November 1-15 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

DEVOTIONALS ON THS PAGE

November 01 – Looking Unto Jesus

November 02 – Emptied Himself, Taking the Form of a Servant

November 03 – This is the Second Death

November 04 – Shadow of the Valley of Death

November 05 – Seeing Through a Glass Darkly

November 06 – These Things I Have Spoken to You

November 07 – Let Not Injustice Dwell in Your Tents

November 08 – Then I Saw a New Heaven and New Earth

November 09 – Give us this Day Our Daily Bread

November 10 – We Look to Things That are Unseen

November 11 – Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

November 12 – The Christian Woman

November 13 – The Son of Man

November 14 – Wherefore He is Able to Save Them

November 15 – This Day You Will Be With Me in Paradise

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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

NOVEMBER 01

Looking Unto Jesus

"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." - Hebrews 12:2

THE LORD LOOKS DOWN FROM HEAVEN

"The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God."

- Psalm 14:2

EVERYONE WHO LOOKS ON THE SON AND BELIEVES

"For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

- John 6:40

LOOK UNTO HIS FACE AND BEHOLD HIM

"Give up the struggle and the fight; relax in the omnipotence of the Lord Jesus; look up into His lovely face and as you behold Him, He will transform you into His likeness. You do the beholding--He does the transforming. There is no short-cut to holiness."

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

THOSE WHO LOOK TO HIM ARE RADIANT

"Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed."

- Psalm 34:5

JESUS LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID

"Jesus looked at them and said, with man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."

- Mark 10:27

LOOKING UNTO JESUS, THAT THEY MAY BE SAVED

"They believe the doctrine of election, but they have not the faith of God's elect. They swear by final perseverance, but persevere in unbelief. They confess all the five points of Calvinism, but they have not come to the one most needful point of looking unto Jesus, that they may be saved."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

AND JESUS, LOOKING AT HIM, LOVED HIM

"And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

- Mark 10:21

ALWAYS LOOK AND RELY ON HIM

"Once more, Never think that you can live to God by your own power or strength; but always look to and rely on him for assistance, yea, for all strength and grace."

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

THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LOOK UPON THEIR DOWNFALL

"When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall."

- Proverbs 29:16

NOW LIFT UP YOUR EYES AND LOOK

"The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward."

- Genesis 13:14

THE PEOPLE WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED

"The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened."

- Luke 8:35

ONLY GOD CAN LOOK ON THE HEART

"The clothes we wear are what people see. Only God can look on the heart. The outward signs are important. They reveal something of what is inside. If charity is there, it will become visible outwardly, but if you have no charitable feelings, you can still obey the command. Put it on as simply and consciously as you put on a coat. You choose it; you pick it up; you put it on. This is what you want to wear."

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

LOOK NOT ONLY AT YOUR OWN INTERESTS

"Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others."

- Philippians 2:4

AND I LOOKED, AND BEHOLD A BLACK HORSE

"When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand."

- Revelation 6:5

LOOK UPON IT AND EXAMINE IT

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

- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) American Revivalist

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Words to Think About...

NOW LOOK TOWARDS THE HEAVENS

"And He took him outside and said, now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

- Genesis 15:5

LOOK AT THINGS FROM ABOVE

"We must learn to live on the heavenly side and look at things from above. To contemplate all things as God sees them, as Christ beholds them, overcomes sin, defies Satan, dissolves perplexities, lifts us above trials, separates us from the world and conquers fear of death."

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

LOOK AT THE BIRDS OF THE AIR

"Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?"

- Matthew 6:26

LOOK AMONG THE NATIONS! OBSERVE

“Look among the nations! Observe!

Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days—You would not believe if you were told."

- Habakkuk 1:5

AS I LOOKED, THRONES WERE PLACED

“As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire."

- Daniel 7:9

LOOK UPON HIM AS A JUST GOD

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

- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer

AFTER THIS I LOOKED, AND BEHOLD

"After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”

- Revelation 4:1

GOD WILL LOOK INTO EVERY SOUL

"God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love."

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

LIFT UP YOUR EYES AND SEE

"Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth.”

- Zechariah 5:5

LOOK TO THEMSELVES FOR SALVATION

"The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

WE LOOK UPON GOD

"How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired haven."

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

NOVEMBER 02

Emptied Himself, Taking the Form of a Servant

"But emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.” - Matthew 3:12

WHE HE TOOK ON THE FORM OF A SERVANT

"When He took on Him the form of a servant in our nature, He became what He had never been before, but He did not cease to be what He always had been in His divine nature. He who is God cannot ever cease to be God."

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

WE SHALL NEITHER GROW STAGNET OR EMPTY

"Christ is not a reservoir but a spring. His life is continual, active and ever passing on with an outflow as necessary as its inflow. If we do not perpetually draw the fresh supply from the living Fountain, we shall either grow stagnant or empty, It is, therefore, not so much a perpetual fullness as a perpetual filling."

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

THE EARTH SHALL BE UTTERLY EMPTY AND PLUNDERED

"The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered; for the LORD has spoken this word."

- Isaiah 24:3

THE MOMNENT GOD FINDS YOU ABASED AND EMPTY

"Just as water ever seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds you abased and empty, His glory and power flow in."

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

HE SEES BEAUTY IN HIS SERVANTS

"Let us remember, there is One who daily records all we do for Him, and sees more beauty in His servants' work than His servants do themselves... And then shall His faithful witnesses discover, to their wonder and surprise, that there never was a word spoken on their Master's behalf, which does not receive a reward."

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

GOD SEND NO ONE AWAY EMPTY

"The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe. God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves."

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

WORRY EMPTIES TOSAY OF ITS STRENGTH

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

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

YET OMNIPOTENT INFLUX INTO OUR HEARTS

"The risen life of Jesus is the nourishment and strengthening and blessing and life of a Christian. Our daily experience ought to be that there comes, wavelet by wavelet, that silent, gentle, and yet omnipotent influx into our empty hearts, this very life of Christ Himself."

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

THE MOMENT GOD FINDS YOU ABASED AND EMPTY

"Just as water ever seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds you abased and empty, His glory and power flow in."

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

YOU WERE REDEEMED FROM THE EMPTY WAY

"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect."

- 1 Peter 1:18-19

WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

"His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master."

- Matthew 25:23

NO LONGER DO I CALL YOU SERVANTS

"No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you."

- John 15:15

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Words to Think About...

FAITH IS TWO EMPTY HANDS

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

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

IT SHALL NOT RETURN TO ME EMPTY

"So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it."

- Isaiah 55:11

THE SERVANT OF CHRIST

"The servant of Christ must never be surprised if he has to drink of the same cup with His Lord."

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

AND THE SERVANT OF ALL

"Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

- Mark 9:35

IT SHALL RETURN TO ME EMPTY

"So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it."

- Isaiah 55:11

EVERY EMPTY WORD

"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

THE SERVANT OF CHRIST

"The servant of Christ must never be surprised if he has to drink of the same cup with His Lord."

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

THY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

"His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master."

- Matthew 25:21

A SERVANT OF GOD

"A servant of God has but one Master. It ill becomes the servant to seek to be rich, and great, and honored in that world where his Lord was poor, and mean, and despised."

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

LIVING AS SERVANTS OF GOD

"Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God."

- 1 Peter 2:16

NOVEMBER 03

This is the Second Death

"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” - Revelation 21:8

OVER SUCH THE SECOND DEATH HAS NO POWER

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

- Revelation 20:6

AND DEATH SHALL BE MORE

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

- Revelation 21:4

WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME, THOU 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

THE ONE WHO CONQUERS WILL NOT BE HURT BY THE SECOND DEATH

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death."

- Revelation 2:11

I HAVE THE KEYS TO DEATH AND HADES

"And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades."

- Revelation 1:18

WHOEVER THE LAST DAY OF HIS LIFE

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

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

AFTER THAT COMES THE JUDGEMENT

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

- Hebrews 9:27

FOR I AM CONVINCED THAT NEITHER DEATH OR LIFE

"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 8:38-39

DO NOT FEAR THOSE THAT CAN KILL THE 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

SOME TO SHAME AND EVERLASTING CONTEMPT

"And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt."

- Daniel 12:2

THE ONE WHO HAS 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

THESE WILL GO AWAY INTO ETERNAL PUNISHMENT

"And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

- Matthew 25:46

DEATH AND HADES WERE THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE

"Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire."

- Revelation 20:14

WHOEVER BELIEVES IN THE SON HAS ETERNAL LIFE

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."

- John 3:36

WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR YOU TO DIE

"When the time comes for you to die, you need not be afraid, because death cannot separate you from God's love."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING

"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

- 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

AND I SAW THE DEAD, GREAT AND SMALL

"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done."

- Revelation 20:12

DEATH COMES EQUALLY TO US ALL

"Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes."

- John Donne, (572—1631) Cleric in the Church of England

THERE IS SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE

"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

- Acts 4:12

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Words to Think About...

THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 6:23

THOSE WHO HAVE DONE EVIL

"And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment."

- John 5:29

THE SOUL WHO SINS SHAL DIE

"Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die."

- Ezekiel 18:4

THIS IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION

"The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection."

- Revelation 20:5

FOR BEHOLD, THE DAY IS COMING

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch."

- Malachi 4:1

WHEN HIS BREATH DEPARTS

"When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish."

- Psalm 146:4

FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE

"For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."

- 1 Corinthians 15:22

THE LAST ENEMY TO BE DESTROYED

"The last enemy to be destroyed is death."

- 1 Corinthians 15:26

THEIR MEMORY IS FORGOTTEN

"For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten."

- Ecclesiastes 9:5

LIVE IN CHRIST

"Live in Christ, live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death."

- John Knox (1514-1572) Scottish Minster, Theologian

AND THEY WERE JUDGED

"And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."

- Revelation 20:13-15

HE WILL NEVER SEE DEATH

"Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”

- John 8:51

THEY, WHO ARE DESTINED TO DIE

"They, then, who are destined to die, need not be careful to inquire what death they are to die, but into what place death will usher them."

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

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

AN EXAMPLE OF ETERNAL FIRE

"Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire."

- Jude 1:7

NOVEMBER 04

Shadow of the Valley of Death

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." - Psalm 23:4

THESE ARE A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME

"These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ."

- Colossians 2:17

MY DAYS ARE LIKE AN EVEING SHADOW

"My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass."

- Psalm 102:11

SURELY A MAN GOES ABOUT AS A SHADOW!

"Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!"

- Psalm 39:6

HIS DAYS ARE LIKE A PASSING SHADOW

"Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow."

- Psalm 144:4

NOBODY IS AFRAID OF A SHADOW

“Nobody is afraid of a shadow, for a shadow cannot stop a man’s pathway even for a moment. The shadow of a dog cannot bite; the shadow of a sword cannot kill; the shadow of death cannot destroy us. Let us not, therefore, be afraid. Death is but a shadow, and the valley is simply something we walk through.”

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

THE LAW HAS BUT A SHADOW

"For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near."

- Hebrews 10:1

AS NIGHT AND SHADOWS ARE GOOD FOR FLOWERS

"I know that, as night and shadows are good for flowers, and moonlight and dews are better than a continual sun, so is Christ's absence of special use, and that it hath some nourishing virtue in it, and giveth sap to humility, and putteth an edge on hunger, and funisheth a fairfield to faith to put forth itself, and to exercise its fingers in gripping it seeth not what."

- Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) Scottish Presbyterian Pastor, Theologian

AT LEAST HIS SHADOW MIGHT BEFALL THEM

"So that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them."

- Acts 5:15

OUR CHRISTIANITY IS A NAME, A SHADOW

"Our Christianity is a name, a shadow, unless, we resemble Him who, being the incarnate God, was incarnate goodness."

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

THOSE WHO SIT IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH

"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

- Luke 1:79

A SHADOW OF HEAVENLY THINGS

"They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”

- Hebrews 8:5

TAKE REFUGE IN THE SAHDOW OF THE ALMIGHTY

"How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings."

- Psalm 36:7

BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT

"True godliness leaves the world convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the only explanation for you, is Jesus Christ to whose eternally unchanging and altogether adequate "I AM!" your heart has learned to say with unshatterable faith, "Thou art!"

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

COVERED YOU IN THE SHADOW OF MY HAND

"And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, You are my people."

- Isaiah 51:16

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Words to Think About...

ALL MY MEMBERS ARE LIKE A SHADOW

"My eye has grown dim from vexation, and all my members are like a shadow."

- Job 17:7

THE SHADOW OF DEATH

“Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death.”

- Job 10:21

A CLOUD OVERSHADOWED THEM

"And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

- Mark 9:7

MISERY'S SHADOW OR REFLECTION

"Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief."

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

EVIL IS BUT A SHADOW

"Evil is but the shadow, that, in this world, always accompanies good. You may have a world without shadow, but it will be a world without light - a mere dim, twilight world. If you would deepen the intensity of the light, you must be content to bring into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite outline, the shade that accompanies it."

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

THEY QUAKE AT EVERY SHADOW

"Such is the way with sinners. Everything excites their suspicion; they quake at every shadow; they start at every noise; they look upon every man as an enemy."

- John Chrysostom (347-407) Archbishop, Early Church Father

IS A MERE SHADOW COMPARED

"The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ."

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

CANNOT PERCEIVE THE SHADOW MOVE

"As a man, looking steadfastly on a dial, cannot perceive the shadow move at all, yet viewing it after a while, he shall perceive that it hath moved; so, in the hearing of the Word, but especially in the receiving of the Lord's supper, a man may judge even his own faith, and other graces of God, to be little or nothing increased, neither can he perceive the motion of God's Spirit in him at that time; yet by the fruits and effects thereof, he shall afterward perceive that God's Spirit hath little by little wrought greater faith and other graces in him."

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman

DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH

"He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart."

- Psalm 107:14

THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS

"For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy."

- Psalm 63:7

NOVEMBER 05

Seeing Through a Glass Darkly

"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." - 1 Corinthians 13:12

WHILE WE LOOK NOT AT THINGS WHICH ARE SEEN

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."

- 2 Corinthians 4:18

THE GOD OF THIS AGE HAS BLINDED THE MINDS OF UNBELEIVERS

"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."

- 2 Corinthians 4:4

YOU HAVE HIDDEN THESE THINGS

"At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children."

- Matthew 11:25

FOR OUR STRUGGLE IS NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD

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

- Ephesians 6:12

FOR BY THEIR SORCERIES WERE ALL NATIONS DECEIVED

"And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived."

Revelation 18:23

HIDDEN TREASURES OF SECRET PLACES

"I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel."

- Isaiah 14:3

GOD SHALL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION

"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie."

- 2 Thessalonians 2:11

NOTHING IS COVERED THAT WILL NOT BE REVEALED

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

- Matthew 10:26

HIDDEN THINGS THAT YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN

“You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forth I announce to you new things, hidden things that you have not known."

- Isaiah 48:6

BRING TO LIGHT THINGS NOW HIDDEN IN DARKNESS

"Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God."

- 1 Corinthians 4:5

HOW UNSEARCHABLE ARE HIS JUDGEMENTS

"Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!"

- Romans 11:33

IT IS HIDDEN FROM THE EYES OF ALL LIVING

"It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air."

- Job 28:21

NOTHING IS COVERED UP THAT WILL NOT BE REVEALED

"Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known."

- Luke 12:2

IT IS THE GLORY OF GOD TO CONCEAL A THING

"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."

- Proverbs 25:2

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Words to Think About...

HE REVEALS DEEP AND HOLY THINGS

"He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him."

- Daniel 2:22

THIS SAYING WAS HIDDEN FROM THEM

"But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said."

- Luke 18:34

SO WHAT IS SEEN

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

- Hebrews 11:3

LIKE HIDDEN TREASURE IN A FIELD

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."

- Matthew 13:44

HE WHO HAS AN EAR

"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

FOR NOTHING IS HIDDEN

"For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light."

- Mark 4:22

MYSTERY HIDDEN FOR AGES IN GOD

"And to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things."

- Ephesians 3:9

DO NOT BELIEVE EVERY SPIRIT

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world."

- John 4:1

THEY ARE HIDDEN FROM YOUR EYES

Saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes."

- Luke 19:42

AN ILLUSION, WEIGHED IN THE SCALES

"Men are only a vapor; exalted men, an illusion. Weighed in the scales, they go up; together they are less than a vapor."

- Psalm 62:9

INCLUDING EVERY HIDDEN THING

"For shod will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."

- Psalm 103:1

NOVEMBER 06

These Things I Have Spoken to You

"These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you." - John 14:25

AGAIN JESUS SPOKE TO THEM

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

- John 8:12

CHRIST SPOKE MUCH LOVE OF MAN

"We hear much of love to God; Christ spoke much of love to man. We make a great deal of peace with heaven; Christ spoke much of peace on earth."

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

AND GOD SAID, "LET THERE BE LIGHT"

"And God said, “Let there be light, and there was light."

- Genesis 1:3

EVERY IDLE WORD THAT MEN SHALL SPEAK

"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."

- Matthew 12:36

GOD SPOKE IN DIVESE MANNERS HAS SPOKEN IN A SON

"Yes, to Jesus we come, for with richness of figurative language, wealth of ethical insight, and depth of redemptive-historical grasp we are brought by the Scriptures to Jesus. God spoke in diverse manners has spoken in a Son. What focus in brought to our preaching in this approach."

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

WHOEVER SAYS TO THIS MOUNTAIN

And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

- Mark 11:22-2

WHENVER OUR LORD SPOKE OF PRAYER

"The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our Lord spoke of prayer, He said, "Ask." It is impossible to ask if you do not concentrate."

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

WHEN A PROPHET SPEAKS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD

"When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him."

- Deuteronomy 18:22

THE TRUEST PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE EVER SPOKEN

"Christianity, as Christ taught, is the truest philosophy of life ever spoken. But let us be quite sure when we speak of Christianity, that we mean Christ's Christianity."

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

WHICH 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

AS NO GOOD IS DONE, OR SPOKEN

"As no good is done, or spoken, or thought by any man without the assistance of God, working in and with those that believe in him, so there is no evil done, or spoken, or thought without the assistance of the devil, who worketh with strong though secret power in the children of unbelief. All the works of our evil nature are the work of the devil."

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

YOU HAVE COMFORTED ME AND SPOKEN KINDLEY

"Then she said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”

- Ruth 2:13

THE SOOTHING TONGUE IS THE TREE OF LIFE

"The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit."

- Proverbs 15:4

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Words to Think About...

GOD IS NOT A MAN

"God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?"

- Numbers 23:19

THAT MY JOY MAY BE IN YOU

"These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full."

- John 15:11

IF I NEVER SPOKE OF HELL

"If I never spoke of hell, I should think I had kept back something that was profitable, and should look on myself as an accomplice of the devil."

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

AS HE SPOKE BY THE MOUTH

"As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old."

- Luke 1:70

NO WORD EARNESTLY SPOKEN

"In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly spoken, no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in vain."

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

IF GOD HAS SPOKEN TO ME

"Faith is an individual thing--it is God and myself. If God has spoken to me, I have received the word, and do it I must, whether men bear or forbear. The one who receives the word has to yield himself to God."

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

SPOKEN IN THE LORD'S NAME

'Let a thing here be noted, that the prophet of God sometimes may teach treason against kings, and yet neither he nor such as obey the word, spoken in the Lord's name by him, offend God."

- John Knox (1514-1572) Scottish Minster, Theologian

NOT HOW WELL YOU HAVE SPOKEN

"At the Day of Judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done; not how well we have spoken, but how holy we have lived."

- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian

GOD HAS SPOKEN IN MY HEART

"If I keep something it is because God has spoken to my heart; if I part with it it is for the same reason. I hold myself in the will of God and am not afraid to give if God asks me to give. I keep nothing because I love it, but let it go without regret when the call comes to leave it behind. That is what it means to be detached, free, separated to God."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

THOSE WHO GUARD THEIR LIPS

"Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin."

- Proverbs 13:3

NOVEMBER 07

Let Not Injustice Dwell in Your Tents

"If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents." - Job 11:14

WHOEVER SOWS INJUSTICE WILL REAP CALAMITY

"Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail."

- Proverbs 22:8

DO NOT PERVERT JUSTICE

"Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly."

- Leviticus 19:15

YOU SHALL DO NO INJUSTICE IN COURT

"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor."

- Leviticus 19:15

HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH A FALSE CHARGE

"Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty."

- Exodus 23:7

GREAT INCOME WITH INJUSTICE

"Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice."

- Proverbs 16:8

LET NO INJUSTICE BE DONE

"Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake."

- Job 6:29

SPEAK UP FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character."

- Proverbs 31:8-9

THERE IS NO INJUSTICE WITH THE LORD

"Let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God."

- 2 Chronicles 19:7

THE RIGHTEOUS DETEST THE DISHONEST

27 The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright."

- Proverbs 29:27

A MAN WHO DRINKS INJUSTICE LIKE WATER

"How much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks injustice like water!"

- Job 15:16

THEY SEARCH OUT INJUSTICE

"They search out injustice, saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.” For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep."

- Psalm 64:6

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Words to Think About...

SWEPT AWAY THROUGH INJUSTICE

"The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice."

- Proverbs 13:23

YOU HAVE REAPED INJUSTICE

"You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors, therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people."

- Hosea 10:13

IS THERE INJUSTICE ON GOD'S PART?

"What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means!"

- Romans 9:14

WILL YOU DEFEND THE UNJUST

"How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah"

- Psalm 82:2

HE DOES NO INJUSTICE

"The LORD within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame."

- Zephaniah 3:5

ACKNOWLEDGE THINE INJUSTICE

"If thou wouldst be justified, acknowledge thine injustice. He that confesses his sin, begins his journey toward salvation. He that is sorry for it, mends his pace. He that forsakes it, is at his journey's end."

- Francis Quarles (1592–1644) English Christian Poet Author, Book of Emblems

ACQUITING THE GUILTY

"Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the LORD detests them both."

- Proverbs 17:15

LEARN TO DO RIGHT! SEEK JUSTICE

'Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."

- Isaiah 1:17

NOVEMBER 08

Then I Saw a New Heaven and New Earth

" Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. " - Revelation 21:1

BEHOLD, I CREATE NEW HEAVENS

"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered or come to mind."

- Isaiah 65:17

GOD MOST HIGH, POSSESSOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

"But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth."

- Genesis 14:22

HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away."

- Luke 21:33

BLESSED BY WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

"May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth!"

- Psalm 115:15

WORSHIP HIM WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

- Revelation 14:7

UNTIL HEAVEN AND EARTH PASS AWAY

"For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished."

- Matthew 5:18

THE FIXED ORDER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

"Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth."

- Jeremiah 33:25

WHEN THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE NEAR RIPE FOR HEAVEN

"When the corn is nearly ripe it bows the head and stoops lower than when it was green. When the people of God are near ripe for heaven, they grow more humble and self-denying... Paul had one foot in heaven when he called himself the chiefest of sinners and least of saints."

- John Flavel (c1627-1691) English Puritan Minister

BUT INTO HEAVEN ITSELF

"For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us."

- Hebrews 9:24

CALL HEAVEN AND EARTH TO WITNESS

"Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them."

- Deuteronomy 31:28

WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

"My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth."

- Psalm 121:2

BEING LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

"The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man."

- Acts 17:24

DO I NOT FILL HEAVEN AND EARTH

"Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD."

- Jeremiah 23:24

HE WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

"May the LORD bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!"

- Psalm 134:3

IT IS EASIER FOR HEAVEN AND EARTH TO PASS

"And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail."

- Luke 16:17

YOU HAVE MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

"And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said: “O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth."

- 2 Kings 19:15

I CALL HEAVEN AND EARTH TO WITNESS AGAINST YOU

"I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live."

- Deuteronomy 30:19

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Words to Think About...

SET YOUR MIND ON THE THINGS ABOVE

“Keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.”

- Colossians 3:2

IF I EVER REACH HEAVEN

"If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there first, to meet some I had not thought to see there second, to miss some I had expected to see there and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there."

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

LET HEAVEN AND EARTH PRAISE HIM

"Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them."

- Psalm 69:34

CHRISTIANS ANTICIPATE HEAVEN

“Christian, anticipate heaven… Within little time you will be rid of all your trials and your troubles.”

– Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

OUR CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."

- Philippians 3:20

HEAVEN IS WHERE JESUS IS

“For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be forever with Him.”

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

THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH

"It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.”

- Exodus 31:17

DO I WALK AS A HEAVENLY MAN

"Do I walk as a heavenly man--my ways, my conversation, the ways and conversation of a man whom Christ has stooped to wash in His blood?"

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

LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

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

- Luke 10:21

THOSE WHO GO TO HEAVEN

“Those who go to Heaven ride on a pass and enter into blessings that they never earned, but all who go to hell pay their own way.”

- John R. Rice (1895– 1980) Baptist Evangelist and Pastor

THE LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children."

- Matthew 11:25

SERIOUS BUSINESS OF HEAVEN

“Joy is the serious business of Heaven.”

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

IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

- John 14:2

NOVEMBER 9

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

"Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." - Matthew 6:12

MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE

"But he answered, It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the Mouth of God."

- Matthew 4:4

I AM THE BREAD THAT CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN

"So the Jews grumbled about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

- John 6:41

SIR, GIVE US THIS BREAD ALWAYS

"They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

- John 6:34

NOT SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS BEGGING FOR BREAD

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

- Psalm 37:25

IF YOU PRAY FOR BREAD AND BRING NO BASKET

"If you pray for bread and bring no basket to carry it, you prove the doubting spirit, which may be the only hindrance to the boon you ask."

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

CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS

"Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days."

- Ecclesiastes 11:1

HE SHARES HIS BREAD WITH THE POOR

"Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor."

- Proverbs 22:9

BY TURNING STONES INTO BREAD

"The devil would have Christ prove Himself to be God, by turning stones into bread; but the Holy Ghost shows His Godhead by turning stones into flesh."

- Ezekiel. 36:26

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

FOR AS OFTEN AS YOU EAT THIS BREAD

"For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes."

- 1 Corinthians 11:26

BROKEN BREAD TO GIVE STRENGTH

"God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume. It is Peter, weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than ever."

- Vance Havner (1901-1986) American Country Preacher

FOR A PIECE OF BREAD A MAN WILL DO WRONG

"To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong."

- Proverbs 28:21

DO NOT EAT THE BREAD OF ILDLENESS

"She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness."

- Proverbs 31:27

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Words to Think About...

I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."

- John 6:35

FOR THE BREAD OF GOD

"For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

- John 6:33

THE BREAD OF ADVERSITY

"And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher."

- Isaiah 30:20

THE BREAD THAT WE BREAK

"The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?"

- 1 Corinthians 10:16

HOPE IS A POOR MAN'S BREAD

"Hope is the poor man's bread."

- George Herbert (1592-1633) Church of England Priest

GIVE HIM BREAD TO EAT

"If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink."

- Proverbs 25:21

THE PURE BREAD OF CHRIST

"Suffer me to become food for the wild beasts, through whose instrumentality it will be granted me to attain to God. I am the wheat of God, and let me be ground by the teeth of the wild beasts that I may be found the pure bread of Christ."

- Ignatius of Antioch (Unknown-108 AD) Bishop of Antioch, Early Christian Writer

HE TOOK BREAD AND BLESSED IT

"When He was at table with them, He took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them."

- Luke 24:30

AS UPON OUR DAILY BREAD

"We ought as much to pray for a blessing upon our daily rod as upon our daily bread."

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

EATING THE BREAD OF ANXIOUS TOIL

"It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep."

- Psalm 127:2

NOVEMBER 10

We Look to Things That are Unseen

"As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - 2 Corinthians 4:18

YET YOUR FOOTPRINTS WERE UNSEEN

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

- Psalm 77:19

THE KING IS IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, THE ONLY GOD

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen."

- 1 Timothy 1:17

WE GO INTO THE UNKNOWN EVERY DAY

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

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

NO ONE HAS SEEN GOD AT ANYTIME

"No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him."

- John 1:18

PRAYER IS REACHING OUT AFTER THE UNSEEN

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

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

WARNED BY GOD CONCERNING THINGS UNSEEN

"By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."

- Hebrews 11:7

WE ARE LED BY AN UNSEEN POWER

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

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

THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN

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

- Hebrews 11:1

UNSEEN AND UNHEARD BY THE WORLD

"When all nature is at rest, not a leaf moving, then at evening the dew comes down -- no eye to see the pearly drops descending, no ear to hear them falling on the verdant grass -- so does the Spirit come to you who believe. When the heart is at rest in Jesus -- unseen, unheard by the world -- the Spirit comes, and softly fills the believing soul, quickening all, renewing all within."

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

UPON THE UNSEEN AND ETERNAL THINGS

"The purpose of fasting is to loosen to some degree the ties which bind us to the world of material things and our surroundings as a whole, in order that we may concentrate all our spiritual powers upon the unseen and eternal things."

- Ole Hallesby (1879-1961) Norwegian Lutheran Theologian

THE MOST SILENT AND IMPERCTIBLE

"The grandest operations, both in nature and grace, are the most silent and imperceptible. The shallow brook babbles in its passage and is heard by every one; but the coming on of the seasons is silent and unseen. The storm rages and alarms, but its fury is soon exhausted, and its effects are but partial and soon remedied; but the dew, though gentle and unheard, is immense in quantity, and is the very life of large portions of the earth. And these are pictures of the operations of grace in the church and in the soul."

- Richard Cecil (1748–1810) Evangelical Anglican Clergyman

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Words to Think About...

NOR SEEN HIS FORM

"And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form."

- John 5:37

YOU CANNOT SEE MY FACE

"But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!”

- Exodus 33:20

UNSEEN BUT NOT ACCEPTED

"The secret heart is devotion's temple; there the saint lights the flame of purest sacrifice, which burns unseen but not unaccepted."

- Hannah More (1745-1833) English Religious Writer

THEY SAY, "WHO SEES ME?"

"Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the Lord, and whose deeds are done in a dark place, and they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”

- Isaiah 29:15

A FLOWER BLOOMS UNSEEN

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

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

AND SAID, NO ONE SEES ME

“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

IT IS THE UNSEEN

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

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

THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation."

- Colossians 1:15

TOWARD UNSEEN THINGS

"As a weak limb grows stronger by exercise, so will your faith be strengthened by the very efforts you make in stretching it out toward things unseen."

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

NOVEMBER 11

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen." - 2 Peter 3:18

BESIDES ME, THERE IS NO SAVIOR

"I, I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior."

- Isaiah 43:11

GOD EXALTED HIM AS LEADER AND SAVIOR

"God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins."

- Acts 5:31

YOU HAVE TO TRUST CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR

"There's a pardon for every sinner on the topside of the earth, but you have to call for it by faith before it becomes yours. In other words, you have to trust Christ as your Savior."

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

THE APPEARING OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOUR

"Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ'."

- Titus 2:13

TO THE ONLY GOD, OUR SAVIOR

"To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen."

- Jude 1:25

JESUS CHRIST AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR

"All the grace contained in [the Bible] is owing to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior; and, unless we consent to Him as our Lord we cannot expect any benefit by Him as our Savior."

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

HIS SON TO BE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD

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

- 1 John 4:14

MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD MY SAVIOR

"And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."

- Luke 1:47

WE KNOW THIS IS INDEED THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD

They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”

- John 4:42

THE WONDER OF SEEING MY SAVIOR

"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

ADORN THE DOCTRINE OF GOD OUR SAVIOR

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

- Titus 2:10

PLEASING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD OUR SAVIOR

"This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior."

- 1 Timothy 2:3

THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR

"For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first."

- 2 Peter 2:20

MIGHTY SAVIOR, ABLE TO SAVE NOW

"The Gospel that represents Jesus Christ, not as a system of truth to be received, into the mind, as I should receive a system of philosophy, or astronomy, but it represents Him as a real, living, mighty Savior, able to save me now."

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

THROUGH THE APPEARING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

"And which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel."

- 2 Timothy 1:10

NOTHING CAN SEPERATE US FROM THE LOVE GOD

"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 8:38-39

EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE

- John 11:25-26

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Words to Think About...

SAVIOR OF THE WRETCHED

"God is none other than the Savior of our wretchedness. So we can only know God well by knowing our iniquities... Those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him, but have glorified themselves."

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

THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR

"Whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior."

- Titus 3:6

FROM IT WE AWAIT A SAVIOR

"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."

- Philippians 3:20

BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."

- Ephesians 2:8-9

A SAVIOR IS BORN

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

- Luke 2:11

THE SAVIOR OF ALL PEOPLE

"For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe."

- 1 Timothy 4:10

O SAVIOR OF THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE

"Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand."

- Psalm 17:7

ETERNAL KINGDOM OF OUR SAVIOR

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

- 2 Peter 1:11

LOVINGKINDNESS OF GOD OUR SAVIOR

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

- Titus 3:4

BESIDES ME THERE IS NO SAVIOR

"But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior."

- Hosea 13:4

IN HIM ARE ALL THINGS

"Whatever subject I preach, I do not stop until I reach the Savior, the Lord Jesus, for in Him are all things."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE

"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

- Acts 4:12

THEY FORGOT GOD, THEIR SAVIOR

"They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt."

- Psalm 106:21

THE HORN OF MY SALVATION

"My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence."

- 2 Samuel 22:3

NOVEMBER 12

The Christian Woman

"Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” - Genesis 2:18

TO BE A FOLLOWER OF THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST MEANS

"To be a follower of the Crucified Christ means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss."

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

CHARM IS DECEITFUL AND BEAUTY IS IN VAIN

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised."

- Proverbs 31:30

WORRY DOES NOT EMPTY TOMORROW OF ITS SORROW

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

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

UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW THE MATTER TURNS OUT

"She replied, wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”

- Ruth 3:18

HERE IS THE PRINCIPLE TO WHOM YOU MINISTER

"Here is the principle - adapt your measures to the necessity of the people to whom you minister. You are to take the Gospel to them in such modes and circumstances as will gain for it from them a hearing."

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

SHE LOOKS WELL TO THE WAYS OF HER HOUSEHOLD

"She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness."

- Proverbs 31:27

THE SECRET HEART IS DEVOTION'S TEMPLE

"The secret heart is devotion's temple; there the saint lights the flame of purest sacrifice, which burns unseen but not unaccepted."

- Hannah More (1745-1833) English Religious Writer

THE HOLY WOMEN ALSO, WHO HOPED IN GOD

"For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands."

- 1 Peter 3:5

ALL THE GREAT TEMPTATIONS

"All the great temptations appear first in the region of the mind and can be fought and conquered there. We have been given the power to close the door of the mind. We can lose this power through disuse or increase it by use, by the daily discipline of the inner man in things which seem small and by reliance upon the word of the Spirit of truth. It is God that worketh in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure. It is as though He said, 'Learn to live in your will, not in your feelings."

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

THE MAN IS THE HEAD OF THE WOMAN

"But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ."

- 1 Corinthians 11:3

IF THE WILL OF GOD IS OUR WILL

"If the will of God is our will, and if He always has His way, then we always have our way also, and we reign in a perpetual kingdom. He who sides with God cannot fail to win in every encounter; and, whether the result shall be joy or sorrow, failure or success, death or life, we may, under all circumstances, join in the Apostle's shout of victory, "Thanks be unto God which always causeth us to triumph in Christ!"

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

NOR IS MAN INDEPENDENT OF WOMAN

"However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman."

- 1 Corinthians 11:11

THE CURSE, OF THIS AGE IS UNBELIEF

"The curse, of this age especially, is unbelief, frittering the real meaning of God's word away, and making it all figure and fiction."

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

IN THE SAME WAY, YOU WIVES

"In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives."

- 1 Peter 3:1

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

THE WISE WOMAN BUILDS HER HOUSE

"The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands."

- Proverbs 14:1

HE WISHES TO BE LORD AND MASTER OF YOUR HEART

“The Son of God, who has given His life for you and wishes to be Lord and master in your heart. He forgives your sins, He takes over your problems. He brings His grace and His peace and His richness in your life.”

- Sabina Wurmbrand (1913-2000) Christian Evangelist to the Suffering Church

CHRISTIANS, WHO HAVE GIVEN THEMSELVES

"Christians, who have given themselves into the care and keeping of the Lord Jesus, still continue to bend beneath the weight of their burden, and often go weary and heavy-laden throughout the whole length of their journey."

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

WE ARE CALLED TO REFLECT TE LORD'S BEAUTY

"We are called to reflect the Lord's beauty through our lives as much as through our words, and God will use this in His own perfect time."

Helen Rosevere (1925–2016) English Christian Missionary, Doctor and Author

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Words to Think About...

O WOMAN, YOUR FAITH IS GREAT

"Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed at once."

- Matthew 15:28

ALL THE PATHS OF THE LORD

"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

ADORN THEMSELVES WITH MODESTY

"Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments."

- 1 Timothy 2:9

3 REQUISITES FOR EARTHLY BLESSING

There are three requisites to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings: a thankful reflection, on the goodness of the giver; a deep sense of our own unworthiness; and a recollection of the uncertainty of our long possessing them. The first will make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate."

- Hannah More (1745-1833) English Religious Writer

A PRUDENT WIFE IS FROM THE LORD

"House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord."

- Proverbs 19:14

ACCORDING TO HIS PERFECT WILL

"He, who counts the very hairs of our heads and suffers not a sparrow to fall without him, takes note of the minutest matters that can affect the lives of his children, and regulates them all according to his perfect will, let their origin be what they may."

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

BUT WOMAN FOR MAN'S SAKE

"For indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake."

- 1 Corinthians 11:9

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

ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFE

"She does him good and not evil, all the days of her life."

- Proverbs 31:12

LET THE LOVE OF CHRIST

"Cast off all bonds of prejudice and custom, and let the love of Christ, which is in you, have free course to run out in all conceivable schemes and methods of labour for the souls of men."

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

BE UNITED WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS

"Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together."

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

GROWING OLDER

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

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

THE AGED WOMAN LIKEWISE

"The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things."

- Titus 2:3

NOVEMBER 13

The Son of Man

THE SON OF MAN CAME NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE

"And whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

- Mark 10:44-45

ETERNAL LIFE, WHICH THE SON OF MAN WILL GIVE TO YOU

"Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”

- John 6:27

THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND

Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

- Matthew 26:64

THE SON OF MAN IS COMING

"Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

- Matthew 24:44

TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN

"But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

- Luke 21:36

FOR THE SON OF MAN IS GOING TO COME

"For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done."

- Matthew 16:27

THE SPIRIT CAME UPON THE SOMN OF MAN

"When the Spirit came to Moses, the plagues came upon Egypt, and he had power to destroy men's lives; when the Spirit came upon Elijah, fire came down from heaven; when the Spirit came upon Gideon, no man could stand before him; and when it came upon Joshua, he moved around the city of Jericho and the whole city fell into his hands; but when the Spirit came upon the Son of Man, He gave His life; He healed the broken-hearted."

- D.L. Moody

THEY WILL SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING

"And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory."

- Mark 13:26

ANGELS OF GOD ASCENDING AND DESCENDING ON THE SON OF MAN

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

- John 1:51

SO WILL BE THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN

"For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man."

- Matthew 24:27

JESUS WAS GOD SPELLING HIMSELF OUT

"Jesus was God spelling himself out in language humanity could understand."

- Samuel Dicky Gordon (1859-1936) Evangelical Lay Minister

THE SON OF MAN WILL BE SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND

"But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

- Luke 22:69

HE WHO DESENDED FORM HEAVEN, THE SON OF MAN

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

- John 3:13

IN THE MIDST OF THE LAMPSTANDS ONE LIKE A SON OF MAN

"And in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest."

- Revelation 1:13

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Words to Think About...

ON ACCOUNT OF THE SON OF MAN

“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!"

- Luke 6:22

THE SON OF MAN STANDING

And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

- Acts 7:56

THE SON OF MAN LIFTED UP

"Let your tears fall because of sin; but, at the same time, let the eye of faith steadily behold the Son of man lifted up, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, that those who are bitten by the old serpent may look unto Jesus and live. Our sinnership is that emptiness into which the Lord pours his mercy."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

BUT I TELL YOU

Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

- Matthew 26:64

THE SON OF MAN IS BETRAYED

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

THE SON OF MAN MUST SUFFER

Saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”

- Luke 9:22

ONE LIKE THE SON OF MAN

"Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand."

- Revelation 14:14

WRITTEN ABOUT THE SON OF MAN

And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished."

- Luke 18:31

HAS NO WHERE TO LAY HIS HEAD

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

- Matthew 8:20

WHEN THE SON OF MAN IS REVEALED

"So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed."

- Luke 17:30

NOVEMBER 14

Wherefore He is Able to Save Them

"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." - Hebrews 7:25

WHEREFORE THEY SHALL SAY UNTO YOU

"Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

- Matthew 24:26-27

WHEREFORE COMFORT ONE ANOTHER

"And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. "Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

- 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18

WHEREFORE, TAKE UNTO YOU THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD

"Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

- Ephesians 6:13

WHEREFORE GOD ALSO HATH HIGHLY EXALTED HIM

"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth."

- Philippians 2:9-10

WHEREFORE LET HIM THAT THINKETH HE STANDETH

"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall."

- 1 Corinthians 10:12

WHEREFORE TURN YOURSLEVES AND LIVE

"For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye."

- Ezekiel 18:32

WHEREFORE COMFORT YOURSELVES TOGETHER

"Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:11

WHEREFORE SHOULD THE HEATHEN SAY

"Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"

- Psalms 115:2

WHEREFORE REGENERATION OF THE SPIRIT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

S"atan's fall came before man's; we therefore can learn about our fallen state from Satan's plunge. Satan was created as a spirit that he might have direct communion with God. But he fell away and became the head of the powers of darkness. He now is separated from God and from every godly virtue. Man's spirit still exists but is separated from God, powerless to commune with Him and incapable of ruling. Spiritually speaking, man's spirit is dead. Nonetheless, as the spirit of the sinful archangel exists forever so the spirit of sinful man continues too. Because he has a body his fall rendered him a man of the flesh (Gen 6:3). No religion of this world, no ethics, culture or law can improve this fallen human spirit. Man has degenerated into a fleshly position; nothing from himself can return him to a spiritual state. Wherefore regeneration or regeneration of the spirit is absolutely necessary. The Son of God alone can restore us to God, for He shed His blood to cleanse our sins and give us a new life."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

WHEREFORE GIRD UP THE LOINS OF YOUR MIND

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

- 1 Peter 1:13

WHEREFORE I DESIRE THAT YE FAINT NOT

"Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory."

- Ephesians 3:13

WHEREFORE SEEING WE ARE ALSO COMPASSED ABOUT

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us."

- Hebrews 12:1

WHEREFORE I BESEECH YOU THAT YOUR WOULD CONFIRM

"Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him."

- 2 Corinthians 2:8

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Words to Think About...

WHEREFORE, MY BELOVED BRETHEREN

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."

- James 1:19

WHEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS

"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."

- Matthew 7:20

WHEREFORE LAY APART ALL FILTHINESS

"Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls."

- James 1:21

WHEREFORE DOST THOU FORGET US

"Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?"

- Lamentations 5:20

WHEREFORE PUT ON CHRIST

The Image of Christ that is forming within us--that is life's one charge. Let every project stand aside for that. "Till Christ be formed, no man's work is finished, no religion crowned, no life has fulfilled its end. Is the infinite task begun? When, how, are we to be different? Time cannot change men. Death cannot change men. Christ can. Wherefore PUT ON CHRIST."

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

WHEREFORE, THOU ARE GREAT O LORD

"Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears."

- 2 Samuel 7:22

WHEREFORE I SAY UNTO YOU

"Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men."

- Matthew 12:31

WHEREFORE COMFORT YOURSELVES

"Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God."

- Romans 15:7

WHEREFORE, MY DEARLY BELOVED

"Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry."

- 1 Corinthians 10:14

WHEREFORE, AS BY ONE MAN

"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."

- Romans 5:12

WHEREFORE SAY, BEHOLD

"Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace."

- Numbers 25:12

NOVEMBER 15

This Day You Will Be With Me in Paradise

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” - Luke 23:42-33

THE THIEF HAD NAILS THROUGH BOTH HANDS

"The thief had nails through both hands, so that he could not work; and a nail through each foot, so that he could not run errands for the Lord; he could not lift a hand or a foot toward his salvation, and yet Christ offered him the gift of God; and he took it. Christ threw him a passport, and took him into Paradise."

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

THIEVES MAY HAVE LIFE WITH HIM IN PARADISE

"Christ is the breathing forth of the heart, life and Spirit of God into all the dead race of Adam. He is the seeker, the finder, the restorer of all that, from Cain to the end of time, was lost and dead to the life of God. He is the love that prays for all its murderers; the love that willingly suffers and dies among thieves, that thieves may have a life with him in Paradise; the love that visits publicans, harlots and sinners, and wants and seeks to forgive where most is to be forgiven."

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

WAS CAUGHT UP IN PARADISE

"I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell."

- 2 Corinthians 12:2-4

WHICH IS THE PARADISE OF GOD

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God."

- Revelation 2:7

MAY FATHER'S HOUSE HAS MANY MANSIONS

"My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?"

- John 14:2

REJOICING IN HEAVEN

"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

THE BEST AND SWEATEST FLOWERS IN PARADISE

"The best and sweetest flowers in paradise, God gives to his people when they are on their knees in the closet. Prayer, if not the very gate of heaven, is the key to let us into its holiness and joys."

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

TO THE ONE WHO IS VICTORIOUS

"To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne."

- Revelation 3:21

FOR WE BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THIS WORLD

"For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that."

- 1 Timothy 6:7-8

DO NOT STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURE 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

I WILL NEVER BLOT OUT THE NAME OF THAT PERSON

"The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels."

- Revelation 3:5

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OUR CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN

"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ."

- Philippians 3:20

MY DESIRE FOR PARADISE

"Though I do not believe that my desire for Paradise proves that I shall enjoy it, I think it a pretty good indication that such a thing exists and that some men will."

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

GOD WAS SLANDERED IN PARADISE

"God had a Son that had no fault, but He never had a son that was not found fault with. God Himself was slandered in paradise by Satan. Let us not expect, therefore, to escape from the venomous tongue."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

THROUGH OPEN DOORS INTO PARADISE

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

- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest, Theologian

HEAVEN BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE

"Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

- Matthew 19:14

THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

"Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

- Psalm 124:8

PRIDE THRUST ADAM OUT OF PARADISE

"Pride thrust Nebuchadnezzar out of men's society, Saul out of his kingdom, Adam out of paradise, Haman out of court, and Lucifer out of heaven."

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

YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN HEAVEN

"However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

- Luke 10:20

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