WORKING TOGETHER!

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 31, 2014


WORKING TOGETHER: THE MAN AND HIS WIFE


Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12

SOON!

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 30, 2014

SOON!

Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: Isa 66:11  That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

ISAIAH 66:5-14

THE GOD OF PEACE

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 26, 2014

THE GOD OF PEACE


  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
  For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
  And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. ROMANS 16:17-20

 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. HEBREWS 13:20,21

THE WISDOM OF GOD IN A MYSTERY

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 25, 2014


THE WISDOM OF GOD IN A MYSTERY


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. I CORINTHIANS 2:6-10

THE DOOR OF HOPE...IN THE VALLEY

 IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 21, 2014

THE DOOR OF HOPE... IN THE VALLEY

And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;  And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.  HOSEA 2:15-22



  

 

NO FEAR...NO WORRIES

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 13, 2014

NO FEAR...NO WORRIES

Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. ZEPHANIAH 3:14-16

RESTING IN HIS LOVE

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 13, 2014

RESTING IN HIS LOVE

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD. ZEPHANIAH 3:17-20

HIS POSSESSION

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 12, 2014

HIS POSSESSION

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. I CORINTHIANS 6:20

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.
For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them,
and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. JOHN 17:5-10

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations. PSALM 79:13


 

 

  

 

SWEET COMMUNION: HIS SERVANTS THE PROPHETS

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 11, 2014

SWEET COMMUNION: HIS SERVANTS THE PROPHETS

 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them! NUMBERS 11:29

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. AMOS 3:7

  

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. REVELATION 22:6

THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL THINGS

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 10, 2014

THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL THINGS: A LOVE, A BABY, A PASSION, A FEAST AND THRONES


A LOVE
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. JEREMIAH 31:3

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16

A BABY

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 

 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 

 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 

  Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.  And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. LUKE 2:11-16

 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 

  And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 

  And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 

 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 

 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 

 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 

 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 

 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.LUKE 2:25-32

A PASSION

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.  And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. LUKE 22:42-44

 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 

  Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 

  And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 

  And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, 

  And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 

 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 

  And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 

 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 

  And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 

  And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 

  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 

 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.  And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
 LUKE 23:33-46

A FEAST AND THRONES

Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; 

That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. LUKE 22:28-30

To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. REVELATION 3:21

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. REVELATION 19:9

THE SAVING DAY!!

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL  FOR TODAY, MARCH 9, 2014

THE SAVING DAY!!

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. ROMANS 13:10-12

THE SAVING DAY!!

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 9,  2014

THE SAVING DAY!!

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. PSALM 95 6-11


While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. HEBREWS 3:15-19
 

THE SAVING DAY!!

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 9, 2014

THE SAVING DAY!!

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. REVELATION 12:10

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. ISAIAH 49:8-10

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 2 CORINTHIANS 6:2

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. I THESSALONIANS 12:8

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. PSALM 25:5  

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL: LOVE&SHALOM

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 7, 2014

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL: LOVE&SHALOM

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. EPHESIANS 5:32

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. EPHESIANS 5:31,32

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. GENESIS 2:24

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? MATTHEW 19:5

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 

 MARK 10:6-9

THE FUTURE GLORY

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 7, 2014

THE FUTURE GLORY

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts. HAGGAI 2:9

BE LENT

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 5, 2014

BE LENT

 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. I SAMUEL 1:27, 28


 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. SONG OF SOLOMON 6:3

THE SEED OF THE RIGHTEOUS

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 4, 2014

THE SEED OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.  Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. PSALM 112:1-6

  And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. GENESIS 22:18

And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. GENESIS 21:1-3

AFFIRMED

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 3, 2014

GOD AFFIRMS HIS SON

 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
 MATTHEW 3:16,17

  

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. MATTHEW 17:5

 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. MARK 9:7 

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 2 PETER 1:17

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. SONG OF SOLOMON 5:16

TOTAL DEPRAVITY

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 2, 2014

TOTAL DEPRAVITY

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.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. ROMANS 7:18-21

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

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence. I CORINTHIANS 1:27-29