Monday, Dec 31, 2007

December 31, 2007

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Jeremiah 9-10; Nahum 1-2

God is most glorified with us when we are most satisfied in Him John Piper

You are the only true God. You are the only living God. You used Your power to make the earth. Your wisdom set the world in place. Your understanding spread the heavens out. When You thunder, the waters roar. You make clouds rise from one end of the earth to the other. You send lightning along with the rain. You bring the wind out from his storerooms. Lord, I know that a man doesn't control his own life. He doesn't direct his own steps. Correct me, Lord. But please be fair. Don't correct me when you are angry. If you do, nothing will be left of me.

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Saturday, Dec 29, 2007

December 29, 2007

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Jeremiah 7-8; Micah 6-7

He himself is the fuel for our spirit. We were designed to burn on him. Or the food our spirits were designed to feed on. There is no other 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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Friday, Dec 28, 2007

December 28, 2007

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Jeremiah 5-6; Micah 4-5

In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourself and be still, wait upon God and feel his good presence. This will carry you evenly through your days business. William Penn

"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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Thursday, Dec 27, 2007

december 27, 2007

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Jeremiah 3-4; Micah 2-3

Some people think that God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. Not at all. The way to trouble God is not to come at all D. L. Moody

"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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Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007

December 26, 2007

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December 26, 2007
Jeremiah 2; Micah 1; Luke 24

You do not have your concert first and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer and get first of all in harmony with him. Hudson Taylor

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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Monday, Dec 24, 2007

December 24, 2007

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Jeremiah 1; Jonah 4; Luke 23

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Saturday, Dec 22, 2007

December 22, 2007

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Isaiah 65:17-66; Jonah 3; Luke 22:39-71

Sound… doctrine is useless if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse than useless: it does positive harm. It is despised by keen sighted and shrewd men of the world, as an unreal and hollow thing, and brings religion into contempt. J.C. Ryle

Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, and may you be enriched in everything so you can give to others liberally. For your gracious service not only supplies the needs of others, but also will make us thankful to God for his abundant goodness. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

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Friday, Dec 21, 2007

December 21, 2007

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Isaiah 64-65:16; Jonah 2; Luke 22:1-38

Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one's will to God in deep humility. Charles Finney

Now I pray to God that you will do no evil, but that you do what is honorable, I pray that you will do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad when you are strong, And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.

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Thursday, Dec 20, 2007

December 20, 2007

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Isaiah 63; Jonah 1; Luke 21

God has one destiny for mankind - holiness! His one aim is the production of saints. God is not an eternal blessing- machine for men. He did not come to save men out of pity. He came to save men because He had created them to be holy. Oswald Chambers


I continually give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, that the eyes of your understanding may be opened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe

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Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007

December 19, 2007

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Isaiah 61-62; Obadiah; Luke 20:20-47

God is the same God in heaven as on earth, but I shall not be the same man. Richard Baxter

We bow our knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant us, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith; that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to You, Lord who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to You be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.

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Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007

December 18, 2007

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Isaiah 59-60; Amos 9; Luke 20:1-19

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. C.S. Lewis

Lord, keep us praying always – may we keep our focus on the Spirit, and constantly and regularly pray for the needs on one another and for myself, that that I may find the right words to say and give me boldness to speak up and make known the mystery of the gospel, as I ought to.

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Monday, Dec 17, 2007

December 17, 2007

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Isaiah 58; Amos 8; Luke 19:28-48

This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it. Richard Baxter

Lord help us not to be anxious, but instead to bring everything to you in prayer, asking with thanksgiving that you will meet our needs, and lord fill us with the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, may it guard our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Please help us to focus only on things that are true, noble, right, pure, pleasant, things that are of good report, only things that are of high caliber and praiseworthy— help us to meditate on these things.

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Saturday, Dec 15, 2007

December 15, 2007

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Isaiah 57; Amos 7; Luke 19:1-27

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither. C.S. Lewis

I pray that you would experience God’s Grace and peace. I thank my God upon every time I think of you, and in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, because of your partnership with me in the work of the gospel for all these years, and I am confident that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it no matter how long it takes; I know this is true because I have you in my heart, How And this I pray, that your love may grow deeper in knowledge and discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with a life of righteousness which is pleasing to God.

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Friday, Dec 14, 2007

December 14, 2007

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Isaiah 55-56; Amos 6; Luke 18:18-42

We cannot change our hearts, but we can change our minds; and when we change our minds, God will change our hearts. Vance Havner

Because of your love for the Lord I pray for you often, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, and be fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; may he strengthen you with all might, according to His glorious power, and fill you with all patience and longsuffering with joy; so that you may give thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. When he delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, through the forgiveness of sins.

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Thursday, Dec 13, 2007

December 13, 2007

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Isaiah 54; Amos 5; Luke 18:1-17

Perhaps if there were more of that intense distress for souls that leads to tears, we should more frequently see the results we desire. Sometimes it may be that while we are complaining of the hardness of the hearts of those we are seeking to benefit, the hardness of our own hearts and our feeble apprehension of the solemn reality of eternal things may be the true cause of our want of success. Hudson Taylor

I pray that Each of those listening would be earnest in prayer, being vigilant to make it a priority with thanksgiving; that each one would pray for me also, that God would open a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, that I may make it as clear as possible.

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Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007

December 12, 2007

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Isaiah 52-53; Amos 4; Luke 17

It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship him. Matthew Henry

I pray that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007

December 11, 2007

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Isaiah 51; Amos 3; Luke 16

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

I pray that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; I pray that the faithful Lord will establish you and guard you from the evil one. I pray that you will do the things commanded by the Word. Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.

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Monday, Dec 10, 2007

December 10, 2007

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Isaiah 50-51; Amos 2; Luke 15

God didn't save you to make you happy. That's a by-product. He saved you to make you holy. You were predestinated to be conformed to the image of God's Son. Vance Havner

I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, because of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective. I pray that you will acknowledge every good thing which is in you because Christ Jesus lives in you. For I have great joy and consolation in your love, when I hear that the hearts of the brothers have been refreshed by you.

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Saturday, Dec 08, 2007

December 8, 2007

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Isaiah 49 Amos 1; Luke 14

"At the timberline where the storms strike with the most fury, the sturdiest trees are found." Hudson Taylor

We ask earnestly, praying and giving of thanks for all men, for rulers and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence that they may be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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Friday, Dec 07, 2007

December 7, 2007

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December 7, 2007
Isaiah 47-48; Joel 3; Luke 13

There are no "ifs" in God's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety - let us pray that we may always know it! Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place

I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoice greatly that you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers,

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Thursday, Dec 06, 2007

December 6, 2007

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Isaiah 46; Joel 2; Luke 12:35-59

No doubt all history in the last resort must be held by Christians to be a story with a divine plot. C.S. Lewis

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come! You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created. For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth. Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever.

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Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007

December 5, 2007

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Isaiah 44-45; Joel 1; Luke 12:1-34

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown." William Penn

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. 7 Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty, and for our iniquities we, have been delivered into the hand of our enemies. 8 And now for a little while grace has been shown from you LORD, to leave us a remnant, and to give us a peg in His holy place, 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 in our bondage; but extended mercy to us, to revive 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, and have given us such deliverance as this, 14 should we again break Your commandments, and commit these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant or survivor? 15 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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Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007

December 4, 2007

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Isaiah 42-43; Hosea 14; Luke 11:29-54

You will get nothing unless you go after it. You can have as much of God as you want. You will have as little of God as you are satisfied with. You now have as much or as little of God as you want. Warren Wiersbie Warren Wiersbie

My heart rejoices in the LORD; I will exalt Him. I smile at my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. No one is holy like the LORD, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God. Let no one Talk arrogantly, For the LORD knows the heart; and he weighs our actions. The strength of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled he gives strength. He makes the rich beg for bread, and provides food for the hungry. The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. For the earth is the LORD’S, and He has founded it. He will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; from heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His people, And exalt them.

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Monday, Dec 03, 2007

December 3, 2007

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December 3, 2007
Isaiah 41-42; Hosea 13; Luke 11:1-28

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

"Who am I, O Lord GOD? that You have brought me this far? And yet this is a small thing in Your sight. Now what more can I say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know my heart. For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. You are great, O LORD GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You. And who is like Your people, whom You came down to redeem for Yourself as a people and to do great and awesome deeds for us? For You have made us Your very own people forever; and You, LORD, have become our God. So let Your name be magnified forever, And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to us. for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let us be blessed forever."

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Saturday, Dec 01, 2007

December 1, 2007

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Isaiah 40; Hosea 12; Luke 10:25-42

Forgiveness is central to our faith. If it weren’t for forgiveness every evil thing we have ever said or done would be held against us. We could never escape them. Our failures, sins and faults would follow us forever, hanging over our head like a scarlet letter. But forgiveness is like getting a brand new life every day! The past is forgiven. We get a fresh new start every time we turn to God in repentance. John Roberts

LORD God, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. When we sin against You, and You become angry with us yet when we come to ourselves and repent, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness’; and when we return to You with all our heart and with all our soul hear our prayer and their supplications, and maintain our 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 the prayer made in this place. Arise, O LORD God, Let Your people, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, And let Your saints rejoice in goodness. O LORD God, do not turn your face away from us; remember your mercies. Praise the LORD, For He is good, for His mercy endures forever.

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