Christians Daily Calendar

August 2022

Out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the TREE of LIFE also in the midst of the garden. (Gen. 2:9)

Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the TREE of LIFE. (Gen. 3:24)

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the TREE of LIFE. (Rev. 22:2)

Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the TREE of LIFE. (Rev. 22:14)

Oh mystery of mysteries!
Of life and death the tree;
Center of two eternities,
Which look with rapt, adoring eyes,
Onward and back to Thee.

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Yea, forty years didst Thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they LACKED NOTHING. (Neh. 9:21)

Those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they LACKED NOTHING. (1 Kings 4:27)

He said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, LACKED ye anything? And they said, NOTHING. (Luke 22:35)

Wherever He may guide me,
   No want shall turn me back;
My Shepherd is beside me,
   And nothing can I lack;
His wisdom ever waketh;
   His sight is never dim;
He knows the way He taketh
   And I will walk with Him.

Monday, August 29, 2022

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What is the cause that the former days were better than these? (Eccl. 7:10)

Then believed they His words; they sang His praise. (Psa. 106:12)

Gently loosens He thy hold
Of the treasured former things —
Loves and joys that were of old,
Shapes to which the spirit clings —
And alone, alone He stands,
Stretching forth beseeching hands.

In the silence of that dawn
God shall speak His words of grace;
Light that round thy waking shone
Is the radiance of His face;
Yearning of His heart to thee,
Fills the deep immensity.

Sunday, August 28, 2022

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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)

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. (Mark 16:1‑2)

Ye trembling saints who love the Lord,
Chase all your fears away;
For lo! the tomb is empty now —
The place where Jesus lay.

Then raise your eyes, and tune your songs,
For Jesus lives again;
Not all the powers of death and hell
The Savior could detain.

Saturday, August 27, 2022

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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psa. 23:4‑5)

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psa. 30:5)

When He leads through some valley of
trouble,
His omnipotent hand we trace;
For the trials and sorrows He sends us
Are part of His lessons in grace.

So we’ll follow wherever He leadeth,
Let the path be dreary or bright;
For we’ve proved that our God can give
comfort;
Our God can give songs in the night.

Friday, August 26, 2022

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No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. (2 Tim. 2:4)

As the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. (Eph. 6:6)

O Savior, welcome to my heart;
Possess Thy humble throne;
Bid every rival, Lord, depart,
And reign, O Christ, alone.

The world and self forsaken,
To Thee I all resign;
My longing heart, O Savior, take,
And fill with love divine.

Thursday, August 25, 2022

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Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. (Psa. 51:1)

He will beautify the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)

Thy beauty … was perfect through My comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 16:14)

’Twas the rich gift of love divine;
’Tis full, effacing every crime;
Unbounded shall its glory shine,
And know no change by changing time.

For this stupendous gift of heaven,
What grateful honors shall we show!
Where much transgression is forgiven,
May love with fervent ardor glow.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. (Rev. 21:5)

We which have believed do enter into rest, as He said. (Heb. 4:3)

This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. (Isa. 28:12)

There my heart is resting, and is joyful,
   With a joy untold —
Earth’s dark ways lit up with that fair
      glory,
   Gleam as streets of gold.

Words of blessed greeting as I wander
Fall upon my ear;
As a song aloft in palace towers,
Deep and sweet and clear.

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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Lord, who is like unto Thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? (Psa. 35:10)

Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O Lord, according unto Thy word. (Psa. 119:65)

According to Thine own heart, hast Thou done all these great things. (2 Sam. 7:21)

Great our need, but greater far
   Is our Father’s loving power;
He upholds each mighty star;
   He unfolds each tiny flower;
He who numbers every hair,
   Earnest of His faithful care,
Gave His Son for us to die;
   God shall all your need supply.

Monday, August 22, 2022

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What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? (Esther 5:6)

Whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. (1 John 3:22)

Granted all my heart’s desire,
   All things made my own;
Feared by all the powers of evil,
   Fearing God alone;
Walking with the Lord in glory
   Through the courts divine,
Queen within the royal palace,
   Christ forever mine.

Sunday, August 21, 2022

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Buy the truth and sell it not. (Prov. 23:23)

What is truth? (John 18:38)

Thy word is truth. (John 17:17)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)

The truth is in Jesus. (Eph. 4:21)

When the centurion, which stood over against Him, saw that He so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this Man was the Son of God. (Mark 15:39)

With Christ our theme begins,
The Lord of truth and love;
When He had purged our sins,
He took His seat above;
Our hearts are glad; we raise the voice;
The Lord has made us to rejoice.

Saturday, August 20, 2022

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Let us go up to the … house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths. (Isa. 2:3)

I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. (Isa. 48:17)

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for He that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall He guide them. (Isa. 49:10)

I could not do without Thee!
   For oh! the way is long,
And I am often weary,
   And sigh replaces song;
How could I do without Thee?
   I do not know the way;
Thou knoweth and Thou leadeth,
   And will not let me stray.

Friday, August 19, 2022

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Our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus. (Gal. 2:4)

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. (2 Cor. 3:6)

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (Gal. 5:16)

In service which Thy love appoints
   There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
   That makes Thy children free:
A life of self-renouncing love
   Is one of liberty.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

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They shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and He shall send them a savior, and a great one, and He shall deliver them. (Isa. 19:20)

I am the Lord thy God … for there is no savior beside Me. (Hos. 13:4)

Of this man’s seed hath God, according to His promise, raised … a Savior, Jesus. (Acts 13:23)

Oh! What a Savior is Jesus the Lord!
Well might His name by His saints be
adored!
He has redeemed them from hell by His blood,
Saved them forever, and brought them to God.

Now in the glory He waits to impart
Peace to the conscience and joy to the heart —
Waits to be gracious, to pardon and heal
All who their sin and their wretchedness feel.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

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The Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom. (Matt. 16:27‑28)

If ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. (1 Peter 1:17)

Then let our gladsome praise resound,
And let us in His work abound,
Whose blessed name is love;
We’re sure our labor’s not in vain,
For we with Him ere long shall reign —
With Jesus dwell above.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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The king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and His habitation: but if He thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him. (2 Sam. 15:25‑26)

Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee. (Psa. 31:19)

Can we count redemption’s treasure,
   Scan the glory of God’s love?
Such shall be the boundless measure
   Of His blessings from above;
All we ask or think, and more,
   He will give in bounteous store;
He can fill and satisfy;
   God shall all your need supply.

Monday, August 15, 2022

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The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. (Ex. 35:29)

He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. (Luke 21:2‑4)

Forbid it, Lord, that we should boast,
Save in the death of Christ, our God;
All the vain things that charm us most,
We’d sacrifice them to His blood.

Were the whole realm of nature ours,
That were an offering far too small;
Love that transcends our highest powers,
Demands our soul, our life, our all.

Sunday, August 14, 2022

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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure. (Prov. 11:15)

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame forever. (Gen. 43:9)

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. (Heb. 7:22)

Himself He could not save,
   For He the surety stood
For all who now rely
   Upon His precious blood;
He bore the penalty of guilt
When on the cross His blood was
      spilt.

Saturday, August 13, 2022

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By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? (Job 38:24,33)

He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. (Mark 4:39)

They shall know that I am the Lord, and that I have not said in vain. (Ezek. 6:10)

He holds the planets in His hands,
And all the universe;
What power can alter His commands,
Or change His holy course?

And they who trust in Him may rest
In calm and sweet repose
Upon His promise sure and blest —
He loves; He cares; He knows.

Friday, August 12, 2022

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The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. (Ex. 34:26)

Make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. (1 Kings 17:13)

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matt. 6:33)

Yes, I would be a channel, Lord,
   With naught to call my own,
For children, houses, gold and land
   Are treasures Thou dost loan;
If Thou shouldst give them me, I dare
   Not clasp them to my breast,
But ever let them onward flow;
   Thus, only, am I blessed.

Thursday, August 11, 2022

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The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him; but His power and His WRATH is against all them that forsake Him. (Ezra 8:22)

The WRATH of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. (Rom. 1:18)

Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from WRATH through Him. (Rom. 5:9)

Lost and ruined, vile and wayward,
Deepening gloom hung o’er my path;
Sins recounting, death I feared,
Loomed before me endless WRATH;
Now His voice, so sweet and tender,
Gently whispers to my soul,
“Trust, oh, trust in Me, the Savior;
I am He who makes you whole.”

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

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All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward? (Eccl. 3:20‑21)

Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs. (Isa. 26:19)

Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life. (Dan. 12:2)

And is it so! I shall be like Thy Son;
Is this the grace which He for me has won?
Father of glory, thought beyond all thought,
In glory, to His own blest likeness brought.

Nor I alone, Thy loved ones all, complete
In glory, round Thee there with joy shall
meet,
All like Thee, for Thy glory like Thee, Lord,
Object supreme of all, by all adored.

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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They went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable. (1 Chron. 4:39‑40)

My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the Lord. (Jer. 31:14)

Green pastures are before me,
Which yet I have not seen;
Bright skies will soon be o’er me,
Where the dark clouds have been;
My hope I cannot measure;
My path to life is free;
My Savior has my treasure,
And He will walk with me.

Monday, August 8, 2022

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Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. (Job 9:10)

God thundereth marvelously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend. (Job 37:5)

The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. (Psa. 126:3)

Unnumbered comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived
From whom those comforts flowed.

Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart
To taste those gifts with joy.

Sunday, August 7, 2022

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Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go? (Judg. 9:9)

Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go? (Judg. 9:11)

Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go? (Judg. 9:13)

Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go. (1 Sam. 17:32)

This is He that came … even Jesus Christ. (1 John 5:6)

Brightness of the eternal glory,
Shall Thy praise unuttered lie?
Who would hush the heaven-sent story
Of the Lamb who came to die?

Came from Godhead’s fullest glory
Down from Calvary’s depth of woe;
Now on high, we bow before Thee;
Streams of praises ceaseless flow!

Saturday, August 6, 2022

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When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment. For she said, If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. (Mark 5:27‑28)

Suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man anymore, save Jesus only with themselves. (Mark 9:8)

He endured, as seeing Him who is invisible. (Heb. 11:27)

Jesus! Thou art enough
The mind and heart to fill;
Thy patient life — to calm the soul;
Thy love — its fear dispel.

Oh fix our earnest gaze
So wholly, Lord, on Thee,
That, with Thy beauty occupied,
We elsewhere none may see.

Friday, August 5, 2022

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Grant unto Thy servants, that with all BOLDNESS they may speak Thy word. (Acts 4:29)

They spake the word of God with BOLDNESS. (Acts 4:31)

Great BOLDNESS in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 3:13)

According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all BOLDNESS, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. (Phil. 1:20)

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.

Thursday, August 4, 2022

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Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (He said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today. (Luke 5:23‑26)

Christ could not be hid, for the blind and
   the lame
His love and His power would together
   proclaim;
The dumb would speak out, and the deaf
   would recall
The name of that Jesus who healed them all.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Heb. 11:9‑10)

He brought them to the border of His sanctuary … which His right hand had purchased. (Psa. 78:54)

How our hearts are turning, turning ever as we
   roam
Toward the shining portals of our everlasting
   home!
To a quiet resting place and in a land of peace,
Where all pain and sorrow forevermore shall
   cease,
In that abiding city of the rainbow-jewelled wall,
Set on sure foundations that shall never shake
   or fall;
Oh, the joy of looking past the things that pass
   away
To a habitation where our tired feet may stay!

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

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Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. (Job 11:18)

Safety is of the Lord. (Prov. 21:31)

He shall be for a sanctuary. (Isa. 8:14)

In Thee we every glory view,
Of safety, strength and beauty too;
’Tis all our rest and peace to see
Our Sanctuary, Lord, in Thee.

Whatever foes or fears betide,
In Thy blest presence let us hide;
And while we rest our souls on Thee,
Thou shalt our Sanctuary be.

Monday, August 1, 2022

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Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. (Psa. 68:19)

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. (Psa. 103:2)

What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. (Psa. 116:12‑13)

Oh render thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love;
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Has stood, and does forever last.

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.