Answer of Ambassadors

Read:  Psalm 38 / Proverbs 13 / Isaiah 48 /Acts 16 

 

Psalm 38:9 ~ Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Proverbs 13:17 ~ A faithful ambassador is health.

Isaiah 48:6,17 ~ Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it?...  I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

Acts 16:30-32 ~ Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved… And they spake unto him the word of the Lord.

 

The Lord has heard the groaning heart

Of those who know that they are poor. 

The riches Jesus will impart

Are told by His ambassador. 

 

As His ambassadors we speak

To answer sinners who have craved

To find the help and hope they seek

In Christ, by whom they can be saved. 

 

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Path of Perfect Peace

Read:  Psalm 37 / Proverbs 12 / Isaiah 47 /Acts 15 

 

Psalm 37:37 ~ Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Proverbs 12:28 ~ In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Isaiah 47:7 ~ And thou… didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. 

Acts 15:18 ~ Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

 

The Lord perfects us day by day;

His lovingkindness does not cease.

He leads the upright in His way

Upon His path of perfect peace. 

 

We ought to lay these things to heart

And walk the path that God has shown,

That we may thus from sin depart

And thereby make His glory known.

 

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Explore the Excellence

Read:  Psalm 36 / Proverbs 11 / Isaiah 46 /Acts 14

 

Psalm 36:9 ~ For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Proverbs 11:30 ~ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Isaiah 46:9-10 ~ I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning… the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.

Acts 14:27 ~ When they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them... how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

 

As we explore the excellence

Of Christ who gives us life and light,

We thank the Lord for His defense

Upon the cross to win our fight.  

 

The prophecies that we review

Regarding God’s beloved Son

We prove His promises are true

As we rehearse what He has done.

 

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Whisphered Words

Read:  Psalm 35 / Proverbs 10 / Isaiah 45 /Acts 13

 

Psalm 35:1,3 ~ O LORD… say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

Proverbs 10:22 ~ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Isaiah 45:21,22 ~ There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior… Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Acts 13:39 ~ By him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

 

I hear my Savior’s affirmation

Which He has whispered in my ear: 

Be still, I am your soul’s salvation; 

Be sure that I am always near. 

 

How precious are the words of Christ

Who gave Himself to be my Savior

And for my sake was sacrificed

To justify me with His favor! 

 

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Certainty of Cyrus Cited

Read:  Psalm 34 / Proverbs 9 / Isaiah 44 /Acts 12 

 

Psalm 34:11 ~ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD… Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 

Proverbs 9:10 ~ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Isaiah 44:24-28 ~ Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer… I am the LORD… that saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Acts 12:21-24 ~ Herod… sat upon his throne… and immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory... But the word of God grew and multiplied.

 

The Lord has never been mistaken: 

His bones, as promised, were not broken.

Our faith therefore should not be shaken,

For God fulfills what He has spoken. 

 

Recalling Cyrus who was cited

A century before his birth,

We look ahead, still more delighted,

In Christ who comes to rule the earth!

 

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Withstanding His Will

Read:  Psalm 33 / Proverbs 8 / Isaiah 43 /Acts 11

 

Psalm 33:8,9 ~ Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Proverbs 8:27,29 ~ When he prepared the heavens, I was there… when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth.

Isaiah 43:7 ~ Every one that is called by my name… I have created him for my glory, I have formed…  I have made him.

Acts 11:17 ~ God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed… What was I, that I could withstand God?

 

Let all the earth now stand in awe

Of God and everything He does,

For He established nature’s law

Before creation ever was.

 

The awesome God of all creation,

Who formed all things by His command,

Extends to all His great salvation,

Which fools may choose to yet withstand. 

 

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Lord and Liberator

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Read:  Psalm 32 / Proverbs 7 / Isaiah 42 /Acts 10 

 

Psalm 32:8 ~ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Proverbs 7:1 ~ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Isaiah 42:6,7 ~ I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand… to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Acts 10:42,43 ~ He commanded us to… testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

 

The Lord will guide us with His eye

To lead us forth where we should be

That we may boldly testify

Of truth that sets the captive free. 

 

Our Liberator, Jesus Christ,

Fulfilled what all the prophets said.  

For us our Lord was sacrificed

And rose, as promised, from the dead.

 

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His Helping Hand

Read:  Psalm 31 / Proverbs 6 / Isaiah 41 /Acts 9

 

Psalm 31:5 ~ Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

Proverbs 6:5 ~ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Isaiah 41:10 ~ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 

Acts 9:15 ~ He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. 

 

The Lord extends His helping hand

As He provides the grace to live

To thus perform what He has planned

With strength that He will daily give. 

 

Just as our Lord who died and rose

Had chosen Saul to bear His name,

The hand of God is helping those

Who preach His Gospel without shame.

 

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Victorious Voices

Read:  Psalm 30 / Proverbs 5 / Isaiah 40 /Acts 8 

 

Psalm 30:11,12 ~ Thou hast… girded me with gladness; to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.

Proverbs 5:1,2 ~ My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

Isaiah 40:3 ~ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Acts 8:35 ~ Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

 

Our voices are victorious,

As we proclaim God’s saving favor.

We make His Gospel glorious

As we exalt our risen Savior!

 

We call to every thirsty soul

Within this desert land so dry

To come to Christ, drink to the full,

And find that He will satisfy.

 

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Give to God the Glory

Read:  Psalm 29 / Proverbs 4 / Isaiah 39 /Acts 7 

 

Psalm 29:2 ~ Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

Proverbs 4:18,27 ~ But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day… Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Isaiah 39:6 ~ Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house… shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

Acts 7:55 ~ But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.

 

Give God the glory that is due,

And magnify His name today.

Hold fast to what we know is true;

Hold loosely things that pass away.  

 

Now let us lift our eyes to Christ,

And let Him be our main Attraction,

Lest otherwise we be enticed

And led astray by vain distraction. 

 

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Sing of our Savior

Read:  Psalm 28 / Proverbs 3 / Isaiah 38 /Acts 6 

 

Psalm 28:7 ~ The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart rejoiceth greatly; and with my song will I praise him.

Proverbs 3:32-35 ~ His secret is with the righteous… He blesseth the habitation of the just… He giveth grace unto the lowly... The wise shall inherit glory.

Isaiah 38:20 ~ The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.

Acts 6:8-10 ~ The people… disputing with Stephen… were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

 

There is a song our Savior gives

To sing of justifying grace.

For us He died, He rose, He lives;

He is our only Hiding Place. 

 

We sing to glorify our Savior

And make His great salvation known.

We sing to magnify His favor

And show that He can save alone.

 

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Seek and Speak

Read:  Psalm 27 / Proverbs 2 / Isaiah 37 /Acts 5

 

Psalm 27:4 ~ One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after… to behold the beauty of the LORD.

Proverbs 2:4, 5 ~ If thou seekest… and searchest… as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Isaiah 37:20 ~ Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

Acts 5:20 ~ Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

 

There is a singular desire

That sets our hearts on things above. 

Our Savior’s beauty will inspire

A heart that will behold His love. 

 

How rightly, then, we ought to seek

For treasures found in Christ our Savior,

That we may also stand and speak

The words of life and saving favor. 

 

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No other Name

Read:  Psalm 26 / Proverbs 1 / Isaiah 36 /Acts 4

 

Psalm 26:3 ~ For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

Proverbs 1:33 ~ But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Isaiah 36:18 ~ Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Acts 4:12 ~ Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

 

Behold the love of Christ our Lord

That He has set before our eyes!

Behold His evidence explored

Exalting truth, exposing lies. 

 

Though Hezekiah was assaulted,

His enemies were put to shame

As Christ Almighty was exalted.

Salvation knows no other name! 

 

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