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SERVANT

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“Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright” (Psalm 19:13). “Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us” (Psalm 90:16–17). “Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word” (Psalm 119:17). “Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes” (Psalm 119:23). “Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes” (Psalm 119:135). “Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it” (Psalm 119:140). “Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord” (Psalm 135:1).

Golden thought: Deal bountifully with Your servant that I may live.

[Excerpt adapted from Wonderful Words by Stewart Custer (October 21 reading).]

SEAL

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“God . . . who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts” (2 Corinthians 1:21–22). “In whom [Christ] ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13). “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30). “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his” (2 Timothy 2:19). “Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads” (Revelation 7:3). “And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand” (Revelation 22:10).

Golden thought: You were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.

[Excerpt adapted from Wonderful Words by Stewart Custer (October 14 reading).]

SATISFIED

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“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness” (Psalm 17:15). “My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches” (Psalm 63:5–6). “O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14). “He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation” (Psalm 91:15–16). “For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness” (Psalm 107:9). “Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing” (Psalm 145:16).

Golden thought: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Your likeness.

[Excerpt adapted from Wonderful Words by Stewart Custer (October 7 reading).]

RULE

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“The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all” (Psalm 103:19). Wisdom says, “By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth” (Proverbs 8:16). “He that ruleth his spirit [is better] than he that taketh a city” (Proverbs 16:32). “And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel” (Matthew 2:6). “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful” (Colossians 3:15). “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine” (1 Timothy 5:17).

Golden thought: Let the peace of God rule in your hearts.

[Excerpt adapted from Wonderful Words by Stewart Custer (September 30 reading).]

REWARD

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“The judgments of the Lord are true . . . and in keeping of them there is great reward” (Psalm 19:9, 11). “Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you. . . . Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven” (Matthew 5:11–12). “Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour” (1 Corinthians 3:8). “The scripture saith, . . . The labourer is worthy of his reward” (1 Timothy 5:18). “Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward” (2 John 1:8). “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be” (Revelation 22:12).

Golden thought: The laborer is worthy of his reward.

[Excerpt adapted from Wonderful Words by Stewart Custer (September 23 reading).]