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Daily Light's Morning Reading
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.—HEB. 11:1.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit.—After that ye believed ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.—Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
We walk by faith, not by sight.—Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
I Cor. 15:19.I Cor. 2:9,10. -Eph. 1:13,14. -John 20:29. -I Pet. 1:8,9.II Cor. 5:7. -Heb. 10:35.
Spurgeon's Morning Reading
“Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.”
Ephesians 1:3
All the goodness of the past, the present, and the future, Christ bestows upon his people. In the mysterious ages of the past the Lord Jesus was his Father’s first elect, and in his election he gave us an interest, for we were chosen in him from before the foundation of the world. He had from all eternity the prerogatives of Sonship, as his Father’s only-begotten and well-beloved Son, and he has, in the riches of his grace, by adoption and regeneration, elevated us to sonship also, so that to us he has given “power to become the sons of God.” The eternal covenant, based upon suretiship and confirmed by oath, is ours, for our strong consolation and security. In the everlasting settlements of predestinating wisdom and omnipotent decree, the eye of the Lord Jesus was ever fixed on us; and we may rest assured that in the whole roll of destiny there is not a line which militates against the interests of his redeemed. The great betrothal of the Prince of Glory is ours, for it is to us that he is affianced, as the sacred nuptials shall ere long declare to an assembled universe. The marvellous incarnation of the God of heaven, with all the amazing condescension and humiliation which attended it, is ours. The bloody sweat, the scourge, the cross, are ours forever. Whatever blissful consequences flow from perfect obedience, finished atonement, resurrection, ascension, or intercession, all are ours by his own gift. Upon his breastplate he is now bearing our names; and in his authoritative pleadings at the throne he remembers our persons and pleads our cause. His dominion over principalities and powers, and his absolute majesty in heaven, he employs for the benefit of them who trust in him. His high estate is as much at our service as was his condition of abasement. He who gave himself for us in the depths of woe and death, doth not withdraw the grant now that he is enthroned in the highest heavens.
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Job 22
22. Eliphaz Replies
Eliphaz Speaks: Job’s Wickedness Is Great
22
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2
“Can a mortal be of use to God?
Can even the wisest be of service to him?
3
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
4
Is it for your piety that he reproves you,
and enters into judgment with you?
5
Is not your wickedness great?
There is no end to your iniquities.
6
For you have exacted pledges from your family for no reason,
and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7
You have given no water to the weary to drink,
and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8
The powerful possess the land,
and the favored live in it.
9
You have sent widows away empty-handed,
and the arms of the orphans you have crushed.
10
Therefore snares are around you,
and sudden terror overwhelms you,
11
or darkness so that you cannot see;
a flood of water covers you.
12
“Is not God high in the heavens?
See the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13
Therefore you say, ‘What does God know?
Can he judge through the deep darkness?
14
Thick clouds enwrap him, so that he does not see,
and he walks on the dome of heaven.’
15
Will you keep to the old way
that the wicked have trod?
16
They were snatched away before their time;
their foundation was washed away by a flood.
17
They said to God, ‘Leave us alone,’
and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’
18
Yet he filled their houses with good things—
but the plans of the wicked are repugnant to me.
19
The righteous see it and are glad;
the innocent laugh them to scorn,
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saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,
and what they left, the fire has consumed.’
21
“Agree with God, and be at peace;
in this way good will come to you.
22
Receive instruction from his mouth,
and lay up his words in your heart.
23
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored,
if you remove unrighteousness from your tents,
24
if you treat gold like dust,
and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed,
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and if the Almighty is your gold
and your precious silver,
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then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
and lift up your face to God.
27
You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will pay your vows.
28
You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
and light will shine on your ways.
29
When others are humiliated, you say it is pride;
for he saves the humble.
30
He will deliver even those who are guilty;
they will escape because of the cleanness of your hands.”
New Testament in Four Years - 1 Peter 3:1-7
3. Suffering for Doing Good
Wives and Husbands
3
Wives, in the same way, accept the authority of your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives’ conduct,2when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.3Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing;4rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.5It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves by accepting the authority of their husbands.6Thus Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters as long as you do what is good and never let fears alarm you.
7 Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman as the weaker sex, since they too are also heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.
Psalm a Day - Psalm 98
98. Psalm 98
Psalm 98
Praise the Judge of the World
A Psalm.
1
O sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things.
His right hand and his holy arm
have gotten him victory.
2
The Lord has made known his victory;
he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.
4
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
5
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody.
6
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
7
Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
the world and those who live in it.
8
Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing together for joy
9
at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
