tribulation; but in Jesus — rest;
A sure place of refuge for the sore-oppressed,
A guarded pavilion no device can take,
A strong-walled fortress no assault can shake.

Friday, December 25, 2015

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Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
He who one dark day Golgotha’s road trod;
His name shall be Wonderful — Jesus, God’s Son!
God’s Word has promised, and it shall be done!
From ocean to ocean His name shall be heard,
Wonderful name of our wonderful Lord!

Thursday, December 24, 2015

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With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Rom. 10:10)

There is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him. (Rom. 10:12)

How wondrous a Saviour is God’s blessed Son!
How great and eternal the work He has done!
God’s glory maintained by His death on the tree,
While mercy flows freely to you and to me.

How free is the pardon His blood has procured!
How blessed the welcome His name has ensured
To all who confess Him their Saviour and Lord,
Now brought into favor, believing His Word.

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces. (Isa. 25:8)

The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Rev. 7:17)

There Christ has our dwelling-place won,
And we in His glory shall be
With Him everlastingly one;
His glory and bliss we shall see;
All tears shall have passed from our eyes,
When Him we behold in the cloud,
And taste the full joy of the skies,
The love of our Father and God.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

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They talked together of all these things which had happened. (Luke 24:14)

They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, and talk of Thy power. (Psa. 145:11)

How happy the man whose heart is set free,
The people, O God, that are joyful in Thee!
Their joy is to walk in the light of Thy face,
Forever to talk of Thy mercy and grace.

Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim,
And publish abroad His wonderful name;
The name, all victorious, of Jesus extol;
His kingdom is glorious — He’ll reign over all.

Monday, December 21, 2015

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Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground. (Ezra 8:6)

Thus will I bless Thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in Thy name. (Psa. 63:4)

Father, Thy name our souls would bless,
As children taught by grace,
Lift up our hearts in righteousness
And joy before Thy face.

O holy Father, keep us here
In that blest name of love,
Walking before Thee without fear
Till all be joy above.

Sunday, December 20, 2015

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The overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. (Hab. 3:10)

Deliver Me out of the mire, and let Me not sink: let Me be delivered from them that hate Me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the waterflood overflow Me, neither let the deep swallow Me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon Me. (Psa. 69:14‑15)

Lord Jesus! we remember
   The travail of Thy soul,
When, through Thy love’s deep pity,
   The waves did o’er Thee roll;
Baptized in death’s dark waters,
   For us Thy blood was shed;
For us Thou (Lord of glory)
   Wast numbered with the dead.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

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The midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives. (Ex. 1:17,20)

Surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before Him. (Eccl. 8:12)

The world can neither give nor take,
Nor can it comprehend,
That peace of God, which Christ has bought,
That peace which knows no end.

Yes, I shall ever, ever sing,
And Thou forever shine;
I have Thine own dear pledge for this;
Lord, Thou art ever mine.

Friday, December 18, 2015

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With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people. (1 Cor. 14:21)

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. (Psa. 39:2)

Have you not a word for Jesus?
Will the world His praise proclaim?
Who shall speak if you are silent?
You who know and love His name;
You, whom He has called and chosen
His own witnesses to be,
Will you tell your gracious Master,
“Lord, we cannot speak for Thee”?

Thursday, December 17, 2015

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Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto Thee. (Psa. 51:13)

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 5:20)

“Call them in” — the poor, the wretched,
Sin-stained wanderers from the fold;
Peace and pardon freely offer;
Can you weigh their worth with gold?
“Call them in” — the weak, the weary,
Laden with the doom of sin;
Bid them come and rest in Jesus;
He is waiting — “call them in.”

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

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Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice forever in that which I create. (Isa. 65:17‑18)

We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless. (2 Peter 3:13‑14)

Bold shall we stand in that great day,
For who aught to our charge shall lay,
While by Thy blood absolved we are
From sin and guilt, from shame and fear?

This spotless robe the same appears
In new creation’s endless years;
No age can change its glorious hue;
The robe of Christ is ever new.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

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Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. (Psa. 28:1)

Speak, Lord; for Thy servant heareth. (1 Sam. 3:9)

Master, speak! Thy servant heareth,
Waiting for Thy gracious word,
Longing for Thy voice that cheereth;
Master! let it now be heard;
Often through my heart is pealing
Many another voice than Thine,
Many an unwilled echo stealing
From the walls of this Thy shrine:
Let Thy longed-for accents fall;
Master, speak! and silence all.

Monday, December 14, 2015

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Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? (Job 38:36)

God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore. (1 Kings 4:29)

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. (Psa. 49:3)

“Abba, Father!” we adore Thee,
While the hosts in heaven above
E’en in us now learn the wonders
Of Thy wisdom, grace and love.

Sunday, December 13, 2015

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Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He SUFFERED; and being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation. (Heb. 5:8‑9)

Christ must needs have SUFFERED, and risen again from the dead. (Acts 17:3)

Ought not Christ to have SUFFERED these things, and to enter into His glory? (Luke 24:26)

Jesus, Captain of salvation,
   Conqueror both of death and hell!
Thou who didst as sin’s oblation
   Feel what Thou alone couldst feel:
Through Thy sufferings, death and merit,
   We eternal bliss inherit;
Thousand thousand thanks to Thee,
   Jesus, Lord, forever be!

Saturday, December 12, 2015

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Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. (Gen. 39:20‑21)

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matt. 5:10)

Oh, happy those who see
   In poverty and pain,
In weakness and in toil,
   Their Father’s golden chain;
Who feel no prison walls
   Though shut in narrow ways,
And though in darkness fettered fast
   Can still rejoice and praise;
From sin’s dread bondage bought,
   They own their Master’s word;
They bear the brand of Christ,
   Blest prisoners of the Lord!

Friday, December 11, 2015

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I know also, my God, that Thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy Thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto Thee. O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee. (1 Chron. 29:17‑18)

Our Father, we pray that Thy will may be done,
Forever Thy heart a full display begun —
Both in us and by us Thy purpose be wrought,
In word and in action, in spirit and thought;
And Thou canst enable us thus to fulfill,
With holy rejoicing, Thy glorious will.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

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If any man hear My words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth Me, and receiveth not My words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father which sent Me, He gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that His commandment is life everlasting. (John 12:47‑50)

Precious word of deepest meaning,
   Softly falling on mine ear;
Fraught with joy, and comfort giving,
   Banishing all dread and fear;
“Trust,” yes, “trust,” ’tis sweetly sounding,
   Voice of Him who came to die;
“Trust in Me and rest, thus finding
   Cloudless joy with Me on high.”

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

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We know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. (Rom. 8:22‑23)

In this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven. (2 Cor. 5:2)

’Tis Thy heavenly bride and Spirit,
   Jesus, Lord! that bid Thee come;
All the glory to inherit,
   And to take Thy people home;
         All creation
   Travails, groans, till Thou shalt come.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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We are laborers together with God. (1 Cor. 3:9)

We then, as workers together with Him. (2 Cor. 6:1)

They went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them. (Mark 16:20)

Lord! to Thy command we bow;
Touch our lips with altar fire;
Let Thy Spirit kindle now
Faith and zeal and strong desire;
So that henceforth we may be
Fellow-workers, Lord, with Thee.

Monday, December 7, 2015

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When they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. (Acts 16:23‑25)

If such the happy midnight song
Our prisoned spirits raise,
What are the joys that cause, ere long,
Eternal bursts of praise?

To find each hope of glory gained,
Fulfilled each precious word;
And fully all to have attained
The image of our Lord.

Sunday, December 6, 2015

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The same day at evening, being the FIRST DAY of the WEEK, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. (John 20:19)

Upon the FIRST DAY of the WEEK, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached. (Acts 20:7)

Upon the FIRST DAY of the WEEK let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him. (1 Cor. 16:2)

Oh let Thy love constrain
Our souls to cleave to Thee!
And ever in our hearts remain
That word, Remember Me.

Saturday, December 5, 2015

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I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:10)

The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 1:14)

He knoweth my needs and He seeth my sorrows,
However so many and great they may be;
He heareth my prayers for the days and the morrows;
His grace is sufficient for me.

He giveth more grace for my humble endeavor;
His strength in my weakness perfected shall be;
I am praising Him now; I shall praise Him forever;
His grace is sufficient for me.

Friday, December 4, 2015

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It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. (Phil. 2:13)

Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power. (2 Thess. 1:11)

That we should not trust in ourselves, but in God. (2 Cor. 1:9)

Distrust yourself, but trust His strength;
In Him you shall be strong:
His weakest ones may learn at length
A daily triumph song.

Distrust yourself, but trust alone
In Him, for all — forever!
And joyously your heart shall own
That Jesus faileth never.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

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Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? (Isa. 33:14)

Them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power. (2 Thess. 1:8‑9)

Why wilt thou linger?
   Why wilt thou die?
God’s wrath upon thee,
   Judgment so nigh;
Now in salvation’s day
Tread the blood-sprinkled way;
Sinner, no more delay:
   Jesus will come.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

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Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. (1 Tim. 4:13)

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim. 1:13)

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. (1 Tim. 4:6)

Where the word of a king is, there is power. (Eccl. 8:4)

Upon Thy Word I rest, so strong, so sure,
So full of comfort blest, so sweet, so pure!
The charter of salvation, faith’s broad foundation.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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My tongue shall speak of Thy word: for all Thy commandments are righteousness. (Psa. 119:172)

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season … with all long-suffering and doctrine. (2 Tim. 4:2)

Out of your mouth … that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. (Eph. 4:29)

Oh, Saviour, let me daily with Thee walk,
The secret of Thy words to me confide;
Then let the world be conscious when I talk
That I received instruction at Thy side.

Christians Daily Calendar

December 2015

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Monday, December 28, 2015

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Friday, December 25, 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Monday, December 21, 2015

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Friday, December 18, 2015

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Monday, December 14, 2015

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Friday, December 11, 2015

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Monday, December 7, 2015

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Friday, December 4, 2015

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Tuesday, December 1, 2015