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Post by Tegid on Mar 8, 2007 1:07:06 GMT -5
March 8 -- Morning You have cast all my sins behind Your back. Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. "For a brief moment I have forsaken you, but with great mercies I will gather you. In a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you," says the LORD, your Redeemer. -- I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. -- The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (Isaiah 38:17. Micah 7:18-19. Isaiah 54:7-8 -- Jeremiah 31:34. Psalm 32:1-2 -- 1 John 1:7.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 8, 2007 20:47:23 GMT -5
March 8 -- Evening I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able. Able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. Able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. Able to aid those who are tempted. Able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. Able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day. Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" ... "Yes, Lord." ... "According to your faith let it be to you." (2 Timothy 1:12. Ephesians 3:20. 2 Corinthians 9:8. Hebrews 2:18. Hebrews 7:25. Jude 1:24. 2 Timothy 1:12. Philippians 3:21. Matthew 9:28-29.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 9, 2007 0:36:01 GMT -5
March 9 -- Morning The living God ... gives us richly all things to enjoy. Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today; lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built good houses and dwell in them, ... then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, ... for it is He who gives you power to get wealth. Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep. -- They did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You favored them. -- There are many who say, "Who will show us any good?" LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. (1 Timothy 6:17. Deuteronomy 8:11-12,14,18. Psalm 127:1-2 -- Psalm 44:3 -- Psalm 4:6.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 9, 2007 19:29:35 GMT -5
March 9 -- Evening They sang as it were a new song. A new and living way which He has consecrated for us. -- Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior. -- By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory. -- To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. -- You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation. -- I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, ... cried ..., saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" (Revelation 14:3. Hebrews 10:20 -- Titus 3:5-6 -- Ephesians 2:8-9. Psalm 115:1 -- Revelation 1:5-6 -- Revelation 5:9 -- Revelation 7:9-10.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 9, 2007 23:36:57 GMT -5
March 10 -- Morning The LORD will provide. God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering. Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. -- The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God. -- Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death. My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. -- He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say, "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" -- The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. (Genesis 22:14. Genesis 22:8. Isaiah 59:1 -- Romans 11:26. Psalm 146:5 -- Psalm 33:18-19. Philippians 4:19 -- Hebrews 13:5-6 -- Psalm 28:7.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 10, 2007 14:36:20 GMT -5
March 10 -- Evening He feeds among the lilies. Where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. -- If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. Let my beloved come to his garden and eat his pleasant fruits. -- I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey. -- The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. -- Every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. -- Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. (Song of Songs 2:16. Matthew 18:20 -- John 14:23. John 15:10. Song of Songs 4:16 -- Song of Songs 5:1 -- Galatians 5:22-23. John 15:8 -- John 15:2 -- Philippians 1:11.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 11, 2007 2:56:41 GMT -5
March 11 -- Morning The LORD bless you and keep you. The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. -- You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. The LORD will preserve you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. The LORD will preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore. -- I, the LORD, keep it, I water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name; those whom You gave Me I have kept. The Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! (Numbers 6:24. Proverbs 10:22 -- Psalm 5:12. Psalm 121:3-5,7-8 -- Isaiah 27:3. John 17:11,12. 2 Timothy 4:18.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 11, 2007 18:36:31 GMT -5
March 11 -- Evening Jesus wept. A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. -- We do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses. -- It was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. -- Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. I was not rebellious, nor did I turn away. I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. See how He loved! -- He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. (John 11:35. Isaiah 53:3 -- Hebrews 4:15 -- Hebrews 2:10 -- Hebrews 5:8. Isaiah 50:5-6. John 11:36 -- Hebrews 2:16-17.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 12, 2007 0:03:06 GMT -5
March 12 -- Morning The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. -- The brightness of His glory and the express image of His person. -- The god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. Make Your face shine upon Your servant; save me for Your mercies' sake. Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon You. -- LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. -- Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace. Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid. (Numbers 6:25-26. John 1:18 -- Hebrews 1:3 -- 2 Corinthians 4:4. Psalm 31:16-17 -- Psalm 30:7 -- Psalm 89:15. Psalm 29:11. Matthew 14:27.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 12, 2007 16:04:05 GMT -5
March 12 -- Evening Things that are pleasing in His sight. Without faith it is impossible to please Him. -- So then those who are in the flesh cannot please God. -- The LORD takes pleasure in His people. This is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. When you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. -- The incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit ... is very precious in the sight of God. Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God. -- I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also will please the LORD better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves. I beseech you, ... brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. (1 John 3:22. Hebrews 11:6 -- Romans 8:8 -- Psalm 149:4. 1 Peter 2:19,20 -- 1 Peter 3:4. Psalm 50:23 -- Psalm 69:30-31. Romans 12:1.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 13, 2007 1:06:12 GMT -5
March 13 -- Morning There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. Inasmuch ... as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same. Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. -- In Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace. -- With His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. And for this reason He is the mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. -- He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (1 Timothy 2:5. Hebrews 2:14. Isaiah 45:22. 1 John 2:1 -- Ephesians 2:13-14 -- Hebrews 9:12,15 -- Hebrews 7:25.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 13, 2007 15:23:38 GMT -5
March 13 -- Evening O my God, my soul is cast down within me. You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD Jehovah is everlasting strength. Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you. -- He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from him; but when he cried to Him, He heard. -- Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. -- Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? -- Do not be unbelieving, but believing. -- Lo, I am with you always. (Psalm 42:6. Isaiah 26:3-4. Psalm 55:22 -- Psalm 22:24 -- James 5:13. John 14:27 -- Matthew 6:25,26 -- John 20:27 -- Matthew 28:20.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 13, 2007 23:20:41 GMT -5
March 14 -- Morning Adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ. -- Abstain from every form of evil. -- If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, as a thief, as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters. -- Be blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Don't let mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good insight in the sight of God and man. -- Brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things. (Titus 2:10. Philippians 1:27 -- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 -- 1 Peter 4:14,15 -- Philippians 2:15 -- Matthew 5:16. Proverbs 3:3-4 -- Philippians 4:8.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 14, 2007 19:28:06 GMT -5
March 14 -- Evening The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth. -- The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Christ ... loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing. How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. Your word has given me life. Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. I will not forget Your word. I trust in Your word. The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life. How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. (John 6:63. James 1:18 -- 2 Corinthians 3:6. Ephesians 5:25-27. Psalm 119:9,50,11,16,42,72,93,103-104.)
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Post by Tegid on Mar 14, 2007 22:55:22 GMT -5
March 15 -- Morning Perfect through sufferings. "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; stay here and watch with Me." And He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." -- And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly; and His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the pains of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. -- Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; and I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. -- Look on my right hand and see, for there is no one who acknowledges me; refuge has failed me; no one cares for my soul. He is despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. (Hebrews 2:10. Matthew 26:38-39 -- Luke 22:44. Psalm 116:3 -- Psalm 69:20 -- Psalm 142:4. Isaiah 53:3.)
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