JUNE 16-30 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

How Then Shall We Live?

June 16 – There Will Be Signs in the Sun

June 17 – Pleasure in Wickedness

June 18 – Except Those Days Be Shortened

June 19 – Why Should You Die Before Your Time?

June 20 – If We Say We Have Fellowship With Him

June 21 – I Am the Lord Who Exercises Lovingkindness

CANCER (The Crab). The possession held fast.

June 22–July 22

1. URSA MINOR (The Lesser Bear). The lesser sheepfold.

2. URSA MAJOR (The Great Bear). The fold and the flock.

3. ARGO (The Ship). The redeemed pilgrims safe at home.

June 22 – Men Will Be Unholy

June 23 – Fear of the Lord

June 24 – And They Shall Cry For Peace and Safety

June 25 – What to Say to the Ungodly

June 26 – Which God Has Prepared Beforehand

June 27 – Pray Day and Night Continuously

June 28 – The Lord Gave, and the Lord Hath Taken Away

June 29 – Paul was taken to the Third Heaven

June 30 – Washed Us From Our Sins in His Own Blood

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 16

There Will Be Signs in the Sun

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

THE MOON AND THE STARS RULE OVER NIGHT

"The moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever."

- Psalm 136:9

IN THOSE DAYS, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED

“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light."

- Mark 13:24

AND A THIRD OF THE SUN WAS STRUCK

"The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night."

- Revelation 8:12

YOU HAVE PREPARED THE LIGHT AND THE SUN

"Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun."

- Psalm 74:16

OF THOSE DAYS THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken."

- Matthew 24:29

THERE IS ONE GLORY OF THE SUN

"There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory."

- 1 Corinthians 15:41

NO LONGER WILL YOU HAVE THE SUN

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

- Isaiah 60:19-20

THE CITY HAS NO NEED OF THE SUN

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

- Revelation 21:23

THE SUN WILL BE DARK WHEN IT RISES

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

- Isaiah 13:10

I WILL COVER THE SUN WITH A CLOUD

“And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud and the moon will not give its light."

- Ezekiel 32:7

BUT IN THOSE DAYS, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED

“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken."

- Mark 13:24-25

THE SUN SHALL BE TURNED TO DARKNESS

"The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day."

- Acts 2:20

SHALL SHINE LIKE THE STARS FOREVER

"And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever."

- Daniel 12:3

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Words to Think About...

PRAISE HIM; SUN AND MOON

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

- Psalm 148:3

THE NUMBER OF THE STARS

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

- Psalm 147:4

WHILE THE SUN ENDURES

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

- Psalm 72:5

SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS

"The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood, Before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come."

- Acts 2:20

SO THE SUN STOOD STILL

"Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day."

- Joshua 10:12-13

WHEN I BLOT IT OUT

"When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light."

- Ezekiel 32:7

SUN SHALL BE TURNED TO DARKNESS

"The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes."

- Joel 2:31 0

THE SUN AND MOON STOOD STILL

"The sun and moon stood still in their place at the light of your arrows as they sped, at the flash of your glittering spear."

- Habakkuk 3:11

MOON SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER

"Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

- Psalm 89:37

WE SAW HIS STAR WHEN IT ROSE

Saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

- Matthew 2:2

THE SUN BECAME BLACK A SACKCLOTH

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

- Revelation 6:12

JUNE 17

Wickedness at the End of This Age

"So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just." - Matthew 13:49

PUT AWAY ALL FILTHINESS AND RAMPANT WICKEDNESS

"Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."

- James 1:21

THERE IS NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED

“There is no peace for the wicked, says the Lord.

- Isaiah 48:22

REPENT OF THIS WICKEDNESS OF YOURS

"Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you."

- Acts 8:22

THEY EAT THE BREAD OF WICKEDNESS

"For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence."

- Proverbs 4:17

DO NOT ENTER THE PATH OF THE WICKED

"Do not enter the path of the wicked and do not proceed in the way of evil men."

- Proverbs 4:14

THE WICKEDNESS OF MAN WAS GREAT

"The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."

- Genesis 6:5

THE WICKEDNESS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE UPON THEMSELVES

"The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself."

- Ezekiel 18:20

TAKE HEED NOT TO STAND WITH ANY WICKED PERSONS

"We should take heed with whom we join in league and amity. Before we plant our affections, consider the persons what they are; if we see any signs of grace, then it is good; but if not there will be a rent. Throughout our whole life this ought to be our rule; we should labour in all company either to do good or receive good; and where we can neither do nor receive good we should avoid such acquaintance. Let men therefore consider and take heed how they stand in combination with any wicked persons."

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

LORD TESTS THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED

"The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and the one who loves violence His soul hates."

- Psalm 11:5

DO NOT LIE IN WICKED WAYS

"Do not be deceived; happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways."

- Isaac Watts (1674-1728) English Congregational Minister

HE STRIKES THEM FOR THEIR WICKEDNESS

"He strikes them for their wickedness in a place for all to see."

- Job 34:26

DEATH TO THE WICKED IS THE KING OF TERRORS

"There is an essential difference between the decease of the godly and the death of the ungodly. Death comes to the ungodly man as a penal infliction, but to the righteous as a summons to his Father's palace. To the sinner it is an execution, to the saint an undressing from his sins and infirmities. Death to the wicked is the King of terrors. Death to the saint is the end of terrors, the commencement of glory."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

DWELL IN THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

"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

TRIUMPH OVER ALL TEMPTATIONS OF THE WICKED ONE

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

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

IF THE WICKED FLOURISH, AND THOU SUFFER

"If the wicked flourish, and thou suffer, be not discouraged; they are fatted for destruction, thou art dieted for health."

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

MAN WILL NOT BE ESTABLISHED BY WICKEDNESS

"A man will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

- Proverbs 12:3

THE WICKED WILL BE CUT OFF

"But the wicked will be cut off from the land and the treacherous will be uprooted from it."

- Proverbs 2:22

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Words to Think About...

WHEN WICKEDNESS COMES

"When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace."

- Proverbs 18:3

WOE TO THE WICKED

"Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him,

For what he deserves will be done to him."

- Isaiah 3:11

DO NOT LIE IN WICKED WAYS

"Do not be deceived; happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways."

- Isaac Watts (1674-1728) English Congregational Minister

EVIL SHALL SLAY THE WICKED

"Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

- Psalm 34:21

ETERNITY TO THE WICKED

"Eternity to the godly is a day that has no sunset; eternity to the wicked is a night that has no sunrise."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

KNOW THE WICKEDNESS OF FOLLY

"I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness."

- Ecclesiastes 7:25

FULL OF GREED AND WICKEDNESS

And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness."

- Luke 11:39

HIDE ME FROM EVILDOERS

"Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity."

- Psalm 64:2

AND HATED WICKEDNESS

"You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."

- Psalm 45:7

WE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR WICKENESS

"We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you."

- Jeremiah 14:20

WICKEDNESS OF THESE NATIONS

“Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out before you."

- Deuteronomy 9:4

THE SCEPTOR OF WICKEDNESS

"For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong."

- Psalm 125:3

IF YOU NEGLECT TO INSTRUCT

"If you neglect to instruct (your children) in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if you will not teach them to pray, he will to curse, swear, and lie; if ground be uncultivated, weeds will spring."

- John Flavel (c1627-1691) English Puritan Minister

JUNE 18

Except Those Days Be Shortened

"And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." - Matthew 24:22

EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

- John 3:5

EXCEPT THE LORD BUILDS A HOUSE

"Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."

- Psalm 127:1

EXCEPT IN THE CROSS OF OUR LORD

"But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."

- Galatians 6:14

EXCEPT THE PATHS I AM WALKING RIGHT NOW

"All the paths of the Lord are loving and faithful. (Psalm 25:10) I have pondered this verse lately, and have found that it feeds my spirit. All does not mean all - except the paths I am walking in now, or nearly all - except this especially difficult and painful path. All must mean all. So, your path with its unexplained sorrow or turmoil, and mine with its sharp flints and briers - and both our paths, with their unexplained perplexity, their sheer mystery - they are His paths, on which he will show himself loving and faithful. Nothing else; nothing less."

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

NO ONE IS GOOD EXCEPT GOD ALONE

And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone."

- Mark 10:18

EXCEPT THE ONE WHO BELIEVES THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD

"Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?"

- 1 John 5:5

THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FROM GOD

"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God."

- Romans 13:1

EXCEPT THE HOLY SPIRIT TESTIFIES

"Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me."

- Acts 20:23

EXCEPT HE WHO DESCENDED FORM HEAVEN

"No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man."

- John 3:13

I DECIDED TO KNOW NOTHING AMONG YOU EXCEPT

"For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."

- 1 Corinthians 2:2

WHO IS A ROCK, EXCEPT OUR GOD

“For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?"

- 2 Samuel 22:32

EXCEPT WHAT CHRIST HAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ME

"For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed."

- Romans 15:18

EXCEPT IN OUR IMAGINATIONS

"The worst evils of life are those which do not exist except in our imagination. If we had no troubles but real troubles, we should not have a tenth part of our present sorrows. We feel a thousand deaths in fearing one, but the (the Christian) cured of the disease of fearing."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

EXCEPT WHAT IS COMMON TO MAN

"No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."

- 1 Corinthians 10:13

EXCEPT IN RELATION TO THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST

"I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ."

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

EXCEPT THOU USEST IT FOR GOD

"Therefore tremble, O man, at any power thou hast, except thou usest it for God. Art thou strong in body; who hath thy strength? God, or thy lusts?"

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman

EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

- John 3:3

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Words to Think About...

EXCEPT THE SIGN OF JONAH

"An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed."

- Matthew 16:4

EXCEPT THE ONE WHO RECEIVES IT

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it."

- Revelation 2:17

EXCEPT THE SPIRIT OF MAN

"For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God's Spirit."

- 1 Corinthians 2:11

EXCEPT IN THE INNER CHAMBER

"Nowhere can we get to know the holiness of God, and come under His influence and power, except in the inner chamber. It has been well said: "No man can expect to make progress in holiness who is not often and long alone with God."

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

EXCEPT TO LOVE EACH OTHER

"Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law."

- Romans 13:8

EXCEPT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

"Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ; We do not even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ."

- Blaise Pascal (1623- 1662), French Mathematician, Physicist, Religious Philosopher

GRACE ENOUGH TO LIVE BY

"I find that many Christians are in trouble about the future; they think they will not have grace enough to die by. It is much more important that we should have grace enough to live by. It seems to me that death is of very little importance in the meantime. When the dying hour comes, there will be dying grace; but you do not require dying grace to live by."

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

EXCEPT IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

"Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit."

- 1 Corinthians 12:3

WHERE, EXCEPT IN THE PRESENT?

"Where, except in the present, can the Eternal be met?"

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

EXCEPT THE SON

"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

EXCEPT TO GIVE US SOMETHING BETTER

"God never witholds from His child that which His love and wisdom call good. God's refusals are always merciful- "severe mercies" at times but mercies all the same. God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better."

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

EXCEPT YE REPENT

"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

- Luke 13:3

JUNE 19

Why Should You Die Before Your Time?

"Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?" - Ecclesiastes 7:17

DO NOT TAKE ME AWAY IN THE MIDST OF MY DAYS

I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, your years are throughout all generations."

- Psalm 102:24

WHO WERE SNATCHED AWAY BEFORE THEIR TIME

"Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundations were washed away by a river?"

- Job 22:16

BUT IT LIES DOWN WITH HIM IN THE DUST

“His bones are full of his youthful vigor, but it lies down with him in the dust."

- Job 20:11

IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LIFE

I said, “In the middle of my life. I am to enter the gates of Sheol; I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.”

- Isaiah 38:10

MY WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN YOUR WAYS

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

- Isaiah 55:8-9

AND THEIR LIFE IS POURED OUT

They say to their mothers, “Where is grain and wine?” as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, as their life is poured out on their mothers’ bosom."

- Lamentations 2:12

DO NOT TAKE ME AWAY IN THE MIDST OF MY DAYS

So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations. In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.”

- Psalm 102:24-26

FOR NOW WE SEE ONLY A REFLECTION AS IN A MIRROR

"For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

- 1 Corinthians 13:12

THAT YE MAY PROLONG YOUR DAYS

"Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess."

- Deuteronomy 5:33

THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT UNTO A MAN

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

- Proverbs 14:12

THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN

"If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death."

- 1 John 5:16-17

BECAUSE HE SUFFERED DEATH FOR US

"What we do see is Jesus, who was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone. God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation."

- Hebrews 2:9-10

RECEIVE THE CROWN OF LIFE

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

- James 1:12

TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE

And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

- Luke 23:43

THE YEARS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE SHORTENED

"The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened."

- Isaiah 46:4

IT IS APPOINTED FOR MAN TO DIE ONCE

"And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment."

- Hebrews 9:27

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Words to Think About...

WHILE NO ONE UNDERSTANDS

"The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; and devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil."

- Isaiah 57:1

I HAVE TOLD YOU THESE THINGS

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

- John 16:33

THEY DIE IN YOUTH

“They die in youth, and their life perishes among the cult prostitutes."

- Job 36:14

THE RIGHTEOUS MAN PERISHES

"The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity. he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness."

- Isaiah 57:1-2

AND DEATH THROUGH SIN

"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned – To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law."

- Romans 5:12-13

ONE MAN

"For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

- Romans 5:19-21

IF WE LIVE, WE LIVE FOR THE LORD

"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living."

- Romans 14:8-9

THOUGH HE DIE

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

- John 11:25-26

WHICH OF YOU BY BEING ANXIOUS

"And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?"

- Matthew 6:27

I WILL LENGTHEN THY DAYS

"And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days."

- Proverbs 9:11

HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER

"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."

- Exodus 20;12

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

- John 3:16

JUNE 20

If We Say We Have Fellowship With Him

"If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." - 1 John 1:6

THAT YOU TOO MAY HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH US

"That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ."

- 1 John 1:3

I PRAY THAT THE FELLOWSHIP OF YOUR FAITH MAY BECOME

"And I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake."

- 1 Corinthians 14:26

WHEN A CHRISTIAN SHUNS FELLOWSHIP

"When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy."

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

ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER AND BUILD UP ONE ANOTHER

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

- 1 Thessalonians 5:11

SATAN ALWAYS HATES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

"Satan always hates Christian fellowship; it is his policy to keep Christians apart. Anything which can divide saints from one another he delights in. He attaches far more importance to godly intercourse than we do. Since union is strength, he does his best to promote separation."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

WE WHO HAD SWEET FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER

"We who had sweet fellowship together walked in the house of God in the throng."

- Psalm 55:14

OUR EVERYDAY FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHERS

"Our love to God is measured by our everyday fellowship with others and the love it displays."

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

SPEAKING TO ONE ANOTHER IN PSALMS AND HYMNS

"Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord."

- Ephesians 5:19'

THE WHOLE CHURCH FOR MY FELLOWSHIP

"I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship and the whole world for my mission field."

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

EACH OF US BY THE OTHER'S FAITH

"That is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine."

- Romans 15:2

TOLERANCE FOR ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE

"With all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."

- Ephesians 4:2-3

IN FELLOWSHIP, ALONE TO GOD, WITH FAITH

"In fellowship; alone to God, with Faith, draw near, approach His courts, besiege His Throne with all the power of Prayer."

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

HOW TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD

"Tell God all that is in your heart, as one unloads one’s heart, its pleasures and its pains, to a dear friend. Tell Him your troubles, that He may comfort you; tell Him your joys, that He may sober them; tell Him your longings, that He may purify them; tell Him your dislikes, that He may help you to conquer them; talk to Him of your temptations, that He may shield you from them; show Him the wounds of your heart, that He may heal them; lay bare your indifference to good, your depraved tastes for evil, your instability. Tell Him how self-love makes you unjust to others, how vanity tempts you to be insincere, how pride disguises you to yourself as to others. If you thus pour out all your weaknesses, needs, troubles, there will be no lack of what to say. You will never exhaust the subject. It is continually being renewed. People who have no secrets from each other never want for subjects of conversation. They do not weigh their words, for there is nothing to be held back; neither do they seek for something to say. They talk out of the abundance of the heart, without consideration, just what they think. Blessed are they who attain to such familiar, unreserved intercourse with God."

– Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop

DO NOT NEGLECT DOING GOOD AND SHARING

"And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."

- Hebrews 13:16

ADMISSION INTO FULL FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD

"To be able to look into God's face, and know with the knowledge of faith that there is nothing between the soul and Him, is to experience the fullest peace the soul can know. Whatever else pardon may be, it is above all things admission into full fellowship with God."

- Charles H. Brent (1862–1929) Episcopal Church's First Missionary Bishop of the Philippine Islands

STIMULATE ONE ANOTHER TO LOVE AND GOOD DEEDS

"And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near."

- 1 Samuel 23:16

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Words to Think About...

TEACHING AND TO FELLOWSHIP

"They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."

- Acts 2:42

FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP

"There is a brotherhood within the body of believers, and the Lord Jesus Christ is the common denominator. Friendship and fellowship are the legal tender among believers."

- J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988) American Presbyterian Minister, Pastor, Bible teacher, Theologian, and Radio minister.

AND PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much."

- James 5:16

IF WE WALK IN THE LIGHT

"But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin."

- 1 John 1:7

WE TURN FROM FELLOWSHIP

"We get in the grip of doubt and straightway we turn from the fellowship of those who know the Lord to the fellowship of those who confessedly do not know Him."

- Clovis G. Chappell (1882-1972) Tennessee Methodist Clergyman

IN THE MANNER OF FELLOWSHIP

"In the matter of fellowship God looks not at how much we apprehend of His will but rather at what our attitude towards His will is. If we honestly seek and wholeheartedly obey His desires, our fellowship remains unbroken, even though there should be many unknown sins in us. Should fellowship be determined by the holiness of God, who among all the most holy saints in the past and the present would be qualified to hold a moment's perfect communion with Him?"

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

EACH OF US BY THE OTHER'S FAITH

"That is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine."

- Romans 15:2

THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another."

- John 13:34

WHEN YOU ASSEMBLE

"What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification."

- Philemon 1:6

ADMONISHING ONE ANOTHER

"Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God."

- Colossians 3:16

BE HOSPITABLE WITHOUT COMPLAINT

"Be hospitable to one another without complaint."

- 1 Peter 4:9

JUNE 21

I Am the Lord Who Exercises Lovingkindness

"Thus says the Lord, 'Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,' declares the Lord." - Jeremiah 9:23-24

YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS IS BETTER THAN LIFE

"Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You."

- Psalm 63:3

CONSIDER THE LOVINGKINDNESS OF THE LORD

"Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses of the Lord."

- Psalm 107:43

YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME, I CHOSE YOU

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, He may give it to you."

- John 15:16

FOR YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS IS GOOD

"Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me."

- Psalm 69:16

THE GOODNESS AND LOVINGKINDNESS OF GOD

"But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared."

- Titus 3:4

I HAVE CHOSEN THEE IN THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION

"Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction."

- Isaiah 48:10

WONDROUSLY SHOW YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS

"Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand from those who rise up against them."

- Psalm 17:7

HE HAS REMEMBERED HIS LOVINGKINDNESS

"He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God."

- Psalm 98:3

I HAVE DRAWN YOU WITH LOVINGKINDNESS

The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness."

- Jeremiah 31:3

YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS WILL PRESERVE ME

"You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me."

- Psalm 40:11

YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS IS BEFORE MY EYES

"For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth."

- Psalm 26:3

I HAVE NOT CONCEALED YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS

"I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation."

- Psalm 40:10

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

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Words to Think About...

O CONTINUE YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS

"O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart."

- Psalm 36:10

LOVINGKINDNESS IN THE MORNING

"Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; teach me the way in which I should walk; for to You I lift up my soul."

- Psalm 143:8

I WILL BETHROTH YOU TO ME FOREVER

“I will betroth you to Me forever; yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion."

- Hosea 2:19

ACCORDING TO YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS

"Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth."

- Psalm 119:88

YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS COMFORT ME

"O may Your lovingkindness comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant."

- Psalm 119:76

HE HAS CHOSEN YOU

"For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you."

- 1 Thessalonians 1:4

HEAR MY VOICE

"Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your ordinances."

- Psalm 119:149

CROWNS YOU WITH LOVINGKINDENSS

"Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion."

- Psalm 103:4

THEY HAVE BEEN FROM OLD

"Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of old."

- Psalm 25:6

DECLARE YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS

"To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night."

- Psalm 92:2

LOVINGKINDNESS AND MY FORTRESS

"My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me."

- Psalm 144:2

MAZZAROTH - CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 22

CANCER (The Crab). The possession held fast. June 22–July 22

Cancer the Crab signifies the gathering of God’s people Israel into one sheep pen, corral or family whose Shepherd is the ultimate King of Judah: Jesus the Messiah.

Cancer represents His possessions held secure, Messiah the Protector.

Cancer represents the secure resting place, the redeemed held safe.

The Beehive Cluster in Cancer is seen as the manger for two donkeys represented by two bright stars on either side of the cluster.

The beehive or manger signifies Christ as the Bread of Life, while the two donkeys that Christ rode into Jerusalem before He died symbolically showing Him as Messiah.

Cancer Constellations

June 22–July 22

1. URSA MINOR (The Lesser Bear). The lesser sheepfold.

2. URSA MAJOR (The Great Bear). The fold and the flock.

3. ARGO (The Ship). The redeemed pilgrims safe at home.

JUNE 22

Men Shall Be Unholy

"Men shall be lovers of their own selves, unholy…” – 1 Timothy 3:2

WHAT GOD HAS CLEANSED, NO LONGER CONSIDER UNHOLY

"Again a voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.”

- Acts 10:15

FOR THE UNHOLY AND PROFANE

"Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine."

- 1 Timothy 1:9-10

SHOULD NOT CALL ANY MAN UNHOLY

And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean."

- Acts 10:28

NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN HOLY AND PROFANE

"Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them."

- Ezekiel 22:26

WE HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH UNHOLINESS

"We have learned to live with unholiness and have come to look upon it as the natural and expected thing."

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

ANY PLEASURE OUT OF UNHOLINESS

"Thou hast an art above God Himself, if thou canst fetch any true pleasure out of unholiness."

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman

AND PERVERTED SPEECH I HATE

"The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate."

- Proverbs 8:13

NOT EVERYONE WHO SAYS TO ME

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 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?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness."

- Matthew 7:21-23

IN THE LAST DAYS, PEOPLE WILL BE UNHOLY

"But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."

- 2 Timothy 3:1-5

PUT TO DEATH WHAT IS EARTHLY IN YOU

"Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."

- Colossians 3:5

ABSTAIN FROM EVERY EVIL

"But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

LET NONE OF YOU DEVISE EVIL IN YOUR HEART

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”

- Zechariah 7:9-10

THAT YOU WOULD DIE IN YOUR SINS

"I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am He you will die in your sins.”

- John 8:24

NO SERVANT CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS

"No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

- Luke 16:13

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Words to Think About...

IF WE DIE UNHOLY

"Without holiness on earth we shall never be prepared to enjoy heaven. Heaven is a holy place. The Lord of heaven is a holy Being. The angels are holy creatures. Holiness is written on everything in heaven... How shall we ever be at home and happy in heaven if we die unholy?"

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

A VOICE FROM HEAVEN ANSWERED

"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy."

- Acts 11:9

THE UNHOLINESS WHICH REMAINS

"I believe the holier a man becomes, the more he mourns over the unholiness which remains in him."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

UNHOLY INFLUENCE

"Sin is the act of the will, and is only possible when the will assents to some unholy influence."

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

I HAVE BEEN ALL THINGS UNHOLY

"I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone."

- St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) Italian Catholic Friar

OR DID 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, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."

- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

IF WE GO ON SINNING DELIBERATELY

"For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins."

- Hebrews 10:26

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE UNGODLY

"If by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly."

- 2 Peter 2:6

THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him."

- John 3:16-17

WHAT COMES OUT OF A PERSON

And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

- Mark 7:20-23

JUNE 23

Fear of the Lord

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." - Proverbs 9:10

The Hebrew word “יָרֵא” (yare, pronounced “yaw-ray”) is correctly translated “fear” many times in the Bible and it certainly can mean fear. This Hebrew word doesn’t only mean fear. It can have other meanings that are related to “fear”.

The Hebrew Word For “Fear” in this verse can also mean the following;

FEAR

"Fear stand in awe."

"Stand in fear."

"Reverence honor."

"Reverential awe."

In an alternate form, it means:

BE FEARFUL

"Cause astonishment and awe."

"Inspire reverence."

"Godly fear, and awe."

Yare” means as many or as few of those words as the context dictates. It can mean only one, or all at the same time.

BLESSED IS EVERYONE WHO FEARS THE LORD

"How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways."

- Psalm 128:1

THE FEAR OF THE LORD LEADS TO LIFE

"The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm."

- Proverbs 19:23

LET ALL THE EARTH FEAR THE LORD

"Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him."

- Psalm 33:8

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS HATRED OF EVIL

"The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate."

- Proverbs 8:13

THE REWARD FOR THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life."

- Proverbs 22:4

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS A FOUNTAIN OF LIFE

"The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death."

- Proverbs 14:27

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS INSTRUCTION

"The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor."

- Proverbs 15:33

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS STRONG CONFIDENCE

"In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and his children will have refuge."

- Proverbs 14:26

I WILL TEACH YOU THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD."

- Psalm 34:11

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE

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

- Proverbs 1:7

THE FEAR OF THE LORD FELL UPON ALL KINGDOMS

"And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat."

- 2 Chronicles 17:10

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS HIS TREASURE

"And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is his treasure."

- Isaiah 33:6

CONTINUE IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day."

- Proverbs 23:17

LIVE IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD ALWAYS

"Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the Lord always."

- Proverbs 23:17

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Words to Think About...

IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge."

- Proverbs 14:26

BEHOLD, THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding."

- Job 28:28

DO IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD

And he charged them: “Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart."

- 2 Chronicles 19:9

WITH THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it."

- Proverbs 15:16

FEAR OF THE LORD BE UPON YOU

"Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”

- 2 Chronicles 19:7

BY THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil."

- Proverbs 16:6

FEAR OF THE LORD PROLONGS LIFE

"The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short."

- Proverbs 10:27

KNOWING THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience."

- 2 Corinthians 5:11

UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God."

- Proverbs 2:5

WALKING IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD

"So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied."

- Acts 9:31

BETTER IS LITTLE

"Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure and turmoil with it."

- Proverbs 15:16

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS CLEAN

"The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether."

- Psalm 19:9

GREATLY FEAR THE LORD

"Christian, let God's distinguishing love to you be a motive to you to fear Him greatly. He has put His fear in your heart, and may not have given that blessing to your neighbor, perhaps not to your husband, your wife, your child, or your parent. Oh, what an obligation should this thought lay upon your heart to greatly fear the Lord! Remember also that this fear of the Lord is His treasure, a choice jewel, given only to favorites, and to those who are greatly beloved."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

JUNE 24

And They Shall Cry For Peace and Safety

"For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. " - 1 Thessalonians 5:3-4

SO THAT IN ME YOU HAVE PEACE

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

- John 16:33

PEACE I LEAVE YOU; MY PEACE I GIVE YOU

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

- John 14:27

GOD CAN CREATE PEACE IN TROUBLE

"If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is a storm without, He will make peace within. The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

FOR THEY SHALL ENJOY PEACE

"Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace... If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you know what His will is."

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

GIVE YOU PEACE AT ALL TIMES

"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you."

- 2 Thessalonians 3:16

WE CANNOT ENJOY PEACE IN THIS WORLD

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

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

THEY MUST SEEK PEACE AND PERSUE IT

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.”

- 1 Peter 3:10-11

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."

- Hebrews 12:14

PEACE IN THE FIRECEST STORM

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

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

LET THE PEACE OF CHRIST RULE IN YOUR HEARTS

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."

- Colossians 3:15

PEACE DWELLS WITHIN THE SOUL

"Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence to, not in an exemption from, suffering."

- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop

IN PEACE IS WILL LIE DOWN AND SLEEP

"In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety."

- Psalm 4:8

LIVE AT PEACE WITH EVERYONE

"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."

- Romans 12:18

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Words to Think About...

AND GIVE YOU PEACE

The Lord bless you and keep you;

the Lord make his face shine on you

and be gracious to you;

the Lord turn his face toward you

and give you peace.

- Numbers 6:24-26

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

- Matthew 5:9

NO PEACE APART FROM GOD

"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing."

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

ENTER INTO PEACE

"A great many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. God has not left it for us to do; all we have to do is to enter into it."

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

PEACE IS A JEWEL

"Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth."

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

AND THE PEACE OF GOD

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:6-7

YOU WILL KEEP IN PERFECT PEACE

"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."

- Isaiah 26:3

PEACEMAKERS WHO SOW IN PEACE

"Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness."

- James 3:18

PEACE IN ABUNDANCE

"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance."

- Jude 1:2

SEEK PEACE AND PERSUE IT

"Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."

- Psalm 34:14

BLESSES HIS PEOPLE WITH PEACE

"The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace."

- Psalm 29:11

WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."

- Romans 5:1

JUNE 25

What to Say to the Ungodly

SAY NO TO UNGODLINESS

"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age."

- Titus 2:11-12

THE DEATH OF THE UNGODLY

- Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Pastor Clergyman

AVOID UNGODLY LIVES

"After all, God’s saving kindness has appeared for the benefit of all people. It trains us to avoid ungodly lives filled with worldly desires so that we can live self-controlled, moral, and godly lives in this present world. At the same time we can expect what we hope for the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ."

- Titus 2:11-13

TO PRACTICE UNGODLINESS

"For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty. As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right."

- Isaiah 32:6-7

FOR THE UNGODLY AND SINNERS

"Realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted."

- 1 Timothy 1:9-11

TO THOSE THAT WOULD LIVE UNGODLY LIVES

"For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;"

- 2 Peter 2:4-10

THERE IS A JOY NOT GIVEN TO UNGODLY

"There is a joy which is not given to the ungodly, but to those who love Thee for Thine own sake, whose joy Thou Thyself art. And this is the happy life, to rejoice to Thee, of Thee, for Thee; this it is, and there is no other."

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

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Words to Think About...

GOD WILL PUNISH THE UNGODLY

"The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the consciences of millions."

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

THE WRATH OF GOD

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness."

- Romans 1:18

THE DESTRUCTION OF UNGODLY MEN

"But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men."

- 2 Peter 3:7

INSTRUCTION TO DENY UNGODLINESS

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age."

- Titus 2:11-12

AVOID WORLDLY AND EMPTY CHATTER

"But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness."

- 2 Timothy 2:16

UNGODLY AS I AM

"If Christ has died for me, ungodly as I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me."

- Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Pastor Clergyman

CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY

"For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

- Romans 5:6-8

JUNE 26

Which God Has Prepared Beforehand

"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

WHICH HE PREPARED BEFOREHAND

"In order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory."

- Romans 9:23

WHICH HE PROMISED BEFOREHAND

"Which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures."

- Romans 1:2

WHO DECLARED IT FROM BEGINNING?

"Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know, and beforehand, that we might say, 'He is right'? There was none who declared it, none who proclaimed, none who heard your words."

- Isaiah 41:26

GOD WHO HAS CHOSEN YOU FROM THE BEGINNING

“But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for Salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.”

- 2 Thessalonians 2:13

SEE, I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFOREHAND

"See, I have told you beforehand."

- Matthew 24:25

THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE BEFOREHAND

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus."

- Acts 1:16

BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.”

- Ephesians 1:3

GOD HAS ORDAINED CERTAIN PEOPLE

"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

PREACHED THE GOSPEL BEFOREHAND

"The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”

- Galatians 3:8

GOD PREORDAINED, FOR HIS OWN GLORY

"God preordained, for His own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to Eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.”

- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian

I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFOREHAND

"But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand."

- Mark 13:23

EVERYTHING FOR IT'S OWN PURPOSE

"The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil.”

- Proverbs 16:4

THIS MAN, DELIVERED OVER BY THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD

“This Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.”

-Acts 2:23

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Words to Think About...

HE LOOKED AHEAD AND SPOKE

"He looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay."

- Acts 2:31

BEFORE YOU ASK HIM

"So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him."

- Matthew 6:8

FORSEEING THAT GOD WOULD JUSTIFY

"And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”

- Galatians 3:8

DO NOT BE ANXIOUS BEFOREHAND

"And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit."

- Mark 13:11

YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME

“You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.”

- John 15:16

HIS CHOICE OF YOU

“Knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you.”

- 1 Thessalonians 1:4

ACCORDING TO HIS OWN PURPOSE

“Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and Grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all Eternity”

- 2 Timothy 1:9

IN LOVE HE PREDESTINED US

“In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.”

- Ephesians 1:4

WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE

“Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.”

- Ephesians 1:11-12

JUNE 27

Pray Day and Night Continuously

"Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith. " - 1 Thessalonians 3:10

CRIED OUT BY DAYS AND NIGHT BEFORE YOU

"O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.

- Psalm 88:1

WHEN A MAN IS AT HIS WIT'S END

"When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality."

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

BE ALERT ALWAYS PRAYING FOR PEOPLE

“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”

- Ephesians 6:16-18

THE SILENCE OF PRAYER

The soul which has come into intimate contact with God in the silence of the prayer chamber is never out of conscious touch with the Father; the heart is always going out to Him in loving communion, and the moment the mind is released from the task upon which it is engaged, it returns as naturally to God as the bird does to its nest."

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

BE CONSTANT IN PRAYER

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

- Romans 12:12

OH BROTHER, PRAY, IN SPITE OF SATAN

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

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

BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION WITH THANKSGIVING

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

- Philippians 4:6

I LIVE IN THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER

"I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming. Thousands and tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered. When once I am persuaded that a thing is right and for the glory of God, I go on praying for it until the answer comes. George Mueller never gives up!"

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

THAT YOUR EYE MAY BE TOWARD THIS HOUSE DAY AND NIGHT

"that Your eye may be open toward this house day and night, toward the place of which You have said that You would put Your name there, to listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.

- 2 Chronicles 6:20

GOD LOVES IMPORTUNATE PRAYER

"God loves importunate prayer so much that He will not give us much blessing without it."

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

BUT YOU SHALL MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT

"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success."

- Joshua 1:8

THERE IS NOTHING THAT MAKES US LOVE A MAN

"There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him."

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

THEY SERVED GOD DAY AND NIGHT

"The promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day. And for this hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews."

- Acts 26:7

LITTLE USE OF THE POWER OF PRAYER

"Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer."

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

AS WE NIGHT AND DAY KEPT PRAYING

"As we night and day keep praying most earnestly that we may see your face, and may complete what is lacking in your faith?

- 1 Thessalonians 3:10

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Words to Think About...

DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER

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

- Colossians 4:2

MEDITATES DAY AND NIGHT

"But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night."

Psalm 1:2

WHEN WE PRAY

"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

PRAY, THEN, IN THIS WAY

“Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

- Matthew 6:9-10

CHRIST PRAYS THROUGH HIS PEOPLE

"Prayer is the one prime, eternal condition by which the Father is pledged to put the Son in possession of the world. Christ prays through His people. Had there been importunate, universal, and continuous prayer by God's people, long ere this the earth had been possessed for Christ."

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

PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS PERSON

"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

WRESTLING PRAYER PREVAILS

"Intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous is of great force."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

O MY GOD, I CRY BY DAY

"O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer; and by night, but I have no rest."

- Psalm 22:22

IF WE DO NOT ABIDE IN PRAYER

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

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

SERVING DAY AND NIGHT

"And then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers."

- Luke 2:37

WHOLE DAYS AND WEEKS HAVE I SPENT

"Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer."

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

IN MY PRAYERS DAY AND NIGHT

"I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day."

- 2 Timothy 1:3

JUNE 28

The Lord Gave, and the Lord Hath Taken Away

"And said, naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." - Job 1:21

WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD

"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

- John 1:29

HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD

"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."

- John 1:12

NO MAN TAKETH AWAY SIN

"No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin."

- Venerable Bede (672/673-735) English Monk at the Monastery of St. Peter

GIVE TO EVERY MAN THAT ASKETH THEE

"Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again."

- Luke 6:30

WHO LOVED ME AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME

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

- Galatians 2:20

BUT GAVE HIM UP FOR US ALL

"He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?"

- Romans 8:32

FOR GOD LOVETH A CHEEFUL GIVER

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."

- 2 Corinthians 9:7

YOU CAN GIVE NOTHING WITHOUT LOVING

"You can always give without loving, but you can never love without giving."

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

THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN HIS PEOPLE

"For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation."

- Psalm 149:4

WHEN GOD SHALL TAKE AWAY THE SOUL

"A hope unaccompanied with a godly life had better be given up, and the sooner the better; for, if retained, it will prove as a spider's web when God shall take away the soul."

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

THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

- John 3:16

GOD WILL EITHER GIVE US WHAT WE ASK

"God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us."

- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Burgundian Abbot

GOD GAVE US NOT A SPIRIT OF FEAR

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

- 2 Timothy 1:7

IT IS NOT THE WILL OF GOD

"It is not the will of God to give us more troubles than will bring us to live by faith on him; he loves us too well to give us a moment of uneasiness but for our good."

- William Romaine (1714-1795) Evangelical Divine Church of England

THE SPIRIT RETURNS TO GOD WHO GAVE IT

"And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."

- Ecclesiastes 12:7

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Words to Think About...

HE THAT TAKETH NOT HIS CROSS

"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."

- Matthew 10:38

TAKE AWAY THE CROSS OF CHRIST

"Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book."

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

THE SPIRIT GAVE THEM UTTERANCE

"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance."

- Acts 2:4

GAVE US SACRED SCRIPTURE

"To those holy men who gave us the sacred Scriptures we owe a debt we can never hope to pay."

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

AND GAVE UP HIS SPIRIT

"When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished" and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."

- John 19:30

GIVE YOURSELF TO PRAYER

"Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be content with a superficial knowledge."

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

GIVE ME LIGHT AND STRENGTH

"In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength."

- Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) American Confederate Army

GIVE THAT I 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

THE ONLY SAFE RULE ON GIVING

"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare."

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

DON'T GIVE UP

"When praying for the Lord's will about something questionable, don't give up if you don't receive clear leading after one prayer; just keep on praying until God makes it clear."

- Curtis Hutson (1934 –1995) Baptist Pastor and Editor

THE LORD WILL GIVE HIM PEACE

"A man does not get grace till he comes down to the ground, till he sees he needs grace. When a man stoops to the dust and acknowledges that he needs mercy, then it is that the Lord will give him grace."

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

JUNE 29

In The Latter Times Some Will Depart From the Faith

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils." - 1 Timothy 4:1

UNBELIEVING HEART THAT FALLS AWAY FROM THE LIVING GOD

"Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God."

- Hebrews 3:12

AT THAT TIME MANY WILL FALL AWAY

"At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another."

- Matthew 24:10

IN THE GREATNESS OF HIS HE WILL FALL AWAY

"He will die for lack of instruction, and in the greatness of his folly he will go astray."

- Proverbs 5:23

LET NO ONE IN ANY WAY DECEIVE YOU

"Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:3

WHO WANDER FROM YOUR COMMANDMENTS

"You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments."

- Psalm 119:21

A DECEIVED HEART WILL TURN 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

IT IS EVIL AND BITTER TO FORSAKE THE LORD

“Your own wickedness will correct you, and your apostasies will reprove you know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God, and the dread of Me is not in you declares the Lord God of hosts."

- Jeremiah 2:19

BUT WALKED IN THEIR OWN COUNSEL

"Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward."

- Jeremiah 7:24

MEN ABANDONED NATURAL AFFECTION TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER

"And in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error."

- Romans 1:27

SO MY PEOPLE ARE BENT ON TURNING ON ME

"The sword will whirl against their cities, and will demolish their gate bars and consume them because of their counsels. So My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him."

- Hosea 11:6-7

NOT CARRIED AWAY BY ERROR

"You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness."

- 2 Peter 3:17

MY KINDNESS SHALL NOT DEPART FROM THEE

"For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee."

- Isaiah 54:10

THIS BOOK SHOULD NOT DEPART OUT OF THY MOUTH

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."

- Joshua 1:8

BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT ENDURETH TEMPTATION

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him."

- James 1:12

THAT YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR FIRST LOVE

"Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent."

- Revelation 2:4-5

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Words to Think About...

IF THEY FALL AWAY

"If they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame."

- Hebrews 6:6

THEY HAVE ALL TURNED ASIDE

"They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one."

- Psalm 14:3

THESE WHO SPEAK LIES GO ASTRAY

"The wicked are estranged from the womb; these who speak lies go astray from birth."

- Psalm 58:3

DEPART FROM EVIL

"Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it."

- Psalm 34:14

BUT TURNED BACK

"But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers; they turned aside like a treacherous bow."

- Psalm 78:57

YOUR SONS HAVE FORSAKEN ME

"Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them, a wolf of the deserts will destroy them, a leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous. “Why should I pardon you? Your sons have forsaken Me and sworn by those who are not gods.

When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery and trooped to the harlot’s house."

- Jeremiah 5:6-7

RETURN O ISRAEL, TO THE LORD

"Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

For you have stumbled because of your iniquity."

- Hosea 14:1

THE BACKSLIDER IN HEART

"The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied with his."

- Proverbs 14:14

IF HE SHRINKS BACK

"But My righteous one shall live by faith;

and if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him."

- Hebrews 10:38

WE HAVE SINNED

"We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments."

- Daniel 9:5

HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

- Proverbs 22:6

RETURN, O FAITHLESS SONS

“Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness. Behold, we come to You; for You are the Lord our God."

- Jeremiah 3:22

THAT NO MAN TAKE THY CROWN

"Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."

- Revelation 3:11

JUne 30

Washed Us From Our Sins in His Own Blood

"And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Thou hast left thy first love." - Rev 1:5

AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son."

- 1 John 1:7

HOW MUCH MORE SHALL THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

- Hebrews 9:14

WHICH HE PURCHASED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD

"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."

- Acts 20:28

RECONCILED THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

"Let a man be right with God, reconciled through the blood of the cross, humbled at the foot of Calvary; let him be broken, coming to God guilty and hopeless and needy; and at that moment God takes hold of him and transforms and uses all his gifts and qualities, until that man becomes a mighty influence. But he has first to come down from his ladder of pride to the very foot of the cross.”

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

THAT HE MIGHT SANCTIFY THE PEOPLE WITH HIS BLOOD

"Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate."

- Hebrews 13:12

BEING NOW JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD

"Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

- Roman 5:9

FOR THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE COVENANT

"For this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins."

- Matthew 26:28

BOUGHT US WITH HIS BLOOD

"Jesus Christ has bought us with His blood, but, alas, He has not had His money's worth! He paid for ALL, and He has had but a fragment of our energy, time and earnings. By an act of consecration, let us ask Him to forgive the robbery of the past, and let us profess our desire to be henceforth utterly and only for Him - His slaves, owning no master other than Himself."

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

AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

"And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

- Revelation 7:14

CONTINUAL DEPENDENCE UPON THE BLOOD OF JESUS

"Alan Redpath is no different as a man from what he was as a youngster. And the sins that beset him then beset him now, were it not for a constant, continual dependence upon the blood of Jesus, and the grace of God, and the power of the Holy Spirit to keep me."

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

AND THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

Revelation 12:11

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WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD

"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. "

- Hebrews 9:22

REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace."

- Ephesians 1:7

BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS

"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus."

- Hebrews 10:19

THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

"But with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."

- 1 Peter 1:19

BLOOD MAKETH AN ATONEMENT

"For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. "

- Leviticus 17:11

NEAR BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

"But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."

- Ephesians 2:13

MY BLOOD HAS ETERNAL LIFE

"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."

- John 6:54

THROUGH THE BLOOD OF HIS CROSS

"And through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven."

- Colossians 1:20

BLOOD AND WATER CAME OUT

"But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out."

- John 19:34

MY BLOOD OF THE COVENANT

"And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."

- Mark 14:24

ROBE DIPPED IN BLOOD

"He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God."

- Revelation 19:13

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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.

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