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Daily Light's Morning Reading
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.—LEV. 1:3,4.
God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.—Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.—We are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.—A ransom for many.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.—I will love them freely.—The Son of God . . . loved me and gave himself for me.
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.—He hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Gen. 22:8. -John 1:29. -Heb. 10:10. -Matt. 20:28.John 10:18. -Hos. 14:4. -Gal. 2:20.II Cor. 5:21. -Eph. 1:6.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“Him hath God exalted.”
Acts 5:31
Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is his by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the Father’s right hand, and though as Jehovah he had eminent glories, in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honours which Jesus wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints. It is delightful to reflect how close is Christ’s union with his people. We are actually one with him; we are members of his body; and his exaltation is our exaltation. He will give us to sit upon his throne, even as he has overcome, and is set down with his Father on his throne; he has a crown, and he gives us crowns too; he has a throne, but he is not content with having a throne to himself, on his right hand there must be his queen, arrayed in “gold of Ophir.” He cannot be glorified without his bride. Look up, believer, to Jesus now; let the eye of your faith behold him with many crowns upon his head; and remember that you will one day be like him, when you shall see him as he is; you shall not be so great as he is, you shall not be so divine, but still you shall, in a measure, share the same honours, and enjoy the same happiness and the same dignity which he possesses. Be content to live unknown for a little while, and to walk your weary way through the fields of poverty, or up the hills of affliction; for by-and-by you shall reign with Christ, for he has “made us kings and priests unto God, and we shall reign forever and ever.” Oh!, wonderful thought for the children of God! We have Christ for our glorious representative in heaven’s courts now, and soon he will come and receive us to himself, to be with him there, to behold his glory, and to share his joy.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Job 5
5. Eliphaz Speaks
Job Is Corrected by God
5
“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2
Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
3
I have seen fools taking root,
but suddenly I cursed their dwelling.
4
Their children are far from safety,
they are crushed in the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
5
The hungry eat their harvest,
and they take it even out of the thorns;
and the thirsty pant after their wealth.
6
For misery does not come from the earth,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground;
7
but human beings are born to trouble
just as sparks fly upward.
8
“As for me, I would seek God,
and to God I would commit my cause.
9
He does great things and unsearchable,
marvelous things without number.
10
He gives rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;
11
he sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12
He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13
He takes the wise in their own craftiness;
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14
They meet with darkness in the daytime,
and grope at noonday as in the night.
15
But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth,
from the hand of the mighty.
16
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.
17
“How happy is the one whom God reproves;
therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18
For he wounds, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.
19
He will deliver you from six troubles;
in seven no harm shall touch you.
20
In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
21
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
22
At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
23
For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.
24
You shall know that your tent is safe,
you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
25
You shall know that your descendants will be many,
and your offspring like the grass of the earth.
26
You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing floor in its season.
27
See, we have searched this out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for yourself.”
New Testament in Four Years - James 4:7-12
4. Submit Yourselves to God
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.9Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection.10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Warning against Judging Another
11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers and sisters. Whoever speaks evil against another or judges another, speaks evil against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.12There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor?
Psalm a Day - Psalm 82
82. Psalm 82
Psalm 82
A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.
1
God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2
“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
3
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
4
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5
They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
I say, “You are gods,
children of the Most High, all of you;
7
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals,
and fall like any prince.”
8
Rise up, O God, judge the earth;
for all the nations belong to you!