JUNE 1-15 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

June 01 – Last Mention of Rainbows

June 02 – Yield to the Hands of the Potter

June 03 – Do You Not Know?

June 04 – Last Words of Dying Christians

June 05 – Thousand Year Millennium

June 06 – Do Not Store Up For Yourselves Treasures on Earth

June 07 – My Power is Made Perfect in Weakness

June 08 – And Many Shall Betray One Another

June 09 – For This Cause God Shall Send Strong Delusion

June 10 – Men Shall Be Covetous

June 11 – Resist the Devil and He Will Flee From You

June 12 – The Antichrist Will Come

June 13 – Men Will Be Lovers of Money

June 14 –Why Should You Destroy Yourself?

June 15 – So If Someone Tells You

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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

JUNE 01

I Have Placed My Rainbow in the Clouds

The rainbow was a sign from God to Noah that He promised never to destroy the earth by flood for the judgment of sin.

When you see rainbows in the sky today, we know that every rainbow represents a sign of the covenant made thousands of years ago between God and man and all the animals.

You can trust that God will remain faithful to his promise and that never again will another flood wipe out all life on earth. God made His covenant rooted in grace, love, mercy and forgiveness. God made this covenant in ancient times that He still honors today. The rainbow should remind us that you can trust God’s faithfulness no matter what you are going through.

GOD'S COVENANT WITH YOU AND ALL THE ANIMALS

“I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants, and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth. Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.” Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds.”

- Genesis 9:9-14

ALL AROUND HIM WAS A GLOWING HALO, LIKE A RAINBOW

“Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the Lord looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me.”

- Ezekiel 1:26-28

THE GLOW OF AN EMERALD CIRCLED HIS THRONE LIKE A RAINBOW

“Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.”

SURROUNDED BY A CLOUD, WITH A RAINBOW OVER HIS HEAD

“I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face shone like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire. And in his hand was a small scroll that had been opened. He stood with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.”

- Revelation 10:1

NOW THE EARTH WAS CORRUPT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD

"Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. Then God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth."

- Genesis 6:11-21

JUST LIKE IN THE DAYS IN NOAH

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

- Matthew 24:37-39

THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork."

- Psalm 19:1

HE WHO SITS ON THE CIRCLE OF THE EARTH

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

- Isaiah 40:22

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Words to Think About...

PROMISES OF GOD

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

- 2 Chronicles 7:14

I WILL LISTEN TO YOU

“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”

- Jeremiah 29:12

YOU ARE WITH ME

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

- Psalm 23:4

NOAH WALKED WITH GOD

"But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God."

- Genesis 6:8-9

AS IT HAPPENED IN THE DAYS OF NOAH

"And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage."

- Luke 17:26-27

UNTIL NOAH ENTERED THE ARK

"Until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all."

- Luke 17:26-27

WHO HAS MEASURED THE WATERS?

"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?"

- Isaiah 40:12

IF YOU DECLARE WITH YOUR MOUTH

“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

- Romans 10:9

IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light, and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day."

- Genesis 1:1-31

JUNE 02

Yield to the Hands of the Potter

WE ARE THE CLAY, YOU ARE THE POTTER

"But now, O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand."

- Isaiah 64:8

HAS THE POTTER NO RIGHT OVER THE CLAY?

"Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?"

- Romans 9:21

AS THE CLAY THAT IS IN THE POTTER'S HAND

"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!"

- Jeremiah 18:6

REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE MADE ME LIKE CLAY

"Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust?"

- Job 10:9

SHALL THE POTTER BE CONSIDERED AS EQUAL TO THE CLAY?

"You turn things around! Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay, that what is made would say to its maker, “He did not make me' or what is formed say to him who formed it, “He has no understanding?"

- Isaiah 29:16

THERE IS A CLAY AND THERE IS A POTTER

"Every man's character remains as it is, or continues in the direction in which it is going, until it is compelled by IMPRESSED FORCES to change that state. Our failure has been the failure to put ourselves in the way of the impressed forces. There is a clay, and there is a Potter; we have tried to get the clay to mold the clay."

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

BEFORE I FORMED YOU IN THE WOMB

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

- Jeremiah 1:5

WILL WHAT IS MOLDED SAY TO IT'S MOLDER

"But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?”

- Romans 9:20

A BODY FASHIONED UNTO HIS GLORIUOS BODY

"Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of East Northfield, is dead. Don't you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now; I shall have gone up higher, that is all, out of this old clay tenement into a house that is immortal- a body that death cannot touch, that sin cannot taint; a body fashioned like unto His glorious body."

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

FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Jeremiah 29:11

WHO FORMED YOU IN THE WOMB

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself."

- Isaiah 44:24

YOU KNITTED ME TOGETHER IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB

"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb."

- Psalm 139:13

PARTLY OF POTTER'S CLAY AND PARTLY OF IRON

"And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay."

- Daniel 2:41

PREDESTINED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE

"In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory."

- Ephesians 1:11-12

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Words to Think About...

EVEN AS POTTER TREADS CLAY

“I have aroused one from the north, and he has come; From the rising of the sun he will call on My name; and he will come upon rulers as upon mortar, even as the potter treads clay.”

- Isaiah 41:25

IT IS HE WHO MADE US

"Know that the Lord, he is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of his pasture."

- Psalm 100:3

FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP

"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

- Ephesians 2:10

SHAKE MY CLAY COTTAGE

"Lord, be pleased to shake my clay cottage before Thou throwest it down."

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

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

ARISE AND GO TO THE POTTER'S HOUSE

"The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying, “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel."

- Jeremiah 18:1-4

THE WORK OF THE POTTER'S HAND

"The precious sons of Zion, weighed against fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands!"

- Lamentations 4:2

THROW IT TO THE POTTER

Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them. So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the Lord."

- Zechariah 11:13

BOUGHT THE POTTER'S FIELD

"And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers."

- Matthew 27:7

A VESSEL FOR HONORABLE USE

"Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work."

- 2 Timothy 2:21

OUT OF THE MIRY CLAY

"He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."

- Psalm 40:2

JUNE 03

Do You Not Know?

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is unsearchable." - Isaiah 40:28

ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."

- Romans 8:28

FOR HE KNOWS OUR FRAME

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

- Psalm 103:13

SEEKING TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD

"No man should desire to be happy who is not at the same time holy. He should spend his efforts in seeking to know and do the will of God, leaving to Christ the matter of how happy he should be."

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

THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE, THAT THEY MAY KNOW YOU

"And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."

- John 17:3

MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS AMONG THE PEOPLE!

"Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!"

- 1 Chronicles 16:8

GIVE THAT I MAY KNOW MYSELF

"Lord, who art always the same, give that I know myself, give that I know Thee."

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

DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOD'S TEMPLE

"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?"

- 1 Corinthians 3:16

YOU KNOW LITTLE OF THE POSSIBILITIES

"Ah! dear friend, you little know the possibilities which are in you."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

YOU ARE MISTAKEN, NOT KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES

"Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God."

- Matthew 22:29

THE REASON THE WORLD DOES NOT US

"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him."

- 1 John 3:1

NEVER BE AFRAID TO TRUST

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."

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

I KNOW THAT NOTHING GOOD DWELLS WITHIN ME

"For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out."

- Romans 7:18

KNOWING THAT SUFFERING PRODUCES ENDURANCE

"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance."

- Romans 5:3

I KNOW NOT WHAT HE IS ABOUT TO DO WITH ME

"I know not what He is about to do with me, but I have given myself entirely into His hands."

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

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Words to Think About...

OR DO YOU NOT KNOW?

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own."

- 1 Corinthians 6:19

I KNOW YOUR WORKS

"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

WHEN WE KNOW BIBLE

"When we know our Bible: then it is that God can use us."

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

BY THIS ALL PEOPLE WILL KNOW

"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

- John 13:35

HE IS WISE WHO KNOWS

"He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written and where it is to be found."

- Archibald A. Hodge (1823–1886) American Presbyterian Leader, Principal Princeton Seminary

WE KNOW THAT CHRIST

"We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him."

- Romans 6:9

IN ALL YOUR WAYS

"In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

- Proverbs 3:6

FOE THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S

"And that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hand."

- 1 Samuel 17:47

FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

- Luke 23:34

JUST AS THE SERVANT KNOWS

"Just as a servant knows that he must first obey his master in all things, so the surrender to an implicit and unquestionable obedience must become the essential characteristic of our lives."

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

BY THIS WE KNOW LOVE

"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers."

- 1 John 3:16

JUNE 04

Last Words of Dying Christians

“The waters are rising, but so am I. I am not going under, but over. Do not be concerned about dying; go on living well, the dying will be right.” - Catherine Booth (1829-1890) Co-Founder Salvation Army

THE SAYING OF A DYING MAN

"You have been used to take notice of the sayings of dying men. This is mine: that a life spent in the service of God, and communion with Him, is the most comfortable and pleasant life that anyone can live in this world."

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer

SEE WHAT PEACE A CHRISTIAN CAN DIE

“See in what peace a Christian can die.”

- Joseph Addison 1672-1719) English essayist, Politician.

WEEP NOT FOR ME

"Weep not for me, but for yourselves. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, through the mediation of His blessed Son, receives me, though a sinner. We shall meet to sing the new song, and remain everlastingly happy.”

John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

I GO WITH THE GLADNESS OF A BOY

“I go with the gladness of a boy bounding away from school. I feel so strong in Christ.”

- Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) American Missionary to Burma

IF THIS IS DYING

“If this is dying, it is the pleasantest thing imaginable.”

- Lady Glenorchy (1741-1786) Missionary Scotland

THE LAST WORDS OF HUDSON TAYLOR

On his deathbed, British preacher Charles Simeon smiled brightly and asked the people gathered in his room, "What do you think especially gives me comfort at this time?"

When they all remained silent, he exclaimed, "The creation!"

I ask myself, 'Did Jehovah create the world or did I?' He did!

Now if He made the world and all the rolling spheres of the universe, He certainly can take care of me. Into Jesus' hands I can safely commit my spirit!"

Hudson Taylor, founder of China Inland Mission, in the closing months of his life said to a friend, "I am so weak. I can't read my Bible. I can't even pray. I can only lie still in God's arms like a little child and trust."

- Our Daily Bread, January 1994

I HAVE PAIN, BUT I HAVE PEACE

“I have pain; but I have peace, I have peace!”

- Richard Baxter (1615–91) English Martyr, Theologian

I AM READY TO DIE FOR MY LORD

“I am ready to die for my Lord that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace.”

- Thomas à Becket Archbishop of Canterbury

I COMMIT MY SOUL TO THE MERCY OF GOD

“I commit my soul to the mercy of God, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English Novelist

ON HIS DEATHBED, HIS SECRETARY WAS WRITING A LETTER

John Owen, the Puritan, lay on his deathbed, and his secretary was writing a letter, in his name, to a friend:

“I am still in the land of the living, the wrote and read what he had written to Owen.

“No, please do not write that, Owen said “I am yet in the land of the dying, but later I will be in the land of the living!”

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

WHAT SHALL I READ?

Sir Walter Scott the famous author was talking with his son-in-law:

“What shall I read?” said Lockhart. “Can you ask?” The dying man replied, “there is only one Book.”

- Sir Walter Scott (1771 –1832) Scottish Novelist

I CAN LEAVE YOU ALL WITHOUT A REGRET

“My affections are so much in heaven that I can leave you all without a regret; yet I do not love you less, but God more.”

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

THE FLESH NOT FEAR DEATH

“Live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.”

John Knox (c. 1510–1572) Scottish Minster, Theologian

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Words to Think About...

I'M GOING INTO ETERNITY

"I am going into eternity; and it is sweet to me to think of eternity; the endlessness of it makes it sweet. But oh! What shall I say of the future of the wicked! The thought is too dreadful!”

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

IF GOD WERE TO RAISE ME UP

“If it were God’s will to raise me up [from this sickbed], I should like to preach from the text, John 3:16. Praise be to the Lord.”

- Henry Moorhouse (1840-1880) English Evangelist

SATISFIED WITH THY LIKENESS

“I shall be satisfied with Thy likeness. Satisfied!”

- Charles Wesley (1707-1788), Anglican Methodist

ONE WANTS NO MORE

“The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. That is the verse on which I am now dying. One wants no more.”

- Brownlow North (1741–1820) Church of England.

I AM IN THE HAPPIEST PASS

“I am in the happiest pass to which man ever came. Christ is mine, and I am His; and there is nothing now between me and resurrection, except—Paradise.”

- Samuel Rutherford (1600? – 1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian Theologian and Author.

THOU HAST REDEEMED ME

“Our God is the God from whom cometh salvation. God is the Lord by whom we escape death! Into Thy hands I commit my spirit; God of truth, Thou hast redeemed me!”

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

HANNINGTON'S LAST WORDS

James Hannington, Anglican missionary to Uganda. As he was traveling toward Uganda, he was apprehended by emissaries of King Mwanga and put to death.

Hannington’s Last Words Were:

“Go tell your master that I have purchased the road to Uganda with my blood.”

- James Hannington (1847-1885 Uganda Missionary

FEEDING ON A GREAT THOUGHTS

Bishop Joseph Lightfoot, after having several Scriptures read to him, he was asked what he had in mind. In utter calmness of spirit, he replied:

“I am feeding on a few great thoughts.”

- Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1828–1889) English Bishop

IT IS STRANGE TO FIND MYSELF

“Beyond the grave comes heaven. Well, it will be strange to find myself in Heaven, but it won’t be a strange Christ–One I’ve known these many years. I am glad He knows me. I have a deep peace, which you know.”

- John Nelson Darby (1800-82) Anglo-Irish Evangelist

CHILDREN, WHEN I AM GONE

"Children, when I am gone, sing a song of praise to God.”

Susanna Wesley (1669-1742), Mother of John and Charles Wesley.

JUNE 05

Thousand Year Millennium

UNTIL THE THOUSAND YEARS WERE FINSIHED

"But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection."

- Revelation 20:5

FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN THY SIGHT

"For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."

- Psalm, 90:4

ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD AS A THOUSAND YEARS

"But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

- 2 Peter 3:8

SATAN WIILL BE BOUND FOR A THOUSAND YEARS

“Then I [the apostle John] saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while”

- Revelation 20:1-3

THE EARTH SHALL BE FULL OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD

“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea”

- Isaiah 11:9

NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANYMORE

“He shall judge between many peoples, and rebuke strong nations afar off; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken”

- Micah 4:1-4

UNTIL THE TIMES OF 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

THE EYES OF THE BLIND SHALL BE OPENED

“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert”

- Isaiah 35:5-6

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Words to Think About...

REIGNED WITH CHRIST FOR 1000 YEARS

"Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years."

- Revelation 20:4

BETTER THAN A THOUSAND ELSWHERE

"For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness."

- Psalm 84:10

HE HIMSELF WILL RULE THEM

"Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS."

- Revelation 19:11-16

SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH

“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”

- Psalms 37:9

REIGN WITH HIM A THOUSAND YEARS

"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."

- Revelation 20:6

JUNE 06

Do Not Store Up For Yourselves Treasures on Earth

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal." - Matthew 6:19-20

KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD

"Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life."

- Jude 1:21

HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

- James 4:10

PUT YOURSELVES ABSOLUTELY IN HIS HANDS

"No difficulties in your case can baffle him, no dwarfing of your growth in years that are past, no apparent dryness of your inward springs of life, no crookedness or deformity in any of your past development, can in the least mar the perfect work that he will accomplish, if you will only put yourselves absolutely into his hands and let him have his own way with you."

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

DO NOT OFFER ANY PART OF YOURSELF TO SIN

"Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness."

- Romans 6:13

WORK ON THESE INWARD TREASURES YOURSELF

"I long to put the experience of fifty years at once into your young lives, to give you at once the key to that treasure chamber every gem of which has cost me tears and struggles and prayers, but you must work for these inward treasures yourselves."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) American Christian Writer

DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER

"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."

- Colossians 4:2

GIVE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER

"Give yourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. If you do not pray, God will probably lay you aside from your ministry, as He did me, to teach you to pray."

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

PRIDE COME FROM NOT KNOWING YOURSELF

"Pride comes from not knowing yourself and the world. The older you grow, and the more you see, the less reason you will find for being proud. Ignorance and inexperience are the pedestal of pride; once the pedestal is removed - pride will soon come down."

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

SHOWING YOURSELVES TO BE MY DISCIPLES

"This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."

- John 15:8

IF YOU WERE TO STOP AND ASK YOURSELVES

"If you here stop and ask yourselves why you are not as pious as the early Christians were, your own heart will tell you that it is neither through ignorance nor through inability, but purely because you never thoroughly intended it."

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

IN HUMILITY VALUE OTHERS ABOVE YOURSELVES

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves."

- Philippians 2:3

CAST YOURSELF AT THE FEET OF JESUS

"Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart-so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."

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

BE CAREFUL, DO NOT MISREPRESENT GO YOURSELVES

"Be careful, dear friends, that you do not misrepresent God yourselves. You who murmur; you who say that God deals hardly with you, you give God an ill character; when you look so melancholy, worldlings say, "The religion of Jesus is intolerable;" and so you stain the honor of God."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

DO NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELVES GODS OF SILVER AND GOLD

"Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold."

- Exodus 20:23

COMMIT YOURSELF INTO THE HANDS OF YOUR CREATOR

"When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying."

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

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Words to Think About...

SUBMIT YOURSELVES, THEN, TO GOD

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

- James 4:7

DO YOU NOT KNOW?

"Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?"

- 1 Corinthians 3:16

KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS

"Dear children, keep yourselves from idols."

- 1 John 5:21

YOU MUST CAST YOURSELF

"You must cast yourself on God's gospel with all your weight, without any hanging back, without any doubt, without even the shadow of a suspicion that it will give."

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

CLOTHE YOURSELVES IN COMPASSION

"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

- Colossians 3:12

HAVE PATIENCE WITH YOURSELF

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew."

- Francis de Sales (1567-1622) French Catholic Bishop

BELOVED, NEVER AVENGE YOURSELF

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

IN ALL THINGS SHOW YOURSELF

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

- Titus 2:7

AND SO DECEIVE YOURSELVES

"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."

- James 1:22

BY BUILDING YOURSELVES UP

"But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life."

- Jude 1:20-21

PAY ATTENTION TO YOURSELVES

"Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him."

- Luke 17:3

DO NOT ISOLATE YOURSELF

"Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles."

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

THIS IS NOT FROM YOURSELVES

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

- Ephesians 2:8-9

JUNE 07

My Power is Made Perfect in Weakness

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

THE SPIRIT HELPS US IN OUR WEAKNESS

"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."

- Romans 8:26

COME UNTO ME, ALL WHO ARE WEARY AND HEAVY BURDENED

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

- Matthew 11:28

FIND THAT SEED IS SOWN IN WEAKNESS

"Many a humble soul will be amazed to find that the seed it sowed in weakness, in the dust of daily life, has blossomed into immortal flowers under the eye of the Lord."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) American Christian Writer

THE WEAKNESS OF GOD IS STRONGER THAN MEN

"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."

- 1 Corinthians 1:25

CRUCIFIED IN WEAKNESS, YET HE LIVES BY GOD'S POWER

"For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you."

- 2 Corinthians 13:4

WE MUST BE MADE TO FEEL OUR WEAKNESS

"Before He furnishes the abundant supply, we must first be made conscious of our emptiness. Before he gives strength, we must be made to feel our weakness. Slow, painfully slow, are we to learn this lesson; and slower still to own our nothingness and take the place of helplessness before the Mighty One."

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

ACCOMMODATING OF HIS STRENGHTH TO MY WEAKNESS

"Ah, I have kept Him waiting when I ought not, but He has waited even then. Always waiting - so patient with my foolishness, my weakness, my fear. Our fellowship is with God, and fellowship is friendship, and friendship means that partnership which, on His part, is the accommodating of His strength to my weakness."

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

SIN IS NOT A WEAKNESS, IT IS A DISEASE

"Sin is not weakness, it is a disease; it is red-handed rebellion against God and the magnitude of that rebellion is expressed by Calvary's cross."

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

WE WHO ARE STRONG OUGHT TO BEAR THE WEAKNESSES

"Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves."

- Romans 15:1

FALL AT THE LORD'S FEET IN OUR WEAKNESS

"When we pray for the Spirit's help... we will simply fall down at the Lord's feet in our weakness. There we will find the victory and power that comes from His love."

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

HOLY SPIRIT AIDS IN OUR WEAKNESS AS WE PRAY

"The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Power helpeth our infirmity in prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Life ends our deadness in prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Wisdom delivers us from ignorance in this holy art of prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Fire delivers us from coldness in prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Might comes to our aid in our weakness as we pray."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

FOR WE REJOICE WHEN WE OURSELVES ARE WEAK

"For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete."

- 2 Corinthians 13:9

RAISED IN GLORY, SOWN IN WEAKNESS

"So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body."

- 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

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Words to Think About...

HE GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEARY

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

- Isaiah 40:29

TEMPTATION MAY EVEN BE A BLESSING

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

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

I WAS WITH YOU IN WEAKNESS

"I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling."

- 1 Corinthians 2:3

SO I TAKE PLEASURE IN WEAKNESS

“So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

- 2 Corinthians 12:10

STRENGTHENED BY MY WEAKNESS

"I am mended by my sickness, enriched by my poverty, and strengthened by my weakness."

- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer

MY FLESH AND MY HEART FAIL

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

- Psalm 73:26

SATAN TREMBLES WHEN HE SEES

"Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees."

- William Cowper (1731-1800) English Poet and Hymnwriter

BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

- Matthew 26:41

MUST ADMIT OUR WEAKNESS IN PRAYER

"I do not think that we should look upon painful experiences too pessimistically. Surely they are more profitable than we think at the time we are going through the anguish connected with them. But if they are to be of any benefit to us, we must, in the first place, be truthful and not begin to practice deception, that is, excuse and defend our slovenly prayer life. We must admit our weakness in prayer, admit that we are faced with a problem which cannot be solved by our own efforts."

- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian

ENCOURAGE THE EXHAUSTED

"Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble."

- Isaiah 35:3

JUNE 08

And Many Shall Betray One Another

“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.” – Matthew 24:10

BROTHER WILL BETRAY BROTHER

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death."

- Matthew 10:21

WOULD YOU BETRAY THE SON OF MAN WITH A KISS?

"But Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

- Luke 22:48

A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE IN HIS OWN HOUSEHOLD

For son treats father contemptuously, daughter rises up against her mother, daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own household."

- Micah 7:6

EVEN MY CLOSE FRIEND WHOM I TRUSTED

"Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me."

- Psalm 41:9

WE EVEN WALKED TOGETHER IN THE HOUSE OF GOD

"For it is not an enemy who insults me— I could have handled that— nor is it someone who hates me and who now arises against me— I could have hidden myself from him— but it is you— a man whom I treated as my equal— my personal confidant, my close friend! We had good fellowship together; and we even walked together in the house of God!"

- Psalm 55:12-14

THOSE I LOVE HAVE TURNED AGAINST ME

"My close friends detest me. Those I loved have turned against me."

- Job 19:19

THE SON OF MAN IS BETRAYED INTO THE HANDS OF SINNERS

"Then he came to the disciples and said to them, Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners."

- Matthew 26:45

ON THE NIGHT WHEN HE WAS BETRAYED TOOK BREAD

"For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread."

- 1 Corinthians 11:23

I HAVE SINNED BY BETRAYING INNOCENT BLOOD

Saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”

- Matthew 27:4

DECEITFUL ARE THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."

- Proverbs 27:6

THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS

“How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them! “How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me! Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That’s how they persecuted the prophets who came before you.”

- Matthew 5:10-12

HE DID NOT RETALIATE WHEN HE WAS INSULTED

"He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly."

- 1 Peter 2:23

BEFORE THE ROOSTER CROWS TODAY

A servant girl saw him sitting by the fire, stared at him, and said, “This man was with him, too.” But he denied it, “I don’t know him, woman!” he responded. A little later, a man looked at him and said, “You are one of them, too.” But Peter said, “Mister, I am not!” About an hour later, another man emphatically asserted, “This man was certainly with him, because he is a Galilean!” But Peter said, “Mister, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just then, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”

- Luke 22:56-61

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Words to Think About...

ONE OF YOU WILL BETRAY ME

After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”

- John 13:21

THEN WHEN JUDAS, HIS BETRAYER

"Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders."

- Matthew 27:3

AS IT IS WRITTEN OF HIM

"The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

- Matthew 26:24

MY BETRAYER IS AT HAND

"Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

- Matthew 26:46

BETRAYS NATIONS WITH HER WHORINGS

"And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings, and peoples with her charms."

- Nahum 3:4

THE TRAITOR BETRAYS

"A stern vision is told to me; the traitor betrays, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam; lay siege, O Media; all the sighing she has caused I bring to an end."

- Isaiah 21:2

HE KNEW WHO WAS TO BETRAY HIM

"For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

- John 13:11

DWELT TREACHEROUSLY WITH YOU

“For even your brothers and the household of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you, even they have cried aloud after you. Do not believe them, although they may say nice things to you.”

- Jeremiah 12:6

PLACE URIAH IN THE FRONT LINE

He had written in the letter, saying, “Place Uriah in the front line of the fiercest battle and withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and die.”

- 2 Samuel 11:15

THE SON OF MAN IS BETRAYED

"For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

- Mark 14:21

JUNE 09

For This Cause God Shall Send Strong Delusion

"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie." - 2 Thessalonians 2:11

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

A DECEIVED HEART HAS TURNED HIM ASIDE

"He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

- Isaiah 44:20

BEHOLD, THEY ARE ALL A DELUSION

"Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their metal images are empty wind."

- Isaiah 41:29

THOSE OF HIGH ESTATE ARE A DELUSION

"Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath."

- Psalm 62:9

MAY GOD SAVE YOU FROM SUCH A DELUSION

"Do you fancy that the eternal God is to be put off with these vain resolutions and to be mocked with these idle dreams of what you will do, when you do nothing whatever? Oh, may God save you from such a delusion!"

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

PRAYING WHICH DOES NOT RESULT IN PURE CONDUCT

"Praying which does not result in pure conduct is a delusion. We have missed the whole office and virtue of praying if it does not rectify conduct. It is in the very nature of things that we must quit praying, or quit bad conduct."

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

THE SPIRIT AND WORD MUST BE COMBINED

"I seek the will of the Spirit of God through or in connection with the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also."

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

IT IS A GREAT DELUSION TO IMAGINE

"We are too apt to rest in a bare profession of faith, and to think that this will save us; it is a cheap and easy religion to say, "We believe in the articles of the Christian faith;" but it is a great delusion to imagine that this is enough to bring us to heaven."

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer

THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT MAKW GOD HIS REFUGE

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches

And was strong in his evil desire.”

- Psalm 52:7

ESTRANGED FROM ME THROUGH ALL THEIR IDOLS

"In order to lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel who are estranged from Me through all their idols.”

- Ezekiel 14:5

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Words to Think About...

A WORK OF DELUSION

"They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish."

- Jeremiah 10:15

INTO SO DREADFUL DELUSION

"While we are zealous for good works, let us be careful not to put them in the place of Christ's righteousness, and not to advance anything which may betray others into so dreadful a delusion."

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer

NOT SEE FIT TO ACKNOWLEDGE GOD

"And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper."

- Romans 1:28

THE MISLED AND THE MISLEADER

“With Him are strength and sound wisdom, the misled and the misleader belong to Him."

- Job 12:16

THEY HAVE DELUDED YOU

“You felt secure in your wickedness and said,

‘No one sees me,’ Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; for you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me."

- Isaiah 47:10

THE LORD HARDENED PHAROH'S HEART

"But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go."

- Exodus 10:20

I DID NOT SEND THESE PROPHETS

“I did not send these prophets, but they ran. I did not speak to them, but they prophesied."

- Jeremiah 23:21

I CALLED AND NO ONE ANSWERED

"So I will choose their punishments and will bring on them what they dread. Because I called, but no one answered; I spoke, but they did not listen. And they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”

- Isaiah 66:4

DECEIVING AND BEING DECIEVED

"But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived."

- 2 Timothy 3:13

JUNE 10

After My Return, I Felt Regret

“After my return, I felt regret; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.” - Jeremiah 31:19

FORGETTING WHAT LIES BEHIND

“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.”

- Philippians 3:13-15

YESTERDAY'S REFGET AND TOMORROW'S WORRIES

“Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday’s regret and tomorrow’s worries.”

- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman

REMEMBER NOT THE FORMER THINGS

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

- Isaiah 43:18-19

LEAVE THE IRREPARABLE PAST IN HIS HANDS

“Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.”

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

SALVATION WITHOUT REGRET

"For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death."

- 2 Corinthians 7:10

THE FORMER THINGS WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED

“For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.”

- Isaiah 65:17

THE LORD REGRETTED THAT HE MADE SAUL KING

"And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel."

- 1 Samuel 15:35

IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

- 1 John 1:9

YOU FORGAVE THE GUILT OF MY SIN

“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.”

- Psalm 32:5

AS FAR IS THE EAST IS TO THE WEST

“As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.”

- Psalm 103:12

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Words to Think About...

THOU ART THE MAN

"And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;" And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

- 2 Samuel 12:7-9

ALL THE PAST IS GONE

“Why believe the devil instead of believing God? Rise up and realize the truth about yourself – that all the past has gone, and you are one with Christ, and all your sins have been blotted out once and for ever. O let us remember that it is sin to doubt God’s Word. It is sin to allow the past, which God has dealt with, to rob us of our joy and our usefulness in the present and in the future.”

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

TAKE HOLD OF ETERNAL LIFE

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

- 1 Timothy 6:12

IT GRIEVED HIS HEART

"And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart."

- Genesis 6:6

I DO NOT REGRET IT

"Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time."

- 2 Corinthians 7:8

PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

- John 14:27

THEREFORE NOW NO CONDEMNATION

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

- Romans 8:1

JUNE 11

Resist the Devil and He Will Flee From You

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." - James 4:7

THE DEVIL, SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR

"Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour. Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering."

- 1 Peter 5:8-9

SATAN STANDING AT HIS RIGHT HAND TO ACCUSE HIM

"And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?"

Zechariah 3:1–2

OUR STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD

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

- Ephesians 6:12

THE BEST MEANS TO RESISTING THE DEVIL

"The best means of resisting the devil is, to destroy whatever of the world remains in us, in order to raise for God, upon its ruins, a building all of love. Then shall we begin, in this fleeting life, to love God as we shall love him in eternity."

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

YOU ALWAYS RESIST THE HOLY SPIRIT

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you."

- Acts 7:51

STAND AGAINST THE SCHEMES OF THE DEVIL

"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil."

- Ephesians 6:11

SATAN IS EVER SEEKING TO INJECT POISON

"Satan is ever seeking to inject that poison into our hearts to distrust God's goodness - especially in connection with his commandments. That is what really lies behind all evil, lusting and disobedience. A discontent with our position and portion, a craving from something which God has wisely held from us. Reject any suggestion that God is unduly severe with you. Resist with the utmost abhorrence anything that causes you to doubt God's love and his lovingkindness toward you. Allow nothing to make you question the Father's love for his child."

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

RESIST HIM, FIRM IN THE FAITH

"Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world."

- 1 Peter 5:9

IF GOD BE FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US

"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?"

- Romans 8:31

UNTIL SUCH A TIME 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

WHY HAS SATAN FILLED YOUR HEART TO LIE

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?”

- Acts 5:3

WATCH AND PRAY SO YOU DO NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak”

- Mark 14:38

THERE IS NO TEMPTATION TAKEN YOU THAT IS COMMON TO MAN

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. "

- 1 Corinthians 10:13

HOW SHALL WE RESIST?

"Resistance is one of the indispensable elements in spiritual combat. The best defense is a continuous offense. Oppose with the will as well as with the strength in the spirit. How shall we resist? With the Word of God which is the Sword of the Holy Spirit."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

THE WICKED FLEE WHEN NO ONE IS PERSUING

"The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion."

- Proverbs 28:1

CHIEF WEAPON USED IN RESISTING SATAN IS THE BIBLE

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

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

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BUT SATAN HINDERED US

"Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us."

- 1 Thessalonians 2:18

IN YOUR STRUGGLE AGAINST SIN

"In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood."

- Hebrews 12:4

GIVE NO OPPORTUNIYTY TO THE DEVIL

"And give no opportunity to the devil."

- Ephesians 4:27

FLEE FROM YOUTHFUL LUSTS

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

- 2 Timothy 2:22

FOR WHO CAN RESIST HIS WILL

You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”

- Romans 9:19

THERE IS NOW NO CONDEMNATION

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

- Romans 8:1

CUNNING AND CRAFTING OF MEN

"Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming."

- Ephesians 4:14

WHEN HE SEES THE WOLF COMING

“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep."

- John 10:11-12

STIR UP OURSELVES TO RESIST

"We have no sufficient strength of our own. All our sufficiency is of God. We should stir up ourselves to resist temptations in a reliance upon God's all-sufficiency and the omnipotence of his might."

- Matthew Henry

ALL OF THIS I WILL GIVE YOU

"Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, lThou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

- Matthew 4:8–10

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

PRAYER OVERCOMES RESISTING FORCES

"We can do nothing without prayer. All things can be done by importunate prayer. It surmounts or removes all obstacles, overcomes every resisting force and gains its ends in the face of invincible hindrances."

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

THEN THE DEVIL LEFT HIM

"Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him."

- Matthew 4:11

JUNE 12

The Antichrist Will Come

"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." - 1 John 2:18

THE LAWLESS ONE WILL BE REVEALED

"Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:8

SHALL COME ONE WHO MAKES DESOLATE

"And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”

- Daniel 9:27

HE CAUSETH ALL TO RECEIVE A MARK

"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

- Revelation 13:16-17

THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST

"And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

- 1 John 4:3

THIS IS THE SEDUCER AND THE ANTICHRIST

"This is the seducer and the antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we lose not the things we have wrought, but receive a full reward."

- 2 John 1:8

FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS WILL RISE

"For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect."

- Mark 13:22

THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."

- Matthew 24:15-21

HE SHALL CONFIRM A COVENANT FOR ONE WEEK (7 YEARS)

"And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate."

- Daniel 9:2

HE SHALL MAGNIFY HIMSELF ABOVE ALL

"And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all."

- Daniel 11:36-37

SHEWING HIMSELF THAT HE IS GOD

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

POWER WAS GIVEN UNTO HIM TO CONTINUE FOR FORTY AND TWO MONTHS

"And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."

- Revelation 13:5

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THIS IS THE ANTICHRIST

"Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son."

- 1 John 2:22

HE IS THE ANTICHRIST

"For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist."

- 2 John 1:7

THE COMING LAWLESS ONE

"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:9

IF ANYONE WORSHIPS THE BEAST

“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

- Revelation 14:9-11

SO MANY ANTICHRISTS HAVE COME

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

- 1 John 2:18

WITH WHICH HE DECIEVED THEM

"And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone."

- Revelation 19:19-20

BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS

"And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection."

- Revelation 20:2-5

JUNE 13

Men Will Be Lovers of Money

"For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy." - 2 Timothy 3:2

MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL KINDS OF EVIL

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”

- 1 Timothy 6:10

KEEP YOUR LIVES FREE FROM THE LOVE MONEY

"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

- Hebrews 13:5

NO ONE CAN SERVE 2 MASTERS

"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."

- Matthew 6:24

ALL THAT WE HAVE BELONGS TO GOD

"We should never think that once we have given some money and time to the Lord that the rest is ours to do with as we please. All that we have belongs to God, so He should be taken into consideration in everything we do."

- Theodore Epp (1907-1985) American Protestant Clergyman

ALL THE MONEY IN ALL THE BANKS

"A man could have all the money in all the banks in all the world, and be worth nothing so far as God is concerned, if he were still living “to and for himself."

- Major Ian Thomas (1914-2007) British War Hero, Christian Writer

HE OVERTURNED THE MONEY TABLE

"When our Savior drove the sheep and oxen out of the temple, He did not drive them into His own pasture; nor sweep the coin into His own pockets, when He overturned the table of the money-changers."

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

WELL DONE THY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

His master replied, well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!"

- Matthew 25:21

THE POSSESSION OF MONEY

"Nothing I am sure has such a tendency to quench the fire of religion as the possession of money."

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

WHEN GOD GIVES WEALTH

"Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God."

- Ecclesiastes 5:19

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Words to Think About...

THE LOVE OF MONEY

"A dreadful thing is the love of money! It disables both eyes and ears, and makes men worse to deal with than a wild beast, allowing a man to consider neither conscience nor friendship nor fellowship nor salvation."

- John Chrysostom (347-407) Early Church Father

WHOEVER LOVES MONEY

"Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless."

- Ecclesiastes 5:10

THOSE WHO WANT TO GET RICH

"Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction."

- 1 Timothy 6:9

THE DILIGENT HAND MAKES RICH

"Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

- Deuteronomy 15:6

IF I LOVE MONEY MORE

"If I love money more than Christ, woe is me!"

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

WHOEVER GATHERS MONEY

"Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow."

- Proverbs 13:11

HONOR THE LORD WITH WEALTH

"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops."

- Proverbs 3:9

GREAT WEALTH WITH TURMOIL

"Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil."

- Proverbs 15:16

June 14

Why Should You Destroy Yourself?

"Do not be overly righteous, Nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy yourself?" - Ecclesiastes 7:16

WHY THIS EFFORT TO DESTROY YOUR OWN SOULS?

"If you do get lost, some of you will have to wade through your mother's tears and leap over your father's prayers and your minister's entreaties. You will have to force a passage through the warnings of godly people and the examples of pious relatives. Why this effort to destroy your own souls?"

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

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

- Hosea 4:6

DIVINE POWER TO DESTROY STRONGHOLDS

"For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ."

- 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

HIS KINGDOM SHALL NEVER BE DESTROYED

"I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end."

- Daniel 6:26

CROOKEDNESS OF THE TREACHEROUS DESTROYS THEM

"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them."

- Proverbs 11:3

DESTROYING THE DESTROYERS OF THE EARTH

"The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

- Revelation 11:18

THE THIEF COMES TO KILL AND DESTROY

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."

- John 10:10

WHERE NO THIEF APPROACHES AND NO MOTH DESTROYS

"Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys."

- Luke 12:33

THOSE WHO SHRINK BACK AND ARE DESTROYED

"But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls."

- Hebrews 10:39

THE GODLESS MAN WOULD DESTROY HIS NEIGHBOR

"With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered."

- Proverbs 11:9

A THIRD OF THE SHIPS WERE DESTROYED

"A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed."

- Revelation 8:9

WHERE NEITHER MOTH OR RUST DESTROYS

"But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal."

- Matthew 6:20

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Words to Think About...

IF THE FOUNDATIONS BE DESTROYED

"If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

- Psalm 11:3

TO DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL

"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."

- 1 John 3:8

SIN WILL DESTROY A SINNER

"One leak will sink a ship; and one sin will destroy a sinner."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

WITH THEIR LIVES THEY DESTROY

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

- St. Augustine (354-430) Theologian and Philosopher

IF OUR EARTHLY HOME IS DESTROYED

"For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."

- 2 Corinthians 5:1

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

BROTHER OF HIM WHO DESTROYS

"Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys."

- Proverbs 18:9

WHO CAN DESTROY SOUL AND BODY

"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell."

- Matthew 10:28

DESTROY THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS

"Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?"

- Ecclesiastes 5:6

DESTROY THE POWER OF DEATH

"Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil'

- Hebrews 2:14

YOU DESTROY THOSE WHO SPEAK LIES

"You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man."

- Psalm 5:6

JUNE 15

So If Someone Tells You

“So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.” - Matthew 24:26-27

HE SIMPLY TELLS YOU TO BELEIVE IN HIM

"I believe there is no man in the world so constituted but he can believe in God's word. He simply tells you to believe in Him, and He will save you."

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

I TELL YOU, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?"

- Matthew 6:25

TELL YOU GREAT AND UNSEARCHABLE THINGS

"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

- Jeremiah 33:3

JESUS REPLIED, VERILY TRULY I TELL YOU

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

- John 3:3

VERILY TRULY I TELL YOU, WHOEVER ACCEPTS

"Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."

- John 13:20

I TELL YOU IN THE SAME WAY

"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."

- Luke 15:7

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE, EVEN IF ONE TELLS YOU

“‘Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you."

- Acts 13:41

I WILL TELL OF YOUR WONDERFUL DEEDS

"I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds."

- Psalm 9:1

THE WORD OF GOD TELLS US OF THE DAY

"The Word of God tells us of the day when tears shall be gone forever. Until we come to that day, we move through this world in the midst of tears."

- Lee Roberson (1909-2007) American Pastor and Evangelist

DID I NOT TELL YOU THAT IF YOU BELIEVE

"Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

- John 11:40

THE BIBLE TELLS US TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS

"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies: probably because they are generally the same people."

- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) English Writer, Theologian

TO THE LORD GOD, AS HE TELLS US

"We must go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he tells us.”

- Exodus 8:27

THE LAW TELLS ME HOW CROOKED I AM

"The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out."

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

I TELL YOU THAT EVERYONE WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT ON JUDGEMENT DAY

"But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken."

- Matthew 12:36

VERY TRULY I TELL YOU, WHOEVER BELIEVES

"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."

- John 14:12

FOR TRUELY I TELL YOU, UNTIL HEAVEN

"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

PRAY TO THE FATHER

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

- Mathew 26:53

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Words to Think About...

DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU

"His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

- John 2:5

BUT VERY TRUELY I TELL YOU

"But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you."

- John 16:7

THEREFORE I TELL YOU

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

- Mark 11:24

WHEN SHE TELLS HIM

"I know what Eternity is, though I cannot define the word to satisfy a metaphysician. The little child taught by some grandmother Lois, in a cottage, knows what she means when she tells him you will live forever." though both scholar and teacher would be puzzled to put it into other words."

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

I TELL YOU, NO!

"I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."

MY HEART TELLS ME

"My heart tells me that if I have the happiness of being employed in this mission, I will go and not return; but I shall be happy if the Lord will complete the sacrifice where He has begun it, and make the little blood I have shed in that land, the earnest of what I would give."

- Isaac Jogues (1607–1646) French Missionary, Martyr worked among the Iroquois.

VERILY I TELL YOU

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.”

- John 8:34

TELLS US TO START WITH GOD

"Jesus' pattern prayer, which is both crutch, road, and walking lesson for the spiritually lame like ourselves, tells us to start with God: for God matters infinitely more than we do."

- J. I. Packer (1926-2020) English Theologian, Cleric

AND SO I TELL YOU

"And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven."

- Matthew 12:31

NO ONE CAN ENTER THE KINGDOM

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.”

- John 3:5

BUT I TELL YOU

"But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."

- Matthew 5:44

IN THE SAME WAY, I TELL YOU

"In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

- Luke 15:10

TRUELY I TELL YOU

"Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them."

- Mark 11:23

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You’ve probably seen John 3:16 posted somewhere on a sign, written on a freeway overpass, at a concert, at a sporting event, or even read to you as a little child. This verse is a simple one. There are 20 monosyllables (single words) in the verse. The Gospel is meant to be simple for everyone!

Be sure of your Salvation. Right now, and pray this simple prayer with a sincere heart...
“Lord, forgive me for my sins. I confess that I am a sinner. Come into my heart and make me the person you created me to be. I receive your gift of pardon through Jesus dying for me on the cross to save me. – Amen”

It was once determined in a court of law that a pardon is only a pardon when it is accepted. There is a true story about a man that refused his pardon. A judge ruled that a pardon is only a pardon when it is accepted. When you prayed that prayer and accepted God’s pardon for your sins, you became a new creation in Christ.

The Bible teaches that you are saved by faith through Jesus. Grow in the Grace that was just given to you, seek God in His word (The Bible) and go out tell somebody!

JUNE 1-15 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

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JUNE 01

I Have Placed My Rainbow in the Clouds

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JUNE 02

Yield to the Hands of the Potter

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JUNE 03

Do You Not Know?

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JUNE 04

Last Words of Dying Christians

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JUNE 05

Thousand Year Millennium

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JUNE 06

Do Not Store Up For Yourselves Treasures on Earth

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JUNE 07

My Power is Made Perfect in Weakness

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JUNE 08

And Many Shall Betray One Another

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JUNE 09

For This Cause God Shall Send Strong Delusion

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JUNE 10

After My Return, I Felt Regret

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JUNE 11

Resist the Devil and He Will Flee From You

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JUNE 12

The Antichrist Will Come

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JUNE 13

Men Will Be Lovers of Money

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June 14

Why Should You Destroy Yourself?

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JUNE 15

So If Someone Tells You

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