Mary Wilder Tileston
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
A year of Scripture, poetry, and reflections gathered to bring courage to everyday life.
366 readings · Includes February 29
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January 1
They go from strength to strength.--PS. lxxxiv. 7.…
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The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.--PS. cxxi. 8.…
Read →January 3
As thy days, so shall thy strength be.--DEUT. xxxiii. 25.…
Read →January 4
If we sin, we are Thine, knowing Thy power: but--we will not sin, knowing that we are counted Thine. For to know Thee is perfect righteousness: yea, to know Thy power is the root o…
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That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.--EPH. v. 27.…
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In all ages entering into holy souls, she [Wisdom] maketh them friends of God, and prophets.--WISDOM OF SOLOMON vii. 27.…
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The exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.--EPH. i. 19.…
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As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men.--GAL. vi. 10.…
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And in every work that be began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.--2 CHRON.…
Read →January 10
Because Thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee.--PS. lxiii. 3.…
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I will be glad, and rejoice in Thy mercy: for Thou hast considered my trouble; Thou hast known my soul in adversities.--PS. xxxi. 7.…
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.--PS. xix. 14.…
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Speak not evil one of another, brethren.--JAMES iv. 11.…
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Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.--2 SAM. xv. 15.…
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For this is the will of God, even your sanctification.--I THESS. iv. 3.…
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Now our Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and s…
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Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's …
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Thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee.--DEUT. XXVI. 11.…
Read →January 19
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.--PS. cv. 3.…
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The Lord taketh pleasure In His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.--PS. cxlix. 4.…
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Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagle…
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Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.--HOSEA vi. 3.…
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If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday; and the Lord shall guide thee c…
Read →January 24
I will bless the Lord, who bath given me counsel.--PS. xvi. 7.…
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If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.--JOHN xiii. 17.…
Read →January 26
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His--ways past finding out!--ROM. xi. 33.…
Read →January 27
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to re…
Read →January 28
O fear the Lord, ye His saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him--PS. xxxiv. 9.…
Read →January 29
I the Lord will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.--ISA. xli. 13.…
Read →January 30
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea: even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me.--PS. cxxxix. 9, 10.…
Read →January 31
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.--PROV. iii. 6.…
Read →February 1
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus.--ROM. xv. 5.…
Read →February 2
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.--I THESS. v. 14.…
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Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.--PS. cxxxix. 23, 24.…
Read →February 4
If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.--JAMES iii. 2…
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Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.--PS. cvi. 3.…
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Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.--PROV. xxix. 25.…
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Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.--JER. vii. 23.…
Read →February 8
He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.--PS. xxiii. 2, 3.…
Read →February 9
I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.--MATT. xxv. 25.…
Read →February 10
We have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.--ISA. xxv. 9.…
Read →February 11
I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.--JOHN xvii. 4.…
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits.--PS. lxviii. 19.…
Read →February 13
Let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him.--2 SAM. xv. 26.…
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I would have you without carefulness.--I COR. vii. 32.…
Read →February 15
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.--JAMES ii. 8.…
Read →February 16
Serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind.--I CHRON. xxviii. 9.…
Read →February 17
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations [or "trials"], knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.--JAMES i. 2, 3.…
Read →February 18
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn Thy statutes.--PS. cxix. 71.…
Read →February 19
My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me and to finish His work.--JOHN iv. 34.…
Read →February 20
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling-block, or an occasion to fall, in his brother's way.--ROM. xiv. 13.…
Read →February 21
If ye then, being evil, know bow to give good gifts unto your children, bow much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good gifts to them that ask Him?--MATT. vii. 11.…
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Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.--PHIL. iv. 6.…
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Let the Lord do that which is good in His sight.--I CHRON. xix. 13.…
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These things I have spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.--JOHN xvi. 33.…
Read →February 25
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.--ISA. …
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The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.--PS. cxlv. 18.…
Read →February 27
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.--PS. xxxvii. 3.…
Read →February 28
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.--I JOHN iv. 7.…
Read →February 29
Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings.--MAL. iv. 2.…
Read →March 1
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.--MATT. vi. 25.…
Read →March 2
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.--HEB. xiii. 16.…
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I made haste, and delayed not to keep Thy commandments.--PS. cxix. 60.…
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But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery…
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And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.--I JOHN iii. 3.…
Read →March 6
The shadow of a great rock in a weary land.--ISA. xxxii. 2.…
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There are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.--I COR. xii. 6.…
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Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.--2 TIM. ii. 15.…
Read →March 9
Thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.--DEUT. xii. 18.…
Read →March 10
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neith…
Read →March 11
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.--PS. lv. 22.…
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The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: the Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.--NUM. vi. 24…
Read →March 13
He that abideth in me, and I in him, bringeth forth much fruit.--JOHN xv. 5.…
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I have called upon Thee, for Thou wilt hear me, O God: incline Thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.--PS. xvii. 6.…
Read →March 15
Hear me, O Lord. for Thy loving-kindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies.--PS. lxix. 16.…
Read →March 16
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.--I COR. x. 31.…
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Where hast thou gleaned to-day?--RUTH ii. 19.…
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Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous.--I PETER iii. 8.…
Read →March 19
Showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.--TITUS ii. 10.…
Read →March 20
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.--MATT. iv. 10.…
Read →March 21
Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.--MATT. vi. 32.…
Read →March 22
He that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.--ECCLESIASTICUS xix. I.…
Read →March 23
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest.--3 JOHN 5.…
Read →March 24
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.--PS. iv. 8.…
Read →March 25
I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for He will speak peace unto His people.--PS. lxxxv. 8.…
Read →March 26
Are they not all ministering spirits?--HEB. i. 14…
Read →March 27
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us.--I JOHN iv. 12.…
Read →March 28
Giving thanks always for all things unto God.--EPH. v. 20.…
Read →March 29
There shall no evil befall thee.--PS. xci. 10.…
Read →March 30
Thou shall guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.--PS. lxxiii. 24.…
Read →March 31
Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace.--JOB v. 23…
Read →April 1
For Thou Invest all the things that are, and abhorrest nothing which Thou hast made: for never wouldest Thou have made any thing, if Thou hadst hated it. But Thou sparest all: for …
Read →April 2
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?--I COR. iii. 16.…
Read →April 3
As for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.--DEUT. xviii. 14.…
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Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.--MATT. xxv. 23.…
Read →April 5
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.--I KINGS xix. 18.…
Read →April 6
In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.--PS. xciv. 19.…
Read →April 7
That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.--ROM. xii. 2.…
Read →April 8
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.--PS. xxiii. 1.…
Read →April 9
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.--MATT. xxvi. 41.…
Read →April 10
Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God. Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.--COL. iii. 22, 23.…
Read →April 11
Wherefore, beloved... be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless,--2 PETER iii. 14.…
Read →April 12
Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.--2 COR. xiii. 11.…
Read →April 13
In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.--ROM. viii. 37.…
Read →April 14
All thing are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is G…
Read →April 15
We know that all things work together for good to them that love God.--ROM. viii. 28.…
Read →April 16
The very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.--I THESS…
Read →April 17
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust.--PS. xl. 4.…
Read →April 18
What doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all th…
Read →April 19
The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him.--EZRA viii. 22.…
Read →April 20
I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.--PS. xl. 1.…
Read →April 21
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.--MATT. v. 48.…
Read →April 22
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.--I PETER i. 8.…
Read →April 23
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.--I CHRON. iv. 23.…
Read →April 24
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.--GAL. vi. 2.…
Read →April 25
Surely, I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.--PS. cxxxi. 2.…
Read →April 26
If we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.--ROM. viii. 25.…
Read →April 27
Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor,--ZECH. viii. 16.…
Read →April 28
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.--PS. cxxi. 5.…
Read →April 29
I will arise and go to my Father.--LUKE xv. 18.…
Read →April 30
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.--EX. xiv. 15.…
Read →May 1
I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.--PS. xxxiv. I.…
Read →May 2
The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.--I PETER iii. 4.…
Read →May 3
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him.--NAHUM i. 7.…
Read →May 4
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, out of weakness were made strong.--HEB xi. 33, 34.…
Read →May 5
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then…
Read →May 6
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love.--ROM. xii. 10.…
Read →May 7
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.--PS. cxlvii. 3, 4.…
Read →May 8
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.--PS. cxviii. 24.…
Read →May 9
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.--JOB i. 21.…
Read →May 10
The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.--PS. xxxiv. 22.…
Read →May 11
Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?--JOB ii. 10.…
Read →May 12
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer:... ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.--REV. ii. 10.…
Read →May 13
I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil.--JOHN xvii. 15.…
Read →May 14
And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?--MICAH vi. 8.…
Read →May 15
My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.--EX. xxxiii. 14.…
Read →May 16
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.--EPH. vi. 10.…
Read →May 17
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.--I THESS. v. 11.…
Read →May 18
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.--I JOHN iii. 14.…
Read →May 19
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.--PS. xxxvii. 7.…
Read →May 20
To be spiritually minded is life and peace.--ROM. viii. 6.…
Read →May 21
The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long.--DEUT. xxxiii. 12.…
Read →May 22
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.--PS. xci. I.…
Read →May 23
Be content with such things as ye have.--HEB. xiii. 5.…
Read →May 24
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.…
Read →May 25
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt.--MATT. xxvi. 39.…
Read →May 26
The Lord beareth your murmurings, which ye murmur against Him.--EX. xvi. 8.…
Read →May 27
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.--LUKE xvi, 10.…
Read →May 28
Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness.--COL. I. 11.…
Read →May 29
Be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.--HEB. vi. 12.…
Read →May 30
And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation.--2 MAC. vi. 31.…
Read →May 31
Let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice: ... let them also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee.--PS. v. 11.…
Read →June 1
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in…
Read →June 2
We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.--2 COR. iii. 18.…
Read →June 3
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in Him.--PS. lxiv. 10.…
Read →June 4
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.--I COR. xv. 5…
Read →June 5
Speak, Lord; for Thy servant heareth.--I SAM. iii. 9.…
Read →June 6
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God.--REV. iii. 12.…
Read →June 7
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day.--I THESS. v. 5.…
Read →June 8
Who hath despised the day of small things? ZECH. iv. 10.…
Read →June 9
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.--PROV. xvi. 32.…
Read →June 10
Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of His servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his…
Read →June 11
In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.--PS. cxxxviii. 3.…
Read →June 12
Then answered he me, and said, This is the condition of the battle which man that is born upon the earth shall fight; that, if he be overcome, he shall suffer as thou hast said: bu…
Read →June 13
If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another.--I JOHN i. 7.…
Read →June 14
The Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.--ISA. xiv. 3.…
Read →June 15
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the s…
Read →June 16
Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus thro…
Read →June 17
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow.--MATT. vi. 28.…
Read →June 18
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?--MATT. vi. 30.…
Read →June 19
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.--PS. cxxi. 7.…
Read →June 20
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in Thee: yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.--PS. lvii.…
Read →June 21
Thou calledst in trouble, and. I delivered thee.--PS. lxxxi. 7.…
Read →June 22
There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation al…
Read →June 23
Why art than cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.--PS. xlii. …
Read →June 24
Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in Thy sight.--MATT. xi. 26.…
Read →June 25
My times are in Thy hand.--PS. xxxi. 15.…
Read →June 26
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will y…
Read →June 27
The kingdom of God is within you.--LUKE xvii. 21.…
Read →June 28
The Lord preserveth the simple.--PS. cxvi. 6.…
Read →June 29
Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.--I KINGS xx. 11.…
Read →June 30
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.--ISA. xxxii. 17.…
Read →July 1
In the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord.--EX. xvi. 7.…
Read →July 2
Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.--ACTS xxiv. 16.…
Read →July 3
He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.--PS. cxxx. 8.…
Read →July 4
Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in His fear, and was forsaken? or whom did He ever despise, that calle…
Read →July 5
He stayeth His rough wind in the day of the east wind.--ISA. xxvii. 8.…
Read →July 6
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee.--ISA. xlii. 6.…
Read →July 7
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?--PS. xxvii. I.…
Read →July 8
Be ye kind one to another.--EPH. iv. 32.…
Read →July 9
Love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.--I JOHN iv. 7.…
Read →July 10
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever: forsake not the--works of Thine own hands.--PS. cxxxviii. 8.…
Read →July 11
When He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?--JOB xxxiv. 29.…
Read →July 12
Be strong, and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid ... for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.--DEUT. xxxi. 6.…
Read →July 13
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought.--ISA. lviii. 11.…
Read →July 14
Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.--ROM. xii. 2.…
Read →July 15
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.--PS. xxiv. 9.…
Read →July 16
Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee.--PS. xxxi. 19.…
Read →July 17
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.--ROM. viii. 18.…
Read →July 18
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.--JOHN xiii. 34.…
Read →July 19
The Lord is good to all: and His tender mercies are over all His works.--PS. cxlv. 9.…
Read →July 20
Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain.--ISA. xlix. 4.…
Read →July 21
For which cause we faint not; but, though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.--2 COR. iv. 16.…
Read →July 22
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord.--PS. cvii. 43.…
Read →July 23
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.--LUKE x. 27.…
Read →July 24
Walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto His kingdom and glory.--I THESS. ii. 12.…
Read →July 25
He knoweth the way that I take.--JOB xxiii. 10.…
Read →July 26
They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people…
Read →July 27
He that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some th…
Read →July 28
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.--I THESS. iv. 13.…
Read →July 29
But this I say, brethren, the time is short.--I COR. vii. 29.…
Read →July 30
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to Thy mercy remember Thou me for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord.--PS. XXV. 7.…
Read →July 31
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.--ISA. xliv. 22.…
Read →August 1
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.--ECCLES. vii. 9.…
Read →August 2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation.--ISA. xii. 2.…
Read →August 3
Thou hast made him exceeding glad with Thy countenance.--PS. xxi. 6.…
Read →August 4
He satisfieth the longing soul, and the hungry soul He filleth with good.--PS. cvii. 9 (R. V.).…
Read →August 5
O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto Him that hath called you to the heavenly kingdom.--2 ESDRAS ii. 37.…
Read →August 6
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.--PS. ciii. 2.…
Read →August 7
If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.--MARK ix. 23.…
Read →August 8
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.--GAL. v. i.…
Read →August 9
The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.--LUKE xviii. 27.…
Read →August 10
The cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?--JOHN xviii. 11.…
Read →August 11
The Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.--DEUT. xv. 10.…
Read →August 12
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?--LUKE x. 25.…
Read →August 13
In your patience possess ye your souls.--LUKE xxi. 19.…
Read →August 14
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.--PS. cxxi. 1.…
Read →August 15
God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.--2 TIM. i. 7.…
Read →August 16
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.--GAL. vi. 7.…
Read →August 17
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and save the son of Thy handmaid.--PS. lxxxvi. 16.…
Read →August 18
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God--I JOHN iii. 21.…
Read →August 19
Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path.--PS. xxvii. 11.…
Read →August 20
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.--PS. xxvii. 14.…
Read →August 21
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.--ROM. xv. 1.…
Read →August 22
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.--ROM. xii. 1.…
Read →August 23
Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not.--JER. xlv. 5.…
Read →August 24
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection…
Read →August 25
See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh.--HEB. xii. 25.…
Read →August 26
Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord.--ZECH. ii. 13.…
Read →August 27
Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it.--PHIL. i. 6.…
Read →August 28
They that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee: for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.--PS. ix. 10.…
Read →August 29
Am I my brother's keeper?--GEN. iv. 9.…
Read →August 30
Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love.--EPH. iv. 1, 2.…
Read →August 31
Now therefore keep thy sorrow to thyself, and bear with a good courage that which hath befallen thee.--2 ESDRAS x. 15.…
Read →September 1
Let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in welldoing, as unto a faithful Creator.--I PETER iv. 19.…
Read →September 2
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.--MATT. v. 6.…
Read →September 3
The eyes of all wait upon Thee; and Thou givest them their meat in due season.--PS. cxlv. 15.…
Read →September 4
His delight is in the law of the Lord. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and …
Read →September 5
O Lord, I am oppressed, undertake for me.--ISA. xxxviii. 14.…
Read →September 6
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.--LUKE ix. 23.…
Read →September 7
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.--JAMES i. 27.…
Read →September 8
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.--COL. iv. 2.…
Read →September 9
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.--TITUS iii. 8.…
Read →September 10
Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.--JOHN xiii. 9.…
Read →September 11
Thy kingdom come.--MATT. vi. 10.…
Read →September 12
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not In the Lord; she drew not near to her God.--ZEPH. iii. 2.…
Read →September 13
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.--LAM. iii. 26.…
Read →September 14
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not.--JER. xxxiii. 3.…
Read →September 15
Can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?--MARK. x. 38.…
Read →September 16
For the whole world before thee is as a little grain of the balance, yea, as a drop of the morning dew that falleth down upon the earth. But Thou hast mercy upon all. For Thou love…
Read →September 17
Whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unt…
Read →September 18
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.--PS. xxv. 10.…
Read →September 19
Pray for us unto the Lord thy God... that the Lord thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.--JER. xlii. 2, 3.…
Read →September 20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man: Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.--PS. xxxi. 20.…
Read →September 21
How excellent is Thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings.--PS. xxxvi. 7.…
Read →September 22
The word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.--DEUT. xxx. 14.…
Read →September 23
Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths--PS. xxv. 4.…
Read →September 24
When I awake, I am still with Thee.--PS. cxxxix. 18.…
Read →September 25
Ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.--DEUT. xii. 7.…
Read →September 26
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.--PS. xxiii. 4.…
Read →September 27
When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.--MICAH vii. 8.…
Read →September 28
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth.--I JOHN iii. 18.…
Read →September 29
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.--MATT. v. 8.…
Read →September 30
Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.--PS. xv. 1, 2.…
Read →October 1
Be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts.--HAGGAI ii. 4,…
Read →October 2
I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.--PS. xvii. 3.…
Read →October 3
Judge not, that ye be not judged.--MATT. vii. 1.…
Read →October 4
Be strong, and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.--JOSH. i. 9.…
Read →October 5
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not.--ISA. xxxv. 4.…
Read →October 6
I had fainted, unless I bad believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living--PS. xxvii. 13.…
Read →October 7
And because ye are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.--GAL. iv. 6.…
Read →October 8
Ye shall not go out in haste, for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.--ISA. lii. 12. (R. V.).…
Read →October 9
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.--JOSH. xxiv. 15.…
Read →October 10
Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means.--2 THESS. iii. 16.…
Read →October 11
And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord.--NUM. xi. 1.…
Read →October 12
Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.--EPH. v. 19.…
Read →October 13
We desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end.--HEB. vi. 11.…
Read →October 14
He that sinneth against Me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate Me love death.--PROV. viii. 36.…
Read →October 15
Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.--PS. xl.…
Read →October 16
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which Thou hast showed unto Thy servant.--GEN. xxxii. 10.…
Read →October 17
Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice.--I SAM. XV. 22.…
Read →October 18
Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.--MATT. v. 20.…
Read →October 19
Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.--ISA. xlviii. …
Read →October 20
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.--ROM. xii. 21.…
Read →October 21
I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.--GEN. xvii. I.…
Read →October 22
Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but Thine, be done.--LUKE xxii. 42.…
Read →October 23
Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God: Thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.--PS. cxliii. 10.…
Read →October 24
The Lord is my strength, and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.--PS. xxviii. 7.…
Read →October 25
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, …
Read →October 26
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope.--ZECH. ix. 12.…
Read →October 27
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.--2 COR. xii. 10.…
Read →October 28
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.--JER. xxix. 11.…
Read →October 29
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction--ISA. xlviii. 10.…
Read →October 30
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.--2 TIM. i. 14.…
Read →October 31
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.--GEN. v. 24.…
Read →November 1
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.--EPH. iii. 15.…
Read →November 2
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patie…
Read →November 3
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.--EPH. iv. 25.…
Read →November 4
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.--PROV. xv. i,…
Read →November 5
The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.--I COR. iii. 17.…
Read →November 6
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them;--PS. cxlv. 19.…
Read →November 7
I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.--ACTS xxvi. 19.…
Read →November 8
Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God.--HEB. x. 9.…
Read →November 9
Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number …
Read →November 10
In Him we live, and move, and have our being.--ACTS xvii. 28.…
Read →November 11
Walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, …
Read →November 12
I must work the works of Him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.--JOHN ix. 4.…
Read →November 13
Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of Thy law.--PS. xciv…
Read →November 14
Thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.--ISA. xliv. 21.…
Read →November 15
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness…
Read →November 16
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee.--ISA. xxvi. 3.…
Read →November 17
Every day will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.--PS. cxlv. 2.…
Read →November 18
Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He bath given us of His Spirit.--I JOHN iv. 13.…
Read →November 19
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.--JAMES i. 26.…
Read →November 20
Ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the--will of God, ye might receive the promise.--HEB. x. 36.…
Read →November 21
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.--MATT. iv. 4.…
Read →November 22
Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of.--MATT. vi. 8.…
Read →November 23
I have taught thee In the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.--PROV. iv. 11.…
Read →November 24
Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.--PS. xxxi. 24.…
Read →November 25
And the Lord, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.--DEUT. xxxi. 8.…
Read →November 26
Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou guest.--GEN. xxviii. 15.…
Read →November 27
The Lord hath been mindful of us: He will bless us.--PS. cxv. 12.…
Read →November 28
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.--JER. xxxi. 3.…
Read →November 29
My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him.--2 CHRON. xxix. 11.…
Read →November 30
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.--PS. xlii. 5.…
Read →December 1
Charity envieth not, ... thinketh no evil--I COR. xiii. 4, 5.…
Read →December 2
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.--ROM…
Read →December 3
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.--ROM. xv. 13.…
Read →December 4
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called.--I TIM. vi. 12.…
Read →December 5
The God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.--I PET. v.…
Read →December 6
This God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.--PS. xlviii. 14.…
Read →December 7
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace.--JOB xxii. 21.…
Read →December 8
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.--EPH. i. 3.…
Read →December 9
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.--PS. xxxii. 6.…
Read →December 10
Behold, we count them happy which endure.--JAMES v. 11.…
Read →December 11
Oh, that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and that Thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!--I CHRON. iv. 10.…
Read →December 12
I delight to do Thy will, O my God: yea, Thy law is within my heart.--PS. xl. 8.…
Read →December 13
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.--PS. xc. 12.…
Read →December 14
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.--GAL. vi. 16.…
Read →December 15
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.--PS. cxvi. 7.…
Read →December 16
Thou understandest my thought afar off.--PS. cxxxix. 2.…
Read →December 17
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.--GAL. v. 22, 23.…
Read →December 18
We trust in the living God.--I TIM. iv. 10.…
Read →December 19
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in Thee.--PS. xxxix. 7.…
Read →December 20
Take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.--MATT. x. 19.…
Read →December 21
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? He giveth power to the faint; an…
Read →December 22
I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.--ISA. viii. 17.…
Read →December 23
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.--2 TIM. ii. 3.…
Read →December 24
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.--COL. i. 12.…
Read →December 25
That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which …
Read →December 26
The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.--PHIL. iv. 7.…
Read →December 27
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.--GAL. iv. 7.…
Read →December 28
Now the God of peace make you perfect in every good work, to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ.--HEB. xiii. 20, 21.…
Read →December 29
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things…
Read →December 30
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.--JER. x. 23.…
Read →December 31
Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.--…
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