OCTOBER 28 - evening
The Enemy.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to ... read more
OCTOBER 28 - morning
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him.
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire: mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not ... read more
OCTOBER 29 - evening
David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
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OCTOBER 29 - morning
He is altogether lovely.
My meditation of him shall be sweet. My beloved is ... the chiefest among ten thousand. A chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Thou art fairer than the ch ... read more
OCTOBER 3 - evening
There are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
Over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses ... Jehonathan: and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri ... read more
OCTOBER 3 - morning
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. Love is strong as death. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his fr ... read more
OCTOBER 30 - evening
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bi ... read more
OCTOBER 30 - morning
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: neverthe-less ... read more
OCTOBER 31 - evening
Do as thou hast said.
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. Re-member the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me ... read more
OCTOBER 31 - morning
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath ch ... read more
OCTOBER 4 - evening
There are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
There fell some of Manasseh to David. And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour. The mani-festation of the s ... read more
OCTOBER 4 - morning
Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory. Lord, when saw we thee a hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? In lowliness of m ... read more
OCTOBER 5 - evening
Yet a little while, (Gr. how little, how little,) and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at t ... read more
OCTOBER 5 - morning
Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my count-enanc ... read more
OCTOBER 6 - evening
What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee?
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? To keep the commandments of the ... read more
OCTOBER 6 - morning
The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
I know that thou canst do every thing. The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. He doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and ... read more
OCTOBER 7 - evening
O Lord God, ... with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
Thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever. The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Remember the words of ... read more
OCTOBER 7 - morning
The meek will he teach his way.
Blessed are the meek.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour ... read more
OCTOBER 8 - evening
He set my feet upon a rock.
That Rock was Christ. Simon Peter ... said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God. Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Neither is there salvation in any ... read more
OCTOBER 8 - morning
I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through ... read more
OCTOBER 9 - evening
The words of the Lord are pure words.
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. Every word of God is pur ... read more
OCTOBER 9 - morning
Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us‑ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repent ... read more
SEPTEMBER 1 - evening
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report. All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. The offence of ... read more
SEPTEMBER 1 - morning
The fruit of the spirit is meekness.
The meek ... shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the ki ... read more
SEPTEMBER 10 - morning
I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them.
A new heart ... will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you. Good and upright is the Lord: therefo ... read more
SEPTEMBER 11 - evening
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground. We commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. Study to be quiet, ... read more
SEPTEMBER 11 - morning
Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.
Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a frien ... read more
SEPTEMBER 12 - evening
The Lord taketh my part.
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God w ... read more
SEPTEMBER 12 - morning
I have seen his ways, and will heal him.
I am the Lord that healeth thee.
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path ... read more
SEPTEMBER 13 - evening
Ye are the salt of the earth.
That which is not corruptible. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shal ... read more
SEPTEMBER 13 - morning
Ii any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth fo ... read more
SEPTEMBER 14 - evening
Ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son.
He received from God the Father honour 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. Behold, what manner of love ... read more
SEPTEMBER 14 - morning
I, even I, am he that comforteth you.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in a ... read more
SEPTEMBER 15 - evening
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that dilig ... read more
SEPTEMBER 15 - morning
Sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. My brethren, ye ... are become dead to the law by the body of Ch ... read more
SEPTEMBER 16 - evening
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
No man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tr ... read more
SEPTEMBER 16 - morning
The Lord pondereth the hearts.
The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. The Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy. Thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Sear ... read more
SEPTEMBER 17 - evening
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: he saith, ... Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and ... read more
SEPTEMBER 17 - morning
A bruised reed shall he not break.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Thus saith the high and lofty One t ... read more
SEPTEMBER 18 - evening
En‑hakkore. (Or, The well of him that cried.)
If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. If any man thirst, let him com ... read more
SEPTEMBER 18 - morning
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scrip-tures. It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not giv ... read more
SEPTEMBER 19 - evening
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Unto thee lift I up ... read more
SEPTEMBER 19 - morning
The God of all grace.
I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious. He is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. Being justified ... read more
SEPTEMBER 2 - evening
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ... read more
SEPTEMBER 2 - morning
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? He ... read more
SEPTEMBER 20 - evening
Poor, yet making many rich.
Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. Of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. My God sh ... read more
SEPTEMBER 20 - morning
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the might ... read more
SEPTEMBER 21 - evening
The communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all.
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neith ... read more
SEPTEMBER 21 - morning
We know that all things work together for good to them that love God.
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Ye thought evil against me: but God meant it unto good.
All things are y ... read more
SEPTEMBER 22 - evening
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
I came down f ... read more
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