Christians Daily Calendar

October 2023

If Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. (Rom. 8:10‑11)

Ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s. (1 Cor. 3:23)

And perfect in Christ Jesus made,
On Him our great transgressions laid,
We in His righteousness arrayed.

Complete in Him, our glorious Head,
With Jesus raised from the dead,
And by His mighty Spirit led!

Monday, October 30, 2023

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He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. (Isa. 51:3)

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Thy name: the upright shall dwell in Thy presence. (Psa. 140:13)

Lord, we thank Thee for the blessings
That Thy presence does impart,
Peace that passes understanding,
Joy that satisfies the heart.

Lord, we praise Thee for the Giver
Who has claimed us as His own,
Who, though Lord of highest heaven,
Makes our humble hearts His home.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

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The Father Himself loveth you. (John 16:27)

Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. (John 11:5)

The fruit of the Spirit is love. (Gal. 5:22)

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)

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.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. (Eccl. 3:1)

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him. (Eccl. 3:14)

Father, I know that all my life
   Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come
   I do not fear to see;
I ask Thee for a subject mind
   Intent on pleasing Thee.

Briers beset my every path,
   Which call for patient care;
There is a cross in every lot,
   An earnest need for prayer;
A lowly heart that leans on Thee
   Is happy everywhere.

Friday, October 27, 2023

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Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? (Job 28:20)

Unto man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:28)

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! (Prov. 16:16)

Let others boast of heaps of gold;
His riches never can be told;
Your gold will waste and wear away,
Your honors perish in a day;
My portion never can decay:
Christ for me, Christ for me.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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His servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then when he saith to thee, WASH, and be clean? (2 Kings 5:13)

When He had thus spoken, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And said unto him, Go, WASH in the pool of Siloam. … He went his way therefore, and WASHED, and came seeing. (John 9:6‑7)

Unto Him that loved us, and WASHED us from our sins in His own blood. (Rev. 1:5)

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing
power?
Are you WASHED in the blood of the
Lamb?

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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Hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and on His left. (2 Chron. 18:18)

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. (Isa. 6:1)

David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool. (Luke 20:42‑43)

Only one King can make the world His
      kingdom
   And hold it for His own;
God’s ancient covenant His house established,
   An everlasting throne;
Majesty, glory, power and dominion
   Are His and His alone,
Lord of all lords and King of kings, eternal,
   Great David’s greater Son.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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He sought to SEE JESUS who He was. (Luke 19:3)

Have I not SEEN JESUS Christ our Lord? (1 Cor. 9:1)

We SEE JESUS, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor. (Heb. 2:9)

I have seen the heart of Jesus —
   Tell me not of aught beside;
I have heard the voice of Jesus —
   All my soul is satisfied;
In the radiance of the glory
   First I saw His blessed face,
And forever shall that glory
   Be my home, my dwelling-place.

Monday, October 23, 2023

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Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is:

Which keepeth truth forever:

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed:

Which giveth food to the hungry.

The Lord looseth the prisoners:

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind:

The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down:

The Lord loveth the righteous:

The Lord preserveth the strangers;

He relieveth the fatherless and widow.

The Lord shall reign forever, even Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.

Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 146:5‑10)

Sunday, October 22, 2023

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Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art Thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth My voice. (John 18:37)

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. (John 18:40)

Anointed King, with glory crowned,
   Rightful heir and Lord of all!
Once rejected, scorned, disowned,
   E’en by those Thou camest to call:
      Thee we honor,
      Thee adore —
   Glorious now and evermore.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

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One GENERATION passeth away, and another GENERATION cometh. (Eccl. 1:4)

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the GENERATION following. (Psa. 48:13)

My righteousness shall be forever, and My salvation from GENERATION to GENERATION. (Isa. 51:8)

His mercy is on them that fear Him from GENERATION to GENERATION. (Luke 1:50)

Lord Jesus, we would now look up
   To ask a blessing for our youth,
The rising GENERATION’S hope,
   That they may know and love Thy
      truth.

Friday, October 20, 2023

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. (Prov. 17:9)

A whisperer separateth chief friends. (Prov. 16:28)

A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. (Eccl. 10:20)

Love gendereth patience, humility, joy,
And such love is unselfish and pure;
Love willingly pardons — no grief to
alloy —
And this love shall forever endure.

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbor,” we
read;
Love fulfills all the law in one word;
Love covereth evil, and love does exceed
All the other commandments we’ve heard.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

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Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (Prov. 15:11)

Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:16)

Hearken unto Me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep My ways. (Prov. 8:32)

And still the kind Savior bids little
children welcome,
For Jesus’ loving, tender heart to
children is the same;
For if their hearts to Him they give,
They shall with Him in glory live;
“Suffer the children to come unto Me.”

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? (Psa. 15:1)

O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy tabernacles. (Psa. 43:3)

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (Heb. 11:8)

The city that has foundations shone
   To Abram’s eyes of old,
And we in our pilgrimage days look on
   To the towers of crystal gold;
Oh mystery of God’s wondrous grace
   That at last that rest should be
That secret chamber, that holy place,
   The soul Thou hast won for Thee.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. (Eccl. 12:10)

The word of the Lord is right; and all His works are done in truth. (Psa. 33:4)

When ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. (1 Thess. 2:13)

God, in the gospel of His Son,
Makes His eternal counsels known;
Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

Oh grant us grace, O blessed Lord,
To read and mark Thy holy Word;
Its truths with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.

Monday, October 16, 2023

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I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are His signs! and how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation. (Dan. 4:2‑3)

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

O Bringer of salvation,
   Who wondrously hast wrought,
Thyself the revelation
   Of love beyond our thought:
We worship Thee; we bless Thee;
   To Thee alone we sing;
We praise Thee, and confess Thee;
   O Lord, our voices ring.

Sunday, October 15, 2023

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Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (John 12:24)

Behold I and the children which God hath given Me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. (Heb. 2:13‑14)

He bore our sins that we might be
His partners on the throne!
The throne He’ll shortly share with those
For whom He did atone.

Set free in grace — He vanquished him
Who held us in his chains —
But more than this, He shares with us
The fruit of all His pains.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

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Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (1 Chron. 28:20)

The Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee. Peace be unto thee; fear not. (Judg. 6:16,23)

There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken. (Josh. 21:45)

For soon you shall know how I bid
   Each passing hour entwine
Its grief or joy, its hope or fear,
   In one great love-design;
And how I lead you through the night,
   By many a various way,
Still upward to the unclouded light,
   And onward to the day.

Friday, October 13, 2023

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There fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. (1 Chron. 5:22)

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses. (Eccl. 10:4)

Submit yourselves therefore to God. (James 4:7)

Oh blows that smite! Oh hurts that pierce
This shrinking heart of mine!
What are they but the Master’s tools
Forming a work divine?

Sculptor of souls! I lift to Thee
Encumbered heart and hands;
Spare not the chisel; set me free,
However dear the bands.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. (John 8:10‑11)

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

No condemnation — precious word!
Consider it, my soul;
Your sins were all on Jesus laid;
His stripes have made you whole.

No condemnation — O my soul,
’Tis God that speaks the word;
Perfect in comeliness you are
In Christ, the risen Lord.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

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On the THIRD DAY Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. (Gen. 22:4)

Be ready against the THIRD DAY: for the THIRD DAY the Lord will come down. (Ex. 19:11)

After two days will He revive us: in the THIRD DAY He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. (Hos. 6:2)

The THIRD DAY there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. (John 2:1)

Nay, there is nothing more;
   The waiting time is past;
A step is at the door;
   The Bridegroom comes at last;
You who have kept the faith,
   You who have held Him dear,
Rejoice! for the shadows break and flee;
   The final day is here.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. (Isa. 34:16)

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11)

Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. (2 Tim. 3:14)

What boundless wealth lies in this book
Peculiar as a treasure;
Its brilliant rays shine on our ways
Availing without measure.

If we could plunge to the depths of truth
And grasp the whole, rich story,
Our souls would rise to paradise
Enraptured by its glory.

Monday, October 9, 2023

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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)

We do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. (Acts 2:11)

O God, how wide Thy glory shines,
   How high Thy wonders rise!
Known through the earth by thousand
      signs,
   By thousands through the skies.

Through all eternity to Thee
A joyful song I’ll raise;
But, oh! eternity’s too short
To utter all Thy praise.

Sunday, October 8, 2023

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I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be ACCOMPLISHED! (Luke 12:50)

He took unto Him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be ACCOMPLISHED. (Luke 18:31)

I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be ACCOMPLISHED in Me, And He was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning Me have an end. (Luke 22:37)

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now ACCOMPLISHED, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. (John 19:28)

Saturday, October 7, 2023

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I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness. (Isa. 41:9‑10)

I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. (Isa. 41:13)

Our times are in Thy hand:
Father, we wish them there;
Our life, our soul, our all, we leave
Entirely to Thy care.

And though by storms assailed,
And though by trials pressed,
Himself our life, He bears us up
Right onward to the rest.

Friday, October 6, 2023

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Though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity [love], I am nothing. (1 Cor. 13:2)

Forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. (1 Cor. 14:12)

I desire fruit that may abound to your account. (Phil. 4:17)

My God, how endless is Thy love:
Thy gifts are every evening new;
And morning mercies from above
Gently distill like early dew.

I yield my powers to Thy command;
To Thee I consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from Thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. (Isa. 42:21)

One of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. (Mark 12:28‑30)

Now I see what God has spoken,
How His well-beloved Son
Kept the laws which man had broken,
Died for sins which man had done;
Dying, rising, throned above!
Now I see that God is love.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. (Isa. 60:18‑20)

Then shall Thy whole creation
   From bondage know release;
Then shall the world’s long warfare
   End in a righteous peace;
Then shall Jehovah’s glory
   Cover the earth and sea,
And Christ be King forever:
   Amen; so let it be.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

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Ruth said, 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. (Ruth 1:16)

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God. (Psa. 42:1)

It is not for us to be seeking our bliss,
And building our hopes in a region like this:
We look for a city which hands have not
piled —
We pant for a country by sin undefiled.

The thorn and the thistle around us may
grow —
We would not lie down, e’en on roses, below:
We ask not our portion, we seek not a rest,
Till we find them forever where Jesus is blest.

Monday, October 2, 2023

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NOW I KNOW that the Lord is greater than all gods. (Ex. 18:11)

NOW I KNOW that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. (2 Kings 5:15)

NOW I KNOW of a surety, that the Lord hath sent His angel, and hath delivered me. (Acts 12:11)

God and the Lamb — ’tis well
I KNOW that source divine
Of joy and love no tongue can tell,
Yet KNOW that all is mine.

That rest secure from ill
No cloud of grief e’er stains;
Unfailing praise each heart does fill,
And love eternal reigns.

Sunday, October 1, 2023

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They began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that He HIMSELF is Christ a king. (Luke 23:2)

We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made HIMSELF the Son of God. (John 19:7)

Who HIS OWN SELF bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter 2:24)

To whom also He showed HIMSELF alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:3)

HIMSELF He could not save:
He on the cross must die,
Or mercy cannot come
To ruined sinners nigh.