December 1-15 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

December 01 – For With Much Wisdom Comes Much Sorrow

December 02 – But to All Who Did Receive Him  

December 03 – The Book of Revelation 

December 04 – And it Came to Pass. 

December 05 – How to Prepare for Death  

December 06 – Behold, I Am Coming Soon

December 07 – How Old Will You Be in Heaven  

December 08 – The Kingdom of God 

December 09 – But Many Who Are First Will Be Last  

December 10 – Behold, I Have Set Before Thee An Open Door

December 11 – His Hand Spans the Universe

December 12 – Returning on White Horses

December 13 – Walk in a Manner Worthy of Your Calling

December 14 – To Him That Overcometh I Will Give

December 15 – So Job Died, Being Old and Full of Days 

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"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief." - Ecclesiastes 1:18

NO SORROW IN HEAVEN

"And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”

- Revelation 21:4

BUT YOUR SORROW WILL TURN INTO JOY 

 
"Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy."

- John 16:20 

BY SORROW THE HEART IS CHRUSHED

"A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed."

- Proverbs 15:13

AND HE ADDS NO SORROW TO IT

"The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."

- Proverbs 10:22

BORNE OUR GRIEFS AND CARRIED OUR SORROWS  

"Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted."

- Isaiah 53:4

THE DARK WOUNDS OF AFFLICTION AND SORROW

"Oh, when we are journeying through the murky night and the dark woods of affliction and sorrow, it is something to find here and there a spray broken, or a leafy stem bent down with the tread of His foot and the brush of His hand as He passed; and to remember that the path He trod He has hallowed, and thus to find lingering fragrance and hidden strength in the remembrance of Him as 'in all points tempted like as we are,' bearing grief for us, bearing grief with us, bearing grief like us."

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

MANY ARE THE SORROWS OF THE WICKED  

"Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD."

- Psalm 32:10 

WORRY DOES NOT EMPTY TOMORROW OF ITS SORROW

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength."

- Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer 

SO ALSO YOU HAVE SORROW NOW

"So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you."

- John 16:22

HOW RICH A DOWRY SORROW GIVES THE SOUL

"Thou canst not tell how rich a dowry sorrow gives the soul, how firm a faith and eagle sight of God."

- Henry Alford (1810–1871) English Churchman, Theologian, Textual Critic, Scholar

MY SOUL IS VERY SORROWFUL, EVEN UNTO DEATH 

"And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”

- Mark 14:34

HOW FAST WE LEARN IN A DAY OF SORROW!

"How fast we learn in a day of sorrow! Scripture shines out in a new effulgence; every verse seems to contain a sunbeam, every promise stands out in illuminated splendor; things hard to be understood become in a moment plain."

- Horatius Bonar (1808- 1889) Scottish Minister and Hymn Writer 

ONE ENDURES SORROWS WHILE SUFFERING UNJUSTLY

"For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly."

- 1 Peter 2:19

TO HEAR THE SIGHS AND SORROWS OF MAN

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."

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

A FOOLISH SON IS SORROW TO HIS MOTHER  

"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother."

- Proverbs 10:1

YOU HAVE TURNED MY MOURNING INTO DANCING

"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."

- Psalm 30:11

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"Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end." - John 13:1

CHRIST IS WITH US UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD

"Christ is with us until the world's end. Let his little flock be bold therefore." 

- William Tindale (1494-1536) English Biblical Scholar

NOTHING WILL BE ABLE TO SEPERATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD

"Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 8:39

WHEN I SAY "GOD IS LOVE"

When I say, "God is love, what do I mean by it? Why this, that God sent His only-begotten Son that we might have life in Him. We still carry about the old nature; but, blessed be God, many a time as Satan has caught me, he has never destroyed me; there is the propitiation,--I am inside, sheltered by the blood, and forgiven."

- G. V. Wigram (1805-1879) English Biblical Scholar

GREATER LOVE HAS NO MAN THAN THIS

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."

- John 15:13

O MAN GREATLY LOVED, FEAR NOT

And he said, "O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage." And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me."

- Daniel 10:19

SUCH WAS GOD'S ORIGINAL LOVE FOR MAN

"Such was God's original love for man that He was willing to stoop to any sacrifice to save him; and the gift of a Saviour was the mere expression of that love."

- Albert Barnes (1798-1870) American Presbyterian Clergyman and Writer 

WE LOVE BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US

"We love because he first loved us."

- 1 John 4:19

LOVE ALWAYS INVOLVES RESPONSIBILTY

"Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross."

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

THOSE WHO SPOKE TO YOU THE WORD OF GOD   

"Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith."

- Hebrews 13:7

WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIS HIMSELF FOR ME

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

- Galatians 2:20

WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE?

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."

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

HE WILL QUIET YOU WITH HIS LOVE

"The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing."

- Zephaniah 3:17

IN HIS INFINITE LOVE

"The marvel of marvels is not that God, in His infinite love, has not elected all this guilty race to be saved, but that He has elected any."

- B. B. Warfield (1851–1921) Professor of Theology Princeton Seminary 

GOD GAVE US A SPIRIT OF POWER AND LOVE  

"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control."

- 2 Timothy 1:7

IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, LOVE IS MORE

"In the New Testament, love is more of a verb than a noun. It has more to do with acting than with feeling. The call to love is not so much a call to a certain state of feeling as it is to a quality of action."

- R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) American Reformed Theologian 

YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART  

And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."

- Matthew 22:37

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IF YOU KNEW WHAT GOD KNOWS ABOUT DEATH

"George Macdonald said, 'If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands', but instead I find old people in North America just buying this whole youth obsession. I think growing older is a wonderful privilege. I want to learn to glorify God in every stage of my life."

- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer

HE WILL STRENGTHEN YOU TO THE END

"He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

- 1 Corinthians 1:8-9

THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THE END OF LIFE

"God has reserved to Himself the right to determine the end of life, because He alone knows the goal to which it is His will to lead it. It is for Him alone to justify a life or to cast it away."

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

PRACTICAL DIRECTION TO TEACH YOU TO DIE WELL

"You ask for a practical direction to teach you to die well. Detach your souls from everything that you love, separate from God. This, in a few words, is the science of dying."

- Louis Bourdaloue (1632–1704) French Jesuit and Preacher 

MY SOUL IS VERY SORROWFUL, EVEN UNTO DEATH 

"And He said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”

- Mark 14:34

THE SCRIPTURES TEACH US THE MOST COMFORTABLE WAY OF DYING

The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering and the most comfortable way of dying."

- John Flavel (c1627-1691) English Puritan Minister 

HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH FOREVER

"He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people He will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken."

- Isaiah 25:8

FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU

“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

- Jeremiah 29:11

IT IS APPOINTED FOR MEN TO DIE ONCE

"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment."

- Hebrews 9:27

THE HEART SHOULD BE CLEANSED FROM SIN

"All that God asks is that the heart should be cleansed from sin, full of love, whether it be the tender heart of a little child, with feeble powers of loving, or of the full-grown man."

- Duncan Campbell (1898-1972) Scottish Evangelist 

MY SOUL IS VERY SORROWFUL, EVEN UNTO DEATH

Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.”

- Matthew 26:38

YIELD TO THE WILL OF GOD IN RESPECT TO DEATH

"We cannot enjoy peace in this world unless we are ready to yield to the will of God in respect of death. Our times are in His hand, at His sovereign disposal. We must accept that as best."

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

ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”

- Romans 8:28

WHEN YOUR DAYS ARE FULFILLED  

"When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom."

- 2 Samuel 7:12

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"For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth." - Psalm 71:5

THE GLORY OF YOUNG MEN IS THEIR STRENGTH

"The glory of young men is their strength, and the honor of old men is their gray hair."

- Proverbs 20:29

YOU ARE THE FRIEND OF MY YOUTH

“Have you not just now called to Me, ‘My Father, You are the friend of my youth?"

- Jeremiah 3:4

NOW FLEE FROM YOUTHFUL LUSTS

"Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart."

- 2 Timothy 2:22

THE HEART OF THE YOUTH

"I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth."

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

HOW CAN A YOUNG MAN KEEP HIS WAY PURE?

"How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word."

- Psalm 119:9

REMEMBER THE LORD IN THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH

"Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them."

- Ecclesiastes 12:1

HEAR MY SON YOUR FATHER'S INSTRUCTION

"Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching."

- Proverbs 1:8

A YOUNG MAN WHO WISHES TO REMAIN AN ATHIEST

"A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere-- Bibles laid open, millions of surprises, as Herbert says, 'fine nets and stratagems. God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous."

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

YOUR YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE AN EAGLE

"Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle."

- Psalm 103:5

DEATH IS AS NEAR TO THE YOUNG AS TO THE OLD

"Death is as near to the young as to the old; here is all the difference: death stands behind the young man's back, before the old man's face."

- Thomas Adams (1583–1652) English Clergyman and Preacher

THOUGH YOUTH GROW WEARY AND TIRED

"Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly."

- Isaiah 40:30

YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME FROM MY YOUTH

"O God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still declare Your wondrous deeds."

- Psalm 71:17

AMONG ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF YOUTH

"Among all the accomplishments of youth there is none preferable to a decent and agreeable behavior among men, a modest freedom of speech, a soft and elegant manner of address, a graceful and lovely deportment, a cheerful gravity and good-humor, with a mind appearing ever serene under the ruffling accidents of human life."

- Isaac Watts (1674-1728) English Congregational Minister 

CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."

- Ephesians 6:1

REJOICE IN THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH

"Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth."

- Proverbs 5:18

THE SIN OF THE YOUNG MEN  

"Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD with contempt."

- 1 Samuel 2:17

HISTORY MAKETH A YOUNG MAN TO BE OLD

"History maketh a young man to be old, without wrinkles or gray hairs, privileging him with the experience of age, without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof."

- Thomas Fuller (1608—1661), British Scholar, Preacher,

LET NO MAN LOOK DOWN ON YOUR YOUTHFULNESS

"Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe."

- 1 Timothy 4:12

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“But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.” - Matthew 19:30

SO THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST

"So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen."

- Matthew 20:16

SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

- Matthew 6:33

WHOEVER WOULD BE FIRST AMONG YOU  

"And whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. 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 10:44-45

I, THE LORD, THE FIRST AND WITH THE LAST,  I AM HE 

"Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am He."

- Isaiah 41:4

WE LOVE BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US

"Go forth today, by the help of God's Spirit, vowing and declaring that in life - come poverty, come wealth, in death - come pain or come what may, you are and ever must be the Lord's. For this is written on your heart, We love Him because He first loved us."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

DO THE WORKS YOU DID AT FIRST

"Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent."

- Revelation 2:5

THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL RISE FIRST 

"For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first."

- 1 Thessalonians 4:16

YOU MADE THIS LAST KINDNESS GREATER THAN THE FIRST  

And he said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich."

- Ruth 3:10

I AM THE FIRST AND THE LAST

"Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god."

- Isaiah 44:6

WE MUST FIRST RECEIVE NEW LIFE FROM GOD

"In order to live a life of holiness, we must first receive new life from God - we must be born from above."

- J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988) American Radio Bible Teacher 

FIRST, I THANK GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST  

"First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world."

- Romans 1:8

OUR FIRST DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY

"We need to realize that in all things our first duty and responsibility is to God Himself."

- Harry Ironside (1876-1951) American Bible Teacher, Theologian

HE IS THE FIRST OF THE WORKS OF GOD

"He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword!"

- Job 40:19

THE SPIRIT OF GOD FIRST IMPARTS LOVE

"The Spirit of God first imparts love; he next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and that is about the last thing we have in many of our churches."

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

WHOEVER THE LAST DAY OF HIS LIFE

"Whomsoever the last day of his own life finds unprepared, this last day will find unprepared also."

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

THE ONE WHO SHARES IN THE FIRST RESURRECTION

"Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years."

- Revelation 20:6 

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"Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?"  - Isaiah 40:12

THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED BY GOD  

"By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible."  

- Hebrews 11:3

HE UPHOLDS THE UNIVERSE BY HIS WORD  

"He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high."  

- Hebrews 1:3

THE GOD OF ALL THE UNIVERSE  

"There's some task which the God of all the universe, the great Creator, your redeemer in Jesus Christ has for you to do, and which will remain undone and incomplete until by faith and obedience you step into the will of God." 

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

THE MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSE  

"The mystery of the universe, and the meaning of God's world, are shrouded in hopeless obscurity, until we learn to feel that all laws suppose a lawgiver, and that all working involves a Divine energy."  

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

NO NEUTRAL GROUND IN THE UNIVERSE  

"There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan."  

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

STRETCHES OUT THE HEAVENS LIKE A CURTAIN   

"It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in."  

- Isaiah 40:22

PRAYER MOVES HIM THAT MOVES THE UNIVERSE 

"O believing brethren! What an instrument is this which God hath put into your hands! Prayer moves Him that moves the universe." 

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

THE MOST IMPORTANT FACT IN THE UNIVERSE  

"Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men's sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ." 

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader 

HE DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF THE STARS  

"He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names."  

- Psalm 147:4

HE CREATES AND OWNS THE UNIVERSE  

  
"In the Scriptures we see that God creates the universe and owns the universe. It is His possession, and He governs it by His own authority."  

  
- R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) American Reformed Theologian  

BY THE WORD THE HEAVENS WERE MADE 

"By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host." 

- Psalm 33:6

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"I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called." - Ephesians 4:1

WORTHY ARE YOU, OUR LORD AND GOD

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

- Revelation 4:11

HE IS WORTHY OF TRUST AND OBEDIENCE

"God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to."

- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer

THAT YOU MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE

"Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come, and to stand before the Son of man."

- Luke 21:36

GOD DID NOT CHOOSE US BECAUSE WE WERE WORTHY

"Let us then ascribe the whole work of grace to the pleasure of God's Will. God did not choose us because we were worthy, but by choosing us He makes us worthy."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED WORTHY  

"But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage."

- Luke 20:35

WALK IN A MANNER WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING

"So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God."

- Colossians 1:10

RICHES, THE LEAST WORTHY GIFTS WHICH GOD GIVES

"Riches are the pettiest and least worthy gifts which God can give a man. What are they to God's Word, to bodily gifts, such as beauty and health; or to the gifts of the mind, such as understanding, skill, wisdom! Yet men toil for them day and night, and take no rest. Therefore God commonly gives riches to foolish people to whom he gives nothing else."

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

WORTHY IS THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN  

"Saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

- Revelation 5:12

FOR JESUS HAS BEEN COUNTED WORTHY

"For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself."

- Hebrews 3:3

CALL UPON THE LORD, WHO IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED 

"I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies."

- Psalm 18:3

THE MOMENT HE SEES HE IS UNWORTHY

"Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God's favor."

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

IF THERE IS ANYTHING WORTHY OF PRAISE

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

- Philippians 4:8

WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION

"I have taken much pains to know everything that is esteemed worth knowing amongst men; but with all my reading, nothing now remains to comfort me at the close of this life but this passage of St. Paul: "It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. To this I cleave, and herein do I find rest."

- John Selden (1584–1654) English jurist, Scholar of England's Ancient Laws and Constitution

WHOSE SANDALS I AM NOT WORTHY TO CARRY  

"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."

- Matthew 3:11

NO WORTHY WORKMAN IN THE WORD

"Once the necessity and the fruitfulness of the method is recognized, however, no worthy workman in the Word can refuse the effort it requires. He is called as a scribe of the kingdom to bring forth treasures new and old, and any labor that issues in a fuller preaching of Christ has its reward."

- Edmund Clowney (1917–2005) Theologian, Educator, and Pastor

NO ONE WAS FOUND WORTHY TO OPEN THE SCROLL  

"And I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it."

- Revelation 5:4

IN HIS LIFE, CHRIST IS AN EXAMPLE

"In his life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live; in his death, he is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins; in his resurrection, a conqueror; in his ascension, a king; in his intercession, a high priest."

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

THAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERED WORTHY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD  

"This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering."

- 2 Thessalonians 1:5

WILL CONQUER THEM BECAUSE HE IS LORD OF LORDS

"These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

- Rev 17:14

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"So Job died, being old and full of days." - Job 42:17 

HE WILL RENEW YOUR LIFE AND SUSTAIN YOU IN YOUR OLD AGE

"He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”

- Ruth 4:15

THOUGH OUTWARDLY WE ARE WEARING OUT

"That is why we are not discouraged. Though outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are renewed day by day. Our suffering is light and temporary and is producing for us an eternal glory that is greater than anything we can imagine."

- 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

HE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK IN YOU 

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

- Philippians 1:6

BEGINNING WITH THE OLDEST 

"Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst."

- John 8:9

WISDOM BELONGS TO THE AGED

"Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old."

- Job 12:12

I WILL STILL BE CARRYING YOU WHEN YOU ARE OLD

"And I will still be carrying you when you are old. Your hair will turn gray, and I will still carry you. I made you, and I will carry you to safety."

- Isaiah 46:4

SOME OLDER MEN WHO HAD HELPED SOLOMON

"There were some older men who had helped Solomon make decisions when he was alive. So King Rehoboam asked these men what he should do. He said, “How do you think I should answer the people?”"

- 1 Kings 12:6

DEEP TRUE THOUGHT WHICH OLD PAINTERS HAD

"It was a deep true thought which the old painters had, when they drew John as likest to his Lord. Love makes us like."

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

THOSE WHO ARE OLDER SHOULD SPEAK

I thought, those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age."

- Job 32:7 

DEATH IS AS NEAR TO THE YOUNG AS TO THE OLD

"Death is as near to the young as to the old; here is all the difference: death stands behind the young man's back, before the old man's face."

- Thomas Adams (1583–1652) English Clergyman and Preacher

THE HONOR OF OLD MEN IS THEIR GRAY HAIR

"The glory of young men is their strength, and the honor of old men is their gray hair."

- Proverbs 20:29

SARAH BORE A SON TO ABRAHAM IN HIS OLD AGE  

"Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.  Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him."

- Genesis 21:1-3

PREPARATION FOR OLD AGE

“Preparation for old age should begin not later than one’s teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.”

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

DO NOT DESPISE YOUR MOTHER WHEN SHE IS OLD

"Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old."

- Proverbs 23:22

HISTORY MAKETH A YOUNG MAN TO BE OLD

"History maketh a young man to be old, without wrinkles or gray hairs, privileging him with the experience of age, without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof."

- Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English Churchman, Historian 

DO NOT REBUKE AN ELDERLY MAN HARSHLY

"Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers."

- 1 Timothy 5:1

EVEN IN OLD AGE THEY STILL PRODUCE FRUIT

"But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”

- Psalm 92:12-15

OF OLD YOU LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH  

"Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands."

- Psalm 102:25

I HAVE BEEN YOUNG, AND NOW I AM OLD 

"I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread."

- Psalm 37:25

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