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March 2019

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Sunday, March 31, 2019

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Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on Me. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying. (Mark 14:6,8)
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. (John 19:40)
Lord of life! to death once subject;
   Blesser, yet a curse once made;
Of Thy Father’s heart the object,
   Yet in depths of anguish laid:
      Thee we gaze on,
      Thee recall —
Bearing here our sorrows all.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

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With the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as a heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. (Ex. 15:8)
Thy way is in the sea, and Thy path in the great waters, and Thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)
He divideth the sea with His power. (Job 26:12)
The Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters. (Isa. 43:16)
Seas of sorrow, seas of trial,
   Bitter anguish, fiercest pain,
Rolling surges of temptation
   Sweeping over heart and brain —
They will never overflow us,
   For we know His work is true;
All His waves and all His billows
   He will lead us safely through.

Friday, March 29, 2019

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Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Cor. 6:14)
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? (Amos 3:3)
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (1 Cor. 15:33)
Take my will, and make it Thine;
   It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
   It shall be Thy royal throne;
Take my love, my Lord; I pour
   At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be
   Ever, only, all for Thee.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

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She calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. (Luke 15:9)
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. (Luke 15:32)
The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10)
“Come!” The Father’s house stands open,
   With its love and light and song;
And returning to that Father,
   All to you may now belong;
From sin’s distant land of famine,
   Toiling neath the midday sun,
To a Father’s house of plenty,
   And a Father’s welcome, “Come!”

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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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: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. (Ruth 1:16‑17)
Suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man anymore, save Jesus only with themselves. (Mark 9:8)
Be Thou the object bright and fair
To fill and satisfy the heart;
My hope to meet Thee in the air,
And nevermore from Thee to part:
That I may undistracted be
To follow, serve and wait for Thee.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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The Lord shall open unto thee His good treasure. (Deut. 28:12)
That I may cause those that love Me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. (Prov. 8:21)
In the house of the righteous is much treasure. (Prov. 15:6)
We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. (2 Cor. 4:7)
Such abundance so vast — oh, help without
      measure!
   An ocean of riches no plummet can sound,
A storehouse unfailing of infinite treasure,
   A gift without limit or bound;
Exceeding abundant for all His creation,
   Enough for the thorn that is buffeting me,
The fullness of God for our sure preservation —
   Sufficient to satisfy thee.

Monday, March 25, 2019

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He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 113:9)
Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord. (Psa. 127:3)
Jesus … said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them. (Mark 10:14‑16)
Father, hear us; we are praying;
Hear the words our hearts are saying;
We are praying for our children.
Keep them from the powers of evil,
From the secret, hidden peril;
Father, hear us for our children.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

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Why camest thou down hither? (1 Sam. 17:28)
I am come down to deliver them … and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. (Ex. 3:8)
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)
From the palace of His glory,
From the home of joy and love,
Came the Lord Himself to seek us;
He would have us there above.
There from that eternal brightness
Have His thoughts flowed forth in love;
He in His great love would have us
Ever there with Him above.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

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Thou shalt not be forgotten of Me. (Isa. 44:21)
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. (Isa. 45:12)
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for Me? (Jer. 32:27)
The very storms that beat upon
   Our little bark so frail,
But manifest Thy power to quell
   All forces that assail.
Each trial may to us become
   The means that will display
How o’er what seems impossible
   Our God has perfect sway!

Friday, March 22, 2019

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The elder unto the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. (3 John 2‑3)
To walk with God, oh fellowship divine!
Man’s highest state on earth — Lord, be it
   mine!
With Thee, may I a close communion hold;
To Thee, the deep recesses of my heart
   unfold.
Oh let me walk with Thee, Thou Mighty
   One!
Lean on Thine arm, and trust Thy love
   alone;
With Thee hold converse sweet where’er I go;
The smile of love my highest bliss below!

Thursday, March 21, 2019

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There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. (Isa. 48:22)
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray … who loved the wages of unrighteousness. (2 Peter 2:15)
The Son of Man came … to give His life a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45)
Oh what a gift the Father gave
   When He bestowed His Son!
To save poor ruined, guilty man,
   By sin defiled, undone.
For I was lost and vile indeed!
   To sin a willing prey,
Till God in mercy interposed,
   And turned my night to day.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands. (Isa. 49:16)
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written. (Rev. 2:17)
He … will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. (Jer. 31:10)
Our names, from the palms of His hands
   Eternity will not erase:
Impressed on His heart they remain,
   In marks of indelible grace:
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.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Surely the Lord God … revealeth His secret unto His servants. (Amos 3:7)
They have known that all things whatsoever Thou hast given Me are of Thee. For I have given unto them the words which Thou gavest Me; and they have received them. (John 17:7‑8)
Allured into the desert,
   With God alone, apart,
There spirit meeteth spirit;
   There speaketh heart to heart.
Far, far on that untrodden shore,
   God’s secret place I find;
Alone I pass the golden door,
   The dearest left behind.

Monday, March 18, 2019

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Ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and My people shall never be ashamed. (Joel 2:26)
The ransomed of the Lord shall return … with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness. (Isa. 35:10)
All the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. (1 Chron. 16:36)
Hark! the choirs of angels crying,
   Glory to the Lamb once slain,
None in heaven or earth denying
   Tribute to the Savior’s name.
Ye for whom His life was given,
   Higher themes to you belong;
Wake then here the joy of heaven;
   Raise the everlasting song.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

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His glory is great in Thy salvation: honor and majesty hast Thou laid upon Him. (Psa. 21:5)
He received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to Him from the excellent glory, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (2 Peter 1:17)
Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
   There forever to abide;
All the heavenly hosts adore Thee,
   Seated at Thy Father’s side;
Worship, honor, power and blessing
   Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises, without ceasing,
   Meet it is for us to give.

Saturday, March 16, 2019

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Behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak. (Luke 1:20)
He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. (Psa. 40:3)
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered Thy name, O Lord, in the night. (Psa. 119:54‑55)
The weight of an awful darkness
   Hung over my soul like a pall;
And everything round me seemed
      blackness —
   No help but to struggle and fall.
In my song, has been forgotten,
   The touch of His hand in my plight;
Oh! how easy to sing in the sunshine —
   He alone can give songs in the night.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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When He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. (Ex. 12:23)
In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. (Eph. 1:7)
Vain is the thought of man
   To merit heaven by prayer;
’Tis only Jesus’ precious blood
   Can give admission there.
None can, without the blood
   Of Jesus, be forgiven;
’Tis resting on the blood alone
   That fits the soul for heaven.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

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Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. (1 Cor. 4:5)
I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day. (2 Tim. 1:12)
Jesus, our Lord! We know Thy name;
   Thy name is all our trust;
Thou wilt not put our souls to shame,
   Nor let our hope be lost.
Firm as Thy life the promise stands,
   And Thou canst well secure
What we’ve committed to Thy hands,
   Till the appointed hour.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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Being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of … Christ; in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col. 2:2‑3)
According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue. (2 Peter 1:3)
Light that knows no cloud, no waning,
   Light wherein I see His face,
All His love’s uncounted treasures,
   All the riches of His grace:
All the wonders of His glory,
   Deeper wonders of His love —
How for me He won, He keepeth
   That high place in heaven above.

Monday, March 11, 2019

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To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. (Isa. 61:3)
Thou hast put gladness in my heart. (Psa. 4:7)
He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. (Prov. 15:15)
A garment of praises I found
For the sullen, dark garb I had worn,
And sandals of peace for the feet
That the rocks and the briers had torn;
Joy for my mourning He gave,
Making my spirit to sing,
And, girded with gladness and
   strength,
I passed from the court of the King.

Sunday, March 10, 2019

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What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? (2 Sam. 9:8)
He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock. (Psa. 40:2)
How excellent is Thy loving-kindness, O God! (Psa. 36:7)
Awake, each saint, in joyful lays,
To sing the great Redeemer’s praise;
He justly claims a song from thee:
His loving-kindness, oh how free!
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!

Saturday, March 9, 2019

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She goeth unto the grave to weep there. (John 11:31)
The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice. (John 5:28)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. (John 11:25)
If we could know beyond today
   As God does know,
Why dearest treasures pass away
   And tears must flow;
And why the darkness leads to light,
Why dreary paths will soon grow bright;
Someday life’s wrongs will be made
      right:
   Faith tells us so.

Friday, March 8, 2019

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Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. (Acts 11:23)
Cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. (Josh. 23:8)
Oh! that strong in faith abiding,
   We may to the Savior cleave,
Naught with Him our hearts
      dividing,
   All for Him content to leave.
Through a desert waste and cheerless,
   Though our destined journey lie,
Rendered by Thy presence fearless,
   We may every foe defy.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

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Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book. (Ex. 32:33)
Hold fast, and repent. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life. (Rev. 3:3,5)
The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance. (Rom. 2:4)
Our souls, as guilty and condemned,
   In hopeless fetters lay;
Our souls with countless sins defiled,
   Of death and hell the prey.
Jesus, to purge away our guilt,
   A willing victim fell,
And on His cross triumphant broke
   The bands of death and hell.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

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The Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as He promised them. (Josh. 22:4)
Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. (Josh. 23:14)
I’d look to Him till sight endear
   The Savior to my heart;
To Him I look who calms my fear,
   Nor from Himself would part.
To Him I look, while still I run —
   My never-failing Friend!
Finish, He will, the work begun,
   And grace in glory end.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

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That disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. (John 21:7)
Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. (John 11:5)
I am my beloved’s, and His desire is toward me. (Song of Sol. 7:10)
So nigh, so very nigh to God,
   I cannot nearer be;
For in the person of His Son,
   I am as near as He.
So dear, so very dear to God,
   More dear I cannot be;
The love wherewith He loves the Son,
   Such is His love to me.

Monday, March 4, 2019

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The prayer of the upright is His delight. (Prov. 15:8)
When ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him. (Matt. 6:7‑8)
Yet we often vainly plead
For a fancied good denied,
What we deemed a pressing need
Still remaining unsupplied;
Yet from dangers all concealed,
Thus our wisest Friend does shield;
No good thing will He deny;
God shall all your need supply.

Sunday, March 3, 2019

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They crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots. And sitting down they watched Him there. (Matt. 27:35‑36)
When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold thy son! (John 19:26)
On Calvary we’ve adoring stood,
   And gazed on that wondrous cross,
Where the holy, spotless Lamb of God
   Was slain in His love for us.
We love to look up and behold Him there,
   The Lamb for His chosen slain;
And soon shall His saints all His glories
      share,
   With their Head and their Lord shall
      reign.

Saturday, March 2, 2019

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From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (Psa. 61:2)
Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. (Psa. 31:3)
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense. (Job 22:25)
Father and infinite God,
My refuge and fortress rock,
Where I hide from the tempest’s wrath,
And feel not the earthquake shock.
I will not fear, for I know
That He keeps me safe from harm;
He shall always defend His own
With a strong and a stretched-out arm.

Friday, March 1, 2019

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He that giveth, let him do it with simplicity. … He that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. (Rom. 12:8)
Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. (James 1:22)
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. (James 4:17)
The loving touch of the hand,
   The gentle and winsome tone,
That you had no time or thought for
   With troubles enough of your own.
No, it’s not the thing you do —
   It’s the thing you leave undone
Which gives you the bit of heartache
   At the setting of the sun.
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