“If any man be a worshipper of God . . .
Him He heareth.”
(John 9:31)
In the testimony of the man whom Jesus gave his sight to, the importance of
worship is very significant, as a bearing on our prayer life.
Worship is the atmosphere in which prayer thrives best,
and grows most heavenly and divine.
"Prayer is the gate to heaven through the atmosphere of worship.” —Selected.
"The fragrance of prayer is made of the perfume of of worship.
Golden vials full of the odour are the prayers of worshipping saints.” (Revelation 5:8)
—Anonymous.
"The best and sweetest flowers of paradise God gives to His saints
when they are upon their knees.” — Thomas Brooks.
(Streams in the Desert)
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May 2
“For what is your life? It is even as a vapour,
that appeareth for a short time, and then vanisheth away.”
(James 4:14)
The latest research establishes that the iceberg, which was struck by the Titanic had been spotted when it was 2,000 feet away, almost a minute before the impact.
The ship had held its course for around half of that time.
Had the officer in charge reacted even 15 seconds sooner, the ship may
have missed the iceberg, and the lives of 1,476 persons might well have been saved.
We know that individuals can pass away very quickly, much less than 30 seconds.
At this moment, you have an opportunity to trust the Saviour.
Don’t wait another moment.
(Arnot P. McIntee)
Life at best is very brief, like the falling of a leaf.
Like the binding of a sheaf,
Be in time.
(Author Unknown)
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May 3
“I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep,
that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus
will God bring with Him.
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-14)
O happy morn! the Lord will come
And take His waiting people home
Beyond the reach of care;
Where guilt and sin are all unknown:
The Lord will come and claim His own,
And place them with Him on His throne,
The glory bright to share.
The resurrection morn will break,
And every sleeping saint awake,
Brought forth in light again;
O morn, too bright for mortal eyes!
When all the ransomed church shall rise
And wing their way to yonder skies—
Called up with Christ to reign.
(R. Chapman)
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May 4
HITHERTO AND HENCEFORTH
“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.”
(1 Samuel 7:12)
“The Lord is round about His people from henceforth even forever.”
(Psalm 125:2)
RETROSPECT REVEALS THAT God has never failed us.
Up to now He has been our Helper.
“Can I doubt His tender mercy who through life has been my guide?”
Elisha saw the angels camping round about to deliver them that fear Him.
(2 Kings 6:16,17)
If we make our requests known with thanksgiving,
the peace of God that passes all understanding will garrison our hearts and minds!
(Philippians 4:7)
In old age, a lonely soul might fear the days ahead, but instead of panic there can be peace.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares, we have already come.
The grace for "thus far” will lead us home.
There can be a life of rest for the rest of life.
(Vance Havner)
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May 5
“Who (Barnabas), when he came, and had seen the grace of God,
was glad, and exhorted them all, that with
purpose of heart they would
cleave unto the Lord.”
(Acts 11:23)
“Cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have
done unto this day.”
(Joshua 23:8)
Oh! that strong in faith abiding,
We may to the Saviour cleave,
Naught with Him our hearts dividing,
All for Him content to leave.
Through a desert waste and cheerless,
Though our destined journey lie,
Rendered by Thy presence fearless,
We may every foe defy.
(Jas. Allen)
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May 6
"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the
grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
(1 Peter 1:13)
You that look for so much in another world, may be very well content with a little in this.
Nothing more unbecomes a heavenly hope than an earthly heart.
I doubt not but every gracious person finds the nearer to heaven he gets in his hopes,
the farther he goes from earth in his desires. When he stands upon these
battlements of heaven, he can look down upon this dung-hill
world as a little dust-heap next to nothing.
Let thy hope of heaven conquer thy fear of death.
Why shouldest thou be afraid to die, who hopes to live by dying?
Is the apprentice afraid of the day when his time will be out?—he that runs a race, of
coming too soon to his goal?—the pilot troubled when he sees his harbour?
Death is all this to thee! Thy commitment expires, and thy jubilee is come;
thy race is run, and the crown won, and is sure to drop on thy
head when thy soul goes out of thy body.
Thy voyage, how troublesome soever it was in its sailing, is now happily finished,
and death doth but land thy soul on the shore of eternity at thy heavenly
Father’s door, never to be put to sea any more.
(The Christian in Complete Armour -
William Gurnall 1617 -1679)
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May 7
“Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.”
(1 Timothy 4:13)
Paul called Timothy his true son in the faith.
We would do well to heed his fatherly advice and give attention to these three things he mentions.
Reading - the only way we can know the mind of God is to read His Word.
Read it daily. Read it often.
Read it daily. Read it often.
Exhortation - The ministry of encouraging fellow believers in their walk with
the Lord is greatly needed today. Is there someone you can encourage in the Lord?
Doctrine - We need to know what we believe and why we believe it.
Have you made yourself conversant with the foundations of your faith?
Give attendance to these things!
(Rex Trogdon)
The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will plant my feet on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands.
(Haldor Lillenas)
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May 8
"And that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby: and came and preached peace
to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.”
(Ephesians 2:16-17)
All this blessed truth has been brought to us by the Gospel of peace preached to the Gentiles
who were far off, and to the Jews who were dispensationally near.
We can understand why the preaching is introduced at this point in a passage
that speaks of the formation of the church.
The Apostle has just spoken of the cross, for without the cross there could be no preaching,
and without the preaching there could be no Church.
Christ is looked at as the Preacher, though the Gospel He preaches
is proclaimed instrumentally through others.
(Hamilton Smith)
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May 9
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but
he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
(1 John 2:16,17)
A Christian has no right to have a will of his own, nor should he desire it, but rather
“to know what is that good and perfect will of God.”
All that is in the world is not of the Father; the affections of the flesh are in the world,
and there is the power of Satan.
The Father delights in Christ. If I delight in Christ, there is communion of affection.
I have the affections of the Father: “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him,” and the fashion of this world passeth away; “but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
All His counsels He will make good morally. I am brought into the way of God’s will,
and He is not going to destroy His own will; it abideth for ever.
I am to grow up into Christ.
(J. N. Darby)
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May 10
“But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye.”
(1 Peter 3:14)
Not for ease or worldly pleasure, nor for fame my prayer shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer, only let me walk with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee . . . gladly will I toil and suffer,
only let me walk with Thee.
(TREASURES FROM FANNY CROSBY)
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May 11
“My meditation of Him shall be sweet . . . “
(Psalm 104:34)
I heard a Quaker lady, who had to spend half an hour every day sitting
quietly and doing nothing, calling it her still lesson.
I wish we could enjoy such a half-hour daily in God’s presence.
Our still lesson would be one of the most useful lessons of the day.
Let us seek to become better acquainted with God by more inward
and diligent meditation over the Word and on Himself.
How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
(Traveling Toward Sunrise)
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May 12
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