Christians Daily Calendar

May 2016

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling: one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. (Eph. 4:4‑6)

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. (Rom. 12:5)

Joined to Christ in glorious union,
We Thy members, Thou our Head,
Sealed by deep and true communion,
Risen with Thee, who once were
dead —
Saviour, we would humbly claim
All the power of this Thy name.

Monday, May 30, 2016

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Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable. (Psa. 145:3)

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number. (Job 5:9)

Jesus, Thou alone art worthy
Ceaseless praises to receive;
For Thy love and grace and goodness
Rise o’er all our thoughts conceive.

See how God has now enthroned
Him
At His own right hand on high;
There the heavenly hosts have owned
Him,
Filling with His praise the sky.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

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Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. (Matt. 4:10)

Prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only. (1 Sam. 7:3)

They said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we prepare? (Luke 22:9)

For Him who washed us in His blood,
Let us our sweetest songs prepare;
He sought us wandering far from
God,
And now preserves us by His care.

One string there is of sweetest tone,
Reserved for sinners saved by grace;
’Tis sacred to one class alone,
And touched by one peculiar race.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

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When the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. (Matt. 17:6‑7)

They see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. But He saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. (John 6:19‑20)

Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell My brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me. (Matt. 28:10)

I glimpsed amid the darkness
   A trail of heavenly light,
And One came walking toward me,
   Whose voice dispelled my night;
In accents soft and tender,
   He bade my fears to cease,
As to the roaring tempest
   He whispered words of peace;
Oh hallowed are life’s conflicts,
   And best its every storm,
If they but draw me closer
   To His encircling arm!

Friday, May 27, 2016

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The shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear. (Amos 3:12)

He will keep the feet of His saints. (1 Sam. 2:9)

He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. (Isa. 50:4)

Where to unlearn all things I
learn,
From self and from all others
turn,
One Shepherd hear and see?
I learn and do one thing alone,
And wholly give myself to One
Who gives Himself to me.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

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Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. (Jer. 17:5)

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust. (Psa. 40:4)

My faith has found a resting place,
Not in device or creed;
I trust the ever-living One;
His wounds for me shall plead.

Enough for me that Jesus saves;
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to Him;
He’ll never cast me out.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

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Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself. (Eph. 1:9)

Sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory. (Eph. 1:13‑14)

Thou hast bestowed the earnest
   Of that we shall inherit;
Till Thou shalt come to take us home,
   We’re sealed by God the Spirit;
We wait for Thine appearing,
   When we shall know more fully
The grace divine that made us Thine,
   Thou Lamb of God most holy!

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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Whoso keepeth His word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him. He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked. (1 John 2:5‑6)

He that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit which He hath given us. (1 John 3:24)

I have learned the wondrous secret
Of abiding in the Lord;
I have found the strength and sweetness
Of confiding in His Word.

Of my heart, He is the portion;
Of my joy, the boundless spring;
Saviour, Sanctifier, Healer,
Glorious Lord of whom I sing.

Monday, May 23, 2016

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He shall pray unto God, and He will be favorable unto him: and he shall see His face with JOY. (Job 33:26)

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding JOY. (Psa. 43:4)

The meek also shall increase their JOY in the Lord. (Isa. 29:19)

Let me see Thy face, Lord Jesus,
Caring not for aught beside;
Let me hear Thy voice, Lord Jesus,
Till my soul is satisfied.

Heavenly music, strength and
      sweetness,
   Joy of joys art Thou to me;
O Beloved, my Lord Jesus,
   Let me be a joy to Thee.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

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The glory which Thou gavest Me I have given them; that they may be one, even as We are one: I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me. (John 17:22‑23)

Both He that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren. (Heb. 2:11)

In Thee the Father rests,
His own anointed One;
In Thee alone He finds delight,
His well-beloved Son.

In Thee we find delight,
Firstborn amongst brethren Thou;
To Thy dear name alone we cling;
To Thy sure word we bow.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. (Psa. 42:5)

I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 42:11)

Patient, O heart, though heavy be thy
   sorrows!
Be not cast down, disquieted in vain;
Yet shalt thou praise Him when these
   darkened furrows,
Where now He plougheth, wave with golden
   grain.

Naught shall affright us on Thy goodness
   leaning;
Low in the heart faith singeth still her song;
Chastened by pain, we learn life’s deepest
   meaning,
And in our weakness Thou dost make us
   strong.

Friday, May 20, 2016

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Fear not, neither be discouraged. (Deut. 1:21)

The soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. (Num. 21:4)

Be content with such things as ye have. (Heb. 13:5)

Since at His feet my soul has sat,
His gracious words to hear;
Contented with my present state,
I cast, on Him, my care.

Thus I who once my wretched days
   In vain repining spent,
Taught in my Saviour’s school of
      grace,
   Have learned to be content.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

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Mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from My face, neither is their iniquity hid from Mine eyes. (Jer. 16:17)

Be sure your sin will find you out. (Num. 32:23)

They shall know that My name is The Lord. (Jer. 16:21)

Enwrapt in thick Egyptian night,
And fond of darkness more than light,
Madly I ran the sinful race,
Secure without a hiding place.

On Jesus, God’s just vengeance fell,
Which would have sunk a world to hell;
He bore it for a sinful race,
And thus became their hiding place.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

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Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but My salvation shall be forever, and My righteousness shall not be abolished. (Isa. 51:6)

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts. (2 Peter 1:19)

No death could kill, no guard could keep,
No seal could stay, no grave could hold
Immortal life in mortal clay;
No darkness could the light enfold;
Our Prophet’s word shall come to pass;
Our Priest is interceding still;
The King shall reign forevermore,
While heaven and earth shall do His will.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

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MY SON, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him. (Heb. 12:5)

Thou therefore, MY SON, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim. 2:1)

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be MY SON. (Rev. 21:7)

The merits and worth of His blood
Have freed us from hell and from fear,
That we, as the blest sons of God,
May make His good pleasure our care.

Oh then may this union and love
Make us walk in the service of heaven,
Mid obedience and suffering to prove
That we to the Lamb have been given.

Monday, May 16, 2016

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Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for His mercy endureth forever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. (Jer. 33:11)

I will freely sacrifice unto Thee: I will praise Thy name, O Lord; for it is good. (Psa. 54:6)

Sing of His dying love;
Sing of His rising power;
Sing how He intercedes above
For those whose sins He bore.

Sing on your heavenly road,
Ye sons of glory, sing;
To the ascended Lamb of God,
Your cheerful praises bring.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

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Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; for then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. (Heb. 9:25‑26)

On the Lamb our souls are resting,
What His love no tongue can say;
All our sins, so great, so many,
In His blood are washed away.

Conscience now no more condemns us,
   For His own most precious blood
Once for all has washed and cleansed
      us,
   Cleansed us in the eyes of God.

Saturday, May 14, 2016

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When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. (Isa. 41:17‑18,20)

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God. (Eccl. 9:1)

But they, as I, shall rest secure
   Beneath the wings of love,
Though storm and darkness sweep the sea
   And cover all the land;
My life and theirs, so small and frail,
   God’s care of both the same;
My soul a nesting bird within
   The hollow of His hand.

Friday, May 13, 2016

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The sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. (2 Kings 6:1)

The children which thou shalt have … shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these? … And who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone. (Isa. 49:20‑21)

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. (1 John 2:14)

For, like loving, earthly parents,
He rejoices when He knows
That His child accepts unquestioned
All that from His wisdom flows.

Well He knows each broken purpose
Leads to fuller, deeper trust;
And the end of all His dealings
Proves our God is wise and just.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

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My people would not hearken to My voice; and Israel would none of Me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust. (Psa. 81:11‑12)

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts. (Rom. 1:21,24)

Have you any time for Jesus,
As in grace He calls again?
Oh, today is time accepted;
Later you may call in vain.

Room and time now give to Jesus;
Soon will pass God’s day of grace;
Soon thy heart be cold and silent,
And the Saviour’s pleading cease.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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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)

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to show unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass. (Rev. 1:1)

We tell of its service of love;
The robes which the glorified wear;
The church of the Firstborn above —
But what must it be to be there?

We tell of its freedom from sin,
From sorrow, temptation and care,
From trials without and within —
But what must it be to be there?

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. (2 Cor. 8:4)

Ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints. (1 Cor. 16:15)

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellow soldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. (Phil. 2:25)

Lord, help me live from day to day
In such a self-forgetful way,
That even when I kneel to pray
My prayers will be for others.

Help me in all the work I do
To ever be sincere and true,
And know that all I do for You
Must needs be done for others.

Monday, May 9, 2016

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Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; that the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. (Philem. 3‑6)

And there are those who bear about with them
The power, with thoughts of Christ, men’s
hearts to stir;
For, having knelt to kiss His garment’s hem,
Their garments smell of myrrh.

So grant, I pray Thee, Lord, that by Thy
grace
The fragrance of Thy life may dwell in me,
That as I move about from place to place,
Men’s thoughts may turn to Thee.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

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Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore ye seek Me, let these go their way: that the saying might be fulfilled, which He spake, Of them which Thou gavest Me have I lost none. Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound Him, and led Him away. (John 18:8‑9,12‑13)

We sing the praise of Him who died,
Of Him who died upon the cross,
The sinner’s hope — let men deride;
For this we count the world but loss.

Now seated on Jehovah’s throne,
The Lamb once slain in glory bright:
’Tis thence Thou watchest o’er Thine
own,
Guarding us through the deadly fight.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

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The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. (Ex. 14:22)

Thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors Thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. (Neh. 9:11)

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in Him. (Psa. 66:6)

In the morning watch, neath the lifted cloud,
   You shall see but the Lord alone,
When He leads you on from the place of the sea,
   To a land that you have not known;
And your fears shall pass as your foes have
      passed;
   You shall no more be afraid;
You shall sing His praise in a better place,
   A place that His hand has made.

Friday, May 6, 2016

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Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. (Philem. 20‑21)

Your obedience is come abroad unto all men. (Rom. 16:19)

Child of God, by Christ’s salvation,
Rise o’er sin and fear and care —
Joy to find in every station
Something still to do or bear;
Think what Spirit dwells within
thee —
Think what Father’s smiles are thine —
Think that Jesus died to win thee —
Child of God! wilt thou repine?

Thursday, May 5, 2016

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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. (John 14:6)

That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him: for He is thy life. (Deut. 30:20)

So Jesus died for sin —
Upon the cross He died;
God’s righteousness was there displayed,
And justice satisfied.

Faith is the way of life:
Believe in Christ and live;
Fly to the shelter of His blood,
And peace with God receive.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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The meek will He GUIDE in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way. (Psa. 25:9)

Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name’s sake lead me, and GUIDE me. (Psa. 31:3)

He fed them according to the integrity of His heart; and GUIDED them by the skillfulness of His hands. (Psa. 78:72)

Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth the people which Thou hast redeemed: Thou hast GUIDED them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation. (Ex. 15:13)

With mercy and with judgment
   My web of time He wove,
And aye the dews of sorrow
   Were lustered with His love;
I’ll bless the hand that guided,
   I’ll bless the heart that planned,
When throned where glory dwelleth
   In Immanuel’s land.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

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I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Num. 18:6)

Now, brethren, 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)

Abba’s purpose gave us being
   When in Christ, in that vast plan,
Abba chose the saints in Jesus
   Long before the world began;
Oh what love the Father bore us!
   Oh how precious in His sight!
When He gave the church to Jesus!
   Jesus, His whole soul’s delight!

Monday, May 2, 2016

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Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together … that we may give thanks to Thy holy name, and glory in Thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel forever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. (1 Chron. 16:35‑36)

Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord. (1 Chron. 25:3)

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph. 5:20)

Oh render thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love;
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Has stood, and does forever last.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

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That Christ should SUFFER, and that He should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. (Acts 26:23)

Those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all His prophets, that Christ should SUFFER, He hath so fulfilled. (Acts 3:18)

It became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through SUFFERINGS. (Heb. 2:10)

O Lord! Thou now art risen;
   Thy travail all is o’er;
For sin Thou once hast suffered —
   Thou livest to die no more;
Sin, death and hell are vanquished
   By Thee, the church’s Head;
And lo! we share Thy triumphs,
   Thou firstborn from the dead.