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June 2026

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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The believer in Christ has been redeemed. He has been bought out of the slave-market of sin and bought back into God’s possession. Whereas we were “sold under sin,” now “ye are not your own ... ye are bought with a price.” The purchase price was the blood of Jesus Christ, for “we have redemption through His blood,” and we are now “justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” And we are not only redeemed from sin’s penalty, but also from its power, for “our Savior Jesus Christ ... gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works,” and “ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” Moreover, the time is coming when our bodies shall be redeemed, and the “Holy Spirit of promise ... is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory.” “Ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”
Redeemed by His own precious blood,
To be His own forever,
Redeemed each day from sin’s power,
Nothing from Him can sever.
Ephesians 1:7 ~ Romans 7:14 ~ 1 Corinthians 6:19‑20 ~ Romans 3:24 ~ Titus 2:13‑14 ~ 1 Peter 1:18‑19 ~ Ephesians 1:13‑14 ~ Romans 8:23

Monday, June 29, 2026

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We live in a temporary abode, a tent-house, subject to being taken down, for all of us live in mortal death-doomed bodies, and “in this [tabernacle] we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven.” We know that “our earthly house of this tabernacle,” the body, is only the dwelling-place for the spirit, and that for those of us who know Christ as Savior “to be absent from the body” is “to be present with the Lord,” and that “to be with Christ ... is far better.” So death for the believer is just the entrance into the Lord’s presence, and “in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” Nevertheless, “we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.” While we are “willing ... to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord,” we are “earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven.” Day by day, “we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body.”
“To be absent from the body”
Is “to be present with the Lord,”
Where there is His “fullness of joy,”
With full harmony and accord.
2 Corinthians 5:1 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:2 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:8 ~ Philippians 1:23 ~ Psalm 16:11 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:4 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:8 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:2 ~ Philippians 3:20‑21

Sunday, June 28, 2026

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That which comes out in our lives comes from our hearts, “for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” As far as our salvation is concerned, we are “kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,” and we are “preserved in Jesus Christ.” But we are personally responsible for the keeping of our everyday lives, the keeping of the actions of our souls. Thus we are told to “keep thy heart with all diligence” and to “keep yourselves in the love of God.” Further, we are told to “keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile” and to “keep thyself pure.” Moreover, “that good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us,” for the Holy Spirit alone can enable us to keep these “keeps” which are enjoined upon us by the Word of God, for it is by keeping the Word that we are so enabled. “Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.” “By the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” “Let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.”
Keep thy lips and thy feet each day,
Keep them for the glory of God,
Who is faithful to gird and guide,
By the promises of His Word.
Proverbs 4:23 ~ Matthew 12:34‑35 ~ 1 Peter 1:5 ~ Jude 1 ~ Jude 21 ~ Psalm 34:13 ~ 1 Timothy 5:22 ~ 2 Timothy 1:14 ~ Luke 11:28 ~ Psalm 17:4 ~ 1 Peter 4:19

Saturday, June 27, 2026

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Sad to say, not all Christians can say at all times that “we preach not ourselves,” for some proclaim themselves loudly and clearly. Listen to some who speak of their faithfulness in church attendance, of their giving of their money to the Lord’s work, or even of their faithfulness in witnessing. Hear some preachers speak of their wide sphere of usefulness, of the places where they have spoken, or even of their success in winning souls. Or hear some among God’s people talk of how spiritual they are. How dishonoring to our Lord is such heralding of self, for “it is required of stewards, that a man be found faithful,” and “when ye shall have done all these things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.” If any service has been done for our Lord’s glory, it is because of His enabling, “for who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?” Instead of proclaiming ourselves and our works, our continual attitude ought to be, “I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes,” for “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies ... which Thou hast showed unto Thy servant.”
Dust and ashes alone I am,
Nothing to commend me to God;
His grace alone has sought me out,
With mercy instead of His rod.
2 Corinthians 4:5 ~ 1 Corinthians 4:2 ~ Luke 17:10 ~ 1 Corinthians 4:7 ~ Job 42:6 ~ Genesis 32:10

Friday, June 26, 2026

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Let us who seek to walk with the Lord never forget the truth expressed in the above verse. The right way to live is not by our own planning and scheming, but by simple faith in Him who says, “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Whatever adverse circumstances may envelop us, we can rest assured that “He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold,” for “the Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.” We can trust Him to lead and guide us, for “He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” “Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. ... My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.” “The Lord’s portion is His people.” “I cried unto Thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living,” for “Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep Thy words.”
The Lord is the lot of my cup;
He is my portion forever,
If the sun shines bright or darkens,
It can’t my soul from Him sever.
Job 23:14 ~ Jeremiah 29:11 ~ Job 23:10 ~ Psalm 16:5‑6 ~ Psalm 23:3 ~ Psalm 73:24 ~ Psalm 73:26 ~ Deuteronomy 32:9 ~ Psalm 142:5 ~ Psalm 119:57

Thursday, June 25, 2026

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While the Scriptures teach that there is a place for united or public prayer, they also teach, both by precept and example, that every believer ought to be engaged often in private and personal prayer. There come needs and burdens in all our lives that we do not have freedom to discuss publicly, even for help in prayer. So “enter into thy closet, and ... shut the door.” We read of our Lord that “when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, He was there alone.” How encouraging it is to us to know that “the prayer of the upright is His delight” and that “He heareth the prayer of the righteous.” So let us be pointed in our praying, telling Him our every need and burden, for He has told us to “pour out your heart before Him,” and “in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” And let us do this persistently, for we “ought always to pray, and not to faint.” Therefore “pray without ceasing,” and “continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving,” knowing that “thy Father, which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”
Pray to thy Father in secret,
For He doth delight in thy prayer;
Come to the throne of His mercy,
For He always will meet you there.
Matthew 6:6 ~ Matthew 14:23 ~ Proverbs 15:8 ~ Proverbs 15:29 ~ Psalm 62:8 ~ Philippians 4:6 ~ Luke 18:1 ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ~ Colossians 4:2

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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The “therefore” in the above verse refers to the promise of our Lord’s coming for us in the preceding verses: “Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ... Therefore ... be ye steadfast, unmovable.” The present time is a time of labor and sowing; the time of reaping will be at His coming. “Behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” “Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” Let us therefore “be ... steadfast [and] unmovable,” settled and not stirred away from our course, remembering to “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,” never forgetting “that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
Now is the time to serve our Lord,
Seeking to bring honor to Him;
Bearing witness to His great mercy
Makes the things of the earth grow dim.
1 Corinthians 15:58 ~ 1 Corinthians 15:51‑52 ~ Revelation 22:12 ~ Revelation 3:11 ~ 1 Corinthians 4:5 ~ Colossians 3:24

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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Who among God’s redeemed children can even faintly comprehend what it will be like when we are in glory with our blessed Lord, “when He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe”? What will it mean when “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”? What will it be when we sing that “new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”? No, we cannot even begin to comprehend what it will be, but by faith we “reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” at His coming. “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
We shall see Him in His glory,
And like Him we then shall be,
To sing and praise Him forever,
For His grace that made us free.
John 17:22 ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:10 ~ Revelation 21:4 ~ Revelation 5:9‑10 ~ Romans 8:18 ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16‑17

Monday, June 22, 2026

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Let not the Christian who has unjudged and unconfessed sin in his life suppose that God will answer his prayers. “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.” “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.” “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” And, “likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. ... Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” “The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.” “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.”
A heart in fellowship with God
And no unjudged sin between
May come to Him in confidence
And upon His promise lean.
Psalm 66:18 ~ Proverbs 28:9 ~ Isaiah 59:1‑2 ~ Mark 11:25 ~ 1 Peter 3:1 ~ 1 Peter 3:7 ~ 1 Peter 3:12 ~ James 4:3 ~ 1 John 3:22

Sunday, June 21, 2026

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To “abide” is to “continue,” to “remain.” Obviously, it does not refer to our salvation, for the true believer will always “continue” to be saved; he will “remain” saved forever. Our Lord said, “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.” To “abide,” then, has reference to our fellowship with the Lord, and “the fruit of the Spirit ... love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance” is borne only as we “stay” in fellowship with Him. “The fruits of righteousness ... are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God,” and our Lord said, “Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit,” and “if ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love,” and “if ye continue [abide] in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river ... neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”
“Abide in Me,” our Savior said,
And fruit for God you will bear;
Your life will be a light for Him;
The gospel message you’ll share.
John 15:5 ~ John 10:28 ~ Galatians 5:22‑23 ~ Philippians 1:11 ~ John 15:8 ~ John 15:10 ~ John 8:31‑32 ~ Jeremiah 17:7‑8

Saturday, June 20, 2026

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Just before our Lord went back to heaven, He promised His own that “ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.” This promise was fulfilled when the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost and baptized all believers into one body. Since that time, whenever a person is born again by faith in Christ as Savior, that person then becomes a partaker of that “one baptism,” so that “by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body.” “As many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ,” and every true Christian has been made partaker of the Spirit’s baptism, “for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.” Thus we have great responsibility toward every other member of His body, for we are “every one members one of another,” and “none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.” Therefore let us be “distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality,” and let us “rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” And “let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another,” “having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”
I need to consider others
Who are loved by the Lord as I,
Who have needs and burdens daily,
And whose hearts hold many a sigh.
1 Corinthians 12:13 ~ Acts 1:5 ~ Ephesians 4:5 ~ Galatians 3:27 ~ Ephesians 5:30 ~ Romans 12:5 ~ Romans 14:7 ~ Romans 12:13 ~ Romans 12:15 ~ Romans 14:19 ~ Philippians 2:2

Friday, June 19, 2026

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How appropriate is this “prayer of Moses the man of God,” for the Lord wants His redeemed people to show forth His beauty to those whose lives touch ours. “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” “God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. ... Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” As we look at Him and to Him in the Word of God, “we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
May my dear Lord be seen in me
As I live here among men;
May His image be not effaced
By my sin and self within.
Psalm 90:17 ~ 1 Peter 2:9 ~ 2 Corinthians 4:6‑7 ~ 2 Corinthians 4:10‑11 ~ 2 Corinthians 3:18

Thursday, June 18, 2026

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Let nothing, dear Christian, come between your heart and the hope of the Lord’s imminent coming. Remember His promise that “I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” Pay no attention to those who say that certain prophetic events must take place before the Lord can come for His saints. We look not for events, but for Him. “Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” And heed not those who say that the tribulation, or a part of it, must first come. In speaking of that awful coming time of wrath, God’s Word assures us that “God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.” And refuse the legalistic teaching which says that all believers will not be raptured, but only those who have attained to superior spirituality or who are intently looking for Him, for God’s Word assures us that “we shall all be changed” at His coming. So, “now, little children, abide in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.”
It may be today He shall come
To take us home to glory
To abide with Him forever,
To sing redemption’s story.
Titus 2:13 ~ John 14:2‑3 ~ Philippians 3:20 ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ~ 1 Corinthians 15:51 ~ 1 John 2:28

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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How gracious is our Lord to invite us to throw over on Him all that would distract us or make us anxious, because it matters to Him about us. Our cares are of interest and concern to Him. Therefore He bids us to “trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.” So “cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Whatever distractions or worries might come, let us never forget that “the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way.” To cast “all your care upon Him” is to recognize and rest in the fact that “He careth for you.” He has myriad ways to bring help to His people in any circumstances, for He is “the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.” So “be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God,” who has said, “I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” Let us rejoice that it matters to Him concerning us, and “let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
It is His concern about you,
Where’er you stand in this hour,
So lay your burden upon Him
Who delights to show His power.
1 Peter 5:7 ~ Psalm 62:8 ~ Psalm 55:22 ~ Psalm 37:23 ~ Isaiah 28:29 ~ Philippians 4:6 ~ Isaiah 41:13 ~ Hebrews 4:16

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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The above questions are asked in view of the statement that “where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” Is such abounding grace a cause for the believer in Christ to permit sin in his life? No! Rather, “the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if One died for all, then were all dead: and that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again,” for He “gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world,” that the Christian “no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.” Our Savior “gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works,” and “ye were ... redeemed ... from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers ... with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot.” “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God ... and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.”
The world, the flesh and the devil
All unite to claim our life;
God’s grace alone can deliver,
And end our failure and strife.
Romans 6:1‑2 ~ Romans 5:20 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:14‑15 ~ Galatians 1:4 ~ 1 Peter 4:2 ~ Titus 2:14 ~ 1 Peter 1:18‑19 ~ Romans 6:13

Monday, June 15, 2026

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How very far off we were before we knew God’s grace “in Christ Jesus.” We “were dead in trespasses and sins ... [and] walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: among whom also we all had our conversation ... in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” We had “no hope, and [were] without God in the world,” “and all our righteousnesses [were] as filthy rags.” But by simple faith in the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, we have “passed from death unto life” and “are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” How nigh? “He hath made us accepted in the beloved,” and “as He is, so are we in this world.” “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.” It is written that “both He that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren.” Our great high priest prayed “that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me.”
His own are loved as He is loved,
For we stand before God in Him,
“Accepted in the beloved,”
And forgiven of all our sins.
Ephesians 2:13 ~ Ephesians 2:1‑3 ~ Ephesians 2:12 ~ Isaiah 64:6 ~ John 5:24 ~ Ephesians 1:6 ~ 1 John 4:17 ~ 1 John 3:1 ~ Hebrews 2:11 ~ John 17:23

Sunday, June 14, 2026

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There is a Man in the glory, standing between God and men, who “made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men,” “for verily ... He took on Him the seed of Abraham.” “In all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God,” and thus “we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Before He came into the world, the angel directed that “thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins.” Jesus is His name as Man, and “we see Jesus ... crowned with glory and honor; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” As He ascended back to heaven, the angelic messengers said that “this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven,” and we believers “wait for His Son from heaven ... even Jesus.” “A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers ... in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock, in a weary land.”
There sits in the glory,
At the Father’s right hand,
The Son of the Father,
The blest, glorified Man.
1 Timothy 2:5 ~ Philippians 2:7 ~ Hebrews 2:16‑17 ~ Hebrews 4:15 ~ Matthew 1:21 ~ Hebrews 2:9 ~ Acts 1:11 ~ 1 Thessalonians 1:10 ~ Isaiah 32:2

Saturday, June 13, 2026

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Let not the Christian ever suppose that the world, or even carnal believers, will ever understand what it is to “live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me,” for “the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” But just as our spiritual life started by faith, when we believed on Christ as Savior, so does it continue by faith. “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him,” for “in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.” So we live not by what we see, but by faith, for “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,” and “we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed.” And let us never forget that this moment-by-moment “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” So “cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.”
We live by faith, and not by sight;
We trust His Word, by day and night;
His Word is sure; He cannot lie;
He begs us then His grace to try.
2 Corinthians 5:7 ~ Galatians 2:20 ~ 1 Corinthians 2:14 ~ Colossians 2:6 ~ Galatians 5:6 ~ Hebrews 11:1 ~ 2 Corinthians 4:18 ~ Romans 4:16 ~ Romans 10:17 ~ Hebrews 10:35

Friday, June 12, 2026

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The psalmist is praying that God will preserve him, that He will protect him, hedge him about, guard him from all people and circumstances that would hurt and destroy. How appropriate is his prayer, for the Lord does guard His own and guide His own and gird His own. Note how He guards His own, “that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ,” for “He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. ... The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. ... The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.” And see how He guides, for “the meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way.” He says that “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye.” “This God is our God forever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death,” and “Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.” And He also girds us, “for Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle.” How very much we need this daily girding by His strength. “As for God, His way is perfect. ... It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.”
He keepeth and guardeth His own;
He leads us in paths that are right;
He girds with strength for the battle;
He girdeth us with His might.
Psalm 16:1 ~ Jude 1 ~ Psalm 121:3 ~ Psalm 121:5 ~ Psalm 121:7 ~ Psalm 25:9 ~ Psalm 32:8 ~ Psalm 48:14 ~ Psalm 73:24 ~ Psalm 18:39 ~ Psalm 18:30 ~ Psalm 18:32

Thursday, June 11, 2026

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“The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” So “speak thou the things which become sound doctrine,” and “speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?” It is written that “the lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness,” and “a talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.” “He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.” On the other hand, “the heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.” Even so, it is well for us to remember that “whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from troubles” and that “a soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” So “let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
Words are like arrows shot forth,
With power to ruin and kill;
There’s no way to call them back;
Their pain and hurt go on still.
James 3:5 ~ James 3:8 ~ Titus 2:1 ~ James 4:11‑12 ~ Proverbs 10:32 ~ Proverbs 11:13 ~ Proverbs 20:19 ~ Proverbs 16:23 ~ Proverbs 21:23 ~ Proverbs 15:1 ~ Colossians 4:6

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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God has mercifully divided our time here on earth into days, “because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning.” And every saved person can confidently say that “surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Whether our days on earth be few or many, we are exhorted to be “redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” If, like David, we can say, “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,” then we shall experience “days of heaven upon the earth,” “and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” We can confidently pray, “Give us day by day our daily bread.” Truly, “thou knowest not what a day may bring forth,” but “the Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever.” “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom,” for “ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Let us then “show forth His salvation from day to day.”
This day is mine to live for Him,
To trust Him each step of the way;
I know not what tomorrow brings;
He has promised only today.
Proverbs 27:1 ~ Lamentations 3:22‑23 ~ Psalm 23:6 ~ Ephesians 5:16 ~ Psalm 27:4 ~ Deuteronomy 11:21 ~ Deuteronomy 33:25 ~ Luke 11:3 ~ Psalm 37:18 ~ Psalm 90:12 ~ James 4:14 ~ Psalm 96:2

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth forever.” Because “wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding,” “for the Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” “How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver.” Let us ever remember that “the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” Therefore “cease from thine own wisdom,” and “be not wise in your own conceits,” for “the Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.” Laying aside our own imagined wisdom, we look to “Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,” for “of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom.” He gives us the right kind of wisdom, of which it is said, “He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.” “If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.” Always, “the tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright,” “and he that winneth souls is wise.”
Wisdom, not our own, but His,
Wisdom to discern His will,
Wisdom to know His leading
That we may trust and be still.
James 1:5 ~ Psalm 111:10 ~ Proverbs 4:7 ~ Proverbs 2:6 ~ Proverbs 16:16 ~ 1 Corinthians 3:19 ~ Proverbs 23:4 ~ Romans 12:16 ~ 1 Corinthians 3:20 ~ 1 Corinthians 1:24 ~ 1 Corinthians 1:30 ~ Proverbs 19:8 ~ Proverbs 9:12 ~ Proverbs 15:2 ~ Proverbs 11:30

Monday, June 8, 2026

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“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” Our God says, “I, even I, am He that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass?” So “cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” Then, dear blood-bought saint, “let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Then, “what shall we say to these things?” “These things” referred to in Romans 8:31 tell us that “there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” and that He “did predestinate [us] to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” So “hearken unto Me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.” “If God be for us, who can be against us?”
The dear Lord Himself is for me,
To guard and gird and guide,
And Satan himself can’t harm me
When I in Christ abide.
Romans 8:31 ~ Psalm 27:1 ~ Psalm 118:6 ~ Isaiah 51:12 ~ Isaiah 2:22 ~ Hebrews 13:5‑6 ~ Romans 8:1 ~ Romans 8:29 ~ Isaiah 51:7

Sunday, June 7, 2026

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When we wholeheartedly take refuge in the Lord, with our hope and confidence in Him, then we look away from our own imagined wisdom, realizing that “it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps” and that “the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” “Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.” But how different when we “trust in the Lord” and do not depend upon our “own understanding,” for when we “in all [our] ways acknowledge Him,” when we diligently seek His answer and His instruction, then “he shall direct thy paths,” for He has promised that “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with Mine eye.” “Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will He teach sinners in the way. The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way.” “Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness.”
Our wisdom is not sufficient
For even one day below;
We acknowledge our need of grace
That we Thy guidance might know.
Proverbs 3:5‑6 ~ Jeremiah 10:23 ~ 1 Corinthians 3:9 ~ Proverbs 26:12 ~ Psalm 32:8 ~ Psalm 25:8‑9 ~ Jeremiah 9:23‑24

Saturday, June 6, 2026

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Many are the times in most of our lives when we have need to say, “Neither know we what to do.” A decision to make, a crisis to face, and the pressure of circumstances over which we have no control all cause us to realize how little is our wisdom and how small is our strength. But then we have One who “is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working,” and He tells us to be “casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” His gracious word to us is to “commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.” Only let us truthfully say, when “neither know we what to do,” that “our eyes are upon Thee.” “Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look upon the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that He have mercy upon us.” Thus waiting, we shall not be disappointed. Our testimony shall be, “Blessed be the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.”
“Our eyes are upon Thee,” dear Lord,
To lead us on day by day;
We know not what we ought to do;
We trust Thee to lead our way.
2 Chronicles 20:12 ~ Isaiah 28:29 ~ 1 Peter 5:7 ~ Psalm 37:5 ~ Psalm 123:1‑2 ~ Psalm 28:6‑7

Friday, June 5, 2026

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What a blessed statement this is about “the house of Stephanas.” They had “addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints.” They were not commissioned by some church or board or committee; they had appointed “themselves” to such needed ministry. They had set themselves to watch for needs among God’s children and to seek to minister to those needs. And thus ministering to God’s children, they ministered to God Himself, “for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward His name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Our Lord Jesus said that “inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me,” and “whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in My name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” “Whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you shall be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.” Let us “by love serve one another,” pursuing those “things wherewith one may edify another.” “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others,” and thus “consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.”
Serving those that our Lord died for,
Considering their tears and woes,
Never seeking the praises of men,
Leaving all to that One who knows.
1 Corinthians 16:15 ~ Hebrews 6:10 ~ Matthew 25:40 ~ Mark 9:41 ~ Mark 10:43‑44 ~ Galatians 5:13 ~ Romans 14:19 ~ Philippians 2:4 ~ Hebrews 10:24

Thursday, June 4, 2026

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“What hast thou that thou didst not receive?” It is “God ... who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they may do good, that they may be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” Let us never think in connection with our giving that when we give a certain portion or percentage, then what remains is ours to do with as we will. The Lord not only looks at what we give, but He looks also at what we keep, and we are responsible to Him for this also. Most Christians know little about sacrificial giving to the Lord’s work, and thus we miss much blessing. The Macedonian believers were concerned about “distributing to the necessity of saints,” and “in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality,” and that because they “first gave their own selves to the Lord.” Let us remember that “he which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” Let us also “remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
“Give, and it shall be given ... you,
Good measure, pressed down,” running o’er,
For God shall “make all grace abound,”
And shall bless thee more and more.
1 Chronicles 29:14 ~ 1 Corinthians 4:7 ~ 1 Timothy 6:17‑19 ~ Romans 12:13 ~ 2 Corinthians 8:2 ~ 2 Corinthians 8:5 ~ 2 Corinthians 9:6 ~ Acts 20:35

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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God is a great giver. First of all, “He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” And so, while “the wages of sin is death ... the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,” “for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” But after we are saved by God’s gift, He continues to give to us. He “giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not.” But we need to have the right heart condition to receive His boundless gifts, “for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.” And “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” Whatever our needs may be, “He giveth more grace,” for He is “the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength,” and “when He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?” “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”
He giveth us grace day by day;
With mercy He meets all our needs;
He goes ahead in the pathway;
We’ll follow wherever He leads.
Matthew 11:28 ~ John 3:16 ~ Romans 6:23 ~ Ephesians 2:8 ~ James 1:5 ~ 1 Peter 5:5 ~ 2 Corinthians 9:8 ~ James 4:6 ~ 1 Timothy 6:17 ~ Isaiah 40:29 ~ Job 34:29 ~ Romans 8:32

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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When testings and trials come to us and we are perplexed, how easy it is to forget how God has undertaken for us in past times of distress, for “great deliverance giveth He.” Hence, “because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice.” He who has so graciously helped us in the past has not changed. He reminds us that “thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee.” We can say to Him that “Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Thy tabernacle forever: I will trust in the covert of Thy wings.” “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” “I said in my haste, I am cut off from before Thine eyes: nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.” “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God ... and my cry came before Him, even into His ears,” for “the Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee: for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.” So now, in present need and distress, because “I have trusted in Thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.”
The Lord has always been faithful;
His mercies are always the same;
He never forsakes His people,
For “Faithful and True” is His name.
1 Samuel 7:12 ~ Psalm 18:50 ~ Psalm 63:7 ~ Psalm 81:7 ~ Psalm 61:3‑4 ~ Psalm 103:2 ~ Psalm 31:22 ~ Psalm 18:6 ~ Psalm 9:9‑10 ~ Psalm 13:5

Monday, June 1, 2026

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A rock speaks of strength and stability, of shelter and security, and the Lord is all this to His people. “He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.” Our Lord told of “a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” It stood upon the Lord Himself, for “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.” So we can confidently pray: “Be Thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me. For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.” “When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I,” for “He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defense; I shall not be moved.” He is “my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge.” He is “as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land,” and “in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock.” “His way is perfect. ... Who is a rock, save our God?”
A Rock strong and true is my Lord,
For He never withholds His grace,
So I’ll trust Him at this moment,
Whether He delays or makes haste.
Psalm 18:2 ~ Psalm 40:1‑2 ~ Matthew 7:24‑25 ~ Deuteronomy 32:4 ~ Psalm 31:2‑3 ~ Psalm 61:2 ~ Psalm 62:6 ~ Psalm 94:22 ~ Isaiah 32:2 ~ Psalm 27:5 ~ Psalm 18:30‑31
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