APRIL 1-15 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

April 01 – And Be Turned Aside to Fables

April 02 – Having Obtained Eternal Redemption For Us

April 03 – The Gamaliel Syndrome - Walter Martin

April 04 – Many False Christ’s

April 05 – The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life

April 06 – The Young and Old Will Turn to Jesus

April 07 – The Gift of God

April 08 – The Flood of Noah

April 09 – Until I Went Into The Sanctuary of God

April 10 – The Breath of the Almighty Gives Me Life

April 11 – There Will Be Signs in the Stars and Moon

April 12 – And Knowledge Shall Increase

April 13 – To Give His Life As A Ransom Many

April 14 – Those Who Are Written in the Lambs Book of Life

April 15 – But He That Shall Endure Unto The End

Words to Think About...

ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

- 2 Timothy 3:16-17

APRIL 01

And Be Turned Aside to Fables

"And they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." - 2 Timothy 4:4

NEITHER GIVE HEED TO FABLES

"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do."

- 1 Timothy 1:4

REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVE'S FABLES

"But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness."

- 1 Timothy 4:7

NOT GIVING HEED TO JEWISH FABLES

"Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth."

- Titus 1:14

DO NOT BELIEVE EVERY SPIRIT

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."

- 1 John 4:1

THEY EXCHANGED THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD FOR A LIE

"Because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen."

- Romans 1:25

CLAIMING TO BE WISE, THEY BECAME FOOLS

"Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things."

- Romans 1:22-23

ALL SCRIPTURE IS BREATHED OUT BY GOD

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness."

- 2 Timothy 3:16

NO PROPHECY WAS EVER PRODUCED BY THE WILL OF MAN

"For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

- 2 Peter 1:21

THE TRUTH WILL TURN ASIDE MYTHS

"Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths."

- 2 Timothy 4:2-4

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Words to Think About...

CUNNINGLY DEVISED FABLES

"For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty."

- 2 Peter 1:16

BE SOBER-MINDED; BE WATCHFUL

"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

- 1 Peter 5:8

THE IDEA THAT SHUTS OUT

"The idea which shuts out the Second Coming from our minds, the idea of the world slowly ripening to perfection, is a myth, not a generalization from experience."

- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar

A PHILOSOPHER IS BOUND IN HIS WAYS

"Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder."

- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian

FOOLS DESPISE WISDOM

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

- Proverbs 1:7

FOR THERE ARE MANY EMPTY TALKERS

"For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."

- Titus 1:10-14

APRIL 02

Having Obtained Eternal Redemption For Us

IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION

"For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

- Colossians 1:9-15

ETERNAL REDEMPTION

"Jesus Christ is both the only price and sacrifice by which eternal redemption is obtained for believers."

- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist

THROUGH THE REDEPTION OF CHRIST

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.”

- Romans 3:23-25

THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL

"The heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD

"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace."

- Ephesians 1:7

YOUR REDEMPTION IS DRAWING NEAR

“Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

- Luke 21:28

IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION

“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

- Colossians 1:13-14

THE REDEMPTION OF OUR BODIES

“And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.”

- Romans 8:23

THUS SECURING AN ETERNAL REDEMPTION

“He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.”

- Hebrews 9:12

THAT HE MIGHT REDEEM THOSE

"So that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons."

- Galatians 4:5

HE SENT REMPTION TO HIS PEOPLE

“He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name.”

- Psalm 111:9

HIS GRACE THROUGH REDEMPTION

"Being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus."

- Romans 3:24

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Words to Think About...

IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION

"For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

- Colossians 1:9-15

GOD'S PURPOSE IN REDEMPTION

"God's purpose in redemption is to make worshipers out of rebels."

- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher

REDEMPTION IS A MAGNIFICANT THING

"Redemption is a magnificent thing ..the life of God in the soul of man."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

NECESSARY ELEMENT IN REDEMPTION

"If tribulation is a necessary element in redemption, we must anticipate that it will never cease till God sees the world to be either redeemed or no further redeemable."

- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar

GAVE HIMSELF TO REDEEM US

"Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds."

- Titus 2:14

SEALED FOR THE DAY OF REDEMPTION

"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."

- Ephesians 4:30

IN THE WORK OF REDEMPTION

"Again, the glory of one attribute is more seen in one work than in another: in some things there is more of His goodness, in other things more of His wisdom is seen, and in others more of His power. But in the work of redemption all His perfections and excellencies shine forth in their greatest glory."

- Thomas Boston (1676-1732) Scottish Presbyterian Church leader, Theologian

BY CHRIST'S PURCHASING REDEMPTION

"By Christ's purchasing redemption, two things are intended: his satisfaction and his merit; the one pays our debt, and so satisfies; the other procures our title, and so merits. The satisfaction of Christ is to free us from misery; the merit of Christ is to purchase happiness for us."

- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist

APRIL 03

The Eternal God is Your Dwelling Place

"The Eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And He thrust out the enemy before you and said, ‘Destroy.’ - Deuteronomy 33:27

HE BLESSES THE DWELLING OF THE RIGHTEOUS

"The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous."

- Proverbs 3:33

THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD IS WITH MAN

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God."

- Revelation 21:3

THE HOLINESS OF THE DIVINE NATURE DWELLING WITHIN

"Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within."

- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher, Theologian

THE HIGH TOWER OF THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD

"Our lives are full of supposes. Suppose this should happen, or suppose that should happen; what could we do; how could we bear it? But, if we are living in the high tower of the dwelling place of God, all these supposes will drop out of our lives. We shall be quiet from the fear of evil, for no threatenings of evil can penetrate into the high tower of God."

- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Reformer

THE ONE WHOSE NATURE DWELLS IN MY NATURE

"I'm not afraid of the devil. The devil can handle me - he's got judo I never heard of. But he can't handle the One to whom I'm joined; he can't handle the One to whom I'm united; he can't handle the One whose nature dwells in my nature."

- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher

THE REBELLIOUS DWELL IN PARCHED LAND

"God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land."

- Psalm 68:6

ENLIGHTEN THE DARK CORNERS OF THIS NEGLECTED DWELLING

"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams."

- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher

A FAITH THAT DWELT IN FIRST IN YOUR GRANDMOTHER

"I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well."

- 2 Timothy 1:5

HIS JOY IN DWELLING WITH US

"It is the consciousness of the threefold joy of the Lord, His joy in ransoming us, His joy in dwelling within us as our Saviour and Power for fruit bearing and His joy in possessing us, as His Bride and His delight; it is the consciousness of this joy which is our real strength. Our joy in Him may be a fluctuating thing: His joy in us knows no change."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

HOLINESS OF THE DIVINE NATURE DWELLING WITHIN

"Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within."

- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher, Theologian

THE LORD IS NOT A THEORY AN INDWELLING POWER

"The man who gazes upon and contemplates day by day the face of the Lord Jesus Christ, and who has caught the glow of the reality that the Lord is not a theory but an indwelling power and force in his life, is as a mirror reflecting the glory of the Lord."

- Alan Redpath (1907–1989), American Evangelist, Pastor, Author

WOLF SHALL DWELL WITH THE LAMB

"The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them."

- Isaiah 11:6

GOD'S OWN SPIRIT DWELLING IN OUR HEARTS

"The true spirit of prayer is no other than God's own Spirit dwelling in the hearts of the saints. And as this spirit comes from God, so doth it naturally tend to God in holy breathings and pantings. It naturally leads to God, to converse with Him by prayer."

- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist

WHEN BROTHERS DWELL IN UNITY!

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!"

- Psalm 133:1

THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD IS WITH MAN

"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God."

- Revelation 21:3

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Words to Think About...

DWELLING PLACE OF GOD IS WITH MAN

- Revelation 21:3

TO HAVE GOD DWELLING IN US

"In these two things the greatness of man consists, to have God so dwelling in us as to impart his character to us, and to have him so dwelling in us that we recognize his presence, and know that we are His, and He is ours. The one is salvation: the other the assurance of it."

- Frederick W. Robertson (1816-1853) English Preacher

THE INDWELLING OF DIVINE GRACE

"All Christian power springs from communion with God and from the indwelling of divine grace."

- James H. Aughey (1828-1911) Imprisoned American Minister

PEOPLE DWELLING IN DARKNESS

"The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”

- Matthew 4:16

AN INDWELLING POWER AND FORCE

- Alan Redpath (1907–1989), American Evangelist, Pastor, Author

PEOPLE DWELLING IN DARKNESS

"The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”

- Matthew 4:16

THE DEFECTS IN A MAN'S DWELLING

"The storms of winter often bring out the defects in a man's dwelling, and sickness often exposes the gracelessness of a man's soul. Surely anything that makes us find out the real character of our faith is good."

- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop

YOU WILL FIND INDWELLING SIN

"You will find indwelling sin frequently retarding you the most, when you are most earnest. When you desire to be most alive to God - you will generally find sin most alive to repel you."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

IN DWELLING ON DIVINE MYSTERIES

"In dwelling on divine mysteries, keep thy heart humble, thy thoughts reverent, thy soul holy. Let not philosophy be ashamed to be confuted, nor logic to be confounded, nor reason to be surpassed. What thou canst not prove, approve; what thou canst not comprehend, believe; what thou canst believe, admire and love and obey. So shall thine ignorance be satisfied in thy faith, and thy doubt be swallowed up in thy reverence, and thy faith be as influential as sight. Put out thine own candle, and then shaft thou see clearly the sun of righteousness."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

APRIL 04

Many False Christs Will and Mislead Many

"For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many." - Matthew 25:5

FALSE CHRISTS WILL PEOPLE ASTRAY

"For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect."

- Matthew 24:24

NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME

"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

- John 14:6

IN THE LATTER TIMES SOME WILL DEPART

"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons."

- 1 Timothy 4:1

FOR IF ONE COMES AND PREACHES ANOTHER JESUS

"For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully."

- 2 Corinthians 11:4

EVEN SATAN DISQUISES HIMSELF AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT

"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds."

- 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

THERE IS SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE

"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

- Acts 4:12

SEE TO IT THAT YOU ARE NOT MISLED

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them."

- Luke 21:8

SO THAT HE MIGHT DECEIVE THE NATIONS NO LONGER

"And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection."

- Revelation 20:2-5

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Words to Think About...

FOR FALSE CHRISTS WILL COME

"For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect."

- Mark 13:22

IF ANYONE SAYS TO YOU

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him."

- Matthew 24:23

DO NOT BELIEVE EVERY SPIRIT

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."

- 1 John 4:1

FOR THERE IS ONE GOD

"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."

- 1 Timothy 2:5

SEE THAT ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY

"Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!’ and will mislead many."

- Mark 13:6

YOU ALSO MUST BE READY

"You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

- Luke 12:40

THE DECEIVER OF THE WHOLE WORLD

"And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

- Revelation 12:9

GOD IS NOT A GOD OF CONFUSION

"For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints."

- 1 Corinthians 14:33

April 05

The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23

THE LORD ANSWERED ME AND SET ME FREE

"Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free."

- Psalm 118:5

AND BY HIM EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IS FREE

"And by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses."

- Acts 13:39

THE RICHES OF HIS FREE GRACE

"The riches of His free grace cause me daily to triumph over all the temptations of the wicked one, who is very vigilant, and seeks all occasions to disturb me."

- George Whitefield (1714-1770) Church of England Evangelist

NOW YOU HAVE BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN

"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life."

- Romans 6:22

LET THE LOVE OF CHRIST HAVE FREE COURSE TO RUN

"Cast off all bonds of prejudice and custom, and let the love of Christ, which is in you, have free course to run out in all conceivable schemes and methods of labour for the souls of men."

- Catherine Booth (1829-1890) Co-Founder Salvation Army

WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS FREEDOM

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

- 2 Corinthians 3:17

GRACE IS THE FREE UNDESERVED FAVOR OF GOD

"Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind."

- Matthew Henry

TO SET FREE THOSE WHO WERE DOOMED TO DIE

"To hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die."

- Psalm 102:20

REMAIN FREE WHILE OTHERS LIE IN BONDAGE

"If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God, preserve my soul, and keep my heart and all its ways so that I will not be entangled." When this is true in our lives, a passing temptation will not overcome us. We will remain free while others lie in bondage."

- John Owen (1616-1683) English Nonconformist Church Leader

FOR YOU WERE CALLED TO FREEDOM

"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

- Galatians 5:13-14

FREEDOM TO APPROACH HIM AT ANY TIME

"The greatest privilege God gives to you is the freedom to approach Him at any time."

- Wesley L. Duewel (1916-2016) Missionary to India, Author

FOR FREEDOM CHRIST HAS SET US FREE

"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

- Galatians 5:1

FREE WILL CARRY MANY A SOUL TO HELL

"Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

KEEP YOUR LIFE FREE FROM THE LOVE OF MONEY

"Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

- Hebrews 13:5

THE SATISFACTION OF CHRIST IS TO SET US FROM SLAVERY

- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist, Preacher

I WANT YOU TO FREE OF ANXIETIES

"I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord."

- 1 Corinthians 7:32

FREE WILL IS NOT THE LIBERTY TO DO WHATEVER ONE WANTS

"Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed."

- George MacDonald (1824-1905 Scottish Christian Minister, Author

HE HAS FREED US FROM OUR SINS BY HIS BLOOD

"And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood."

- Revelation 1:5

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Words to Think About...

HAVING BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN

"And, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness."

- Romans 6:18

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

- John 8:32

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE FREE

"If you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ you are free."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

SET YOU FREE IN CHRIST

"For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death."

- Romans 8:2

FREEDOM TO PRAY

"God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray."

- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian, MiIister

LIVE AS PEOPLE WHO ARE FREE

"Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God."

- 1 Peter 2:16

HE THAT IS KIND IS FREE

"He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king."

- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher

ALL BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY

"For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit."

- 1 Corinthians 12:13

UNLESS THE WILL IS FREE

"Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that is, he is incapable of moral action and also of moral character."

- Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister

EVERYONE, SLAVE AND FREE

"Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains."

- Revelation 6:15

HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF CHOICE

"God, having placed good and evil in our power, has given us full freedom of choice; He does not keep back the unwilling, but embraces the willing."

- John Chrysostom (347-407) Archbishop, Early Church Father

THE FREE GIFT BY GRACE

"But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many."

- Romans 5:15

AND AS GRACE IS FREE

"And as grace is free, so is it sure. Nothing can change, or alter, or turn away sovereign grace."

- Alexander Whyte (1836 – 6 January 1921) Scottish Preacher, Church of Scotland

IF THE SON SETS YOU FREE

"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

- John 8:36

APRIL 06

No Weapon Formed Against Us

"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD." - Isaiah 54:17

PRAYER IS THE MOST FORMIDABLE WEAPON

"Prayer is our most formidable weapon, the thing which makes all else we do efficient."

- E. M. Bounds (1835–1913) American Clergyman, Author

OUR STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLLOD

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

- Ephesians 6:12

CHIEF WEAPON WE OUGHT TO USE IN RESISTING SATAN

"The chief weapon we ought to use in resisting Satan is the Bible. Three times the great enemy offered temptations to our Lord. Three times his offer was refused, with a text of Scripture as the reason, "it is written" (Mt. 3:4, 7, 10)

- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop

WISDOM IS BETTER THAN WEAPONS OF WAR

"Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good."

- Ecclesiastes 9:18

A HOLY MINISTER IS AN AWFUL WEAPON IN THE HAND OF GOD

"A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God. A word spoken by you when your conscience is clear, and your heart full of God's Spirit, is worth ten thousand words spoken in unbelief and sin."

- Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) Church of Scotland Minister

I WILL TURN BACK THE WEAPONS OF WAR

"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. And I will bring them together into the midst of this city."

- Jeremiah 21:4

ALL OUR WEAPONS ARE ONLY MIGHTY THROUGH GOD

"We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only 'mighty through God."

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman

EACH KEPT HIS WEAPON AT HIS RIGHT HAND

"So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon at his right hand."

- Nehemiah 4:23

RESIST THE DEVIL AND HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

- James 4:7

HE CHOSE FOR HIMSELF FIVE SMOOTH STONES

"Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine."

- 1 Samuel 17:40

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Words to Think About...

NOT WEAPONS OF THE WORLD

"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds."

- 2 Corinthians 10:4

WEAPONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

"By truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left."

- 2 Corinthians 6:7

IT IS A GODLY CHRISTIAN WEAPON

"Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon."

- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest and Theology Professor

BE SELF-CONTROLLED AND ALERT

"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."

- 1 Peter 5:8

MAKING HIS ARROWS FIERY SHAFTS

"He has prepared for him his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts."

- Psalm 7:13

WEAPONS OF INDIGNATION

"They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, the LORD and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land."

- Isaiah 13:5

FOR WE ARE UNAWARE OF SCHEMES

"In order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes."

- 2 Corinthians 2:11

IT IS ALSO A WARFARE

"Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

- John 16:33

APRIL 07

The Gift of God

GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

- Romans 6:23

IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD-NOT BY WORKS

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast."

- Ephesians 2:8-9

EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

- James 1:17

RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

"Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 2:38

EVERY MAN HATH RECEIVED THE GIFT

"As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."

- 1 Peter 4:10

THE GIFT IS ACCEPTABLE ACCORDING

"For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have."

- 2 Corinthians 8:12

DESIRE SPIRITUAL GIFTS

"Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."

- 1 Corinthians 14:1

GIFTS DIFFERING ACCORDING TO GRACE

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith."

- Romans 12:6

COVET THEREFORE THAT EVERLASTING GIFT

"God, the Eternal God, is Love. Covet therefore that everlasting gift, that one thing which it is certain is going to stand, that one coinage which will be current in the universe when all other coinages of all the nations of the world shall be useless and unhonored."

- Henry Drummond (1851-1897) Scottish Evangelist, Biologist

HIS GIFTS SHOULD BE SOUGHT FOR

"Prayer is not appointed for the furnishing of God with the knowledge of what we need, but it is designed as a confession to Him of our sense of the need. In this, as in everything, God's thoughts are not as ours. God requires that His gifts should be sought for. He designs to be honored by our asking, just as He is to be thanked by us after He has bestowed His blessing."

- A. W. Pink (1886-1952) English Bible Teacher

THE BEST GIFT TO MAN

"A good wife is heaven's last, best gift to man, - his gem of many virtues, his casket of jewels; her voice is sweet music, her smiles his brightest day, her kiss the guardian of his innocence, her arms the pale of his safety, her industry his surest wealth, her economy his safest steward, her lips his faithful counsellors, her bosom the softest pillow of his cares."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

THE GIFT THAT CAME BY GRACE

"But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!"

- Romans 5:15

HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

- John 3:16

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Words to Think About...

CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS

"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant."

- 1 Corinthians 12:1

GIVE GOOD GIFTS

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"

- Matthew 7:11

HIS UNSPEAKABLE GIFT

"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."

- 2 Corinthians 9:15

GIVETH TO ALL MEN LIBERALLY

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."

- James 1:5

GIFTS AND WORKING OF THE SPIRIT

"By grace I understand the favor of God, and also the gifts and working of his Spirit in us; as love, kindness, patience, obedience, mercifulness, despising of worldly things, peace, concord, and such like."

- William Tindale (1494-1536) English Biblical Scholar

GOD'S GIFTS ON A SHELVES

"I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other; and that the taller we grew in Christian character the easier we could reach them. I now find that God’s gifts are on shelves one beneath the other; and it is not a question of growing taller but of stooping lower; and that we have to go down, always down, to get His best gifts."

- F. B. Meyer (1847-1929) Baptist Pastor and Evangelist

HEAVENLY GIFTS

"Unless we are willing to pay the price, and sacrifice time and attention and what appear legitimate or necessary duties, for the sake of the heavenly gifts we need not look for a large experience of the power of the heavenly world in our work."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE

"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."

- 1 Peter 3:7

SUITABLE GIFTS FOR MINISTRY

"The chief means for attaining wisdom, and suitable gifts for the ministry, are the Holy Scriptures, and prayer."

- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian

A GIFT OPENS THE WAY

"A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great."

- Proverbs 18:16

APRIL 08

It Is Finished!

"So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit." - John 19:30

These words, “It is finished” are found only once in John 19:30. The Greek word translated here for “it is finished” is "Tetelestai", which is an accounting term meaning paid in full. When Jesus said the words, “It is finished” the debt owed by man to his Creator on account of Adam’s sin is finally and forever dealt with.

KNOWING THAT ALL WAS NOW FINSIHED

"After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”

- John 19:28

HIS WORKS WERE FINISHED FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

"For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, as I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter my rest, although his works were finished from the foundation of the world."

- Hebrews 4:3

WHEN JESUS HAD FINISHED THESE SAYINGS

"Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, He went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan."

- Matthew 19:1

THE LORD MAY COME BEFORE I HAVE FINSIHED

"For many years I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

HE THAT BEGAN A GOOD WORK IN YOU

"For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 1:6

TO FINISH THE TRANSGRESSION, TO PUT AN END TO SIN

“Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place."

- Daniel 9:24

ALL THESE THING WOULD BE FINISHED

"And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished."

- Daniel 12:7

WHEN JESUS HAD FINISHED THESE PARABLES

"And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there."

- Matthew 13:53

THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH WERE FINSHED

"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them."

- Genesis 2:1

VIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF THE FINISHED

"To be freed from sin is not a difficult task when viewed in the light of the finished, perfect and complete salvation of God. A believer must proceed to learn the more advanced and perhaps more formidable and deeper lesson of abhorring his life."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

WHEN THEY HAD FINISHED THEIR TESTIMONY

"And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them"

- Revelation 11:7

FOR WITH THEM THE WRATH OF GOD IS FINISHED

"Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished."

- Revelation 15:1

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Words to Think About...

I HAVE FINSIHED THE RACE

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

- 2 Timothy 4:7

HAVING ACCOMPLISHED THE WORK

"I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do."

- John 17:4

IF ONLY I MAY FINISH MY COURSE

"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God."

- Acts 20:24

PERFECT AND COMPLETE

"And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

- James 1:4

GOD FINSHED HIS WORK

"And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done."

- Genesis 2:2

NOW FINISH DOING IT ALSO

"But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability."

- 2 Corinthians 8:11

TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WORK

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work."

- John 4:34

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

"The Christian life is the only life that will ever be completed. Apart from Christ the life of man is a broken pillar, the race of men an unfinished pyramid. One by one in sight of Eternity all human Ideals fall short, one by one before the open grave all human hopes dissolve."

- Henry Drummond (1851-1897) Scottish Evangelist, Biologist

UNLESS YOU FINISH THE VERSE

It is of no use to say to men, "Let not your heart be troubled. unless you finish the verse and say, "Believe in God, believe also in Christ."

- Alexander MacLaren (1826-1919) President Baptist World Congress

WHEN HE HAD FINISHED SPEAKING

"And the LORD went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place."

- Genesis 18:33

APRIL 09

Until I Went Into The Sanctuary of God

When I pondered to understand this, it was troublesome in my sight until I came into the sanctuary of God; then I perceived their end" - Psalms 73:16-17

AWESOME IS GOD FROM HIS SANCTUARY

"Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!"

- Psalm 68:35

STRENGTH AND BEAUTY ARE IN HIS SANCTUARY

"Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary."

- Psalm 96:6

MAY HE SEND HELP FROM THE SANCTUARY

"May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!"

- Psalm 20:2

LIFT UP YOUR HANDS IN THE SANCTUARY

"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD."

- Psalms 134:2

ARISE AND BUILD THE SACTUARY OF THE LORD

"Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the LORD.”

- 1 Chronicles 22:19

THUS I HAVE SEEN YOU IN THE SANCTUARY

"Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory."

- Psalm 63:2

LET ME SEE YOU IN THE SANCTUARY

"Let me see you in the sanctuary; let me see how mighty and glorious you are."

- Psalms 63:2

THE PLACE OF OUR SANCTUARY

"A glorious throne on high from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary."

- Jeremiah 17:12

HE BUILT HIS SANCTUARY LIKE THE HIGH HEAVENS

"He built His sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which He has founded forever."

- Psalm 78:69

THE SANCTUARY OF THE LORD

"And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD."

- Joshua 24:26

THEY SHALL MINISTER IN THE SANCTUARY

"They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge."

- Ezekiel 44:16

THY WAY, O GOD, IS IN THE SANCTUARY

"Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?"

- Psalms 77:13

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Words to Think About...

PRAISE GOD IN HIS SANCTUARY

"Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power."

- Psalms 150:1

IN THE SANCTUARY

"They have seen thy goings, O God; [even] the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary."

- Psalms 68:24

LOOKED DOWN FROM HIS SANCTUARY

"For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth."

- Psalms 102:19

BE STRONG AND DO IT

"Be careful now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it.”

- 1 Chronicles 28:10

IN THE SECRET OF GOD'S TABERNACLE

"In the secret of God's tabernacle no enemy can find us, and no troubles can reach us. The pride of man and the strife of tongues find no entrance into the pavilion of God. The secret of his presence is a more secure refuge than a thousand Gibraltars. I do not mean that no trials come. They may come in abundance, but they cannot penetrate into the sanctuary of the soul, and we may dwell in perfect peace even in the midst of life fiercest storms."

- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Reformer

YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE

"You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; you surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah."

- Psalm 32:7

HE THAT CHOOSES GOD

"He that chooses God, devotes himself to God as the vessels of the sanctuary were consecrated and set apart from common to holy uses, so he that has chosen God to be his God, has dedicated himself to God, and will no more be devoted to profane uses."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

ETERNAL GOD IS A DWELLING PLACE

“The Eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and He drove out the enemy from before you, and said, destroy!"

- Deuteronomy 33:27

APRIL 10

The Breath of the Almighty Gives Me Life

"The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life." - Job 33:4

THE LORD OUR GOD, THE ALMIGHTY REIGNS

"Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns."

- Revelation 19:12-15

I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE ALMIGHTY

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

- Revelation 1:8

WILL REST IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."

- Psalm 91:1-1

HE IS THE ALMIGHY SPIRIT, ABLE TO DO WONDERS

"If God should please, the Holy Spirit could at this moment make every one of you fall on your knees, confess your sins, and turn to God. He is an Almighty Spirit, able to do wonders."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

BREATH OF THE ALMIGHTY GIVES ME LIFE

"The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life."

- Job 33:4

TEST ME IN THIS, SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this. says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

- Malachi 3:10

IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

- Psalm 91:1-2

I BEAR YOUR NAME, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

“When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, LORD God Almighty.”

- Jeremiah 15:16

THIS IS WHAT THE LORD ALMIGHTY SAID

"This is what the Lord Almighty said: Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other."

- Zechariah 7:9-10

THE ALMIGHTY APPEARED ON EARTH A HELPLESS BABY

"The Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, needing to be fed and changed and taught to talk like any other child. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as this truth of the Incarnation."

- J. I. Packer (1926-2020) Canadian Evangelical Theologian

DESPISE NOT DISCIPLNE OF THE ALMIGHTY

“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty."

- Job 5:17

SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY, THEREFORE

"And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me, Says the Lord Almighty. Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

- 2 Corinthians 6:18-1

FIERCENESS AND WRATH OF ALMIGHTY GOD

"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."

- Revelation 19:15

WHAT IS WITH THE ALMIGHTY I WILL NOT CONCEAL

"I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal."

- Job 27:11

THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO IS AND WHO WAS

Saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign."

- Revelation 11:17

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Words to Think About...

SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY

“If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name, says the Lord Almighty, I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.”

- Malachi 2:2

I AM GOD AMLIGHTY

"And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body."

- Genesis 35:11

THE FEAR OF THE ALMIGHTY

"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty."

- Job 6:14

WHAT IS THE ALMIGHTY?

"What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we get if we pray to Him?"

- Job 21:15

I TRUST THE ALMIGHTY

"Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success."

- William Wilberforce (1759-1833) British Politician and Philanthropist

I AM THE ALMIGHTY GOD

"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abrahram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."

- Genesis 17:1

IF YOU RETURN TO THE ALMIGHTY

"If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents."

- Job 22:23

THE VISIONS OF THE ALMIGHTY

"The oracle of him who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered."

- Numbers 24:16

LET THE ALMIGHTY ANSWER ME

"Oh, that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!) Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!"

- Job 31:35

A QUESTION OF GOD'S ALMIGHTY SPIRIT

"When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, "I can't."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

O LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

"And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!"

- Revelation 15:3

THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

"And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb."

- Revelation 21:22

APRIL 11

There Will Be Signs in the Stars and Moon

"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea." - Luke 21:25

THE WHOLE MOON BECAME LIKE BLOOD

"I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood."

- Revelation 6:12

THE MOON AND THE STARS

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained."

- Psalm 8:3

WHO SETS THE SEALS ON THE STARS

"Who commands the sun not to shine, and sets a seal upon the stars."

- Job 9:7

HE MADE THE MOON FOR THE SEASONS

"He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting."

- Psalm 104:19

IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER LIKE THE MOON

“It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah.

- Psalm 89:37

HE MADE THE STARS

"God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good."

- Genesis 1:16-18

THE MOON AND STARS TO RULE THE NIGHT

"To Him who made the great lights, for His lovingkindness is everlasting: the sun to rule by day, for His lovingkindness is everlasting, the moon and stars to rule by night, for His lovingkindness is everlasting."

- Psalm 136:7-9

ASK A SIGN FOR THE YOURSELF FROM THE LORD

“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”

- Isaiah 7:11

ATTESTED TO YOU BY GOD WITH MIRACLES, SIGNS AND WONDERS

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it."

- Acts 2:22-24

THE CITY HAS NO NEED OF MOON TO SHINE

"And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb."

- Revelation 21:23

WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING

"So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near."

- Luke 21:31

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Words to Think About...

THE MOON WILL NOT SHED IT'S LIGHT

"For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light."

- Isaiah 13:10

PRAISE HIM SUN AND MOON

"Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!"

- Psalm 148:3

THIS SHALL BE THE SIGN TO YOU

And He said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain.”

- Exodus 3:12

AND AS LONG AS THE MOON

"Let them fear You while the sun endures, And as long as the moon, throughout all generations."

- Psalm 72:5

THE MOON GOING IN SPLENDOR

"If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor."

- Job 31:26

FOR THE STARS OF HEAVEN

"For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rise and the moon will not shed its light."

- Isaiah 13:10

NO NEED OF THE MOON TO SHINE

"And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb."

- Revelation 21:23

GOD MADE TWO GREAT LIGHTS

"God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also."

- Genesis 1:16

NOR WILL THE MOON GIVE YOU LIGHT

“No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, and your God for your glory. 'Your sun will no longer set, nor will your moon wane; For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be over."

- Isaiah 60:19-20

APRIL 12

And Knowledge Shall Increased

"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” - Daniel 12:4

FOR THE EARTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH KNOWLEDGE

"For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."

- Habakkuk 2:14

TO RECEIVE A MARK IN THEIR RIGHT HAND, OR IN THEIR FOREHEADS

"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

- Revelation 13:16-17

FOR ANYONE WHO RECEIVES THE MARK

"And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

- Revelation 14:11

NEITHER HAD RECEIVED HIS MARK

"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."

- Revelation 20:4

KNOWLEDGE AND CONDEMNATION

"Knowledge, not improved and well employed, will only increase our condemnation at the last day."

- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop

TO MAKE THEE UNDERSTAND WHAT SHALL BE IN THE LATTER DAYS

"Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days."

- Daniel 10:14

KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT REPENTANCE

"Knowledge without repentance will be but a torch to light men to hell."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

HE WAS FOREKNOWN BEFORE TEH FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

"For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you."

- 1 Peter 1:20

I KNOW THAT SOME ARE ALWAYS STUDYING

"I know that some are always studying the meaning of the fourth toe of the right foot of some beast in prophecy and have never used either foot to go and bring men to Christ. I do not know who the 666 is in Revelation but I know the world is sick, sick, sick and the best way to speed the Lord's return is to win more souls for Him."

- Vance Havner (1901-1986) American Country Preacher

THE SPIRIT CLEARLY SAYS IN TEH LATTER TIMES

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.

- 1 Timothy 4:1-2

WHICH THINGS ANGELS DESIRE TO LOOK INTO

"Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into."

- 1 Peter 1:10-12

THERE WILL BE TERRIBLE TIMES IN THE LAST DAYS

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people."

- 2 Timothy 3:1-5

IN THE LAST DAYS HE SPOKE TO US THROUGH HIS SON

"In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe."

- Hebrews 1:1-2

PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children."

- Hosea 4:6

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TO GIVE THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE

"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For 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."

- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND

"Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”

- 2 Peter 3:3-4

KNOWLEDGE OF SALVATION

"Man's wonder grows with his knowledge."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

THAT I SHALL LOSE NONE

"And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day."

- John 6:39

PERFECTED BY KNOWLEDGE

"The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue."

- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian

THEREFORE WE KNOW

“Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.”

- 1 John 2:18

GOOD JUDGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE

"Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments."

- Psalm 119:66

THE WISE WILL UNDERSTAND

“None of the wicked shall understand, said a holy angel sent from God, “but the wise shall understand."

- Daniel 12:10

FOR YOU YOURSELVES KNOW FULL

"For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:2

EVERYONE WHO CALL ON THE LORD

For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

- Romans 10:13

REPENT AND BELIEVE IN THE FOSPEL

And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

- Mark 1:15

WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. "But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out."

- John 6:35-40

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To Give His Life As A Ransom Many

"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." - Mark 10:45

WHO GAVE HIMSELF RANSOM FOR ALL

"For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time."

- 1 Timothy 2:5-6

AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE RANSOM FOR MANY

"Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

- Matthew 20:28

DO YOU NOT KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN BOUGHT WITH A PRICE?

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body."

- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

HIS JOY IN RANSOMING US

"It is the consciousness of the threefold joy of the Lord, His joy in ransoming us, His joy in dwelling within us as our Saviour and Power for fruitbearing and His joy in possessing us, as His Bride and His delight; it is the consciousness of this joy which is our real strength. Our joy in Him may be a fluctuating thing: His joy in us knows no change."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

REDEEMED WITH PRECIOUS BLOOD

"Knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."

- 1 Peter 1:18-19

GOD WILL RANSOM MY SOUL

"But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah"

- Psalm 49:15

KNOWING THAT YOU WERE RANSOMED

- 1 Peter 1:18-19

THE WICKED IS RANSOMED FOR THE RIGHTEOUS

"The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright."

- Proverbs 21:18

I SHALL RANSOM THEM FROM THE POWER OF SHEOL

"I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes."

- Hosea 13:14

FOR THE LORD GOD HAS RANSOMED JACOB

"For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him."

- Jeremiah 31:11

YOU RANSOMED PEOPLE FOR GOD FROM EVERY TRIBE AND LANGUAGE

And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."

- Revelation 5:9

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YOU WERE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE

"You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men."

- 1 Corinthians 7:23

I HAVE FOUND A RANSOM

"And he is merciful to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom."

- Job 33:24

AND PURCHASED FOR GOD

And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation."

- Revelation 5:9

THE RANSOMED OF THE LORD

"And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."

-Isaiah 35:10

RANSOM ME BECAUSE OF MY ENEMIES

"Draw near to my soul, redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies!"

- Psalm 69:18

THE RANSOM OF A MAN'S LIFE

"The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat."

- Proverbs 13:8

ACCEPT NO RANSOM FOR A MURDERER

"Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death."

- Numbers 35:31

FOR THIS REASON HE IS THE MEDIATOR

"For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance."

- Hebrews 9:15

NO MAN CAN RANSOM ANOTHER

"Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life."

- Psalm 49:7

A RANSOM FOR HIM

"No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him-- For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever."

- Psalm 49:7-8

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Those Who Are Written in the Lambs Book of Life

"But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life. - Revelation 21:27

AND I SAW THE DEAD, THE GREAT AND THE SMALL

"And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds."

- Revelation 20:12

BLOTTED OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE

"Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous."

- Psalm 69:28

WHOSE NAMES ARE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE

"Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life."

- Philippians 4:3

REJOICE THAT YOUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN

"Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

- Luke 10:20

WHEN THE BOOK OF THEIR CONSCIEMNCE SHALL BE OPENED

"In all their jollity in this world, the wicked are but as a book fairly bound, which when it is opened is full of nothing but tragedies. So when the book of their consciences shall be once opened, there is nothing to be read but lamentations and woes."

- Richard Sibbes (1577–1635) Anglican Theologian and Minister

EVERYONE WHOSE NAME HAS NOT BEEN WRITTEN

"And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain."

- Revelation 13:8

A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE HIM

"Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name."

- Malachi 3:16

ARE THEY NOT WRITTEN IN YOUR BOOK?

"You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?"

- Psalm 56:8

WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT WRITTEN IN BOOK OF LIFE

"The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come."

- Revelation 17:8

NOT EVERYONE WHO SAYS TO ME, LORD, LORD

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."

- Matthew 7:21

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE

"Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates."

- Revelation 22:14

THE ONE WHO CONQUERS

"The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne."

- Revelation 3:21

THE WAY IS HARD THAT LEADS TO LIFE

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."

- Matthew 7:13-14

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I WILL NEVER BLOT OUT HIS NAME

"The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels."

- Revelation 3:5

IN YOUR BOOK WERE WRITTEN

"Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them."

- Psalm 139:16

I WILL BLOT OUT OF MY BOOK

"But the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book."

- Exodus 32:33

FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK

“At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book."

- Daniel 12:1

WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK

"And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book."

- Revelation 22:19

THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 6:23

FOR BY GRACE YOUR ARE SAVED

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."

- Ephesians 2:8-9

IF ANY MAN HEARS MY VOICE

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me."

- Revelation 3:20

REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED

"And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

- Acts 2:38

IN THE BOOK OF LIFE WE FIND

"It is very remarkable, that in the book of life, we find some almost of all kinds of occupations, who notwithstanding served God in their respective generations, and shone as so many lights in the world."

- George Whitefield (1714-1770) Church of England Evangelist

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But He That Shall Endure Unto The End

"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. " - Matthew 24:13

RUN WITH ENDURANCE THE RACE

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."

- Hebrews 12:1-2

KNOWING THAT SUFFERING PRODUCES ENDURANCE

"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope."

- Romans 5:3-4

FOR YOU HAVE NEED OF ENDURANCE

"For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised."

- Hebrews 10:36

STRONG FAITH IS ENDURE GREAT TRIALS

"To learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings."

- George Mueller 1805-1898) English Evangelist and Helper of Orphans

BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO REMAINS STEADFAST

"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."

- James 1:12

LOVE ENDURES ALL THINGS

"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

- 1 Corinthians 13:7

ENDURANCE IS NOT JUST THE ABILITY TO BEAR

"Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory."

- William Barclay (1907-1978) Church of Scotland Minister, Author

THE TESTING OF YOUR FAITH PRODUCES STEADFASTNESS

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

- James 1:2-4

FOR ALL ENDURANCE AND PATIENCE AND JOY

"May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy."

- Colossians 1:11

THAT YOU MAN BE ABLE TO ENDURE IT

"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."

- 1 Corinthians 10:13

IT IS FOR DISCIPLINE THAT YOU HAVE TO ENDURE

"It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?"

- Hebrews 12:7

TO ENDURE THE CROSS IS NOT TRAGEDY

"To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ."

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1900-1945) German Christian Executed by Nazis

IN THE WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATION

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

- John 16:33

ENDURANCE COMBINED ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE AND CERTAINTY

"Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

A CALL FOR THE ENDURANCE OF THE SAINTS

"Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus."

- Revelation 14:12

IT IS PROSPERITY

"It is prosperity that we cannot endure."

- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian

SINCE YOU HAVE KEPT MY COMMANDS TO ENDURE PATIENTLY

"Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth."

- Revelation 3:10

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BE PATIENT IN TRIBULATION

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

- Romans 12:12

THAT THROUGH ENDURANCE

"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."

- Romans 15:4

MAY THE GOD OF ENDURANCE

"May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus."

- Romans 15:5

IF WHEN YOU DO GOOD

"For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God."

- 1 Peter 2:20

HIM WHO ENDURED FROM SINNERS

- Hebrews 12:1-3

ALMOST BEYOND ENDURANCE

"Temptation may even be a blessing to a man when it reveals to him his weakness and drives him to the almighty Savior. Do not be surprised, then, dear child of God, if you are tempted at every step of your earthly journey, and almost beyond endurance; but you will not be tempted beyond what you are able to bear, and with every temptation there will be a way of escape."

- F. B. Meyer (1847-1929) Baptist Pastor and Evangelist

TO THOSE WHO BY PATIENCE

"To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, He will give eternal life."

- Romans 2:7

BY GREAT ENDURANCE, IN AFFLICTIONS

"But as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities."

- 2 Corinthians 6:4

BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

- Matthew 5:10

OR WHAT I ENDURE

"I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts."

- David Brainard (1718-1747) American Missionary to Native Indians

THEREFORE I ENDURE EVERYTHING

"Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory."

- 2 Timothy 2:10

PATIENTLY ENDURE SUFFERINGS

"If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer."

- 2 Corinthians 1:6

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