January 16-31 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

JANUARY 16-31 DEVOTIONALS   

January 16 – Come Let Us Reason Together  

January 17 – Maranatha (O our Lord, Come) 

January 18 – A Broken and Fatherless Generation 

January 19 – A Friend of God. Shall I Tell My Friend What I Am Going to Do?  

January 20 – Daring Arguments With God    

THE MAZZAROTH  "Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?"  - Job 38:32    

AQUARIUS (The Water-Bearer). The living waters of blessing poured forth for the Redeemed. January 21 to February 19   

1. PISCIS AUSTRALIS (The Southern Fish). The blessings bestowed. 

2. PEGASUS (The Winged Horse). The blessings quickly coming. 

 3. CYGNUS (The Swan). The Blesser surely returning. 

January 21 – And There Shall Be Famines and Troubles 

January 22 – Fix Your Gaze on Jesus  

January 23 – He That Endures to the End 

January 24 – The Coming King 

January 25 – or Salvation is Nearer to us Now Than When We First Believed   

January 26 – He That Ears to Hear 

January 27 – Do This in Remembrance of Me 

January 28 – Children Will Rise Against Parents  

January 29 – Why God Allows You to Have Free Will  

January 30 – The Five "I Wills" of Satan  

January 31 – A View From the Cross

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"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." - Isaiah 1:18

TO GIVE A REASON FOR THE HOPE YOU HAVE  

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."  

- 1 Peter 3:15

THE REASON THE WORLD DOES NOT KNOW  

"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him."  

- 1 John 3:1

FOR THIS REASON CHRIST IS THE MEDIATOR  

"For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant."  

- Hebrews 9:15

THE REASON THE SON OF GOD APPEARED  

"The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work."  

- 1 John 3:8

COME NOW, LET US SETTLE A MATTER  

“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” "

- Isaiah 1:18

FOR THIS REASON THE FATHER LOVES ME  

"For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again."  

- John 10:17

SO HE REASONED IN THE SYNAGOGUE    

"So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there."  

- Acts 17:17

TO DESTROY HIM WITHOUT REASON 

"And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.”  

- Job 2:3

DO NOT CONTEND WITH A MAN  

"Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm."  

- Proverbs 3:30

FAITH MUST TRAMPLE ALL REASON  

"Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding."  

- Martin Luther

AND MY REASON RETURNED TO ME  

"At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation."  

- Daniel 4:34

REASONING AND PERSUADING THEM ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD

"And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God."  

- Acts 19:8

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"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 2:5

WITH AN ATTITUDE OF THANKSGIVING 

"Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving."

- Colossians 4:2 

IF MY ATTITUDE BE ONE OF FEAR  

"If my attitude be one of fear, not faith, about one who has disappointed me; if I say, "Just what I expected," if a fall occurs, then I know nothing of Calvary love."

- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India 

HAVE THIS ATTITUDE IN YOURSELF

"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men."

- Philippians 2:5-11

THE NORMAL ATTITUDE OF ONE WHO BELIEVES

"To be always in a thankful state of heart before God is not to be considered a high plane of spirituality but rather the normal attitude of one who believes that "all things work together for good to them that love God, who are called according to his purpose."

- William Law (1686-1761) Church of England Cleric

WHAT OUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE

"His great act of condescension in becoming man and His willingness to be completely humiliated in the death on the cross is set before us here as the supreme example of what our attitude should be. If Jesus Christ the Lord of glory was willing to be obedient unto death, how much more should sinners saved by grace who owe everything to God give back to the God who saved them the life which He has redeemed."

- John F. Walvoord (1910–2002) Christian Theologian, Pastor

A JOYFUL HEART MAKES A CHEERFUL FACE

"A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken."

- Proverbs 15:13

OUR ATTITUDE TO THINGS IS ALTERED

"Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more."

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

A CONSIDERATION DEVELOPS INTO AN ATTITUDE

"Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a "power base for the enemy," that is, a stronghold."

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

PRAYER IS AN ATTITUDE OF THE HEART

"Prayer is not only asking, it is an attitude of heart that produces an atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural, and Jesus says, "every one that asketh receiveth."

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

ATTITUDES DETERMINE OUR ACTIONS 

"Attitudes determine our actions, for good or bad."

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

NEVER ADOPT AN ATTITUDE OF INDIFFERENCE 

"Never adopt an attitude of indifference, for if you do you will suffer for it. The weight will grow heavier and heavier."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader 

THE ATTITUDE THAT THINGS CAN NEVER CHANGE

"Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory."

- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman

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"But avoid foolish controversies, arguments about genealogies, quarrels, and fights about the Law. These things are useless and worthless." - Titus 3:9

WHY, LORD, DO YOU STAND FAR OFF?

“Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”

- Psalm 10:1

HEAR MY CRY, O GOD; LISTEN TO MY PRAYER

“Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.”

- Psalm 61:1-4 

WHEN YOU ARE ARGUING AGAINST HIM

"When you are arguing against Him you are arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all."

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

HOW LONG, LORD? WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER?

“How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.”

- Psalm 13:1-6

DO NOT QUARREL WITH YOUR LOT IN LIFE

"Do not quarrel... with your lot in life. Do not complain of its never-ceasing cares, its petty environment, the vexations you have to stand, the small and sordid souls you have to live and work with."

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

TEST ME AND KNOW MY ANXIOUS THOUGHTS

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

- Psalm 139:23-24

OUR DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE BUT HIS APPOINTMENTS 

Yes, give thanks for "all things" for, as it has been well said "Our disappointments are but His appointments."

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

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones."

- Proverbs 3:5-8 

NOTHING BUT DISSAPOINTMENT AWAITS US

“No soul can be really at rest until it has given up all dependence on everything else and has been forced to depend on the Lord alone. As long as our expectation is from other things, nothing but disappointment awaits us.” 

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

FOR THESE ARE IN OPPOSITION TO ONE ANOTHER

"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please."

- Galatians 5:17

WHAT TO OTHERS ARE DISAPPOINTMENTS 

"There is many a thing which the world calls disappointment, but there is no such a word in the dictionary of faith. What to others are disappointments are to believers intimations of the way of God."

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

ENDURED A GREAT CONFLICT OF SUFFERING 

"But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings."

- Hebrews 10:32 

THIS HOPE WILL NOT LEAD TO DISSAPOINTMENT

“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”

- Romans 5:3-5

OUR STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD 

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."

- Ephesians 6:12

IF I FIND 50 RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE

The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people? “If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.” Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?” He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.” Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there? He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there? He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it. Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there? He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.” When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

-  Genesis 18:26-33 

LOOK, THEY WON'T BELIEVE IN ME

Then Moses answered, “Look, they won’t believe me and they won’t listen to me. Instead, they’ll say, ‘The Lord didn’t appear to you.” 

- Exodus 4:1

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"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." - Hebrews 12:2

TO GAZE UPON THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD

"One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple."

- Psalm 27:4

THEY WERE GAZING INTO HEAVEN

"While He was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them. Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."

- Act 1:10-11

THE MAN WHO GAZES UPON AND CONTEMPLATES 

"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

GAZED INTO HEAVEN AND SAW THE GLORY OF GOD 

"But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God."

- Acts 7:55

THOSE WHO GAZE AT THE STARS

"You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons make known what shall come upon you."

- Isaiah 47:13

TURN FROM GAZING AT WORTHLESS THINGS

"Turn my eyes away from gazing at worthless things, and revive me by your ways."

- Psalm 119:37

THE THINGS YOU ARE GAZING AT

"As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"

- Luke 21:6

PETER DIRECTED HIS GAZE AT HIM   

"And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”

- Acts 3:4

LET US GAZE ON OUR LORD JESUS

"Let us gaze upon our Lord Jesus Who 'endured the cross, despising the shame.'The race set before us is none other than that of His despising the shame and enduring the cross."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader 

HE FIXED HIS GAZE AND STARED AT HIM

"And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept."

- 2 Kings 8:11

LET YOUR EYES LOOK DIRECTLY FORWARD   

"Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you."

- Proverbs 4:25

TRUE FAITH FIXES ITS GAZE ON OUR DIVINE MAKER

True faith, by a mighty effort of the will, fixes its gaze on our Divine Helper, and there finds it possible and wise to lose its fears. It is madness to say, "I will not be afraid;" it is wisdom and peace to say, "I will trust and not be afraid."

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

THE NATIONS WILL GAZE AT THEIR DEAD BODIES 

"For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb."

- Revelation 11:9

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THE PRINCE OF KINGS

"And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Thou hast left thy first love."  

- Rev 1:5

PRAISE AND EXTOL THE KING OF HEAVEN  

"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble."  

- Daniel 4:37

MY KING AND MY GOD   

"How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God."

- Psalm 84:1-3

A GREAT KING ABOVE ALL GODS

"Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods." 

 - Psalm 95:1-6 

ENTHRONED A KING FOREVER  

"The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”  

- Psalm 29:10-11

THE LORD WILL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH

"And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one."

- Zechariah 14:9

ENTRANCE INTO THE ETERNAL KINGDOM  

"For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."  

- 2 Peter 1:11

ONLY SOVEREIGN, KING OF KINGS

"To keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen."

- 1 Timothy 6:14-16

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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." - 2 Corinthians 5:17 

IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR

"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

IF ANYONE WOULD COME AFTER ME

"Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

- Matthew 16:24

IF ANYONE LOVES THE WORLD

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them."

- 1 John 2:15

THE NEARER ANYONE IS TO HEAVEN 

"The nearer anyone is to heaven, the more earnestly he desires to be there, because Christ is there."

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

IF ANYONE IS A WORSHIPER OF GOD   

"We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him."

- John 9:31

IF ANYONE HAS THE WORLD'S GOODS 

"But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?"

- 1 John 3:17

TO ANYONE WHO IS UNDER TRIAL 

"We say, then, to anyone who is under trial, give Him time to steep the soul in His eternal truth. Go into the open air, look up into the depths of the sky, or out upon the wideness of the sea, or on the strength of the hills that is His also; or, if bound in the body, go forth in the spirit; spirit is not bound. Give Him time and, as surely as dawn follows night, there will break upon the heart a sense of certainty that cannot be shaken."

- Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India  

ANYONE WHO ASKS YOU FOR A REASON  

"But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect."

- 1 Peter 3:15

IF ANYONE IS CAUGHT IN ANY TRANSGRESSION

"Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted."

- Galatians 6:1

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ANYONE  

"And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

- Mark 11:25

GLORIOUS CALLING TO WHICH ANYONE CAN BE CALLED

"The work of preaching is the highest and greatest and most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called."

- Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1891) British War Hero, Minister

IF ANYONE TAKES AWAY FROM THE WORDS OF THE 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

IF ANYONE DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR HIS RELATIVES

"But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."

- 1 Timothy 5:8

 IF YOU HOLD ANYTHING AGAINST ANYONE

"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

- Mark 11:25 

ANYONE WHO SPEAKS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT

"Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."

- Matthew 12:32

IF ANYONE'S NAME WAS NOT FOUND WRITTEN 

"And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."

- Revelation 20:15

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"And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death." - Matthew 10:21

A CHILD MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN BY HIS ACTS   

"Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright."  

- Proverbs 20:11     

FOLLY IS BOUND UP IN THE HEART OF A CHILD     

"Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him."  

- Proverbs 22:15

 DO NOT WITHHOLD DISCIPLINE FROM A CHILD    

"Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die."  

- Proverbs 23:13

CHILDREN ARE A HERITAGE FROM THE LORD  

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward."  

- Psalm 127:3    

THE ROD AND REPROOF GIVE WISDOM

“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”

- Proverbs 29:15

AS A FATHER SHOWS COMPASSION FOR HIS CHILDREN    

"As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust."  

- Psalm 103:13

CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN EVERYTHING    

"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord."  

- Colossians 3:20

BECAUSE CHILDHOOD AND THE PRIME OF LIFE IS FLEETING  

"So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting."  

- Ecclesiastes 11:10

HEARTACHES REBUKING OUR CHILDREN  

"If we never have headaches through rebuking our children, we shall have plenty of heartaches when they grow up."    

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

DO NOT PROVOKE YOURSELF TO ANGER   

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."  

- Ephesians 6:4

YOU SHALL TEACH THEN TO YOUR CHILDREN

“You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

- Deuteronomy 11:19

IF A MAN HAS A REBELLIOUS SON

“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown. They shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard."

- Deuteronomy 21:18-20

THE FATHER OF A FOOL HAS NO JOY

"He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy."

- Proverbs 17:21  

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THE FIVE BOASTFUL "I WILLS" OF SATAN

1) I will ascend into heaven.

2) I will exalt my throne above the stars of God.

3) I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.

4) I will ascend above the heights of the clouds.

5) I will belike the most High.

- Isaiah 14:13

I WILL NOT BE SAVED IN GOD'S WAY

"Self-righteousness exclaims, "I will not be saved in God's way; I will make a new road to heaven; I will not bow before God's grace; I will not accept the atonement which God has wrought out in the person of Jesus; I will be my own redeemer; I will enter heaven by my own strength, and glorify my own merits." The Lord is very wroth against self-righteousness. I do not know of anything against which His fury burneth more than against this, because this touches Him in a very tender point, it insults the glory and honor of His Son Jesus Christ."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher 

THOUGH HARRASED BY SIN AND SATAN

"Though poor in this world's goods, though grieving the loss of loved ones, though suffering pain of body, though harassed by sin and Satan, though hated and persecuted by worldlings, whatever be the case and lot of the Christian, it is both his privilege and duty to rejoice in the Lord.."

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

LET A MAN BEGIN WITH AN EARNEST "I OUGHT"

"Let a man begin with an earnest "I ought," and if he perseveres, by God's grace he will end in the free blessedness of "I will." Let him force himself to abound in small acts of duty, and he will, by and by, find them the joyous habit of his soul."

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

THE GOD OF PEACE WILL SOON CRUSH SATAN UNDER YOUR FEET

"The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you."

- Romans 16:20

SATAN WOULD SEEM TO BE REASONABLE

"Satan would seem to be mannerly and reasonable; making as if he would be content with one-half of the heart, whereas God challengeth all or none: as, indeed, He hath most reason to claim all that made all. But this is nothing but a crafty fetch of Satan; for he knows that if he have any part, God will have none: so the whole falleth to his share alone.

Joseph Hall (1574-1656) English bishop, Satirist and Moralist

SATAN IS MUCH MORE EARNEST THAN WE ARE

“Satan is so much more in earnest than we are — he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it will cost.” 

– Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) Irish Christian Missionary in India  

THEN THE LORD SAID TO SATAN

"Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord."

- Job 1:12

OH BROTHER, PRAY IN SPITE OF SATAN

"0h brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper - and sleep too - than not pray. And we must not talk about prayer, we must pray in right earnest. The Lord is near. He comes softly while the virgins slumber." 

- Andrew Bonar (1810-1892) Church of Scotland Minister

BE GONE, SATAN! FOR IT IS WRITTEN

Then Jesus said to him, be gone, Satan! For it is written, you shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve."

- Matthew 4:10 

IT IS A COMMON TEMPTATION OF SATAN

"It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer."

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

I BELIEVE SATAN EXISTS FOR TWO REASONS

"I believe Satan to exist for two reasons: first, the Bible says so; and second, I've done business with him."

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

THEN THE LORD TO SAID TO SATAN, "FROM WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?"

The Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.” Then Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?"

- Job 1:7-12

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