Labor of our Love

Psalm 97:11 ~ Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 5:7 ~ Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

2 Chronicles 3:1 ~ Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD… in the place that David had prepared.

2 Corinthians 8:9-24 ~ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich… Now… perform the doing of it… shew ye… the proof of your love.

 

For such a crucial time as this

We labor in God’s harvest field.

The Gospel truth which some dismiss

In others brings a fruitful yield. 

 

Sometimes we sow while others reap,

Like David who prepared the place

With building plans his son would keep;

So may we prove our love with grace. 

 

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Holiness in our Hearts

Read:  Psalm 96 / Proverbs 4 / 2 Chronicles 2 / 2 Cor. 7

 

Psalm 96:2,4 ~ Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day… For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

Proverbs 4:23 ~ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

2 Chronicles 2:5 ~ And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.

2 Corinthians 7:1 ~ Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

 

Show forth salvation day by day!

Declare the greatness of our Lord!

Let hearts that tend to go astray

Repent, return, and be restored.

 

As Christ our risen Lord is feared,

Our holiness shall be perfected,

For to this end our Lord appeared

And proved that He was resurrected.

 

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Harden not your Heart

Read:  Psalm 95 / Proverbs 3 / 2 Chron. 1 / 2 Cor. 6

 

Psalm 95:8 ~ Harden not your heart, as in the provocation.

Proverbs 3:5 ~ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

2 Chronicles 1:11,12 ~ God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart… wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee.

2 Corinthians 6:2 ~ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

 

The call to harden not your heart,

As in the desert provocation,

Requires all, not just a part,

Of our committed dedication.

 

The Lord delights in hearts as tender

As He had found in Solomon.  

So may we bring, with full surrender,

A heart that says, “Thy will be done.”

 

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Rescued Ranks

Read:  Psalm 94 / Proverbs 2 / 1 Chron. 29 / 2 Cor. 5

Psalm 94:19 ~ In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

Proverbs 2:5,20 ~ Understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God… that thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

1 Chronicles 29:13 ~ Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

2 Corinthians 5:15 ~ He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

 

While many thoughts arise within,

My Lord gives comfort on my path.

His blood has washed me from my sin;

His death has rescued me from wrath.

 

I therefore live to give Him thanks

Because He died and rose for me 

And placed me in the rescued ranks

Of those He saved eternally.

 

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Timeless Truth

Read:  Psalm 93 / Proverbs 1 / 1 Chron. 28 / 2 Cor. 4

 

Psalm 93:2 ~ Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

Proverbs 1:7 ~ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

1 Chronicles 28:9 ~ Know thou… God… and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee.

2 Corinthians 4:18 ~ 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… the things which are not seen are eternal.

 

From everlasting Christ existed;

He is the Cause of all creation.

This is the truth that is resisted

By fools in their imagination.

 

Beyond the temporal things we see,

The timeless things are surely greater.

This is the truth that makes us free

To serve our Savior and Creator.

 

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Revelation of our Reputation

Read:  Psalm 92 / Proverbs 31 / 1 Chron. 27 / 2 Cor. 3

 

Psalm 92:5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

Proverbs 31:1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

1 Chronicles 27:32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe.

2 Corinthians 3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men.

 

We see Christ’s wondrous reputation

In all His thoughts and works revealed

Through His prophetic revelation,

For by His stripes we have been healed.

 

The faithful men king David knew

Were counselors he trusted then.

We earn this reputation too

When we are known and read by men. 

 

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Triumphant Trust

Read:  Psalm 91 / Proverbs 30 / 1 Chron. 26 / 2 Cor. 2

 

Psalm 91:2 ~ I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Proverbs 30:5 ~ Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

1 Chronicles 26:32 ~ King David made rulers… for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

2 Corinthians 2:14 ~ Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.

 

In God my Refuge I will trust,

For His triumphant Word is pure. 

When earthly kingdoms turn to dust,

His truth shall evermore endure. 

 

The matters that pertain to God

Are greater than affairs of kings.

The values of this earth are flawed

That disregard eternal things.

 

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