NOVEMBER 16-30 DAILY DEVOTIONALS - EVENING

DEVOTIONALS ON THIS PAGE

November 16 – Steps of a Man Are Established By The Lord

November 17 – The Judgment of Unbeliever -The Judgment Seat of Christ

November 18 – If the Foundations Be Destroyed, What Can he Righteous Do?

November 19 – Crowns in the Bible

November 20 – He Will Make Straight Your Path

November 21 – Are You Prepared For Jesus' Return?

SAGITTARIUS (The Archer). The Two-Natured Conqueror going forth “Conquering and to conquer.”

Nov. 22–Dec. 21

1. LYRA (The Harp). Praise prepared for the Conqueror.

2. ARA (The Altar). Consuming fire prepared for His enemies.

3. DRACO (The Dragon). The Old Serpent— Devil, cast down from heaven.

November 22 – He Who Believes in the Son Has Eternal Life

November 23 – Whoever Denies Me Before Men

November 24 – Those Who Are Called According His Purpose

November 25 – Herald – Oh People, Nations and Languages

November 26 – Do This in Remembrance of Me

November 27 – The War of Armageddon

November 28 – He Will Baptize You With The Holy Spirit and Fire

November 29 – Separating the Sheep From the Goats

November 30 – Why Does God Want a Relationship With Us?

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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 16

Steps of a Man Are Established By The Lord

"The steps of a man are established by the Lord, and He delights in his way." - Psalm 37:23

MAN'S STEPS ARE ORDAINED BY THE LORD

"Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord, how then can man understand his way?"

- Proverbs 20:24

THE LORD DIRECTS HIS STEPS

"The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps."

Proverbs 3:4

STEP INTO THE WILL OF GOD

"There's some task which the God of all the universe, the great Creator, your redeemer in Jesus Christ has for you to do, and which will remain undone and incomplete until by faith and obedience you step into the will of God."

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

THE LORD WALKS TO DIRECT HIS STEPS

"I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps."

- Jeremiah 10:23

DOES HE NOT NUMBER ALL MY STEPS?

"Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?"

- Job 31:4

THAT WE MAY CONFIDENCE ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

"By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world."

- 1 John 4:17

A RIGHTEOUS MAN WHO WALKS IN HIS INTEGRITY

"A righteous man who walks in his integrity—How blessed are his sons after him."

- Proverbs 20:7

MY FOOT WAS HELD FAST TO HIS STEPS

"My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside."

- Job 23:11

A 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

KEEP TO THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

"So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous."

- Proverbs 2:20

HE BROUGHT THE SHADOW BACK TEN STEPS

"And Isaiah the prophet called to the LORD, and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz."

- 2 Kings 20:11

FOR THEN YOU WOULD NUMBER MY STEPS

"For then you would number my steps; you would not keep watch over my sin."

- Job 14:16

MY STEPS HAVE HELD FAST TO YOUR PATHS

"My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped."

- Psalm 17:5

THE PRUDENT GIVES THOUGHT TO HIS STEPS

"The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps."

- Proverbs 14:15

THAT YOU MIGHT FOLLOW IN HIS STEPS

"For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps."

- 1 Peter 2:21

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Words to Think About...

KEEP IN STEP WITH THE SPIRIT

"If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit."

- Galatians 5:25

KEEP STEADY MY STEPS

"Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me."

- Psalm 119:133

YOUR STEP WILL NOT BE HAMPERED

"When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble."

- Proverbs 4:12

WITHOUT CHRIST, NOT ONE STEP

"Without Christ, not one step; with Him, anywhere!"

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

MAKE HIS FOOTSTEPS A WAY

"Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way."

- Psalm 85:13

THE FIRST STEP

"The first step toward a daily following of Christ is the denying of self."

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

WE ALL MUST APPEAR

"We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what we have done whether good or bad"

- 2 Corinthians 5:10

HE SEES ALL HIS STEPS

“For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps."

- Job 34:21

SET MY FOOT OPON A ROCK

"He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure."

- Psalm 40:2

WHO WALKS TO DIRECT HIS STEPS

"I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps."

- Jeremiah 10:23

MY FEET DID NOT SLIP

"You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip."

- 2 Samuel 22:37

MY STEPS UNDER ME

"You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip."

- Psalm 18:36

HIS STEPS DO NOT SLIP

"The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip."

- Psalm 37:31

NOVEMBER 17

The Judgment Seat of Christ

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

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

- Matthew 12:36

AND I SAW THE DEAD, THE GREAT AND THE SMALL

"And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds."

- Revelation 20:12

NOT EVERY ONE THAT SAITH TO ME, LORD, LORD

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."

- Matthew 7:21

FOR WE MUST ALL APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad."

- 2 Corinthians 5:10

THEN I SAW A GREAT THRONE AND HIM

"Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds."

- Revelation 20:11-13

ANYONES NAME NOT FOUND IN THE BOOK OF LIFE

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

- Revelation 20:15

MEN SHALL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO THEIR FRUITS

"At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, Did you believe? But, Were you doers, or talkers only?"

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

THEN I WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU FOR JUDGEMENT

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts."

- Malachi 3:5

THE MEN OF NINEVAH WILL STAND UP AT THE JUDGEMENT

"The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here."

- Matthew 12:41

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

BECAUSE THE HOUR OF HAS JDGEMENT HAS COME

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

- Revelation 14:7

EACH MAN'S WORK SHALL BECOME EVIDENT

"Each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work."

- 1 Corinthians 3:13

THAT WE MAY CONFIDENCE ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

"By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world."

- 1 John 4:17

KEPT FOR THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

"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

MY WORDS WILL JUDGE HIM ON THE LAST DAY

"The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day."

- John 12:48

HE WILL JUDGE BETWEEN THE NATIONS

"And He will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples; and they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and never again will they learn war."

- Isaiah 2:4

FOR HIS JUDGEMENTS ARE TRUE AND JUST

"For his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

- Revelation 19:2

THE SAME SHALL JUDGE HIM ON THE LAST DAY

"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

- John 12:48

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Words to Think About...

BUT AFTER THIS THE JUDGEMENT

"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment."

- Hebrews 9:27

EACH OF US WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT

"So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God."

- Romans 14:12

IN THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

"Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”

- Matthew 11:24

TO A RESURRECTION OF JUDGEMENT

"And will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment."

- John 5:29

AT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

"At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done."

- Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Catholic Italian Theologian

IF GOD DOES NOT JUDGE AMERICA

"If God does not judge America, He will have to send a letter of apology to Sodom and Gomorrah."

- Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007) American Christian Writer

AND WHEN HE COMES

"And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment."

- John 16:8

HE WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR

"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

DO NOT BE UNEQUALLY YOKED

"Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?"

- 2 Corinthians 6:14

BUT THEY WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT

"But they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead."

- 1 Peter 4:5

BRING EVERY ACT TO JUDGEMENT

"For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil."

- Ecclesiastes 12:14

EVERY CARELESS WORD

"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment."

- Ecclesiastes 11:9

GOD WILL JUDGE THE SECRETS OF MAN

"On the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus."

- Romans 2:16

ACCORDING TO YOUR DEEDS

"I am the LORD. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord GOD.”

- Ezekiel 24:14

COMES TO JUDGE THE EARTH

"Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth."

- 1 Chronicles 16:33

A GOD WHO JUDGES THE EARTH

"Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.”

- Psalm 58:11

NOVEMBER 18

If the Foundations Be Destroyed, What Can he Righteous Do?

"If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?" - Psalm 11:3

CHOSE US BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

"Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him."

- Ephesians 1:4

BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

"He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you."

- 1 Peter 1:20

CHRISTIANITY IN ITS STRATING POINT AND FOUNDATION

"The sum of the whole matter is this: He who is one in will and heart with God is a Christian. He who loves God is one in will and heart with Him. He who trusts Christ loves God. That is Christianity in its ultimate purpose and result. That is Christianity in its means and working forces. That is Christianity in its starting point and foundation."

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

YOU LOVED ME BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

“Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.”

- John 17:24

A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

"Thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life."

- 1 Timothy 6:19

FOUNDATION OF ALL HUMAN EXCELLENCE

"What the world calls virtue is a name and a dream without Christ. The foundation of all human excellence must be laid deep in the blood of the Redeemer's cross and in the power of his resurrection."

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

GOD'S FIRM FOUNDATION STANDS

"But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his, and, let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

- 2 Timothy 2:19

THE USUAL FOUNDATION OF HUMAN JEALOUSLY

"Self-love is, no doubt, the usual foundation of human jealousy...the fear lest another should by any means supplant us."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

WHOSE DESIGNER AND BUILDER IS GOD

"For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God."

- Hebrews 11:10

I AM THE ONE WHO HAS LAID A FOUNDATION

Therefore thus says the Lord God, behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: Whoever believes will not be in haste.”

- Isaiah 28:16

NO ONE CAN LAY A FOUNDATION

"For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ."

- 1 Corinthians 3:11

ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."

- 2 Tim 3:14

WISE MAN WHO BUILT HIS HOME ON THE ROCK

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

- Matthew 7:24

LAYING THE FOUINDATIONS OF A RELIGIOUS LIFE

"In the spiritual world ... he will be wise who courts acquaintance with the most ordinary and transparent facts of Nature; and in laying the foundations for a religious life he will make no unworthy beginning who carries with him an impressive sense of so obvious a truth as that without Environment there can be no life."

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

THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

"And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid."

- Ezra 3:11

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Words to Think About...

BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION

"Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone."

- Ephesians 2:20

I LAID A FOUNDATION

"According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it."

- 1 Corinthians 3:10

LOSE YOUR OWN STABILITY

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

- 2 Peter 3:17

DEEPER MUST BE ITS FOUNDATIONS

"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."

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

TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

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

- 2 Timothy 3:16

WHICH GOD 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

THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU

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

- Jeremiah 29:11

HUMILITY IS THE FOUNDATION

"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance."

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

THE CITY HAD TWELVE FOUNDATIONS

"And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."

- Revelation 21:14

THE FOUNDATION OF MORALITY

"Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality."

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

THE FOUNDATION OF VIRTUE

"Temperance is reason's girdle, and passion's bride, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue."

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

THE FOUNDATION OF TRUE HOLINESS

"The foundation of true holiness and true Christian worship is the doctrine of the gospel, what we are to believe. So when Christian doctrine is neglected, forsaken, or corrupted, true holiness and worship will also be neglected, forsaken, and corrupted."

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

NOVEMBER 19

Enter Into the Joy of the Lord

His lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord." - Matthew 25:21

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH

“The joy of the Lord is our strength, is brought to fullness when we accept His provision of righteousness by grace that reunites us so we can enjoy His presence."

- Nehemiah 8:10

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

SHOUT FOR JOY IN THE LORD

"Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright."

- Psalm 33:1

STRENGTH AND JOY ARE HIS DWELLING PLACE

“Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.”

- 1 Chronicles 16:27

FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."

- Romans 15:13

AND IMMEDIATELY WITH JOY ACCEPTS IT

“What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it.”

- Matthew 13:20

HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH GLADNESS

"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing."

- Zephaniah 3:17

BEGIN TO REJOICE IN THE LORD

“Begin to rejoice in the Lord, and your bones will flourish like an herb, and your cheeks will glow with the bloom of health and freshness. Worry, fear, distrust, care-all are poisonous! Joy is balm and healing, and if you will but rejoice, God will give power.”

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

ALL JOY AND PEACE AS YOU TRUST IN HIM

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13

THERE WILL BE MORE JOY IN HEAVEN

“I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.”

- Luke 15:7

JOYFUL ARE PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY

“Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the LORD. Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.”

- Psalm 119:1-3

YOU HAVE GIVEN ME GREATER JOY

“You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.”

- Psalm 4:7

I HAVE NO GREATER JOY

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

- 3 John 1:4

THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDINGLY GREAT JOY

“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.”

- Matthew 2:10

THE BABY IN THE WOMB LEAPED FOR JOY

“As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.”

- Luke 1:44

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Words to Think About...

REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice."

- Philippians 4:4

ALWAYS BE JOYFUL

“Always be joyful. Always keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”

- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

BE JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT

“Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.”

- Matthew 5:12

WITH JOY YOU WILL DRAW WATER

"With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation."

- Isaiah 12:3

THE LORD GIVES PERPETUAL JOY

“The Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to him.”

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

THE VERY NATURE OF JOY

“The very nature of Joy makes nonsense of our common distinction between having and wanting.”

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

LET US MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE

“Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!”

- Psalm 95:1

IN GREAT EXCITEMENT AND JOY

“Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.”

- Luke 19:6

REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT

“This is the day the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

- Psalm 118:24

NONE WILL TAKE YOUR JOY FROM YOU

“So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”

- John 16:22

HIS FAVOR IS FOR A LIFETIME

“For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”

- Psalm 30:5

IN HIS JOY, HE GOES

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.”

- Matthew 13:44

AND THEY WERE FULL OF JOY

“For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.”

- Luke 15:24

NOVEMBER 20

He Will Make Straight Your Path

"In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:6

MAKE KNOWN TO ME THE PATH OF LIFE

"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."

- Psalm 16:11

THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU

"The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you."

- Numbers 6:25

TO MAKE INTERCESSION FOR US

"We may be sure God will not be hard to be intreated of us, who Himself hath appointed us such an intercessor, to whom he can deny nothing; and to that end hath appointed him to sit at his right hand to make intercession for us."

- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer

MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS TO THE PEOPLES!

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

- 1 Chronicles 16:8

THE LORD'S BLESSING MAKES RICH

"The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."

- Proverbs 10:22

WHOLE BIBLE CAN MAKE WHOLE CHRISTIAN

"The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian."

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

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD

"Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!"

- Psalm 98:4

BE PREPARED TO MAKE A DEFENSE TO ANYONE WHO ASKS

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

- 1 Peter 3:15

MAKE KNOWN THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY

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

- Romans 9:23

MAKE NO FRIENDSHIP WITH A MAN GIVEN TO ANGER

"Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man."

- Proverbs 22:24

MAKES HIMSELF AN ENEMY WITH GOD

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

- James 4:4

WHOEVER MAKES PRACTICE OF SINNING

- 1 John 3:8

PERSUE WHAT MAKES FOR PEACE

"So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding."

- Romans 14:19

LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

- Genesis 1:26

I WILL MAKE HIM A HELPER FIT FOR HIM

Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

- Genesis 2:18

GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."

- 2 Corinthians 9:8

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Words to Think About...

ENVY MAKES THE BONES ROT

"A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot."

- Proverbs 14:30

MAKE ME DWELL IN SAFETY

"In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."

- Psalm 4:8

HE MAKES HIS MESSENGERS WINDS

"He makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire."

- Psalm 104:4

WILL MAKE ANY SACRAFICE

"The core and essence of the Gospel is its tremendous and glorious revelation of how deadly is God's hatred of sin, so that He cannot stand having it in the same universe as Himself, and will go any length, and will pay any price, and will make any sacrifice, to master and abolish it, is set upon so doing in our hearts, thank God, as elsewhere."

- A.J. Gossip (1873-1954) Professor of Christian Ethics

MAKES KNOWN HIS COVENANT

"The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant."

- Psalm 25:14

LORD, MAKE ME CHASTE

"Lord, make me chaste - but not yet. Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet."

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

MAKES US WISER THAN BIRDS

"Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?"

- Job 35:11

MAKE PROGRESS IN HOLINESS

"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

YOUR MAKER IS YOUR HUSBAND

"For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called."

- Isaiah 54:5

MAKE ME THY FUEL

"Give me the love that leads the way, The faith that nothing can dismay, The hope no disappointments tire, The passion that will burn like fire, Let me not sink to be a clod: Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God."

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

A GOOD WORD MAKES GLAD

"Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad."

- Proverbs 12:25

TO MAKE THEM WORTH IT

"Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for; to make them worth it."

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

NOVEMBER 21

Return to the Lord Your God

"Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity." - Joel 2:13

RETURN TO THE BATTLE AGAIN

"Return to the battle again, no longer trusting in the false and insufficient human resources which so foolishly we had taken into the battle, but now trusting in the limitless resources of our risen Lord."

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

RETURN TO ME FOR I HAVE REDEEMED YOU

"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you."

- Isaiah 44:22

IF YOU RETURN, I WILL RESTORE YOU

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

- Jeremiah 15:19

HIS OWN FREE WILL RETURN TO CHRIST

"I do not come into this pulpit hoping that perhaps somebody will of his own free will return to Christ. My hope lies in another quarter. I hope that my Master will lay hold of some of them and say, "You are mine, and you shall be mine. I claim you for myself." My hope arises from the freeness of grace, and not from the freedom of the will."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

IF YOU RETURN TO THE ALMIGHTY

“If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent."

- Job 22:23

WHAT SHALL A MAN GIVE IN RETURN FOR HIS SOUL

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?"

- Matthew 16:26

THEY WILL RETURN UPON OUR OWN HEARTS

"All our murmurings are so many arrows shot at God Himself, and they will return upon our own hearts; they reach not Him, but they will hit us; they hurt not Him, but they will wound us; therefore it is better to be mute than to murmur; it is dangerous to provoke a consuming fire."

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

COME, LET US RETURN TO THE LORD

“Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up."

- Hosea 6:1

LET US RETURN TO THE BASIC THINGS OF THE WORD

"Let us return to the basic things of the Word of God and prayer and soul winning and revival. Let us pray, "O God, send a revival. Let it begin in me."

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

IN RETURNING AND REST YOU SHALL BE SAVED

"For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, 'In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.' But you were unwilling."

- Isaiah 30:15

AS WE EAGERLY AWAIT A SAVIOR

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

- Philippians 3:20

THEY WILL RETURN WITH THEIR WHOLE HEART

"I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart."

- Jeremiah 24:7

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Words to Think About...

BUT WATCH YOURSELVES

"But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 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 21:34-36

LOST TIME DOES NOT ALWAYS RETURN

"Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return."

- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian

RETURN TO YOUR STRONGHOLD

"Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double."

- Zechariah 9:12

BUT THEN THEY RETURN

"Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer."

- William Gurnall (1616-1679) English Anglican Clergyman

AND NAKED I SHALL RETURN

And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

- Job 1:21

EVEN NOW DECLARES THE LORD

“Even now, declares the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

- Joel 2:12

LET THEM RETURN TO THE LORD

"Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon."

- Isaiah 55:7

RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

"Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity."

- Hosea 14:1

THAT I MAY RETURN TO YOU

Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, return to Me, declares the Lord of hosts, that I may return to you, says the Lord of Hosts.

- Zechariah 1:3

LET US RETURN TO THE LORD

"Let us examine and probe our ways, and let us return to the Lord."

- Lamentations 3:40

NOVEMBER 22

Now Is the Time!

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ." - Ephesians 2:13

COME NOW, LET US SETTLE A MATTER

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

- Isaiah 1:18

THERE IS NOW NO CONDEMNATION

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."

- Romans 8:1-2

EXCEPT THE PATHS THAT I AM WALKING 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

THE LIFE I NOW LIVE IN THE BODY

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

- Galatians 2:20

IF YOU'RE NOT ESTATIC ABOUT GOD NOW!

"If your heart takes more pleasure in reading novels, or watching TV, or going to the movies, or talking to friends, rather than just sitting alone with God and embracing Him, sharing His cares and His burdens, weeping and rejoicing with Him, then how are you going to handle forever and ever in His presence? You'd be bored to tears in heaven, if you're not ecstatic about God now!"

- Keith Green (1953-1982) American Christian Singer, Songwriter

REMIND ME HOW BRIEF MY TIME ON EARTH WILL BE

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is.”

- Psalm 39:4

NOW IS OUR CHANCE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIDE

"Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won't last forever. We must take it or leave it."

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

NOW HE COMMANDS ALL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO REPENT

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent."

- Acts 17:30

AND NOW WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

"And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on His name."

- Acts 22:16

WORKING IN US NOW

"How comforting it is, in view of that inevitable scrutiny of our poor works, to learn that in His patient love He is so leading us and working in us now that He can then find something in it all for which to praise us."

- C. I. Scofield (1843-1921) American Theologian, Minister

TO HIM BE THE GLORY NOW AND FOREVER

"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen."

- 2 Peter 3:18

NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN

"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life."

- Romans 6:22

THE WORLD AND ITS DESIRES PASS AWAY

"The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever."

- 1 John 2:17

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Words to Think About...

EVEN NOW DECLARES THE LORD

“Even now, declares the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

- Joel 2:12

IT MUST BE NOW

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

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

AND NOW THESE THREE REMAIN

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

- 1 Corinthians 13:13

NOW FAITH IS CONFIDENCE

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

- Hebrews 11:1

SOWS THE SEED NOW

"Christ's voice sounds now for each of us in loving invitation; and dead in sin and hardness of heart though we be, we can listen and live. Christ Himself, my brother, sows the seed now. Do you take care that it falls not on, but in, your souls."

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

AND NOW, DEAR CHILDREN, CONTINUE

"And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming."

- 1 John 2:28

BUT NOT NOW

"Do you find life too difficult for you? So did we, but not now, with the amplitudes of grace there are for us in Jesus Christ, it grows satisfying and successful and exciting beyond measure, becomes another and a richer thing."

- A.J. Gossip (1873-1954) Professor of Christian Ethics

THAT NOW SAVES YOU

"And this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ."

- 1 Peter 3:21

NOW MAY THE LORD OF PEACE

"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

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE

"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

- Psalm 118:24

NOVEMBER 23

Whoever Denies Me Before Men

"But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven." - Matthew 10:33

IF WE DENY HIM, HE ALSO WILL DENY US

"If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us."

- 2 Timothy 2:12

THEY THAT DENY CHRIST TO BE GOD

"They that deny Christ to be God, must greatly wrest, or else deny the Scripture to be the Word of God."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

THEY DENY HIM BY THEIR WORKS

"They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work."

- Titus 1:16

LEST I BE FULL AND DENY YOU

"Lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God."

- Proverbs 30:9

FOLLOWING CHRIST IS DENYING OF SELF

"The first step toward a daily following of Christ is the denying of self."

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

THOSE WHO DENY THAT THERE IS A RESURECTION

"There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection."

- Luke 20:27

TO WHOM HE CAN DENY NOTHING

"We may be sure God will not be hard to be intreated of us, who himself hath appointed us such an intercessor, to whom he can deny nothing; and to that end hath appointed him to sit at his right hand to make intercession for us."

- Abraham Wright (1611–1690) English Theological Writer

TRANSGRESSING AND DENYING THE LORD

"Transgressing, and denying the LORD, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words."

- Isaiah 59:13

DENY HIMSELF ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS OF CHRIST

"Whoever will labor to get rid of self, to deny himself according to the instructions of Christ, strikes at once at the root of every evil, and finds the germ of every good."

- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop

APPEARANCE OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING ITS POWER

"Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."

- 2 Timothy 3:5

JESUS CALLED DISCIPLES TO DENY THEIR SOUL LIFE

"On at least four separate occasions and recorded in the four Gospels the Lord Jesus called His disciples to deny their soul life, deliver it to death, and then to follow Him."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

SATAN CANNOT DENY

"Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan's strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer."

- William Gurnall (1616–1679) English Author and Anglican Clergyman

GOD CANNOT DENY A PRAYING SOUL

"Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

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Words to Think About...

HE MUST DENY HIMSELF

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me."

- Matthew 16:24

I WILL NOT DENY YOU

But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same."

- Mark 14:31

THE GREATEST AND DEAREST BLESSING

"It is the greatest and dearest blessing that ever God gave to men, that they may repent; and therefore to deny or to delay it is to refuse health when brought by the skill of the physician - to refuse liberty offered to us by our gracious Lord."

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

FOR HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF

"If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself."

- 2 Timothy 2:13

WHAT COULD BEGIN TO DENY SELF

"What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self?"

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

YUO WILL DENY ME THREE TIMES

"And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept."

- Mark 14:72

I DO NOT DENY

"I do not deny that the Devil has some pretty apples; I just say that all of them are fakes and that after you bite into them, you will find they have worms. All Satan's apples have worms."

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

HE CAME TO HIS OWN

"He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him."

- John 1:11

AND WE CANNOT DENY IT

Saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it."

- Acts 4:16

I WILL NOT DENY YOU

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.

- Matthew 26:35

NOVEMBER 24

According to the Measure of the Gift of Christ

"But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. " - Ephesians 4:7

THE MEASURE YOU USE IT WILL BE MEASURED BACK TO YOU

"Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

- Luke 6:38

HIS UNDERSTANDING IS BEYOND OUR UNDERSTANDING

"Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure."

- Psalm 147:5

WHO HAS MEASURED THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD

"Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows him his counsel?"

- Isaiah 40:13

A LARGER MEASURE OF DIVINE GRACE

"There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is simply to try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had, and to hail it with delight as an opportunity of obtaining a larger measure of divine grace."

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

IF THE HEAVENS ABOVE CAN BE MEASURED

Thus says the LORD: “If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, declares the LORD.”

- Jeremiah 31:37

SHEOL OPENED ITS MOUTH BEYOND MEASURE

"Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her."

- Isaiah 5:14

THE MEASURE WE DRAW OUT OF HIS OVERFLOWING GRACE

"In proportion to the size of the vessel of faith, brought by us to the Lord, is the measure we draw out of His overflowing grace."

- Cyprian (c.210-258) Bishop of Carthage Early Christian Writer

WHO HAS MEASURED THE WATERS IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND

"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?"

- Isaiah 40:12

IN DIRECT PORTION TO THE MEASUREMENT

"The Scripture can only be read intelligently by inspired men and women. The value we get from our reading is in direct proportion to the measure in which we are filled with God's Spirit."

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

I WAS GIVEN A MEASURING ROD LIKE A STAFF

"Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there."

- Revelation 11:1

A MEASURE OF TRIAL IS NECESSARY

"A measure of trials is necessary for the exercise and manifestation of your graces; to give you a more convincing proof of the truth and sweetness of the promises made to a time of affliction; to mortify the body of sin; and to wean you more effectually from the world."

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

DO NOT MEASURE THE COURT OUTSIDE OF THE TEMPLE

"But do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months."

- Revelation 11:2

WE MUST LEARN TO MEASURE OURSELVES

"We must learn to measure ourselves, not by our knowledge about God, not by our gifts and responsibilities in the church, but by how we pray and what goes on in our hearts. Many of us, I suspect, have no idea how impoverished we are at this level. Let us ask the Lord to show us."

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

AND APPORTIONED THE WATER BY MEASURE

"When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure."

- Job 28:25

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Words to Think About...

WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE

And he said to them, pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you."

- Mark 4:24

MEASURE BY MEASURE

"Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them; he removed them with his fierce breath in the day of the east wind."

- Isaiah 27:8

HAD A MEASURING ROD GOLD

"And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls."

- Revelation 21:15

MEASURE IT IN YOUR OWN THOUGHTS

"If ever you wish to see how great and horrid and evil sin is, measure it in your thoughts, either by the infinite holiness and excellency of God, who is wronged by it; or by the infinite sufferings of Christ, who died to satisfy for it; and then you will have deeper apprehensions of its enormity."

- John Flavel (c.1627-1691) English Puritan Minister

AND THE SEA CANNOT BE MEASURED

"As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.”

- Jeremiah 33:22

EXCITING BEYOND MEASURE

- A.J. Gossip (1873-1954) Professor of Christian Ethics

LOVE HIM WITHOUT MEASURE

"The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure."

- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Burgundian Abbot

SOME MEASURE OF DEPRESSION

"Before any great achievement, some measure of depression is very usual."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

WERE ASTONISHED BEYOND MEASURE

"And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

- Mark 7:37

ADDS TO THE MEASURE

"Prayer, like faith, obtains promises, enlarges their operation, and adds to the measure of their results."

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

ACORDING TO THE MEASURE OF FAITH

"For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned."

- Romans 12:3

NOVEMBER 25

Those Who Are Called According His Purpose

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28

ACCORDING TO THE RICHES IN GLORY OF CHRIST JESUS

"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 4:19

ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF FAITH

- Romans 12:3

ACCORDING TO THE GRACE OF OUR GOD

"So that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ."

- 2 Thessalonians 1:12

IF WE ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL

"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us."

- 1 John 5:14

ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU HAVE SPOKEN

"The Judge will pass sentence, not according to what any other person has said concerning you, but according to what you have yourself spoken. They that are accused, then, have no fear, but they that accuse."

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

ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS WILL

"In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will."

- Ephesians 1:11

ME SHALL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO THEIR FRUITS

"At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, Did you believe? But, Were you doers, or talkers only?"

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

DELIVER ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD

"Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word."

- Psalm 119:170

ACCORDING TO WHAT HE SAID IN HIS WORD

"Faith is the assurance that the thing which God has said in His word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said in his word... Faith is not a matter of impressions, nor of probabilities, nor of appearances."

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

PRAISE HIM ACCORDING TO HIS EXCELLENT GREATNESS

"Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!"

- Psalm 150:2

ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL AND FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD

"Everything that has moved or shall move in heaven, and earth, and hell, has been, is, and shall be according to the counsel and foreknowledge of God, fulfilling a holy, just, wise and unalterable purpose!"

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

BUT ACCORDING TO HIS OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE

"Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."

- 2 Timothy 1:9

REPAY EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO WHAT HE HAS DONE

"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

I WILL GIVE TO EACH ACCORDING TO YOUR WORKS

"And I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works."

- Revelation 2:23

TO GIVE EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORK

"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."

- Revelation 22:12

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Words to Think About...

BUT ACCORDING TO HIS OWN MERCY

"He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit."

- Titus 3:5

ACCORDING TO LOVINGKINDNESS

"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin."

- Psalm 1:51-2

SUFFER ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL

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

- 1 Peter 4:19

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

ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD

"And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."

- Romans 8:27

ACCORDING TO THE FOREKNOWLEDGE

"According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you."

- 1 Peter 1:2

ACCORDING TO THEIR EVIL WORKS

"Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward."

- Psalm 28:4

WALK ACCORDING TO GOD

"It comes to my having the mind of God, do I want to be like Christ in everything? If born of God, I have power to overcome all that is not of God, and to walk according to God."

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

ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT

"Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy."

- Colossians 1:11

ACCORDING TO HIS THOUGHTS

"If I have observed anything by experience, it is this: a man may take the measure of his growth and decay in grace according to his thoughts and meditations upon the person of Christ, and the glory of Christ's Kingdom, and of His love."

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

ACCORDING TO THY WORD

"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word."

- Psalm 119:9

NOVEMBER 26

Do This in Remembrance of Me

"And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” - 1 Corinthians 11:24

IN THE SAME WAY HE TOOK THE CUP

"In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

- 1 Corinthians 11:25

PROCLAIM THE LORD'S DEATH UNTIL HE COMES

"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

WHILE THEY WERE EATING, HE TOOK BREAD

"While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, 'Take it. This is my body.”

- Mark 14:22-26

REAL PRAYER IS COMMUNION WITH GOD

"Real prayer is communion with God, so that there will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is for Him to fill our hearts with His thoughts, and then His desires will become our desires flowing back to Him."

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

LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF

"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup."

- 1 Corinthians 11:28

THOSE WHO ARE IN COMMUNION WITH GOD LIVE

"Those who are in communion with God live, those who are not are dead."

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

RENEW HIS STRENGTH IN COMMUNION WITH GOD

"While others still slept, He went away to pray and to renew His strength in communion with His Father. He had need of this, otherwise He would not have been ready for the new day. The holy work of delivering souls demands constant renewal through fellowship with God."

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

DRINK FROM IT ALL OF YOU

"And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you."

- Matthew 26:27

CLOSEST COMMUNION NEEDS TIME

"Closet communion needs time for the revelation of God's presence. It is vain to say, "I have too much work to do to find time." You must find time or forfeit blessing. God knows how to save for you the time you sacredly keep for communion with Him."

- A. T. Pierson (1837–1911) American Presbyterian Pastor

IN UNION AND COMMUNION WITH THE VINE

"The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; and at the right time, and in the right way, is the right fruit found on it. Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

CHRISTIAN POWER SPRINGS FROM COMMUNION WITH GOD

"All Christian power springs from communion with God and from the indwelling of divine grace."

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

PRAYER IS GETTING INTO PERFECT COMMUNION WITH GOD

"Is the Son of God praying in me, or am I dictating to Him?... Prayer is not simply getting things from God, that is a most initial form of prayer; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God. If the Son of God is formed in us by regeneration, He will press forward in front of our common sense and change our attitude to the things about which we pray."

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

WHO HAS THE MOST COMMUNION WITH GOD

"It is not he who knows most, nor he who hears most, nor yet he who talks most, but he who exercises grace most, who has most communion with God."

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

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Words to Think About...

I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst."

- John 6:35

COMMUNION WITH GOD

"One of the gravest perils which besets the ministry is a restless scattering of energies over an amazing multiplicity of interests which leaves no margin of time and of strength for receptive and absorbing communion with God."

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

YOU HAVE NO LIFE IN YOURSELVES

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves."

- John 6:53

COMMUNION WITH GOD

"Whatever is your best time in the day, give that to communion with God."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

AND COMMUNION WITH HIM

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

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

COMMUNION WITHOUT CONFESSION

"Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ."

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1900-1945) German Christian Executed by Nazis

IN LOVING COMMUNION

"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

OR NEGLECTED COMMUNION

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

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

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

NOVEMBER 27

The War of Armageddon

"And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. - Revelation 16:16

TO GATHER THEM TOGETHER FOR WAR

"For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty."

- Revelation 16:14

ARMIES OF HORSEMEN, TWO HUNDRED MILLION

"The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them."

- Revelation 9:16

UNLESS THOSE DAYS BE CUT SHORT

"Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short."

- Matthew 24:22

THAT THE WAY OF THE KINGS OF THE EAST MIGHT BE PREPARED

"And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared."

- Revelation 16:12

ARMIES ASSEMBLED TO MAKE WAR

"And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh."

- Revelation 19:19-21

THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS BOWL

"The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east."

- Revelation 16:12

THESE WILL RAGE WAR WITH THE LAMB

"These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.”

- Revelation 17:14

I WILL GATHER ALL NATIONS

"I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land."

- Joel 3:2

FOR NATION WILL RISE AGAINST NATION

"For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes."

- Matthew 24:7

MY DECISION IS TO GATHER NATIONS

“Therefore wait for Me, declares the Lord, “For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out on them My indignation, all My burning anger; for all the earth will be devoured by the fire of My zeal."

- Zephaniah 3:8

ALL NATIONS AGAINST ISRAEL TO BATTLE

"For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city."

- Zechariah 14:2

THE DRAGON WAS THROWN DOWN

"And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

- Revelation 12:9

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Words to Think About...

THE NAME OF JESUS

"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

- Philippians 2:10-11

NEAR THE WATERS OF MEGIDDO

“The kings came and fought; then fought the kings of Canaan at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; they took no plunder in silver."

- Judges 5:19

STRIKE DOWN THE NATIONS

"From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty."

- Revelation 19:15

AND I SAW HEAVEN OPENED

"And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and H is name is called The Word of God."

- Revelation 19:11-16

AT THE TIME OF THE END

“At the end time the king of the South will collide with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them and pass through."

- Daniel 11:40

INMMEDIATLEY AFTER THE TRIBULATION

“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. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other."

- Matthew 24:29-31

AND THE BEAST WAS SIEZED

"And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone."

- Revelation 19:20

NOVEMBER 28

He Will Baptize You With The Holy Spirit and Fire

"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." - Matthew 3:11

AND ONE SAT ON EACH OF THEM

“Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.”

- Acts 2:3

HIS EYES WERE AS A FLAME OF FIRE

"His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself."

- Revelation 19:12

YOU NEVER HAVE TO ADVERTISE A FIRE

“You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there’s a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it.”

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

CUT DOWN AND THROWN INTO THE FIRE

“And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire”

- Matthew 3:10

WITH DIVINE FIRE OF HOLY DESIRE

"May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire."

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

FOR HE IS LIKE A REFINER'S FIRE

"But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap."

- Malachi 3:2

DO NOT BURN FALSE FIRE UPON GOD'S ALTER

"Do not burn false fire upon God's altar; do not pose and pretend, either to Him or to yourself, in your religious exercises; do not say more than you mean, or use exaggerated language that goes beyond the facts, when speaking to Him whose word is truth."

- A.J. Gossip (1873-1954) Professor of Christian Ethics

IN THE MIDST OF THE STONES OF FIRE

"You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked."

- Ezekiel 28:14

WE NEED A BAPTISM OF CLEAR SEEING

"We need a baptism of clear seeing. We desperately need seers who can see through the mist--Christian leaders with prophetic vision. Unless they come soon it will be too late for this generation. And if they do come we will no doubt crucify a few of them in the name of our worldly orthodoxy."

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

WITH ALL THE FIRE OF YOUR FAITH

"When principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then battle is your calling, and peace has become sin; you must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy, with all the fire of your faith."

- Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920) Prime Minister Netherlands, Theologian, Journalist

THE PASION THAT WILL BURN LIKE FIRE

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

PRAYER THAT THE LIFE-GIVING FIRE DESCENDS

"It is only when the whole heart is gripped with the passion of prayer that the life-giving fire descends, for none but the earnest man gets access to the ear of God."

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

IT IS DANGEROUS TO PROVOKE A CONSUMING FIRE

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

YOUR LORD IS A FIRE, DO NOT LET YOUR HEART BE COLD

"Your Lord is Love: love Him and in Him all men, as His children in Christ. Your Lord is a fire: do not let your heart be cold, but burn with faith and love. Your Lord is light: do not walk in darkness of mind, without reasoning or understanding, or without faith."

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

WHO HAS BEEN PUT IN THE FIRE

"Never was there a man of deep piety, who has not been brought into extremities - who has not been put into fire - who has not been taught to say, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in Him."

- Richard Cecil (1748–1810) Evangelical Anglican Clergyman

FROM ON HIGH HE SENT FIRE

“From on high He sent fire; into my bones He made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; He turned me back; He has left me stunned, faint all the day long."

- Lamentations 1:13

LOVE IS PERFECTED IN THE FIRE OF GOD

"Spirit filled souls are ablaze for God. They love with a love that glows. They serve with a faith that kindles. They serve with a devotion that consumes. They hate sin with fierceness that burns. They rejoice with a joy that radiates. Love is perfected in the fire of God."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

HE WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FIRE

John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."

- Luke 3:16

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Words to Think About...

A FIRE IN THE HEART

"If Christ has once possessed the affections, there is no dispossessing of him again. A fire in the heart overcomes all fires without."

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

HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE

Of the angels he says, “He makes His angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.”

- Hebrews 1:7

WITH THE FIRE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

"Let no man join us who is afraid, and we want none but those who are saved, sanctified and aflame with the fire of the Holy Spirit."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

THE TONGUE IS A FIRE

"And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell."

- James 3:6

AND LIKE A HOLY FIRE

"When you say a prayer, He (The Holy Spirit) is in every word of it, and like a Holy Fire, penetrates each word."

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

A HEART SET ON FIRE TO BE SAVED

"It gave me no pleasure to see people drink in my opinions if they seemed ignorant of Jesus Christ and the value of being saved by Him. Sound conviction for sin, especially the sin of unbelief, and a heart set on fire to be saved by Christ, with a strong yearning for a truly sanctified soul-this was what delighted me; those were the souls I considered blessed."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

LITTLE SPARKS OF HOLY FIRE

"If these little sparks of holy fire thus heaped up together do not give life to your prepared and already enkindled spirit, yet they will sometimes help to entertain a thought, to actuate a passion, to employ and hallow a fancy."

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

THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness."

Galatians 5:22-23

LOVE IS THE ONLY FIRE

"Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of a creature's will."

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

AWAKE WHEN A FIRE BREAKS OUT

"When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It is as much the duty of the church to awake, as it is for the firemen to awake when a fire breaks out in the night in a great city."

- Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister

PURIFYING BY FIRE

"Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did not protect His own Son.... He will not necessarily protect us - not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process."

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

OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE

"Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRE

"There are different kinds of fire; there is false fire. No one knows this better than we do, but we are not such fools as to refuse good bank notes because there are false ones in circulation; and although we see here and there manifestations of what appears to us to be nothing more than mere earthly fire, we none the less prize and value, and seek for the genuine fire which comes from the altar of the Lord."

- William Booth (1829-1912) Founder, Salvation Army

NOVEMBER 29

Separating the Sheep From the Goats

"All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. - Matthew 25:32

HIS WINNOWING FORK IN HIS HAND

"His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

- Matthew 3:12

MINGLING OF TARES AND WHEAT

"Scripture plainly tells us of this mingling of tares and wheat--of mere professors among true believers. Yet misguided students have frequently applied to the children of God the warnings and exhortations meant only for the self-deceived or hypocritical."

- C. I. Scofield (1843-1921) American Theologian, Minister

AT HARVEST TIME I WILL TELL THE REAPERS

"Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”

- Matthew 13:30

WHEN THE AUTHOR WALKS ONTO THE STAGE THE PLAY IS OVER

"When the author walks on the stage the play is over. God is going to invade, all right - something so beautiful to some of us and so terrible to others that none of us will have any choice left? For this time it will be God without disguise. It will be too late then to choose your side."

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

THE SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER OF OUR SOULS

"For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls."

- 1 Peter 2:25

HE WHO DOES NOT ENTER THE SHEEPFOLD

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber."

- John 10:1

THE CHAFF WILL BURN IN UNQUENCHABLE FIRE

"His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

- Luke 3:17

THOSE WHO BELONG TO JESUS ARE SHEEP

"Some Christians try to go to heaven alone, in solitude. But believers are not compared to bears or lions or other animals that wander alone. Those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together. Sheep go in flocks, and so do God's people."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

THEN HE WILL SAY TO THOSE HIS LEFT

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

- Matthew 25:41

THE SON OF MAN WILL SEND HIS ANGELS

"The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers."

- Matthew 13:41

THE SHEPHERD IS FAR MORE WILLING

"Experience has taught me that the Shepherd is far more willing to show His sheep the path than the sheep are to follow. He is endlessly merciful, patient, tender, and loving. If we, His stupid and wayward sheep, really want to be led, we will without fail be led. Of that I am sure."

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

THE WAY IS EASY THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many."

- Matthew 7:13

A HEART TO BRING IN THE LOST SHEEP

"I want no Christmas without a burden for lost souls, a message for sinners, a heart to bring in the lost sheep so dear to the Shepherd, the sinning souls for whom Christ died."

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

BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD

"When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things."

- Mark 6:34

WHICH ONE OF YOU WHO HAS A SHEEP

He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?"

- Matthew 12:11

NO WILL SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY HAND

"I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand."

- John 10:28

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Words to Think About...

BUT NEVER HIS SHEEP

"Christ allows His money to be taken from Him, but never His sheep."

- Pasquier Quesnel (1634-1719) French Jansenist Theologian

YOU ARE NOT AMONG MY SHEEP

"But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep."

- John 10:26

BUT WHEN SHEEP DO SO

"The sins of the godly are worse than others, because they bring a greater reproach upon religion. For the wicked to sin, there is no other expected from them; swine will wallow in the mire; but when sheep do so, when the godly sin, that redounds to the dishonour of the Gospel: "By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

THE SHEEP HEAR HIS VOICE

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

- John 10:3

FEED MY SHEEP

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep."

- John 21:17

SHEEP OF YOUR PASTURE

"But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise."

- Psalm 79:13

LIKE CHAFF THAT SWIRLS

"Therefore they shall be like the morning mist or like the dew that goes early away, like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor or like smoke from a window."

- Hosea 13:3

I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."

- John 10:11

LIKE A BRANCH THAT WITHERS

"If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned."

- John 15:6 ESV

LIKE CHAFF BEFORE THE WIND

"Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away! Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!"

- Psalm 35:5-6

BUT ARE LIKE CHAFF

"The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away."

- Psalm 1:4

WILL GO INTO ETERNAL PUNISHMENT

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

- Matthew 25:46

November 30

Why Does God Want a Relationship With Us?

"Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, 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 3:1-2

NOTHING CAN SEPERATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 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 8:35-39

I WILL WALK AMONG YOU AND BE YOUR GOD

"I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people."

- Leviticus 26:12

THESE PEOPLE HONOR ME WITH THEIR LIPS

“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

- Matthew 15:8

THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST

"Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

LOVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART

“And to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

- Mark 12:33

DIRECT RESPONSIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO GOD

"We may not say that we have the answers. Questions of how to conduct oneself as a Christian, or how to serve as a Christian, must be answered by life itself- the life of the individual in his direct responsible relationship to God."

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

YOU WILL FIND HIM IF YOU SEEK HIM

“But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

- Deuteronomy 4:29

OKAY, HERE'S HOW TO DO RELATIONSHIPS

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. "

- Jeremiah 29:11

TAKE HEED WITH WHOM WE JOIN IN LEAGUE

"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 labor 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

DO NOT FORESAKE YOUR OWN FRIEND

"Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away."

- Proverbs 27:10

IN THE TIME WE HAVE

"In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can."

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

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS THROUGH THICK AND THIN

"Love your neighbors through thick and thin... Don't seek to please them, but to please your Master; and remember, if they spurn your love, your Master has not spurned it, and your deed is acceptable to Him as if it had been acceptable to them."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

HIGHER THAN ALL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

"To a true child of God, the invisible bond that unites all believers to Christ is far more tender, and lasting, and precious; and, as we come to recognize and realize that we are all dwelling in one sphere of life in Him, we learn to look on every believer as our brother, in a sense that is infinitely higher than all human relationships. This is the one and only way to bring disciples permanently together. All other plans for promoting the unity of the Church have failed."

- A. T. Pierson (1837–1911) American Presbyterian Pastor

WE ARE THE CLAY, YOU ARE THE POTTER

"But now, O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand. Do not be angry beyond measure, O Lord, Nor remember iniquity forever; Behold, look now, all of us are Your people."

- Isaiah 64:8-9

IF ANY MAN HEAR MY VOICE

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

- Revelation 3:20

I AM THE VINE, YE ARE THE BRRANCHES

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."

- John 15:5

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MY SOUL WAITS FOR THE LORD

“My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.”

- Psalm 130:6

THERE IS NO MORE LOVELY

"There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage."

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

BAD COMPANY IN THI SLIFE

"But depend on it, bad company in this life, is the sure way to procure worse company in the life to come."

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

BUT IS SAY UNTO YOU

"“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."

- Luke 6:27-28

THINKING ABOUT OTHERS

"Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms. This is rarer still."

- Frederick W. Faber (1814–1863) English Hymn writer and Theologian

THEREFORE ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER

"Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.

-Romans 15:7

EMPTY RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOTHING

"Partial obedience is not obedience at all; to single out easy things that do not oppose our lusts, which are not against our reputation, therein some will do more than they need; but our obedience must be universal to all God's commandments, and that because He commands it. Empty relationships are nothing; if we profess ourselves God's servants and do not honour Him by our obedience, we take but an empty title."

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

BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER

"Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."

-Ephesians 4:32

INSTRUCT THEM TO DO GOOD

"Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share."

- 1 Timothy 6:18

THIS IS MY BLOOD COVENANT

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

- Mark 14:24

BE AT PEACE WITH ALL MEN

"If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men."

- Romans 12:18

HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES

Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them."

- Colossians 3:19

FAITHFUL ARE THE WORDS PF A FRIEND

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

- Proverbs 27:6

I HAVE CHOSE YOU

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

- John 15:16

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

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

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

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