July 1-15 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

July 01 – What Manner of Person Ought Ye to Be?

July 02 – Beloved, Do Not Believe Every Spirit

July 03 – A Restored Earth

July 04 – When a Nation Turns its Back on God

July 05 – For the Wrath of God is Revealed From Heaven

July 06 – For Ye Know Not What Hour Your Lord Doth Come

July 07 – Trinity Explained

July 08 – Stay Alert! Watch Out For Your Great Enemy, The Devil

July 09 –They Will Gather the Elected From the Four Winds

July 10 – I Have Set the LORD Before Me Continuously

July 11 – While We Look Not At The Things Which Are Seen

July 12 – They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine

July 13 – You Delivered Me From Men of Violence

July 14 – To Open the Eyes of the Blind

July 15 – Fallen Angels and Demons

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

JULY 01

What Manner of Person Ought Ye to Be?

"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness." - 2 Peter 3:11

HE SHALL SAVE THE HUMBLE PERSON

"When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person."

- Job 22:29

AND JOSEPH WAS A GODLY PERSON

"And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured."

- Genesis 39:6

FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS HOPE

"Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues."

- Brother Lawrence (1611-1691) Lay Monk in Paris

THE EXPRESS IMAGE OF HIS PERSON

"Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high."

- Hebrews 1:3

THE SECOND PERSON OF THE HOLY TRINITY

"God is not silent. It is the nature of God to speak. The second person of the Holy Trinity is called "The Word".

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

THE PERSON WHO BEARS AND SUFFERS

"The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence, is the sum of a Christian man."

- Charles Wesley (1707–1788) English Minister and Hymnwriter

GOD ACCEPTETH NO MAN'S PERSON

"But of these who seemed to be somewhat, whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person: for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me."

- Galatians 2:6

THE RECORD OF A PERSON WHO IS THE TRUTH

"The gospel is not speculation but fact. It is truth, because it is the record of a Person who is the Truth."

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

NOR HONOR THE PERSON OF THE MIGHTY

"You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor."

- Leviticus 19:15

PUTTING OURSELVES IN THE OTHER PERSON'S PLACE

"In the moral sphere, every act of justice or charity involves putting ourselves in the other person's place and thus transcending our own competitive particularity."

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

I WILL NOT KNOW A WICKED PERSON

"A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person."

- Psalms 101:4

FOOL AND BRUTISH PERSON LEAVES HIS WEALTH TO OTHERS

"For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others."

- Psalms 49:10

NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED

"It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment."

- Proverbs 18:5

SHALL BE CALLED A MICHIEVIOUS PERSON

"He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person."

- Proverbs 24:8

TO MY PERSON AS AN ORNAMENT

"Therefore, I bind these lies and slanderous accusations to my person as an ornament; it belongs to my Christian profession to be vilified, slandered, reproached and reviled, and since all this is nothing but that, as God and my conscience testify, I rejoice in being reproached for Christ's sake."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

FOR THOU REGARDEST NOT THE PERSON OF MEN

"And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men."

- Matthew 22:16

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Words to Think About...

WILL YE ACCEPT HIS PERSON

"Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?"

- Job 13:8

A NAUGHTY PERSON

"A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth."

- Proverbs 6:12

VILE PERSON WILL SPEAK VILLANY

"For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail."

Isaiah 32:6

THIS JUST PERSON

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it."

- Matthew 27:24

NOR UNCLEAN PERSON

"For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."

- Ephesians 5:5

THAT WICKED PERSON

"But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."

- 1 Corinthians 5:13

THE VERY LEAST PERSON

"Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST

"To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ."

Corinthians-2 2:10

NO GRACE OF PERSON

"No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for lack of fire. Prayer ascends by fire. Flame gives prayer access as well as wings, acceptance as well as energy. There is no incense without fire; no prayer without flame."

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

NEVER UNDERVALUE ANY PERSON

"We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work."

- Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Bishop of Geneva

THE PERSON OF CHRIST

"The doctrine of the gospel as in the person of Christ is a lost thing in the present day, because it is always presented on the side that meets man, and not God's side."

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

WELL MARRIED PERSON HAS WINGS

"Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles."

- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Clergyman and Scholar

NOAH THE EIGHTH PERSON

"And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly."

- 2 Peter 2:5

JULY 02

Beloved, 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

BELOVED, WE ARE GOD'S CHILDREN NOW

"Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is."

- 1 John 3:2

BELOVED, DO NOT BE SURPRISED

"Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you."

- 1 Peter 4:12

MY BELOVED, WITH WHOM MY SOUL IS WELL PLEASED

“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles."

- Matthew 12:18

BELOVED, DO NOT IMITATE EVIL

"Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God."

- 3 John 1:11

BELOVED, I PRAY THAT ALL MAY GO WELL

"Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul."

- 3 John 1:2

BELOVED, IF OUR HEART DOES NOT CONDEMN US

"Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God."

- 1 John 3:21

GUIDE HIS BELOVED CHILD TO COME HOME

"God has no pleasure in afflicting us, but He will not keep back even the most painful chastisement if He can but thereby guide His beloved child to come home and abide in the beloved Son."

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

BELOVED, IF GOD SO LOVES US

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

- 1 John 4:11

THE BELOVED WHO WILL NEVER PASS AWAY

"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only (upon) the Beloved who will never pass away."

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

BELOVED, IT IS A FAITHFUL THING YOU DO

"Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are."

- 3 John 1:5

BELOVED, I URGE YOU AS SOJOURNERS

"Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul."

- 1 Peter 2:11

BELOVED IN GOD THE FATHER AND KEPT FOR JESUS

"Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ."

- Jude 1:1

REQUIRED HIS BELOVED SON TO SUBMIT TO SUCH A DEATH

"No one else has ever come from infinite heights of glory to such a shameful death. If there had been a better way or another way by which the sin of the whole world could have been taken away, surely God would not have required His beloved Son to submit to such a death."

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

THEREFORE, BELOVED, SINCE YOU ARE WAITING

"Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace."

- 2 Peter 3:14

THEREFORE, MY BELOVED, AS YOU HAVE ALWAYS OBEYED

"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

- Philippians 2:12

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Words to Think About...

THEREFOR MY BELOVED BROTHERS

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."

- 1 Corinthians 15:58

THIS IS MY BELOVED SON

"For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

- 2 Peter 1:17

BELOVED, NEVER AVENGE YOURSELVES

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

- Romans 12:19

BELOVED, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT

"Beloved, have you ever thought that someday you will not have anything to try you, or anyone to vex you again? There will be no opportunity in heaven to learn or to show the spirit of patience, forbearance, and longsuffering. If you are to practice these things, it must be now."

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

AS BELOVED CHILDREN

"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children."

- Ephesians 5:1

THIS IS MY BELOVED SON

"He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."

- Matthew 17:5

NEVER FEAR DYING, BELOVED

"Never fear dying, beloved. Dying is the last, but the least matter that a Christian has to be anxious about. Fear living - that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

YOUR BELOVED ONES DELIVERED

"That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer us!"

- Psalm 60:5

THE VOICE OF MY BELOVED

"The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills."

- Song of Solomon 2:8

YOU BELOVED, BUILDING YOURSELVES

"But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit."

- Jude 1:20

BELOVED, KNOWING THIS BEFOREHAND

"You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability."

- 2 Peter 3:17

JULY 03

A Restored Earth

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." - Col 3:2

The Bible teaches that when Jesus comes back, He will restore the earth and we live with Him for a 1000 years.

THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS

“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began”

- Acts 3:19-21

IN THE BEGINNING

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

- Genesis 1:1

THE EARTH IS THE LORDS

"The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it."

- Psalm 24:1

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES OF THE EARTH

“From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth."

- Proverbs 8:23

KING OF ALL THE EARTH

"For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm."

- Psalm 47:7

THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH

"In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land."

- Psalm 94:4-5

HE WHO IS OF THE EARTH

“He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all."

- John 3:31

THINGS WHICH ARE COMING UPON THE EARTH

"Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."

- Luke 21:26

THE WHOLE EARTH IS MINE

"Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine."

- Exodus 19:5

LET IT BE KNOWN IN ALL THE EARTH

“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth."

- Isaiah 12:5

I WILL BE EXALTED IN THE EARTH

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

- Psalm 46:10

THE EARTH WILL BE FILLED WITH THE 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

THE EARTH IS GIVEN TO THE WICKED

"The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?"

- Job 9:24

SURELY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD

"But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.”

- Romans 10:18

DON'T PUT YOUR TRUST IN EARTHLY THINGS

"It is good for us that we sometimes have sorrows and adversities, for they often make a man lay to heart that he is only a stranger and sojourner, and may not put his trust in any worldly thing. It is good that we sometimes endure contradictions, and are hardly and unfairly judged, when we do and mean what is good. For these things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory. For then we seek more earnestly the witness of God, when men speak evil of us falsely, and give us no credit for good."

- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian

NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH

"Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

- Revelation 21:1-4

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Words to Think About...

ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’

- Matthew 6:9-10

SET YOUR MINDS

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."

- Colossians 3:2

ABOVE THE EARTH

"For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him."

- Psalm 103:11

FILL THE EARTH

"God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

- Psalm 103:11

EARTH WILL DISAPPEAR

"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

- Matthew 5:18

WHICH MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."

- Psalm 121:-12

DO YOU NOT KNOW?

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom."

- Isaiah 40:28

ON EARTH AND UNDER EARTH

"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth."

- Philippians 2:9-10

DEPTHS OF THE EARTH

"In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also."

- Psalm 95:4

AND THE EARTH AND ITS WORKS

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up."

- 2 Peter 3:10

EARTH IS A FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET

‘Heaven is My throne, And earth is the footstool of My feet; What kind of house will you build for Me?’ says the Lord, ‘Or what place is there for My repose?"

- Acts 7:49

LOOK TO THE EARTH

“Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane."

- Isaiah 51:6

JULY 04

Therefore Submit Yourselves to God

"Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.." - James 4:7

THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST

"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

THERE IS THEREFORE NO CONDEMNATION

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

- Romans 8:1

IN OUR ADDRESSES THEREFORE UNTO GOD

"In our addresses therefore unto God, let us so look upon him as a just God, as well as a merciful; and not either despair of or presume upon his mercy."

- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer

THEREFORE ENCOURAGE ON ANOTHER

"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:11

THEREFORE, CONFESS YOUR SINS ONE TO ANOTHER

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."

- James 5:16

THEREFORE, LET US COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE OF GRACE

"A certain joyful, though humble, confidence becomes us when we pray in the Mediator's name. It is due to Him; when we pray in His name it should be without wavering. Remember His merits, and how prevalent they must be. "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace."

- Nehemiah Adams (1806–1878) American Clergyman and Writer

THEREFORE TAKE UP THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD

"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm."

- Ephesians 6:13

ALL MEN THEREFORE ARE CONSCIOUS OF GUILT

"All men alike stand condemned, not by alien codes of ethics, but by their own, and all men therefore are conscious of guilt."

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

THEREFORE MAY IT PLEASE YOU TO BLESS YOUR SERVANT

"Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”

- 2 Samuel 7:29

THEREFORE IF THERE BE PERPETUAL FAILURE IN YOUR LIFE

"If there be, therefore, perpetual failure in your life, it cannot arise from any weakness or impotence in the Mighty God; but from some failure on your part. That failure may probably be discovered in one of three hiding places--imperfect surrender, deficient faith; or neglected communion. But when the intention of the soul is right with God, without doubt He will save."

- F.B. Meyer

THEREFORE, WHOEVER WHISHES TO BE A FRIEND WITH THE WORLD

"You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."

- James 4:4

THEREFORE MAN NOT OUGHT TO NEVER BE AFRAID OF ANYTHING

"This is a sane, wholesome, practical, working faith: That it is a man's business to do the will of God; second, that God himself takes on the care of that man; and third, that therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything."

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

THEREFORE LET US NOT PASS JUDGEMENT

"Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother."

- Romans 14:13

THEREFORE I WILL PRAISE YOU AMONG THE GENTILES

"And in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”

- Romans 15:9

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Words to Think About...

NOW THEREFORE GO

"Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.”

- Exodus 4:12

THEREFORE THE LORD HIMSELF

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

- Isaiah 7:14

THEREFORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEN

"The one is addressed generally to all intelligent creatures, and is therefore accessible to all men; the other is addressed to a special class of sinners, to whom God would make known His salvation. The one has in view to meet and supply the natural need of creatures for knowledge of their God; the other to rescue broken and deformed sinners from their sin and its consequences."

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

THEREFORE THUS SAYS THE LORD

Therefore thus says the LORD: “If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them."

- Jeremiah 15:19

THEREFORE I TELL YOU

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

- Mark 11:24

THEREFORE IT IS A GIFT

"This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I may make to God. Therefore, it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him. Here, not somewhere else, I may learn God's way. In this job, not in some other, God looks for faithfulness."

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

REPENT THEREFORE, AND TURN BACK

"Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out."

- Acts 3:19

THEREFORE LET THOSE WHO SUFFER

"Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good."

- 1 Peter 4:19

THEREFORE DO NOT BE FOOLISH

"Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."

- Ephesians 5:17

THEREFORE YOU ARE OF MORE VALUE

"Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows."

- Matthew 10:31

THEREFORE, WE ARE SURROUNDED

"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."

- Hebrews 12:1

JULY 05

For the Wrath of God is Revealed From Heaven

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth." - Romans 1:18

GOD DOES NOTHING WITHOUT REVEALING HIS SECRET

“For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets."

- Amos 3:7

GOD IN HEAVEN WHO REVEALS MYSTERIES

"But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these."

- Daniel 2:28

TO BE REVEALED IN THE LAST TIME

"Who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."

- 1 Peter 1:5

WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO THE SONS OF MEN

"Which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit."

- Ephesians 3:5

THE LORD OF HOSTS HAS REVEALED HIMSELF

"The LORD of hosts has revealed himself in my ears: “Surely this iniquity will not be atoned for you until you die, says the Lord GOD of hosts."

- Isaiah 22:14

THE LAWLESS ONE WILL BE REVEALED

"And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:8

REVEALED TO HIM BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

"And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ."

- Luke 2:26

THINGS REVEALED BELONG TO US

“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law."

- Daniel 2:22

GLORY THAT IS TO REVEALED TO US

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us."

- Romans 8:18

NOTHING COVERED THAT WILL NOT BE REVEALED

“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known."

- Matthew 10:26

REVEALED TO ME IN HIS DIVINE BOOK

"All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book."

- David Livingstone (1813-1873) British Physician and Missionary

GOD'S RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT WILL BE REVEALED

"But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed."

- Romans 2:5

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Words to Think About...

THESE THINGS GOD HAS REVEALED

"These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God."

- 1 Corinthians 2:10

WHEN HIS GLORY IS REVEALED

"But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed."

- 1 Peter 4:13

REVEALED IN THE WORD OF GOD

"I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven."

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

REAVEALED THEM TO LITTLE CHILDREN

"In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will."

- Luke 10:21

DO NOT REVEAL ANOTHER'S SECRET

"Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another’s secret."

- Proverbs 25:9

THE PURPOSE OF PRAYER

"The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition."

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

SON CHOOSES TO REVEAL HIM

"All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

- Matthew 11:27

THE LORD REVEALED HIMSELF

"And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD."

- 1 Samuel 3:21

BELIEVE WHATEVER IS REVEALED

"O that unbelievers would learn of faithful Abraham, and believe whatever is revealed from God, though they cannot fully comprehend it! Abraham knew God commanded him to offer up his son, and therefore believed, notwithstanding carnal reasoning might suggest may objections."

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

JULY 06

For Ye Know Not What Hour Your Lord Doth Come

"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. - Matthew 24:42-44

YOU WILL NOT KNOW THE HOUR I WILL COME

"Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you."

- Revelation 3:3

TAKE HEED THAT NO ONE DECIEVE YOU

"Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you."

- Matthew 24:3-4

LIKEWISE ALSO AS IN THE DAYS OF LOT

“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all, even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed”

- Luke 17:28-30

I WILL KEEP YOU FROM THE HOUR OF TROUBLE

"Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown."

- Revelation 3:10-11

THE DAY WILL COME LIKE A THIEF

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed."

- 2 Peter 3:10

AS IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE FLOOD

"For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."

- Matthew 24:38-39

THIS GOSPEL WILL PREACHED IN ALL THE WORLD

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."

- Matthew 24:14

DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

"For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:2

BEHOLD, THE DAY OF THE LORD COMES

"Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it."

- Isaiah 13:9

IT IS NOT FOR YOU TO KNOW TIMES AND SEASON

"Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” And He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority."

- Acts 1:6-7

BUT CONCERNING THE TIMES AND SEASONS

"But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3

DAY WILL N0T COME UNLESS THE FALLING AWAY COMES FIRST

"Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3

THE GREAT AND AWESOME DAY OF THE LORD

"And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the remnant whom the LORD calls."

- Joel 2:30-32

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Words to Think About...

DAY OF THE LORD

"Wail, for the day of the Lord is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt. They will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame."

- Isaiah 13:6-12

AND AT MIDNIGHT A CRY WAS HEARD

"And at midnight a cry was heard: "Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!"

- Matthew 25:6

KNOWING THIS FIRST

"Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation."

- 2 Peter 3:3-4

THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR

"Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!"

- Isaiah 13:6

BUT OF THAT HOUR NO ONE KNOWS

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is."

- Mark 13:28-33

YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN

"Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

- Mark 13:35-37

WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS

"Then He spoke to them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away."

- Luke 21:29-33

BLESSED ARE THOSE WATCHING

"Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

- Luke 12:37-40

JULY 07

Trinity Explained

"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." - 1 John 5:7

I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE

"I and my Father are one."

- John 10:30

IN HIM DWELLETH THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD

"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."

- Colossians 2:9

THERE ARE THREE DISTINCT PERSONS

"Baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: there are three distinct persons: in the Name, not names; there is one essence."

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

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

- John 1:1

LIKE THE DOCTRINE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

"Like the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and the miraculous birth of our Savior, the truth of election must be received with simple, unquestioning faith."

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

JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH WHOM ALL THINGS CAME

"Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live."

- 1 Corinthians 8:6

GOD THE TRINITY LOOKS UPON YOU

"When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God the Trinity looks upon you with eyes brighter than the sun; also all the angels, your own Guardian Angel, and all the Saints of God."

- John of Kronstadt (1829–1909) Russian Orthodox Archpriest

GRACE OF JESUS, LOVE OF GOD, FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. "

- 2 Corinthians 13:14

MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER PRINCE OF PEACE

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

- Isaiah 9:6

APART FROM ME THERE IS NO GOD

“This is what the LORD says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."

- Isaiah 44:6

COMPREHEND THE TRIUNE GOD

"Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I will show you a man that can comprehend the Triune God."

-John Wesley (1703-1791) English Cleric and Minister

A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAID

"As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

- Matthew 3:16-17

WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

- John 14:26

WHO IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD

"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."

- Colossians 1:15-17

LORD, SHOW US THE FATHER

Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."

- John 14:8-21

THE ETERNAL BLESSEDNESS TO KNOW THE TRINITY

"It is rashness to search, godliness to believe, safeness to preach, and eternal blessedness to know the Trinity."

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

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Words to Think About...

THE FULLNESS OF THE DIETY

"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form."

- Colossians 2:9

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. "

- John 1:14

IT WAS THE WHOLE TRINITY

"It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, "Let us make man". It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, "Let us save man."

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

FOR OF HIM, AND THROUGH HIM

"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen"

- Romans 11:36

THE VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE

"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

- Matthew 1:23

IN THE BEGINNING

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."

- Genesis 1:1-2

HE SHALL TESTIFY OF ME

"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me."

- John 15:26

THE SECOND PERSON OF THE TRINITY

"God is not silent. It is the nature of God to speak. The second person of the Holy Trinity is called 'The Word."

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

BEFORE HIS WORKS OF OLD

"The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old."

- Proverbs 8:22

WHICH YE NOW SEE AND HEAR

"Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear."

- Isaiah 48:16

MAN HAS BECOME AS ONE OF US

"And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever."

- Genesis 3:22

HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse."

- Romans 1:20

JULY 08

Stay Alert! Watch Out For Your Great Enemy, The Devil

"Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are." - 1 Peter 5:8

STAND AGAINST THE DEVIL'S SCHEMES

"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes."

- Ephesians 6:11

BE SOBER, AND HOPE TO THE END

"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."

- 1 Peter 1:13

AND WATCHING THERE UNTO WITH ALL PERSEVERANCE

"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

- Ephesians 6:18

ESCAPE THE SNARES OF THE DEVIL

"And they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will."

- 2 Timothy 2:26

THAT NO ONE TAKES YOU CAPTIVE

"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ."

- Colossians 2:8

WATCH AND PRAY, THAT YE ENTER NOT INTO TEMPTATION "

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

- Matthew 26:41

WATCH THEREFORE, AND PRAY ALWAYS

"Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

- Luke 21:36

TAKE HEED WATCH AND PRAY

"Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."

- Mark 13:33-37

WHOM THE LORD WHEN HE COMMETH SHALL FIND WATCHING

"Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants."

- Luke 12:35-48

WHOEVER MAKES A PRACTICE OF SINNING

"Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother."

- 1 John 3:8-10

BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

- Romans 12:2

BUT AS IT THE DAYS OF NOAH WERE

"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

- Matthew 24:37-39

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Words to Think About...

BE SOBER, BE VIGILENT

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour."

- 1 Peter 5:8

WATCH AND PRAY

"Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak."

- Mark 14:38

HE THAT ENDURES TO THE END

"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."

- Matthew 24:13

WATCH THEREFORE: FOR YE KNOW NOT

"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."

- Matthew 24:42

SEEK THINGS ABOVE

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."

- Colossians 3:1

ARE WE TO CONTINUE IN SIN?

"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life."

- Romans 6:1–4

THEREFORE BE YE ALSO READY

"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."

- Matthew 24:44

RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND

"That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

- Ephesians 4:22-24

THE WORLD LIETH IN WICKEDNESS

"And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness."

- 1 John 5:19

FOLLOW THAT WHICH IS GOOD

"See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:15-22

JULY 09

They Will Gather the Elect From the Four Winds

"And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." - Matthew 24:31

HE WHO CREATES AND FORMS THE WIND

"For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind and declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness and treads on the high places of the earth, The Lord God of hosts is His name."

- Amos 4:13

GOD CAUSED A WIND TO PASS OVER THE EARTH

"But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided."

- Genesis 8:1

THEN HE AROSE AND REBUKED THE WIND

"Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm."

- Mark 4:39

BEING SHAKE WITH THE WIND

"Christians are like the several flowers in a garden that have each of them the dew of heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other's roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

WHO CAN THIS BE, EVEN THE WINDS OBEY HIM

"So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

- Matthew 8:27

HE CAUSED THE EAST WIND TO BLOW IN THE HEAVENS

"He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens And by His power He directed the south wind."

- Psalm 78:26

THEN I LOOKED AND BEHOLD, A WHIRLWIND WAS COMING

"Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire."

- Ezekiel 1:4

THAT HE EVEN COMMANDS WINDS AND WATER

He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”

- Luke 8:25

OAKS GROW STRONG IN CONTRARY WIND

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."

- Peter Marshall (1902–1949) Scottish American Preacher, Pastor

THE LORD SWEPT THE SEA BACK BY A STRONG WIND

"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided. The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left."

- Exodus 14:21-22

HE SPOKE AND RAISED UP A STORMY WIND

"For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea."

- Psalm 107:25

VIOLENT WIND WILL BREAK OUT IN MY WRATH

"Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “I will make a violent wind break out in My wrath. There will also be in My anger a flooding rain and hailstones to consume it in wrath."

- Ezekiel 13:13

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS HARD ON A TREE

"Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist."

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

ELIJAH WAS TAKEN TO HEAVEN IN A WHIRLWIND

"Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal."

- 2 Kings 2:1

LOOK UPON IT WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

"The surest way to know our gold is to look upon it and examine it in God's furnace, where He tries it that we may see what it is. If we have a mind to know whether a building stands strong or no, we must look upon it when the wind blows. If we would know whether a staff be strong, or a rotten, broken reed, we must observe it when it is leaned on and weight is borne upon it. If we would weigh ourselves justly we must weigh ourselves in God's scales that he makes use of to weigh us."

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

A WIND THAT PASSES AND COMES NOT AGAIN

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again."

- Psalm 78:39

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Words to Think About...

THE WIND FROM HIS TREASURIES

"He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries."

- Psalm 135:7

STRIVING AFTER WIND

"Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind."

- Ecclesiastes 4:6

CALAMITY COMES LIKE A WHIRLWIND

"When terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you."

- Proverbs 1:27

THE STRONGER THE WIND

"The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations."

- John Wycliffe (c.1328-1384) English Theologian and Biblical Translator

WITH HIS SCORCHING WIND

"And the Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; and He will wave His hand over the River with His scorching wind; and He will strike it into seven streams and make men walk over dry-shod."

- Isaiah 11:15

THE FOUR WINDS OF HEAVEN

Daniel said, “I was looking in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea."

- Daniel 7:2

THEY SHALL REAP THE WHIRLWIND

"For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no flour; if it were to yield, strangers would devour it."

- Hosea 8:7

IN WHIRLWIND AND STORM IS HIS WAY

"The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet."

- Nahum 1:3

IMPARTED THE WEIGHT OF THE WIND

“When He imparted weight to the wind and meted out the waters by measure."

- Job 28:25

THE WIND FROM HIS STOREHOUSES

"When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain, and brings out the wind from His storehouses."

- Jeremiah 10:13

THE LORD HURLED A GREAT WIND

"The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up."

- Jonah 1:4

THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS

"As the most dangerous winds may enter at little openings, so the devil never enters more dangerously than by little unobserved incidents, which seem to be nothing, yet insensibly open the heart to great temptations."

- John Wesley (1703-1791) English Cleric and Minister

WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WISHES

"The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

- John 3:8

JULY 10

I Have Set the LORD Before Me Continuously

"I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved." - Psalm 16:8

THE LORD ME MAGNIFIED! CONINUOUSLY

"Let all who seek you shout for joy and be glad in you. May those who love your deliverance say, "The LORD be magnified!" continuously."

- Psalm 40:16

CONTINUOUSLY REJOICING IN HIS PRESNCE

"Then I was with him, his master craftsman I was his delight daily, continuously rejoicing in his presence."

- Proverbs 8:30

LET US CONTINUOUSLY LOVE ONE ANOTHER

"Dear friends, let us continuously love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born from God and knows God."

- 1 John 4:7

LOVE AND TRUTHFULNESS WILL KEEP ME SAFE CONTINUOUSLY

"LORD, do not withhold your mercy from me, for your gracious love and truthfulness will keep me safe continuously."

- Psalm 40:11

CONTINUOUSLY SAY, MAGNIFY THE LORD

Let those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! Let them continuously say, "Magnify the LORD, who delights in giving peace to his servant."

- Psalm 35:27

CLEANSE US CONTINUALLY FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

"If we freely admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just true to His own nature and promises, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose."

- 1 John 1:9

HIS PRAISE WILL BE IN MY MOUTH CONTINUOUSLY

"I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise will be in my mouth continuously."

- Psalm 34:1

I CONTINUOUSLY WALK ACCORDING TO YOUR TRUTH

"For your gracious love precedes me, and I continuously walk according to your truth."

- Psalm 26:3

I WILL HONOR YOUR NAME CONTINUOUSLY

"I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole being; and I will honor your name continuously."

- Psalm 86:12

LET HIM ABIDE CONTNUOUSLY AS A LIVING BRANCH

"Let man choose life; let him daily nourish his soul; let him forever starve the old life; let him abide continuously as a living branch in the Vine, and the True-Vine Life will flow into his soul, assimilating, renewing, conforming to type, till Christ, pledged by His own law, be formed in him.

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

CONTINUOUSLY CONSIDER YOURSELF DEAD TO SIN

"In the same way, you too must continuously consider yourselves dead as far as sin is concerned, but living for God through the Messiah Jesus."

- Roman 6:11

MY SIN REMAINS CONTINUOUSLY BEFORE ME

"For I acknowledge my transgression; my sin remains continuously before me."

- Psalm 51:3

CONTINUOUSLY PUT TO DEATH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BODY

"For if you live according to human nature, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you continuously put to death the activities of the body, you will live."

- Romans 8:13

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Words to Think About...

I WILL HOPE CONTINUOUSLY

"As for me, I will hope continuously and will praise you more and more."

- Psalm 71:14

I PRAISE YOU CONTINUOUSLY

"I depended on you since birth, when you brought me from my mother's womb; I praise you continuously."

- Psalm 71:6

HOW HAPPY ARE THOSE

"How happy are those who live in your Temple, for they can praise you continuously."

- Psalm 84:4

CONTINUOUSLY BE ON YOUR GUARD

"And so, dear friends, since you already know these things, continuously be on your guard not to be carried away by the deception of lawless people. Otherwise, you may fall from your secure position."

- 2 Peter 3:17

CONTINUOUSLY BE TRANSFORMED

"Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is what is proper, pleasing, and perfect."

- Romans 12:2

CONTINUOUSLY DOES WHAT IS RIGHT

"The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed."

- Psalm 103:6

YOU WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY HATED

"You will be hated continuously by everyone because of my name."

- Luke 21:17

FOLLOW ME CONTINUOUSLY

Then he told all of them, "If anyone wants to come with me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross every day, and follow me continuously."

- Luke 9:23

I WATER IT CONTINUOUSLY

"I, the LORD, watch over it and I water it continuously. I guard it night and day so no one can harm it."

- Isaiah 27:3

BINDING THEM TO YOUR HEART

"By binding them to your heart continuously, fastening them around your neck."

- Proverbs 6:21

CONTINUOUSLY SURROUNDS YOU

"He continues to redeem your life from the pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion."

- Psalm 103:4

JULY 11

While We Look Not At The Things Which Are Seen

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." - 2 Corinthians 4:18

HE THAT HAS SEEN ME HAS SEEN THE THE FATHER

"The tears of Christ are the pity of God. The gentleness of Jesus is the long-suffering of God. The tenderness of Jesus is the love of God. 'He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father."

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

WHAT NO EYE HAS SEEN

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him."

- 1 Corinthians 2:9

THE REALM OF THE UNSEEN

"We impoverish God in our minds when we say there must be answers to our prayers on the material plane; the biggest answers to our prayers are in the realm of the unseen."

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

THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."

- Hebrews 11:1

WE ARE LED BY AN UNSEEN POWER

"We are led on by an unseen power that we have not got strength to resist, or else we are led on by the loving Son of God."

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

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN ME AND BELIEVE

Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

- John 20:29

PRAYER IS REACHING OUT TO THE UNSEEN

"Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God."

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

THOUGH YOU HAVE NOT SEEN HIM

"Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory."

- 1 Peter 1:8

TO BE SEEN AS GOD AS MADE THEM

"Many are ashamed to be seen as God made them; few are ashamed to be seen what the devil hath made them. Many are troubled at small defects in the outward man; few are troubled at the greatest deformities of the inward man; many buy artificial beauty to supply the natural; few spiritual, to supply the defects of the supernatural beauty of the soul."

- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer

HAVE I BEEN WITH YOU SO LONG?

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?"

- John 14:9

AS THE SOUL, ITSELF INVISIBLE

"As the soul, itself invisible, is seen by what it does through the body."

- Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687–1752) Lutheran Clergyman and Greek Scholar

UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF GOD

"Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter on the day with its temptations, look up into His face and hide His Word in your heart."

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

AFFLICTION BRINGS OUT GRACES THAT CANNOT BE SEEN

"Affliction brings out graces that cannot be seen in a time of health. It is the treading of the grapes that brings out the sweet juices of the vine; so it is affliction that draws forth submission, weanedness from the world, and complete rest in God. Use afflictions while you have them."

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

WHOEVER DOES EVIL HAS NOT SEEN GOD

"Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God."

- 3 John 1:11

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Words to Think About...

NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN GOD

"No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known."

- John 1:18

THINGS THAT ARE NOT SEEN

"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand."

- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian

WE HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."

- John 1:14

THE UNSEEN LIFE OF THE SPIRIT

"Thank God for the battle verses in the Bible. We go into the unknown every day of our lives, and especially every Monday morning, for the week is sure to be a battlefield, outwardly and inwardly in the unseen life of the spirit, which is often by far the sternest battlefield for souls. Either way, the Lord your God goes before you, He shall fight for you!"

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

NOT SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN

"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

I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT

"Free will I have often heard of, but I have never seen it. I have met with will, and plenty of it, but it has either been led captive by sin or held in blessed bonds of grace."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

WE HAVE SEEN AND TESTIFY

"And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world."

- 1 John 4:14

IT IS THE UNSEEN AND SPIRITUAL

"It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual."

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

UNTIL SIN IS CLEARLY SEEN

"Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen. We must know the depth and malignity of our disease, in order to appreciate the great Physician."

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

MANY A FLOWER BLOOMS UNSEEN

"As our Father makes many a flower to bloom unseen in the lonely desert, [let us] do all that we can do, as under God's eye, though no other eye ever take note of it."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

YOUR FOOTPRINTS WERE UNSEEN

"Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen."

- Psalm 77:19

JULY 12

They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine

"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears." - 2 Timothy 4:3

ALL SCRIPTURE IS INSPIRED BY GOD

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

- 2 Timothy 3:16

CARRIED ABOUT BY EVERY WIND OF DOCTRINE

"As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming."

- Ephesians 4:14

IF ANYONE ADVOCATES A DIFFERENT DOCTRINE

"If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness."

- 1 Timothy 6:3

WITH PURITY IN DOCTRINE

"In all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified."

- Titus 2:7

SPEAK THINGS WHICH ARE FITTING FOR SOUND DOCTRINE

"But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine."

- Titus 2:1

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR TEACHING

"Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you."

- 1 Timothy 4:16

BIBLE DOCTRINE TAUGHT FOR ITS OWN SAKE

"There is scarcely anything so dull and meaningless as Bible doctrine taught for its own sake. Truth divorced from life is not truth in its biblical sense, but something else and something less."

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

ADORN THE DOCTRINE OF OUR GOD OUR SAVIOR

"Not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect."

- Titus 2:10

SHOULD PREACH TO YOU A CONTRARY GOSPEL

"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!"

- Galatians 1:8

WE SHALL NEVER BE ABLE TO ESCAPE

"I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination - the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

IN THE LATER TIMES SOME WILL FALL AWAY

"But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons."

- 1 Timothy 4:1

ANYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE IN THE TEACHING OF CHRIST

"Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son."

- 2 John 1:9

THINGS THAT ARE FITTING FOR SOUND DOCTRINE

"But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine."

- Titus 2:1

PREACH THE WORD, WITH ALL LONGSUFFERING AND TEACHING

"Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching."

- 2 Timothy 4:2

TEACHING AS THE DOCTRINES OF MEN

"But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men."

- Mark 7:7

NOURISHED ON THE WORDS OF THE FAITH

"In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following."

- 1 Timothy 4:6

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Words to Think About...

IF ANYONE COMES TO YOU

"If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting."

- 2 John 1:10

THE WORD "DOCTRINE"

"I firmly believe people have hitherto been a great deal too much taken up about doctrine and far too little about practice. The word "doctrine," as used in the Bible, means teaching of duty, not theory."

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

UNTIL I COME

"Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching."

- 1 Timothy 4:13

WITH THEIR DOCTRINE THEY BUILD

"With their doctrine they build, and with their lives they destroy."

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

DOCTRINE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

"Like the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and the miraculous birth of our Savior, the truth of election must be received with simple, unquestioning faith."

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

HE WILL KNOW OF THE TEACHING

"If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself."

- John 7:17

WHO CAN ENDURE A DOCTRINE

"Who can endure a doctrine which would allow only dentists to say whether our teeth were aching, only cobblers to say whether our shoes hurt us, and only governments to tell us whether we were being well governed?"

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

DOCTRINE OF SUDDEN CONVERSION

"I hold to the doctrine of sudden conversion as I do to my life, and I would as quickly give up my life as give up this doctrine, unless it can be proved that it is not according to the word of God. Now, I will admit that light is one thing and birth is another. A soul must be born before it can see light A child must be born before it can be taught; it must be born before it can walk; it must be born before it can be educated."

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

WHICH TO HANG HIS DOCTRINE

"No one statement wrested from its context is a sufficient warrant for actions that plainly controvert other commands. How excellent a thing it would be if the whole Church of Christ had learned that no law of life may be based upon an isolated text. Every false teacher who has divided the Church, has had, 'it is written' on which to hang his doctrine."

- G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945) British Evangelist, Preacher, Bible Teacher

DOCTRINE OF THE GOSPEL

"The doctrine of the Gospel as in the person of Christ is a lost thing in the present day, because it is always presented on the side that meets man, and not God's side."

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

DOCTRINE IS USELESS UNLESS

"Doctrine is useless if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse than useless; it does positive harm. Something of 'the image of Christ' must be seen and observed by others in our private life, and habits, and character, and doings."

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

JULY 13

You Delivered Me From Men of Violence

"Who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence." - 2 Samuel 22:49

THE MIGHTIEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED COULD NOT DELIVER HIMSELF

"The mightiest man that ever lived could not deliver himself from his sins. If a man could have saved himself, Christ would never have come into the world."

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

DELIVER ME, FOR YOU ARE MY GOD

"And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”

- Isaiah 44:17

GOD DELIVERS BY PRAYER

"Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer."

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

THE LORD DELIVERS HIM OUT OF ALL OF THEM

"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all."

- Psalm 34:18

BUT IT WILL NOT DELIVER THEE

"Beware, I pray thee, of presuming that thou art saved. If thy heart be renewed, if thou shalt hate the things that thou didst once love, and love the things that thou didst once hate; if thou hast really repented; if there be a thorough change of mind in thee; if thou be born again, then hast thou reason to rejoice: but if there be no vital change, no inward godliness; if there be no love to God, no prayer, no work of the Holy Spirit, then thy saying "I am saved" is but thine own assertion, and it may delude, but it will not deliver thee."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

DELIVERED ME FROM ALL MY FEARS

"I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears."

- Psalm 34:4

NOR RICHES DELIVER IN TIME OF NEED

"For the multitude of worldly friends profiteth not, nor may strong helpers anything avail, nor wise counselors give profitable counsel, nor the cunning of doctors give consolation, nor riches deliver in time of need, nor a secret place to defend, if Thou, Lord, do not assist, help, comfort, counsel, inform, and defend."

- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian

WAIT FOR THE LORD AND HE WILL DELIVER YOU

Do not say, “I will repay evil with for the LORD, and he will deliver you."

- Proverbs 20:22

UNTIL SUCH A TIME THAT GOD DELIVERS US

"What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers us from them. We must pray for grace to endure them without murmuring. Problems patiently endured will work for our spiritual perfecting. They harm us only when we resist them or endure them unwillingly."

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

HE WHO WALKS IN WISDOM WILL BE DELIVERED

"Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."

- Proverbs 28:26

HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET GOD'S DELIVERENCE

"How quickly we forget God's great deliverances in our lives. How easily we take for granted the miracles he performed in our past."

- David Wilkerson (1931-2011) American Christian Evangelist

GOD WHOM WE SERVE IS ABLE TO DELIVER US

"If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king."

- Daniel 3:17

DELIVERED THEM FROM THEIR DESTRUCTION

"He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction."

- Psalm 107:20

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Words to Think About...

WHO WILL DELIVER ME

"Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?"

- Romans 7:24

I WILL DELIVER YOU

"And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

- Psalm 50:15

DELIVER ME O LORD

"Deliver me, O Lord, from that evil man, myself."

- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) Puritan Preacher and Writer

AND DELIVERS THEM

"This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them."

- Psalm 34:6-7

TURN O LORD, DELIVER MY LIFE

"Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love."

- Psalm 6:4

DELIVER US FROM ANYTHING THAT

"Deliver us from everything that may entangle our affections and harden our hearts."

- William Tiptaft (1803-1864) Church of England Cleric

I WILL DELIVER HIM

“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name."

- Psalm 91:14

CHRIST IS A DELIVERER

"The trouble is, people do not know that Christ is a Deliverer. They forget that the Son of God came to keep them from sin as as well as to forgive it."

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

GOD'S WAY OF DELIVERENCE

"For God's way of deliverance is altogether different from man's way. Man's way is to try to suppress sin by seeking to overcome it; God's way is to remove the sinner."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

THE LORD IS MY DELIVERER

"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."

- Psalm 18:2

BELONG DELIVERANCES FROM DEATH

"Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death."

- Psalm 68:20

DELIVER US FROM EVIL

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

- Matthew 6:13

JULY 14

To Open the Eyes of the Blind

"To open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness." - Isaiah 42:7

BEHOLD, I HAVE SET BEFORE THEE AN OPEN DOOR

"I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name."

- Revelation 3:8

ASK, AND IT WILL BE OPENED TO YOU

“And it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

- Matthew 7:7

FAITH IS TWO EMPTY HANDS HELD OPEN

"Faith is two empty hands held open to receive all of the Lord."

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

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

ABIDE IN CHRIST WITH HEART OPEN TO HIM

"Let each of us learn to abide in Christ with the heart open to Him on the one hand, and open to men, women and children on the other."

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

IF I WILL NOT OPEN THE HEAVENS FOR YOU

"Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need."

- Malachi 3:10

IF I EXPECT TO SEE THE DOOR OF HEAVEN OPEN

"Strange that I am not ever looking up, if I expect to see the door of heaven open, and the One I love coming out. Oh! what a scene, when He comes forth to change these vile bodies, fashioning them like to His own glorious body!"

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

ALL WE NEED TO DO IS OPEN OUR HEARTS

"The air which our body requires envelops us on every hand. The air which our souls need also envelops all of us at all times and on all sides. God is round about us in Christ on every hand, with his many sided and all-sufficient grace. All we need to do is to open our hearts."

- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian

PRAY THAT GOD MAY OPEN TO US A DOOR

"At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison."

- Colossians 4:3

THROUGH OPEN DOORS INTO PARADISE

"Night and day I pondered until I saw the connection between the justice of God and the statement that 'the just shall live by his faith.' Then I grasped that the justice of God is that righteousness by which through grace and sheer mercy God justifies us through faith. Thereupon I felt myself to be reborn and to have gone through open doors into paradise."

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

OPEN YOUR HEART TO SYMPATHY

"Open your heart to sympathy, but close it against despondency. The flower which opens to receive the dew shuts against the rain."

- James H. Aughey (1828-1911) Minister Imprisoned Condemned to Execution

THE OPENING OF PRISONS TO THOSE WHO ARE BOUND

"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound."

- Isaiah 61:1

PRAYER OPENS THE HEART TO GOD

"Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled with God."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

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Words to Think About...

HIS EARS ARE OPEN TO THEIR PRAYER

"For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

- 1 Peter 3:12

SALVATION IS OPEN TO ALL

"Since no man is excluded from calling upon God the gate of salvation is open to all. There is nothing else to hinder us from entering, but our own unbelief."

- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian

TO OPEN THE EYES OF THE BLIND

"To open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness."

- Isaiah 42:7

HIS EAR OPEN TO OUR PRAYER

"If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer - His grace sufficient, His promise unchangeable."

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

HE WHO OPENS WIDE HIS LIPS

"Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin."

- Proverbs 13:3

OPEN TO THE WORD

"An honest heart is open to the Word."

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

AND IT WILL BE OPENED TO YOU

"And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

- Luke 11:9

TO HIM THE GATERKEEPER OPENS

"To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out."

- John 10:3

GENTLE, OPEN TO REASON

"But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere."

- James 3:17

SHE OPENS HER HAND TO THE POOR

"She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy."

- Proverbs 31:20

YOU WILL SEE HEAVEN OPENED

And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

- John 1:51

JULY 15

Fallen Angels and Demons

BY THE SPIRIT I CAST OUT DEMONS

"But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you."

- Matthew 12:28

EVEN THE DEMONS BELIEVE-AND SHUDDER!

"You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!"

- James 2:19

A DWELLING PLACE FOR DEMONS

"And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast."

- Revelation 18:2

EVEN THE DEMONS ARE SUBJECT TO US IN YOUR NAME

"The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

- Luke 10:17

PRIDE TURNED ANGELS INTO DEMONS

"If pride turned some of the angels into demons, then humility can doubtless make angels out of demons."

- John Climacus (c.579—dc.649) 7th-century Christian Monk

FOR THEY ARE DEMONIC SPIRITS

"For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty."

- Revelation 16:14

IN THE LATER TIMES, DEVOTING THEMSELVES TO DEMONS

"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

FROM WHOM HE CAST OUT SEVEN DEMONS

"Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons."

- Mark 16:9

JESUS THEN ASKED, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

"Jesus then asked him, 'What is your name?' And he said, 'Legion,' for many demons had entered him."

- Luke 8:30

HOW HAVE YOU FALLEN FROM HEAVEN?

“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who have weakened the nations! But you said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. ‘ will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."

- Isaiah 14:12-15

AND HIS TAIL DREW THE THIRD PART OF THE STARS FROM HEAVEN

"And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born."

- Revelation 12:4

GAVE THEM AUTHORITY OVER ALL DEMONS

"And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases."

- Luke 9:1

AND THE ANGELS WHO DID NOT KEEP THEIR POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY

"And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. "

- Jude 1:6

PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."

- Matthew 25:41

FOR WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

- Ephesians 6:12

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BEFORE THE APPOINTED TIME

“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

- Matthew 8:29

IN THE LATER TIMES

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the later times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils."

- 1 Timothy 4:1

I CAST OUT DEMONS

"But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you."

- Luke 11:20

BEELZEBUL, THE PRINCE OF DEMONS

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”

- Matthew 12:24

WOMEN HEALED OF EVIL SPIRITS

"And also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out."

- Luke 8:2

CAST OUT DEMONS

"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay."

- Matthew 10:8

GOD DID NOT SPARE THE ANGELS

"For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment."

- 2 Peter 2:4

THERE WAS A WAR IN HEAVEN

"And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

- Revelation 12:9

CAST OUT DEMONS IN YOUR NAME

"On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?"

- Matthew 7:22

TWELVE LEGIONS OF ANGELS

"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"

- Matthew 26:53

WHEN CONTENDING WITH THE DEVIL

"Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee."

- Jude 1:9

AND NO MARVEL, FOR SATAN HIMSELF

"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."

- 2 Corinthians 11:14

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Beloved, Do Not Believe Every Spirit

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A Restored Earth

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Therefore Submit Yourselves to God

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