ISAIAH 40:31 "But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint."
August
2024
Psalm 16:5 “O LORD, You are the portion
of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot” (NKJ).Verse 5. - The Lord is the Portion of mine
inheritance. God had said to Aaron, when he gave him no special inheritance in
Canaan, "I am thy Part and thine Inherit-ante among the children of
Israel" (Numbers 18:20).
David claims the same privilege. God is his "Portion," and he needs
no other. And of my cup. A man's "cup" is, in Scripture, his lot
or condition in life (Psalm 11:6; Psalm 23:5) - that which is given him to drink.
David will have God only for his cup. Thou maintainest my lot; i.e. thou
makest it firm and sure (comp. Psalm 30:6, "In my prosperity I said, I
shall never be moved" (Pulpit Commentary).
JULY 2020
Ephesians 2:10, “For we are his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should
walk in them” (KJV).
JUNE 2020
To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland
instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise
instead of a spirit of fainting So they will be called oaks of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified” (NASB).
MAY 2020
1 Corinthians 3:9, “For we are God's fellow workers; you are
God's field, God's building” (NASB).
APRIL 2020 Psalm 118: 25
New
American Standard Bible
O LORD, do save, we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity! King
James 2000 Bible
Save now, I beseech
you, O LORD:
O LORD,
I beseech you, send now
prosperity.
Psalm
118: 24 and 25 was the only
song Jesus sang in the Bible the night before He was crucified …it was a
song of praise (the Hallel) after the Last Supper.
Matthew 26: 30 And
when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
intransitive, to sing a hymn, to sing: Matthew 26:30; Mark
14:26 (in both passages of the singing of the paschal hymns; these
were Psalm 113-118
and Psalm 136, which the Jews call the 'great Hallel'
KJV
Lexicon
Save yasha` (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to
free or succor
now I beseech
'anna' (awn-naw')
oh now! -- I (me) beseech (pray)
thee, O.
thee O LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God --
Jehovah, the Lord.
O LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God --
Jehovah, the Lord.
I beseech
'anna' (awn-naw')
oh now! -- I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.
thee send now prosperity
tsalach (tsaw-lakh')
to push forward, in various senses (literal or
figurative, transitive or intransitive)
NAS
Exhaustive Concordance
Word
Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to advance, prosper
Means
NASB Translation
advanced (1), give us success (1), made his successful (1), make his successful
(1), make your prosperous (1), make your successful (1), prosper (16),
prospered (7), prosperous (1), prospers (2), send prosperity (1), succeed (10),
succeeding (1), successful (4), successfully completed (1), thrive (2), useful
(1), victoriously (1)
Hebrew
Psalm
118:25
Text
Analysis
Str
Translit
Hebrew
English
Morph
577[e]’ān-nā
אָנָּ֣א
I beseech you
Inj3068[e]Yah-weh
יְ֭הוָה
O LORD
Noun3467[e]hō-wō-šî-‘āh
הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה
Save
Verb4994[e]nā;
נָּ֑א
now
Inj577[e]’ān-nā
אָֽנָּ֥א
I beseech
Inj3068[e]Yah-weh
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
O LORD
Noun6743[e]haṣ-lî-ḥāh
הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה
prosperity you
Verb4994[e]nā.
נָּֽא׃
send now
Inj
hō·wō·šî·‘āh
—
11 Occurrences ………….it is used only 11 occurrences in the Bible
Psalm 118:25 HEB: אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א
אָֽנָּ֥א NAS:
LORD, do save, we beseech You; O KJV:
Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: INT: O
LORD save we beseech
3467
Strong’s Number
yasha: to deliver
Original
Word: יָשַׁע
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yasha
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-shah')
Short Definition: save
NAS
Exhaustive Concordance
Word
Origin
a prim. Root
Definition
to deliver
NASB Translation
avenged (1), avenging (2), brought salvation (2), deliver (27), delivered (8),
deliverer (3), deliverers (1), deliverers who delivered (1), delivers (2),
endowed with salvation (1), gained the victory (1), help (9), helped (5),
preserve (1), safe (1), save (85), saved (33), saves (5), savior (13), surely
will not save (1), victorious (1).
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MARCH 2020
New
American Standard Bible
Ezekiel 48 Division of the Land
1“Now these are the names of the tribes: from
the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as
Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath,
running from east to west, Dan, one portion.2“Beside the border of Dan, from the east
side to the west side, Asher, one portion.3“Beside the border of Asher, from the east
side to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.4“Beside the border of Naphtali, from the
east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.5“Beside the border of Manasseh, from the
east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.6“Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east
side to the west side, Reuben, one portion.7“Beside the border of Reuben, from the east
side to the west side, Judah, one portion.8“And beside the border of Judah, from the
east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart,
25,000 cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the
east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it. 9“The allotment that you shall set apart to
the LORD shall
be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.
Portion for the Priests
10“The holy allotment shall be for these, namely
for the priests, toward the north 25,000 cubits in length, toward the
west 10,000 in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south
25,000 in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst. 11“It shall be for the priests who are
sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray
when the sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray. 12“It shall be an allotment to them from the
allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites. 13“Alongside the border of the priests the
Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.
The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. 14“Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange
any of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; for it is holy to
the LORD.
15“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in
width and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings
and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. 16“These shall be its measurements:
the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the
east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.17“The city shall have open spaces: on the
north 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits,
and on the west 250 cubits.18“The remainder of the length alongside the
holy allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward
the west; and it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall
be food for the workers of the city. 19“The workers of the city, out of all the
tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20“The whole allotment shall be 25,000
by 25,000 cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with
the property of the city.
Portion for the Prince
21“The remainder shall be for the
prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy allotment and of the
property of the city; in front of the 25,000 cubits of the allotment
toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west
border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy
allotment and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. 22“Exclusive of the property of the Levites
and the property of the city, which are in the middle of that which
belongs to the prince, everything between the border of Judah and the
border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.
Portion for Other Tribes
23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the
east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.24“Beside the border of Benjamin, from the
east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.25“Beside the border of Simeon, from the east
side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.26“Beside the border of Issachar, from the
east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.27“Beside the border of Zebulun, from the
east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.28“And beside the border of Gad, at the south
side toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of
Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the Great Sea. 29“This is the land which you shall divide by
lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several
portions,” declares the Lord GOD.
The City Gates
30“These are the exits of the city: on the
north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, 31shall be the gates of the city, named for
the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one;
the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. 32“On the east side, 4,500 cubits, shall
be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of
Dan, one. 33“On the south side, 4,500 cubits by
measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of
Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. 34“On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall
be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of
Naphtali, one. 35“The city shall be 18,000 cubits
round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be,
‘The LORD is
there.’”
FEBRUARY 2020 Mathew Henry Concise Commentary
on Matt. 7: 7-11Prayer is the
appointed means for obtaining what we need. Pray; pray often; make a business
of prayer, and be serious and earnest in it. Ask, as a beggar asks alms. Ask,
as a traveller asks the way. Seek, as for a thing of value that we have lost;
or as the merchantman that seeks goodly pearls. Knock, as he that desires to
enter into the house knocks at the door. Sin has shut and barred the door
against us; by prayer we knock. Whatever you pray for, according to the
promise, shall be given you, if God see it fit for you, and what would you have
more? This is made to apply to all that pray aright; every one that asketh
receiveth, whether Jew or Gentile, young or old, rich or poor, high or low,
master or servant, learned or unlearned, all are alike welcome to the throne of
grace, if they come in faith. It is explained by a comparison taken from
earthly parents, and their readiness to give their children what they ask.
Parents are often foolishly fond, but God is all-wise; he knows what we need,
what we desire, and what is fit for us. Let us never suppose our heavenly
Father would bid us pray, and then refuse to hear, or give us what would be
hurtful. Psalm 34: 4
I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from
all my fears.
Psalm 37: 4
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires
of your heart.
Isaiah 30: 19
People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no
more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he
will answer you.
Jeremiah 29: 13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your
heart.
Matthew 7: 8
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and
to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 18: 19
"Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth
agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in
heaven.
Matthew 21: 22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in
prayer."
Mark 11: 24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,
believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Luke 11: 9
"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek
and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
John 14: 13
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the
Father may be glorified in the Son.
John15: 7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever
you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15: 16
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so
that you might go and bear fruit--fruit that will last--and so that whatever
you ask in my name the Father will give you.
Geneva Study Bible
for John 15: 16{5} Ye {c} 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.(5) Christ is the author and
preserver of the ministry of the gospel, even to the end of the world, but the
ministers have above all things need of prayer and brotherly love.(c) These words plainly teach us that
our salvation comes only from the favour and gracious goodness of the
everlasting God towards us, and of nothing that we do or can deserve.
JANUARY 2020
A BIBLICAL FOUNDATION BEGINS WITH
A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
The Biblical foundation begins with a relationship with God. Building
right relationships with husbands and wives, children and all others fulfills
the Biblical commandment given in Matthew 22: 37-39. Adam and Eve was the first family
relationship God created in Genesis 2: 24. However, in Gen. 3: 15 is where the first
family fell. This was the beginning from which all flowed down through the
ages. Eph. 5: 1-21 lays out a relationship with God of how one is to live, to
know His will. But one knows that sin will hinder and separate any relationship
with God, and He will not hear our prayers (Isaiah 59: 2 and Psalm 66: 18).
There is hope, one can come to God and confess our sins. He will cleanse us to
a right standing relationship with Him (1 John 1: 9).
In Ephesians 5: 22-33 deals with husbands and wives; two
shall become one, yet they we are grafted in as children in the family of God. Furthermore,
as adopted children in this marriage union, they are also joint heirs in Christ
(1 Peter 3: 7). A Biblical triangle of marriage begins with a three cord strand
(Ecc. 4: 12) with husbands and wives submitting to God. One ongoing gender role
battle is about submission, but God is at the top of where this begins. A good
standing rule is one must submit and come under authority to God first before
he or she can be in a role of authority.
The family is the Biblical framework from which all
submit to Christ as head of the household first (1 Cor. 11: 3). Additionally,
the Christian household is the battlefield and needs to have armor from evil. Our
households are places of armor from which we are filled with the Holy Spirit to
have power to fight any enemy. This armor spoken in Ephesians 6: 10-18 are the
foundations to equip the Christian family for the ongoing battlefield of
conflict (“against the devils schemes, NIV”) in the home.
Moreover, in Ephesians 6: 1-4 deals with right
relationships between parents and the children. In verses 2 and 3 say there is
a commandment with a promise that if one honors their father and mother their
life will be blessed. Families have ongoing problems to deal with life
situations. It will always remain a battle until one does what the Lord wants
and that is to train the children in the way of the Lord (Proverbs 22: 6). One
forgets after Christ as head of the household, man that takes his position as
head ought to be trained in the Lord first. Over the years, family discipleship
to train males to be God-fearing men has lacked this important fact. This lack
gave way to women to step up to run the home and teach the children. Going back
in history many God-fearing women stepped up to take man’s place such as,
Deborah, Phoebe, and Huldah. Finally, as parents they are both to train the
children and raise them up in reverence for the Lord (Psalm 19: 9). It states
in 1Timothy 5: 8, “But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those
of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel” (KJV).
Most people change this verse to say “man,” but it does not say this. It states
any, which could mean any man or any woman.
Christian parents need to reflect back and give thanks
on what the Lord has done to give God His glory and honor due to Him first. As
a family of God, raising Godly children to be part of a community of believers,
they will be equipped with armor (Eph. 6: 11) to handle the prince of darkness
that comes against them. If a family does not have a foundational relationship
with God, the family will have problems to breakdown that block the Holy Spirit
from having its perfect work. In conclusion, as children of God, it is all
summed up in Ephesian 2: 19-20, “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and
aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household”
(NIV) 20, “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ
Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone” (NIV). This is what is called a
Biblical foundation.
DECEMBER 2019
"My Hope is Built on Nothing
Less"
by Edward Mote, 1797-1874
1. My hope is built
on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
2. When darkness
veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
3. His oath, His
covenant, and blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When every earthly prop gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
4. When He shall come
with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found,
Clothed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne!
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
Hymn #370
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: 1 Timothy 1:1
Author: Edward Mote, c. 1834, cento
Composer: John Stainer, 1873, arr.
Tune: "Magdalen"
DEVOTION November 2019 I
HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS
Luke 9: 57, “As they were walking along
the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go"
(NIV).
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
Will you decide now to follow (Jesus)?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back
Words are attributed to Indian
Missionary S. Sundar Singh
Music are attributed to “Assam”
Hindustani melody, public domain
October 2019 NIV
THE FIRST AND THE
LAST
There is a contrast between the first three chapters of Genesis
and the last three chapters of Revelation. In Genesis, there is the Fall of man
in chapter 3, but in Revelation chapter 21 and 22 is like the new Genesis,
without the Fall.
Revelation 22: 13“I am the Alpha and
the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
1. Genesis 1: 1, “In the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth.”
Revelation 21: 1,
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first
earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
2. Genesis 1: 5, “God called the light
"day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was
evening, and there was morning--the first day.”
Revelation 21: 25,
“On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.”
3. Genesis 2: 17, “but you must not eat
from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you
will surely die.”
Revelation 21: 4,
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
4. Genesis 3: 1, “Now the serpent was more
crafty (deceiving) than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said
to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the
garden'?”
Revelation 20: 10,
“And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,
where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented
day and night for ever and ever.”
5. Genesis 3: 13, “Then the LORD God said
to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The
serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
Revelation 20: 10,
“And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,
where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented
day and night for ever and ever.”
6. Genesis 3: 16, “To the woman he said, “I
will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth
to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Revelation 21: 4,
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
7. Genesis 3: 17, “ To Adam he said,
"Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I
commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' “Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.”
Revelation 22: 3,
“No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be
in the city, and his servants will serve him.”
8. Genesis 3: 24, “After he drove the man
out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming
sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.”
Revelation 22: 4,
“They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.”
September 2019
The first heaven and
first earth will pass away and be replaced by the “Holy City, the New Jerusalem.”
Revelation 21: 1, “Then
I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.”
Revelation 21: 2, “I
saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.”
Revelation 21: 3, “And
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is
with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself
will be with them and be their God.”
August 2019
FOR HIS SERVICE
First, we have to cleanse our mind, so that we can be of
service to God, all for His glory. Go to God and repent from your sins. This
cleansing or sanctification will help prepare us to hear from God and then, we
can be of service to Him. It takes a pure heart to see God. Your life will no
longer be the same when you have encountered God. Just like Isaiah, when the
angel came to him with a burning coal and cleansed his sin, we have to ask God
to forgive us of our sin. It states in Isaiah
6:8, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who
will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!” Now that
Isaiah was cleansed, he was aware of God’s heavenly plans and not his earthly plan
and gave his life for His service. If we do not have a pure heart (only God can
purify our heart) it will hinder our relationship with God, and we will be of
no use to Him.
Now, we have to renew our mind, as it states in Romans 12: 2, “Do not conform any longer to
the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good,
pleasing and perfect will” (NIV). We are to prepare our mind as it states
in (NIV) 1 Peter 1: 13, “Therefore,
prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the
grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” We are to strive for
maturity in our thinking, like Paul said to the Corinthians, “Brothers, stop thinking like children. In
regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults (1 Cor. 14:20,
NIV). By preparing ourselves for God’s service, God will reveal His will for
us. It says about Solomon in (NIV) 2
Chronicles 7: 1, “When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and
consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD
filled the temple.” God’s glory filled that place. His presence was there, but
it states in (NIV) 1 Cor.3: 16, “Don't
you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in
you?” We need to renew our mind and prepare our mind so God can reveal His
presence in our lives and then, we can be used by God, “FOR HIS SERVICE.”
July 2019
ISAIAH 61 NEW
INTERNATIONAL VERSION
The Year of the Lord’s Favor
1. The
Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed
me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2. to
proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3. and
provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord
for the display of his splendor.
4. They
will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
5. Aliens
will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
6. And
you will be called priests of the Lord,
you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.
7. Instead
of their shame
my people will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
they will rejoice in their inheritance;
and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be theirs.
8. “For
I, the Lord, love justice;
I hate robbery and iniquity.
In my faithfulness I will reward them
and make an everlasting covenant with them.
9. Their
descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the Lord
has blessed.”
10. I
delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11. For as
the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make
righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
ISAIAH 62
Zion’s New Name
1. For
Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,
till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch.
2. The
nations will see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will
bestow.
3. You
will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4. No
longer will they call you Deserted,
or name your land Desolate.
But you will be called Hephzibah,
and your land Beulah;
for the Lord will take delight
in you,
and your land will be married.
5. As
a young man marries a maiden,
so will your sons
marry you;
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
so will your God rejoice over you.
6. I
have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
give yourselves no rest,
7. and
give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.
8. The
Lord has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain
as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
for which you have toiled;
9. but
those who harvest it will eat it
and praise the Lord,
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
in the courts of my sanctuary.”
10. Pass
through, pass through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!
Remove the stones.
Raise a banner for the nations.
11. The Lord has made proclamation
to the ends of the earth:
“Say to the Daughter of Zion,
‘See, your Savior comes!
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.’”
12. They
will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
the City No Longer Deserted.
OLDER Verses September 2008
CreationIn
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1: God creates heaven, earth, plants, animals and man
Gen. 1:1. God creates heaven
and earth;
Gen. 1:3. The light;
Gen. 1:6. The firmament;
Gen. 1:9. Separates the dry
land;
Gen. 1:14. Forms the sun,
moon, and stars;
Gen. 1:20. Fishes and fowls;
Gen. 1:24. Cattle, wild
beasts, and creeping things;
Gen. 1:26. Creates man in
his own image, blesses him;
Gen. 1:29. Grants the fruits
of the earth for food.
NASB
Job 38: 4 "Where were you when I laid the
foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,
Psalm 89: 11 The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all
it contains, You have founded them.
Psalm 90: 2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and
the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
Psalm 102: 25 "Of old You founded
the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Isaiah 40: 21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to
you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the
earth?
Isaiah 42: 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them
out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people
on it And spirit to those who walk in it,
Isaiah 45: 18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God
who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a
waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), "I am the LORD, and there is
none else.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
John 1:2 He was in the beginning with God.
Acts 17: 24 "The God who made the world and all
things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples
made with hands;
Romans 1: 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His
eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood
through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Hebrews 1: 10 And, "YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE
EARTH, AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;
Hebrews 11: 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word
of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
Revelation 4: 11 “Worthy are You, our
Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all
things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
August 2008
NEW INTERNATIONAL
VERSION MARK 11: 20-25
The Prayer of Faith The Withered Fig Tree
20. In the morning, as they went
along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
21. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you
cursed has withered!”
22. “Have faith in God,” Jesus
answered.
23. “I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw
yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what
he says will happen, it will be done for him.
24. Therefore I tell you, whatever
you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
25. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone,
forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
(KJV)James
5: 15
And
the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and
if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
APRIL DEVOTIONAL
2012 (NIV) New
International Version
Strongs—PEACE 1515eirḗnē (from eirō, "to join,
tie together into a whole")
– properly, wholeness, i.e.
when all essential parts are joined together; peace (God's gift of wholeness).
Definition: peace, peace of mind;
invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the
health (welfare) of an individual.
PEACE OF GOD
SACRED SCRIPTURES from the HOLY BIBLE
PHILIPPIANS 4: 7“And the peace of
God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.”
ISAIAH 26: 3, “You will keep in
perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.”
JEREMIAH 32: 16, “After I had given the deed of purchase to
Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:”
JOHN 14: 27,“Peace I leave with
you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let
your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
2 CORINTHIANS 10: 5,“We demolish
arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of
God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
EPHESIANS 3: 19,“And to know this
love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the
fullness of God.”
PHILIPPIANS 4: 19.“And my God will meet
all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
COLOSSIANS 3: 15,“Let the peace of
Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to
peace. And be thankful.”
July 2008
Scriptures NIV
DEUTERONOMY 1-13
IT’S TIME TO GET OUT AND GO INTO THE PROMISED LAND; WE HAVE GONE
AROUND THE SAME MOUNTAIN LONG ENOUGH. GOD
HAS GIVEN US A CHANCE TO START OVER. God
has given everyone the ability to get the knowledge we need, whether it is
schooling, learning from someone else,
especially our elders or just being an aide for someone or give of your time and
money to help the less fortunate. Every
day is a new day:
LAMENTATIONS 3: 22-24
22. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his
compassions never fail.
23. They are new every
morning; great is your faithfulness.
24. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
The Command to Leave
Horeb
1. These
are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan—that
is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and
Dizahab.
2. (It
takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.)
3. In
the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to
the Israelites all that the Lord had commanded
him concerning them.
4. This
was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon,
and at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
5. East
of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law,
saying:
6. The
Lord our God said to us at Horeb, “You have
stayed long enough at this mountain.
7. Break
camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the
neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills,
in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon,
as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
8. See,
I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”
The Appointment of Leaders
9. At
that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone.
10. The Lord your God has increased your numbers so that
today you are as many as the stars in the sky.
11. May the
Lord, the God of your fathers, increase you a
thousand times and bless you as he has promised!
12. But how
can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself?
13. Choose
some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will
set them over you.”
DEVOTIONS FOR JUNE 2008
PHILIPPIANS 1: 6 [AMPLIFIED BIBLE]
6. And I am convinced and sure of
this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the
day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good
work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.
DEVOTION FOR May 2008
PSALM 32: 8 [AMPLIFIED]
I [the Lord] will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I
will counsel you with My eye upon you.
AKJV
Jeremiah
1:5
Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of
the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.
AKJV
Psalm
127:3-5
See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his
reward.
AKJV
Matthew
18:1-9
At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in
the kingdom of heaven?
AKJV
Ephesians
6:4
And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord.
AKJV
Titus 2:4
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to
love their children,
AKJV
James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead
also.
AKJV
Romans
13:8-10
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loves another has
fulfilled the law.
AKJV
Exodus
21:22-25
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her,
and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the
woman's husband will lay on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
AKJV
Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every
where to repent:
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Jeremiah
1:5
Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of
the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV
Psalm
127:3-5
See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his
reward.
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Ephesians
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nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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Titus 2:4
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Topicalbible.org—AKJV
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13:8-10
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loves another has
fulfilled the law.
Topicalbible.org—AKJV
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21:22-25
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her,
and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the
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Topicalbible.org—AKJV
Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every
where to repent:
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Exodus
20:13
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1. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the
glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2. See, darkness covers the earth and thick
darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears
over you.
3. Nations will come to your light, and kings to
the brightness of your dawn.
4. “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All
assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are
carried on the arm.
5. Then you will look and be radiant, your
heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to
you, to you the riches of the nations will come.
6. Herds of camels will cover your land, young
camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and
incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7. All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to
you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on
my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.
8. “Who are these that fly along like clouds,
like doves to their nests?
9. Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are
the ships of Tarshish, a bringing your sons from afar, with their silver and
gold, to the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has
endowed you with splendor.
10. “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.
11. Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or
night, so that men may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in
triumphal procession.
12. For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it
will be utterly ruined.
13. “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the pine, the fir and the
cypress together, to adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the
place of my feet.
14. The sons of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who
despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15. “Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling
through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
16. You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty
One of Jacob.
17. Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will
make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler.
18. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or
destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and
your gates Praise.
19. The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of
the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your
God will be your glory.
20. Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the
Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
21. Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land
forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the
display of my splendor.
22. The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty
nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.”
ISAIAH 61 The Year of the Lord’s Favor
1. The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent
me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners,
2. to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and
the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
3. and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to
bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead
of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will
be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his
splendor.
4. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and
restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have
been devastated for generations.
5. Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners
will work your fields and vineyards.
6. And you will be called priests of the Lord,
you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.
7. Instead of their shame my people will receive
a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their
inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and
everlasting joy will be theirs.
8. “For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery
and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting
covenant with them.
9. Their descendants will be known among the
nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will
acknowledge that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”
10. I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has
clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of
righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride
adorns herself with her jewels.
11. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to
grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before
all nations.
