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God’s Glory Declared // 1 Chronicles 16:28–34

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the Lord in holy splendor. 1 Chronicles 16:28–29

God’s Glory Revealed // Deuteronomy 5:22–27

Monday, November 29, 2010
These words the Lord spoke with a loud voice to your whole assembly at the mountain, out of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, and he added no more. He wrote them on two stone tablets, and gave them to me. Deuteronomy 5:22

The Intimacy of God’s Knowledge // Psalm 139:1–6, 13–16, 23–24

Sunday, November 28, 2010
Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O Lord. You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Psalm 139:4-6

The Expanse of God’s Knowledge // Psalm 139:17–21

Saturday, November 27, 2010
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you. Psalm 139:17-18

The Expanse of God’s Understanding // Psalm 147:1–6

Friday, November 26, 2010
Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. Psalm 147:5-6

The Expanse of God’s Presence // Psalm 139:7–12

Thursday, November 25, 2010
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139:8-10

God Knows Our Ways // Job 23:8–13

Wednesday, November 24, 2010
"But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:8-10

God Keeps Watch over All // Proverbs 15:1–7

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. Proverbs 15:3

God Sees and Knows All // Matthew 6:1–8

Monday, November 22, 2010
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:3-4

Those Who Love the Lord // Psalm 91:1–6, 9–16

Sunday, November 21, 2010
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. Psalm 91:4-6

God Is My Fortress // Psalm 59:1–10

Saturday, November 20, 2010
O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me. Psalm 59:9-10

A Refuge for the Future // Jeremiah 16:14–21

Friday, November 19, 2010
"However, the days are coming," declares the Lord, "when men will no longer say, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,' but they will say, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.'” For I will restore them to the land I gave their forefathers.” Jeremiah 16:14-15

A Refuge for the Children // Proverbs 14:22–27

Thursday, November 18, 2010
He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. Proverbs 14:26

A Refuge for the Needy // Isaiah 25:1–5

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall and like the heat of the desert. You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled. Isaiah 25:4-5

A Refuge for the Poor // Psalm 14

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Will evildoers never learn— those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the Lord? There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. Psalm 14:4-5

Call upon the Lord // Psalm 18:1–6

Monday, November 15, 2010
In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. Psalm 18:6

From Everlasting to Everlasting // Psalm 90:1–12

Sunday, November 14, 2010
Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:1-2

All Our Days // Psalm 90:13–17

Saturday, November 13, 2010
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. Psalm 90:14-15

An Eternal Weight of Glory // 2 Corinthians 4:13–18

Friday, November 12, 2010
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

God’s Eternal Power // Romans 1:18–24

Thursday, November 11, 2010
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:20

God’s Eternal Purpose // Ephesians 3:7–13

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ephesians 3:10-11

Stand Up and Bless the Lord // Nehemiah 9:1–5

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: "Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting." "Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. Nehemiah 9:5

The King of the Ages // 1 Timothy 1:12–17

Monday, November 8, 2010
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:15-17

God Rules Forever // Psalm 66:1–12

Sunday, November 7, 2010
He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him. He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations— let not the rebellious rise up against him. Psalm 66:6-7

God Rules over the Nations // Psalm 22:19–28

Saturday, November 6, 2010
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations. Psalm 22:27-28

God Hears My Prayer // Psalm 66:13–20

Friday, November 5, 2010
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! Psalm 66:18-20

God Gives a New Song // Psalm 40:1–5

Thursday, November 4, 2010
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:3

The Lord Will Save Me // 1 Samuel 17:31–37

Wednesday, November 3, 2010
David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you." 1 Samuel 17:37

Direct Your Heart to the Lord // 1 Samuel 7:3–13

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, "If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." 1 Samuel 7:3

Deliver Us This Day! // Judges 10:10–16

Monday, November 1, 2010
But the Israelites said to the Lord, "We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now." Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel's misery no longer. Judges 10:15-16