GIVING THE ANGELS CHARGE OVER THEE

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Because thou hast made the LORD, 

which is my refuge, even the most

High, thy habitation;  There shall 

no evil befall thee, neither shall 

any plague come nigh thy 

dwelling.  For he shall give his 

angels charge over thee, to 

keep thee in all thy ways.

Psalms 91:9-11

BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART

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 Blessed are the poor in spirit: 

for theirs is the kingdom 

of heaven.  Blessed are they 

that mourn: for they shall 

be comforted.  Blessed are the 

meek: for they shall inherit the 

earth. Blessed are they which do 

hunger and thirst after righteousness: 

for they shall be filled.  Blessed are 

the merciful: for they shall obtain 

mercy.  Blessed are the pure in 

heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: 

for they shall be called the 

children of God.  Blessed are 

they which are persecuted for 

righteousness’ sake: for theirs is 

the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed 

are ye, when men shall revile you, 

and persecute you, and shall say 

all manner of evil against you 

falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 5:3-11

AND THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE

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These words spake Jesus, and lifted 

up his eyes to heaven, and said, 

Father, the hour is come; glorify 

thy Son, that thy Son also may 

glorify thee:  As thou hast given 

him power over all flesh, that he 

should give eternal life to as 

many as thou hast given him.

And this is life eternal, that 

they might know thee the only 

true God, and Jesus Christ, 

whom thou hast sent.  I have 

glorified thee on the earth: I 

have finished the work which 

thou gavest me to do.  And now, 

O Father, glorify thou me with 

thine own self with the glory 

which I had with thee before the 

world was.  I have manifested 

thy name unto the men which 

thou gavest me out of the world: 

thine they were, and thou gavest 

them me; and they have kept thy 

word.  Now they have known that 

all things whatsoever thou hast 

given me are of thee.

John 17:7

WALK IN THE SPIRIT

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This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, 

and ye shall not fulfil the lust 

of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16

A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH

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A soft answer turneth away wrath: 

but grievous words stir up anger.

The tongue of the wise useth 

knowledge aright: but the mouth 

of fools poureth out foolishness.

The eyes of the LORD are in 

every place, beholding the evil 

and the good.

Proverbs 15:1-3

WHO FEARETH THE LORD?

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Every wise woman buildeth her house: 

but the foolish plucketh it down with 

her hands.  He that walketh in his 

uprightness feareth the LORD: but 

he that is perverse in his ways 

despiseth him. In the mouth of the 

foolish is a rod of pride: but the 

lips of the wise shall preserve 

them.  Where no oxen are, the crib 

is clean: but much increase is by the 

strength of the ox.  A faithful witness 

will not lie: but a false witness will 

utter lies.  A scorner seeketh wisdom, 

and findeth it not: but knowledge is 

easy unto him that understandeth.

Go from the presence of a foolish 

man, when thou perceivest not in 

him the lips of knowledge.  The 

wisdom of the prudent is to 

understand his way: but the 

folly of fools is deceit.  Fools 

make a mock at sin: but among 

the righteous there is favour.  The 

heart knoweth his own bitterness; and 

a stranger doth not intermeddle with 

his joy.  The house of the wicked 

shall be overthrown: but the 

tabernacle of the upright shall 

flourish.  There is a way which seemeth 

right unto a man, but the end thereof 

are the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:1-12

THE NATURAL MAN RECEIVETH NOT THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT

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And I, brethren, when I came to 

you, came not with excellency 

of speech or of wisdom, declaring 

unto you the testimony of God.  

For I determined not to know any 

thing among you, save Jesus Christ, 

and him crucified.  And I was with 

you in weakness, and in fear, and 

in much trembling.  And my speech 

and my preaching was not with 

enticing words of man’s wisdom, 

but 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.

Howbeit we speak wisdom among 

them that are perfect: yet not the 

wisdom of this world, nor of the 

princes of this world, that come 

to nought:  But we speak the 

wisdom of God in a mystery, 

even the hidden wisdom, which 

God ordained before the world 

unto our glory:  Which none of 

the princes of this world knew: 

for had they known it, they would 

not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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.

For what man knoweth the things 

of a man, save the spirit of man 

which is in him? even so the things 

of God knoweth no man, but the 

Spirit of God.  Now we have received, 

not the spirit of the world, but the 

spirit which is of God; that we might 

know the things that are freely given 

to us of God.  Which things also we 

speak, not in the words which man’s 

wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy 

Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual 

things with spiritual.  But the natural 

man receiveth not the things of the 

Spirit of God: for they are foolishness 

unto him: neither can he know them, 

because they are spiritually discerned.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all 

things, yet he himself is judged of no 

man.  For who hath known the mind 

of the Lord, that he may instruct him? 

But we have the mind of Christ.

I Corinthians 2:1-16

OPERATOR, WELL CAN YOU HELP ME MAKE THIS CALL?

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For a devotion by Steve go to the link 

provided below.

http://stephentlong.blogspot.com/2017/03/operator-well-could-you-help-me-make.html

I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN AND DONE IT

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And all the trees of the field shall 

know that I the LORD have brought 

down the high tree, have exalted the 

low tree, have dried up the green tree, 

and have made the dry tree to flourish: 

I the LORD have spoken and have 

done it.

Ezekiel 17:24

AT THY WORD

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And it came to pass, that, as the people

pressed upon him to hear the word of

God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

And saw two ships standing by the lake:

but the fishermen were gone out of them,

and were washing their nets. And he

entered into one of the ships, which was

Simon’s, and prayed him that he would

thrust out a little from the land. And he

sat down, and taught the people out of the

ship.  Now when he had left speaking, he

said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep,

and let down your nets for a draught.  And

Simon answering said unto him, Master,

we have toiled all the night, and have taken

nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let

down the net. And when they had this done,

they inclosed a great multitude of fishes:

and their net brake. And they beckoned unto

their partners, which were in the other ship,

that they should come and help them. And

they came, and filled both the ships, so that

they began to sink.  When Simon Peter saw 

it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, 

Depart from me; for I am a sinful man,

O Lord.

Luke 5:1-8

GOD REVEALED HIS SPIRIT

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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 Corinthians 2:9-11

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT

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Grace be to you and peace from God 

our Father, and from the Lord Jesus 

Christ.  Blessed be God, even the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies, and the God
of all comfort;  Who comforteth
us in all our tribulation, that we
may be able to comfort them which
are in any trouble, by the comfort 

wherewith we ourselves are comforted
of  God.  For as the sufferings of
Christ abound in us, so our consolation
also aboundeth by Christ.  And
whether we be afflicted, it is for your
consolation and salvation, which is
effectual in the enduring of the same 

sufferings which we also suffer: or
whether we be comforted, it is for
your consolation and salvation.  And
our hope of you is stedfast, knowing,
that as ye are partakers of the
sufferings, so shall ye be also of 

the consolation.

II Corinthians 2:2-7

LOOK TO ME AND BE SAVED

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Have you ever noticed how the bird lives?

This little creature goes from day to day,
never storing up food for the next day. They
gather the food for that one moment and make
sure their nest is safe for the time being.
Singing merrily as they do so.  Thus filling
our lives with joy, just listening to the melodic
sound.  Content just being what God created
them to be. 

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow 

not, neither do they reap, nor gather 

into barns; yet your heavenly Father 

feedeth them. Are ye not much better 

than they?  Which of you by taking 

thought can add one cubit unto his 

stature?  And why take ye thought 

for raiment? Consider the lilies of 

the field, how they grow; they toil 

not, neither do they spin:  And yet I 

say unto you, That even Solomon in 

all his glory was not arrayed like 

one of these.

Matthew 6:26-29

If we could only learn to trust our

heavenly father to meet our needs 

as he does for the birds of the fields. 

If we could learn to focus on what is 

truly important instead of focusing on

superficial unimportant things.  Doing

so, might create a melody in our own 

hearts that would overflow into the 

lives of people around us.   

Instead, we focus so much on the 

unimportant issues in life, that we 

tend to leave out the important issues;

the very things God created us to do 

and be.  In doing so, we find our

joy has also been drained away

by the very thing we thought would

bring us contentment.

Maybe it's time to change our focus and 

look to the one who created us in His very

image to perform great and mighty things

for the kingdom of God. 

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the

ends of the earth: for I am God and 

there is none else.

Isaiah 45:22

INWARD MAN RENEWED DAY BY DAY

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We having the same spirit of faith, 

according as it is written, I believed, 

and therefore have I spoken; we 

also believe, and therefore speak;

Knowing that he which raised up 

the Lord Jesus shall raise up us 

also by Jesus, and shall present 

us with you. For all things are 

for your sakes, that the abundant 

grace might through the thanks-

giving of many redound to the 

glory of God.  For which cause 

we faint not; but though our 

outward man perish, yet the 

inward man is renewed day 

by day.  For our light affliction, 

which is but for a moment, 

worketh for us a far more 

exceeding and eternal weight 

of glory;  While we look not 

at the things which are seen, 

but at the things which are 

not seen: for the things which 

are seen are temporal; but the 

things which are not seen 

are eternal.

I Corinthians 4:13-18

HEALING IN HIS WINGS

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 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall 

burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, 

and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: 

and the day that cometh shall burn them 

up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall 

leave them neither root nor branch. But 

unto you that fear my name shall the Sun 

of righteousness arise with healing in his 

wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up 

as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread 

down the wicked; for they shall be ashes 

under the soles of your feet in the day 

that I shall do this, saith the LORD of 

hosts.  Remember ye the law of Moses 

my servant, which I commanded unto 

him in Horeb for all Israel, with the 

statutes and judgments. Behold, I will 

send you Elijah the prophet before the 

coming of the great and dreadful day 

of the LORD:  And he shall turn the 

heart of the fathers to the children, 

and the heart of the children to their 

fathers, lest I come and smite the 

earth with a curse.

Malichi 4

YE HAVE RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION

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But if the Spirit of him that raised up 

Jesus from the dead dwell in 

you, he that raised up Christ from 

the dead shall also quicken your 

mortal bodies by his Spirit that 

dwelleth in you.  Therefore, brethren, 

we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live 

after the flesh.  For if ye live after 

the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through 

the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the 

body, ye shall live.  For as many as are 

led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons 

of God.  For ye have not received
the spirit of bondage again to fear; but 

ye have received the Spirit of adoption, 

whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Romans 8:11-15

IF YOU ARE LEAD BY THE SPIRIT, YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW

An article from my husband, Steve Long

If You are Led by the Spirit, You are Not Under the Law
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. (Gal 5.18)

In Galatians 5.16-17, Paul has been contrasting the flesh and the Spirit. “Flesh,” meaning relying upon and yielding to the desires of self as comes naturally for us all.

The principle of “the Spirit,” means to be under the control of the Holy Spirit of God.

But now, in verse 18, He instead contrasts the law with the Spirit. Although we know that the law is holy [i], to bring ourselves under its domain will only bring either pride or despair to our flesh. In pride we will convince ourselves that we can meet the law’s demands. In despair we will become demoralized that we cannot.

When we think we can make ourselves right with God apart from grace, it is because this is how the flesh thinks. We may rely upon the law’s demand toward us to fully obey God. The flesh will tell us that we can do this but the law reminds us that we cannot,[ii] The Spirit of God shows us that Jesus has met those demands in our behalf.

This is not only true concerning our justification (becoming righteous in our standing before God), but also our sanctification (becoming holy in our thoughts, actions and ways before God).

The law cannot empower the flesh to be righteous and holy; it can only bring to light our failure. Only the Holy Spirit can empower us to do so. That’s why we must rely on and submit to God’s work of grace in us.

Concerning this passage, Charles Spurgeon wrote.

He who looks at his own character and position from a legal point of view, will not only despair when he comes to the end of his reckoning, but if he is a wise man he will despair at the beginning; for if we are to be judged on the basis of the law, no living flesh shall be justified. How blessed to know that we dwell in the domains of grace and not of law! When thinking of my state before God the question is not, “Am I perfect in myself before the law?” but, “Am I perfect in Christ Jesus?” That is a very different matter.[iii]

Later, he writes:

Ah! believer, it is safer always for you to be led by the Spirit into gospel liberty than to wear legal fetters. Judge yourself by what Christ is rather than by what you are. Satan will try to mar your peace by reminding you of your sinfulness and imperfections: you can only meet his accusations by faithfully adhering to the gospel and refusing to wear the yoke of bondage.[iv]

God’s word teaches us that we cannot live up to the requirements of the Ten Commandments or the many other moral demands of the law. We are so far behind that we can never catch up. So let us hitch a ride with the only person who ever met those demands successfully – the Lord Jesus Christ!

[i] Ro 7:12 - Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

[ii] Romans 7.18 - For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

[iii] Morning and Evening – Charles Spurgeon

WALK HONESTLY

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Let every soul be subject unto the higher 

powers. For there is no power but of 

God: the powers that be are ordained 

of God.  Whosoever therefore resisteth 

the power, resisteth the ordinance 

of God: and they that resist shall 

receive to themselves damnation.
For rulers are not a terror to good 

works, but to the evil.  Wilt thou 

then not be afraid of the power? do 

that which is good, and thou shalt 

have praise of the same:  For he 

is the minister of God to thee for 

good. But if thou do that which is 

evil, be afraid; for he beareth not 

the sword in vain: for he is the minister 

of God, a revenger to execute wrath 

upon him that doeth evil.  Wherefore 

ye must needs be subject, not only 

for wrath, but also for conscience 

sake.  For for this cause pay ye tribute 

also: for they are God’s ministers, 

attending continually upon this very 

thing.  Render therefore to all their dues: 

tribute to whom tribute is due; custom 

to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour 

to whom honour.  Owe no man any thing, 

but to love one another: for he that loveth 

another hath fulfilled the law.  For this, 

Thou shalt not commit adultery,  Thou 

shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal,  Thou 

shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not 

covet; and if there be any other commandment, 

it is briefly comprehended in this saying, 

namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as 

thyself.  Love worketh no ill to his 

neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling 

of the law.  And that, knowing the 

time, that now it is high time to awake out 

of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than 

when we believed.  The night is far spent, 

the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off 

the works of darkness, and let us put on the 

armour of light.  Let us walk honestly, as in 

the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, 

not in chambering and wantonness, not 

in strife and envying.  But put ye on the Lord 

Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the 

flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Romans 13:1-14

AM I A GOD AT HAND?

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Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not 

a God afar off?  Can any hide himself in 

secret places that I shall not see him? 

saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven 

and earth? saith the LORD. I have heard 

what the prophets said, that prophesy 

lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, 

I have dreamed. How long shall this 

be in the heart of the prophets that 

prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets 

of the deceit of their own heart;  Which 

think to cause my people to forget my 

name by their dreams which they tell 

every man to his neighbour, as their 

fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.  

The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell 

a dream; and he that hath my word, let him 

speak my word faithfully. What is the 

chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.  Is not

my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; 

and like a hammer that breaketh the rock 

in pieces?  

Jeremiah 23: 23-29

SEEK HIM WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART

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 ALEPH.

 Blessed are the undefiled in 

the way, who walk in the law of 

the LORD.  Blessed are they that 

keep his testimonies, and that seek 

him with the whole heart.  They also 

do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

Thou hast commanded us to keep 

thy precepts diligently.  O that 

my ways were directed to keep 

thy statutes!  Then shall I not 

be ashamed, when I have respect 

unto all thy commandments.  I will 

praise thee with uprightness of heart, 

when I shall have learned thy righteous 

judgments. I will keep thy statutes: 

O forsake me not utterly.

Psalm 119: 1-9

THOU HAST BEEN MY HELP!

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Because thou hast been my help, 

therefore in the shadow of thy 

wings will I rejoice. My soul 

followeth hard after thee: thy 

right hand upholdeth me.

Psalm 63:7-8

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, 

O thou that savest by thy right hand them 

which put their trust in thee from those 

that rise up against them. Keep me 

as the apple of the eye, hide me 

under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalm 17:7-8

 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful 

unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: 

yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I 

make my refuge, until these calamities 

be overpast.

Psalm 57:1

LOOKING FOR A PLACE WHERE RIGHTEOUSNESS DWELLS

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Looking for and hasting unto the 

coming of the day of God, wherein 

the heavens being on fire shall be 

dissolved, and the elements shall 

melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless 

we, according to his promise, look 

for new heavens and a new earth, 

wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye 

look for such things, be diligent that 

ye may be found of him in peace, 

without spot, and blameless.

II Peter 3:13

THE FOUNDATIONS ARE FASTENED

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Then the LORD answered Job out 

of the whirlwind, and said, Who 

is this that darkeneth counsel by 

words without knowledge? Gird 

up now thy loins like a man; for I 

will demand of thee, and answer 

thou me. Where wast thou when 

I laid the foundations of the earth? 

declare, if thou hast understanding.

Who hath laid the measures thereof, 

if thou knowest? or who hath 

stretched the line upon it?Whereupon 

are the foundations thereof fastened? 

or who laid the corner stone thereof;

When the morning stars sang together, 

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Or who shut up the sea with doors, 

when it brake forth, as if it had issued 

out of the womb? When I made the 

cloud the garment thereof, and thick 

darkness a swaddlingband for it,

And brake up for it my decreed 

place, and set bars and doors,

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, 

but no further: and here shall thy 

proud waves be stayed? Hast thou 

commanded the morning since thy 

days; and caused the dayspring to 

know his place; That it might take 

hold of the ends of the earth, that 

the wicked might be shaken out of it?

Job 8 1-13

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

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Whether therefore ye eat, or drink,

or whatsoever ye do, do all to the

 glory of God.

I Corinthians 10:31

THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH

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Now I would not have you ignorant, 

brethren, that oftentimes I purposed 

to come unto you, (but was let

hitherto,) that I might have some 

fruit among you also, even as among 

other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the 

Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both 

to the wise, and to the unwise.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready 

to preach the gospel to you that are 

at Rome also. For I am not ashamed 

of the gospel of Christ: for it is the 

power of God unto salvation to every 

one that believeth; to the Jew first, 

and also to the Greek. For therein is 

the righteousness of God revealed 

from faith to faith: as it is written, 

The just shall live by faith. For the 

wrath of God is revealed from heaven 

against all ungodliness and 

unrighteousness of men, who hold the 

truth in unrighteousness; Because that 

which may be known of God is manifest 

in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

For the invisible things of him from the 

creation of the world are clearly seen, 

being understood by the things that are 

made, even his eternal power and Godhead; 

so that they are without excuse: Because 

that, when they knew God, they glorified 

him not as God, neither were thankful; but 

became vain in their imaginations, and their 

foolish heart was darkened. Professing 

themselves to be wise, they became fools,

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible 

God into an image made like to corruptible 

man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and 

creeping things. Wherefore God also gave 

them up to uncleanness through the lusts of 

their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies 

between themselves: Who changed the truth of

God into a lie, and worshipped and served the 

creature more than the Creator, who is blessed 

for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them 

up unto vile affections: for even their women 

did change the natural use into that which is 

against nature: And likewise also the men, 

leaving the natural use of the woman, burned 

in their lust one toward another; men with 

men working that which is unseemly, and 

receiving in themselves that recompence of 

their error which was meet. And even as they 

did not like to retain God in their knowledge, 

God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to 

do those things which are not convenient;

Being filled with all unrighteousness, 

fornication, wickedness, covetousness,

maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, 

deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, 

haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, 

inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, 

without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they 

which commit such things are worthy of death, 

not only do the same, but have pleasure in them 

that do them.

Romans 1:13-32

GIVE UNTO THE LORD THE GLORY DUE HIS NAME

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Give unto the LORD the glory due 

unto his name: bring an offering, 

and come before him: worship the 

LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Fear before him, all the earth: 

the world also shall be stable, 

that it be not moved.  Let the 

heavens be glad, and let the 

earth rejoice: and let men say 

among the nations, The LORD 

reigneth.  Let the sea roar, and 

the fulness thereof: let the fields 

rejoice, and all that is therein.

Then shall the trees of the wood 

sing out at the presence of the 

LORD, because he cometh to 

judge the earth.  O give thanks 

unto the LORD; for he is good; 

for his mercy endureth for ever.

I Chronicles 16:29-34

HE SHALL DWELL IN THE SHELTER OF THE ALMIGHTY

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He that dwelleth in the secret place 

of the most High shall abide 

under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, He 

is my refuge and my fortress: my 

God; in him will I trust.

Psalm 91:1-2

THE LORD JEHOVAH IS EVERLASTING STRENGTH

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In that day shall this song be 

sung in the land of Judah; 

We have a strong city; 

salvation will God appoint 

for walls and bulwarks. Open

 ye the gates, that the righteous 

nation which keepeth the truth

 may enter in. Thou wilt keep

 him in perfect peace, whose

 mind is stayed on hee: because

 he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in 

the LORD for ever: for in the 

LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting 

strength:  For he bringeth down 

them that dwell on high; the 

lofty city, he layeth it low; 

he layeth it low, even to the 

ground; he bringeth it even 

to the dust.  The foot shall 

tread it down, even the feet 

of the poor, and the steps 

of the needy.  The way of 

the just is uprightness: thou, 

most upright, dost weigh the 

path of the just.  Yea, in the 

way of thy judgments, O 

LORD, have we waited for 

thee; the desire of our soul 

is to thy name, and to the 

remembrance of thee.  With 

my soul have I desired thee 

in the night; yea, with my 

spirit within me will I seek 

thee early: for when thy 

judgments are in the earth, 

the inhabitants of the world 

will learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:1-9

PURIFY UNTO HIMSELF A PECULIAR PEOPLE

Looking for that blessed hope, 

and the glorious appearing of 

the great God and our Saviour 

Jesus Christ;  Who gave himself 

for us, that he might redeem us 

from all iniquity, and purify unto 

himself a peculiar people, zealous 

of good works.  These things speak, 

and exhort, and rebuke with all 

authority. Let no man despise 

thee.

Titus 2:15-17