Persuading the Perishing

Read:  Psalm 60 / Proverbs 19 / Isaiah 6 / Mark 3

 

Psalm 60:11,12 ~ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Proverbs 19:20,21 ~ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. There are many devices in a man's heart… the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Isaiah 6:8 ~ I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Mark 3:14 ~ And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach.

 

The help of man is surely vain,

But we are strengthened by God’s hand.

The godless teachers are insane;

The counsel of the Lord shall stand.

 

We are sent forth by God’s commission

To preach the Gospel of salvation,

Persuading those who face perdition

To flee to Christ from condemnation.

 

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Better Because

Read:  Psalm 59 / Proverbs 18 / Isaiah 5 / Mark 2

 

Psalm 59:9 ~ Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.

Proverbs 18:10 ~ The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Isaiah 5:20 ~ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Mark 2:17 ~ Jesus… saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

 

Because the enemy is strong,

I’ll trust in Christ, whose strength is greater. 

Because the fool says right is wrong,

I’ll trust the Word of my Creator.

 

Because the sick need a physician

Who has the skill to make them whole,

I’ll tell the lost in their condition

That Christ alone can save the soul.

 

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Careless Congregation

Read:  Psalm 58 / Proverbs 17 / Isaiah 4 / Mark 1

 

Psalm 58:1 ~ Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Proverbs 17:15 ~ He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just… both are abomination to the LORD.

Isaiah 4:2-6 ~ In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious… for upon all the glory shall be a defense… a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Mark 1:15 ~ The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

 

The congregation of the lost

Condemns those they should justify.

They do not care to count the cost

Of final judgment when they die.

 

How blindly they dismiss our Savior,

So beautiful and glorious!

How foolishly they spurn the favor

Of Christ who gave Himself for us!

 

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Preach with Preparation

Read:  Psalm 57 / Proverbs 16 / Isaiah 3 / Matthew 28

 

Psalm 57:4 ~ My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Proverbs 16:1 ~ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

Isaiah 3:9 ~ They declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe… for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Matthew 28:19,20 ~ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations… to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

 

The wicked set themselves on fire;

Their tongue is sharpened as a sword.

The time is short.  The need is dire.

We are commissioned by our Lord.

 

Though Gospel truth exposes shame,

We preach the Word with preparation

To show the reason Jesus came

And reach the lost with His salvation.

 

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View His Vows

Read:  Psalm 56 / Proverbs 15 / Isaiah 2 / Matthew 27

 

Psalm 56:12 ~ Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

Proverbs 15:33 ~ The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.

Isaiah 2:5,22 ~ O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD… Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Matthew 27:22 ~ What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?

 

I view the vows my Savior made

Foretold in ancient prophecy

Fulfilled and wondrously displayed

When Jesus gave Himself for me. 

 

No wonder I am called to cease

From men who borrow every breath!

In Christ alone I find my peace,

Whom I will trust in life and death.  

 

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Reason and Refuge

Read:  Psalm 55 / Proverbs 14 / Isaiah 1 / Matthew 26

 

Psalm 55:22 ~ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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

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

Matthew 26:53 ~ Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

 

We cast our burden on the Lord,

For He alone extends the grace

That only Jesus could afford

When He became our Hiding Place. 

 

We’re called to reason while we may

To show our refuge found in Christ

Who chose to wash our sins away

When He for us was sacrificed.

 

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Hearts and Hands

Read:  Psalm 54 / Proverbs 13 / Song 8 / Matthew 25

 

Psalm 54:4 ~ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Proverbs 13:20 ~ He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Song of Solomon 8:7 ~ Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Matthew 25:34 ~ Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom.

 

The Lord our Helper testifies

Along with those who help our soul.

Such hearty counsel makes us wise;

The fellowship is wonderful.

 

We talk about our Savior’s love,

And of His wondrous grace we sing.

Our hearts are set on things above;

Our hands are joined to serve our King. 

 

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