Christians Daily Calendar

October 2016

He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. (Isa. 51:3)

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Thy name: the upright shall dwell in Thy presence. (Psa. 140:13)

Lord, we thank Thee for the blessings
That Thy presence does impart,
Peace that passes understanding,
Joy that satisfies the heart.

Lord, we praise Thee for the giver
Who has claimed us as His own,
Who, though Lord of highest heaven,
Make our humble hearts His home.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

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God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place. (Gen. 1:9)

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto My soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow Me. (Psa. 69:1‑2)

Then that closing scene of anguish;
All God’s waves and billows roll
Over Him, there left to languish
On the cross, to save my soul;
Matchless love! how vast, how free;
Jesus gave Himself for me.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

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He looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that He put His hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up; and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. (Mark 8:24‑25)

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. (Psa. 60:11)

Who shall tell our untold need,
Deeply felt, though scarcely known?
Who the hungering soul can feed,
Guard, and guide, but God alone?
Blessed promise! while we see
Earthly friends must powerless be,
Earthly fountains quickly dry:
God shall all your need supply.

Friday, October 28, 2016

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Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (Prov. 27:1)

Ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. (James 4:14‑15)

Help me to know the value of these
   hours;
Help me the folly of all waste to see;
Help me to trust the Christ who bore
   my sorrows,
And thus to yield for life or death to
   Thee.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

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His servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then when he saith to thee, WASH, and be clean? (2 Kings 5:13)

When He had thus spoken, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And said unto him, Go, WASH in the pool of Siloam. … He went his way therefore, and WASHED, and came seeing. (John 9:6‑7)

Such were some of you: but ye are WASHED, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11)

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing
power?
Are you WASHED in the blood of the Lamb?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

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Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and on His left. (2 Chron. 18:18)

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. (Isa. 6:1)

David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto My Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. (Luke 20:42‑43)

Only one King can make the world His
      kingdom
   And hold it for His own;
God’s ancient covenant His house established,
   An everlasting throne;
Majesty, glory, power and dominion
   Are His and His alone,
Lord of all lords and King of kings, eternal,
   Great David’s greater Son.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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He sought to SEE JESUS who He was. (Luke 19:3)

Sir, we would SEE JESUS. (John 12:21)

We SEE JESUS, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor. (Heb. 2:9)

Have I an object, Lord, below
Which would divide my heart with
Thee;
Which would divert its even flow
In answer to Thy constancy?
Oh teach me quickly to return,
And cause my heart afresh to burn.

Monday, October 24, 2016

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Happy is he that hath the God ofJacob for his help, whose hope isin the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth,the sea, and all that therein is: Which keepeth truth forever: Which executeth judgment for theoppressed: Which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: The Lord openeth the eyes ofthe blind: The Lord raiseth them that are boweddown: The Lord loveth the righteous: The Lord preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless and widow. The Lord shall reign forever, even ThyGod, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 146:5‑10)

Sunday, October 23, 2016

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The Father Himself loveth you. (John 16:27)

Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. (John 11:5)

The fruit of the Spirit is love. (Gal. 5:22)

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)

May the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father’s boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit’s favor,
Rest upon us from above!

Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess in sweet communion,
Joys which earth can ne’er afford.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. (Eccl. 3:1)

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. (Psa. 145:15)

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him. (Eccl. 3:14)

Father, I know that all my life
   Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come
   I do not fear to see;
I ask Thee for a subject mind
   Intent on pleasing Thee.

I ask Thee for the daily strength,
   To none that asked denied,
A mind to blend with outward life
   While keeping at Thy side;
Content to fill a little space,
   If Thou be glorified.

Friday, October 21, 2016

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Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? (Job 28:20)

Unto man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:28)

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! (Prov. 16:16)

For once a soul has seen the Lord,
Has watched Him point the way,
Has known the joy His ways afford,
He can no longer stay.

I’ve reached the point of no return;
The old allures grow dim;
The way of gain I gladly spurn;
I’m going on with Him.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Hell and destruction are before the Lord: HOW MUCH MORE then the hearts of the children of men? (Prov. 15:11)

If ye then … know how to give good gifts unto your children, HOW MUCH MORE shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him? (Matt. 7:11)

If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; HOW MUCH MORE will He clothe you? (Luke 12:28)

Hearken unto Me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep My ways. (Prov. 8:32)

For this we’re pressing onward still,
And in this hope would be
More subject to the Father’s will,
E’en now MUCH MORE like Thee.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. (Psa. 15:1‑2)

O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles. (Psa. 43:3)

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. (Rev. 21:3)

The city that has foundations shone
   To Abram’s eyes of old,
And we in our pilgrimage days look on
   To the towers of crystal gold;
Oh mystery of God’s wondrous grace
   That at last that rest should be
That secret chamber, that holy place,
   The soul Thou hast won for Thee.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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How forcible are right words! (Job 6:25)

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. (Eccl. 12:10)

The word of the Lord is right; and all His works are done in truth. (Psa. 33:4)

God, in the gospel of His Son,
Makes His eternal counsels known;
Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

Oh grant us grace, O blessed Lord,
To read and mark Thy holy Word;
Its truths with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.

Monday, October 17, 2016

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I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are His signs! and how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation. (Dan. 4:2‑3)

The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations. (Psa. 33:11)

His faithfulness, forever sure,
For endless ages will endure;
His perfect work will ever prove
The depths of His unchanging love.

While all things change, He changes not,
Nor e’er forgets, though oft forgot;
His love’s unchangeably the same,
And as enduring as His name.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

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Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in His fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is His name, and what is His son’s name, if thou canst tell? (Prov. 30:4)

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matt. 1:23)

His name was called Jesus. (Luke 2:21)

Blessed soul, behold thy Saviour
Seated on the Father’s throne;
Object of God’s highest favor,
See Him, God’s beloved Son!

Once on earth in Bethlehem’s manger,
As a newborn babe He lay,
God come down a heavenly stranger,
Love to sinners to display.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

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One GENERATION passeth away, and another GENERATION cometh. (Eccl. 1:4)

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the GENERATION following. (Psa. 48:13)

Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, Thou shalt preserve them from this GENERATION forever. (Psa. 12:7)

We will not hide them from their children, showing to the GENERATION to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done. (Psa. 78:4)

This shall be written for the GENERATION to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. (Psa. 102:18)

But, chiefly, we would now look up
To ask a blessing for our youth,
The rising GENERATION’S hope,
That they may know and love Thy truth.

Friday, October 14, 2016

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. (Prov. 17:9)

A whisperer separateth chief friends. (Prov. 16:28)

A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. (Eccl. 10:20)

Love gendereth patience, humility, joy,
And such love is unselfish and pure;
Love willingly pardons — no grief to
alloy —
And this love shall forever endure.

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbor,” we
read;
Love fulfills all the law in one word;
Love covereth evil, and love does exceed
All the other commandments we’ve heard.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

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A GIFT is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. (Prov. 17:8)

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the GIFT of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water. (John 4:10)

By the righteousness of one the free GIFT came upon all men unto justification of life. (Rom. 5:18)

Life is found alone in Jesus;
Only there ’tis offered thee —
Offered without price or money;
’Tis the GIFT of God sent free.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

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On the THIRD DAY Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. (Gen. 22:4)

Be ready against the THIRD DAY: for the THIRD DAY the Lord will come down. (Ex. 19:11)

After two days will He revive us: in the THIRD DAY He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. (Hos. 6:2)

The THIRD DAY there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. (John 2:1)

Nay, there is nothing more;
   The waiting time is past;
A step is at the door;
   The Bridegroom comes at last;
Ye who have kept the faith,
   Ye who have held Him dear,
Rejoice! for the shadows break and flee;
   The final day is here.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

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Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. (Isa. 34:16)

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11)

Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. (2 Tim. 3:14)

If I should live a thousand years
And search it every day,
The precious Word of God would still
Shed light upon my way.

Exhaustless store of treasured gems
Within this book I hold;
And as I read, it comes alive
New treasures to unfold.

Monday, October 10, 2016

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Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto Thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. (Psa. 40:5)

We do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. (Acts 2:11)

Unnumbered comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived
From whom those comforts flowed.

Through all eternity to Thee
A joyful song I’ll raise;
But, oh! eternity’s too short
To utter all Thy praise.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

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Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of Man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (John 12:23‑24)

Behold I and the children which God hath given Me. (Heb. 2:13)

The Lord of life is seated
At God’s right hand on high —
God’s just and righteous answer
To grace which stooped to die.

And we with Him are risen,
The fruit of all His toil,
The firstfruits of His harvest,
His suffering’s richest spoil.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

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Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (1 Chron. 28:20)

The Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee. Peace be unto thee; fear not. (Judg. 6:16,23)

Great peace and festal gladness
   And sweet tranquility —
These are the gifts Thou givest
   To him who lives in Thee;
Thine inner rooms are hallowed;
   No winds of time blow there,
But blessed balm of quiet
   And joyance everywhere.

Friday, October 7, 2016

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My son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as He hath said of thee. Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. (1 Chron. 22:11‑13)

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. (Prov. 4:10)

Keep us building, precious Lord; may our hands
Ne’er falter when the charge is in our hearts,
When to our ears there come divine commands
And all the pride of sinful will departs;
We build with Thee, oh grant enduring worth
Until Thy coming takes Thy saints from earth.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

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Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. (Isa. 42:21)

One of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. (Mark 12:28‑30)

O Saviour! whom absent we love,
Whom having not seen we adore,
Whose name is exalted above
All glory, dominion and power.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

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Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. (Isa. 60:18‑20)

Then shall Thy whole creation
   From bondage know release;
Then shall the world’s long warfare
   End in a righteous peace;
Then shall Jehovah’s glory
   Cover the earth and sea,
And Christ be King forever:
   Amen; so let it be.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

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Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. (Ruth 1:16)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. (Psa. 42:1)

It is not for us to be seeking our bliss,
And building our hopes in a region like this:
We look for a city which hands have not
piled —
We pant for a country by sin undefiled.

The thorn and the thistle around us may
grow —
We would not lie down, e’en on roses, below:
We ask not our portion, we seek not a rest,
Till we find them forever where Jesus is blest.

Monday, October 3, 2016

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He shall show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready. (Luke 22:12‑13)

I will run the way of Thy commandments, when Thou shalt enlarge my heart. (Psa. 119:32)

My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. (Psa. 26:12)

With Thee believers raised,
In Thee on high are seated;
All guilty once,
But cleared by Thee;
Redemption toil’s completed.

At length — the final kingdom,
No bound, no end possessing:
When heaven and earth —
God all in all
Shall fill with largest blessing.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

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I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be ACCOMPLISHED! (Luke 12:50)

He took unto Him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be ACCOMPLISHED. (Luke 18:31)

I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be ACCOMPLISHED in Me, And He was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning Me have an end. (Luke 22:37)

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now ACCOMPLISHED, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. (John 19:28)

Saturday, October 1, 2016

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I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 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. 41:9‑10)

I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. (Isa. 41:13)

Fear not, my soul; in peace abide,
Though threatening clouds hang low,
And rumblings grim on every side
Each hour intenser grow.

He holds the planets in His hands,
And all the universe;
What power can alter His commands,
Or change His holy course?