Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalm 127:1
Daily Meditation
"Magnify him with thanksgiving."
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Psalm 56:3; Psalm 69:30; Psalm 149:4
Hymn
"Now thanks be unto God." 2 Corinthians 2:14
Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done, in Whom this world rejoices;
Who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed;
And free us from all ills, in this world and the next!
All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given;
The Son and Him Who reigns with Them in highest Heaven;
The one eternal God, Whom earth and Heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.
Consolation
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 100:3-5
Exhortation
Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. Psalm 99:5;1 Samuel 2:9;Philippians 4:6
Read The Bible In A Year
Today’s Reading: Ac. 24, 25, 26
Proverbs
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. Proverbs 3:25-28
Weekly Verse:
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. Psalm 62: 10
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Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8
Faith's Checkbook
Acquiring Perseverance
"The LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little" Deuteronomy 7:22
We are not to expect to win victories for the LORD Jesus by a single blow. Evil principles and practices die hard. In some places it takes years of labor to drive out even one of the many vices which defile the inhabitants. We must carry on the war with all our might, even when favored with little manifest success.
Our business in this world is to conquer it for Jesus. We are not to make compromises but to exterminate evils. We are not to seek popularity but to wage unceasing war with iniquity. Infidelity, popery, drink, impurity, oppression, worldliness, error; these are all to be "put out."
The LORD our God can alone accomplish this. He works by His faithful servants, and blessed be His name. He promises that He will so work. "Jehovah thy God will put out those nations before thee." This He will do by degrees that we may learn perseverance, may increase in faith, may earnestly watch, and may avoid carnal security. Let us thank God for a little success and pray for more. Let us never sheathe the sword till the whole land is won for Jesus.
Courage, my heart! Go on little by little, for many littles will make a great whole. C. H. Spurgeon
Steps & Tips:
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 1 Timothy 4:8
1. Walk the beach instead of sunbathing.
2. Walk to a co-worker's desk instead of emailing or calling them.
3. Carry your groceries instead of pushing a cart.
Proverbs 3:7; 1 Corinthians 10:31
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