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August 2017

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

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There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death. (Eccl. 8:8)
What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36‑37)
Had I wealth and love in fullest measure,
With a name renowned both far and near,
Yet no hope beyond, no harbor waiting,
Where my storm-tossed vessel I could
   steer.
If I gained the world, but lost the
   Savior,
Who endured the cross and died for me,
Could then all the world afford a refuge
Whither in my anguish I might flee?

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the CROWN of life. (James 1:12)
Henceforth there is laid up for me a CROWN of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day. (2 Tim. 4:8)
Ye shall receive a CROWN of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)
They had on their heads CROWNS of gold. (Rev. 4:4)
Cast their CROWNS before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power. (Rev. 4:10‑11)
The cross on which our Lord expired
   Has won the CROWN for us!
In thankful fellowship with Him
   We bear our daily cross.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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Who hath made man’s mouth? … Have not I the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. (Ex. 4:11‑12)
I will give you a mouth and wisdom. (Luke 21:15)
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for the King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine;
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

Monday, August 28, 2017

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O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise. For Thy mercy is great above the heavens: and Thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. (Psa. 108:1,4,12)
Gracious Lord! My heart is
   fixed:
Sing I will, and sing of Thee,
Since the cup that justice mixed
Thou hast drunk, and drunk for
   me:
      Great Deliverer!
Thou hast set the prisoner free.

Sunday, August 27, 2017

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If the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that Thou wilt save. … And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. … Let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. And God did so that night. (Judg. 6:37‑40)
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and My tongue cleaveth to My jaws; and Thou hast brought Me into the dust of death. (Psa. 22:15)
O Christ, what burdens bowed Thy head!
   Our load was laid on Thee;
Thou stoodest in the sinner’s stead —
   To bear all ill for me.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

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Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. (James 5:10)
As ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. (2 Cor. 1:7)
So many burdened lives along the way!
My load seems lighter than the most I see,
And oft I wonder if I could be brave,
Patient and sweet if they were laid on me.
And though the future brings some
   heavier cross,
I need not cloud the present with my
   fears;
I know the grace that is enough today
Will be sufficient still through all the
   years.

Friday, August 25, 2017

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Let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. (Zech. 7:10)
Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. (Heb. 10:24)
Let us each love our brother:
’Tis the badge by which we’re
   known
To the selfish world viewing,
That we belong to Christ alone.
Let us do for one another
All of this, in love, when He
Will reward it all by saying,
“Ye have done it unto Me.”

Thursday, August 24, 2017

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Behold, all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. (Ezek. 18:4)
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me. And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life. (John 5:39‑40)
Why art thou afraid to come
And tell Him all thy case?
He will not pronounce thy doom,
Nor frown thee from His face:
Wilt thou fear Emmanuel?
Wilt thou dread the Lamb of God,
Who, to save thy soul from hell,
Has shed His precious blood?

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

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Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever. (Psa. 28:9)
I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life … shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:38‑39)
We shall behold Him, whom not seen
   we love;
We shall be with Him, whom we long
   to see;
We shall be like Him, fit for realms
   above,
With Him, and like Him, for eternity!
Eternity — with Jesus — in the skies —
How soon that Sun of righteousness
   may rise!

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

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Ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them. (2 Cor. 6:16)
Which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Col. 1:27)
Thy Spirit, too, the present seal
   Of all the Father’s love,
Dwells in our souls and does reveal
   The glorious rest above.
Thy life is now beyond the grave;
   Our souls Thou hast set free;
Life, strength and grace in Thee
      we have,
   For we are one with Thee.

Monday, August 21, 2017

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Charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. (Esther 4:8)
Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (Phil. 4:6)
   Make thy petitions deep:
It is thy God who spreads with love
      o’erflowing,
Thy God who whispers, all thy
      weakness knowing —
   Wouldst thou in fullness reap?
   Make thy petitions deep.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

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The soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! (John 19:2‑3)
I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. (Rev. 19:11‑12)
Jesus, Thy head, once crowned with
      thorns,
   Is crowned with glory now;
Heaven’s royal diadem adorns
   The mighty Victor’s brow.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

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In the day of my trouble I will call upon Thee: for Thou wilt answer me. (Psa. 86:7)
I clasp the hand of love divine;
I claim the gracious promise
   mine,
And this eternal countersign,
“I take; He undertakes.”
I simply take Him at His Word,
I praise Him that my prayer is
   heard,
And claim my answer from the
   Lord:
“I take; He undertakes.”

Friday, August 18, 2017

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Who hath despised the day of small things? (Zech. 4:10)
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. (1 Cor. 1:27)
Philosophers have pored in vain,
   And guessed, from age to age;
For reason’s eye could ne’er attain
   To understand a page.
The knowledge of the saints excels
   The wisdom of the schools;
To them His secrets God reveals,
   Though men account them fools.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

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Our Savior; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 2:3‑5)
But when man seeks to cross the
      chasm
   With eager heart and step elate,
He finds his bridge too short to
      reach,
   Too frail to bear his weight.
Oh, baseless dream! Oh, useless toil!
   Oh, utter and eternal loss!
For God has laid, to span the void,
   His Son upon the cross.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

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Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to Me a people. (Heb. 8:8,10)
A joy unto the nations, O Judah, thou
   shalt be,
When out of all the countries the Lord
   has gathered thee,
And thou shalt be a blessing from sea to
   farthest sea.
Thy King shall dwell among thee, His
   glory thy command,
And thou shalt yet be planted within thy
   promised land,
A light unto the Gentiles, a banner in
   God’s hand.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

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Prove all things; HOLD FAST that which is good. (1 Thess. 5:21)
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)
HOLDING FAST the faithful word as he hath been taught. (Titus 1:9)
Let us HOLD FAST the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised). (Heb. 10:23)
I know thy works … and thou HOLDEST FAST My name, and hast not denied My faith. (Rev. 2:13)
That which ye have already HOLD FAST till I come. (Rev. 2:25)

Monday, August 14, 2017

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As the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. (Isa. 61:11)
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. (Psa. 107:35)
In the wilderness unwatered,
   In the lonely land,
This the feast of God made ready
   By His mighty hand;
There the desert blossometh;
   There the waters spring;
There the psalteries make music;
   There the blessed sing.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

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By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (1 Cor. 12:13)
Through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. (Eph. 2:18)
Now free access to the Father
Through the Christ of God we
   have;
By the Spirit here abiding,
Promise of the Father’s love.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

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Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick. (John 11:3)
Indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. (Phil. 2:27)
He whom Thou lovest, blessed Lord, is
   ill;
With Thee is counsel; give Thy servants
   skill;
O Great Physician, come again, restore,
As Thou hast done before.
But as in eventide in Galilee
They brought their sick, we bring him
   unto Thee;
And from the depths we pray: Do Thou
   fulfill
For us, for him, Thy will.

Friday, August 11, 2017

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Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. (1 John 3:13)
So, let the world cast out our name,
   And vile account us if it will;
If to confess our Lord be shame,
   Oh, then would we be viler still;
For Thee, O Lord, we all resign,
Content that Thou dost call us Thine.
What transports then will fill our
      heart
   When Thou our worthless names
      wilt own,
When we shall see Thee as Thou art
   And know as we ourselves are
      known;
And then, from sin and sorrow free,
Find our eternal rest with Thee.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

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The Son of Man is come eating and drinking … a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children. (Luke 7:34‑35)
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? (Luke 15:4)
Sinners, Christ is still the same;
Oh that you would likewise hear!
Then the mention of His name
Would be music to your ear:
Jesus rescues all who crave;
His dear wounds still plead, “Forgive!”
Jesus to the utmost saves;
Sinners, look to Him and live.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

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When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet Him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. (John 12:12‑13)
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, saith the Lord. (Isa. 65:25)
Hosanna to the King of kings!
   The great incarnate Word!
Ten thousand songs and glories wait
   The coming of our Lord!

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

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The God of peace … 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)
He knoweth what sifting is best
To scatter the chaff from the wheat
And cause me to lay all my pride
Low down in the dust at His feet.
He knoweth me — yet He can love,
Can wait with love’s patience
   divine,
My stubborn and arrogant heart
Its will to His own to resign.

Monday, August 7, 2017

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Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. I have called upon Thee, for Thou wilt hear me, O God: incline Thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. (Psa. 17:5‑6)
He guides my halting footsteps
   Along the weary way,
For well He knows the pathway
   Will lead to endless day.
I sing through shade and
      sunshine,
   And trust what’er befall;
His way is best — it leads to rest;
   My Father planned it all.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

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He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. (Isa. 53:5)
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (John 8:32,36)
All thy sins were laid upon Him;
   Jesus bore them on the tree;
God, who knew them, laid them on
      Him,
   And, believing, thou art free.

Saturday, August 5, 2017

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If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psa. 11:3)
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. (Isa. 28:16)
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Prov. 18:10)
Thou knowest our dangers; Thou
   knowest our frame,
But a tower of strength is Thy glorious
   name;
Thy children shall under Thy shadow
   abide;
In Thee as our guide and our shield we
   hide.

Friday, August 4, 2017

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Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Eph. 6:16‑17)
Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation. (2 Sam. 22:36)
I know against this shield of faith
   The darts of hate are powerless;
I know not anything that can —
   Not tribulation nor distress,
Not all the heights nor all the depths
   Of evil power, strong and great,
Not present things, nor things to come,
   Christ’s love from me can separate.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

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They have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them? (Jer. 8:9)
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. (Prov. 15:32)
That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. (Prov. 22:19)
Though you oft have heard in vain,
   Former years in folly spent;
Grace invites you yet again,
   Once more calls you to repent.
Called again, at length, beware,
   Hear the Savior’s voice, and live;
Lest He in His wrath should swear,
   He no more the warning give.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

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Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet. (1 Cor. 15:24‑25)
His power can never fail;
He’ll rule o’er earth, in heaven;
The keys of death and hell
To Him alone are given;
Our hearts are glad; we raise the
   voice;
The Lord has made us to rejoice.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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The Lord that is faithful … and He shall choose thee. (Isa. 49:7)
I have chosen you out of the world. (John 15:19)
Fear not; I have called thee and
   named thee;
Thou art precious and dear unto
   Me;
I have chosen thee, loved thee and
   saved thee
My praise and My glory to be;
I have given My life for thy ransom;
My blood is the seal and the sign;
Thy Savior, Thy God, Thy
   Redeemer —
Fear not; thou art Mine; I am thine.
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