Daily Quote, Bible Verse and Prayer - October
 

October 1

Quote:
Let nothing disturb thee;
Let nothing dismay thee;
All things pass;
God never changes.
Patience attains
All that it strives for.
He who has God
Finds he lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.
~ Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)

1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

Prayer:
My God,
Thank You for Your love which endures forever.
When I trust in You, nothing can disturb or dismay
me. All of my trials pass and You remain ever faithful.
Amen.

October 2

Quote:
To search for wisdom apart from Christ means not simply
foolhardiness but utter insanity. ~ John Calvin

John 12:46 ESV
I have come into the world as light, so that whoever
believes in me may not remain in darkness.

Prayer:
O Lord,
The wisdom of this world is foolishness in Your sight.
Proud men loudly proclaim their "insights" and "knowledge"
while at the same time denigrating Your followers. My
search for wisdom starts and ends with You and I am filled.
Amen.

October 2

Quote:
To search for wisdom apart from Christ means not simply
foolhardiness but utter insanity. ~ John Calvin

John 12:46 ESV
I have come into the world as light, so that whoever
believes in me may not remain in darkness.

Prayer:
O Lord,
The wisdom of this world is foolishness in Your sight.
Proud men loudly proclaim their "insights" and "knowledge"
while at the same time denigrating Your followers. My
search for wisdom starts and ends with You and I am filled.
Amen.

October 4

Quote:
Prayer, for Jesus Christ, formed the brackets in which He accomplished
His earthly work. It fortified Him with wisdom and power before action
occurred, and it renewed, refreshed, and revived Him when His human
strength was exhausted. On the front end He prayed for fruit, in the
middle He bore fruit, and afterwards, He thanked God for fruit. ~ Dan Hayes

Psalm 62:5-8 ESV
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress;
I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
Keep me ever mindful that prayer is designed to fortify me with wisdom
and power *before* I take action. Prayer renews, refreshes and revives me
when exhausted. Remind me to always pray first. Amen.

October 5

Quote:
Upon you I call, O God, who made me
And did not forget me when I forgot you.
~ Augustine of Hippo (adapted) {submitted by Rev. Nancy}

Psa 103:2-5 ESV
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

October 6

Quote:
Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not
in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. ~ Martin Luther

Romans 6:4 ESV
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in
order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

Prayer:
My Creator,
Thank you for the promises of renewal and rebirth. There
is no end to Your love and grace. No matter how low I fall
or how far I way I believe I am, You are always there to lift
me up and draw me near. You are the resurrection and the life.
Amen.

October 7

Quote:
No soul has ever lacked God's supply when he depended upon
God's invitation to trust in Him absolutely. ~ John Owen

Isaiah 26:4
Trust ye in the LORD for ever:
for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.

Prayer:
O God,
When I depend on You implicitly and without question, You
always graciously provide. I praise Your name and rejoice
in Your presence. Amen.

October 8

Quote:
I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves.
Otherwise it is almost like setting up ourselves as a
higher tribunal than Him. ~ Letters of C.S. Lewis,
19 April 1951 {submitted by Fran}

Luke 6:36
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Prayer:
O God,
Help me to forgive my own self of my failures and short fallings.
May I put aside all thoughts of self-condemnation. Help me to
be at peace. Amen.

October 9

Quote:
In Christ the enslaved find redemption, the guilty pardon, the unholy
renovation; In Him is everlasting strength for the weak, unsearchable
riches for the needy, treasures of wisdom and knowledge for the ignorant,
fullness for the empty. ~ The Valley of the Vision {adapted}

Romans 8:1-2 ESV
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus
from the law of sin and death.

Prayer:
O God,
Thank you for redeeming me, pardoning me and renovating me. You
provide strength when I am weak, riches when I am needy, wisdom
when I am at a loss, fullness when I am empty. I praise Your holy name Amen.

October 9

Quote:
In Christ the enslaved find redemption, the guilty pardon, the unholy
renovation; In Him is everlasting strength for the weak, unsearchable
riches for the needy, treasures of wisdom and knowledge for the ignorant,
fullness for the empty. ~ The Valley of the Vision {adapted}

Romans 8:1-2 ESV
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus
from the law of sin and death.

Prayer:
O God,
Thank you for redeeming me, pardoning me and renovating me. You
provide strength when I am weak, riches when I am needy, wisdom
when I am at a loss, fullness when I am empty. I praise Your holy name Amen.

October 11

Quote:
Our hope is not hung upon such an untwisted thread as,
"I imagine so," or "It is likely," but the cable, the strong
tow of our fastened anchor, is the oath and promise of
Him who is eternal verity. Our salvation is fastened with
God's own hand, and with Christ's own strength, to the
strong stake of God's unchangeable nature. ~ Samuel Rutherford

1Corinthians 1:18
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Prayer:
Thank you Jesus,
For Your strong cable attached to the anchor of faith
Thank you for Your promises and for my salvation. Amen.

October 12

Quote:
The "dead hand of your past" cannot have any abiding over the present
or the future unless we ourselves play puppet master to a dead hand. By
itself, your past is impotent and powerless unless you breathe false life
back into it. ~ Martin Selbrede, Chalcedon Foundation

Heb 12:1-2
...let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking
to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,

Prayer:
Dear Father,
I will no longer drag the past into today. It is a dead hand. It is impotent.
It is powerless. This day and every day from now on belongs to You. Amen!

October 13

Quote:
Here they are, Lord Jesus, my hidden sins. I bring them
out of the secret chamber of my heart. I take them out
of the darkness and expose them to Your light. Lord,
You have promised You will execute Your word upon the
earth, thoroughly and quickly. Oh God, thoroughly cleanse
my heart; purify me quickly! ~ Francis Frangipane

Psalm 25:11
For your name's sake, O LORD,
pardon my guilt, for it is great.

Prayer:
Father,
I come before You this day to confess my sins. This burden
has become too heavy to carry. I lay it at Your feet once and
for all time. It is done. Finished! I shall now walk forward in freedom
and peace. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

October 14

Quote:
Jesus does not require anything more, than a child-like trust in Him
as Savior, Master and Friend -- and the devotion of the life to Him.
~ J.R. Miller

Mark 10:15
Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God
like a child shall not enter it.

Prayer:
My Savior,
All You request is that I trust in You. It is that simple.
Make me child-like in my faith. In Your name I pray. Amen.

October 15

Quote:
God wants you to be entirely His, and this means that you have to
watch to keep yourself fit. It takes a tremendous amount of time.
Some of us expect to "clear the numberless ascensions" in about
two minutes. ~ Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

Psalm 119:2
Blessed are they that keep His testimonies, and that seek Him with the whole heart.

Prayer:
Father God,
Give me the heart of an athlete to work each day to become
and remain spiritually fit. Help me to dedicate the time and
discipline required one day at a time. Amen.

October 16

Quote:
God's decree is the very pillar and basis on which the saint's
perseverance depends. That decree ties the knot of adoption
so fast, that neither sin, death, nor hell, can break it asunder.
~ Thomas Watson

John 1:12-13 ESV
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave
the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood
nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
Your decree is the foundation of my faith and perseverance.
You have decreed. It stands fast and is eternal. Amen.

October 17

Quote:
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something. And because I cannot do
everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
~ Edward Everett Hale, author, (1822-1909) {submitted by Rev. Nancy}

Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season
we shall reap, if we faint not.

Prayer:
O God,
I may be powerless when I try to do everything. You only ask that
I do something. Prompt me to do the things I am meant to do and
help me to lay down that which I am not meant to do. Amen.

October 18

Quote:
To place ourselves in range of God's choicest gifts,
we have to walk with God, work with God, lean
on God, cling to God, come to have the sense
and feel of God, refer all things to God. ~ Cornelius Plantinga

John 15:10-11
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love;
even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and
abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you,
that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
My deepest desire is to walk with You, work with You,
lean on You and to cling to You as I keep Your commandments. Amen.

October 19

Quote:
Faith is to believe what you do not see;
The reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
~ Augustine {submitted by Rev. Nancy}

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.

Prayer:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for giving me the eyes of faith. Amen.

October 20

Quote:
If you are going through a solitary way, read John 17,
it will explain exactly why you are where you are -
Jesus has prayed that you may be one with the Father
as He is. Are you helping God to answer that prayer,
or have you some other end for your life? Since you
became a disciple you cannot be as independent as
you used to be. Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

John 17:2
"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in
me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us."

Prayer:
O Lord,
Once I became a believer, I can never again be alone
for You are within me and I am a part of You. You are
the vine and I am one of the branches continually deriving
my sustenance from You. Thank you Jesus. Amen.

October 21

Quote:
Heavenly Father,
Help me grow lovely inside as I grow older, remembering that growing
older brings me closer to You. Amen. {submitted by Rev. Nancy}

1 Peter 3:4 TLB
Be beautiful inside, in your hearts, with the lasting charm of a gentle
and quiet spirit which is so precious to God.

October 22

Quote:
Many will charge that dragging up the past is fruitless and wastes
time on things that are best forgotten...but emotional wounds are like
physical ones: They do not heal if they are neglected; they only
become infected and can become life damaging. The hurt must be
brought into the light and treated. ~ Albert Haase

Luke 4:18
He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them
that are bruised.

Prayer:
Dear Father,
Lead me to bring all my hurts to You that Your light shines brightly upon
them, casting out all darkness. And once these things are healed, help
me to put them behind me once and for all time. Amen.

October 23

Quote:
Watch constantly against those things which are thought to be no
temptations. The most poisonous serpents are found where the
sweetest flowers grow. ~ C. H. Spurgeon

Psalm 119:37 NIV
Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,
and revive me in Your way.

Prayer:
O God,
Temptations appear sweet and pleasing yet they are like a serpent with
a poisonous bite. Help me to stand guard against all temptations and to
see them for what they really are. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

October 24

Quote:
Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if he who made the road
thither is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way. ~ Henry Van Dyke

Isaiah 55:12 NIV
You will go out in joy
And be led forth in peace;
The mountains and hills
Will burst into song before you.

Prayer:
Father God,
Thank you for making the road and being my guide Who safely leads me
onward. Thank you for leading me forth in peace. Amen.

October 25

Quote:
The tools of recovery are no good sitting in the toolbox.
Just like a lawn mower will not mow a lawn by itself,
I have to get them out and use them every day. ~ mbw

1 Thessalonians 5:21-24 NKJV
Test all things; hold fast what is good.
Abstain from every form of evil.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
You have blessed me with the tools of recovery.
Prompt me to take them up and use them each
day. Bring to mind those that I have left in the toolbox
too long that I employ them anew. In the name of
Jesus I pray. Amen.

October 26

Quote:
Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to
bear are those which never come. ~ James Russell Lowell {submitted by Rev. Nancy}

Isaiah 43:5
Fear not; for I am with thee.

Prayer:
Father,
Thank you for protecting me from the most difficult of all misfortunes
and for protecting me and guiding me through the ones that do come
my way. Amen.

October 27

Quote:
The distinguishing mark of a Christian is his confidence
in the love of Christ, and the yielding of his affections to
Christ in return. ~ C. H. Spurgeon

John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you:
continue ye in my love.

Prayer:
My Savior,
Thank you that I can be confident in Your love.
You are my tender Shepherd to protect and guide.
I will willingly follow and adore. Amen.

October 27

Quote:
The distinguishing mark of a Christian is his confidence
in the love of Christ, and the yielding of his affections to
Christ in return. ~ C. H. Spurgeon

John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you:
continue ye in my love.

Prayer:
My Savior,
Thank you that I can be confident in Your love.
You are my tender Shepherd to protect and guide.
I will willingly follow and adore. Amen.

October 29

Quote:
There are doors inside us and outside and if we are too fearful to
pass through them we will be prisoners no matter on which side
of them we stand. ~ iconsanonymous.com

2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own
selves. Know ye not your own selves, now that Jesus Christ is
in you..

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
Help me to open the doors inside of me and outside of me.
Lead me to explore and break the bonds of my prison. Amen.

October 30

Quote:
Instead of being losers, we are inescapable winners. Ours is a faith
for victory. Thus, if you are Christ's, stop talking about defeat. There
is a world to be conquered, and we are the people called to do it.
~ R. J. Rushdoony {all of his writings may be found at: http://chalcedon.edu}

1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our
LORD Jesus Christ.

Prayer:
O God,
Thank you for showing me that I am not a loser but rather a victor!
With Jesus Christ I am a winner and an overcomer. Amen.

October 31

Quote:
God clears the underbrush ahead and guides us down special paths
beaten just for us through thickets of time and uncertainty. ~ Leslie Williams

Isaiah 58:11
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in
drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered
garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

Prayer:
O God,
Thank you for clearing the underbrush ahead and guiding me down
special paths. You are my Guide and my Counselor in all things. Amen.