Friday, Nov 30, 2007

November 30, 2007

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Isaiah 38-39; Hosea 11; Luke 10:1-24

The person who does not seek the kingdom first does not seek it at all, regardless of how worthy the idolatry that he or she has substituted for it. Richard J. Foster

We are your people who are called by Your name. We humble themselves, and pray and seek your face, and turn from our wicked ways. Oh Lord, hear from heaven, and forgive our sin and heal our land. Now may your eyes will be open and your ears be attentive to prayer made by us today.

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Thursday, Nov 29, 2007

November 29, 2007

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Isaiah 36-37; Hosea 10; Luke 9:37-62

We are modern men, and modern men, though they cherish great thoughts of man, have as a rule small thoughts of God. J.I. Packer

O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. 7 O our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.' But now here are men coming to distress us. O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face them. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."

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Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007

November 28, 2007

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Isaiah 34-35; Hosea 9; Luke 9:1-27

Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little in comparison with eternal realties. Robert M. McCheyne

"O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells in the heavens, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of those who mock the living God. Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from their hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone."

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Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007

November 27, 2007

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Isaiah 32-33; Hosea 8; Luke 8:26-56

When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy. Corrie ten Boom

LORD God, there is no other God in heaven or on earth, You who keep Your promises and show mercy to Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. Yet listen the prayer of Your servant, O LORD my God, and listen to my cry. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive. If anyone sins against his neighbor, and return and confess Your name, then hear from heaven, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; whatever prayer is needed, when each one knows his own burden and his own grief, and spreads out his hands to you: then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men), that they may fear You, to walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers. and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul then hear their prayer, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You. Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to my prayer. So that we may be clothed with salvation, And rejoice in goodness.

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Monday, Nov 26, 2007

November 26, 2007

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Isaiah 30-31; Hosea 7; Luke 8:1-25

"positive thinking" is no weapon against fear. Only positive faith can rout the black menace of fear and give life radiance. Marion Hilliard

O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens. Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty of many iniquities. And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival. For we were slaves To sin Yet you did not forsake us; but you extended mercy to us and saved us. And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments, And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, should we again break Your commandments? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us? O LORD God, You are righteous, Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!".

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Sunday, Nov 25, 2007

November 24

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Friday, Nov 23, 2007

November 23, 2007

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November 23, 2007
Isaiah 28; Hosea 5; Luke 7

If Christ seldom makes offers without demands, He also seldom makes demands without offers. He offers His strength to enable us to meet His demands. John Stott

Hear my cause, O LORD, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. You have tested my heart; You have tried me day and night; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. I have kept away from the paths of evil men. Uphold my steps in Your paths, That my footsteps may not slip. I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. Show Your marvelous loving kindness. You save those who trust in You. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings, From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me. As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

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Thursday, Nov 22, 2007

November 22, 2007

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Luke 6:20-49

Above all things put on love And let the peace of God rule in your hearts and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and warning one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

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Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007

November 21, 2007

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Isaiah 26-27; Hosea 4; Luke 6:1-19

Discontent is a sin that is its own punishment and makes men torment themselves; it makes the spirit sad, the body sick, and all the enjoyments sour; it is the heaviness of the heart and the rottenness of the bones. It is a sin that is its own parent. It arises not from the condition, but from the mind. As we find Paul contented in a prison, so Ahab discontent in a palace. Matthew Henry

Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And listen to my cry. In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me. For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God. Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore. For You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and full of mercy and truth. Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!

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Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007

November 20, 2007

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Isaiah 24-25, Hosea 3; Luke 5

Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people or gifted people, but for deep people. Richard Foster

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. You know all our iniquities, Our secret sins are not hidden from you. The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet they are filled with labor and sorrow; For we are soon cut off, and we fly away. So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O LORD! And have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days! Give us as many happy days as we have had days of sorrow. May we, Your servants see your works, And Your glory. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands

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Monday, Nov 19, 2007

november 19, 2007

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Saturday, Nov 17, 2007

November 16, 2007

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Isaiah 20-21, Hosea 1; Luke 4:1-13

The average Christian is so cold and contented with his wretched condition that there is no vacuum of desire into which the blessed Spirit can rush in satisfying fullness. A.W. Tozer

O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of those who reproach the living God. Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from their hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD, You alone."

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Friday, Nov 16, 2007

November 16, 2007

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Isaiah 18-19; Proverbs 31; Luke 3

"You never hear Jesus say in Pilate's judgment hall one word that would let you imagine that He was sorry that He had undertaken so costly a sacrifice for us. When His hands are pierced, when He is parched with fever, His tongue dried up like a shard of pottery, when His whole body is dissolved into the dust of death, you never hear a groan or a shriek that looks like Jesus is going back on His commitment." Charles Spurgeon

Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers and their children after them—the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts. You are great in counsel and mighty in work, for your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings. You have made Yourself a name, as it is this day. but we have not obeyed Your voice or walked in Your ways. We have not done all that You commanded us to Forgive us we pray.

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Thursday, Nov 15, 2007

November 15, 2007

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Isaiah 16-17; Proverbs 30; Luke 2:21-52

God's agenda for our lives may be far different from our own. He cares more about our character than our convenience, comfort or cash. Joseph M. Stowell

To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. We have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. Yes, we all have transgressed Your law, and have not to obeyed Your voice; therefore the curse has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. And You have confirmed His words, which You spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us great disaster. All this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. And now, O Lord our God, we have sinned, we have done wickedly! O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your people, for we are a reproach to all those around us. Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on us. O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, and for Your people are called by Your name."

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Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007

November 14, 2007

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Isaiah 14-15; Proverbs 29; Luke 2:1-20

God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. Max Lucado

O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our fathers and all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—because of the unfaithfulness which we have committed against You. O Lord, to us belongs shame of face because we have sinned against You. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness.

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Tuesday, Nov 13, 2007

November 13, 2007

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Isaiah 12-13; Proverbs 28; Luke 1:39-80

The great cause of neglecting the Scriptures is not want of time, but want of heart, some idol taking the place of Christ. Robert Chapman

"Ah, LORD, I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, And He answered me. "Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep And the floods surrounded me. 4 Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’ For You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD, my God. When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple. I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD."

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Monday, Nov 12, 2007

November 12, 2007

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Isaiah 10-11; Proverbs 27; Luke 1:1-38

The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts molded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust, which is essential to the exercise of wise influence upon others, in times of crisis and difficulty. D. E. Hoste

The LORD is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him. O LORD, I have heard your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy. Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

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Saturday, Nov 10, 2007

November 10, 2007

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Isaiah 9; Proverbs 26; Jude

You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood become a matter of life and death to you. C. S. Lewis

The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; Lord we pray that you will send out laborers into His harvest. And help us to Love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, bless those who curse us, and we pray for those who spitefully use us. If you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. We believe and do not doubt in, so we know the things we ask will be done, and we will have our requests.

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Friday, Nov 09, 2007

November 9, 2007

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Isaiah 7-8; Proverbs 25; 2 Timothy 4

Make sure the thing you’re living for is worth dying for. Charles Mayes

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

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Thursday, Nov 08, 2007

November 8, 2007

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Isaiah 5-6; Proverbs 24; 2 Timothy 3

I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need. Spurgeon

I pray that we may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass. I pray that our faith will not fail; and that if it does that we will return to Jesus, and strengthen each other. I Pray that we may not enter into temptation. Father, if it is Your will, take life’s difficulties away from us; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done. God, be merciful to me a sinner!

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Wednesday, Nov 07, 2007

November 7, 2007

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Isaiah 3-4; Proverbs 23; 2 Timothy 2

Christ had no interest in gathering vast crowds of professed adherents who would melt away as soon as they found out what following Him actually demanded of them. In our own presentation of Christ’s gospel, therefore, we need to lay a similar stress on the cost of following Christ and make sinners face it soberly before we urge them to respond to the message of free forgiveness. In common honesty, we must not conceal the fact that free forgiveness in one sense will cost everything. J. I. Packer

Lord you have said that whoever believes in You will do greater works than these. And that whatever we ask in Your name, that You will do, so that the Father may be glorified. So Lord empower us, more than anything to show our love for you by keeping your commandments. May your Holy Spirit be our helper and may we be aware that he lives inside us and will be in us forever. This we know is the truth, because we know Him. Thank you for making us part of your family, because once we were orphans, but now that you live in us, we live also.

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Tuesday, Nov 06, 2007

November 6, 2007

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November 6, 2007
Isaiah 1-2; Proverbs 21; 2 Timothy 1

Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. C. S. Lewis

Father, as You sent Jesus into the world, so you also have sent us into the world. Sanctify us by Your truth. Your word is truth. I pray for all who will believe in Jesus; that they all may be one, as the Father and the Son are one, that the world may believe that You sent us to tell about You. And the glory which You gave Jesus may be displayed because we have Christ in us, that the world may know that You love us. Father, I desire that we may be with you and that we may see your glory. O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but we have known You; and we want to declare Your name, and the love with which You loved us

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Monday, Nov 05, 2007

November 5, 2007

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Job 40-42; Proverbs 20; Colossians 4

Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. J. Wilbur Chapman

"Father, Glorify Your Son, as Your Son Jesus has glorified You. You have given us eternal life. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Help me to glorify You on earth. And to finish the work You have given Me to do. I pray that you will be glorified in me. Holy Father, keep us through Your name for we have been given to you. Make us one as you are one. I pray that we may have your joy fulfilled in our hearts. I do not pray that You should take us out of the world, but that You should keep us from the evil one. Help us to realize that we are not of this world, just as you are not of the world.

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Saturday, Nov 03, 2007

November 3, 2007

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Job 38-39; Proverbs 19; Colossians 3

Before any great achievement, some measure of depression is very usual. C. H. Spurgeon

"Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, ‘Why do the nations rage, And the people plot vain things? The kings of the earth take their stand, And the rulers are gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ.’ "For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, they are gathered together "to do whatever Your purpose determined ahead of time to be done. "Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness we may speak Your word, "by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus."

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Friday, Nov 02, 2007

November 2, 2007

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Job 35-37; Proverbs 18; Colossians 2

You will never be the person you can be if pressure, tension, and discipline are taken out of your life. Jones G. Bilkey

I often make mention of you in my prayers, making request that I may find a way in the will of God to see you. For I long to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— that I may be encouraged by your faith.

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Thursday, Nov 01, 2007

November 1, 2007

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Job 32-34; Proverbs 17; Colossians 1

A small but always persistent discipline is a great force; for a soft drop falling persistently hollows out hard rock. Isaac from Syria

I pray that we would love without hypocrisy. hate what is evil. Cling to what is good. That we would be truly kind and affectionate to one another with a brotherly love, that we would honor and put the other person first, that we would not be lagging in diligence, but instead be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; Help us to be filled with rejoicing and hope, patience in difficulty, and consistent in our prayer life. May we help those who need our help, and invest time with others. May we bless those who cause us problems and not curse them. And help us to care for each other and get along with one another.

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