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July 2017

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Monday, July 31, 2017

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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: that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess. 1:11‑12)
Oh to be but emptier, lowlier,
Mean, unnoticed, and unknown,
And to God a vessel holier,
Filled with Christ, and Christ alone!
Nought of earth to cloud the glory,
Nought of self the light to dim,
Telling forth His wondrous story,
Emptied — to be filled with Him!

Sunday, July 30, 2017

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Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. (Acts 7:56)
I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain. (Rev. 5:6)
There in righteousness
   transcendent,
Lo! He does in heaven appear;
Shows the blood of His
   atonement
As thy title to be there.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

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The bands of the wicked have robbed me. (Psa. 119:61)
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. (1 Sam. 30:18)
He shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life. (Ruth 4:15)
Our yet unfinished story
   Is tending all to this:
To God the greatest glory,
   To us the greatest bliss.
If some things were omitted
   Or altered as we would,
The whole might be unfitted
   To work for perfect good.

Friday, July 28, 2017

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David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day. (1 Sam. 25:32‑33)
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. (Prov. 27:9)
I want to give good measure running
   over,
And into angry hearts I want to pour
The answer soft that turneth wrath away,
Because I shall not pass again this way.
I want to give the oil of joy for tears,
The faith to conquer cruel doubts and
   fears;
Beauty for ashes may I give always —
Because I shall not pass again this way.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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Ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. Why loose ye the colt? And they said, The Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to Jesus. (Luke 19:30,33‑35)
Loosed and brought alone to Jesus,
There’s no safer place to be;
Not rope nor wall nor law can hold
   one
Thy constraining love has freed.
Freed at last to do Thy bidding,
Loosed to live this life for Thee,
Not all the world again can lure me
From captivity to Thee.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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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)
The little while! how nearly gone,
   And then my eyes shall see
How God delighted in His Son,
   By all He gives to me;
Yet grace, all other grace above,
   Beyond our hearts to dream —
By giving me He tells that love —
   By giving me to Him.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled. (1 Peter 3:13‑14)
Rejoice, rejoice, O soul, be glad
   And sing the Savior’s praise;
Let not your countenance be sad,
   For pleasant are His ways.
Rejoice and let your witness show
   Of Christ’s redeeming love,
That all the world may come to
      know
   His mercy from above.

Monday, July 24, 2017

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He trusted on the Lord that He would deliver Him: let Him deliver Him, seeing He delighted in Him. (Psa. 22:8)
He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Rom. 8:32)
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psa. 23:1)
I know my Shepherd’s guiding
   hand,
His faithfulness, His tender care,
That all my need He does supply
And all my burdens He does bear.

Sunday, July 23, 2017

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Being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name. (Phil. 2:8‑9)
This man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God. (Heb. 10:12)
Rise, my soul! behold, ’tis Jesus;
Jesus fills thy wondering eyes;
See Him now in glory seated,
Where thy sins no more can rise.

Saturday, July 22, 2017

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The hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us. (Ezra 8:31)
Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and He strengthened me, and said … fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. (Dan. 10:18‑19)
He chasteneth but to purify;
   He crusheth but to raise;
In love He worketh His blessed will
   To His glory’s endless praise.
In our affliction, afflicted still
   He leaveth us not alone;
He will not forget; He will not forsake;
   He is mindful of His own.

Friday, July 21, 2017

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Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith. (1 Peter 5:8‑9)
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable. (1 Cor. 15:58)
When some circumstances threaten
   To rob me of my peace,
He draws me close unto His breast,
   Where all my strivings cease.
I refuse to be defeated;
   My eyes are on my God;
He has promised to be with me,
   As through this life I trod.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

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When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. (John 8:10‑11)
Ye shall know them by their fruits. (Matt. 7:16)
The woman who so vile had been,
When brought to weep o’er pardoned sin,
Was from her evil ways estranged,
And showed that grace her heart had
   changed.
True faith unites to Christ the root,
By him producing holy fruit;
And they who no such fruit can show,
Still on the stock of nature grow.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth Thee. (Job 42:3,5)
What will it be to dwell above,
And with the Lord of glory reign,
Since the blest knowledge of His
   love
So brightens all this dreary plain?
No heart can think, no tongue can
   tell
What joy ’twill be with Christ to
   dwell.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

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To their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves. (2 Cor. 8:3)
Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. (2 Cor. 9:11)
See the rivers flowing
   Downward to the sea,
Pouring all their treasures
   Bountiful and free;
So the more thou spendest
   From thy little store,
With a double bounty,
   God will give thee more.

Monday, July 17, 2017

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I was set up from everlasting, from the BEGINNING, or ever the earth was. (Prov. 8:23)
In the BEGINNING God created the heaven and the earth. (Gen. 1:1)
He hath made everything beautiful in His time. … No man can find out the work that God maketh from the BEGINNING to the end. (Eccl. 3:11)
The fear of the Lord is the BEGINNING of knowledge. (Prov. 1:7)
The fear of the Lord is the BEGINNING of wisdom. (Prov. 9:10)
We wait for the Lord, our Beloved,
Our Comforter, Master and Friend,
The substance of all that we hope for,
BEGINNING of faith and its end.

Sunday, July 16, 2017

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The same day at evening, being the first day of the week … came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. (John 20:19)
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. (Matt. 17:4)
Thou hast by blood made sinners meet,
   As saints in light, to come
And worship at the mercy seat,
   Before the eternal throne.
Thy precious name is all we show,
   Our only passport, Lord;
And full assurance now we know,
   Confiding in Thy Word.

Saturday, July 15, 2017

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I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me. (Ezra 7:28)
God is with us. (Isa. 8:10)
He giveth more grace when the burdens
   grow greater;
He sendeth more strength when the
   labors increase;
To added affliction He addeth His mercy;
To multiplied trials, His multiplied
   peace.
When we have exhausted our store of
   endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day
   is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded
   resources,
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.

Friday, July 14, 2017

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He cannot deny Himself. (2 Tim. 2:13)
Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (Mark 8:34)
I prayed to be made like my Lord
In very thought, deed and word;
I spent much time in the secret
   place;
Then the “still, small voice” I heard.
“You never can know the beauty
Of life hid away in God,
Until you have first experienced
The path of sorrow He trod.”

Thursday, July 13, 2017

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Unto you first God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. (Acts 3:26)
Once we stood in condemnation,
Waiting thus the sinner’s doom;
Christ in death has wrought
   salvation;
God has raised Him from the
   tomb.
As strangers, then, to God we lived,
Filled with enmity and fear;
Our souls from death He has
   reprieved,
Love revealed and brought us near.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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When we were dead in sins, [God] hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Eph. 2:5,7)
Jesus, my Savior! Thou art mine,
The Father’s gift of love divine;
All Thou hast done and all Thou art
Are now the portion of my heart.
O Savior, teach me to abide
Close sheltered at Thy wounded side,
Each hour receiving “grace on
   grace,”
Until I see Thee face to face.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing. (Zeph. 3:12,17)
Thus, through earthen vessels only,
Shining forth in ceaseless grace,
Reaching weary hearts and lonely,
Beams the light of Jesus’ face;
Vessels worthless, broken, bearing
Through the hungry ages on,
Riches given with hand unsparing,
God’s great gift, His precious Son.

Monday, July 10, 2017

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He regarded their affliction, when He heard their cry. (Psa. 106:44)
Save us, O Lord our God … to give thanks unto Thy holy name, and to triumph in Thy praise. (Psa. 106:47)
When in the glory and the rest
   We joyfully adore,
Remembering the desert way
   We yet shall praise Him more.
And now in perfect peace we go
   Along the way He trod,
Still learning from all need below
   Depths of the heart of God.

Sunday, July 9, 2017

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Thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. And this Man shall be the peace. (Mic. 5:2,5)
He is our peace. (Eph. 2:14)
’Tis everlasting peace!
   Sure as Jehovah’s name;
’Tis stable as His steadfast throne,
   Forevermore the same.
And yonder is our peace,
   The grave of all our woes;
We know the Son of God has come;
   We know He died and rose.

Saturday, July 8, 2017

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What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose. (Psa. 25:12)
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (Rom. 8:34)
Judge me, O Lord. … I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide. (Psa. 26:1)
Though afflictions press me sorely
   And abound on every hand,
On His everlasting promise
   He has bid me firmly stand,
Casting all my care upon Him,
   Who has died to set me free,
And in Christ, my risen Savior,
   To rejoice exceedingly.

Friday, July 7, 2017

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To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend. (Job 6:14)
They whom I loved are turned against me. (Job 19:19)
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. (Psa. 118:9)
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
   Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield you;
   You will find a solace there.
Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
   Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
   All to Thee in earnest prayer.

Thursday, July 6, 2017

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The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword … and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb. 4:12)
Shall not God search this out? for He knoweth the secrets of the heart. (Psa. 44:21)
Is the whirl of world’s confusion
   So engrossing to your mind,
That for thoughts of deeper import
   You cannot a moment find?
Have you heard the wondrous story
   Of the love of God displayed;
When He sent His well-beloved,
   Such the sacrifice He made?

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

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I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto salvation. (Rom. 1:16)
Unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the POWER of God, and the wisdom of God. (1 Cor. 1:24)
That ye may know … what is the exceeding greatness of His POWER to usward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. (Eph. 1:18‑19)
Give thanks aloud to God;
   To God your praises bring;
To God upon His throne
   His works and glories sing;
His POWER and grace are still the same:
Let endless praise exalt His name.

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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Let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness. (Jer. 9:24)
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. (Psa. 107:43)
He saw us ruined in the fall,
Yet loved us notwithstanding all;
He saved us from our lost estate:
His loving-kindness, oh how great!
Soon shall we mount and soar away
To the bright realms of endless day,
And sing with rapture and surprise
His loving-kindness in the skies.

Monday, July 3, 2017

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Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: Thy blessing is upon Thy people. Selah. (Psa. 3:8)
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. (Psa. 149:5)
When others come, who, dwelling in the
   sunshine,
Have grown aweary of the toil and strife,
Can we not share with them our calm and
   quiet —
Show them the beauty of a hidden life?
May we not give to them some tender
   message,
Some of the garnered peace we hold in
   store,
Some of the songs God giveth in the
   midnight,
When sleep flies from us and the pain is
   sore?

Sunday, July 2, 2017

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Forasmuch as there is none like unto Thee, O Lord; Thou art great, and Thy name is great in might. (Jer. 10:6)
As soon then as He had said unto them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to the ground. (John 18:6)
There is no other name than Thine,
Jehovah-Jesus! name divine;
On which to rest for sins forgiven,
For peace with God, for hope of
   heaven.
Name above every name, Thy praise
Shall fill yon courts through endless
   days;
Jehovah-Jesus! name divine,
Rock of salvation — Thou art mine.

Saturday, July 1, 2017

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The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. (Psa. 121:5‑7)
He that has made his refuge God
Shall find a most secure abode,
Shall walk all day beneath His shade,
And there at night shall rest his head.
Then will I say, “My God, Thy power
Shall be my fortress and my tower:
I, that am formed of feeble dust,
Make Thine almighty arm my trust.”
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