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January 2022

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Monday, January 31, 2022

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He prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her FRUIT. (James 5:18)
That ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth FRUIT unto God. (Rom. 7:4)
A man shall be satisfied with good by the FRUIT of his mouth. (Prov. 12:14)
O Lord, we know it matters not
   How sweet the song may be;
No heart but of the Spirit taught
   Makes melody to Thee.
Oh largely give, ’tis all Thine own,
   The Spirit’s goodly fruit:
Praise, issuing forth in life, alone
   Our living Lord can suit.

Sunday, January 30, 2022

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Riches and honor are with Me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. (Prov. 8:18)
There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. (Prov. 13:7)
O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine own self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was. (John 17:5)
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.
And in past and distant ages,
   In those courts so bright and fair,
Ere we were, was He rejoicing,
   All He won with us to share.

Saturday, January 29, 2022

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Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. (1 Kings 20:28)
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. He watereth the hills from His chambers. (Psa. 104:10,13)
So let it be, Lord, when we know
   The pressures of life’s crowded street,
The ceaseless murmur of its flow,
   The dirt that lies about our feet;
Oh lift our souls; from star to star
   We would ascend, until we be
In heavenly places still, afar —
   The while we walk life’s street with
      Thee.

Friday, January 28, 2022

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These all CONTINUED with one accord in prayer and supplication. (Acts 1:14)
They CONTINUED steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2:42)
CONTINUE in the grace of God. (Acts 13:43)
CONTINUE in the faith. (Acts 14:22)
At His feet we take our place,
From life’s hurried, busy pace;
Resting there — Himself our joy —
Jesus Christ our heart’s employ.
Thus may we CONTINUE there,
Meditating on His care;
Find a quiet, glad retreat,
Full resource at Jesus’ feet.

Thursday, January 27, 2022

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His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. (Job 34:21‑22)
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)
I once was a stranger to grace and to God;
I knew not my danger; I felt not my load;
Though friends spoke in rapture of Christ on
   the tree,
“Jesus the Savior” meant nothing to me.
When free grace awoke me by light from on
   high,
Then all my fears shook me; I trembled to die;
No refuge, no safety, in self could I see;
“Jesus the Savior” my Savior must be.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

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Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised Him from the dead. And you … hath He quickened together with Him. (Col. 2:12‑13)
Ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost. And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. (1 Thess. 1:6,10)
Quickened, raised, and in Him seated,
   We a full deliverance know;
Every foe has been defeated,
   Every enemy laid low.
Soon, O Lord, in brightest glory,
   All its vastness we’ll explore;
While we wait Thy promised coming,
   We will worship and adore.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. (Lam. 3:24)
A day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. (Esther 9:19)
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. (Prov. 31:15)
While not so hard to share, dear Lord,
   With those in other lands —
It may be lonely folks next door
   Who need my helping hands.
Oh stir me, Lord, so that I rise
   From prayer and plainly see
The needed tasks right here at home,
   The tasks Thou givest me!

Monday, January 24, 2022

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Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? (Song of Sol. 8:5)
Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved. (Isa. 5:1)
I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: and they sung as it were a new song before the throne. (Rev. 14:2‑3)
Come, saints, your grateful voices raise,
   For grace’s boundless store;
Dwell on the Lamb’s unchanging love,
   And praise Him evermore.
His mercy who our ransom paid,
   And all our sorrows bore,
Sing with a note of loftiest joy,
   And praise Him evermore.

Sunday, January 23, 2022

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Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of? (Matt. 20:22)
Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of My fury; thou shalt no more drink it again. (Isa. 51:22)
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished. (John 19:30)
Death and the curse were in our cup —
   O Christ, ’twas full for Thee!
But Thou hast drained the last dark
      drop;
   ’Tis empty now for me;
That bitter cup — love drank it up;
   Left but the love for me.

Saturday, January 22, 2022

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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. (Psa. 82:3)
Thou art the glory of their strength: and in Thy favor our horn shall be exalted. For the Lord is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our King. (Psa. 89:17‑18)
Because of His strength will I wait upon Thee: for God is my defense. (Psa. 59:9)
The sorrows of Thy servants, Lord,
   Are open to Thine eyes —
So let the incense of our prayers
   Before Thy mercy rise.
Let peace, O Lord, Thy peace, O God,
   Upon our souls descend;
From midnight fears and perils, Thou
   Our trembling hearts defend.

Friday, January 21, 2022

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If God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? (Matt. 6:30)
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. (Deut. 8:4)
Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. (Mark 11:22)
O you of little faith,
   God has not failed you yet!
When all looks dark and gloomy,
   You do so soon forget.
Forget that He has led you,
   And gently cleared your way;
On clouds has poured His sunshine,
   And turned your night to day.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

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Ye will not come to Me [Jesus], that ye might have life. (John 5:40)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Prov. 14:12)
Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. (2 Tim. 1:10)
“Come unto Me”; it is the Savior’s voice —
The Lord of life, who bids your heart rejoice;
O weary heart, with heavy cares oppressed,
“Come unto Me,” and I will give you rest.
O dying one, with guilt and sin dismayed,
With conscience wakened, of your God
   afraid;
’Twixt hopes and fears — oh, end the
   anxious strife!
“Come unto Me,” and I will give you life.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph. 6:23)
The Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. (2 Thess. 3:16)
Upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace forever from the Lord. (1 Kings 2:33)
That peace which flows serene and deep,
   A river in the soul,
Whose banks a living verdure keep,
   God’s sunshine o’er the whole.
O Father, give our hearts this peace,
   Whate’er may outward be,
Till all life’s discipline shall cease,
   And we go home to Thee.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight. (Isa. 45:2)
I will direct all his ways. (Isa. 45:13)
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. (Isa. 44:8)
There is a balm for every pain,
   A medicine for all sorrow;
The eye turned backward to the cross,
   And forward to the morrow;
The morrow of the glory and the psalm,
   When He shall come;
The morrow of the harping and the palm,
   The welcome home;
Meantime in His beloved hands our ways,
   And on His heart the wandering heart at
      rest;
And comfort for the weary one who lays
   His head upon His breast.

Monday, January 17, 2022

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My God, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let Thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. (2 Chron. 6:40)
Mine eyes shall be open, and Mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. (2 Chron. 7:15)
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers. (1 Peter 3:12)
There God and I — none other;
   Oh far from men to be!
Nay, midst the crowd and tumult,
   Still, Lord, alone with Thee;
Still folded close upon Thy breast,
   In field and mart and street,
Untroubled in that perfect rest,
   That isolation sweet.

Sunday, January 16, 2022

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Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. (Matt. 26:45)
The hour is come, that the Son of Man should be glorified. (John 12:23)
The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. (John 4:23)
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me. (Psa. 50:23)
Lord Jesus! we worship and bow at Thy
   feet,
And give Thee the glory, the honor that’s
   meet;
While through Thee, O Savior, our praises
   ascend
And join in the chorus that never shall end.

Saturday, January 15, 2022

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I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. (Eccl. 4:1)
Thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me. (Psa. 86:17)
Though many a storm has crossed my life,
   And many a grief and fear;
Yet with heart and voice did my soul
      rejoice,
   For my Lord was always near.
And with eyes that gaze on His blessed
      face,
   I never need fear or fail;
The gales may prove, but they cannot move
   The anchor within the veil.

Friday, January 14, 2022

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CONSIDER the work of God. (Eccl. 7:13)
My people doth not CONSIDER. (Isa. 1:3)
Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, CONSIDER the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. (Heb. 3:1)
With joy we meditate the grace
   Of God’s high priest above;
His heart is filled with tenderness;
   His very name is love.
Jesus, Thy love exceeds our thought;
   But this at least we see:
The soul that knows Thy love is taught
   To value naught but Thee.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

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A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is Mine honor? and if I be a master, where is My fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you. (Mal. 1:6)
All men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent Him. (John 5:23)
Them that honor Me I will honor. (1 Sam. 2:30)
He is the risen Savior,
   Alive forevermore;
He loves to ease the burdened heart
   Of each whose sins He bore;
Believe — and God’s salvation sure
   Is free to everyone;
In manifested righteousness
   He honors thus His Son.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple. (Psa. 65:4)
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. (Psa. 27:4)
I am living for the moment
   When my Savior’s face I see —
Oh, the thrill of that first meeting,
   When His glory shines on me!
When His voice like sweetest music
   Falls upon my waiting ear,
And my name, amid the millions,
   From His precious lips I hear.

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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So now it was not you that sent me hither, BUT GOD. (Gen. 45:8)
Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, BUT GOD’s. (2 Chron. 20:15)
My flesh and my heart faileth: BUT GOD is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. (Psa. 73:26)
Indeed he was sick nigh unto death: BUT GOD had mercy on him; and … on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. (Phil. 2:27)
We were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, BUT GOD, which trieth our hearts. (1 Thess. 2:4)
BUT GOD be thanked, that ye … have obeyed from the heart. (Rom. 6:17)

Monday, January 10, 2022

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I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste. (Song of Sol. 2:3)
How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. (Psa. 119:103)
Eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste. (Prov. 24:13)
I, in wonder and in silence,
   Listen and adore,
While the heart of God He tells me —
   While my cup runs o’er.
There His heart’s deep love disclosing,
   Told in words divine;
I have known His joy in saying,
   “Thou art ever Mine.”

Sunday, January 9, 2022

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Above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. (Ezek. 1:26)
Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest forever. (Heb. 6:20)
This is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. (Heb. 8:1)
There is Thy throne of grace,
   And there the sprinkled blood;
There lives, before Thy face,
   Our great high priest, O God!
His name our plea,
   We now draw near,
In holy fear,
   To worship Thee.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

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Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself. (1 Sam. 19:2)
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence. … Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion. (Psa. 31:20)
In the world, tribulation; but in Jesus — rest;
A sure place of refuge for the sore-oppressed,
A mighty pavilion no device can take,
A strong-walled fortress no assault can
   shake.
In the world, tribulation; but in Jesus —
   peace;
A deep, quiet harbor where the high waves
   cease,
A long-desired haven on a friendly shore,
Where the ocean winds sweep the soul no
   more.

Friday, January 7, 2022

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Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. (John 4:53)
Thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household. (Deut. 14:26)
I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord. (Gen. 18:19)
Happy the home where Jesus’ name
   Is sweet to every ear;
Where children early lisp His fame,
   And parents hold Him dear.
Lord, let us in this home agree
   That Thou alone shalt reign,
For those who love and worship Thee,
   In joyous peace remain.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

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O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! who hast set Thy glory above the heavens. (Psa. 8:1)
He [Jesus] 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)
See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh: for if they escaped not who refused Him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him that speaketh from heaven. (Heb. 12:25)
Yes; though high in heavenly glory,
   Still the Savior calls to thee;
Faith can hear His gracious accents —
   “Come, ye laden, come to Me;
      Take salvation —
   Take it now and happy be.”

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. (Acts 27:22)
Commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: and the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. (Acts 27:43‑44)
Yes, though the tempest round us
   Seems safety to defy;
Though rocks and shoals surround us,
   And billows swell on high —
Thou dost from all protect us,
   And cheer us by Thy love;
Thy counsels still direct us
   Safe to the rest above.

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith growth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth. (2 Thess. 1:3)
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; which have borne witness of thy charity before the church. (3 John 5‑6)
All His are yours to serve; Christ’s
      brethren here
   Are needing aid; in them thou servest
      Him;
The least of all is still His member dear;
   The weakest cost His life-blood to redeem;
Yield to no “party” what He rightly claims,
Who on His heart bears all His people’s
      names.

Monday, January 3, 2022

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Be glad … and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. (Joel 2:23‑24)
Gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels. (Jer. 40:10)
Gladly cast before Thee all delights and
      pleasures,
   All our hoarded store —
Lord, behold our hearts, our souls, and bodies,
   Thine, and ours no more;
We, O God, Thine only,
   Nevermore our own —
Thine the praise and honor,
   Thine, and Thine alone.

Sunday, January 2, 2022

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No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him. (John 1:18)
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9)
Son of God! Thy Father’s bosom
   Ever was Thy dwelling-place;
His delight, in Him rejoicing,
   One with Him in power and grace:
Oh what wondrous love and mercy!
   Thou didst lay Thy glory by,
And for us didst come from heaven
   As the Lamb of God to die.

Saturday, January 1, 2022

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Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. (1 Sam. 18:3‑4)
Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. (2 Sam. 9:3)
Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. (2 Sam. 9:10)
Through the yesterday of ages,
   Jesus, Thou art still the same;
Through our own life’s checkered pages,
   Still the one, dear, changeless name!
Well may we in Thee confide,
Faithful Savior, proved and tried.
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