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Daily Light's Morning Reading
The Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.—II THES. 3:16.
Peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come.—The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.—Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
The Comforter . . . even the Spirit of truth.—The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.—The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
My presence shall go with thee and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us?
Rev. 1:4. -Phi. 4:7.Luke 24:36. -John 14:27.John 15:26. -Gal. 5:22. -Rom. 8:16.Exo. 33:14-16.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.”
2 Chronicles 25:9
A very important question this seemed to be to the king of Judah, and possibly it is of even more weight with the tried and tempted O Christian. To lose money is at no times pleasant, and when principle involves it, the flesh is not always ready to make the sacrifice. “Why lose that which may be so usefully employed? May not the truth itself be bought too dear? What shall we do without it? Remember the children, and our small income!” All these things and a thousand more would tempt the Christian to put forth his hand to unrighteous gain, or stay himself from carrying out his conscientious convictions, when they involve serious loss. All men cannot view these matters in the light of faith; and even with the followers of Jesus, the doctrine of “we must live” has quite sufficient weight.
The Lord is able to give thee much more than this is a very satisfactory answer to the anxious question. Our Father holds the purse-strings, and what we lose for his sake he can repay a thousand-fold. It is ours to obey his will, and we may rest assured that he will provide for us. The Lord will be no man’s debtor at the last. Saints know that a grain of heart's-ease is of more value than a ton of gold. He who wraps a threadbare coat about a good conscience has gained a spiritual wealth far more desirable than any he has lost. God’s smile and a dungeon are enough for a true heart; his frown and a palace would be hell to a gracious spirit. Let the worst come to the worst, let all the talents go, we have not lost our treasure, for that is above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God. Meanwhile, even now, the Lord maketh the meek to inherit the earth, and no good thing doth he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Ezekiel 11
11. Judgment on Israel's Leaders
Judgment on Wicked Counselors
11
The spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. There, at the entrance of the gateway, were twenty-five men; among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people.2He said to me, “Mortal, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;3they say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.’4Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O mortal.”
5 Then the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, Thus says the Lord: This is what you think, O house of Israel; I know the things that come into your mind.6You have killed many in this city, and have filled its streets with the slain.7Therefore thus says the Lord God: The slain whom you have placed within it are the meat, and this city is the pot; but you shall be taken out of it.8You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, says the Lord God.9I will take you out of it and give you over to the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you.10You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord.11This city shall not be your pot, and you shall not be the meat inside it; I will judge you at the border of Israel.12Then you shall know that I am the Lord, whose statutes you have not followed, and whose ordinances you have not kept, but you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations that are around you.”
13 Now, while I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face, cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah Lord God! will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”
God Will Restore Israel
14 Then the word of the Lord came to me:15Mortal, your kinsfolk, your own kin, your fellow exiles, the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, “They have gone far from the Lord; to us this land is given for a possession.”16Therefore say: Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far away among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a little while in the countries where they have gone.17Therefore say: Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.18When they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.19I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them; I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,20so that they may follow my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them. Then they shall be my people, and I will be their God.21But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord God.
22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.23And the glory of the Lord ascended from the middle of the city, and stopped on the mountain east of the city.24The spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen left me.25And I told the exiles all the things that the Lord had shown me.
New Testament in Four Years - Matthew 12:46-50
12. Lord of the Sabbath
The True Kindred of Jesus
46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him.47Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”48But to the one who had told him this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”49And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
Psalm a Day - Psalm 111
111. Psalm 111
Psalm 111
Praise for God’s Wonderful Works
1
Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
2
Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
3
Full of honor and majesty is his work,
and his righteousness endures forever.
4
He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.
5
He provides food for those who fear him;
he is ever mindful of his covenant.
6
He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the heritage of the nations.
7
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.
8
They are established forever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
9
He sent redemption to his people;
he has commanded his covenant forever.
Holy and awesome is his name.
10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.