Christians Daily Calendar – September 2018

September 2018

He questioned with Him in many words; but He answered him nothing. And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. (Luke 23:9‑10)

He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth. (Isa. 53:7)

We love Thee for the glorious worth
Which in Thyself we see:
We love Thee for that shameful cross,
Endured so patiently.

Though in the very form of God,
With heavenly glory crowned,
Thou didst a servant’s form assume,
Beset with sorrow round.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

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Thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased Thee. (Jonah 1:14)

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

Hush! oh, hush! for the Father por-
tioneth as He will,
To all His beloved children, and shall
they not be still?

Is not His will the wisest? Is not His
choice the best?
And in perfect acquiescence is there not
perfect rest?

The cup He is slowly filling shall soon
be full to the brim,
And infinite compensations forever be
found in Him.

Friday, September 28, 2018

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Whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. (Ezra 7:18)

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)

For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven,
For means of grace and way to heaven,
What can to Thee, O Lord! be given,
Who givest all?

Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee,
Repaid a thousandfold will be;
Then gladly will we give to Thee,
Who givest all.

Thursday, September 27, 2018

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Repent ye, and believe the gospel. (Mark 1:15)

They should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. (Acts 26:20)

Seeking the lost — yes, kindly
      entreating
   Wanderers on the mountain astray,
“Come unto Me,” His message
      repeating,
   Words of the Savior speaking today.

Seeking the lost and pointing to Jesus
   Souls that are weak and hearts that
      are sore,
Telling them of God’s way of
      salvation,
   Showing the path to life evermore.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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So Solomon built the house, and finished it. (1 Kings 6:14)

Compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. (Luke 14:23)

Till the Master come
In the golden dawn,
Think that there are some
Who in darkness mourn?
Go then to these lost ones
straying,
And the Savior’s call obeying,
Bid them come without
delaying.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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Behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown. (Ezek. 36:9)

Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1:6)

The work which His goodness
      began,
   The arm of His strength will
      complete;
His promise is Yea and Amen,
   And never was forfeited yet;
And we to the end shall endure,
   As sure as the earnest is given;
More happy, but not more secure,
   The spirits departed to heaven.

Monday, September 24, 2018

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This is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. (1 John 5:14‑15)

I know not if the blessing sought
Will come in just the way I thought;
But leave my prayers with Him
alone,
Whose will is wiser than my own,
Assured that He will grant my
quest,
Or send some answer far more blest.

Sunday, September 23, 2018

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Let us DRAW NEAR hither unto God. (1 Sam. 14:36)

I will cause him to DRAW NEAR, and he shall approach unto Me. (Jer. 30:21)

It is good for me to DRAW NEAR to God. (Psa. 73:28)

Let us DRAW NEAR with a true heart in full assurance of faith. (Heb. 10:22)

Our sins on the cross He on Calvary
   bore;
He blotted them out and they are no
   more;
Now pardoned and washed we boldly
   draw near,
And cry, “Abba, Father!” unhindered
   by fear.

Saturday, September 22, 2018

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Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. (Rom. 12:15)

The members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it. (1 Cor. 12:25‑26)

May the grace of Christ our Savior,
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.

Friday, September 21, 2018

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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. (Prov. 21:23)

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. (Prov. 25:15)

A little word in kindness spoken,
   A motion or a tear,
Has often healed the heart that’s
      broken!
   And made a friend sincere.

Then deem it not an idle thing,
   A pleasant word to speak;
The face you wear, the thoughts you
      bring,
   A heart may heal or break.

Thursday, September 20, 2018

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He shall pray unto God, and He will be favorable unto him: and He shall see his face with joy: for He will render unto man his righteousness. He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. Lo, all these things worketh God. (Job 33:26‑29)

Here we have a firm foundation;
   Here’s the refuge of the lost;
Christ’s the rock of our salvation —
   His the name of which we boast;
Lamb of God! for sinners wounded —
   Sacrifice to cancel guilt;
None shall ever be confounded
   Who on Thee their hope have built.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. (Song of Sol. 4:6‑7)

Not our joy, but Thy divine rejoicing
   Fills that palace fair,
For the wonder past our heart’s
      conceiving
   Is the welcome there.

Changed — transformed; forever and
      forever;
   Thine alone to be;
Knowing none on earth, O Lord,
      beside Thee,
   None in heaven but Thee.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years. (Deut. 8:2)

I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way. (Gen. 24:48)

My Father came and took my hand
And led me forth in paths unknown;
He filled my days with crowding
cares;
He would not let me walk alone;
But, looking backward now, I know
How wise and kind He was to me;
The clouds all gone, the shadows fled,
His glorious afterward I see.

Monday, September 17, 2018

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Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to usward: 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)

Is it sweet to know He careth
For my smallest need —
Know that He will ever tend me,
Watch and guard and feed?

Yet unutterably sweeter,
Wondrous though it be,
His desire is toward me;
He had need of me!

Sunday, September 16, 2018

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Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. (Psa. 20:7)

Thou, O Lord, shalt endure forever; and Thy remembrance unto all generations. (Psa. 102:12)

We bless our Savior’s name;
Our sins are all forgiven;
To suffer once to earth He came:
He now is crowned in heaven.

Lord, let us ne’er forget
Thy rich, Thy precious love;
Our theme of joy and wonder here,
Our endless song above.

Saturday, September 15, 2018

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The waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. (Ex. 14:29)

The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth. (Luke 3:5)

They are God’s billows, whether He divides
them,
Making us walk dry-shod where seas had
flowed,
Or lets tumultuous breakers surge about us,
Rushing unchecked across our only road.

They are God’s billows, and He brings us
   through them;
So has He promised, so His love will do;
Keeping and leading, guiding and
   upholding,
To His sure harbor, He will bring us
   through.

Friday, September 14, 2018

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The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary. (Isa. 50:4)

The tongue of the wise is health. (Prov. 12:18)

Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
In living echoes of Thy tone;
As Thou hast sought, so let me seek
Thy erring children, lost and lone.

Oh give Thine own sweet rest to me,
   That I may speak with soothing
      power
A word in season, as from Thee,
   To weary ones in needful hour.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

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They … embrace the rock for want of a shelter. (Job 24:8)

Ascribe ye greatness unto our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He. (Deut. 32:3‑4)

That Rock was Christ. (1 Cor. 10:4)

The Lord is my fortress,
   To Him I can go
When all others fail me,
   And waters o’erflow;
The Lord is my buckler;
   He’s strong to defend,
My rock of salvation,
   My hope to the end.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

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He looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Heb. 11:10)

They that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. (Heb. 11:14)

Not built with hands is that fair
      radiant chamber
   Of God’s untroubled rest —
Where Christ awaits to lay His weary-
      hearted
   In stillness on His breast;
Not built on sands of time or place to
      perish,
   When tempests roar —
But on the mighty Rock of Ages
      founded,
   It stands forevermore.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

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There were set there six waterpots of stone. … Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, … the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; … but thou hast kept the good wine until now. (John 2:6‑7,9‑10)

His joy fulfilled in us who tread
   That land His love has given;
We followed where His footsteps led,
   And found ourselves in heaven;
In Him we tread those radiant heights,
   His endless joy our own;
The full, deep tide of God’s delights
   He would not drink alone.

Monday, September 10, 2018

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Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee; how much less this house which I have built! Have respect therefore to the prayer of Thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which Thy servant prayeth before Thee. (2 Chron. 6:18‑19)

The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. (Psa. 6:9)

The veil is rent — our souls draw near
Unto a throne of grace;
The merits of the Lord appear;
They fill the holy place.

Boldly the heart and voice we raise,
His blood, His name, our plea;
Assured our prayers and songs of praise
Ascend, by Christ, to Thee.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

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Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged Him, to be crucified. And when they had mocked Him, they took off the purple from Him, and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. (Mark 15:15,20)

The Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings. (Rev. 17:14)

Our sins were laid on His sacred head;
The curse by our Lord was borne;
For us a victim our Savior bled,
And endured that death of scorn.

The gates of heaven are opened wide;
At His name all the angels bow;
The Son of Man who was crucified
Is the King of glory now.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

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They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. (1 Sam. 25:16)

Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day. (Psa. 91:3,5)

Thine arm has safely brought us
A way no more expected
Than when Thy sheep passed through
the deep
By crystal walls protected;
We sing Thine arm unshortened,
Brought through each sore temptation;
With heart and voice, in Thee rejoice,
Thou God of our salvation.

Friday, September 7, 2018

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Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. (Psa. 34:13)

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue … this man’s religion is vain. (James 1:26)

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (James 3:5)

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? (James 3:11)

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. (James 3:13)

Thursday, September 6, 2018

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I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep … and I lay down My life for the sheep. (John 10:14‑15)

Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth. (Luke 15:6‑7)

There is a hand outstretched in tenderest
      pity,
   Where all the weary and the wandering
      roam,
Waiting to lead them to the heavenly city,
   To bring the homeless home.

It is the hand of Jesus, still upholding,
   Strong to deliver, mighty still to keep;
And none shall pluck from out that safe
      enfolding
   The weakest one of all His blood-bought
      sheep.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

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In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel Mine inheritance. (Isa. 19:24‑25)

Oh, haste Thy glad appearing,
   The rising of Thy sun,
When through Thy wide dominions
   Thy will alone is done;
The long-dispersed of Judah
   And Israel’s outcast band
Shall gather from all countries
   Within their promised land.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

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Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. (Gen. 22:12)

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: … accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead. (Heb. 11:17,19)

As for God, His way is perfect!
May I never doubt it, Lord —
May I lean in sweet assurance
On Thy precious, holy Word.

As for God, His way is perfect!
Someday I shall clearly see
All His purposes unfolded,
And rejoice eternally.

Monday, September 3, 2018

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What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. (1 Cor. 14:15)

The Father’s boundless love we sing,
The fountain whence our blessings
spring;
How great the depth, how high it
flows,
No saint can tell, no angel knows.

Its length and breadth no eye can
trace,
No thought explore the bounds of
grace;
The love that saved our souls from hell
Transcends the creature’s power to tell.

Sunday, September 2, 2018

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The way of the just is uprightness: Thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for Thee; the desire of our soul is to Thy name, and to the remembrance of Thee. (Isa. 26:7‑8)

We know Thee now exalted high,
   Ourselves in Thee accepted;
We wait the hour which now draws
      nigh,
   Thy coming long expected;
Till Thou dost come we still would
      be
With grateful hearts remembering
      Thee.

Saturday, September 1, 2018

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He sat on her knees till noon, and then died. And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. (2 Kings 4:20‑21)

Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. (2 Kings 4:26)

When hopes have failed, and heavy sadness
      crushes,
And doubt and fear would weave their deadly
      spell,
Then thought of Thee my troubled spirit
      hushes,
   And all is well.

Then, then I know Thee, Lord of highest
heaven,
In newborn need discover Thee, and find
Nought can discomfort him to whom is given
A quiet mind.