Truth and Treasure

Read:  Psalm 18 / Proverbs 24 / Isaiah 28 /John 17

 

Psalm 18:1,2 ~ I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Proverbs 24:27 ~ Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Isaiah 28:16 ~ Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation.

John 17:17,23 ~ Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth... that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

 

As we explore the truth and treasure

Of Christ in whom we place our trust,

We find there is no greater pleasure

Than loving Him who first loved us. 

 

Christ is our only sure Foundation;

He is the precious Corner Stone.

He sanctifies us through salvation

To know Him and to make Him known.

 

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Sweet Serenity

Read:  Psalm 17 / Proverbs 23 / Isaiah 27 /John 16

 

Psalm 17:8 ~ Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

Proverbs 23:26 ~ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Isaiah 27:5 ~ Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.

John 16:33 ~ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

 

We find a sweet serenity

When we surrender to our King. 

His truth shall surely make us free

With peace that He alone can bring. 

 

The things that Christ our Lord has spoken

Give peace amid our tribulation,

For not one promise has been broken

Pertaining to His great salvation.

 

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Counsel with Confidence

Read:  Psalm 16 / Proverbs 22 / Isaiah 26 /John 15

 

Psalm 16:7 ~ I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

Proverbs 22:20,21 ~ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Isaiah 26:3,4 ~ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD forever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

John 15:22,24 ~ If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin... If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

 

The counsel that my Savior gives

Instructs my heart in every season.

I show the proof that Jesus lives

To all who ask me for a reason.

 

My confidence and perfect peace

Are resting on what Jesus did. 

The arguments of men shall cease,

For Christ’s salvation was not hid. 

 

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Price of our Peace

Read:  Psalm 15 / Proverbs 21 / Isaiah 25 /John 14

 

Psalm 15:1,2 ~ LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Proverbs 21:31 ~ The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Isaiah 25:8,9 ~ He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces… We have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

John 14:27 ~ 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.

 

There was a price to grant us peace

That only Jesus could provide. 

The ransom for our soul’s release

Was paid when Christ our Savior died.  

 

Our sins against us were arrayed;

The battle for our peace seemed lost. 

But Jesus said, “Be not afraid,” 

For He would pay redemption’s cost. 

 

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Faithful in the Fires

Read:  Psalm 14 / Proverbs 20 / Isaiah 24 /John 13

Psalm 14:2,3 ~ The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Proverbs 20:9 ~ Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Isaiah 24:15 ~ Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

John 13:1 ~ Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

 

The Lord looked down from heaven’s throne,

And what He saw was very grim:

Though God’s salvation was made known,

Not even one was seeking Him. 

 

The Lord has seen our wrong desires,

Yet graciously for us He died!

We glorify Him in the fires 

Where Christ for us was crucified.

 

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Pursue His Purpose

Read:  Psalm 13 / Proverbs 19 / Isaiah 23 /John 12

 

Psalm 13:5,6 ~ But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Proverbs 19:20,23 ~ Be wise in thy latter end... The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Isaiah 23:9 ~ The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

John 12:35,46 ~ Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light… I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

 

There surely is a latter end

To every purpose we pursue.

With godly fear, let us intend

To please the Lord in all we do.

 

There’s just a little while until

The Lord of hosts shall stain all pride. 

As we are walking in His will,

The light of Christ shall be our guide. 

 

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Wasted Words

Read:  Psalm 12 / Proverbs 18 / Isaiah 22 /John 11

 

Psalm 12:6,7 ~ The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever.

Proverbs 18:9 ~ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Isaiah 22:1 ~ The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

John 11:9,10 ~ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

 

The words of God that we have tasted

Are purified, preserved, and clear,

But they are treasures that are wasted

If we don’t heed the truth we hear. 

 

The burden of the valley’s vision

Should stir our hearts with motivation

To plead with souls for a decision

To trust the Lord of our salvation. 

 

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Foolish Fear

Read:  Psalm 11 / Proverbs 17 / Isaiah 21 /John 10

 

Psalm 11:1 ~ In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

Proverbs 17:17 ~ A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Isaiah 21:10 ~ That which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

John 10:27,28 ~ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

 

There is a foolish voice I hear

That calls me as a bird to flee.

I trust the Lord.  Why should I fear?

The Lord is watching over me. 

 

Let sinners rather run to hide

And find in Christ a Hiding Place!

How foolish is the rebel’s pride

That blinds him to his need of grace! 

 

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Seek and See

Read:  Psalm 10 / Proverbs 16 / Isaiah 20 /John 9

 

Psalm 10:17 ~ LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear.

Proverbs 16:6 ~ By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Isaiah 20:6 ~ The inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day… whither we flee for help… and how shall we escape? 

John 9:25 ~ One thing I know… whereas I was blind, now I see.

 

The Lord will yet incline His ear

To those who humbly seek His face.

He teaches them to wisely fear

And rescues them with truth and grace. 

 

There is no other place to flee! 

There is no other saving favor! 

I once was blind, but now I see

The lovingkindness of my Savior.

 

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