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Friday, 13th November 2015

MORNING

Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. Eph. 5:25, 26

Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. Eph. 5:2

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. I Pet. 1:23

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17

Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:5

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Titus 3:5

Thy word hath quickened me. Psa. 119:50

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. Psa. 19:7, 8​

EVENING

Through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Eph. 2:18

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one. John 17:23

Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:13, 14, 16, 17

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Eph. 4:4-6

When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven. Luke 11:2

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way ... let us draw near. Heb. 10:19, 20, 22​

 

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Saturday, 14th November 2015

MORNING

Thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. Psa. 40:17

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psa. 37:23, 24

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. Prov. 14:26

Who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; and forgettest the LORD thy maker? Isa. 51:12, 13

I am with thee to deliver thee. Jer. 1:8

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deut. 31:6

I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. Psa. 59:16

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Psa. 32:7​

EVENING

How wilt thou do in the swellings of Jordan? Jer. 12:5

For Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest. The priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. Josh. 3:15

We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Heb. 2:9

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. Psa. 23:4

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. Isa. 43:2

Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Rev. 1:17, 18​

 

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Sunday, 15th November 2015

MORNING

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. I Cor. 1:9

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised. Heb. 10:23

God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. II Cor. 6:16

Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. I John 1:3

Rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. I Pet. 4:13

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 passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:17-19

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. I John 4:15

And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. I John 3:24​

EVENING

We are his workmanship. Eph. 2:10

They brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. I Kings 5:17

The house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. I Kings 6:7

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house. I Pet. 2:5

Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. 2:20-22

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God. I Pet. 2:10

Ye are God's building. I Cor. 3:9

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. II Cor. 5:17

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. II Cor. 5:5​

 

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Tuesday, 17th November 2015

MORNING

Thy thoughts are very deep. Psa. 92:5

We . . . do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Col. 1:9

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 passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:17-19

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. 11:33

My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isa. 55:8, 9

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to usward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. Psa. 40:5​

EVENING

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Gal. 6:7

They that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. Job 4:8

They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. Hos. 8:7

He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption. Gal. 6:8

To him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. Prov. 11:18

He that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Gal. 6:8-10

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Prov. 11:24

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Prov. 11:25

He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. II Cor. 9:6​

Monday, 16th November 2015

MORNING

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. John 15:3

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. Col. 3:16

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Psa. 119:9, 10

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul: discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee. Prov. 2:10, 11

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. Job 23:11, 12

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. Psa. 119:99

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31, 32​

EVENING

Fellow citizens with the saints. Eph. 2:19

Ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect. Heb. 12:22, 23

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Heb. 11:13

Our conversation (Gr. citizenship) is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. Phil. 3:20, 21

The Father, . . . hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. Col. 1:12, 13

As strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. I Pet. 2:11​

 

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Thursday, 19th November 2015

MORNING

By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. 7:20

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. I John 3:7

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. James 3:11-13

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. I Pet. 2:12

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by his fruit. Matt. 12:33

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. Matt. 12:35

What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Isa. 5:4​

EVENING

I will make the place of my feet glorious. Isa. 60:13

Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Isa. 66:1

Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth! Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! II Chron. 6:18

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts. Hag. 2:6, 7, 9

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Rev. 21:1, 3​

Wednesday, 18th November 2015

MORNING

He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. Isa. 27:8

Let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great. II Sam. 24:14

I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: ... I wilt correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. Jer. 30:11

He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. Psa. 103:9, 10, 14

I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Mal. 3:17

God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. I cor. 10:13

Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. Luke 22:31, 32

Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Isa. 25:4​

EVENING

I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half was not told me. I Kings 10:7

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. 12:42

We beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

My speech and my preaching was ... in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. I Cor. 2:4, 5, 9, 10

Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty. Isa. 33:17

We shall see him as he is. I John 3:2

In my flesh I shall see God. Job 19:26

I shall be satisfied. Psa. 17:15​

 

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Friday, 20th November 2015

MORNING

When I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me. Micah 7:8

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 neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. Isa. 43:2, 3

I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isa. 42:16

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. Psa. 23:4

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Prov. 56:3, 4

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? Psa. 17:1​

EVENING

One God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. I Tim. 2:5

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD. Deut. 6:4

A mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Gal. 3:20

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies. .. . Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Psa. 106:6, 7, 23

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. Heb. 3:1-3

He is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Heb. 8:6, 12​

 

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Saturday, 21st November 2015

MORNING

Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John 6:37

It shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. Exo. 22:27

I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. Lev. 26:44

I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. Ezek. 16:60

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isa. 1:18

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isa. 55:7

Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:42, 43

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. Isa. 42:3​

EVENING

His dear Son. Col. 1:13

Lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matt. 3:17

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Isa. 42:1

The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father. John 1:18

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love. I John 4:9, 10, 16

The glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. John 17:22-24

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. I John 3:1​

 

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Sunday, 22nd November 2015

MORNING

Praying in the Holy Ghost. Jude 20

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

We ... have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Eph. 2:18

O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Matt. 26:39

The Spirit ... helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Rom. 8:26, 27

This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. I John 5:14

When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. John 16:13

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication. Eph. 6:18​

EVENING

There is a hope of a tree, if it he cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Job 14:7

A bruised reed shall he not break. Isa. 42:3

He restoreth my soul. Psa. 23:3

Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of. but the sorrow of the world worketh death. II Cor. 7:10

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. Heb. 12:11

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Psa. 119:67

After all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this. Ezra 9:13

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. Micah 7:8, 9​

 

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Monday, 23rd November 2015

MORNING

Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Prov. 1:33

LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Psa. 90:1

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psa. 91:1

His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Psa. 91:4

Your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. 3:3

He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. Zech. 2:8

Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exo. 14:13, 14

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear. Psa. 46:1, 2

Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. Matt. 14:27

Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Luke 24:38, 39

I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. II Tim. 1:12​

EVENING

My kingdom is not of this world. John 18:36

This man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. Heb. 10:12, 13

Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Matt. 26:64

He must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. I Cor. 15:25

Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I Cor. 15:57

He raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Eph. 1:20-23

He shall shew who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. I Tim. 6:15​

 

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Tuesday, 24th November 2015

MORNING

My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. Luke 8:21

Both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren: saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. Heb. 2:11, 12

In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Gal. 5:6

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:14

Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Luke 11:28

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:21

My meat is to do the will of him that sent me. John 4:34

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. I John 1:6

Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected; hereby know we that we are in him. I John 2:5​

EVENING

What doest thou here, Elijah? I Kings 19:9

He knoweth the way that I take. Job 23:10

O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting, and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways, Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 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. Psa. 139:1-3, 7, 9, 10

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are. James 5:17

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. Prov. 29:25

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psa. 37:24

A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again. Prov. 24:16

Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Gal. 6:9

The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt. 26:41

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. Psa. 103:13, 14​

 

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Wednesday, 25th November 2015

MORNING

Being made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. Rom. 6:18

Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Matt. 6:24

When ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. Rom. 6:20-22

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Rom. 10:4

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. John 12:26

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. 11:29, 30

O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. Isa. 26:13

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. Psa. 119:32​

EVENING

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

Manasseh did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, and he reared up altars for Baal. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. II Kings 2:1-3, 5, 6

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication. II Chron. 33:12, 13

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isa. 1:18

The Lord is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish. II Pet. 3:9​

 

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Thursday, 26th November 2015

MORNING

The Lord delighteth in thee. Isa. 62:4

Thus saith the LORD that created thee.... Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isa. 43:1

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of mine hands: thy walls are continually before me. Isa. 49:15, 16

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Psa. 37:23

My delights were with the sons of men. Prov. 8:31

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Psa. 147:11

They shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Mal. 3:17

You, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight. Col. 1:21, 22​

EVENING

The sorrow of the world worketh death. II Cor. 7:10

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died. II Sam. 17:23

A wounded spirit who can bear? Prov. 18:14

Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Jer. 8:22

The LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek: he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Isa. 61:1-3

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. 11:28-30

Philip preached unto him Jesus. Acts 8:35

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Psa. 147:3​

 

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Friday, 27th November 2015

MORNING

The glory which thou gavest me I have given them. John 17:22

I saw ... the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory. Isa. 6:1-3

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. John 12:41

Upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness ... of a man above upon it. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. Ezek. 1:26, 28

I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. Exo. 33:18, 20

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John 1:18

God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. II Cor. 4:6​

EVENING

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Prov. 1:10

She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen. 3:6

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. Josh. 22:20

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil. Exo. 23:2

Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Matt. 7:13

None of us liveth to himself. Rom. 14:7

Brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Gal. 5:13

Take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingbiock to them that are weak. When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. I Cor. 8:9, 12

All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isa. 53:6​

 

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Saturday, 28th November 2015

MORNING

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26

Not every one that saith.... Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:21

Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Heb. 12:14

Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. II Pet. 1:5-10

By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph. 2:8, 9​

EVENING

As the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that he might deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Heb. 2:14, 15

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. I Cor. 15:55, 57

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. II Cor. 4:16

We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. We are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. II Cor. 5:1, 6-8

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:1-3​

 

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Sunday, 29th November 2015

MORNING

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house. Psa. 65:4

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 his temple. Psa. 27:4

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matt. 5:6

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. Luke 1:53

He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Psa. 107:9

I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. Psa. 36:7-9​

EVENING

Do ye now believe? John 16:31

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. James 2:14, 17

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead. Heb. 11:17-19

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. James 2:21, 24

Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:25

By their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:20, 21

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17​

Sunday readings at Mass

First Sunday of Advent
Lectionary: 3
Reading 1 JER 33:14-16

The days are coming, says the LORD,
when I will fulfill the promise
I made to the house of Israel and Judah.
In those days, in that time,
I will raise up for David a just shoot ;
he shall do what is right and just in the land.
In those days Judah shall be safe
and Jerusalem shall dwell secure;
this is what they shall call her:
“The LORD our justice.”

Responsorial Psalm PS 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14

R. (1b) To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior,
and for you I wait all the day.​

R. To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

Good and upright is the LORD;
thus he shows sinners the way.
He guides the humble to justice,
and teaches the humble his way.​

R. To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

All the paths of the LORD are kindness and constancy
toward those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him,
and his covenant, for their instruction.​

R. To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

Reading 2 1 THES 3:12—4:2

Brothers and sisters:
May the Lord make you increase and abound in love
for one another and for all,
just as we have for you,
so as to strengthen your hearts,
to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father
at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen.

Finally, brothers and sisters,
we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that,
as you received from us
how you should conduct yourselves to please God
and as you are conducting yourselves
you do so even more.
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Alleluia PS 85:8

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Show us, Lord, your love;
and grant us your salvation.​

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel LK 21:25-28, 34-36

Jesus said to his disciples:
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars,
and on earth nations will be in dismay,
perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
People will die of fright
in anticipation of what is coming upon the world,
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
And then they will see the Son of Man
coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
But when these signs begin to happen,
stand erect and raise your heads
because your redemption is at hand.

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy
from carousing and drunkenness
and the anxieties of daily life,
and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.
For that day will assault everyone
who lives on the face of the earth.
Be vigilant at all times
and pray that you have the strength
to escape the tribulations that are imminent
and to stand before the Son of Man.”

 

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Monday, 30th November 2015

MORNING

The Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. II Thess. 3:16

Peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. Rev. 1:4

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:7

Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. Luke 24:36

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

The Comforter ... even the Spirit of truth. John 15:26

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. Gal. 5:22

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. Rom. 8:16

My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? Exo. 33:14-16​

EVENING

We glory in tribulations. Rom. 5:3

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. I Cor. 15:19

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 sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. I Pet. 4:12, 13

Sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing. II Cor. 6:10

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, rejoice. Phil. 4:4

They departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. Acts 5:41

The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing. Rom. 15:13

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab. 3:17, 18​

 

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Tuesday, 1st December 2015

MORNING

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest. Isa. 32:2

Forasmuch ... as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same. Heb. 2:14

The man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts. Zech. 13:7

I and my Father are one. John 10:30

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psa. 91:1

There shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. Isa. 4:6

The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. Psa. 121:5, 6

When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psa. 61:2

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble. Psa. 32:7

Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Isa. 25:4​

EVENING

Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth. Isa. 65:17

The new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me.... so shall your seed and your name remain. Isa. 66:22

We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. II Pet. 3:13

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Rev. 21:1-5​

 

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Wednesday, 2nd December 2015

MORNING

Ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I John 2:20

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power. Acts 10:38

It pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell. Col. 1:19

Of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:16

Thou anointest my head with oil. Psa. 23:5

The anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. I John 2:27

The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you ail things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Rom. 8:26​

EVENING

Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. 10:22

If the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Heb. 9:13, 14

The blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. Heb. 12:24

We have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Eph. 1:7

When Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people. Moreover he sprinkled ... with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. Heb. 9:19, 21, 22​

 

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Thursday, 3rd December 2015

MORNING

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause. Job 5:8

Is any thing too hard for the LORD? Gen. 18:14

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psa. 37:5

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. Phil. 4:6

Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you. I Pet. 5:7

Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord. Isa. 37:14, 15

It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Isa. 65:24

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Psa. 116:1, 2​

EVENING

Our bodies washed with pure water. Heb. 10:22

Thou shalt ... make a laver of brass.... and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; ... they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not. Exo. 30:18-21

Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you. I Cor. 6:19

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. I Cor. 3:17

In my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job 19:26, 27

There shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth. Rev. 21:27

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity. Hab. 1:13

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. 12:1​